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JJ O'Donnell

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St Albans is where JJ started his professional career, he managed 3 goals in 12 appearances. Luton came calling the next year but, after not gaining any appearances he was loaned back to St Albans in the 10/11 season where he played 8 times scoring 1 goal. After multiple loans to various clubs, he got his 1st appearance for Luton in the 12/13 season where he got 2 goals from 28 games. The next season he only played twice for Luton so he was loaned out to Hyde which was short lived because he finished the Season at Gateshead where he scored one in 14 games. In the 14/15 season Gateshead signed him permanently for £7,000 and played 14 games. The next 5 seasons he was mostly a substitute where he raked up another 50+ appearances. During the 20/21 season he was loaned out to Torquay where he performed very well which in turn meant they triggered his release clause for only £1,500.
Genseric Matuidi

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Matuidi worked his way through his local semi-professional Angolan side, Petro de Luanda. He only played 3 games for the first team in the 27/28 season, along with 5 appearances for Clube Primeiro on loan, also that year. English Championship side saw him on the transfer list and decided to buy the player for £170,000 as a hopeful upcoming first teamer. The 28/29 and 29/30 seasons saw him go on successful loans to Barnet and Doncaster where he gained his first professional football goal. The 30/31 season saw him play in the Gateshead Reserves side along with fellow new signing, Balbuena. Genseric also played 9 games (providing 3 assists) for the first team that year, who were now in the English first division. He broke into the first team for the 31/32 season where he made 31 appearances providing 1 assist. This helped the team gain the Europa League title that year. His success continued, for the next three season where he helped the team to, Premier League, FA Cup and eventual Champions League success. He played as a very versatile player, able to perform at right back or center back.
Tommy Blackwell

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Balckwell worked his way through the Bristol City ranks and gained a professional contract in the 19/20 season and stayed for two years not playing a game. Gateshead signed him when he was released and he play 14 times in his first season along with getting 2 goals and 2 assists.The next season saw many young midfielders come to the club. This saw him demoted to the reserves with the intention of boosting their scored and result. This theory failed and they finished 10th out of 12 teams. Blackwell did make an appearance for the first team as a late substitute due do various injuries.
John McAtee

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He started his career at Shrewsbury but only ever played once in four years. This followed 3 loans at Telford, Ashton Utd and Curzon Ashton where he scored 7 in 30 games. Scunthorpe saw his form so they signed him on a free but released him after two years, only playing twice. In the 20/21 season Gateshead signed him off the free agent list where he was in and out of the starting 11. This saw him get 9 goals and one assist in 36 games. Ireland looked to sell him in the 21/22 season,but with the offer for Morias coming in, he was kept as a back up. He manged 7 goals and 2 assists in 26 games for the season. For the 22/23 season a lucrative £250,000 (Gateshead club record at the time received) offer came in from struggling Cardiff City, which was accepted instantly after only playing one game. He was put in the Cardiff reserves after only playing 5 games for Cardiff City that season.
Max Geschwill

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Max started his career at Hoffenheim in the 18/19 season, but was dropped to the reserves a year later and played 3 games. He was released at the end of the season and Gateshead came to sign him as a long term replacement for soon to retire Scott Barrow. This season (20/21) he was sent out on loan to Torquay where he performed well getting 4 goals and 4 assists in 35 games. He returned to the team in the 21/22 season where he played 26 times and assisted once. Max only played 5 games in the 22/23 season due to a horrendous leg break in July and only returned on the very last game of the season in the Play-Off semi final.
Daniel Greenfield

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Greenfield started his career at Barnsley but did not make any appearances for them between 2017 and 2019. Gateshead signed him on a free at the start of the 19/20 season where he was a key substitute. He managed 2 goals and 6 assists in 43 games from his first season. Due to new signings in the 20/21 season, he was loaned out to Torquay where he was one of their star players, getting 8 goals and 12 assists in 46 games. Daniel was then brought back to Gateshead in the 21/22 where he was more of a regular. He played 36 times, provided 8 assists and scored 2 himself. All season he was after a move away but he eventually settled for a new contract near the tail end of the season. Greenfield was a key rotational player for the first team in the 22/23 season due to the amount of games being played. This in turn (due to his youthful stamina) allowed him to get the second most appearances that season with 44. He also provided 4 assists from central midfield. During the 23/24 season he was very much a back-up player (5th inline) but because of the busy schedule he still managed 27 games and 3 assists. But at the start of the 24/25 season, a £20,000 offer came in from Dover which was accepted and he transferred after playing 150 games for the club.
Connor Simpson

