LAST TIME OUT



FORM GUIDE

PNE 10 LUTON 13

MANAGER

Rob Edwards

On 11 October 2013, Edwards announced that he had retired from professional football at the age of 30.[31] He became Under-18s coach at Wolves, and his first season in charge (2014–15) was considered very successful by local newspaper Express & Star.[32] He was promoted to help Head Coach Kenny Jackett for the final two months of the season, and then to the role of full-time First Team Coach during the summer of 2015.

On 25 October 2016 Edwards was appointed interim head coach at Wolves following the sacking of Walter Zenga.[33] He took charge of two games – a 1–1 draw at Blackburn Rovers, followed by a 2–3 defeat to Derby – before Paul Lambert took charge. Edwards remained at a club in the role of first team coach until the conclusion of the season when he departed alongside Lambert.[34]

On 28 June 2017, Edwards was named as the new manager of his hometown club AFC Telford United.[35] The Bucks finished in 14th place in the National League North, 10 points outside the play-offs. Edwards left by mutual consent at the end of the season.[36]

Edwards was appointed as the head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 on 20 July 2018.[37] In his first season in charge, he led them to promotion to Premier League 2 Division 1, the highest level of youth football, for the first time in their history.[38]

In October 2019, Edwards left Wolves to take up a 'prestigious role' with The Football Association working as a coach with the England U20s.[39] On 24 September 2020, he was appointed as head coach for the England under-16 team.[40]

Forest Green Rovers
On 27 May 2021, Edwards was appointed Head Coach of League Two side Forest Green Rovers, joining the role on 4 June in order to be able to finish the season with his England sides.[41] After picking up four wins from his first five matches, Edwards was awarded the EFL League Two Manager of the Month award for August 2021 with his star striker Matty Stevens winning the Player of the Month award.[42] He won the award for a second time for November following three wins from three.[43]

Edwards then won the manager of the month award for a third time for January 2022 after picking up 14 points from six matches, including a 4–0 win away at second-placed Tranmere Rovers, moving ten points clear at the top of the league.[44] On 23 April, Forest Green drew 0–0 away at Bristol Rovers to secure promotion to League One for the first time in the club's history.[45] The following day, Edwards was named the 2021–22 EFL League Two Manager of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony.[46] On 11 May, he departed the club following negotiations with Watford.[47]

Watford
On 11 May 2022, Edwards was announced as the new head coach of Watford, taking over from Roy Hodgson at the conclusion of the 2021–22 season.[48] His first game on 1 August was a 1–0 home win over Sheffield United with a goal by João Pedro.[49]


On 26 September 2022, Edwards was sacked as head coach after winning three out of ten league games and with Watford in 10th place.[50]

Luton Town
On 17 November 2022, Edwards was appointed manager of Championship club Luton Town, rivals of Edwards' previous club Watford.[51]

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Aldershot 0-3 Chesterfield
Altrincham 2-1 Bromley
Boreham Wood 2-2 Solihull Moors
Dag & Red 0-1 Eastleigh
Notts County 2-2 Barnet
Oldham 1-0 Gateshead
Southend 2-1 Halifax
Wrexham 1-1 Woking

League Table After Matchday 40
Devon - 752
St Charles Owl - 666
SaltergateBorn - 637
Lord Snoots - 631
Spireitematt - 619
Amelia - 583
Dancing - 556

When Rodrigues is either absent or not-bovvered Notts County aren't that good. They weren't. We were worth a draw, or we would have been if we could behave ourselves. But that is the manager's job.

I still can't see how we can expect to win, playing that system with Quigley at the front of it. Harry Kane he ain't.

I thought we had the best player on the pitch in Akinola. I just see the Non-League paper rated him 6/10. Find someone who understands the game to do your reports! I'll go through our team:-

Fitzsimmons - apparently threatened to leave for Scunthorpe. We should have waved the miserable-looking sod goodbye. Goalies need to have and show personality. He's had a by-pass. Made one good save, didn't play badly, thought he didn't do much on the first goal. He's ordinary, ordinary, ordinary, like their keeper, like Wrexham's keeper, lucky to be there. Scunthorpe FFS!

