psychonaut Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 2022-2023 === FALKIRK === SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON SUMMARY The Squad General Report Extremely pleased with my squad this season. We had good depth, high morale, and a top level of professionalism. The players responded well to the one or two little hiccups we had. A quadruple winning squad - speaks for itself really. Best Players Resat Sentürk (AM©,ST) An unadulterated Goal Machine. Resat was playing for Turkish Division team Kasimpasa when he was scouted by us. I was excited by his Acceleration, Pace, Finishing, and Composure and Concentration. Fortunately, we decided to swoop for him just as his contract was expiring, and we picked him up on a Free Transfer. He's now worth £1.9M, and the fans can't wait to see him again next season. Top Scorer: Resat Sentürk - 79 goals in 59 appearances. Highest Avg Rating: Resat Sentürk - 7.96 in 59 apps. Most MoM Awards: Resat Sentürk - 21. In addition to all his other awards, the Falkirk fans voted him their Player of the Year. The Best of the Rest Niko Karabogdan (ST) A little bit off Sentürk's goal tally, but still bagged 39 in 58 appearances. Aged 19, and showing bags of promise, there are a lot of teams interested in his services. Werder Bremen, PSV, Real Sociedad and Hertha Berlin are believed to be after Niko. We bought him from NK Zagreb for £350k, they'll all have to pay a heck of a lot more if they want him. Current value is £1.4M, and the asking price is £5M. Doré Kabananga (D (RC), DM, M (RC)) We spotted Kabananga at Kasimpasa when scouting Sentürk, although we had to pay £875K instead of getting a freebie, but he's now valued at £1.6M. Like his former team mate, he's settled in well, and I think their relationship on the park has been key in helping each other to bed in. Kabananga can be a little selfish when going in on goal. I lost count of the number of times I've screamed at the screen for him to play the ball across the penalty box to a team mate in space, but then watched him blast it wide. My fans wanted to nickname him Banana Man. I advised them via my comments in the matchday programme that it's not a wise move. Look what happened with Ferdinand on Twitter! Anyway, they won't have to worry about nicknames - Manchester United swooped to poach him at the end of the season, and the board have accepted a £3.3M offer for him on my behalf and he's off >.< Josué (DC) Another strong season from the Portuguese defender. Not as goal hungry as last season, only bagging 22 in 48 matches this time. He's been making a lot of noise about wanting to move to a bigger club. I've promised him that the club will grow in stature in 12 months - hopefully the Europa League win is convincing enough for him. Falkirk Best XI 2022-2023 Transfer Activity Club Finances Balance as of 20 June 2023: £14,283,774. Lots of prize money boosting the bank balance, and we made an overall profit of £3,631,875. Next season we go straight into the Champions League group stage, so that's easy money, and money I've already spent on pre-season transfers - well, it will be if my targets sign. The Board have announced initial budgets for next season as being £160K p/w on wages, and £12.47M transfer budget. Stadium News The Board announced yet another stadium expansion this season - seems daft as we're moving to a new stadium in a year. Anyway, they've spent £1M to install another 740 seats. I can sort of see their reasoning, as we sold out almost all of our home games this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 2022-2023 === INTERNATIONAL CAREER === Mali Friendlies 10.8.2022 Réunion 2-4 Mali 12.11.2022 Holland 3-1 Mali 15.1.2023 Angola 1-5 Mali 17.1.2023 Mali 4-1 Gabon 7.6.2023 Mozambique 0-3 Mali African Nations Quals Grp K 3.9.2022 Sudan 0-4 Mali 7.9.2022 Mali 7-1 Burundi 8.10.2022 Mali 3-0 Djibouti So no worries there then, finished with 6 wins out of 6, and we were off to Algeria for the Cup. AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS 2023 GROUP STAGE We were drawn in group A, alongside Nigeria, Benin, and Burkina Faso. Obviously, I had worries about Nigeria, but we did very well. Group A Nigeria 2-3 Mali Mali 6-0 Benin Mali 5-1 Burkina Faso. 3 wins out of 3, we went though, and Nigeria qualified too. Group B Qualified: Ivory Coast, Ghana. Out: Togo, Gabon. Group C Qualified: DR Congo, South Africa. Out: Zambia, Kenya. Group D Qualifed: Tunisia, Senegal. Out: Algeria, Angola. QUARTER FINAL We were drawn against Tunisia, and had to fight hard for a 1-0 win. DR Congo 5-0 South Africa Ghana e3-2 Senegal Ivory Coast 1-2 Nigeria Mali 1-0 Tunisia SEMI FINAL A rematch with our Group A rivals Nigeria. They took the lead on 6 minutes, but we equalised 10 minutes later. In the second half, we found a goal to win the tie 2-1. Nigeria 1-2 Mali DR Congo 1-1p Ghana THIRD PLACE DR Congo 1-2 Nigeria THE FINAL A cracking game against the favourites Ghana at the Stade Olympique de 5 Juillet in Algiers. Ghana took the lead after 17 minutes, but we levelled the score on 26 mins. We held the stalemate until half time. I had a morale boosting team talk with my team, and we scored 3 minutes into the second half. Ghana got an equaliser 11 minutes from time. The match headed into Extra Time, and with 3 minutes gone our top scorer (and the competition's top scorer) Aboubacar Keita found the net. 3-2 ahead! Ghana were worn out, and could only find 2 more shots