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Simpson worked his way through the Hartlepoolyouth system and spent the 16/17 and 17/18 seasons there scoring one in 8 games. At the start of the 18/19 season, Preston North End bought him for £55,000 and sent him on loan to Carlisle Utd where he again played 8 games and scored one. In the 19/20 season he was loaned out to Accrington Stanley where he managed an impressive 11 goals and 6 assists in 28 games. Midway through the next season (20/21) Gateshead were looking for a new striker so they brought him in on a 3 month loan where he played well, scoring 5 and assisting one in only 11 games. After spending the next 2 seasons at Preston playing 29 games and scoring 4 overall. They offered him out on loan, Gateshead once again decided to sign the 23 year old as the teams main striker. He performed very well and was a huge asset in the promotion to League One. His 24 goals and two assists (in 36 games) helped the club go up and earned him Player of the Season and second in the league Goal Scorers. He retruned to Preston at the end of the season.
Tyreeq Bakinson

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Bakinson started his career at Luton town in the 15/16 season and was there for 2 seasons before moving to Bristol City on a free (17/18). After a decent loan at Newport County in the 18/19 season, Bristol wanted him to get more experience so Gateshead saw he was available. He became a key playmaker in the 20/21 season, where he scored 6 and assisted five in 37 games. He returned to Bristol at the end of the season.
Alberto Matarazzo

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Alberto gained his first team contract a Chievo in the 22/23 season where he played an impressive 22 games and assisted 2 at the age 16. The next season he was loaned out to Cavese in the lower Italian leagues where he scored 3 and assisted 1 in 37 games for the club. He then returned to Chievo where he played 13 games in two seasons but was loaned out to Monopoli at the end of the 25/26 season. After this Chievo decided not to renew his contract so Gateshead brought him in on a bosman deal and with his potential, it looked to be a good bit of business for the North East side. There was alot of competition at the left back position so Ireland decided to train him for right back to make him more versatile. He played 22 games that season and averaged a 7.31 rating throughout them games. He gained his first silverware for the club with the League One title and Leasing.com Trophy. For the 27/28 season, he played even less, only 18 games but with an assist, he looks to play more in the years to come. Alberto gin struggled to get into a regular first team position, although he was very useful to Luke Ireland as he could play on both sides of the defence. He made 21 appearances and looked to play more into the future seasons as he was only 23 years of age. The next season saw him play a little more, this was due to the amount of games in the Championship and the various cups Gateshead were involved in with a tight schedule. He played 29 games and got his one and only goal for the club that season, he also provided an assist averaging a 7.55 all year. The 30/31 season was his last year at the club, he fell down the pecking order after the promotion to the first division. He only played 15 games but still averaged an impressive 7.40. At the start of the 31/32 season, Blackburn Rovers came in with a lucritive £8.5 million bid for his services which was quickly accepted and he joined them that summer. He played 105 games, scored 1 and assisted two in his time in the north east.
Mirko Romagnoli

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Mirko worked his way through the Empoli youth system but never played a game for them after getting his pro contact in the 14/15 season. The next year he moved to Siena and only played 3 games in two years before being sent out on loan to Rimini for the 17/18 season where he played 14 and scored 1. From the 18/19 to the 23/24 season he played 30 times for Siena and was released at the end of the 23/24 season. Gateshead brought him in on a free for the 24/25 season where he ended up playing mostly as a right back. He played 33 times and provided 1 assist. The next year he played 38 times and gave 2 assist to help Gateshead reach the play-offs. For the 26/27 season he didn't play as many times due to the depth in the defence department. Although in the games he did play, he performed very well, averaging 7.66 through the 24 games he appeared in along with the 3 assists from RB and CB. He massively helped the club to League and Cup victories that season. The next season came and it was clear that Gateshead were spoilt for choice in the defense department. Ireland tried to sell Mirko in the summer window, but no offers were high enough for Luke to be happy. January came, and a £500,000 bid came in from Norway side Molde. Ireland felt this was a fair offer and it was accepted for him to play the rest of the 27/28 season and on wards in Scandinavia. He played 13 games in his last season, finishing with a total of 108 appearances for the club over 3.5 years.
Nathan Patterson

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Nathan started his pro career at Rangers after working through the youth set up in the 17/18 season. It took him 2 seasons to get some game time in the 19/20 season. During the 20/21 season, he went on loan to Dundee in the Scottish Championship where he played 16 and scored one. The next year he played one game for Rangers but was released at the end of the season where Gateshead picked him up with a club record wage bill of £1,500 a week. He became an instant hit with the fans and played a huge role in the tight defense. In the 43 games, he gained 2 assists but was key making the 3rd most appearances that year for the team. For the 23/24 season, Patterson played the most out of any player (42 times) and was key to the defensive stability even with all the other defenders getting injured. He adapted well to whatever faces were alongside him and helped gain promotion to League One. For the 24/25 season there was an influx in defender brought to the club. For the start of the season Patterson was the favoured RB, but with the rise of talent from Glembotzki, he ended up losing his starting position. He finished the season with 26 appearances and 1 assist. The next season came and a surprise £200,000 bid came in from locals rivals Newcastle Utd (who had just been relegated into the same league as Gateshead). It was clear that Nathan wanted the move to happen, so Ireland accepted and he moved there for the 25/26 season. His Gateshead career ended with 111 appearances for the club in 3 great seasons. He only ended up playing twice for the Magpies that year and was demoted to the reserves.
Callum Whelan

