An European Journeyman Adventure

**danielgear** · 30-01-2012 19:44

Originally Posted by DaneBramage

Well done challenging at the top, a huge difference from your earlier years. Marcao looks class.

Thanks I hope he will improve the defence which lets me down sometimes

**ScottT87** · 30-01-2012 20:26

Flying high with some high-class players brought in and to come...the future looks bright!

**danielgear** · 30-01-2012 21:55

A firm no

**deltablue** · 30-01-2012 22:35

Loved my time there on FM10, too much of a step down from the PL though.

**danielgear** · 31-01-2012 08:15

March 2022 Update

Results

Table

**danielgear** · 31-01-2012 09:27

Bristol City Announce £1m Signing of English striker Lee Jeffrey

His contract was due to run out at the end of the season but he was linked with moves to the two big manchester clubs so i swooped in early to secure him. £1m hopefully will seem cheap in the long run

**danielgear** · 31-01-2012 09:30

Originally Posted by deltablue

Loved my time there on FM10, too much of a step down from the PL though.

Yeah my thoughts

**deltablue** · 31-01-2012 09:50

Jeffrey looks more like a proper forward, compared to Cheng.

**danielgear** · 31-01-2012 09:58

Originally Posted by deltablue

Jeffrey looks more like a proper forward, compared to Cheng.

Cheng is awesome

**danielgear** · 31-01-2012 14:40

Git!

At least he shown he will score in the big games

**danielgear** · 31-01-2012 15:34

April Update

Results

Table

Qualification

Review
Wow wow wow, I have to be honest I never expected to qualify for the champions league, we were always there all season and I always expected us to drop off form but everytime we seemed to I'd change the players around and they would step up. we have 2 games to go to try and beat arsenal to second place so its automatic qualifcation to the group stages.

**kingjericho** · 31-01-2012 20:57

Congrats! Now sit back and watch the big money come in

**deltablue** · 31-01-2012 21:31

Go Bristol City!

**danielgear** · 31-01-2012 21:43

May 2022 Update

Results

Final League Table

Manager of the year award

Review

An amazing season in the league after an 11th place finish last season i was aiming for 7th at the most but 3rd place is amazing and in champions league playoff ( i think if we lose that we are in europa anyway so ill be happy if we make group stages of either) Team needs abit of a freshening up. A few fringe players will go in the summer and we will reinforce for a hard season where we have to try and do this again and go one better if we can for 2nd or even the title.

**danielgear** · 01-02-2012 00:44

Club Update

Stadium expansion

Youth Upgrade

Junior Coaching upgrade

I asked for all these to be implemented as since I have joine over 3 years ago now not once youth player has been rated with a potential higher than half a star and as we are progressing we need youngesters to increase the depth of the club

**HotChocolate** · 01-02-2012 09:44

What a finish! You are surely a hero among the Bristol fans?

**danielgear** · 01-02-2012 09:51

Originally Posted by HotChocolate

What a finish! You are surely a hero among the Bristol fans?

At the moment

fans are fickle

**SRL88** · 01-02-2012 10:18

Excellent work mate!!

**danielgear** · 01-02-2012 10:28

Best XI 2021-22 season

**deltablue** · 01-02-2012 17:25

Now for a title challenge.

**danielgear** · 03-02-2012 15:38

more job offers rejected

**iHeadHunta x** · 03-02-2012 16:12

I would take that Udinese job mate!

**danielgear** · 03-02-2012 16:28

Originally Posted by iHeadHunta x

I would take that Udinese job mate!

No chance, no european football for them and I feel i need to guide city in their first ever euro adventure

**Dejay** · 03-02-2012 16:35

Did you take any of the jobs?

**danielgear** · 03-02-2012 16:38

Originally Posted by Dejay

Did you take any of the jobs?

Nope, International jobs dont interest me at the moment after the aussie experience

**Dejay** · 03-02-2012 16:43

Fair enough

Good luck with Bristol in the CL

**HotChocolate** · 04-02-2012 15:33

Europe, Bristol?

**deltablue** · 04-02-2012 17:42

Udinese's offer didn't impress me that much.

