wisla_krakow Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Canvey Island - 2017/18 - League One A surprise promotion has in League One...but will it be too soon? We're swimming with decent-sized fish now, Birmingham one of the teams to drop down from the Championship for example, along with Peterborough and Preston. It would turn out to be an event-filled season, that's for sure! Transfers Thought I'd start it a bit differently this update and summarise our new signings. In total we signed 14, which I didn't fully realise until now is rather a lot of change! Daniel Devine was out the door in January though after being pretty poor (and I must admit, a bit of a rush signing in June with limited options at the time). Dominic Samuel was similar, he's an AF which didn't help as I had two permanent players ahead of him in the pecking order. His loan was terminated in February - he went on to fire my beloved Pompey to promotion from League Two! Conway is a young Scottish CB arranged well back in January 2017, Morgan and Dacres-Cogley came in at RB to replace the departing Brister, Vidal and Tallack. We brought back a few of our League Two loanees on permanent deals, with Grant Smith joining from Brighton as our no.1 keeper, and Britt Assombalonga signing to be McAuley's DLF back-up. Solly March renewed his loan for another year to give us a good left wing option, while Leigh Reed was signed purely as CB cover. Alexander-Salmon provided a nice option at DLP. In January, we would look to spend, £60k on a natural LB/CB from Man Utd and £10k on a Sunderland CB who had had a few years out on loan but yet to be given a real go by anyone. Magill gave good back-up to the midfield, while Rodwell was a surprise signing in March who was more a look to next season, when he would be fully fit/up to speed after 9 months without a club. League One - 5th (Lost 4-3 on aggregate to Sheffield Utd in the Play-Off Semi-Finals) I'll say it now - we looked nowhere near good enough for 5th at the midway point at the season, but we really clicked in the season half of the season and with some fantastic form (no doubt would have been top 2 on that half season alone), we went on a fantastic run to climb into the play-offs, narrowly being edged by Sheffield Utd. We took a while to get comfortable, perhaps after a 4-1 victory on the opening day over Colchester we thought we'd be boinging up another division. Back down to earth we came - just one more league win came until October, as we flirted on the edge of the relegation zone. Ronnie McAuley's run of goals in 6 consecutive games helped stabilise us, back-to-back wins and then a 6 game unbeaten spell (3 wins, 3 draws) soon followed to have us climb back to 12th at the half-way point. This was pretty pleasing considering how we had looked, it seemed the new signings needed time to settle. Some patchy formed followed; 2 defeats, 2 wins, 2 defeats. Then we clicked. From late December, we went on a brilliant run, losing just 1 game in 12, included in that was a brilliant run of 9 wins in 10 games that saw us rocket from 13th to 6th position! Late goals were pretty key, we had a nice knack of hitting teams late on, one example being 2-0 down at Colchester, we hit one on the edge of half-time, an equaliser on 84 minutes before Chappell nodded home a 94th minute winner! Or perhaps Ronnie McAuley mugging Bradford of a point in the 95th minute after they had batted us away for most of the game. I changed assistant manager around this time (Frankie Bunn replaced the regen assman, with his 16/16 JPA/JPP he's a great man to have on board!) which I like to think helped the squad. For the last few games things were very tense, as 3rd-8th really bunched up. We lost at home to Fleetwood and drew at Hartlepool and Birmingham (who hilariously got relegated!), but recovered well with 3 wins in our final 4 to climb to 5th - I'd be expecting 6th at best, so that was a nice result to see. We went into the play-offs and I was disappointed to get Sheffield Utd, we'd never done well against them. They beat us 2-1 at home, thanks to a gutting 92nd minute winner. We fought well in the 2nd leg to draw 2-2 after being 2-0 down, but we were playing Overload for the final half hour to force that. I wasn't disappointed as over the whole season I don't think we were good enough, but if we can keep up our form from the season half of the season next year we'll be in with a chance of the automatic promotion places in my eyes. Cups (FA Cup 4th Round, Carling Cup 1st Round, J-Paint Quarters) Finally an FA Cup run! We'd always stuttered in Round 1, losing to Ipswich, Accrington and Sheffield Utd at this stage in recent years, so it was very nice to get non-league opposition in the form of BSP Grimsby and BSS Chelmsford as we strode to the 3rd round proper. Here came probably our biggest shock to date; a 2-1 victory at Nottingham Forest after being a goal down. We were written off by huge odds but we came from behind for a fantastic win! Premier League Cardiff visited in the 4th round and we dismally fell 3-0 down at the break, bringing back bad memories of the 5-0 Ipswich defeat. We fought well and were 3-2 down with 10 minutes to go, hitting the bar near the death, so in the end we could feel proud. Carling Cup...less said the better, we just never look up for these games, out 2-1 at Watford after leading. We got another 1st round J-Paint bye, then beat rivals Southend on penalties. We disappointingly went out to League Two newcomers Kettering in the Quarters, but I guess our blushes are spared by the fact they won the tournament! [/url] and Big enough to be split over pages this season! We've got good strength at the back now, two solid RBs and LBs, it seems the new assman rates Ekangamene when the old one really didn't! Part of our form change-around was inspired by the partnership of Egan and Conway at CB, Egan really was a good signing and should lead us out the division. Chappell played a lot early on and was rated well, but fell a victim of the Irish and Scottish partnership. Hopefully Leonardo can kick on next year. Ryan Plowright continues on strong (now our leading appearance maker with 181 league games), playing pretty much every game and looking capable even at this level, although the Championship