Elgin City (ELG)

 

 

 

 

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MVP: W--

Team DPs: 130

ELG are rivals to 0 teams.

ELG sends 325k to KIL for Mitch Pinnock (4/21 FW).

STJ sends Ted Lasso (3/6 MF) to ELG for 50k.

ELG sends 100k to CLY for Barry Ferguson (5/10 DM).

6/4 MA Rory MacEwan retires.

5/7 DM Tom Findlay retires.

Auction 6: Acquired 2/16 DF.

Auction 5: Acquired 1/15 MF.

0/5 WG Olly McDonald (200k) signs as an apprentice.

8/1 FW Kane Hester retires.

7/4 WG Brian Cameron retires.

6/6 MF Robin Ro retires.

6/7 DM Lee Kilday retires.

 

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OPPONENT

COMP

M	DATE				OPPONENT	COMP
51	Nov 09	W	5 - 2		Berwick	Division 3
50	Nov 09	W	3 - 1	@	Brechin City	Division 3
48	Nov 02	W	4 - 3		Annan Athletic	Division 3
47	Nov 02	W	3 - 1		Partick Thistle	Division 3
45	Oct 26	L	2 - 3	@	Stirling	Division 3
44	Oct 26	L	0 - 2		Queen of the South	Division 3
42	Oct 19	W	1 - 0	@	East Stirlingshire	Division 3
41	Oct 19	W	4 - 3		Cove Rangers	Division 3
39	Oct 12	L	0 - 1	@	Ayr United	Division 3
38	Oct 12	W	6 - 2		Deveronvale	Division 3

Club: Elgin City FC
Formed: 1893
Nickname: Black & Whites
Stadium: Borough Briggs - Capacity 5000
Address: Elgin City FC Borough Briggs Borough Briggs Road Elgin IV30 1AP
Official Website: www.elgincity.com/
Season 32 Update
A big challenge ahead to stay in div 1 this season. Elgin are 15th T11 and 14th T17. Fortunately we have some cash to throw at the first auction:1300k, so hopefully can bolster the squad.
Season 32 goals:
Stay in div 1!

Season 34 Update

Since our last update Elgin have suffered back to back relegations. So at least can console ourselves we won't be relegated this season!

We have 6th best T11 and 5th T17 so we should be in with a shout of a playoff position.

Season 34 goal: 6th in div 3

Season 35 Update

Elgin exceeded target last season and managed promotion to div 2, finishing 2nd in div 3.

Looking at the squad for this year we are going to struggle with 14 th T11 and 11th T17 and a measly 52 k in the bank.

At least we have managed to buy 35 CP and will use 6 of these to get OTF back to 10 ( seemed to help last season).

S35 goal: 10th to avoid relegation again!

Season 36 Update

Relegated last season, Elgin are back in our traditional home of division 3.

The team is quite old now with an average age close to 4.  Usually that would mean a strong T11, alas no 14th in T 11.

T17 looks more promising,  6th in the division.  Little cash to play with, 94k but we do have 40 CPs.

Plan for this season is to try and build the squad and get some good young players, we'll also get OTF back up to 10 as soon as possible.

Target position is 12th, this is a rebuilding season.

Season 37 Update

We did a lot better than expected last season, finishing 6th and then going onto win the playoff game against Ayr to get promoted straight back to div 2.

However it may have been better to lose as Elgin are going to have a rough time in div 2 this season.  We have 14th T11 and 14th T17, an old squad and 970k in the bank before buying resources.  This may be the worst starting position for the club ever!

Realistically Elgin will be relegated this season so the priority is to not waste money on old one season players and try and build a stronger younger squad with some money for coming seasons in div 3.

Season 39 Update

Did better than expected last season, finishing 11th.  For a while the wooden spoon was likely.  Turning to this season we are 9th T11 and 10th T17 so mid table again.

In our favour we do have 7OTF which will put back to 10 ASAP.  The squad looks unbalanced as we have good forwards, 3 over level 20 but defence and midfield only have 2 players over 20.  Additionally we'll need to train a keeper.  So actually it may turn into another wooden spoon battle this season, oh well keeps it interesting!

Season 40 Update

Season 39 was as predicted, we started with 10th T17 and finished 10th.  For a little while wooden spoon was a danger but we then put some wins together aided by golden gloves keeper Daniel Bentley.  He also managed 7 MoMs thus earning us 500k sponsorship, a real star!  We also managed to win 2CPs by coming second in prediction league.

This season things are looking good as we have joint 4th T11 and 6th T17 plus 747k and starting with OTF=9.  Attack and midfield look goodish but defence is poor so need to try and pick up a decent defender or two.  At least we have our star keeper and a 1/17 to train up so hopefully will not leak too many goals.  Prediction 6th play- off.

Season 41 Update

Poor performance last season finishing 11th.  We tried coaching a couple of players to the max, striker Benjamin Cullen and keeper Daniel Bentley.  Don't think it worked, especially as Cullen only scored 12, although Bentley was 2nd best keeper.  One good thing was the bank balance which has allowed us to buy 40CP and over 1000 to spend on auctions.

For this season things are looking ominous as we have 15th T11 and 13th T17, going to be a long season trying to avoid the wooden spoon.  The squad needs bolstering with a couple of great defenders, a midfielder, and another striker.  So will be splashing the cash in the auction or transfer market.