**danielgear** · 04-02-2012 18:17

Originally Posted by deltablue

Udinese's offer didn't impress me that much.

Me neither, If it had been one of the Milans or Juve I may have had a think but right now I want to lead City on our euro jolly

**danielgear** · 04-02-2012 21:12

Training Ground Upgrade

New Contract

Champions League Draw

Nice to see the board are improving the club with another expansion following the stadium and Youth upgrades. A new contract was accepted with a payrise and a further year added. Hard group draw! I'd be happy with a point in that group

**Dejay** · 05-02-2012 09:37

Good to see the facilities improved, tough group in Europe though mate.

**danielgear** · 05-02-2012 10:21

August 2022 Update And Summer Transfer Round up

Results

Table

Transfers Out

Transfers In

Overview

Not a brilliant start to the season but we are a bigger club now so other teams seem to raise their game vs us, transfers I had a big clear out and invested in youth as we have no reserve or youth team set up as it stands until the upgrade. Quite a few loan ins to add depth to squad without making them permanent and also we are in 4 competitions this season so we need a bigger squad than ever before

**deltablue** · 05-02-2012 10:48

I'm sure things will pick up.

**HotChocolate** · 05-02-2012 14:34

A lot of transfer activity could be the reason for the slow start.

**danielgear** · 05-02-2012 16:37

September 2022 Update

Results

League Table

Champions League Group Table

**danielgear** · 05-02-2012 16:38

Originally Posted by HotChocolate

A lot of transfer activity could be the reason for the slow start.

I agree with that and injuries. Picking up abit now

**danielgear** · 06-02-2012 00:53

October 2022

Results

Table

Euro Group

**danielgear** · 06-02-2012 20:51

November 2022 Update

Results

League Table

Champions League Group Table

Remaining Group Fixtures

Overview

Much better month, only one lost against a strong chelsea, 1 point from our final game vs Shakhtar will see us progress to the knockout stages which would be amazing for a little wee club like us!

**HotChocolate** · 06-02-2012 23:35

Great to see your team gelling and getting some great results.

**danielgear** · 07-02-2012 21:05

December 2022 Update

Results

League Table

Overview

Qualified for next round of Champions League and back up the top end of the table things are clickling and we are showing our growth as a club with another strong season. We got drawn Dortmund in the next round

**deltablue** · 08-02-2012 17:23

Great Shakhtar result.

**Dejay** · 08-02-2012 17:56

Going well in the CL

The league looks tight though.

**SRL88** · 09-02-2012 09:24

Not a bad start by any means. Nice win over Shakhtar

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**danielgear** · 11-02-2012 12:24

Jan 2023 update

Results

Table

**SRL88** · 11-02-2012 12:33

Not to far off Chelsea. Still every chance of Champions League football still.

**danielgear** · 11-02-2012 13:16

Originally Posted by SRL88

Not to far off Chelsea. Still every chance of Champions League football still.

Hoping to chase them down but 5th or 6th will do me

**danielgear** · 11-02-2012 16:15

Feb 2023

Results

Table

**deltablue** · 11-02-2012 23:13

CL place looks a long shot.

**danielgear** · 12-02-2012 00:35

March 2023

Results

Table

Champions League

Drawn to Ac milan in QF if progress will play either Man Utd or Chelsea in SF

Europe Qualifcation

I think 4th place is asking too much will settle for 6th

**SRL88** · 12-02-2012 10:10

If you're going to qualify for the Champions League again it looks like you will have to win it. Still a strong season though.

**danielgear** · 15-02-2012 23:33

April 2023

Results

Table

Looks like a 7th place finish for us

**danielgear** · 16-02-2012 01:40

May 2023 and end of season Update

Results

Table

Review

7th place and semi finals of the champions league! I think the euro run took it out on my small squad but as tottenham and Man Utd won the two domestic cups I will be in the europa league Qualifying next season. Our expecations were Europa league Qualification so that was achieved, Ideally I would of liked to finished in top 4 again but we are still a small club compared to the 6 who finished above us. Aim next season is to qualify for europe again I would like to win a cup too, Usually i use fringe players but Im going to go for it next season.

