Episode 15 - Bumper Update, Struggling
Trequartista, you and I cry...
TEENAGE striker Aaron Masters has signed for Championship strugglers MK Dons on what the club describe as a "long term contract".
The English hitman joins Karl Robinson's side - who have just overcome an eight game winless streak in the Sky Bet Championship - from Skrill Premier outfit Solihull Moors, where he has notched four goals in fifteen starting appearances this season.
However, perhaps the 17 year old's biggest contribution to the team he previously was talismatic at was his fabulous match-winning hattrick against League One's Carlisle United in the first round of this season's FA Cup, a match so uncharacteristic of a non-league side with just two league wins all season.
And, with faltering striker Luke Moore having ended months of speculation about his future at a Dons team he only linked up with back in the summer by signing for Yeovil Town on a loan deal, Masters may well find himself sneaking into the starting line-up on a number of occasions for the remainder of the campaign as MK Dons prepare to fight for their life in the second tier.
Goalkeeper Stephen Henderson is the Dons' only other winter signing so far, having joined from West Ham for an undisclosed fee as competetion for long-serving David Martin.
Sky Bet Championship
2 - 2
Chris Kirkland (OG) 37, Ryan Hall 54 - Jérémy Hélan 21, Gary Madine 52
Jérémy Hélan
3 - 0
Leigh Griffiths 19, 54, Cameron Jerome 44
Leigh Griffiths
0 - 0
None
Joel Ekstrand 63
Lee Wallace
1 - 3
Ian Harte 9 - Daniel Powell 3, Jason Holt 58, Darren Potter (pen) 62
Dele Alli
3 - 1
Ryan Hall 3, Jason Holt 16, Lewis Milne 46 - Sam Byram 28
Daniel Devine
2 - 0
David Rodriguez 17, Leanardo Ulloa 23
Leanardo Ulloa
2 - 4
Daniel Powell 6, Ben Reeves 47 - Andrew Keogh 9, Lawrie Wilson 20, 24, Johnnie Jackson 80
Lawrie Wilson
1 - 1
Lee Hodson 55 - Harry Kane 69
Hogan Ephraim
1 - 1
Daniel Devine 50 - Chris McCann 19
Daniel Devine
1 - 0
David Jones 14
Danny Lafferty
1 - 4
Luke Moore 60 - Rudy Gestede 22, 51, Henrique 62, Craig Conway 87
Tommy Spurr
2 - 2
Matt Jarvis 5, Andy Carroll 65 - Ryan Hall 23, Giorgio Rasulo 29
Matt Jarvis
2 - 1
Conor Sammon 72, Johnny Russell 79 - Lewis Milne 58
Johnny Russell
2 - 0
Tom Flanagan 35, Daniel Powell 47
Tom Flanagan
The FA Cup, Third Round
1 - 2
Sean Scannell 20 - Dele Alli 50, Giorgio Rasulo 88
Oliver Norwood 88
Giorgio Rasulo
1 - 3
Giorgio Rasulo 43 - Roberto Soldado 85, Moussa Dembélé 86, Sandro 90+3
The win against Huddersfield was absolute relief, the loss to Spurs, a team with no other highlights except from their goals, utter shock. We're out of the FA Cup, and I simply cannot comprehend how.
An awful run of results sees Giorgio Rasulo really start to shine, stealing the show against Huddersfield as well as grabbing goals against West Ham and Spurs. With the transfer window open Giorgio is once again the centre of attention for a number of Italian Serie A clubs, with Napoli, Fiorentina and Inter among those interested in the £8M rated player.
Moussa Dembélé
The win against Huddersfield was absolute relief, the loss to Spurs, a team with no other highlights except from their goals, utter shock. We're out of the FA Cup, and I simply cannot comprehend how.
Name: Giorgio Rasulo
Date of Birth: 23 January 1997
Previous Clubs: Bloxham Boys (Youth)
Coach Report:
An awful run of results sees Giorgio Rasulo really start to shine, stealing the show against Huddersfield as well as grabbing goals against West Ham and Spurs. With the transfer window open Giorgio is once again the centre of attention for a number of Italian Serie A clubs, with Napoli, Fiorentina and Inter among those interested in the £8M rated player.
“We even competed for the acne cream when we were younger. Obviously, I won that one."
- Scotland manager Gordon Strachan on his old friend and teammate Alex McLeish.