Oh well, I suppose I'll continue. I'm sure you're all keen to see the next round, and maybe for everyone on the bottom we can all hope Hedger gets injured and is out for the season.
Also, thanks Surendar for the positive feedback.
Game 6 - A Low Scoring Round
Nearly all of the strikers struggled in the sixth game - their last friendly. Two of the strikers (Superstar and Lerana) didn't actually have a sixth friendly, so they will play off against the Hucknall Reserves team instead of a senior team.
It was a very low scoring round for the strikers - there was just 8 goals scored between the 7 strikers (which is not much, if you compare it to the last round where the 7 strikers scored 17 goals). Let's see how the strikers fared.
Striker #1 - Blake Superstar
01/08/07: Hucknall vs Hucknall Reserves (friendly)
Final Score:
Hucknall 7-3 Hucknall Reserves
Hucknall: Bobby Wilson (6),
Blake Superstar (19, 23, 45), Danny Bacon (30, 36, 68)
Hucknall Res: Michael Burns (17), Ben Kistell (48, 54)
Player Watch: After Superstar's magical five goal effort against Lewes, he continued his high standard after dominating his reserves side with a hat-trick and an assist. Superstar was superb, and earned man of the match despite being substituted in the 68th minute. Danny Bacon was also superb, nailing a hat-trick, but it will be Superstar who everyone is talking about, scoring 8 goals in his last two matches. There are now no more friendlies before the real competition. It should be very interesting!
Points Earned: 60
Striker #2 - Brendon Hedger
01/08/07: Hucknall vs Welling (friendly)
Final Score:
Hucknall 4-2 Welling
Hucknall: Danny Bacon (34, 68),
Brendon Hedger (64, 86)
Welling: Omari Coleman (47), Ellis Remy (79)
Player Watch: Brendon Hedger's form continued as he scored a handy double to boost his side to a 4-2 victory over minnows Welling in Hucknall's last friendly before the season commences. Hedger was rock solid up front, playing superbly all game and contributing with two goals. Bacon in the end won the Man of the Match award, but it seemed some sections of the crowd thought differently. A devoted section of the club has already put forward a statue to be made in front of their home ground of Brendon Hedger.
Points Earned: 28
Striker #3 - Troy Lerana
01/08/07: Hucknall vs Hucknall Reserves (friendly)
Final Score:
Hucknall 3-1 Hucknall Reserves
Hucknall: Danny Bacon (3),
Troy Lerana (59), Gary Ricketts (87)
Hucknall Res: Stephen Smith (84)
Player Watch: Lerana chipped in with a comfortable goal, but failed to win Man of the Match honours which went to his fellow striker Bacon. Lerana was solid, earning himself a rating of 8, but he will definitely want to improve after slipping off the pace in recent rounds. In the second round, Lerana became the first striker to score four goals in a match, but he hasn't been able to recreate that feat or even come near it in the most recent three rounds.
Points Earned: 17
Striker #4 - Shantanu Ambekar
30/07/07: Hucknall vs Macclesfield
Final Score: Hucknall 2-5
Macclesfield
Hucknall: Shantanu Ambekar (10), Gary Ricketts (59)
Macclesfield: Michael Syms (31, 35), Francis Green (39), John Rooney (73), Kristian Dennis (76)
Player Watch: It was always going to be a tough game for Hucknall coming up against League Two outfit Macclesfield, and in the end they managed a 5-2 scoreline in favour of their opponents. Shantanu was very solid, keeping up his form by scoring another goal. Despite Ambekar's early strike, the Macclesfield defence was pretty solid all game and didn't let him through again. Ambekar was quite good alongside his other front striker Ricketts, and if he can continue this form into the league he will definitely be a contender.
Points Earned: 14
Striker #5 - Avroneel Biswas
30/07/07: Hucknall vs MK Dons
Final Score: Hucknall 2-2 MK Dons
Hucknall: Avroneel Biswas (pen 22), Russell Cooke (83)
MK Dons: Jemal Johnson (50), Alan Navaroo (54)
Player Watch: Hucknall would've been delighted to hold League 2 side MK Dons to a draw, thanks to another good showing from Biswas and which he scored a goal, albeit from a penalty. Biswas was easily the best on his team and earned a rating of 8, although he didn't win Man of the Match honours. With no more friendlies to be played, Biswas' Hucknall team seemed to be very patchy. Would the Prince bring his game to the real league?
Points Earned: 14
Striker #6 - William Ako
31/07/07: Hucknall vs Grays
Final Score: Hucknall 1-1 Grays
Hucknall: Russell Cooke (pen 90)
Grays: Ernie Cooksey (32)
Player Watch: Ako had a very quiet game against BSP team Grays, as he failed to score in his team's 1-1 draw. It was a disappointing round for Ako, who had looked promising last round earning 40 points and scoring a double. Ako had 5 shots on goal but failed to make any of them count. He was substituted midway through the second half with a rating of 6.
Points Earned: 7
Striker #7 - Stuart Cullington
01/08/07: Chippenham vs Hucknall
Final Score:
Chippenham 2-1 Hucknall
Chippenham: David Pratt (33), Mark Badman (90)
Hucknall: Bobby Wilson (22)
Player Watch: Culli's patchy form continues as he failed to score yet again. He can't seem to get any consistency in his game - after being goalless two games ago, scoring a hat-trick last game and now scoring no goals this game. He really needs to start playing more consistently.
Points Earned: 8
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Leaderboard
POINTS
Code:
318 Brendon Hedger
233 Blake Superstar
179 Troy Lerana
175 Avroneel Biswas
145 William Ako
120 Shantanu Ambekar
114 Stuart Cullington
GOALS SCORED
Code:
17 Brendon Hedger
10 Avroneel Biswas
10 Blake Superstar
8 William Ako
8 Troy Lerana
7 Shantanu Ambekar
4 Stuart Cullington
I thought he was always lazy and I am surprised to see him running in the football ground. 