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Whelan came through the ranks at Manchester Utd and stayed there till the 18/19 season when he was sold to Watford after not playing a game. In the 19/20 season he played 3 times, scoring 1 and assisted 1 but was released at the end of the year. Gateshead saw him on the free agent list and brought him in to fight with loanee midfielders; Grayson and Bakinson. In the 21/22 season there was an influx of midfielder options, he played 6 times before being loaned out to Boston Utd till the end of that season where he was their key player, getting 5 goals and 4 assists in 32 games from central midfield. Once he returned he became quite a regular in the squad, making 37 appearances and providing 2 assists from deep in midfield. He (like Greenfield) fell down the pecking order in the 23/24 season due to new signings. He played a total of 25 games and scored one goal. The 24/25 saw him play even less than the season before, this was due to him being sold in the January stransfer window. He played 23 times and gained 1 assist. After more midfielders were brought in, Ireland placed him on the transfer list. Scottish 4th tier team, Brechin City came in with an impressive £70,000 bid which was quickly accepted and he joined them for the start of the 24/25 season after him playing 23 times and gained 1 assist. He was an instant hit with the Scottish side and he became a key player for them.
George Alexander

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Alexander has played at Millwall since youth level and made his first appearance in the 18/19 season. In the 20/21 season, (after playing 4 games) he was offered out for loan and Gateshead managed to get him in on a short loan as they had already hit their limit on full season loans. He played 17 games and made a huge impact in them by scoring 12 goals and was the teams top scorer at the time he went back to Millwall after the 3 months. Jordan Preston managed to score 13 so George missed out by one goal. When he returned in the 21/22 season, he was a highly rated sub for The Lions scoring goals from the bench. After playing at Milwall, Aberdeen and Sunderland for the next 6 seasons he was released by Aberdeen after falling out of favour. Gateshead decided to bring him back on a free, but with multiple options up top, he was in and out of the first team. January came and a surprising £600k offer came in from Bristol Rovers, which was accepted and he finished the season with them after 2 goals and 6 games for Gateshead.
Lucas McLear

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Lucas came through the Scottish Championship sides youth set-up and gained his professional contract in the 24/25 season. Although he was instantly loaned out to League One side Ayr Utd in which he helped the team gain promotion back to the Championship after scoring 2 and assisting once in 34 games. He returned back to Raith (who were now in the Premiership) for the 25/26 campaign, where he played 36 games, scoring twice and assisting 3 times from centre back. The next season saw him play less due to injury (only 23 appearances) but the summer came and interest from the two big Scottish sides came in. He eventually picked Celtic then club record fee of £2.5 million and was an instant hit with the fans. In his first season at Celtic Park, he scored 3 and assisted 1 in only 20 appearances that year which in turn helped towards victory in the Scottish Cup and Europa League 2. He spent another two seasons at the club, where he won the Premiership and Scottish Cup (for the second time) in the time. He also gained his first cap for his country whilst at the club. McLear was looking for a bigger challenge so did not renew his contract for the 30/31 season and he joined Gateshead FC (who had just been promoted to the English first tier). He performed well over the first two seasons in the north east, gaining 3 assists in 70 games from centre back. This also came along with Europa League victory to add to his trophy list. Lucas continued o stay in the Gateshead side, helping them to eventual Premier League and Champions League victory in these 4 seasons alone, getting his first goals for the club in the 33/34 season. He looks to continue his success moving forward, as he is still only 26 years of age.
Greg Olley

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Olley started his career at Newcastle Utd in the youth set-up (12/13). He never made an appearance for the magpies and got a free transfer to Hull in the 15/16 season. After not making an appearance for Hull City 1st team, he joined Gateshead FC at the start of the 18/19 season and had a very good midfield performace with 7 goals from 39 games. The 19/20 season came and he was a pivotal player maker for Gateshead's push into the National League after getting demoted a year earlier. He clocked 2 goals, 9 assists in 42 appearances. Greg had a very good 20/21 campaign where he managed 9 goals and 8 assists in 49 games. This earned him 'player of the season' from manager Luke Ireland. Unfortunaetly the 21/22 season saw him riddled with injuries and was unable to perform as well as the season previous. Although he still managed 1 goal and 7 assists in 35 games and he also became the vice-captain in January 2022 after Barrow's departure. Once the 22/23 started, it was obvious that Olley was not looking to be a key player anymore. After playing 14 games and scoring from the spot, he was sold to Gainsborough in the Vanarama North League for £150,000. He left the club as the most appeared player (in the Ireland era) with 179 games and a player of the season award to his name.
Joe Haigh

