Crispypaul Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 This is my second attempt at a career after my single club one stalled. This time, I have decided to go back to the journeyman type of career that I enjoyed so much in FM13. Profile Leagues - starting in England in July 2013. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Season Club League League Position Cup Notes 2013 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 2nd Division 2nd 1st Round Joined 15th August 2014 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 2nd Division 1st 4th Round Champions, Promoted 2015 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 1st Division 5th 1st Round Lost in playoffs 2016 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 1st Division 1st 4th Round Champions, Promoted 2017 Nest-Sotra Norwegian Premier Division 8th Quarter Finals 2017/18 Fortuna Sittard Dutch Eerste Division 3rd 2nd round Promoted through play offs 2018/19 Fortuna Sittard Dutch Eredivisie 11th Semi finals 2019/20 Fortuna Sittard Dutch Eredivisie 4th Winners Qualified for Europa League 2020/21 Fortuna Sittard Dutch Eredivisie 2nd Runners-up Qualified for Champions League 2021/22 Dinamo Moscow Russian Premier Division 2nd Winners Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 So I holidayed for a month before starting to apply for jobs, and was finally offered one at Norwegian 2nd Division side Nest-Sotra. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Nest-Sotra Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Sotra, Hordaland. The club was founded in 1968, and its team colors are green and white. Its traditional base is in Skålvik, but it now plays its matches in Ågotnes. The team played in the Second Division between 2001 to 2003 and after a few years in lower leagues, the team again played in the Second Division in 2008. The club won promotion to the First Division for the first time in 2013. So I start my career off in the Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3, with Nest-Sotra. League position is 2nd, with an outside chance of winning the division. However the squad has a number of deficiencies which I set out to fix, although the poor financial position doesn't help. Best players are: Simen Naess: a decent quality striker for this level Ruben Hetlevik: our central midfield is a bit lightweight, apart from this solid midfielder. Gojko Ivkovic: Serbian centre back, currently on an amateur contract I will seek to change asap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2013 Season Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 August 2013 Fixtures Just 3 fixtures under my stewardship, 2 wins and a narrow loss being a decent enough start. Table We also announce a link with Tippeligaen side Odd, the £33k being the chief benefit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2013 Season Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 September 2013 Fixtures A very good month. Shame Floy are too far ahead now. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2013 Season Review Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 League: 2nd Floy ended up winning the league with a few points to spare, but this is encouraging for next season Cup: 1st Round Out before I joined Key players: Andreas Birkeland: left winger was a deadline day signing when I arrived, and proved his worth Gojko Ivkovic: Serbian centre back was a rock at the back Nick Rios Haugen: our second top scorer worked well with... Simen Naess: doubt you can argue with 20 goals in a season. Finances: pretty awful. Hopefully we'll get a good cup run to sort these out. Season Club League League Position Cup Notes 2013 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 2nd Division 2nd 1st Round Joined 15th August Aim is to win the league next season, which we should do with a couple of key additions to the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2014 Season Preview Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 Transfers I made a few additions but couldn't quite shift the deadwood. Nemanja Jovanovic - the Serbian striker signs on a free after leaving Sandnes Anders Hella - right back on a free after leaving Sogndal Hakon Stenersen - central midfielder on a free after his release from a non league side, previously at Brann Kjetil Kalve - flying winger on a season long loan from Brann Friendlies: pretty good, the loss coming against Tippaligaen side Odd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2014 Season Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 April 2014 Fixtures Annoying to lose our second game, but it is early days yet. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2014 Season Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 May 2014 League Fixtures A very good month, although a shame about the last fixture after my keeper kicked it right to the opposing striker.... Table Cup Fixtures A much better run this time, the highlight being a win against Tippaligaen Viking in the 3rd round. We have a trip away to Tromso in the 4th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2014 Season Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 June 2014 League Fixtures A solid month, now putting us at the top. Lets see if we can hold on. Table Cup Fixtures Absolutely tonked by Tromso. Oh dear. Still, decent prize money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2014 Season Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 July 2014 League Fixtures Just two fixtures, but we hold on to first place going into the summer break. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 A perhaps surprising result, with France picking up the Jules Rimet Trophy after defeating none other than England in the final. Brazil go out in the second round to Germany. Tree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2014 Season Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 August 2014 League Fixtures A great run after the summer break, combined with our rivals dropping points, sees us comfortably top. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2014 Season Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 September 2014 League Fixtures A poor defeat to start the month, but then 3 solid wins. The title is within our grasp. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2014 Season Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 October 2014 League Fixtures A win away at 2nd placed Notodden means we wrap up the title with games to spare. I also sign a new contract to the end of 2015. There is also a takeover bid in process. Table Youth Intake Intake Reasonable: these are the best two: Bendik Olsen Hans Jorgen Brons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2014 Season Review Norwegian 2nd Division - Group 3 League: 1st A fairly comfortable win of the league, coming with 3 games to spare Cup: 4th Round A good run until a heavy defeat by Tromso. Key players: Simen Naess: top scorer again Thomas Lid Kleppe: stepped up to be our key man in defence Kjetil Kalve: excellent season from the on-loan winger. His contract is expiring so I will try and sign him permanently. Nemanja Jovanovic: a great first season from the Serbian striker. Finances: these are pretty bad. Not helped by a compulsory stadium expansion. Season Club League League Position Cup Notes 2013 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 2nd Division 2nd 1st Round Joined 15th August 2014 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 2nd Division 1st 4th Round Champions, Promoted I will have to overhaul the squad somewhat if we're to stay up next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Good first full season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Well done on promotion, shame the expansion happened but hopefully you can get enough quality in to stay up next year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Good first full season. Cheers! Well done on promotion, shame the expansion happened but hopefully you can get enough quality in to stay up next year Thanks, not much I can do about it as it looks like a compulsory league rule. We are using Brann's stadium at the moment but I doubt we'll get near 17,000 attending! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2015 Season Preview Norwegian 1st Division Transfers I made wholesale changes to try and ensure survival in our first season in the Adeccoligaen. Highlights are: Stian Dyngeland: the striker signs after leaving Sogndal Youssef Essaidi: Moroccan left winger nicked from under the noses of Sogndal after his release from French Ligue 2 side Niort Geir Ludving Fevang: experienced midfielder on a free after leaving Haugesund Tor Arne Andreassen: strong midfielder on a free also after leaving Haugesund Steffen Haugland: centre half on a free after his departure from Sandnes Ulf Friendlies: lost most of these, but we were largely playing professional sides from the top tier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2015 Season Norwegian 1st Division April 2015 League Fixtures Not the best of starts sees us in the relegation zone after our first half a dozen games. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2015 Season Norwegian 1st Division May 2015 League Fixtures A reasonable month, however a shocker at home to Asker sees us still around the relegation zone. Table Cup Fixtures A dreadful upset as we lose in the first round to an amateur side, scoring with their only shot on target. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2015 Season Norwegian 1st Division June/July 2015 League Fixtures A much better set of fixtures sees us pull away from the relegation zone and into the playoff spots. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Great early summer turnaround. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2015 Season Norwegian 1st Division August 2015 League Fixtures A mixed bag with some decent results mixed in with a couple of poor defeats at home. Still, I doubt we will now be relegated. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Still doing well after a bad start, hopefully you can stay in the playoffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2015 Season Norwegian 1st Division September 2015 League Fixtures A solid month sees us now in the surprising position of 3rd. We are definitely safe and look like we're in the playoffs now. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2015 Season Norwegian 1st Division October 2015 League Fixtures Bit rubbish towards the end, but we're in the playoffs. Table Our youth intake was so crap I am not posting it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2015 Season Review Norwegian 1st Division League: 5th An excellent first season in the 1st Division, qualifying for the playoffs, although we are knocked out in the 2nd round by Haugesund. Cup: 1st Round Very poor performance, losing to an amateur side Key players: Stian Dyngeland: 18 goals from the prolific striker this season Petter Hermansen: excellent season from the right winger Youssef Essaidi: did well on the left wing despite occasional injuries. Finances: much better this season Season Club League League Position Cup Notes 2013 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 2nd Division 2nd 1st Round Joined 15th August 2014 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 2nd Division 1st 4th Round Champions, Promoted 2015 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 1st Division 5th 1st Round Lost in playoffs I may quit now for pastures new as my contract has expired, however I will wait for when I get back from IRL holiday in a little over a week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Interesting to see what you decide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2016 Season Preview Norwegian 1st Division Well I decided to give it one more season, signing a one year contract extension in December 2015. Transfers Shifted out the poorer players and brought in some quality. Highlights are: Kjetil Kalve: I resign the winger on loan from Brann Jens Andersen: centre half on a free after leaving Haugesund Iljaas Rodjan: Dutch centre back on a free after leaving Egersund Joan Simun Edmundsson: Faroese international striker signed after his release from Viking Friendlies: reasonable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton321 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Good run so far pal, have you had any offers from other clubs as yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Good run so far pal, have you had any offers from other clubs as yet? Thanks - not yet, my rep isn't quite high enough so far. We've had a solid start to this season so far (2 wins, 1 draw which we should have won except for a 92nd minute penalty!