Bristol Rovers were in terrible form and sat at the bottom of the table. Davy Propper was sacked recently and Nicky Hunt was in temporary charge. Henderson kept with the same second half side that beat Chesterfield with Bytheway through the middle and Lewis Harrison down the right. Grant Thomas was enjoying some goalscoring form so he started up front. There was good movement in the final third from Fylde as the full backs pushed on and the cross was sent in by Brooks for Kennerdale and he headed just wide. Hakeem took the corner for Fylde and Milby went up for the header and was adjudged to have been fouled, the referee gave Fylde the penalty on 18 minutes! Grant Thomas stepped up and sent the keeper the wrong way to grab his 7th goal of the season and Fylde are off the mark! Fylde started the second half with the same tempo and Milby played it forward to Bytheway who went for goal and his shot sailed just wide. Brooks passed forward to Harrison, who turned and crossed sublimely and Kennerdale headed wide. Henderson was disappointed on the touchline throwing his water bottle to the ground. Kennerdale was subbed off on 56 minutes and Kayne Nurse came on. Bytheway was the next player to be taken off and on came Hamm on 72 minutes. Bristol Rovers made it difficult for Fylde and Thomas was having to pull wide to receive the ball leaving nobody in the penalty box to finish chances. A shock moment came for Fylde on 82 minutes when they were daydreaming and Matthew Phillips snuck in to volley to level. Hamm was fouled near the byline and Crampton received his second yellow to reduce Bristol to ten men. Fylde need to take advantage. Thomas came forward in stoppage time and left Matthews for dead and turned Jacobsen inside out, he set up Hamm for the shot on the edge of the box and he made it 2-1! His first goal of the season! It's all over at Mill Farm and another dramatic finish for The Coasters! Another win for Henderson as he moves his team four points within play-offs.
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York City vs AFC Fylde
5th November 2038
F.A. Cup First Round
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There were many dramatic occasions between these two sides with Euan Henderson getting on the scoresheet four times against York over the years and there was likely to be fireworks this afternoon in York. Henderson, now in the dugout made a few changes, Akeene Stanford and Dan Carey linked up in the centre, Chris Moffatt got a chance to impress down the left after being left to rot in the reserves, Jordan Wright started on the right and Grant Thomas continued up front. Fylde tried to unlock the York back line in the opening 15 minutes but were up against a sturdy defence. Stanford was trying to find space and wasn't afraid to take the shot. Chris Moffatt slid the ball through for Thomas and his first time shot hit the post. Grant Thomas was not having his best game in front of goal with two headers saved by the keeper early in the second half and his shots were just not good enough. It was time for change and with 30 minutes left, Vince Bytheway got ready to replace Hamm. Can Bytheway unlock this defence? Jordan Wright was completely ineffective down the right and got subbed off for Kayne Nurse. The supporters here wanted to see Harrison brought on. Breacker went long with the goal kick with only seconds to play and Thomas headed on for Moffatt to come forward, he played it back in for Thomas who got one on one and he just could not put it away. What a disappointing day for Grant Thomas who had chances to win this game but he did not look interested at all out there.
EH: York defended well and made it hard for us to break them down. We made chances for our Striker and he couldn't perform today. He's been in great form and his performance today has to be questioned. It's going to be a replay which we don't need in our congested fixture list but York will be pleased.
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AFC Fylde vs Liverpool U23's
EFL Trophy
9th November 2038
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It was back to the EFL Trophy and Fylde were top of the group but faced a tough Liverpool side with some of the best youngsters in the country coming through. Jay Preece came in at right back and Johnson and Milby played in midfield. Kennerdale, Harrison, Bytheway and Thomas played in attack. Fylde came straight out of the blocks and Harrison chased down a long ball, he crossed deep into the box and Kennerdale put the header away after 23 seconds! Take that Liverpool! Harrison had so much space down the right and Fylde had to take advantage of it. Preece played in the free-kick on 8 minutes, Barrett headed on inside the box, Sean Jordan tapped it in for his first goal of the season! It looks like Fylde could be going through! Griffin had a chance to pull one back but Breacker pulled off a magnificent save touching it onto the post. It was a very good half from Fylde but youngster Didrik Hedenstad scored from 30 yards with a pearler of a free-kick on 38 minutes. Fylde were a joy to watch, the way they moved the ball in the final third was reminiscent of the Ferguson years. Kennerdale played it to Bytheway and his shot from 20 yards was deflected, Harrison hit it first time when it fell to him and made it 3-1! The keeper could only get a slight touch. Grant Thomas was desperate to get back on the scoresheet, Harrison sent in a deadly cross which he headed just wide of the near post. Stephen O'Donnell had the ball in the back of the net twice for Liverpool but was ruled offside on both occasions. 92 minutes gona and Fylde were still moving forward at pace, Harrison took it out wide and tried a low cross for Thomas, it was flicked back off the defender and Bytheway put his foot through the ball to cap off a great night for The Coasters!
