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The **2023-24 season** is oh dear's 7th season and began in Division 5. The club were not eligible to compete in any of the seven cup tournaments from previous seasons as they had been removed. They came into the season after their longest campaign to date and their most successful.

This season is the first since the 2019-20 season without midfielder Pope Francis who retired from football at the end of the previous season to become the manager of the club

## Transfers

### Transfers Out

 RW
 CF
 CAM

## Seasons

### Season 1

#### Division 5

The club began their first season in Division 5. Going back to the 4-3-3 that had worked so well over the years, new additions to the club were brought in with Darren Donio Donio and Liu Tze Long to bolster the midfield and attack. The season started off strong with a 4-0 win over ranksss, but two consecutive games without a goal left the team flustered. Even with that setback, the club bounced back and won their next game, sending them into the promotion matches

##### Promotion

The clubs promotion hopes rested on three games, but in the first, they were defeated at home by Blue lock 11 T. After this defeat the club continued to push and were drawing 2-2 but in the dying moments, a cross was swung in by Rishi Sunak and was met with the head of Morgan Hudson who headed it in off the post and past the goalkeeper to secure the club their first promotion of the campaign

#### Division 4

After getting promoted, the club immediately ran into troubles on the pitch with just one win in their first five matches and with much more points needed for promotion play-offs, the club was looking for an answer. The club switched to a 4-4-2 which had been experimented on in the 2022-23 season but this time had Liu Tze Long and the returning Mary Batjoachim as strike partners and after three more wins and a draw along with a couple of defeats, the club were sent to the promotion matches

##### Promotion

With two wins needed to send the team up, they knew that they needed to put in top performances to be in with a chance. Promotion started off very well with a comfortable 2-0 win over NabyOnTheRoof and the club was just one win away from Division 3. The next game against Basmati Rice cF proved far more difficult, but a goal from Liu Tze Long in the 67th minute secured a 4-3 victory and the club were promoted again

#### Division 3

Between the final game of Division 4 and the first of Division 3, Morgan Hudson suffered an injury which ruled him out for the opening days of the season, but with new signings Little Ezekiel, Mahatma Gandhi and academy graduate Yummo Wickersham the club knew they were prepared. The season did not start off well though, with the club left without a win in their first five games, but after three consecutive wins, the club was back in form, sealing their spot in the promotion games with a 4-1 win over Annfield Plain

##### Promotion

With three wins needed, the club needed to perform, but with a fresh Morgan Hudson, now at left back, the club began their push. The first game was a calm 3-2 win over DermitDerNase, but the next games were far from easy, but the club managed to win both by a goal with a 4-3 win over How Mads Dat and a 3-2 victory over Brownie FC and after that, the club was in Division 2

#### Division 2

Division 2 proved to be the biggest challenge for oh dear who, for one of the first times this season, began to show signs of struggle. The club started off well with a narrow 3-2 defeat at the hands of Haughster Utd. The new division saw Morgan Hudson playing at left back, but after a 91st minute equaliser from Josh Mulvany, Hudson was caught out and was at fault for a last minute winner from the Black Angels. The season carried on slowly, but the club eventually reached the promotion games, but for the first time they were not able to secure it. This put the club needing just seven points to go for promotion again, which was a chance the club took, but once again were unable to get past. Five games later and the club were back again, but another two defeats saw them reset. With the club needing just one point to go for promotion, they headed into the game against Fc Spartak a N with high hopes, but found themselves 6-4 down in the 80th minute. A goal just one minute later from Morgan Hudson inspired the club and in the 84th minute, Alan Murphy would score a goal to send the club up to the promotion playoffs

##### Promotion

The clubs promotion hopes rested on just four games to get three wins. The first game against Turkgucu 1453 saw the club score seven goals in the first half, which led the opponents to forfeiting the game there and then. The second game was a comfortable 2-0 win with a Liu Tze Long double. The club were now one win off Division 1. They travelled to the Big Man Arena to welcome A Vaniddazza with hopes of going three from three. Two goals from Liu Tze Long in the first half put the team ahead, but were pushed back to 2-2 in the second half, but in the 78th minute, Morgan Hudson found himself with a chance of putting the club in Division 1 and he buried his shot into the back of the net, sending the club up.