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2016 Season Norwegian 1st Division April 2016 League Fixtures Bar a heavy 4-1 defeat away this is a reasonable start to the season. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2016 Season Norwegian 1st Division May 2016 League Fixtures Another solid month sees us sitting in 2nd place. Table Cup Fixtures 3 lower league sides are defeated in sucession to see us progress to the 4th round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2016 Season Norwegian 1st Division June/July 2016 League Fixtures A great period over the summer sees us sitting in first place near the halfway mark. Table Cup Fixtures Dreadful upset at home to see us knocked out in the 4th round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Tree The European Championships go to Croatia for the first time, defeating England whom lose their second final in a row. Germany fail to get out of the group stages and Iceland get to the quarter finals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2016 Season Norwegian 1st Division August 2016 League Fixtures Too many draws but we've done enough to hold onto top spot for now. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2016 Season Norwegian 1st Division September 2016 League Fixtures Three wins keep us at the top coming into the last month, although a terrible defeat at the end of the month hasn't helped. Table Youth Intake Intake Actually some decent prospects for once. Matias Fardal Matias Skar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2016 Season Norwegian 1st Division October 2016 League Fixtures Well it looked like we were going to screw it up after some poor results in our first 3 fixtures, however a close win over Staebek secured promotion and a win on the final game of the season secured the title. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2016 Season Review Norwegian 1st Division League: 1st It looked like we might have faltered at the end, but we eventually won the division on the last game of the season. Cup: 4th Round Got through the first three rounds fine then threw it away at home. Key players: Stian Dyngeland: our top scorer again Johnny Furdal: a solid season from the central midfielder Kjetil Kalve: the loanee right winger had another great season for us, and his contract is about to expire... Youssef Essaidi: moaned a bit towards the end of the season about leaving, but was consistent prior on the left wing Joan Simon Edmundsson: the Faorese international striker had a good debut season with us Finances: pretty good, helped by over £500k in prize money. This will change though (see below) Season Club League League Position Cup Notes 2013 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 2nd Division 2nd 1st Round Joined 15th August 2014 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 2nd Division 1st 4th Round Champions, Promoted 2015 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 1st Division 5th 1st Round Lost in playoffs 2016 Nest-Sotra Norwegian 1st Division 1st 4th Round Champions, Promoted Future Strangely we have a new stadium, which must be down to ground requirements as we only averaged 243 this season, the second lowest in the division. Unfortunately it has now made the club insecure. I did sign a new contract, however if the club doesn't turn professional when the league resets I will resign as we won't cope in the top division without being a professional club. They did turn down my request to do so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 So we did turn professional in the end - however the clubs financial status is pretty awful (our net debt is £8m whilst the club is valued at £2.1m) so I am going to have to think about this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2017 Season Preview Norwegian Premier Division I decided to stay on for now to see how we will do as a professional club in the top division. To that end, I made a few squad changes and put our best players on full time contracts. Transfers Highlights are: Rasmus Nielsen: experienced Danish midfielder on a free after leaving Danish side HB Koge Rune Almenning Jarstein: veteran goalkeeper (and old CM 01/02 star) on a free after his release from Hertha BSC Berlin David October: English left back on a free after leaving Dagenham & Redbridge Michael Duckworth: another English player, the right back signs after leaving Hartlepool Ahmed Kantari: experienced Moroccan centre half signed after leaving French Ligue 2 side Lens Finances: we have a lot of loans at the moment so these aren't brilliant. Friendlies: a bit hit and miss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2017 Season Norwegian Premier Division March 2017 League Fixtures A bad result against Fredrikstad, but this is a reasonable start Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2017 Season Norwegian Premier Division April 2017 League Fixtures We were heavily defeated by Molde, but did a little better towards the end of the month. Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Not a bad start at all, staying up is the main concern for this year I think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul2 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Thanks I am still playing this and have completed my season - however you will note from this login that thanks to SI's password reset option not working correctly, and no-one bothering to look at this much, I have had to open another profile. I may have to redo this thread at some stage but will for now just update using this account. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Who are you? Go away. I have now got access again so will post all the updates later tonight. There has also been an interesting change..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Nest-Sotra 2017 Season Norwegian Premier Division May 2017 League Fixtures Expected defeat at Rosenborg but a decent month overall. Table Cup Fixtures Three wins over lower league opposition Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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