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Haigh worked his way through the Chelsea youth system and gained his proffesional contract in the 19/20 season where he played 3 games and scored one. At the end of the season, Gateshead were looking for a short term fill in for some injuries. He signed and again scored one in 3 games. He returned at the end of the season and spent the next two years in the Chelsea reserves. In the 22/23 season, Gteshead needed wingers and noticed Haigh was available again for loan. They signed him and he performed well in the 24 games, scoring 2 and assisting 3. This helped the team gain promotion to League two. He returned to Chelsea at the end of the season and has played the occasional cup appearance but is mostly in the reserves at the age of 21.
Luca Marseiler

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Luca worked his way through the Bayern Munich youth set up but was released after his first professional season.He then moved to German third tier team Unterhaching where he stayed for 4 years, playing over 90 games and scoring 10 goals. League One side Blackpool were impressed and forked out £65,000 him in the 19/20 season where he played one game. In the 20/21 season, Blackpool wanted him to get more experince so Gateshead got him on a short loan where he played excellently, assisting 9 goals in only 14 games and averaging a 7.71 rating. He returned to Blackpool at the end of his loan and League Two side Leyton Orient came and quickly loaned him.
Gateshead Player Testimonials

## Information

Testimonials are given to players at Gateshead who have played in seasons for the club in the Ireland era. They are given a testimonial charity game where they pick two teams of players they've played with through the 10 or more years. The players plays 1 half for the one side and then the next half for the other.

## Players

Below are the players that have completed 10 years at the club and the teams that they selected.

### Sean Robertson

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## Upcoming Players

These are players who have been at the club 10 years, but reached this target after Ireland left the club.

 Markus von Shrotter | 334

## Close Players

Players who reached 9 seasons, playing under Ireland.

 David Glembotzki | 333
Gateshead FC Stadium

## Overview

Gateshead FC have played at the Gateshead International Stadium since 1977. At the time Luke Ireland took over, it was able to accommodate 11,800 people.

During the 19/20 season, it saw Gateshead have an average of 1000 people attending the stadium over the home games.

In the 20/21 season the average was doubled to 2000 people turning up after the promotion to the National League.

5000 was the average in the second season in the National league. This was the year they were trying to push for promotion to the football league.

Going through all the way to 26/27 season, the average attendance increased slowly up to 10,000 and in this season they gained the League One title

This then promoted the club to have a mandatory increase in size to the stadium, from 11,800 to a maximum capacity of 15,200 at the ground. This was to comply with the Championship rules.

In the 30/31 season they were promoted to the Premier League. The board were in talks to build a new stadium just out of Gateshead, to accommodate more fans that had come with the clubs success.

With them gaining entry into the Europa League for the 31/32 season, things moved quickly and they moved there for the first game of the season. The new, Angel of the North arena would hold nearly double of people than the Gateshead International, with 30,000 instead of 15,200.

After success occurred in the 31/32 season, a bid to expand the stadium even more was placed. This was accepted and the for the 33/34 season, The Angel of the North Arena would be able to hold 55,000 people, making it 11th on the highest capacity list.

Ireland announced he would retire at the end of this season, so a stand was named in his honour at the end of the season, but not before brining the FA Cup and Champions League back to the ground. The team averaged max capacity that year, so it would not be long until a new bid was placed to expand even more.
Jack Grealish

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Grealish worked his way through the Aston Villa youth system and gained his proffesional contract in the 11/12 season. He spent a total of 16 years at club, after play over 350 games for the Claret & Blue, with over 30 goals and captaining them through these years since the 16/17 season. After falling down the pecking order with the Lions, hewas released by them at the end of the 27/28 season. Gateshead managed to sign him on a one year, £8k a week contract to give the team some experience in the midfield department. His first season went well, scoring 3 and assisting 3 in only 38 games, he helped the team reach the play-offs but unfortunately not the final for promotion to the Premiership. This led him to sign a 2 year extension which was to take him to retirement at the age of 35/36. The first year saw him be mostly a bench player, coming on to replace the likes of new signing Quizera and youngster Toral. He played 22 games and assisted once. The next season saw the ageing midfielder fall into the reserves for the 30/31 season. The season wasn't amazing but they didn't come bottom of the league by goal difference. The reserves took part in the Leasing.com Trophy but they were knocked out in the group stages. Although it did see Jack get two goals to his name in the competition. Jacks last game for the first team saw him play at home against Tottenham in a 2-0 victory. He came on for the last 30 minutes and got a round of applause from both sets of fans. He played 64 games for Gateshead in his 3 years, with 5 goals and 4 assists. The 30/31 season saw the 35 year old end his career with 307 appearances.
Hassan Elneny

