Wednesdayboy

OOC: Indepth match reports like this will only happen on special occasions, big wins ect, everything here is based on true events in FM08.

Its matchday, the squad is in the dressing room when Josh comes in.

"K guys I have something to tell you, as you know our onlu goalkeeper gary has quit the team so we don't have a keeper, but don't worry cos i'm taking his place."

Theres some words said while Josh gets changed about whether or not Josh is a good keeper, but they decide to reserve judgement after all, who would like to get on the wrong side of a boss that had sold half his squad before the season began.

Josh stands up infront of his team in his yellow and black shirt on and NO 1 on the back, it felt good to be playing football for a team again, he goes through the team on the board and gives there instructions before giving his speech,
"I'm not going to lie to you guys, were in for a hard season, everyone thinks were gonna by bottom with 3 points at the end of the season, you could win today and theres no pressure anymore for the rest of the season an you can finish bottom and no-one will be shocked, or you can win today, and on monday, and next saturday and you can give the papers and the leagues something to talk about, any team can go down, but it takes something special to keep a team up, why do you think I'm going in net, its not cos I'm Cech, its cos I'm willing to do anything I can to keep this team up and to push up the table, I'm not kidding guys but this league is wide open, its just 4-5 good teams and the other 16-17 our just like us, strugglers, Wright your good at maths, if theres 2 automatic places, playoff positions and only 5 teams garanteed to finish in them how many are left for the other 17 to get." Wright says, "1 boss". "thats right" says Josh, "if were the best of the crap teams and we can get that playoff spot and then who knows, but we need a win today to kick start our season, so come on guys, lets get at them, and give them something to worry about, they think were going to be push overs cos they think were the worst in the league so lets send some shockwaves through the Conference North."

As the teams leave the dugout and run out onto the pitch, the commentators begin to speak.

"Hello and welcome to the first league match of the season here at a sunny Vally stadium against Harrogate town, lets hope we get a good game and a win for Redditch today. Harrogate kick off, Jackson passes it back to wood who boots it up field, Holland trys to get on the end of it but it goes out for a goal kick, Darling boots it up field and Merris beats a redditch player to the air but it falls to the feet of Wright who plays it to the left to Ogden who cuts inside and runs forward, he's 40 yards from the goal, he plays a beautiful ball through the middle of the two centre backs, McEwen runs after it, the keeper comes out, McEwen gets there first and... SLOTS IT INTO THE CORNER OF THE NET, WHAT A GOAL 1 MINIUTE INTO THE GAME, AND ITS JOSH'S NEW SIGNING, DAVE McEWEN!"

... 1-0

"And thats a long ball by Harrogate thats caught by Josh, he boots the ball long to the left and its brought down beautifully by McEwen, he turns and runs at Harrogate's defence, he skips past one challenge and looks up, he crosses the ball low into the box, Iqbal gets goalside of his marker and attacks the ball, he strikes it left footed across the keeper and INTO THE FAR CORNER OF THE NET, WHAT A WELL WORKED GOAL BY McEWEN AND IQBAL AND 7 MINIUTES IN, REDDITCH FIND THEMSELVES 2 NIL UP!"

... 2-0

"Wright gets the ball at the halfway line and runs at Harrogate, confidence is runnign through every players body now, he beats his first man and his second he's 30 yards from goal, Wood slides in and miss's the ball. He's given a yellow card and Redditch are given a direct freekick 25 yards out, Coburn steps up to take it, he hits it over the wall and IN TO THE TOP CORER OF THE NET, I DON'T BELIEVE IT, 3-0 TO REDDITCH AFTER 40 MINIUTES. HE BENT THAT BALL LIKE BECKHAM, THE CAPTAIN SCORES HIS FIST GOAL FOR THE CLUB AND WHAT A GOAL, REDDITCH LEAD AFTER 40 MINIUTES, 3 GOALS TO NIL!"

... 3-0

Hunter finds himself some space and plays the ball into the path of Jackson, who hammers it into the roof of the goal with 5 miniutes left, Josh got his fingertips to the ball but the sheer power of the shot sent it in, although Redditch have already won, Josh will be dissapointed he didn't keep a clean sheet."

... 3-1

"Its over, and Redditch win there first game of the season by 3 goals to 1, a great sign of things to come."

A smile comes across the boss's face as Josh walks off the pitch to a cheering crowd, he knows the club can survive now, all they need to do, is beat the teams in line for Promotion and the ultimate dream can come true.

TBC soon