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39. Trying to See The Wood For The Trees

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  The season has so far gone pretty well and after ten games we are in the hunt for the title, or a place in the play-offs again. The squad (for now) seem happy, settled and focused on the job in hand and a settled team is emerging, made up of a good mixture of youth and experience. Until.... Cresdee Loan Finishes Olly Cresdee has returned to Farsley Celtic after their manager recalled him to the team as cover. He was also unhappy that I was not playing him as a poacher (even though I was) and to be honest his performances had been below par, scoring just twice and missing a load of chances, so off he goes. . Match 12: Marine U23s v Morley Town The last time we crossed paths it ended up with us crashing out of the first Division Cup at the Quarter Final Stage and the team from Merseyside going on to win the trophy. They have not adapted to life well in the NW Counties Div 1 North though and lie in the relegation places. We have slipped to 5 th but have two games in hand on e...
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38. Bumps in T'Road

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  After starting the season in barnstorming form , winning our first five games and shooting straight to the top of the table the mood in the camp is good. There is also a feeling among the Ultras and down the Farriers Arms already that this could be our year to take the next step up the English Football Pyramid to Level 9... But as the late Jimmy Greaves once said.. "It's a funny old game Saint.."  Match 7: Morley Town v Silsden It’s around the same time last season when we were humbled 3-1 by their reserve team, who eventually were relegated by a country mile and replaced by their first team counterparts. While we are riding high at the top of the league, the visitors are in a middling 12 th after a mixed start to the season. I go in with the same team and match squad. Morley Town: Thompson, Cotteril, J. Wilkinson, G. Wilkinson, Christie, Wright, Smith, Preston, Ellis, Wood, Gutzmore Subs: Oldham, Jewson, Bentley, Cresdee, Bett-Wildsmith Silsden: Richardson ,...
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37. Goals Galore!

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  So another season beckons and with all the pre-season formalities over with and the nights starting to draw in it can only mean one thing.. A brand new football season.. What will the 2026/27 campaign bring for Morley Town FC? The board expect us to reach the playoffs in the league, be competitive in the FA Vase and the First Division Cup. The league has to be the priority this season.  Reminder of Morley Town First Team Squad for the 2026/27 Season Goalkeepers Tony Thompson Joseph Oldham Defenders Jayden Cotterill (DRC) Sam Bentley (DC/DMC) George Wilkinson (DLC) Joe Wilkinson (DRC) Fletch Brooksby (DRC/DMC/MC/ST) Robbie Christie (DL/ML) Marley Haylock (DL/WBL/DMC) Hugo Jewson (DRLC) Midfielders Sam Wright (DMC/MC) Karlos Bett-Wildsmith (MRLC) Lee James (MR/AMR) Marlon Gutzmore (MRL/AMRL) Kevin Preston (MRL/AMR) Alfie Priestley MC/AMLC) Forwards Gabriel Ellis (ST) Harry Wood (ST) Aaron Smith (AMC/ST) Olly Cresdee (ST) (on loan from Farsley Celtic) Martin O'Connor (ST) Welco...
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