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Elneny (who is Egyptian decent) worked his way through the LOSC Lille youth set-up from a young age. He gained his pro contract in the 28/29 season, mostly playing for the reserves that year, but also getting 3 appearances (and 1 assist). The next year saw him become a bench player, making 8 appearances, scoring 2 and assisting one. It showed the glimmer of what was to come from the young Frenchman. The next year saw him become a first team regular, scoring 5 and assisting 4 in only 29 games. This made him get noticed by clubs through European football, and eventually a £15.25 Million transfer fee was accepted by Premier League side Gateshead. He moved to the North East side for their second season in the top flight where he became a key player in holding midfield, partnering the likes of Toral and Geys. This season saw instant success in the form of the Europa League, winning the trophy against fellow English side Liverpool FC. The next season came, and Gateshead were pushing for the League title, and this turned out to be very successful, beating Man City and Tottenham to the title on the last day of the season. Hassan also got his first goal in this season for the club. Ireland set his sights on the Champions League for his final year in charge. Hassan was a major playmaker in the 33/34 season, eventually helping the team to FA Cup and more importantly Champions League glory. He provided 8 assists and averaged 7.17 through the 39 games he appeared in that year. For his future, he looks to continue his progress with Gateshead and get his debut for the French national side.
Marcos Savarino

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Marcos worked his way through the Venezuelan first division side Deportivo Tachira's youth set-up. He gained his pro contract in the 27/28 season where he played 4 games before being loaned out to Deportivo Lara for the rest of the season where he played another 4 games. The 28/29 season saw him make the first team, scoring 3 and assisting 1 in 27 games through the year, he impressed the Venezuelan FA which prompted them to play the then 20 year old in the national side. Gateshead then noticed that he was available on a bosman deal, so Ireland got his signature after his international clearance was accepted due to him representing his country. He joined the north east side for the 29/30 season where they ended up winning the Championship, he played 27 games and averaged a respectable 7.29 average rating throughout that year. Ireland decided to train him up to play along the back four, this made him very versatile. 20 appearances in the 30/31 season saw him also gain his first assist for the club. In the next two seasons, it saw him gain another 45 games and help the club get their first Europa League and Premier League trophy. By this point he had made 39 caps (scoring 1 goals) for Venezuela. Using his ability to play right across the back three, Ireland played Marcos 23 times for the 32/33 season where he in turn helped the team to Premier League glory. Unfortunately, due to an influx of new signings, he was offered out for loan for the 33/34 season. He ended up in Russia, playing for League Champions Krasnodar.
Carrick Hill

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Hill gained his proffesional contract in the 18/19 season for WBA after working his way through the youth set-up. He gained his first appearance for the Baggies in the 20/21 season but after three games he was loaned to Southport where he impressed in the 18 games, scoring 2 and assisting 2. The next year he was loaned to Fleetwood where he managed 35 games, gaining promotion to the Championship. The 22/23 season saw him play 3 games again and Gateshead were after some defensive support so he was loaned but only played 5 games. The next season (23/24) came, and Gateshead needed another defender with a few injuries. He was brought in for a second stint and impressed Ireland with 1 goal and 1 assist in 37 games. He helped them get promoted to League One and then he returned back to West Brom at the end of the season.
Carlo Cavallo

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Cavallo worked his way through the Juventus adademy wherre he was released a found by Napoli in the 18/19 season. After one season in the reserves he was sold to Hoffenheim Reserves for £575,000 where he only played 3 games in 2 years. After they did not renew his contract for the 21/22 season, Gateshead got him on a bosman deal where he performed well as a bench player, scoring 3 and getting 3 assists in 22 games. The next season saw him go down the pecking order abit, this was due to various new permanent and loan signing for the wing. It still saw him play 20 games and assist one, mostly from the bench. Once again he was used less in the next season (23/24), playing only 12 times but assisting 3. He was sold in the next summer to bankrupt Huddlesfield for £30,000 after playing 54 times for the club.
Vittorio Merci