**Jason the Yank** · 16-02-2012 05:22

Curious, when did England lose a Champions League spot?

**SRL88** · 16-02-2012 09:15

Still a nice season overall. Will be good to see if players are more interested in joining with your fabulous run in Europe.

**danielgear** · 16-02-2012 20:20

Originally Posted by Jason the Yank

Curious, when did England lose a Champions League spot?

It was this season so that means I dont get any European football next season

**danielgear** · 16-02-2012 20:22

Originally Posted by SRL88

Still a nice season overall. Will be good to see if players are more interested in joining with your fabulous run in Europe.

Im quite happy with what I currently have, I havent noticed any better players wanting to join us as a result of that run, my transfer plans are to invest in youth if i spend much as I have spent quite abit in the last 2 seasons. I think there will be a bit of a cut back this summer, Even though the board have given me £30million transfer budget

**Barney Butterball** · 16-02-2012 21:23

Cracking stuff there Dan

**danielgear** · 16-02-2012 21:32

Originally Posted by Barney Butterball

Cracking stuff there Dan

Cheers!

10

**City2000** · 17-02-2012 12:49

Great effort in Europe!

Always going to be tough to follow up last seasons great 3rd place finish but still another cracking season overall.

**HotChocolate** · 20-02-2012 19:47

What an effort in Europe!

Should be stronger next year if you don't have European football.

**SRL88** · 22-02-2012 09:52

Still a great achievement what you have done so far

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**danielgear** · 22-02-2012 11:24

August 2023 update

Summer Transfer In

Summer Transfer Out

August Results

Review

A quiet summer really for us all transfers in were future prospects really, and its the least ive spent since joining the club.
Not a brilliant start to the season though

**SRL88** · 22-02-2012 14:07

Ouch on the Liverpool result.......for you. Big

for me though

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**danielgear** · 22-02-2012 15:54

September 2023

Results

Table

What a difference a month makes!

**deltablue** · 22-02-2012 17:03

Definitely back on song.

**SRL88** · 23-02-2012 09:44

Much better month.

**danielgear** · 23-02-2012 19:13

do i go?

**Barney Butterball** · 23-02-2012 19:16

I would, but had a torried time out in Italy with my save.

**danielgear** · 23-02-2012 19:54

After delaying for a week i rejected the offer due to the fact they werent in europe. Also Ive been linked to the real madrid job so i'd prefer that one

**Barney Butterball** · 23-02-2012 19:57

Mr Loyal Gear, until Madrid comes along

**danielgear** · 23-02-2012 19:59

Originally Posted by Barney Butterball

Mr Loyal Gear, until Madrid comes along

If Juve had been in champions league I may have gone

**danielgear** · 23-02-2012 21:50

October 2023

Results

Table

**danielgear** · 24-02-2012 09:24

now what do i do?

**deltablue** · 24-02-2012 09:26

Tempting, but not right now I feel.

**danielgear** · 24-02-2012 09:31

Originally Posted by deltablue

Tempting, but not right now I feel.

They are in champs league, alot of money to spend, financially Rich

**danielgear** · 24-02-2012 09:32

delayed for a week so give me some thinking time

**danielgear** · 24-02-2012 10:18

Breaking News!!

It was too big a job to turn down, With the money and Factilies in place theres a chance for me to win the title and champions league, Bristol City i always felt i was overachieveing with and are miles off the stature of Liverpool so I had to take the step

Team needs abit for rebuilding but with the massive transfer budget and january just round the corner I can start the rebuild

**SRL88** · 24-02-2012 10:24

I dont blame you

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Have you got any ss of a few of your better players?

**danielgear** · 24-02-2012 10:27

Originally Posted by SRL88

I dont blame you

.

Have you got any ss of a few of your better players?

Ive put bids in for 3 City players they are probs the only ones good enough

**Barney Butterball** · 24-02-2012 11:35

Originally Posted by danielgear

now what do i do?