King - not at his best. Didn't get forward enough. I didn't get his first booking. Needs a kick up the ... for getting himself sent off in such an important game. Football is a team game. It isn't all about you Mr King, even if you are a good player.

Horton - didn't get forward enough and unfortunately that's all he can do. He got murdered in defence. Clements is a much safer bet against good opposition.

Grimes - simply cannot read the game. Dreadful on the opening goal. Tries and is brave and committed. Is he better than both Williams and Maguire?

Palmer - Looked competent, not outstanding, but he does want to win and did cut out the errors. Decent performance.

Jones - if anonymity is a virtue, as it is supposed to be for referees, then he's international class. Yes for sure he cuts out some danger and can read the game. He is largely there to do what Grimes can't. Which leaves us playing with ten men.

Banks - looked the part but didn't really play it. He was just slightly off his game, shots over the bar, defence splitting passes found no-one. He wasn't terrible but he certainly can do better.

Dobra - was on the verge of a good game until the ADHD kicked in and he started to behave like that child of eight you'd like to strangle. Excellent skills, tries, gets involved, a cut above our level, but lying on the floor and having a tantrum any time an opposition player brushes past doesn't help the team and it only makes his own life harder. Come on son, there are Albanians with tough lives, you're on easy street, do grow up.

Mandeville - flits in and out, looks a player, then he isn't there, dangerous and limp within the same minute. Looks ill, needs to do weight training, but he can play and sometimes he did.

Akinola - box to box, worked his sox off. He'll never make it at Arsenal, but the Championship shouldn't be beyond him. Hope we find a way to keep him, why he gets so little game time is beyond me. Best player on the pitch.

Quigley - like Fitzsimmons spends most of his life in the ordinary box. He tries, makes runs at his own pace, wants to win and lead the line, but he's been at all those clubs because he is as good as what you see. He was there, "better than a 5 and not good enough for a 6". That'll be his epitaph.

Colclough - should have started. Dangerous. Only a mother could love him tho'.

McCallum - unreliable, but is much better all round than Q.

Sheckleford - found his way on thanks to King, he looks okay-ish. Maybe we could have used some imagination instead, like bring on Maguire and go to three at the back?

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Scotland 35 Wales 7 and wowww!! What a scintillating performance by Scotland after losing our ex-captain, Hoggy, early in this game - ably replaced by Kinghorn in a decent all round team performance with Finn Russell irresistible and "well up for it" with some of his exquisite kicking/set up play v a poor Wales side. Two consecutive victories and looking good. Well done!!

Very well deserved. Thrashed the Dons and pumped Hibs twice, what’s not to like

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A lotta "vested interest" in this proposal, an idea that was never gonna go away although "kicked into the long grass" last year after a Euro-wide condemnation following the announcement of an elite Superleague. This time the protagonists of said Euro Superleague now including other participants and making it look more palatable. Whether it comes to fruition any time soon is debatable TBF! UEFA and FIFA reaction still to come!

Dag & Red 2-2 Solihull Moors
Woking 0-1 Boreham Wood
Wrexham 2-0 Wealdstone
Chesterfield 2-2 Notts County

League Table After Matchday 39
Devon - 748
St Charles Owl - 646
Lord Snoots - 625
SaltergateBorn - 619
Spireitematt - 617
Amelia - 581
Dancing - 554

Premier League

Minizin      12pts 2CS 4CR 5GB -3BB 0SB
Stairs          9pts 2CS 4CR 0GB -3BB 0SB
Derby        9pts 1CS 3CR 5GB -3BB 1SB
SCO            9pts 0CS 4CR 5GB -3BB 1SB
Blue Baggie 8pts 1CS 3CR 5GB -3BB 0SB
Sanjay        3pts 1CS 2CR 0GB -3BB 0SB
Snooty        2pts 0CS 1CR 5GB -3BB 0SB
Zinman        1pt 1CS 2CR -3GB -3BB 1SB

I feel that I should explain to the Premiership players that the bonus ball should be played on the game that they are most confident of predicting correctly. It's a chance to gain an extra point but playing it on a game you're less sure of means that you run the risk of losing 3 points. What makes me think this explanation is necessary is that this week saw a complete wipe-out on the bonus ball with every single player getting it wrong - yes, randomly using a pin would probably have led to a better result!

