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46. A Brazilian Takeover

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      It's fair to say that Morley Town's season has taken a disappointing turn as the club languishes in mid-table and severly hampered by financial losses which have topped -£100K, resulting in some of the club's better players leaving the club because we could not afford to pay them, without plunging the club into furhter financial difficulties. The great work done by Roddy Hyland and the Under 18s has resulted in some of the younger players being given a chance in the first team with mixed results. There was one light at the end of the tunnel, however and that was the club had been put up for sale by chairman, Bryan Wilkins. The prospect of a new owner, hopefully with some money to inject into the club was just what was needed right now if we are to progress up the English football pyramid.  The takeover saga had been rumbling on for just over a year with various parties locked in talks, only for these to break down for one reason or another. Finally, we received...
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45. Couldn't Hit Cow's Backside Wi' Banjo!

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Morley Town have made a promising start to life in their new Level 10 home of the North East Counties League Division One with four wins out of five, propelling them well into the top half of the table. Nobody in this league will relish a trip West to Glen Road... or will they? Match 7 Shirebrook Town v Morley Town We now travel to Shirebrook Soldier’s enemies, Shirebrook Town for our next game. The hosts are rock bottom of the table with no points from their first six matches, making us clear favourites. We are in 5 th place. I make a couple of tweaks with Alfie Priestley starting his first competitive game for the club on the left flank for Lewis Kemp. Otherwise it’s as you were. Morley Town: Oldham, Cotteril, Hancock, Goulding, Haylock, Wright, Smith, Gutzmore, Ellis, Wood, Priestley Subs: Green, Greenfield, Onder, Mason, Worsnop Shirebrook Town: Parr, Marsh, Hodge, Hassell, Ramage, Bennett, Gough, Blom, Cushing, Green, Billingsley Match action In the first 20 minutes we are absolu...
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44. Look East

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  The kids are off school, the airports are crowded, the wasps are all over the bins, and the nights are starting to draw in. It's August in the UK, which also means its the start of the new footy season.. yay! Board Expectations The board expect us to reach the playoffs in the NECL Division 1 this season and turn up for the Isuzu FA Vase and the NECL League Cup.   After shifting quite a bit of dead wood and players we could not afford to keep, these are the ones that are left and make it into the first team squad.  Morley Town First Team Squad Goalkeepers Joseph Oldham Ellis Green (yth)   Defenders Jayden Cotteril (DRC) Sam Bentley (DC/DMC) James Goulding (DRC/WBR) Fraser Greenfield (DC) (yth) Kyle Hancock (DC) Marley Haylock (DLC/DMC) Yiabanthi Diamini (DL) Michael Francis (DR)   Midfielders Sam Wright (DMC/MC) Baran Onder (DM/MC/AMC) Aaron Smith (MC/AMC/ST) Kevin Preston (ML/AMR/) Marlon Gutzmore (ML/AMR) Lewis Kemp (AML/FC) Alfie Priestley (MC/AMLC) Fo...
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