#### Division 1

oh dear got off to a dream start in Division 1 with the clubs then-biggest win of the season, an 8-2 thrashing of MARIONETS FC at the Big Man Arena. oh dear continued to find their feet in Division 1 and by Halloween the club had their first taste of promotion matches but were defeated twice to send them back into the league. The team switched their focus to the upcoming playoffs and slowed down their league campaign in order to conserve energy and fitness. The games following the promotion effort saw just three wins, but after a narrow 2-1 loss to Mrlina Mrlaon, the playoffs were next.

#### Playoffs

The playoffs began on the third of November and in one week the team had to play fifteen games. The first game was a comfortable win over Krackistan which was followed by a defeat at the hands of FSR but after that was a 7-0 onslaught of Fc Aboww. The club's following games resulted in a strong finish to the playoffs when the club finished their final game, a 5-0 win over Al Halal Club. oh dear's final record in the playoffs were ten wins and five losses which was awarded by a Bronze Division 1 Trophy.

### Season 2

#### Division 5

The second season for oh dear began in the best way possible with a 7-2 victory at the Big Man Arena, including five goals from striker Liu Tze Long. The club then won a game and drew to send them into the promotion playoffs

##### Promotion

With the club needing just one win to go up, they new that they wouldn't need much to do it, but a 7-4 defeat to EaSportler wasn't in the script. The team regrouped and secured promotion with a 3-0 win at home thanks to a Jesus Christ brace and assist.

#### Division 4

Division 4 started off extremely well, with five wins in a row sending the club into the promotion playoffs, but a disastrous run forced the club to try again. The club struggled from then on with five straight defeats including a 5-1 trouncing away from home, but their form picked up soon after this, winning and drawing, putting them back into the playoffs

##### Promotion

Once again, oh dear sufferred defeat in their first promotion game with a three goal loss, but two wins in a row over Ayew Joking and a first half forfeirt by braid put the club into Division 3

#### Division 3

Division 3 proved to be too easy for oh dear with only two losses all season and eight victories. A draw to G Force FC with a man of the match performance from Darren Donio Donio sent the club into the promotion games.

##### Promotion

For the fourth time in a row, oh dear were defeated in their first promotion match with a 4-2 loss to Mandy Rovers. This result tested the team's spirits, needing two wins from two in order to go up to Division 2, but an 8-2 win over FC GQF quickly crushed those nightmares and the club calmly defeated CSKA LA GALLINA, sending them up.

#### Division 2

Division 2 started off with four losses in a row, but a 3-1 win over CaboCity gave the team hope. A four game unbeaten streak with two man of the match performances each from Jesus Christ and Morgan Hudson helped to quench those fears. With the club needing just two wins to put them into the promotion matches, the team were dealt a bad hand, with three unlucky defeats in a row but two wins away from home secured promotion matches again, but the club were unable to achieve promotion, being defeated by one goal in their final game. This heartbreak pushed the team to get back up as soon as possible, getting the seven points necessary to try again.

##### Promotion

For the first time this season oh dear picked up a win in the opening promotion match with a comfortable 3-0 win and first half forfeit over GANGALANG. Two more wins over SOKKULLU FK and Belling Ham at home sent the club to Division 1.

#### Division 1

Division 1 proved to be a challenge for the team, needing over 30 points in the space of two weeks to get into Elite Division, so the club took this time in order to test themselves out for the playoffs at the end of the season. They actually secured 24 points in the 25 games they did play, but next on the cards were the playoffs.

#### Playoffs

The playoffs went of to a dream start with a scintillating 4-1 win over Krokis FC and a 10/10 match rating for Morgan Hudson at right wing, but the second game needed Hudson to be played elsewhere with a return of Yummo Wickersham to the starting eleven and the club were extremely unlucky, conceding a goal in the 92nd minute and losing the game. The following game was a change, an unbelievable 5-1 win and doubles from Jesus Christ and Yummo Wickersham on either wing. Their 4th game was tied 4-4 after 90 minutes, so golden goal extra time was up next, but a 110th minute goal sealed a defeat for the club and two more losses dampened some spirits at the club. Two wins followed, a forfeit and a 5-1 trouncing, but a 1-0 defeat didn't affect the club as they bounced back with more wins. The fifteenth and final playoff match was against WhahDiBloodseed at the Big Man Arena and with three goals in the first half, the team were in a comfortable position, but soon got a quick dose of reality and conceded three goals, sending the game into extra time where a Liu Tze Long penalty in the 94th minute put an end to the playoffs with the final record of 8 wins and 7 losses.