Seftinho Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 and those would be signing Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina, Mascherano, keeping Gerrard at the club when he was destined for Chelsea. Agreeing with the board to bring in Dalglish as a Director of Football so as to have an association with the fans. Giving countless amounts of money to the Hillsborough and Rhys Jones Memorial Funds. Ensuring that fans were once again proud of Liverpool FC. Winning the Champions League and making it to the final another time. Placing Liverpool 2nd in the league the highest they have ever been and will likely be judging by current predictions.All those who slag off the guy are either jealous or dumb. I can admit bad transfer buys but as bad as Konchelsky or Poulsen? Don't think so. Alright, keep your knickers on... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
solstar Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Alright, keep your knickers on... Agreed but it annoys me no end how people follow the press like lemings to a clifftop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUFC Barmy Army Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Alan Shearer took over at Chelsea in 2013 after getting Everton into the Euro Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammersjj Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 To be fair, the bit in bold would happen IRL if they threw enough money at him - disloyal **** of the highest order! As a hammer i feel your Redknapp pain lol. Not sure even H would go with 4 games left and sitting top of the table though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullem Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 In 2031:Carlo Ancelotti leads England to their first World Cup since 1966 in 2014 after Capello retires. Emile Heskey takes over as England manager in 2024 and leads them to the World Cup final in 2026. Spain have hired Jose Mourinho and Roberto Mancini (twice). Steven Gerrard takes over League one Brighton in 2017 and leads them to the Premiership where they become a title challenger, and is now a club legend. John Terry is at his second stint of managing Aston Villa after beginning his managerial career there, before managing Everton and Sunderland. Cristiano Ronaldo started his managerial career at West Ham and is now manager of Manchester United! Romelu Lukaku is managing Wigan. LOVE that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky1989 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 The new Chelsea boss, after a dismal effort by Mick McCarthy, is.............................Sam Allardyce, who in the game has managed Sunderland to mediocrity over the past few seasons. Also, rather amusingly, Pim Verbeek has won the Seria A manager of the year. After he got sacked by Roma a month ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey1978 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 As a hammer i feel your Redknapp pain lol. Not sure even H would go with 4 games left and sitting top of the table though. You're probably right, but nothing that guy does would totally surprise me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedezinho Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Drogba appointed manager of Stoke and Robbie Keane appointed manager of Lazio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezz Boms Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Gary Neville manager of Man Utd, quality, i recon he will be a good manager in the future legend of a guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pb1uk Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Heskey to Reading, fired after 8 months then appointed qpr manager who were above reading in the league. Also forest 12th in prem bring in bellamy, he leaves when they're 18 next season to take over stoke who are 17th in feb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andym88 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 All sorts. In the fifth season, every top level managerial appointment goes to someone who was an ex-player-turned-youth-coach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seftinho Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Heskey to Reading, fired after 8 months then appointed qpr manager who were above reading in the league.Also forest 12th in prem bring in bellamy, he leaves when they're 18 next season to take over stoke who are 17th in feb Not unrealistic those. Brian Laws was sacked by Wendies after they were struggling in the Championship, goes to Burnley in the PL. I'm sure there are plenty of managers who've been appointed for a club after being sacked by another club in the same league not long before, whether the club he joins are above OR below. As for the second one, probably a fair few real-life examples of managers jumping ship when struggling not long after taking the job, although I can see where you're coming from in the total lack of common sense from both club and person POV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanGooner Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 'Arry just left 5th placed Spurs for 4th placed Man City in January 2012. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stemlfc65 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Gary Neville manager of Man Utd, quality, i recon he will be a good manager in the future legend of a guy No. *ten characters* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towardinho Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Damien Duff taking over at Everton. From player/coach at Fulham to manager at Everton. Crazy... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ommerson Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I saw some strange ones come by in my save, 28 year old mediocre dutch players becoming managers at the top level clubs and such, but this one struck me as the oddest: "Materazzi takes Harlow hotseat." Harlow FC, that's 7th or 8th tier I believe.. Nice contradiction in the article announcing the appointment: "In what can be seen as a suprise appointment, virtually unknown italian manager Marco Materazzi takes charge at Harlow. Materazzi has made xx-international appearances for Italy." And I checked it was the real one, and not a regen with the same name. 4th season running btw, Materazzi's first job as manager. Virtually unknown, haha, just got the headbut of the century in the world cup final.. I can hardly remember it ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koennn Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Just saw Muhammad Ali become Pakistan manager. Seems like he's trying his luck at some other sports branch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyBRFC Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Martin Jol too Port Vale first season!... Paul Jewell to Eastleigh conference south first season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Can't see this one ever happening in real life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenco Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 man City just fired Shearer for losing to me in the FA Cup Final, 3 days later they win the ECC Final beating Man Utd 5-0 and then appoint Gary Johnson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathxxx Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 End of my second season and about to embark upon the 2012/13 season... Sir Alex Ferguson has just retired, replaced by Carlo Ancelotti, who had himself been sacked by Chelsea first season and replaced by David Moyes. Man Utd won the Premier League 2010/11 and came second to Chelsea 2011/12. Most amusing of all though, after Fabio Capello retired as England manager, having taken them to the semi-finals of the European Championships (yes, they lost on penalties to Germany ), he was replaced by none other than Rafa Benitez!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaru5 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Can't see this one ever happening in real life lol that one is quality! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egon Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Not a manager, but in one of my games I just had news that Everton had been bought by their former player Jamie Speare. That's THIS Jamie Speare. Not quite sure what his full time job was when he was in non-league if he can afford to buy a PL team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbutton Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Man City have Shearer Benitez back at Liverpool Damian Duff is manager of Fulham with Ole Gunnar Sols as his assistant SYLVAIN WILTORD is a blackburn Defoe is in charge of wolves Zola is at Chelsea (After i got sacked ) Lampard is at west brom Trevor Francis is at Ipswich and finally Heskey relegated Hull :L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jeff Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Just saw one that killed me. New Barcelona boss... Shefki Kuqi. It was his first managerial job Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Hall Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Not a manager, but in one of my games I just had news that Everton had been bought by their former player Jamie Speare. That's THIS Jamie Speare. Not quite sure what his full time job was when he was in non-league if he can afford to buy a PL team. He isn't the owner of the club he is the figurehead of the consortium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Football Manager. Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 and those would be signing Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina, Mascherano, keeping Gerrard at the club when he was destined for Chelsea. Agreeing with the board to bring in Dalglish as a Director of Football so as to have an association with the fans. Giving countless amounts of money to the Hillsborough and Rhys Jones Memorial Funds. Ensuring that fans were once again proud of Liverpool FC. Winning the Champions League and making it to the final another time. Placing Liverpool 2nd in the league the highest they have ever been and will likely be judging by current predictions.All those who slag off the guy are either jealous or dumb. I can admit bad transfer buys but as bad as Konchelsky or Poulsen? Don't think so. your a sad sad bitter man benitez took a liverpool team that had won a champions league which was majoritly not his and took them to a europa leage team at absolute best. your a clown in denial. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fezzle Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 In my game Wenger got sacked at Arsenal in 2012, then immediately he was approached by City board. Had a brief period with no marginal success in league (in relegation zone ) nor in league cup and in January was sacked. Wenger then headed to Spain to manage Sevilla and after couple of years managing got sacked again and he was appointed once again manager of Arsenal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 In my first game on FMHi 2011, I took over Man Utd (obviously). Liverpool had a rough first season, sacked their manager and appointed...Alex Ferguson. Bizarre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BML Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 From memory (not by my save right now): - Simone Perrotta is current Brighton manager - Danny Murphy is currently at Colchester and is in line to lead them to successive promotions reaching the Premier League for the first time - Steve Bruce is England manager, attempting to rebuild after Big Sam got his hands on it (ranked 12th at last time of looking) Interestingly, Capello, Redknapp, Ferguson AND Wenger all retired on the same day in-game leaving a huge whole in English football at Euro 2012. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUFC Barmy Army Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Roy Hodgson is Barcelona's manager! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbrethe Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 David Bentley manager of Millwall with Heskey as his assistant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisIran Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 on my old save. year 2016 : Zlatan Ibrahimovic mannager of Sweden Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raconteur Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Many of mine are similar to those mentioned above: Benitez was sacked by Inter and hired as England manager after Capello retired Wenger left Arsenal to replace Benitez and was sacked 12 months and nine days later Ancellotti was sacked by Chelsea three months after signing a five-year contract. He went on to join Man Utd after Fergie retired Moyes replaced Ancellotti at Chelsea - and Moyes was replaced at Everton by Alan Shearer Man City have gone through a raft of managers - Mancini was sacked (going to Arsenal) and replaced by Aguirre, who lasted only six months (and was later appointed by Liverpool). Redknapp replaced him, but he retired from football only six months later. Roy Hodgson is currently sitting in the City hotseat. All this in only two and a half years! NB: BS Allardyce is still managing Blackburn, while Darren Ferguson has guided Preston to the Premiership... EDIT: As I click continue after posting this, Aguirre is sacked as Liverpool boss - and I deny any interest it slumming it at Anfield... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamBamBam Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Cristiano Ronaldo started his managerial career at Scunthorpe in League One....then got sacked after dragging the team down to 23rd! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadijk van Kaarhandel Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Season 3, Chelsea doing very poorly and ultimately only qualify for Europa Cup by virtue of a League Cup win. Last 16 of the CL they are smashed 5-1 at home by Juve. Enough say that Russian bloke – Ancellotti – you’re fired. Then in a stroke of supreme genius he brings in the only man big enough for the job – Yes, its Dave Jones Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamessmith Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Materazzi has just been sacked from Grimsby on mine, while 14th in the conference Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathxxx Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Cristiano Ronaldo started his managerial career at Scunthorpe in League One....then got sacked after dragging the team down to 23rd! Now you could really have some fun with that. Who put the <insert vulgar word we all know is present in the town name> in Scunthorpe! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilly4 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Chris Waddle @ Shef Wednesday Backroom Advice.... Grow The Mullet!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 2015/16 - Chelsea sack Javier Aguirre and appoint Jason Scotland to replace him. It just happens to be Jason Scotlands 1st managerial job, has a national rep and earns £925 p/w Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyerun Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 on my FM2010, Martin Ling is Liverpool manager, he was unemployed for 3 years before getting it too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnyDonny Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Me getting Man City job in 2012 after Mancini took England job after Capello retired. I had holidayed first two seasons after setting me up as an Australian international with English second nationality. Plus I was only 28. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laneo Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 January 2017: Carlo Ancelotti has still NOT been sacked. He gets sacked on EVERY game EVER. Also, hello Owen Hargreaves - Ashton United manager. And finally, big shout out to Steve Bruce for his excellent efforts as England manager: second bottom of the World Cup European Qualifying Section Group 4. Above Andorra. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabio MVP Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 In my game in 2014 Avram Grant is Chelsea's manager, Mancini is in Liverpool, McLeish in Citeh, Agirre in Milan, Ancelotti in Barca, Guardiola manages Spain. Those are some of the most interesting ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotPotter Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Big name appointments in the lower leagues aren't that frequent IRL but do happen, Tim Flowers was appointed at Stalybridge IRL having been an assistant at coventry and I think he was a GK coach at Man City before that. I'm interested to see how Eddie Howe does in FM, has anyone seen him getting poached by a Premiership side? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullem Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Arsene Wenger just decided only 3 games into the second PL season to leave Arsenal and join Porto! Found it a bit odd, this is after spending £34M in the transfer window just passed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert the Spud Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 David Bentley manager of Millwall with Heskey as his assistant Thats a great one. I lol'd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert the Spud Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 In my save Arsenal have just taken on Alex mcCleish, and Steve mcClaren was appointed england manager after fabio retired. These are all hilarious, but at the same time take the p*ss and hopefully SI can do something about it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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