would seem too far for him! Rodwell only gave us a snippet of his talent, hopefully with a pre-season under his belt he'll be on fire. Curran and a mix of Alexander-Salmon/Webb formed our key CM partnership, while March started the season poorly but became a key man again during our good run of form. Up front, Jervis and McAuley again shone, even if McAuley isn't rather as that great a League One player (yet). David Reid really needs to kick-on while Assombalonga struggled with the step up. A very good League One squad all-in-all, that will only need slight changes. Key Players Steve Conway - The young Scottish CB took to League One well, will be a key part of any promotion push. Ronnie McAuley - Up another division and the 6'1" target man easily adapts, now the club's all-time top league goal-scorer with 55 goals! Stewart Curran - Commanded the centre of the park very nicely, had just gained his first Northern Irish cap in the off-season too. Next Season There's no real disappointment about missing out on promotion, instead optimism as the areas we need to improve are clear and thankfully, this season there are players of quality willing to sign. There won't be a great deal of new faces which works well for unity, and I think we'll have even less loanees in the first team this season (technically, last year we only had March as a regular player). With all our good players staying on we should be looking for play-offs again at a minimum. The stadium move is delayed until September so we get a few more months before saying bye to Park Lane, hopefully we go out on a high! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Season | League | Position | Cups and Other Notables | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2013/14 | Blue Square Bet South | 1st | Champions; FA Cup 4th Qual Rd, FA Trophy 1st Round | |2014/15 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 4th | Lost Play-Off Final, FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 3rd Round | |2015/16 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 1st | Champions; FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 1st Round | |2016/17 | League Two | 1st | Champions; J-Paint Semis, FA Cup & Carling Cup 1st Round | |2017/18 | League One | 5th | Lost Play-off Semi; FA Cup 4th Rd, JPT Quarters, C1C 1st Rd| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manager Milney Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Hey Everyone, i'm just about to start this challenge to last me over the summer, has anyone managed to get a save with leiston promoted? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2062/63 Last season we completed a second successive clean sweep of the trophies, so we were looking for a hat trick. League Table We went 36 games unbeaten, then lost our last two matches of the season meaning we are still yet to go unbeaten in the league. Community Shield - we outplayed them but lost on penalties. UEFA Super Cup - no such problems here as we won with ease. FIFA Club World Cup - the usual result. Capital One Cup - our fringe players cruised through, but got lucky in the final. FA Cup - a shock defeat ended our run of trophies. UEFA Champions League - we had a couple of shocks in the group, but hit form in the knockout rounds. Following our two league defeats, we played the final which ended in disaster. Transfers - we made a decent profit as older players were sold in favour of youngsters. Squad - the squad is too big for my liking, so there will be players leaving this summer. Finances - a small profit. Key Player Profiles: Joe Slowe - he was back on form again, and injury free. Ricardo Rincón - he reclaimed his spot in the team. David Speed - his contract is up and I can't justify renewing it since he wants a new challenge. Isaac - he's replaced Bakker with ease. Jordan Brady - another player likely to be on his way out for a new challenge. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists 2020/21 Blue Square Bet Premier 1st Promoted as champions 2021/22 npower League Two 1st Promoted as champions 2022/23 npower League One 1st Promoted as champions 2023/24 npower Championship 20th 2024/25 npower Championship 1st Promoted as champions 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 16th 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 6th FA Cup finalists 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 4th Europa League winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 4th 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st NextGen series and CWC winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2037/38 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League finalists 2038/39 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2039/40 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2040/41 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League winners 2041/42 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2042/43 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2043/44 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2044/45 Barclays Premier League 3rd NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2045/46 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2046/47 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2047/48 Barclays Premier League 3rd CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2048/49 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2049/50 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2050/51 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists 2051/52 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2052/53 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2053/54 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2054/55 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2055/56 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup and FA Cup winners 2056/57 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2057/58 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2058/59 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2059/60 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, NextGen Series, Capital One Cup and Champions League winners 2060/61 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2061/62 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2062/63 