Prediction: 12th

Season 42 Update

Last season was brilliant.  Starting with 13th T11 we finished 2nd and even could have won it if we had beaten Stenny in the penultimate game that ended a draw.  What happened?  I think most of the explanation is our star striker Benjamin Cullen who I coached to the max up to level 39 at mid season.  Boy did that pay off as he scored 25 goals, club record and golden boot.  There were quite a few games we won by the odd goal from Cullen's boot.  Once we were winning the momentum and morale seemed to carry us through.  I don't think we'll have a season like that again for a while so just nice to have enjoyed it!

So how are things looking for this season in div 2?  We have 14th T11 and 11th T17 so similar ranking to last season.  We do have plenty of cash 1438k which will help buying some more players and managed to get 45 CP for this season, so will be able to coach Cullen again to the max (will lightning strike twice?).  The team could do with a couple of quality defenders and another decent striker if we are to get into promotion places so we'll be looking to the auctions and transfer market to solve that one.

Predicted finish position: 8th

 

Season 50 Update

Here we are, it's season 50.  Elgin sit in our favourite division 3.  Last season was a disappointment as we finished 13th, about where we predicted to.  
For season 15 we have joint bottom T11 and 13th T17.  At least we had 7 OTF at start which will be put to 10 ASAP.  Finances look fine as we managed to buy 40 CPs and still have almost 1000k in the bank.  Looking at the team we're weak in all areas, but especially the attack will struggle for goals.  So priority is to get a good striker.  Or should we have a rebuilding season and train up a couple of youths?  Probably the latter.  Prediction for season 50: 14th.

Season 51 Update

Last season went as predicted, we finished 13th avoiding the wooden spoon just.  For this season things look a little better as we have 9th best T11 although 13th best T17.  Might go for it this season as have 2 decent keepers so need to play a L5.  Weakest area is midfield but at least we have decent DMs so can hopefully field a reasonable midfield.  We'll need a young striker and midfielder to train up and press for promotion.  800 odd k in the Bank hopefully enough to get one or two players.  Prediction: 6th playoff spot

Season 52 Update

Last season was one to forget.  We finished 13th again but were expecting a play-off spot.  However on the statistics it was about right as we had 13th T17 at the start of last season.  On this basis hopefully this season will be better as we have 8th best T17 although only 13th best T11.  We have a nicely balanced squad with no major weaknesses in DF, MF, or attack.  May take on the advice from the top managers and pile CP into FWs and WGs early.  Hopefully can pick up another FW in an early auction to allow some aggressive play knowing I have another FW to cover when EL goes. May leave training a new keeper to next season.  Prediction: 8th but would love a play-off spot.

Season 53 Update

We did better than expected last season finishing 5th and into the play offs, alas it wasn't to be as we were soundly beaten by EDI.  Our top striker Kane Hester did well and finished Bronze boot with 25 goals.  For this season we start off with a decent squad with good players in all positions.  We have 7th best T11 and 6th best T17 so hopefully can push into the play offs at least this season.  Will go with the up front coaching of strikers and wingers as seemed to work well last season.  We were also lucky enough to win a superstar upgrade to L10, although don't have enough cash to buy the apprentice yet!  Prediction: 5th again.

Season 54 Update

Last season went well, and better than predicted as we finished 2nd and automatic promotion.  Must say we have been second many times in Division 3, never seem to win it.  Last season we were no where near the champions HIB.  It seems the up front coaching of strikers and wingers paid off, along with a great season by Roger Craigedows in goal, who won loads of MoMs and bought us lots of wins.  This season we have 9th best T11 and 7th best T17 so mid table looks possible.  We've kept back a nice pile of cash over 1000k for the div 2 only auction so hoping to win a decent player or 2 in this before we go up against div 1 teams in later auctions.  We have our star striker Fin Allen training up this season to L 30 so hopefully get a few goals.  Main aim is to stay in the division.as we tend to be a yo-yo club.  Prediction: 8th.

Season 55 Update

We did better than expected last season finishing 3rd and gaining promotion to div 1.  I think we rode our luck with injuries and played a lot of games with players finishing in negative EL.  This meant we could play T11 for a good proportion of the matches.

This season looks ominous as we start with the 16th T11 and T17 in div 1.  Realistically it will be an achievement to avoid auomatic relegation back to div 2.  We may need another strategy this season, perhaps pick our target games and send out the reserves for games we have no chance in.  Problem is that's the vast majority of the games!  Perhaps we just concentrate on building the team for next season in div 2.  Prediction: 14th

Season 56 Update

Well last season was one to forget, 15th and relegated.  At the start of the season we had the worst T11/17 so not a surprise.

So what's in store for this season? On the basis of T11/17 it's going to be a rough ride in div 2, we're last in both again this season.

One small chink of light is that we managed to have enough for 50cp for the first time ever.

The defence is looking poor so will be the priority at the start.

We'll also need to get a goalkeeper trained up.

So this will likely be a rebuilding season, and we'll accept relegation and hope to do better next season in division 3.

Prediction: 16th

Season 57 Update

Last season went as expected as we finished 15th in div 2 and straight back down to div 3.

The idea last season was to save money and CPs as we had no chance of survival.

We start life back in div 3 with a healthy bank balance over 1000, Hopefully we can use this to get a couple of good players in the div 3 auction.

The team starts off with 8th T11 but 15th T17.  So no depth at all.

In particular the defence consists of 3 decent players and a good keeper, that's it.

Midfield too is very poor.  Which makes me think it's time for longball.

So we are going to experiment with long ball.  Will be interesting as I don't see many other teams try this.

Prediction: 12th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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