at goal. Neither went in, and MALI were the Champions of Africa. MALI 3-2 Ghana Att: 68600. My first international silverware in the bag, Mali's first African Cup of Nations trophy, and Mali move up to 12th in the World Rankings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 2022-2023 Ups & Downs SCOTLAND League Scottish Premier League Winners: FALKIRK. ECC Q: FALKIRK, Celtic. Europa Lg Q: Hearts, Aberdeen, Inverness CT, Hibernian. Relegated: Greenock Morton. First Division Winners: Berwick Rangers Relegated: Raith Rovers, Dumbarton. Second Division Winners: Dunfermline Athletic. Promoted: Brechin City. Relegated: Forfar Athletic, Hamilton Academical. Third Division Winners: Montrose. Promoted: East Fife. Bottom: Clyde. Cups Scottish Cup: Celtic 2-3 FALKIRK. Scottish League Cup: Hearts 2-6 FALKIRK. Challenge Cup: East Fife 0-0p Airdrie United. ENGLAND League Premier Division Winners: Arsenal. ECC Q: Arsenal, Manchester City (2nd & holders), Chelsea (3rd), Manchester United (4th). Europa Lg Q: Liverpool (5th), Tottenham Hotspur (6th). Relegated: West Ham United, Norwich City, Portsmouth. npower Championship Winners: Bristol City. Promoted: Sunderland, Peterborough United. Europa Lg Q: West Bromwich Albion (FA Cup winners). Relegated: Nottingham Forest, Scunthorpe United, Chesterfield. npower League 1 Winners: Cardiff City. Promoted: Burnley, Colchester United. Relegated: Kidderminster Harriers, Leyton Orient, Derby County, Swindon Town. npower League 2 Winners: Wrexham. Promoted: Barnet, AFC Wimbledon, Darlington. Relegated: Blyth Spartans, Bristol Rovers. Blue Square Premier Winners: Kettering Town. Promoted: Accrington Stanley. Relegated: Braintree Town, Eastleigh, Grimsby Town, Tranmere Rovers. Blue Square North Winners: Burton Albion. Promoted: AFC Telford United. Relegated: Altrincham, Fleetwood Town, Bradford Park Avenue. Blue Square South Winners: Kingstonian. Promoted: Salisbury City. Relegated: Farnborough Town, Basingstoke, Evesham. Promoted from Regional Prems: Tamworth, Hednesford, Tooting & Mitcham, AFC Hornchurch, Matlock Town, Bishop's Stortford. Cups FA Cup: Manchester City 1-2 West Bromwich Albion. League Cup: Manchester United 2-0 Scunthorpe United. JPT: Crystal Palace 1-2e Middlesbrough. FA Trophy: Kettering Town 1-1p Bury. === CHAMPIONS LEAGUE === Juventus 2-2p Manchester City (Man City win 3-2 on pens). @ OAKA Spyros Louis, Athens. Att: 69618. === Europa League === FALKIRK 5-0 Sporting Lisbon @ Hampden Park, Glasgow. Att: 52500. ===Other News=== - The Clydesdale Bank Premier League moves up 6 places to 8th in the European Competition Rankings. Serie A remains top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeXe Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 What an incredible season! Senturk looks excellent, hopefully you can hang on to him another few seasons yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 A nice little tour, probably funded by haters of Benfica and Sporting Lisbon. However, a couple of hours later, the thing was cancelled "due to a clash with other fixtures". My suspiscions are that either SLB or Sporting have been playing funny buggers. I'll soon sort them out if we meet in Europe this season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Haven't played any matches in a while - not even friendlies - so I'm not sure what has caused our meteorical rise...Unless it was the ACON win? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 What an incredible season! Senturk looks excellent, hopefully you can hang on to him another few seasons yet. He seems quite settled. It is bizarre that his goalscoring record didn't bring bigger clubs running - but that's football! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Wow, what a fantastic season. You totally cleaned up with Falkirk, and then you went and won the ACN with Mali too I'm assuming you're going to stick around at Falkirk, or are you starting to get itchy feet now? Great to see that Berwick Rangers will be a SPL club next season; I'll always have fond memories of them due to my first FM11 save Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotChocolate Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Falkirk have popularity in somewhere that isn't Falkirk? You deserve a knighthood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 They really dislike the big sides you beat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Wow, what a fantastic season. You totally cleaned up with Falkirk, and then you went and won the ACN with Mali too I'm assuming you're going to stick around at Falkirk, or are you starting to get itchy feet now? Great to see that Berwick Rangers will be a SPL club next season; I'll always have fond memories of them due to my first FM11 save Thanks. Was nice to get the quadruple. I'm having fun at Falkirk. I'd like to win the Champions League with them but it'll be a big task. Berwick Rangers have done really well. They rebuilt like mad for the new season, but I don't think they'll stay up - we just hammered them 10-1. Falkirk have popularity in somewhere that isn't Falkirk? You deserve a knighthood. Lol. Sir McEwan of Falkirk...As long as I get a nice house with the title They really dislike the big sides you beat. Yes, but sadly the tour was cancelled Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 2023-2024 --- Falkirk --- Scottish Premier League Pre-Season Board Expectations Premier League: Win the