Tooting Town FC: Episode 2
By Jim James
Hello all, and welcome back to the blog! As you may have seen from Episode 1, Tooting is a district in south london with no pro football teams. We’re bringing them glory! In this episode we’re finishing the transfer window and starting the league season! Let’s begin!
We have some transfers on the way but game 1 is on the 7th vs Carlisle United Away. Let’s begin!
18’ Bravo passes to Powell, tho plays a through ball that somehow finds Ruidiaz, who scores! 0-1 Us!
57’ Jung gets it back, passes to Turner who passes it to Ruidiaz who turns and scores! 0-2 Us!
65’ Parkes is booked.
Full-Time, Yes! We win our first game in league 2! Result!
We sell Parkes for $720k, and Kirby for $490k. However, as replacements we sign Jose Flores for $500k and Brahim Traore for $700k.
Next game, vs Tranmere Rovers in the Carabao Cup.
10’ Nevitt scores. 0-1 them.
70’ Flores gets booked.
90’ Flores scores!!! 1-1!!
It goes to penalties. Let’s go.
Kelly scores his first. 1-0
Morris scores. 1-1.
Flores misses. 1-1.
Spearing scores. 1-2.
Parkinson scores. 2-2.
Dieseruvwe misses. 2-2.
Powell scores. 3-2.
Feeney scores. 3-3.
Turner misses. 3-3.
Merrie scores. 3-4.
We lose the shootout. We’re out of the Carabao Cup…
Northampton next. They lost 4-1 on matchday 1, surely we have to win…
34’ Hoskins scores. 0-1 them.
That’s it. A loss. This is gonna be a long first 20 episodes.
Before our next game, though, we sell Powell and replace him with Next Gen boy Iwo Kaczmarski for $600,000.
10th place Mansfield next. Let’s go.
23’ Kelly scores, 1-0 us!
44’ Clarke scores, 1-1.
67’ Hawkins scores, 1-2 them
78’ Read scores, 2-2!
Next, we face 7th place Oldham. Let’s go!
53’ Hopcutt scores, 1-0 them.
78 Ruidiaz scores! 1-1.
A decent game, another draw, as long as it’s not a loss, I’ll take it.
Next game. I really want to win this one. We’re 15th, facing 17th place Rochdale. Let’s have a masterclass!
3’ Kelly scores! 0-1 us!
51’ Beesley scores. 1-1.
62’ Their Kelly scores. Not ours, but theirs. 2-1 them.
70’ Flores salvages points with a goal. 2-2.
Yet another draw. I’m frustrated. Not because we have so many draws, but because my controller ran out of battery.
We do no business on deadline day, so here is our window roundup.
In: $4.6 million
Iwo Kaczmarkski $600,000
Yamir Ruidiaz $500,000
Charis Chatzigavriel $500,000
Luca Florica $500,000
Pedro Bravo $500,000
Kerr Smith $800,000
Jose Flores $500,000
Brahim Traore $700,000
Out: $3.3 million
Bradley Powell $240,000
Eddie Scott $560,000
Shane Foley (Loan)
Harvey Sykes $640,000
Kyle Ryan (Loan)
Blake Kirby $640,000
Jay Chadwick (Loan)
Elliott Parkes $720,000
Austin Cairns $240,000
Steven Rice $450,000
Edward Weston (Loan)
There we go, Episode two complete, I’ll see you soon for Part 3! Until Next Time.
toot