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Merci worked his way through Serie A side, Perugia's youth set-up and gained his professional contract in the 24/25 season. He straight away became a bench player, getting 19 appearances with 1 assist but unfortuntaley they came dead last and got relegated. The next season saw him get a big move to Spanish side Athletico Madrid for a whopping £12.25 million. He moved there but only played 4 games, getting sent off in one of those too. Over the next few years, he was getting the odd game for the first team, but he managed to get more of a looking on his loans at; Mattersburg, Rapid Vienna, Bournmouth and Real Hispalis. The 27/28 season at Vienna was particulary impresive, with him scoring 6 and assisting 4 over 32 games from right back. Between the 25/26 and 31/32 seasons in Madrid, he only played a total of 25 games for the club, although he did score 2. He was released for the start of the 32/33 season where Europa League champions, Gateshead FC signed him from the unemployed list. Ireland brough the, now 25 year old in as a full back sub player, training him to play left back and right wing. He contributed 19 games in the side league winning season and the next year saw him play 16, gaining an FA Cup and Champions League medal. After the managers retirment, he looks to work his way into the teams starting 11.
Antef Tsoungui

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Antef got his professional contract at 16 in the 19/20. Brighton his parent club wanted him to get some experience so Gateshead signed him on a year long loan. For a young lad, he had a brilliant season playing in the slightly un familiar role of CDM. 1 goal and 1 assist in 36 games was where he finished the season. Also coming away with the Vanarama North League Winners medal. Although he has stated his preferred club is Gateshead, Ireland tried to bring him in the next season but Brighton wanted to use him as a bench player and keep him when he improves. Brighton have had offers from high calibre European teams for his services such as Borussia Dortmund but they managed to keep the youngster.
Black Widow

Black Widow is a black cat that atm959 had from 2017 to 2019. He got turned into a meme after atm959 posted an image of him in front of a dark background to a point where the animal was not visible. MYCRAFTisbest edited the image to add a velociraptor into it. That image became an emote that can be used in the Discord server and FrankerFaceZ, and when *Jackbox Party Pack* is streamed, it is used to cover up the room code before MYCRAFT joins the room.
Alex Nicholson

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In 2010/11 Nicholson started his professional career at Newcastle Utd and stayed for 3 season getting no appearances in the meantime. Preston came calling but this was short lived as he didn't get any appearances and was sent on loan to Chorley where he got his first professional appearance. In the 14/15 season he moved to Blyth where he stayed for 5 years getting over 100 appearances and 9 goals. In 2019 Alex moved to Gateshead where he was an important player with 41 games and an assist. In his second season he was featured much less but managed to score his first goal in 20 games.During the 3rd season, he was becoming to be used less and less so when January came, he was sold to Queens Park for £24,000.

## Statistics

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Oat

**Oat** is a character in CATG Adventures. he also wrote this article, and the entire wiki (so far)

## Introduction

Oat was introduced in the initial introduction. It's important to note that Oat's design changed from the introduction to the first comic he appeared in, getting his hairstyle changed and making his bowl an actual character rather than an inanimate object. He isn't known to have any special powers, but he does have his companion, Oat Bowl, making him one of two characters (the other being Graham) to have one.

## Oat Bowl

Oat Bowl is a character separate from Oat, but they just hang out a lot, i guess Oat Bowl's more of oat's pet maybe?

Oat Bowl was barred from entering the grocery store in episode 5, furthering the notion that Oat Bowl is a pet

## Antics

* In episode 2, where Oat was introduced, he won in the sled race and won exp and gold 292892892 after his competitors (jonah & donut, newt, and zay) got stuck in between 2 trees, fell through a hole in the course, and got vibe checked by phantom so hard it left a hole in the course, respectively.
* In episode 5, he tagged along with the gang to the grocery store, participated and won in the impromptu kart race without any special abilities (beyond plot armor)
* In episode 6, he bails out Porcelain Plate with dino oatmeal and gets a giant psychic spoon which becomes his weapon of choice

## Trivia

* His design was changed from the initial introduction to when he first appeared (it says that already i know but it's good trivia)
* He's one of two characters to have a companion in Oat Bowl (the other being Graham's Rose)
* He's the reigning king of karting in CATGA
Mario Boye

## Profile

 DOB
 Position

## Career

Boye worked his way through Dutch side, Vitesse's youth system and gained his professional contract in the 28/29 season. He was loaned out to Sparta Rotterdam where he played well, scoring 3 and assisting 1 in only 11 games. The next year saw him go out on loan again to another Dutch team, ADO Den Haag. Here he had a very impressive season, getting 20 goals and 5 assists in just 37 appearances, he was one to watch for the future. Ireland noticed his performance in the lower Dutch divisions and placed a £11.25 Million offer (a club record at the time) for the talented youngster). He made the move to Gateshead for the 30/31 season and became a very useful player for the club. In his first season he scored 4 goals and gained 2 assists over 24 games in the Premiership. This helped the team reach 6th in their first ever appearance in the 1st Division, which in turn made them qualify for Europa League football the next year. Unfortunately he didn't end up playing as much during the next season (18 games), but he still managed 2 goals that year. The next season saw a push for the Premier League title, which Mario had a huge part in. Now trained up as a deeper midfielder, he became more a playmaker, not scoring but assisting and setting up goals through the year helped the club get their first ever division 1 title. The best was yet to come for Boye, the next campaign saw him get 6 goals and 10 assists in 48 games, eventually coming away with a FA Cup and Champions League medal too. These first 4 seasons have seen him come up heaps and bounds, as he looks to gain his first Argentina cap next season which should defiantly happen with his work rate and form.
Dom Tear