title. Scottish Cup: Reach the Final. Scottish League Cup: Reach the Final. Champions League: Reach the Playoff (we're going straight into the Group Stage, so maybe they mean K.O. rounds). European Super Cup: Enjoy participation. Transfer Activity So, not much of a gauntlet thrown down then! Got busy in the transfer market, with a transfer budget of £12.47M and a wage budget of £160k p/w at my disposal. We also got a couple of loans on board after Manchester United announced a link with us. Players Signed Rickard Strömberg (AM (LC), ST) - From AIK for £3.3M. Mario Mikic (M (RC)) - From Istra 1961 for £1.2M. Salvador Martí (M/AM (RC)) - From Anorthosi for £2M. Cihan Yalçin (M/AM (RL)) - From Stuttgart for £1.5M. Marko Tomljenovic (GK) - From Cibalia for £300K. Peter Atkinson (ST) - From Manchester United on loan. Davide Martinengo (AM (RL), ST) - From Manchester United on loan. Total Spent: £8.25M. Players Out Free Transfers Jean-Luc Morel, Mehdi Legrand, Milos Cvetkovic, Darko Roksa, Andres Cabrera, Aleksandar Popovic. Doré Kabananga - Signed by Manchester United for £3.3M. Martin McGhee (GK) - Signed by Brighton on a Free. Total Received: £3.3M. So that's last year's Champions League money blown. There's a chunk of the budget left, but only about £1000 p/w in wages budget left. My scouts have found one or two more players I'd really like to sign, but I don't want to ruin the club's financial position. Season Ticket Sales 3518 sold. Up by 525 on last season. Friendly Matches Decided to bring the big names to The Falkirk Stadium, partly to boost revenue (with 3 matches being on TV too), and partly to see how I was doing in strengthening the team for the Champions League. Did very well against Bremen, having to come back from 2 goals down. Man City was a you score one, we score one affair. Expected more of a challenge from Sao Paulo. But Arsenal gunned us down...Maybe the Champions League trophy is a bit out of reach just yet. Now the hard work begins... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeXe Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 But Arsenal gunned us down... Are you AC Jimbo in disguise? Good luck, looks like you've strengthened well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Bloody hell, have FIFA made the goals bigger? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 2023/24 === Falkirk === Scottish Premier League August/September League Not a bad start, although I was fuming when we lost against Hibernian. My team did not play well that day. We ran riot against Berwick Rangers, giving our goal difference a nice boost. With a game in hand over Celtic, I'm hoping we can grab top spot back in the next couple of months. Results League Table EUROPE European Super Cup We lost 3-2 to Manchester City. It should have been 3-3 at full time, but the referee was a useless fool and chalked off one of our goals. I complained post match, and UEFA agreed that the goal should have stood... Champions League We went straight in at the Group Stage, being drawn in Group B with Paris St. Germain, Young Boys, and FC Internazionale. Things did not start well. We have to perform better if we want to finish anything but last. Young Boys had us 3-1 down at one point, but we clawed back to a 4-4, getting the equalising goal on 90+3 minutes. Falkirk Top Scorers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Definitely need to step up un Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidBurn Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Wonder if Celtic will challenge you this season, 10-1 what a win! Good luck with Europe dude, could be hard work with the other teams in your group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 2023-2024 --- Falkirk --- Scottish Premier League October-November 2023 League Results Not going quite as planned. The players seem to be taking their foot off the gas, and only appear motivated after the opposition has scored. If I was embarrassed by the Celtic score, I was totally humiliated by our defeat at the hands of Berwick Rangers. I'd used that match as an opportunity to give some of my weaker players a run out, and it backfired spectacularly with Berwick going 3-0 up at one point. League Table Cups Scottish League Cup Met St Mirren in the Quarter Final, and beat them 5-2. European Champions League The misery continued, with PSG beating us and Inter winning both games too. Our chance of qualifying for the Europa League didn't look good either when Young Boys scored first in our rematch, netting the goal after 8 minutes. An own goal gave us an equaliser just before half time. That's how it looked liked finishing, until we found a higher gear and grabbed goals on 84 and 89 minutes. A good win which moved us up to 3rd on 4 points. Young Boys have 2 points, and play Inter in their final group match. Barring an Inter disaster, we should finish 3rd. Falkirk Top 5 Scorers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
