The Football Addick

With the new season rapidly approaching, it's that time of year again; to pick your fantasy team again. After hours of deliberation I came up with a side that I thought was a solid team; a perfect blend of attack and defence, whilst balancing quality with price. So, with £100 million to spend on 15 players, I will show you who I picked and justify why I picked them. Formation: 4:3:3 Position/Name/Price/Opponent  GK: Joe Hart -£6.5million Newcastle (H) In goal I went with the ever present Joe Hart. He played every minute in the league for City last season, and was also the leading goalkeeper with 147 points. With numerous clean sheets last season, and facing a mediocre Newcastle side in game week 1, Manchester City and Hart have a good chance of starting their campaign with a clean sheet. Defence Joleon Lescott - £5.5million Newcastle (H) I was initially going to go with Nastasic at the same price, but due to his injury in pre-season I went for City's 3rd c...

There was a lot of hype surrounding Manchester City's 4 big summer signings, Fernandinho for a somewhat inflated £32 million fee, Montenegro ace Stevan Jovetic for £23 million, and Sevilla's attacking duo Jesus Navas and Alvaro Negredo for a combined £35 million fee. With Fernandinho not participating for his country Brazil in this summer's Confederations Cup and Negredo having not signed for Manchester City at this moment in time, all eyes were on Jesus Navas and how he performed for Spain. And didn't he perform. Jesus Navas posing in his new Manchester City strip Navas had received many a critique following his transfer from Sevilla to Manchester City and many had raised concerns to whether he would cut it in the Premier League. He had performed consistently well in LA Liga for a number of seasons, but his goal threat was put to question. No goals in 30 appearances last year is worrying for anyone who is looking for a goal threat especially when Manch...

Goodbye Jonjo, you shall be missed. Everyone that knows me is aware that Jonjo Shelvey is one of my footballing icons. In fact, he's one of my heroes. I took a liking to Jonjo when he progressed through  the ranks at my favourite club, Charlton Athletic, making his debut and excelling in a midfield role from the age of 16. Although he made a £1.8 million move 2 years later to another of my favoured clubs, Liverpool, I believed this was the chance he needed to fulfil his potential and become a world class player. He had all the tools, he had all the belief, he just needed to express his talent on the football pitch in one of the best leagues in the world. Brendan Rodgers (left) had high hopes for Shelvey, but sadly he never delivered But sadly it didn't go according to plan for Jonjo. A highly successful loan spell to Blackpool clustered in between a frustrating stay at Liverpool eventually meant that he was shown the door. The problem is...

Amazing. Incredible. Unbelievable. A few words that sum up CPR's season. The team that took to the field to play in their first competitive match against Hartley Whitney have gone through the good times and the bad times, but they have evolved into a top class team. The transformation that the team has shown has been quite remarkable, and to end the season with the Premier League title is the least that this gutsy team deserve. To cap off the season, I'd just like to conclude how the season has gone from start to finish, putting in a few stats and a few memorable moments. A win against Hartley Whitney on the first day of the season proved to be vital in the overall title race, but CPR came back down to earth a week later drawing 4-4 with Chobham Burymead. However this was rectified with emphatic progression to the quarter finals in the cup, and wins against Wokingham and Tongham. The month also culminated in Curley Park travelling to semi-professional side Eastleigh Town...

Wow, what a season. I've won multiple trophies throughout my youth career at AFC Wimbledon, but I can honestly say no season has been better then this one that I've spent at CPR. When I was at my first stint at the club (U5-U12) I left having not won a Premier League title, having narrowly missed out at U11's when my team finished second place. Although there were those that may not have shared the same belief that we'd stroll in and secure the title having formed only at the start of the season, I always thought we'd have a great chance. The celebrations were the best I've ever been part of, and I'm glad that I've been able to share a trophy with 17 of my good mates. It's been an honour sharing a football pitch with the lot of you, and although you may not be the most technically gifted bunch of lads I've played with, I've come across few with the same appetite and will to win; a testimony to the spirit all of you have shown in a CPR ...

Another team who would be disappointed in their fortunes this season are Manchester City , who have had to watch in despair as their Manchester rivals, United, have snatched the title away from them at the first time of asking. There were no last minute heroics from Aguero, and instead it looks as if City are going to finish runners up, some 15 points behind their rivals. They've spent big in order to compete with their rivals, with Aguero, Tevez, Toure and Silva amongst others arriving for substantial fees. But despite their team costing somewhere well into treble figures, they have been ousted this season, and will want to bounce back next year as they step up their challenge for supremacy in Manchester. I think City have underachieved this season. Being in an FA Cup final, which they go in huge favourites against relegation candidates Wigan , has done little to ease the pressure on Mancini and a number of fans have voiced their concern on their team being unable to compete o...

Judgement day. A win will see CPR lift the title, but a draw will force a playoff and even worse, a loss will see CPR fall agonisingly short by a solitary point. A 4-4 epic earlier on in the season against their big rivals meant that CPR went into the game nervous, but were driven with a steely determination to get revenge. 13 games through and CPR need just one more win to secure the title. 6/6 for wins on the road was a good omen, but the title was not secured. 90 minutes. That's all that was left in a gruelling season. Could CPR stand up and be counted for one last time? The team lined up as follows: GK: Kevany LB: Goggin CB: Hastings CB: Nott RB: Ross CM: Rolt CM: Dunnage LM: Parslow RM: Stroud ST : Rice ST : McMillan Subs: Lloyd-Bisley, Finlay, Honeywood, Barby, Morris Hastings returned to the side after serving his 1 match ban and Dunnage also came in to fill the role in the middle of the park. Rice partnered McMillan up front in a 2 man attack, with Lloyd-Bisley...