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners, Champions League finalists Next Season We finished the season with three consecutive defeats, which puts a bit of doubt over how string we could be next season. I'll be looking to trim the squad and maybe sign a couple of youngsters to freshen things up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavelberry Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Don't wish to boast kids but I've been reloading on and off since Thursday and last night it happened. I got Whitby. I kinda wanted Cray though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully11 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Well ive finally accepted the challenge and have taking the role as the bedford manager purely because some of my family are from there heres my profile screenshot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Going to put my Gundo game on pause for a bit and have a crack at this as Whitby Town. Profile http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4743/profilerx.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
auldashy21 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 hello guys, late comer to the challenge! but i have my save on holiday as we speak! so here goes nothing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2063/64 Last season we lost out in the Champions league final after a series of six consecutive wins, the aim this season was to win it back. League Table An early loss ruled out the unbeaten season, which took the pressure off and allowed me to rotate the squad a bit more. Community Shield - the late goal took it to penalties, but we got the win. Capital One Cup - a lot of the matches were close, but we made our way to another cup final win. FA Cup - we avoided the bigger clubs in an easy run to the final, which was closer than expected. UEFA Champions League - the latter stages were tight, but we made to yet another final, which we won. Transfers - the squad was trimmed at a big profit. Squad - the squad needed to be strong this year as injuries meant squad rotation was crucial. Finances - a decent profit, despite a few expensive contract renewals. Key Player Profiles: Joe Slowe - he equalled his goals record for a season and set a new record with 40 league goals. Shane Rofe - with David Speed gone, he finally had the chance to shine. Marin Turkalj - one for the future, but he's scoring goals now. Matthias Herl - one of a number of decent wingers who are providing the assists. Santiago Parisi - I refused to give in to his contract demands which resulted in him agreeing a free transfer to Barcelona. He'll be a big loss. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists 2020/21 Blue Square Bet Premier 1st Promoted as champions 2021/22 npower League Two 1st Promoted as champions 2022/23 npower League One 1st Promoted as champions 2023/24 npower Championship 20th 2024/25 npower Championship 1st Promoted as champions 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 16th 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 6th FA Cup finalists 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 4th Europa League winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 4th 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st NextGen series and CWC winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2037/38 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League finalists 2038/39 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2039/40 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2040/41 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League winners 2041/42 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2042/43 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2043/44 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2044/45 Barclays Premier League 3rd NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2045/46 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2046/47 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2047/48 Barclays Premier League 3rd CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2048/49 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2049/50 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2050/51 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists 2051/52 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2052/53 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2053/54 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2054/55 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2055/56 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup and FA Cup winners 2056/57 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2057/58 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2058/59 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2059/60 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, NextGen Series, Capital One Cup and Champions League winners 2060/61 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2061/62 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2062/63 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2063/64 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners Next Season More of the same would be good, but it will be interesting to see the impact of losing our legendary goalkeeper. 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blackdevil Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Ashton United The Robins! 