Season 66 - Week 4

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End of the second week and the Palace Casuals status report...

The pressures of two matches a day in three competitions are telling on a team, and while performances in the Cup and Champions League have been excellent, some of the League results have been disappointing.

Having led the League table by 6 points at one time, a draw and two defeats in the past 5 games have seen Casuals lose that lead and 1st place after a defeat by the team that is, on paper, the strongest team in the league.



In the Champions League, Palace Casuals topped Group A and progress to the next round in the upper half of the draw. The only goal conceded in the Qualifying Group was in the first match defeat to Aviron Bayonnais.



In the Cup, the highlight was the defeat of Glory FC in the 'Top 16' Round, Casuals conceding one level and 2.4 in quality to their opponents but managed two 2-0 leg wins for a 4-0 aggregate score.



The playing staff has had a couple of changes over the past week, Jackson Babou Noubi and Onur Haubner departing and two Youth players taking their place. Jordan Bridges and Sam Harrold have already featured on the pitch, appearing for the final 14 minutes of the final Champions League Group game against ROMA.

Catalin Neagu, Claude Pinto and Omar Hansen have featured heavily in the scorers column and are the top three scorers for the club this term. Johan Shaqiri's four efforts this term have all been long-range shots, and other players have chipped in with goals at important times. Neagu and Hansen also appear in the League Performance tables.



More details in the Team Showcase thread for Palace Casuals...