In contrast the gamball proved more predictable (at least for some) with only 1 player losing points on it. One player, Stairs, got the gamball score correct ....but didn't play it.

Once again Minizin heads the table as the only player to achieve a double figure score from 2 correct scores from his 4 results. Stairs, Derby and SCO all scored 9 points but in very different fashion. Stairs would have been top but..well you know by now, Derby only got 3 correct scores and SCO failed to turn any of his 4 correct results into a maximum. Blue sits just a point back as he missed out on the scoreball.

The bottom 3 are a bit adrift. In contrast to Stairs, Sanjay would have been bottom if he'd chosen to play the gamball while Snooty only scored on 1 game- the gamball. Once again Zinman also took part but may be asking himself why he bothered (if only Plymouth had scored a last minute equaliser he'd have been top!)

Minizin 214
Derby 198
Zinman 190
Snooty 176
Stairs 174
Blue 164
SCO 146
Sanjay 136

Only one change this week with Zinman losing his share of 2nd place. Minizin extends his lead at the top but otherwise, not a lot to say.

Echoing my observations at the start of this report, the gamball has now generated more premiership points than the bonus - in Derby's case by a huge margin of 40 points. Derby and Stairs are both in negative territory from this free choice ball with Zinman soon to join them unless he can get his act together.

Zin


Championship

BaggieOne 12pts 1CS 2CR 5GB 3BB 0SB
Themaclad 10pts 1CS 3CR 5GB -3BB 0SB
AAA 6pts 1CS 2CR -3GB 3BB 0SB
Lady Jane 6pts 0CS 3CR 5GB -3BB 0SB
Dingle 4pts 0CS 2CR 5GB -3BB 0SB
BBB 3pts 0CS 3CR -3GB NPBB 0SB
Amelia 1pts 0CS 3CR -3GB -3BB 1SB
Twerton -2pts 1CS 0CR -3GB -3BB 0SB

As Zinman so eloquently stated the playing of certain balls is down to the judgement of the participants to play them on their most confident predictions!!  While the Championship did slightly better than the PL on the Bonus with 2 players scoring positive points on it, only one person managed to pick a game where both teams scored!!  One player forgot to play either of them at all!!

BaggieOne is back at the top of the table this week with 12 points.  He actually only scored on 3 games but he got one of only 4 CSs this week and his two CRs were on the Gamball and Bonus.  Themaclad is a couple of points back, like B1 he was one of 4 players to get a CR on the Gamball. (Btw - shame on those who didn't see an Owls win on the Gamball this week!!! And thank you to Zin for not making our game this week the Gamball.) AAA is third along with Lady Jane on 6 points, they got there in completely different ways though!

Dingle is 5th with just 4 points, he has room to spare to be able to have the odd down week especially when the top score is not even into the teens!  BBB got just 3 points and I fancy that he would have scored zero had he remembered to play his Bonus, first warning for him for neglecting to play it!! 

Amelia and Twerton are the bottom 2 again but this time Amelia is in the positive points, thanks to being the only player to score on the Scoreball and Twerton is heading backwards again.

231 Dingle
210 Lady Jane
205 BaggieOne
189 AAA
179 BBB
152 Themaclad
123 Amelia
117 Twerton

Zero positional changes this week and not much else with the scores being so low.  Still a number of position up for grabs for any player that can go on a good run!!

Echoing Zinman, the Gamball has seen nearly 7 times the points awarded when compared to the Bonus Ball but even with just one point this week the Scoreball is still leading the way!

Cheers
SCO