2027-28 - Barclays Premier League This season we celebrated the club's 150th year in existance with a near clean sweep, only missing out on the League Cup. League Table | Progress Chart Capital One Cup - Disappointing to go out but deserved to as the fringe players played poorly. The FA Cup - The only difficult tie was against Man City with having it go to extra time before seeing them off. Champions League - We've matched Real Madrid's five in a row record, however it wasn't easy as Bayern Munich and Juventus provided a serious contest in our march to the final which we won convincingly. World Club Cup More like a mid season tour than a competition. Easy wins but should have scored more. Great performance all round with the younger members of the squad showing their progress. Finances | Transfers | 1st Team Squad Key Players Sergio Nadiradze Another outstanding season and our 3rd highest goalscorer but best creator. Also claimed the FIFA Ballon d'Or and World Player of the year awards again. Peter Rog Our leading goalscorer and setup a decent number too. Terry Matthius Our leader and rock at the back. Also a beast at corners and finished our 2nd highest goalscorer with 19 goals. History Season League League Finish Achievements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square North 2nd Promoted via Playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Premier 15th Survival 2015/16 Blue Square Premier 5th Promoted via Playoffs 2016/17 Npower League Two 4th Promoted via Playoffs 2017/18 Npower League One 4th Promoted via Playoffs, FA Cup Finalists 2018/19 Npower Championsip 3rd Promoted via Playoffs 2019/20 Barclays Premier League 14th Survival 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 11th 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 5th FA Cup Finalists 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup Finalists 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup Winners, League Cup Winners, Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 1st Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners, European Super Cup Winners, World Club Cup Winners 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 1st Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners, European Super Cup Winners, World Club Cup Winners 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup Winners, League Cup Winners, Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners, European Super Cup Winners, World Club Cup Winners 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup Winners, Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners, European Super Cup Winners, World Club Cup Winners Due to loosing interest it's taken me four months to get through this season with half of it being played in the last week. Hopefully I'll keep the interest as I would like a stadium named after me...or at least a decent sized stadium for the stature the club is at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearclass1892 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Hi Guys, Long time lurker, first time poster. Having read all of the attempts so far, i think it is time to get in on the action. Just holidaying now - gonna start in 2017 to make the game unique. Hoping to get either Nantwich, Witton or Stocksbridge. Fingers crossed for an update in the next few days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Whitby Town Season 2013/14 - Blue Square North - 1st A good start, automatic promotion wasn't decided until the final day of the season however. League Table Finances Already £180k in the red, mainly due to released players. Hopefully I can stablise next season. Club Reputation Half a star currently Key Players Kurtis March - Welsh Midfielder signed from Swansea Angus MacDonald - Centre-back released by Reading. Averaged 7.54. Laste Dombaxe - Angolan winger from Tottenham, converted to a striker and scored 20 goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearclass1892 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 WITTON ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB Witton Albion are delighted to announce the appointment of 35 year old shearclass1892 as their new manager. Squad To put it bluntly, a really poor squad. My best player according to the coaching staff is a goalkeeper who is a 'decent regional' player. Season Goals - Bring in a whole new coaching staff and possibly a Director of Football - Improve the playing staff in all areas. - Settle on a tactic - STAY UP!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Have struggled lately to get into a game and when thinking about a new save I thought I'd return to this thread Manger of Blyth Profile Club Info Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2064/65 Last season we got back into winning ways as we completed a quadruple, this season we were looking to make it five. League Table For the first time ever, we have completed a season unbeaten. It could have been even better, but we stumbled to the finish as the fixtures piled up on us. Community Shield - it was a close match, but we got the win. UEFA Super Cup - we needed extra time to win this one. FIFA Club World Cup - an easy enough win. Capital One Cup - we didn't concede a single goal in this tournament, but the final was close. FA Cup - other than our first match, this was one of the easiest routes to the final I can remember. The final was a thriller. UEFA Champions League - Barcelona were the only team able to get even a draw with us as our great defensive record took us to another easy final. Transfers - losing our legendary goalie was a blow, but I found a replacement in former player Pagliarani. Despite making a slight profit, I spent big this year. Squad - injuries and fixture congestion meant the squad needed to be rotated a lot, and every player played his part in this season. Finances - a big loss, which is a bit of a worry. Key Player Profiles: Joe Slowe - top scorer again in a superb season. Ricardo Rincón - had a great season despite added competition for his place in the team. Billy Holden - had a stunning season. Shane Rofe - another great season, but still no England cap. André Campos - a new signing who had a decent start. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists 2020/21 Blue Square Bet Premier 1st Promoted as champions 2021/22 npower League Two 1st Promoted as champions 2022/23 npower League One 1st Promoted as champions 2023/24 npower Championship 20th 2024/25 npower Championship 1st Promoted as champions 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 16th 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 6th FA Cup finalists 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 4th Europa League winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 4th 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st NextGen series and CWC winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2037/38 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League finalists 2038/39 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2039/40 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2040/41 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League winners 2041/42 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2042/43 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2043/44 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2044/45 Barclays Premier League 3rd NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2045/46 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2046/47 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2047/48 Barclays Premier League 3rd CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2048/49 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2049/50 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2050/51 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists 2051/52 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2052/53 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2053/54 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2054/55 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2055/56 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup and FA Cup winners 2056/57 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2057/58 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2058/59 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2059/60 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, NextGen Series, Capital One Cup and Champions League winners 2060/61 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2061/62 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2062/63 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2063/64 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2064/65 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners Next Season We completed a season without losing a single game in any competition, so there's not a lot we can really do to improve on that. Continued success for a few more years might put us in a position to think about another new stadium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearclass1892 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Season 2017/18 So near and yet so far! Media Prediction - 21st Actual Finish - 3rd Squad Transfers Blue Square Bet North Table Fixtures (1) Fixtures (2) We had a very good start to the campaign, sitting in 1st after 5 games but then we hit a poor patch and stumbled down into mid-table. We eventually hit some form going into the end of the season which pushed us into a 3rd placed finish. However Halifax managed to edge us out of the playoff final on penalties. The FA Cup Definitely my most disappointing game of the season - out at the first attempt to a lower league club. The FA Trophy The lads gave it a good go, including a win away at BSP Stockport. In the end Wrexham were just too strong. Finances Not too bad this year - managed to stay in and around the black. Not sure what will happen next year as the board has decided, in their infinite wisdom, to build a new stadium - only costing us £6k a month so hopefully won't be too bad. Key Players Fans Player of the Year Craig Martin - (AR 7.51: 45 Apps: 6 Goals: 2 Assists: 6 MoMs) My number one centre back. Signed on a free from Everton and has been a collosus at the back. Well deserved FPOY and has a potential of a Good League 2 Central Defender. Top Scorer Simon Ottley - (AR 7.41: 39 Apps: 27 Goals: 8 Assists: 5 MoMs) Another signing on a free from Everton. Top scorer in the league and the second most consistent player in the squad behind Martin. Was injured for all of the playoffs, maybe with him involved it would have all been so different. Managers Noteable Mentions Albert Rusnak - (AR 7.33: Apps 43: Goals 15: Assists 17: 6 MoMs) A Slovakian signed on a free from Wrexham. He ran the midfield all season loan and gained the record for most assists in BSN history. He has a potential of' Good League One' Player so i did have to promise him promotion in the next two seasons to keep him sweet. Just hope we manage it. Aims for 2018/19 - Have a FA cup run to aid the bank balance - Gain promotion (Preferably through automatic means but playoffs will suffice) - Get a decent goalkeeper! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Congrats on the unbeaten season Daf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearclass1892 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Hi guys,Just a quick question but I posted my season review yesterday and it said it was awaiting an administrator to ok it. Do you have any idea how long it usually takes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Hi guys,Just a quick question but I posted my season review yesterday and it said it was awaiting an administrator to ok it. Do you have any idea how long it usually takes? Do you know of a reason for being put on admin approval for posts? If not, use the 'contact us' link at the bottom of the page to ask about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearclass1892 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Do you know of a reason for being put on admin approval for posts?If not, use the 'contact us' link at the bottom of the page to ask about it. Thanks, I have no idea why I am admin approval. Will have to ask ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Whitby Town Season 2014/15 - Blue Square Premier - 5th I thought we were in for a relegation battle as we were lodged in the dropzone up until November but a couple of January signings massively improved matters. It wasn't until the last game of the season though that we sneaked into a playoff spot. We were comprehensively beaten by Dagenham and Redbridge however in the playoff semis. Good progress made though and we might be able to push for automatic promotion next season. Club Overview League Table Position Chart Poor form at the beginning on the season was mitigated as crucial signings saw league position increase steadily through the season. Finances £209k in the red now, a loss of £30k for the season. This includes £75k that the board has invested in expanding the stadium by a further 800 seats. Club Reputation Still on half a star, apparently despite a good season we dropped in position within England. Facilities The stadium is being expanded for a second season running. Training and youth facilities are still untouched however. Key Players Charlie Wyke Signed on a free following his release from Middlesbrough, Wyke formed a promising partnership with McLeod netting more than a goal every other game and averaging 7.48 Stephen Dawson Tenacious ex-Leicester City Midfielder bolstered the midfield in January along with Wyke and contributed significantly to the improvement in the league. Sam Hutchinson Hutchinson was signed on a free from Chelsea in pre-season. Groin and Hamstring injuries set him back but he is a key player in the defence. Joe Partington Signed on a free from Bournemouth Welsh the Welsh midfielder in crucial in midfield. Izale McLeod McLeod is a rarety for my sides in being a player I have heard of (and saw play for Derby many years ago). He added vital pace to the frontline. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisla_krakow Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Canvey Island - 2018/19 - League One After a very nice first season in League One, where we grew and grew as games went on before falling flat against Sheffield United in the play-offs, I felt just a few minor tweaks were needed to really battle for promotion. The spine of the side was very nice, with a few additions would we challenge as I had hoped? Transfers We aimed to get our summer business out the way early and I can say that we succeeded - things would get a little dicey of course on both deadline days! Burke was a long-agreed freebie from Sligo Rovers, who arrived with 5* PA and alleged "leading Premier League striker" potential. Leo Chambers' contract was up at the end of June and West Ham were kind enough to let us speak to him early for no fee, Man Utd weren't so kind for Martin Dalton, requesting we stump up £30k to get him before the rest of the 'last month' lookers got a look at him. Both are talents CB and DMs respectively, Dalton will be trained as a CM. Peter Whittingham, at age 33, was a perhaps surprising and uncharacteristic signing, but to be honest the main reason he joined is because he's also our Director of Football! Either way, he's versatile and not costing too much. Young was another long-planned signing, the winger adding to a position we were very lacking in. Rhodes joined as a back-up CB, while Graham acted as competition on the left for Young. At the end of the window, we made use of our Aussie contacts (Mark Viduka is our coach, albeit not a good one!) to snap up former Coventry man Danny Ireland to take the no.1 spot, with Aussie-Greek ST Macharidis adding competition up top. Ottaway came in after being released from Spurs' ranks - we didn't have any other AMCs so I felt he gave us options to try a different formation. On the last day of the window, I was surprised to see a bid for Stewart Curran come in from Sunderland, and have it accepted and him off to the North East before I could even react. Chuks Aneke had been without a club all year, I moved swiftly to beat Aberdeen to his signing as a like-for-like replacement, admittedly one lacking fitness! League One - 1st (Winners!) Well, it would turn out my hopes would come to fruition! We started slowly with 2 defeats in the first 5, then flew under the radar for quite a time despite great form. The reason being, we were until February at least 3 games behind the rest - as you might be able to guess, we were doing well in some cups and build up a back-log. Despite playing every 3-4 days for many months, the squad was never that tired, and got by on getting a day or so's rest at a time. As a result, I spent much of the season looking at where we'd be once we caught up - instead of hanging around 8th-12th, two wins of those 3 in hand would have us 2nd-3rd. In January we started our march - climbing into the play-offs, then taking the lead from rivals Southend! We held it for the rest of the year, despite a patchy spell where we just stopped scoring (timed with Curran's departure funnily enough). Our ability to avoid defeat was the key thing, we actually won less games than last season! Not the greatest total to win the big prize (only 5 points more than last year), but it was enough and we'll be Championship bound next season. For my troubles, I was named Manager of the Year, while winger Ryan Plowright stormed on to 225 league appearances and a 20+ assist season to be named in the Team of the Year. Cups (JPT Winners!, Carling Cup 3rd Round, FA Cup 2nd Round) At long last, some cup success! It may only be the JPT, but it will take pride of place in our silverware cabinet as the first trophy that isn't a league title. Funnily enough we probably deserved to go out in Round 1 to Brentford, didn't play that well and rested a lot of players, but we would go on to win all the penalty shoot-outs we competed in this season so I guess we're the Germany of League One! We strolled our ways to the semis, where we disappointingly lost late on in the first-leg to relegation-battling Colchester - we struggled to get a goal in the second leg until we threw the kitchen sink at them, loanee Brian Magill finally struck from range to take us to penalties again, and after a colossal slog we triumphed 6-5! We got Doncaster in the final, and I was delighted to see us triumph by 3 goals to 2! They went a goal up early on, but we looked much better and walked into a 3-1 lead. They scored late on to take some of the gloss away, but we would soon be lifting the trophy aloft inside Wembley Stadium so the last laugh was on us! With our promotion, it was great to win this trophy at what I hope will be our last opportunity to. The Carling Cup brought surprising success too - we beat fellow League One side Crawley with ease in Round 1, before pulling off a shock by defeating Premier League QPR on penalties. As you can see, we were 1-0 up when Richard Burke stupidly two-footed a QPR defender, which made the task all the more impressive. Yes, we'd let a 2-0 lead slip, but against a Premier League team with 10 men I don't have too many complaints. The shoot-out was a long one, with our guys scoring all of our 9 penalties, and QPR missing just one to hand us passage to Round 3. Again we fought hard, with Ronnie McAuley's late penalty taking us to extra time away to Premier League Wigan, but sadly they got a winner in the last 15 to send us home. In the FA Cup, we demolished