The Apprentice: Football Manager Edition -- Sign-up Thread

The Interviews Process

Fabio Capello has won 9 Domestic Titles and one Champions League. Now, for the first time, he’s on the search for an apprentice.

The Idea

20 forumers replace the incumbent managers of the twenty Premiership teams. Week-by-week, Fabio Capello sets the two teams a task, which although is described in real-terms, equates to a Football Manager objective. After a set number of games (little point: add “Free 456” to the end of your sign-up post to show you have been reading), the two team’s totals are added up and the losing team is called into the boardroom. The Project Manager chooses two managers to join them in the boardroom, and one of them will get fired.

The Sign-up

I’m aiming to keep things simple, so instead of you choosing your attributes I’m just going to ask you to choose your CA and PA. Similar to the flop game-show Shafted, there are repercussions if you are selfish and try to set these too high. For those who don’t know, CA and PA are out of 200 and CA cannot be higher than PA. I’ll also want your name, day and month of birth (all managers will be born in 1977), and nationalities.

The Two Teams

All candidates will be separated into two teams, The Reds and The Blues. These teams will be seeded based on the team’s predicted positions, so you won’t have the Big Four in the same team. As the sign-up progresses, the teams will be re-arranged to try and preserve similar seedings.

The Project Managers

Once the sign-up is complete and teams and clubs are determined, you will all be assigned a random number, which will dictate the order of the Project Managers. After 10 weeks (There are 15 weeks including the final, but the final two weeks do not use Project Managers), or when a team runs out of Project Managers, the list will be re-done to recycle Project Managers.

Disclaimer:

As this is the first series, I cannot guarantee there will not be bumps along the way. In fact, I am certain there will be issues. I’ll try to minimise these but with the clubs being unequal tension is always likely to arise. Remember it is just a game (despite what Fabio says above) and to have fun. You can always participate again next series when I can be clearer on what should be done setting up the sign-up. If you’ve skimmed this post, make sure you read it again so you can be sure of the rules and that you provide all necessary information.

The Sign-up Form

Manager Name:

Date and Month of Birth:

First Nationality:

Second Nationality (if applicable):

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Manager Name: Gold Member

Date and Month of Birth: 28/10

First Nationality:Scottish

Second Nationality (if applicable):

Current Ability (/200):150

Potential Ability (/200):200

1. Goldmember (Frazza Pee)

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free 456

Manager Name: James Knowles

Date and Month of Birth: 21/01

First Nationality: Scottish

Second Nationality (if applicable): ---

Current Ability (/200): 100

Potential Ability (/200): 150

"Free 456"

1. Gold Member (Frazza Pee)

2. James Knowles (aaberdeenn)

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How will we get a team?

Manager Name: mikey twigge

Date and Month of Birth: 23/07

First Nationality:english

Second Nationality (if applicable):

Current Ability (/200):175

Potential Ability (/200):200

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The teams will be decided on the quality of your managers.

1. Goldmember (Frazza Pee)

2. James Knowles (aaberdeenn)

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Manager Name: James Ridley

Date and Month of Birth: 29/04

First Nationality: English

Second Nationality (if applicable): Welsh

Current Ability (/200): 130

Potential Ability (/200): 180

"Free 456"

Manager Name: Robert Boyle

Date and Month of Birth: 29/06

First Nationality: English

Second Nationality (if applicable): German

Current Ability (/200):150

Potential Ability (/200):280

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2. Robert Boyle (Robert_296)

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free 456

Manager Name: Cãtãlin Anghel

Date and Month of Birth: 24/06

First Nationality: Romanian

Second Nationality (if applicable):

Current Ability (/200):133

Potential Ability (/200):178

free 456

Manager Name: Browser Two

Date and Month of Birth: 31/12

First Nationality: English

Second Nationality (if applicable): Singapore

Current Ability (/200): 99

Potential Ability (/200): 199

Manager Name: The Ideal Apprentice

Date and Month of Birth: 2/1

First Nationality: English

Second Nationality (if applicable): Northern Irish

Current Ability (/200): 85

Potential Ability (/200): 160

'Free 456'

Really great idea, I was thinking about doing an Apprentice-esque sign up a while ago, but couldn't think how to associate the two together. Hopefully this goes smoothly

I'm making my own list of those who have signed-up, so don't worry if you get lost off the list here.

Manager Name: Mistryman

Date and Month of Birth: 7/10

First Nationality: English

Second Nationality (if applicable): Indian

Current Ability (/200): 100

Potential Ability (/200): 170

"free 456"

By the way- fantastic idea!