More money than me

**kingjericho** · 24-02-2012 17:09

It was the right move

**danielgear** · 25-02-2012 21:24

Liverpool Games Update for November and December

Bigger update coming in the january Update as busy making moves, squad needs a massive rebuild, bigger job than I thought but I believe I can do enough to get us to end of season with a short term rebuild then in the summer look long term

**danielgear** · 27-02-2012 12:16

January Transfer Window & Results Update

Plan

After joining the club the playing squad was in an awful position, it was ageing there was no depth, So first thing I did was implemented my formation I had been using at Bristol City, Any player that didn't fit that was transfer listed, any player who was past it or not good enough or lacked potential was also transfer listed, I cleared the decks of the deadwood and unneeded players. this boosted my £121million transfer budget by £95.1million giving me £216million to rebuild the squad. I don't usually like doing a massive overhaul in January but we needed it and I felt if we didn't we wouldn't make Europe next season. Main priority is 2 centre backs, a Right winger a left winger and two strikers.

Transfers Out

Transfers In

Results

League Table

Overview

The rebuild is done until the summer, I bought in players who will ensure the quality of the first team improved and a whole range of youth. I'm hopefully the team gel fast. Two strikers were a massive priority and I spent big to bring in Osei (4goals) and Karaman (6goals) in but they have hit off straight away and form a great partnership hopefully they can continue and shoot me into Europe. I'm going all out to win the fa cup playing my strongest team possible. the aim is 3rd place in the league, Its going to be hard but if we can get a god run going we could do it. I feel I have sorted out the short term and set the foundations for the Long term with some quality youth purchases. Also I realise Bristol City are above us so it might not look like the best career move at the moment but i believe long term it will be.

**danielgear** · 27-02-2012 17:40

Feb 2024 update

Results

Table

Review

Fa Cup is going according to plan, league is harder and I doubt we will progress in Champions League but its work in progress at the moment, Bristol City just won the Carling Cup though

**Barney Butterball** · 27-02-2012 22:40

Love the spending. Hope it pays off

**danielgear** · 27-02-2012 22:44

Originally Posted by Barney Butterball

Love the spending. Hope it pays off

Im so not used to spending that much, i feel dirty lol

**danielgear** · 28-02-2012 18:43

March 2024 Update

Results

Table

Fa Cup Semi Final Draw

Would be great to win the Fa Cup for first time in 18 seasons.

**danielgear** · 29-02-2012 08:49

April 2024

Results

Table

Fa Cup Final Draw

**Barney Butterball** · 29-02-2012 10:10

Best of luck in the cup final

**danielgear** · 29-02-2012 13:51

May 2024

Results

Final Table

FA Cup Final

Season overview

Well.... Season started great with City, Then I jumped ship to Liverpool, We got to the fa cup final and lost, whilst City won the carling cup, qualified for europe and finished above us in the league, It seems like a bad move at the moment BUT I'm Hoping Next season, League Title, Without any European football I think it may give us the upper hand, and with all the new players having the summer to gel I hope it works otherwise I fear the sack

**SRL88** · 29-02-2012 15:58

Its going to be a slow process at Anfield. You still done a solid job and its a step in the right direction.

**danielgear** · 29-02-2012 16:14

Originally Posted by SRL88

Its going to be a slow process at Anfield. You still done a solid job and its a step in the right direction.

I Figure next season I need top 3 at least and a cup win, as we are not in Europe will play full strength teams in both cups

**danielgear** · 29-02-2012 16:29

Suprise!

Tottenham won the Champions League which gave us a chance in the Europa. I might use it to bleed youngsters

**SRL88** · 29-02-2012 16:54

Would you have preferred no European competition?

**danielgear** · 29-02-2012 17:17

If I qualified straight to groups I'd be happy but a 1st round start is not ideal, lots of games

**deltablue** · 29-02-2012 17:42

Great win over Norwich.

**HotChocolate** · 01-03-2012 20:45

£121m and you still couldn't win the FA Cup or get top 4

**danielgear** · 02-03-2012 11:58

Originally Posted by HotChocolate

£121m and you still couldn't win the FA Cup or get top 4

I know! Awful management!

**danielgear** · 02-03-2012 17:06

Too hard to turn down! I Had to take it.

**deltablue** · 02-03-2012 17:57

Some might say the money would make it boring, but I say 'Have a blast'

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