dburns1993 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 This is my first proper journeyman save as I usually struggle to get into lower league saves but I'm determined to make it work this time after reading various threads on here. Any feedback, positive or negative is welcomed as from time to time I'll be asking for opinions from followers on whether or not to move clubs. Game Setup These following leagues will always be part of the game throughout my career as I feel they are the elite leagues: England France Germany Italy Spain To start with, I've also loaded all leagues from the following nations: Argentina Brazil China Croatia Ireland Netherlands Portugal Scotland Sweden Depending on my success (or lack of it) these leagues and nations are subject to change. Personal Career Objectives I have no self-imposed rules for my career although I won’t be using any third party add-ons. I will try to play as realistically as possible, hopefully making my way up the leagues as I progress. I will start out unemployed with ‘Sunday League’ reputation and will aim to get a job as soon as possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dburns1993 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 So, on day one I applied for nine jobs. From those applications, I received three offers: Bishop's Stortford Berwick Rangers Bohemians Not really bothered over what country I start in, think Berwick looks the best option based on there actually being a transfer budget as well as the excess wage budget. Early advice required people? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I would take Berwick, but then I like the idea of an English club showing the Scots how it is done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyosullivan Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Bohemians is a club with quite a reputation, surprised you got an offer from there. Haven't seen too many Career Updates starting off with a scottish team, pick Berwick Rangers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburns1993 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Bohemians is a club with quite a reputation, surprised you got an offer from there. Haven't seen too many Career Updates starting off with a scottish team, pick Berwick Rangers! I would take Berwick, but then I like the idea of an English club showing the Scots how it is done Thanks for the advice guys but I've decided to against you's completely! Being Irish and all that, I took over at Bohemians. Granted it may be the 'easier' option but I feel it is more realistic due to my nationality. I don't intend in staying in Ireland too long but one plan I do have is managing the national team but that is a long way away yet. One of the disadvantages of choosing this job is the fact that I am taking over the club after 19 league games, just over the halfway stage. Although the league position isn't too bad with us sitting in 6th out of 10 teams but our media prediction of 2nd might have been what cost the previous manager his job. I'm confident of finishing in an European spot before building on that for the following season. Looks like there will be a mass turnover at the end of the season with 33 players contracts expiring! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburns1993 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Airtricity Premier Division EA Sports Cup FAI Cup Europa League Transfers Squad Finances July 2011 Update Transfers With July also being a transfer window in Irish football I decided to only add two new faces in Jamil Adam and David Bevan. The reason for this is that there are 31 players’ contracts expiring at the end of the season so I first need to evaluate these players to decide who is worth a new contract and then I’ll rebuild the squad during the winter. Fixtures Finally, results have been mixed with two wins, three draws and two defeats. The two defeats have been heavy but expected in away games to Stoke City and league leaders Shamrock Rovers. We started my managerial reign with a terrific away draw at third placed St. Pats Athletic before travelling to the Faroe Islands where we done everything but secure an away goal. The scoreline in the Shamrock Rovers doesn’t do justice to the game as we were the better team for large periods. We then easily progressed in the Europa League with a comfortable before going two games without scoring. We finished the month off on a high however with a late victory over Drogheda United. Behind the Scenes Finance wise, we saw the balance of the club more than double in the space of less than a month largely due to bringing in almost £90k in gate receipts and a further £90k in prize money from progressing in the Europa League. I also asked for improvements to the training facilities but got rejected due to a lack of funds. I also had rejected requests for both transfer and wage budgets so it looks like if I'm to rebuild this club I'll have to sell before I buy whilst bringing in as much money as possible. One successful request however was that of asking for a parent club to try and improve funds, I figured this would be more useful than a loan affiliate as by the time the requests would come round the transfer window would be shut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roganp Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Good luck with Bohemians! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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