PLAYER RATINGS
Seven games into life at Fylde and Euan Henderson was yet to taste defeat. The team look to be enjoying the style of play and the attacking football is beautiful to see. Henderson has always stated how he likes to strong at the back and defensively, they have been hard to break down. The win against Liverpool U23's will give them the confidence to come up against league leaders Brentford this weekend. The poor early season form under Liam Kelly requires a big mid-season push to climb up the league and get close as close to play-offs as they can but they are still only six points clear of the relegation zone. The signs under Henderson look bright and if he continues how he started, it could be a promising season. The January window will be the key to success for the second half of the season and Henderson might just have the ability to unlock this team's potential.
It's the biggest test so far for Henderson taking on leaders Brentford who were relegated from The Championship last season. It was almost too easy for Brentford to get the shot away when Cottrell was allowed time and space to turn and swerved the ball into the top left corner making it 1-0 on 9 minutes. It was frustrating for Fylde, Kennerdale was trying to get forward but just had no support with him. Bytheway and Harrison played a nice one-two which saw Harrison break into the box but too many bodies around him saw his shot hit the side netting. The switching of play was poor and Preece lost out to Turnbull who bombed forward with the ball, Barrett got back and executed a great tackle to knock the ball out of play. Fylde brought the bal out on 59 minutes, Thomas pulled out wide and passed to Harrison who cut inside at pace , played it into Thomas who knocked it to the far post for Johnson to score and he does! Francis Johnson gets the equaliser! Four minutes to go and Kennerdale hoofed it forward, it took an awkward bounce and Grant Thomas was in, it has to be.....yes! He slotted it past the keeper who had no chance, 2-1! The Fylde fans were urging the referee to blow up as the game went into the fourth minute of added time. The ball went wide to Shirtliff but Hakeem was there for Fylde to block the cross. There is the whistle! The Coasters beat the league leaders! Henderson is loving this, it's just going perfect for him and what a start he has made here!
EH: The second half was our turning point and we done it sublimely. Two great goals that were worked really well to put us in front and from that moment we didn't look like losing it. We're playing well, we look strong in key areas and we just want to carry it on. That's all I can say at this point.
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AFC Fylde vs York City
F.A Cup First Round Replay
17th November 2038
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York City travelled to Mill Farm for the cup replay against Fylde. Juatin Brooks started at right back with Francis Johnson and Ross Terrell in midfield. Chris Moffatt and Jordan Wright started on the wings and Jaheel Hamm played behind Thomas. Can Henderson live up to the heights of a semi-final under Ferguson in '32? Hamm played the ball to Thomas who tried to hold the ball up inside the box but was hacked down from behind by Hoare. Grant Thomas sent the keeper the wrong way smashing the ball into the top left corner! Grant Thomas could have had a second if he done better with the header from Hamm's corner but he put he couldn't get it on target. York went with two strikers in the second half. Kayne Nurse and Dan Carey both came on during the second half replacing Francis Johnson and Grant Thomas. Nurse had his first shot on goal on 77 minutes after Hamm layed him in but it was easy for the keeper. Fylde were doing a good job of keeping the ball around their opponents box but had to be careful of the counter attack. Oyenuga was in acres of space and he took the ball forward but his shot was saved well by Breacker. Fylde defended well and kept their heads and saw out a 1-0 win but they didn't look too convincing at times.
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Ipswich Town vs AFC Fylde
20th November 2038
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Fylde were in good form since the start of the Henderson reign despite looking a bit shaky last time out against York City. Stewart Milby was back in the team after serving a one match suspension. Ipswich were showing more attacking intent in the first half and came closest, hitting the bar after ten minutes. Kevin Armstrong was chasing the ball down when Neil Hakeem won possession and he knocked him into the front row of the stand. The referee had no choice but to send him off for violent conduct on 39 minutes. Fylde came out for the second half and the long ball forward from Kennerdale to Thomas almost caught the keeper off guard. The ten men of Ipswich held firm and on 82 minutes the ball came down the Fylde left from Thomspon to Green who slotted past Breacker to give his team the lead. It's the first defeat for Fylde under Henderson and they ought to be disappointed with their performance in this second half.
