Season Review · October 6, 2026
Holdinds: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Holdinds finished Season 23 in eighth place in Division 8, collecting 22 points from six wins, four draws and 12 losses. The campaign produced 22 goals for and 51 against, leaving the club with a goal difference of -29.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
8th
Points
22
Record
6-4-12
GD
-29
Gary 'Nano' Pettit-Thompson IV
Lead Football Journalist
The Match & Season Desk
Data-first, narrative-second. If it happened on the pitch, Gary filed it.
A Columns Desk filing — visual season centre first, then the full notebook.
Season Centre
The campaign in pictures — before the filing.
Position
8th
Points
22
Win Rate
27%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-4-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
LCF
12 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
LCF
10 goals
Top assists
Philippe Robert
RCF
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 22
- P38
- Scoring
- 22
- P13
- Defence
- 51
- P17
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P33
- Goal difference
- -29
- P4
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
6-4-12
Wins
6
27%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-29 GD
The Filing
Gary's notebook, desk by desk — with the forthcoming newsroom voices framed around the edges.
From Gary's Notebook
Season Overview
Filed by
Gary Nano
Holdinds finishedSeason 23in eighth place in Division 8, collecting 22 points from six wins, four draws and 12 losses. The campaign produced 22 goals for and 51 against, leaving the club with a goal difference of -29.
The season’s supplied fun fact reflects that record:“Goal difference of -29 - defensive struggles throughout the season.”It captures a campaign in which the gap between goals scored and conceded was a defining number.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished eighth in Division 8.
- Recorded six wins and four draws.
- Scored 22 goals across the season.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Holdinds’ 12 losses outweighed their six wins, while the 51 goals conceded against 22 scored resulted in a -29 goal difference. Those figures, alongside the final eighth-place position and total of 22 points, are the clearest measures of where the season fell short.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Holdinds endedSeason 23eighth in Division 8, with six wins, four draws and 12 losses from their campaign. They scored 22 goals, conceded 51 and finished on 22 points with a -29 goal difference. The record sets out the central challenge of the season: improving the balance between goals scored and conceded.