## Profile

 D.O.B
 Position

## Career

Tear worked his way through the Huddlesfield Twon youth set-up and gained his profesional contract in the 16/17 season. After a few years in the reserves, Gateshead loaned him for a season (19/20) where he scored 1 goal and contributed 7 assists in his 26 games. This made Blackpool notice him and he was an instant hit in League One getting 12 goals.
Davie Monti

## Profile

 DOB
 Position

## Career

Monti worked his way through the youth set-up at Hibernian. After gaining his pro contract in the 25/26 season, he was loaned straight out to Partick Thistle where he scored and assisted 2 goals. Hibernian then kept him for the first team as bench player for the next 3 seasons (playing very well) when he eventually became a favourite in the 29/30 season. He played 87 games for the Scottish side (scoring 21) helping them to runners up in the Betfred Cup twice. The 30/31 season came and Davie wanted a new challenge so didn't sign a new contract. Gateshead noticed the youngster, so he made a bosman move to the north east of England for their start in the 1st Division. Over the next 4 seasons, he contributed to the side eventually winning the Premiership, FA cup and most importantly, the Champions League. Over these four years, he played 122 games , scored 4 goals and assisted 11, mostly from the bench.
2023/24 Gateshead Season

## Gateshead 2023/24 Season

Gateshead Information

 Stadium
 League Pos
 FA Cup
 Carabao Cup
 Leasing.com Trophy

## Overview

The pre-season for Gateshead didn't go to plan, 2 draws and two heavy losses saw the start of the season looking slightly bleak. On a positive note, it saw multiple new signings for free, these included: experienced holding midfielders; Evans and Fuchs, attacking players Kennedy and South Thomas along with highly rated winger Mighten. Many youngsters also came in for future thinking as many were sent on loan or placed in the reserves for experience.

With the friendlies not going to plan, it set the season off badly and the form followed into the league after a draw to Yeovil and 3-1 loss to Plymouth. Ireland made sure that the team was aware of their poor form and magically they managed to beat Championship side Derby on penalties in the Carabao Cup. This then picked up the lads and they won 9 games on the bounce which in turn pushed them up to the top 4. But it also saw them crash out of the Crabao Cup with a 2-0 loss to Premiership side Bournemouth and a 1-0 loss to Burnley Reserves in the Leasing.com group stage first game.

October continued to go well in league, with only loosing two all the way up to the end of the year. This saw us challenging for the league title and goals from South Thomas and Simpson helped this massively. Unfortunately it also saw us Come out of the Leasing.com trophy group stage as we finished bottom of the group with draws against Oldham and Shrewsbury. But the FA Cup started and we had good wins against Isthmian premiership team Carshalton (3-0) and Aldershot in the next round (1-0) which 3 of the 4 the goals came from upcoming youngster David Croll.

The January window came and Ireland wasn'nt looking to bring anyone in but to sell some players to releive the wage budget was needed. Veteran Urban Zibert was on the list after falling down the pecking order with the signings of Evans and Fuchs. National League North side Farsley came in with a £55,000 offer which was accepted just after his last appearance in a 0-0 draw to Swindon. Meanwhile league form dropped slightly with only 4 wins in the 8 games that month and a 1-0 loss in the 4th FA Cup round to Sheffield Utd saw us fully focus on the league.

From the start of February all the way to the end of the season it was clear that the title was going to be between Gateshead, Yeovil and Swindon. During the last few months, Connor Simpson stepped up his game and overtook South Thomas as the clubs top scorer.

Gateshead only lost one game right to the end of the season against fellow northern team Carlisle 3-0. But too many draws in the the same time frame saw us eventually loose out the title by two points to inform Yeovil. Overall the team played well and we gained our main goal of promotion to League One. Next season we look to avoid relegation and perform better in the Leasing.com trophy.

## Squad

Below is the squad that finished the season and their personal stats respectively.

## Transfers

Transfers In

Transfers Out

## Staff

Staff stayed the same as the previous season.