Chelmsford 5-0 away in Round 2, but a meagre 2-1 defeat to Plymouth after leading. [/url] and We've had good strength across each position, particularly in midfield and attack. We could afford to use one man at the weekend, then another in midweek and not suffer which really helped us. All-in-all, a pretty pleasing squad, but there will need to be changes to adapt to the Championship. Key Players Ronnie McAuley - My favourite player at Canvey so far, just keeps doing the job even as the level increases. May soon be reaching a plateau but is just brilliant as DLF. David Reid - The boy's come good! David was poor our first two seasons in the Football League, so it was great to finally see him kick on and have a good season, he'll be a main striker in the Championship. Martin Dalton - Took a while to break into the team, but became a key player once he did. Hopefully can lead us to the Premier League from CM. Richard Burke - The young Irishman really impressed, had a great first season at just 17. Could go a long way for us. Looking Ahead I'd initially planned to release the likes of Ekangamene, Webb and Smith, but the board's decision to turn our ground into an all-seater stadium changed things a little. We went from being a little in the black to rather in the red, so I chose to keep these guys on for next season and then improve on the squad when we could. We'd had behind the scenes improvement in the year - the board increased our Youth Recruitment and also stumped out for Exceptional Junior Coaching. When the new season rolled over to 2019/20 we got £23k spare in the wage budget, so we do have some room to play with at least. And finally, I was delighted at this early stage of my career to become a Canvey Island legend. First time I've been able to get there so early! Next year the aim is to stay up, but of course if we can try and push towards play-offs like our first League One season I'd be pretty happy with that too! Career So Far ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Season | League | Position | Cups and Other Notables | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2013/14 | Blue Square Bet South | 1st | Champions; FA Cup 4th Qual Rd, FA Trophy 1st Round | |2014/15 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 4th | Lost Play-Off Final, FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 3rd Round | |2015/16 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 1st | Champions; FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 1st Round | |2016/17 | League Two | 1st | Champions; J-Paint Semis, FA Cup & Carling Cup 1st Round | |2017/18 | League One | 5th | Lost Play-off Semi; FA Cup 4th Rd, JPT Quarters, C1C 1st Rd| |2018/19 | League One | 1st | Champions; J-Paint Winners, C1C 3rd Rd, FA Cup 2nd Rd | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Ashton United The Robins! 2028-29 - Barclays Premier League A more difficult season this time around with us loosing several games, however we managed another clean sweep. League Table | Progress Chart Capital One Cup - Easy progression to the final but came through a tough game against Chelsea to win. The FA Cup - Steady throughout this with the final against Man Utd won comfortably. Champions League - We've beaten Real Madrid's five in a row record to make it six in a row, however it wasn't easy as we lost a few games along the way. World Club Cup More like a mid season tour than a competition. Easy wins but should have scored more. Great performance all round with the younger members of the squad playing more and more. Finances | Transfers | 1st Team Squad Key Players Sergio Nadiradze Another outstanding season and our 2nd highest goalscorer and best creator. Gil Has developed into a quality player and was our leading goalscorer this time around. Terry Matthius Our leader and rock at the back. And another decent goal return mainly from corners. History Season League League Finish Achievements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square North 2nd Promoted via Playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Premier 15th Survival 2015/16 Blue Square Premier 5th Promoted via Playoffs 2016/17 Npower League Two 4th Promoted via Playoffs 2017/18 Npower League One 4th Promoted via Playoffs, FA Cup Finalists 2018/19 Npower Championsip 3rd Promoted via Playoffs 2019/20 Barclays Premier League 14th Survival 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 11th 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 5th FA Cup Finalists 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup Finalists 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup Winners, League Cup Winners, Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 1st Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners, European Super Cup Winners, World Club Cup Winners 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 1st Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners, European Super Cup Winners, World Club Cup Winners 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup Winners, League Cup Winners, Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners, European Super Cup Winners, World Club Cup Winners 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup Winners, Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners, European Super Cup Winners, World Club Cup Winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup Winners, League Cup Winners, Community Shield Winners, Champions League Winners, European Super Cup Winners, World Club Cup Winners Our younger players are starting to push the established first teamers so I may look at selling some of the older players to make way for them and to reduce the wage bill and bring in some cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearclass1892 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Season 2018/19 We are Premier League (albeit Blue Square Premier League) Media Prediction - 14th Actual Finish - 1st (Promoted) Squad Transfers Blue Square Bet North Table Fixtures (1) Fixtures (2) A really good season saw us lead the league for the majority of the season. We had a little blip towards the last 10 games (mainly away from home) which had the nerves jangling. Fortunately the lads pulled it off and we gained promotion at a