Manager Name: Robert Boyle

Date and Month of Birth: 29/06

First Nationality: English

Second Nationality (if applicable): German

Current Ability (/200):150

Potential Ability (/200):180

free 456

couldn't edit it for some reason :/

by the way, i'm new to this whole challenges thing, this is my first one... hope i dont screw it up :-s

Don't worry Robert_296, I assumed you meant 180 anyway . You can only edit for 5 minutes after posting, and if it's your latest post in the thread. And hormon, I'm much more likely to screw this up than you .

I'll be looking out for every mistake in this sign up like you do to me btw

Manager Name: Brian Greene

D.O.B: 21/01

Nationality: Irish

CA: 135

PA: 185

Free 456

Manager Name: Robaldinho

Date and Month of Birth: 29/08

First Nationality: English

Second Nationality (if applicable): Brazilian

Current Ability (/200): 100

Potential Ability (/200): 180

"free 456"

Manager Name: Stefan James

Date and Month of Birth: 06/09

First Nationality: English

Second Nationality (if applicable):

Current Ability (/200): 156

Potential Ability (/200): 175

Where am i supposed to say "free 456"

Manager Name: King Tikki-Man

date and month: 25/12

Nationality: English

second nationality: spanish

Current ability:120

potential ability: 195

'free 456'

this looks quality mate;)

Manager Name: Tomaldinho

Date and Month of Birth: 20/09

First Nationality: English

Second Nationality (if applicable): Spanish

Current Ability (/200): 130

Potential Ability (/200): 190

"Free 456"

Mate, sorry, take me off the list as i just remembered that i'll be out of town for a couple of weeks... sorry about that

Okay then, if you're sure.

next season then cheers

Manager Name: Kim Jung Fine

Date and Month of Birth: March 18th

First Nationality: Albanian

Second Nationality (if applicable): Russian

Current Ability (/200): 132

Potential Ability (/200): 187

free 456

Manager Name: Rick Adicel

Date and Month of Birth: July 13th

First Nationality: Canadian

Second Nationality (if applicable): Chinese

Current Ability (/200): 119

Potential Ability (/200): 190

free 456

forgot to put free 456 on mine sorry

Manager Name: James Knowles

Date and Month of Birth: 21/01

First Nationality: Scottish

Second Nationality (if applicable): ---

Current Ability (/200): 100

Potential Ability (/200): 150

"Free 456"

Infact; I'm going to withdraw I'm afraid. I don't that have much FM time as it is so I don't want to wasting your time. I'll maybe join in a future version but not this time around. I'll still be reading though.

People are dropping like flies! - okay, then - that leaves 6 spaces.

Manager Name: Gonzalo Gonzalez

Date and Month of Birth: Jan 25th

First Nationality: Spanish

Second Nationality (if applicable): English

Current Ability (/200): 115

Potential Ability (/200): 170

free 456

why is everyone dropping out ? its not as if there doing all the work.....is it ? lol

That's what I thought. I can understand hormon, because there are parts of the sign-up that require you to email me, such as voting, which he obviously can't do. But it wouldn't take much time.

is that 15 people now? i cant wait for this challenge! I am gonna be the next Lee McQueen!!

If i have to play,i would have to withdraw.Exams are coming...

You've not to play. You don't do anything

what do you have to do then frazza pee?

Just to clarify, I'll be writing up the tasks, and then simulating the events and writing a report. The Project Manager of the losing team then has to choose two clubs to join them in the board room, and those three email me a brief argument as to why they shouldn't be fired. All losing team members are then required to vote for who they want fired (via email). All you have to do is read along and send as few as 0 or as many as 2 emails at report time. I should've said that at the start, but I was going to say it at the start of the actual main thread and not here.

Nothing. only read updates.

oh ok i get it now

Sounds good canvey!!

Love how Frazza Pee thought we'd only be reading updates

I know. I feel sick now knowing I've not just to read updates.

Manager Name: Ints Vancans

Date and Month of Birth: Jan 7th

First Nationality: Latvian

Second Nationality (if applicable): Lithuanian

Current Ability (/200): 120

Potential Ability (/200): 190

I'd appreciate it if those who have signed up but are considered Guests find a way to make themselves registered members.

Manager Name: Dr Pepper

Date and Month of Birth: 26/11

First Nationality: English

Second Nationality (if applicable): Dutch

Current Ability (/200): 183

Potential Ability (/200):193

canvey - how is it possible? i registered and logged in [because i forgot my previous password], did everythink right but i'm still a guest!

all the new users are guests. i can't do anything about it.

Do you have a SEGA Pass uuzinjsh? I think you need a SEGA Pass matching your forums email address to become an official member. Although if that doesn't work, I'd suggest contacting the mods by using the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page or emailing mods[at]sigames.com - same for you Mikel LUFC and radicell - although I remember Mikel from the old forums.

although I remember Mikel from the old forums.

yeah it's me still but I had to put a space in the name