Although we are in 2028 I’m pretty sure Big Sam is still alive and kicking. Though probably retired. So whilst his actual ghost is not haunting the Flamingo Land Stadium the general spirit and ethos of Big Sam is. It’s our first season in the Championship and we are in real danger of just going back down. We spend £3.6m […]
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After the heartbreak of last season, unexpected though it was, we go again in league one. The year is 2027, and the Seagulls are getting bigger. But before we cover season 7 consider catching up below. Where are the numbers? I basically got really excited about potentially get promoted so didn’t stop to do much in the way of number […]
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What goes up, must come down. Am I referring to the team? A player? A bag of chips stolen by an angry seagull? Read on to find what happened during our first season in league one. To my limited knowledge the first season in living memory for Scarborough at this level. But before you read on about my brave, and […]
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Choose Life. Choose Long Throws. Choose Hard Tackles. Choose Stats. Choose Directed and Purposeful Violence. Just when you thought football at Scarborough couldn’t get anymore thuggish! We’ve managed to escalate the level of grievous bodily harm found on the pitch, home and away. But it’s not mindless thuggery and violence. Oh no. It’s targeted and informed by statistics. We have […]
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This one might be a little longer than you are used to. The season summary too. Alongside a recap of our first season in League 2 as part of the Dafuge challenge, I’ll also be covering a preliminary analysis of my team’s DNA. We already know it’s partially made of chips, rock (the eating kind), and violence. The blood of […]
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What is this? A season review? A summary of stats? A bit of data? No, not really. Just a short blog about the importance of having a home for your team. The importance of having a soul. Getting all sentimental about it if fans are the lifeblood of a team then the stadium is the heartbeat. And at the Flamingo […]
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The statistics will be light for this one. I’ve stolen FM Stag‘s witty reply to a previous update and decided to use to write a tribute to my (current) favourite striker – Ethon Varian. In the past, my favourite striker had been Kayode Odejayi for the Seadogs. Even after only one season before breaking my heart with his retirement. But […]
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It’s all go here at Flamingo Land Stadium but before we get onto the details and summary of our fourth season with Scarborough you might want to check previous updates: Background Longball and DNA Season One Summary Season Two Summary Season Three Summary Problem Right backs Striker Health Checks Klingon Tactics Transfers After a season of mid-table mediocrity (which was […]
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Welcome back to Scarborough for our third season summary, and our very first in the Vanarama National. It’s always difficult to know what to expect after promotion, especially when it’s a little ahead of schedule. But we had pleased the Seagull God with the progress made, even if this season turned into a slog. Recruitment Summary With a promotion comes […]
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The Football Manager and Star Trek crossover that no one asked for. We’ve had to make a change in our tactics to turn around a bit of a dip in form. We’ve gone from hoofball to brutality-ball. The last two and half seasons have been spent using a tame version of the longball that whilst aggressive probably stopped short of […]
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