City2000 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 That Berwick result was a shock for sure, even with a weakened team. Still in with a good shout in the SPL though. A tough CL group that, hopefully you can qualify for the Europa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 2023-2024 --- Falkirk --- Scottish Premier League December 2023-January 2024 League Results Still keeping the momentum going, although I was disappointed with our draws against Hibs and Hearts. We didn't perform well at all at Celtic. That match was the first time we hadn't scored in 100 SPL games. After a couple of weeks break, due to Scottish Cup action, we bounced back with a victory at Dundee, but unfortunately our top scorer Resat Senturk was injured and will be out until April with damaged knee ligaments. Our next top scorer also injured himself, but I think we have the depth to keep the goals coming. Celtic have managed to slip up a bit. I thought they would take the upper hand and go on a winning streak after our defeat, but they seem to have made a mess of things. Cups Scottish Cup Results For our 4th Round tie, I decided to give a number of rotation players a first XI start, seeing as we were up against Division 2 opposition Queen of the South. We were extremely poor, coming away from Palmerston Park with a 0-0. In the replay, it took until the second half before we got a goal. Scottish League Cup Played a Semi Final vs Inverness CT, and humped them 5-0. Dikamona and Danilo Pajevic each got 2 goals, and Karabogdan scored one. European Champions League Group B - Final Table An unexpected win in our final Group B match. We were down 1-0 at half time, but my team talk did the trick and we grabbed the win. Young defender, and product of our youth system, Derek Taylor, got his first senior goal. Young Boys were thrashed by Inter, and we finished 3rd. Dropping into the Europa League, our first opponents are Galatasaray in the 1st KO round. Falkirk Top 5 Scorers Transfer News Players In Dias (DR) - signed from Croatian side GNK Dinamo for £1.4M. Dias will be a good addition to the squad, as we're lacking quality in the DR position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wow, very long scoring run you had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Senturk looks the real deal! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Senturk looks the real deal! Yes, he's a class player. Sadly he got injured, but looks like he'll be back before the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HotChocolate Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Not a bad game at all to have as a milestone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 With all those notes it looks like your inbox has measles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 2023-2024 --- Falkirk --- Scottish Premier League February-March 2024 Things were continuing to go well in the league, and the cups (although we lost to Celtic in the League Cup Final). We were top of the SPL following our 3-2 win against Rangers. Then cup action got in the way a bit. In the Europa League, we stunned Liverpool 4-1 in the first leg of the 2nd KO Round. We struggled at Anfield, and lost 2-0, but that was enough to put The Reds out. On that same evening, this happened: The Europa League Quarter Final draw matched us up against Spurs. I was about to get back to SPL business when... The Chairman had come knocking last season, but I'd turned them down due to the prospect of a European Final at Hampden Park. I think the lads have a chance again this year. The only difference is I won't be there. Anfield, here I come! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well earned move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotChocolate Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 It's Paul Lambert beats Norwich with Colchester and then takes over the job at Carrow Road all over again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 2024 --- Liverpool --- English Premier Division Taking over the reins of such an illustrious club will be a challenge to look forward to. The current season is drawing to a close, with Liverpool currently in 8th. We have a game in hand over 7th placed Newcastle, and are 3 points behind them. We're 10 points off a Champions League spot, and out of both domestic cups. League One Crystal Palace beat us 3-1 in the 4th round of the FA Cup. Liverpool were League Cup finalists, but lost 4-0 to Manchester City. 9 games left in the Premier Division, and my first test will be a massive one. Arsenal are coming to Anfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well earned move. Yes, hopefully it'll be a good move. The Liverpool team looks good, just needs a kick in the right direction. It's Paul Lambert beats Norwich with Colchester and then takes over the job at Carrow Road all over again. Funnily enough, the Norwich job came up this season. I was offered it, but they were Championship strugglers at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeXe Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Good move, well earned. That quarter final against Celtic looks a bit of a humdinger! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I approve this move . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Good luck in Scouseland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 OH NO! LIVERPOOL!!!! Shame you have to go their but good luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Another one to Liverpool? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Top decision, top club. What a great career move! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Ironically I've been in Liverpool over the past two days. These days it seems to be a mix of modern and cultured with shitholes. Didn't see any in between. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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