Half-Term Report - You Know Your Boston Rock FC

OK then, Peej, Boston Rock half term report - I'd have to give my team a "B-" at the moment, together with a "Should Do Better, Don't Rest On Your Laurels" comment!

"But you're second in the table and in the PCMT final", I hear you shout; believe me, no-one is more surprised about this than I am! Happy with my start, playing well and scoring goals, sweeping to the PCMT final primarily on the strength of that early season form. Went through a sticky patch, lost a couple of games due to poor team selection, and have since been playing poorly but grinding out results. Really need to regain that early season form to be a credible contender.

Players? Well, the usual suspects are doing well for me - Rio Ferdinand is my MVP thus far with 7 "goals" and many other non-scoring clean sheets; fat Frank is chipping in with his usual midfield haul (6 so far, although suspiciously quiet of late); and Bent and Defoe, both finally guaranteed to get games, have weighed in with 7 goals apiece. Beyond that, I've been disappointed. I was expecting a considerable production increase when I effectively swapped the fragile Tomas Rosicky for Shaun Wright-Phillips, but it's been his Man City team-mate (and former Boston Rocker) Stephen Ireland who has been getting the midfield goals at Eastlands, and I've got 1 solitary goal to show for my £17 mill so far. Likewise David Bentley, whose corker against Arsenal is the only time he's notched for me this term. No wonder I launched an ultimately unsuccessful bid to bring the Artisans' Ashley Young to the "Sky Heroes"...

A couple of nice surprises - Michael Turner is chipping in with both goals and cleans, and has nudged ahead of the disappointing Micah Richards in my defensive pecking order. Also, I knew I was buying Man United's right back of the future when I picked up Rafael Da Silva; I just didn't expect the future to be now! The boy's done great, and might be the player who prevents me from building an all-English squad in the future.

So, I'm looking for more from my squad, to justify my position and really contend for honours this season. Let's see what you've got, boys...

Sheriff
Manager, You Know Your Boston Rock FC