 Simon Johnson
Jemar South Thomas

## Profile

 DOB
 Position

## Career

Jemar worked his way through the Bristol City youth system and gained a pro contract in the 19/20 season but was loaned out to Plymouth that year, scoring 4 in 10 games which in turn helped them to promotion to League One. In the 21/22 season he was loaned to Solihull Moors where he scored twice and assisted 4 in 19 appearances. After being at Bristol 5 season and not playing a game, he was released at the end of the 22/23 season. Gateshead noticed him on the free agent list so they signed him on a £975 a week contract. He was key to the promotion push to League One, scoring 20 goals and assisting two within 35 games. This made him young player of the season in his first year for the club. The next year was no where near as good for South Thomas, he just wasnt quite up to quality of League One and with other striker signings, he feel down the order. He still managed 2 goals in 13 games from the bench but was sold to Coventry City for £200,000 at the end of the season which Ireland accepted very quickly.
Grady McArdle

## Profile

 DOB
 Pos

## Career

Grady worked his way through the Hibernian youth system and gained his proffesional contract in the 25/26 season where he impressed as a youngster, playing 7 and scoring 1. For the 26/27 season, he was loaned out to Edinburgh City where he played well. Scoring 8 and assisting 4 for the Ldbrokes league 1 side. He was then loaned out again for the 27/28 season to Raith Rovers, where he gained valuable first division Scottish football. He rose to the occasion, assisting 9 and scoring 8, impressing Hibernian at the same time. During this season, it was realised that Hibernian had not renewed McArdle's contract, so Gateshead decided to offer him £7.75k a week for a bosman move to the English Championship side. He accepted and became a key member of the team, making a solid 36 appearances in the 28/29 season, scoring 1 and assisting 1 along the way. The next year he appeared less, assisting one in 27 games for the north east side, but he still contributed to the eventual Championship win. When they got to the Premiership in the 30/31 season, Grady fell well down the pecking order. He only made 8 appearances all season and at the end of the season, he was loaned out to Scottish side Hearts for the 31/32 season where he didn't get look in and at the end of the season was placed on the transfer list to be sold. Reading came in with a £8 Million offer, which Ireland accepted and he moved them for the 32/33 season.
Alex Lacey

## Profile

 D.O.B
 Position

## Career

Alex started his career at Luton town, it took him 5 seasons to get into the first team, where he managed 1 goal in 21 games, 18 appearances followed in the season after. Yeovil then signed him on a free where he was a regular, getting 60 appearances and 3 goals. He moved to Gillingham for 2 season where he was not as successful but still kept scoring from defence (2 in 27). Gillingham released him so Gateshead managed to sign the 25 year old where he was easily the best defender in the squad, scoring 4 times in 40. This helped Gateshead win the Vanarama League North which was his first piece of silverware since 2013.He was once again instrumental in the next season, getting 6 goals and an assist in 43 games from center back. He scored the winning goal in the 20/21 FA Trophy final. The 21/22 season was another good one for Lacey, after signing a new contract becoming the second highest paid at the club. He played 41 times, scored 4 and assisted 2; also after Scott Barrow left the club, he became club captain in January 2022. Lacey had a solid next season, although he didn't score in his 40 games, he played very well after conceding the least by ant team in League Two. During the 23/24 season he ended up playing left back alot with the loanee signing of Hill partnering up with Dahmen. He played 31 times and got an assist but in March he broke his ankle and was ruled out for 6 months. For the 24/25 he was down the pecking order after an influx of central defenders. But with him able to play LB and RB it still allowed him to gain 18 appearances but he would have played more if it wasn't for two long term injuries. The next season (25/26) saw him stay fit throughout which allowed him to keep up his job as club captain. He played a total of 30 games and received 6 yellow cards. At the start of the 26/27 season he announced he would be retiring at the age of 34. This saw him go to the reserves to help out with the younger lads along with play at the same time. This also saw him loose first team club captaincy to Cristian Fuchs. Although he spent most of the season in the reserves, he still played 13 games for the first team and managed to get player of the month in February. He helped to the League One championship and Leasing.com trophy. He now looks to gain coaching badges and work his way up. He leaves Gateshead as most appeared player with 256 appearances and 14 goals from defense.
Armando Dobra

## Profile

 D.O.B
 Position

## Career

Dobra is half English and half Albanian and has represented Albania at under-21 level. Dobra got his proffesioanal contract at Ipswich in the 17/18 season. In the 19/20 season he went to Gillingham on loan where he played 6 games. The year after Ipswich wanted him to gain more experience so they let him go out on loan again, but to Gateshead. He had a good season, playing 30 times and getting 4 assists and 2 goals along the way. He went back to Ipswich at the end of the season.
Sequencer

**Sequencer**-type powers are own powers hat are activated only under certain conditions or allow a gain of power over time.

## Sequencer-types Own Powers list

* Amon
* Atomodori: The Recoil
* Copy
* Dimension Slash
* Dracula
* Gambling
* Gura
* Izanagi
* Lazer
* Liar
* Mihoko
* Mistress
* Oath
* Protogeni
* Reverse Eyepiece
* Stocker
* Super Heat
* Target