EH: They went down to ten but they defended really well and in the end they hit us on the break to steal it. We can't have any complaints, we didn't perform well enough and in the end whether there is ten men or eleven men on the pitch, we lost the game.
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AFC Wimbledon vs AFC Fylde
23rd November 2038
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From Suffolk and over to South London to take on Wimbledon in a 12th vs 11th clash. Henderson kept changes to a minimum with Dan Carey replacing Francis Johnson in midfield. Wimbledon had the better spell of possession in the opening 20 minutes but were unable to make it count. Lewis Harrison was confident on the ball and was coming at the Wimbledon defence at speed to put them under pressure. Harrison came forward again beating two and putting Thomas through on goal but he beat the keeper and hit the post. A minute later Dan Carey took the ball from Hakeem and played it into the box for Harrison to turn, shoot and score, 1-0! It was brilliant vision from Carey to spot the pass. Harrison was head and shoulders above anyone else on the pitch by the end of the first half. Harrison came forward again but was tackled by Tierney, Bytheway was there to retrieve it, he passed to Carey and he set up Kennerdale who hit a sweet shot into the top right corner at top speed! 2-0! Wimbledon hit back on 63 minutes, Hall sent the free-kick over the top and Shenton finished it nicely. The defence were ball watching for that one. Grant Thomas was replaced in attack by Kayne Nurse. With less than ten minutes to go and the score at 2-1, Bytheway came off for Jake Thompson who came on as an extra body in midfield. Kimmins played the ball from the left to the centre of the pitch towards Rodgers and Hakeem slid in to make a great tackle but it fell to Taylor and he got goal side to level the score. It was the last throw of the dice for Henderson, Moffatt on for Kennerdale but there was not enough time left to make an impact and Wimbledon will be pleased to pull this one back to grab a point.
Bristol Rovers were in terrible form and sat at the bottom of the table. Davy Propper was sacked recently and Nicky Hunt was in temporary charge. Henderson kept with the same second half side that beat Chesterfield with Bytheway through the middle and Lewis Harrison down the right. Grant Thomas was enjoying some goalscoring form so he started up front. There was good movement in the final third from Fylde as the full backs pushed on and the cross was sent in by Brooks for Kennerdale and he headed just wide. Hakeem took the corner for Fylde and Milby went up for the header and was adjudged to have been fouled, the referee gave Fylde the penalty on 18 minutes! Grant Thomas stepped up and sent the keeper the wrong way to grab his 7th goal of the season and Fylde are off the mark! Fylde started the second half with the same tempo and Milby played it forward to Bytheway who went for goal and his shot sailed just wide. Brooks passed forward to Harrison, who turned and crossed sublimely and Kennerdale headed wide. Henderson was disappointed on the touchline throwing his water bottle to the ground. Kennerdale was subbed off on 56 minutes and Kayne Nurse came on. Bytheway was the next player to be taken off and on came Hamm on 72 minutes. Bristol Rovers made it difficult for Fylde and Thomas was having to pull wide to receive the ball leaving nobody in the penalty box to finish chances. A shock moment came for Fylde on 82 minutes when they were daydreaming and Matthew Phillips snuck in to volley to level. Hamm was fouled near the byline and Crampton received his second yellow to reduce Bristol to ten men. Fylde need to take advantage. Thomas came forward in stoppage time and left Matthews for dead and turned Jacobsen inside out, he set up Hamm for the shot on the edge of the box and he made it 2-1! His first goal of the season! It's all over at Mill Farm and another dramatic finish for The Coasters! Another win for Henderson as he moves his team four points within play-offs.
There were many dramatic occasions between these two sides with Euan Henderson getting on the scoresheet four times against York over the years and there was likely to be fireworks this afternoon in York. Henderson, now in the dugout made a few changes, Akeene Stanford and Dan Carey linked up in the centre, Chris Moffatt got a chance to impress down the left after being left to rot in the reserves, Jordan Wright started on the right and Grant Thomas continued up front. Fylde tried to unlock the York back line in the opening 15 minutes but were up against a sturdy defence. Stanford was trying to find space and wasn't afraid to take the shot. Chris Moffatt slid the ball through for Thomas and his first time shot hit the post. Grant Thomas was not having his best game in front of goal with two headers saved by the keeper early in the second half and his shots were just not good enough. It was time for change and with 30 minutes left, Vince Bytheway got ready to replace Hamm. Can Bytheway unlock this defence? Jordan Wright was completely ineffective down the right and got subbed off for Kayne Nurse. The supporters here wanted to see Harrison brought on. Breacker went long with the goal kick with only seconds to play and Thomas headed on for Moffatt to come forward, he played it back in for Thomas who got one on one and he just could not put it away. What a disappointing day for Grant Thomas who had chances to win this game but he did not look interested at all out there.
