The Ultimate English Pyramid Game

  It's been a long, hard season which had seen us at one stage three points clear at the top of the table, only to endure a string of indifferent results which saw us sink to 5th place and take the final play off spot. Just to fill me with confidence before we take on Ryburn United in the biggest match of the season, the board issued me with this statement. ???? I thought you were happy with the playoffs Mr Chairman?? anyway..   Match 37: Ryburn v Morley Town NW Counties Division 1 Playoff Semi Final   So here we are back at The Shay in Halifax for another playoff semi final, this time against Ryburn United. The team picks itself as the kids go back to the U18s and the first teamers come back in. Aaron Smith, the man for the big occasion is preferred to Livesey Mason Will this be our year? Ryburn are dangerous opponents and came within a whisker of grabbing the title for themselves on the final day of the season.. Here goes nothing,..   Morley Town: Thompso...

The Ultimate English Pyramid Game has been successfully transferred to FM26. What in the UI is going on here? It all looks a bit different... It was a normal Tuesday late afternoon in February. Spring had come early in this part of Yorkshire, the sun was shining and the temperatures well into double figures. I decided to get to Glen Road a bit early before the lads arrived for their training session.  I got out the bag of balls and cones to set up the training session. Today we were practising set pieces and doing some work on team shape so each player knew where he had to be when we were both in and out of possession. I took the balls and cones onto the Glen Road pitch to set up. As I walked towards the ground I noticed the pitch was full of birds ranging from huge flocks of Starlings to Crows and Blackbirds. Near one of the corner flags there was even a pair if squirrels foraging in the turf.. While this would have made a lovely scene on "Springwatch" this was not what I ex...