EH: York defended well and made it hard for us to break them down. We made chances for our Striker and he couldn't perform today. He's been in great form and his performance today has to be questioned. It's going to be a replay which we don't need in our congested fixture list but York will be pleased.
It was back to the EFL Trophy and Fylde were top of the group but faced a tough Liverpool side with some of the best youngsters in the country coming through. Jay Preece came in at right back and Johnson and Milby played in midfield. Kennerdale, Harrison, Bytheway and Thomas played in attack. Fylde came straight out of the blocks and Harrison chased down a long ball, he crossed deep into the box and Kennerdale put the header away after 23 seconds! Take that Liverpool! Harrison had so much space down the right and Fylde had to take advantage of it. Preece played in the free-kick on 8 minutes, Barrett headed on inside the box, Sean Jordan tapped it in for his first goal of the season! It looks like Fylde could be going through! Griffin had a chance to pull one back but Breacker pulled off a magnificent save touching it onto the post. It was a very good half from Fylde but youngster Didrik Hedenstad scored from 30 yards with a pearler of a free-kick on 38 minutes. Fylde were a joy to watch, the way they moved the ball in the final third was reminiscent of the Ferguson years. Kennerdale played it to Bytheway and his shot from 20 yards was deflected, Harrison hit it first time when it fell to him and made it 3-1! The keeper could only get a slight touch. Grant Thomas was desperate to get back on the scoresheet, Harrison sent in a deadly cross which he headed just wide of the near post. Stephen O'Donnell had the ball in the back of the net twice for Liverpool but was ruled offside on both occasions. 92 minutes gona and Fylde were still moving forward at pace, Harrison took it out wide and tried a low cross for Thomas, it was flicked back off the defender and Bytheway put his foot through the ball to cap off a great night for The Coasters!
Seven games into life at Fylde and Euan Henderson was yet to taste defeat. The team look to be enjoying the style of play and the attacking football is beautiful to see. Henderson has always stated how he likes to strong at the back and defensively, they have been hard to break down. The win against Liverpool U23's will give them the confidence to come up against league leaders Brentford this weekend. The poor early season form under Liam Kelly requires a big mid-season push to climb up the league and get close as close to play-offs as they can but they are still only six points clear of the relegation zone. The signs under Henderson look bright and if he continues how he started, it could be a promising season. The January window will be the key to success for the second half of the season and Henderson might just have the ability to unlock this team's potential.
It's the biggest test so far for Henderson taking on leaders Brentford who were relegated from The Championship last season. It was almost too easy for Brentford to get the shot away when Cottrell was allowed time and space to turn and swerved the ball into the top left corner making it 1-0 on 9 minutes. It was frustrating for Fylde, Kennerdale was trying to get forward but just had no support with him. Bytheway and Harrison played a nice one-two which saw Harrison break into the box but too many bodies around him saw his shot hit the side netting. The switching of play was poor and Preece lost out to Turnbull who bombed forward with the ball, Barrett got back and executed a great tackle to knock the ball out of play. Fylde brought the bal out on 59 minutes, Thomas pulled out wide and passed to Harrison who cut inside at pace , played it into Thomas who knocked it to the far post for Johnson to score and he does! Francis Johnson gets the equaliser! Four minutes to go and Kennerdale hoofed it forward, it took an awkward bounce and Grant Thomas was in, it has to be.....yes! He slotted it past the keeper who had no chance, 2-1! The Fylde fans were urging the referee to blow up as the game went into the fourth minute of added time. The ball went wide to Shirtliff but Hakeem was there for Fylde to block the cross. There is the whistle! The Coasters beat the league leaders! Henderson is loving this, it's just going perfect for him and what a start he has made here!
EH: The second half was our turning point and we done it sublimely. Two great goals that were worked really well to put us in front and from that moment we didn't look like losing it. We're playing well, we look strong in key areas and we just want to carry it on. That's all I can say at this point.
York City travelled to Mill Farm for the cup replay against Fylde. Juatin Brooks started at right back with Francis Johnson and Ross Terrell in midfield. Chris Moffatt and Jordan Wright started on the wings and Jaheel Hamm played behind Thomas. Can Henderson live up to the heights of a semi-final under Ferguson in '32? Hamm played the ball to Thomas who tried to hold the ball up inside the box but was hacked down from behind by Hoare. Grant Thomas sent the keeper the wrong way smashing the ball into the top left corner! Grant Thomas could have had a second if he done better with the header from Hamm's corner but he put he couldn't get it on target. York went with two strikers in the second half. Kayne Nurse and Dan Carey both came on during the second half replacing Francis Johnson and Grant Thomas. Nurse had his first shot on goal on 77 minutes after Hamm layed him in but it was easy for the keeper. Fylde were doing a good job of keeping the ball around their opponents box but had to be careful of the counter attack. Oyenuga was in acres of space and he took the ball forward but his shot was saved well by Breacker. Fylde defended well and kept their heads and saw out a 1-0 win but they didn't look too convincing at times.
Fylde were in good form since the start of the Henderson reign despite looking a bit shaky last time out against York City. Stewart Milby was back in the team after serving a one match suspension. Ipswich were showing more attacking intent in the first half and came closest, hitting the bar after ten minutes. Kevin Armstrong was chasing the ball down when Neil Hakeem won possession and he knocked him into the front row of the stand. The referee had no choice but to send him off for violent conduct on 39 minutes. Fylde came out for the second half and the long ball forward from Kennerdale to Thomas almost caught the keeper off guard. The ten men of Ipswich held firm and on 82 minutes the ball came down the Fylde left from Thomspon to Green who slotted past Breacker to give his team the lead. It's the first defeat for Fylde under Henderson and they ought to be disappointed with their performance in this second half.
EH: They went down to ten but they defended really well and in the end they hit us on the break to steal it. We can't have any complaints, we didn't perform well enough and in the end whether there is ten men or eleven men on the pitch, we lost the game.
From Suffolk and over to South London to take on Wimbledon in a 12th vs 11th clash. Henderson kept changes to a minimum with Dan Carey replacing Francis Johnson in midfield. Wimbledon had the better spell of possession in the opening 20 minutes but were unable to make it count. Lewis Harrison was confident on the ball and was coming at the Wimbledon defence at speed to put them under pressure. Harrison came forward again beating two and putting Thomas through on goal but he beat the keeper and hit the post. A minute later Dan Carey took the ball from Hakeem and played it into the box for Harrison to turn, shoot and score, 1-0! It was brilliant vision from Carey to spot the pass. Harrison was head and shoulders above anyone else on the pitch by the end of the first half. Harrison came forward again but was tackled by Tierney, Bytheway was there to retrieve it, he passed to Carey and he set up Kennerdale who hit a sweet shot into the top right corner at top speed! 2-0! Wimbledon hit back on 63 minutes, Hall sent the free-kick over the top and Shenton finished it nicely. The defence were ball watching for that one. Grant Thomas was replaced in attack by Kayne Nurse. With less than ten minutes to go and the score at 2-1, Bytheway came off for Jake Thompson who came on as an extra body in midfield. Kimmins played the ball from the left to the centre of the pitch towards Rodgers and Hakeem slid in to make a great tackle but it fell to Taylor and he got goal side to level the score. It was the last throw of the dice for Henderson, Moffatt on for Kennerdale but there was not enough time left to make an impact and Wimbledon will be pleased to pull this one back to grab a point.
Been in the slammer again Jimi. Once I found out we were heading back to Fylde, I set up a 500kg shipment of cocaine to ferry across in my caravan from my mate Romario from Colombia who was on his camping holiday.
Before I could get on the ferry i was arrested by about 600 armed officers. Obviously it was a slight misunderstanding and Romario told Jim from the Border Force Police something about giving his family a very long vacation unless I was allowed to bring it over the UK. Anyways, Jim agreed and knew Vince who worked at O'Malleys Supermarket and managed to get me 600 empty boxes of Daz detergent powder. Filled them all up with the old sniffle sniffle powder and had no issues at all. Top work Romario!!! For my troubles, he gave me a £20 Nandos voucher and a signed Colombia shirt from James Rodriguezezezez....RESULT!!! He knows how to look after his friends.
Anyways, just to make it all look legitimate, Romario told me to do a month in Strangeways and not to contact him until things quite down but now I'm out, back, season ticket bought, harpoon at the ready and me mums bagging up the Daz as we speak!!!!