canter. The FA Cup Second season in a row with a disappointing FA Cup Run. Maybe we are going for an extra round each season. The FA Trophy Not the best but the defeat against FC Halifax was with a second string team as we had important league games looming. Finances The stadium build made the financial side of things harder than i thought and the lack of any cup run has left us struggling. Key Players Fans Player of the Year & Top Scorer Simon Ottley - (AR 7.57 41 Apps: 28 Goals: 15 Assists: 8 MoMs) Second season in and again top scorer in the league, BSN Player of the Season and top average rating in the league. A bit of a sentimental player at the moment but with a potential of only BSP may have to replace him in the coming seasons. Managers Noteable Mentions Craig Martin[/url]- (AR 7.61: 44 Apps: 2 Goals: 1 Assists: 8 MoMs) Again a very solid season from my most consistent centre back. Highest overall average rating on the team and should be a star for the next couple of seasons at least. - (AR 7.46: Apps 42: Goals 15: Assists 20: 5 MoMs) Out of our entire midfield Albert seems to be able to play the most games in a short space of time. Was performing at a high level and would not sign a new contract. Fortunately after the promotion managed to get him secured for an extra two years. With the best potential rating in the squad he should be here till at least League 1. Aims for 2018/19 - Have a FA cup run to aid the bank balance NO! - Gain promotion (Preferably through automatic means but playoffs will suffice) DONE - Get a decent goalkeeper! NOT REALLY Aims for 2019/20 - (Not to sound like a broken record) Have an FA Cup run. - Stay in the league - as comfortably as possible. - Improve the playing staff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2065/66 Last season we were completely unbeaten, so it could only be downhill from there. League Table A big step back from last season, but we still won it easily. Community Shield - an easy start to the season. UEFA Super Cup - not the easiest game, but we got the win. FIFA Club World Cup - the usual one sided final. Capital One Cup - just a couple of goals conceded, one of which was in the final. FA Cup - Liverpool and Arsenal gave us good games, but the final was one sided. UEFA Champions League - Man Utd gave us a scare, but we made our way to another win in the final. Transfers - no transfers at all this year. Squad - it is hard to improve this squad. Finances - a profit with no transfers, which was a result. Key Player Profiles: Joe Slowe - another stunning season. Ricardo Rincón - another great season, but he might be sold to make room for younger players. Shane Rofe - amazing, yet still uncapped. Nathan Robinson - a solid defender. André Campos - the big money signing should have a bigger role to play next season. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists 2020/21 Blue Square Bet Premier 1st Promoted as champions 2021/22 npower League Two 1st Promoted as champions 2022/23 npower League One 1st Promoted as champions 2023/24 npower Championship 20th 2024/25 npower Championship 1st Promoted as champions 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 16th 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 6th FA Cup finalists 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 4th Europa League winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 4th 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st NextGen series and CWC winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2037/38 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League finalists 2038/39 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2039/40 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2040/41 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League winners 2041/42 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2042/43 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2043/44 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2044/45 Barclays Premier League 3rd NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2045/46 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2046/47 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2047/48 Barclays Premier League 3rd CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2048/49 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2049/50 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2050/51 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists 2051/52 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2052/53 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2053/54 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2054/55 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2055/56 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup and FA Cup winners 2056/57 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2057/58 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2058/59 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2059/60 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, NextGen Series, Capital One Cup and Champions League winners 2060/61 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2061/62 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2062/63 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2063/64 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2064/65 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2065/66 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners Next Season Not a lot to aim for, but I will be looking to make a couple of transfers to keep the squad fresh. 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Andrew Haines Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Whitby Town Season 2015/16 - Blue Square Premier - 1st Promotion from the BSP as champions at the second attempt. It came down to goal difference on the final day of the season however. I will have to do some serious squad strengthening in the summer as my team of part-timers is likely to struggle in the Football League. Funds were increased by a run to the FA Cup 4th round where as tie away at West Brom saw us thoroughly thrashed but netted £400k from that game alone. Competitions League Table League Position Again poor form at the start of the season left us playing catch up but top spot was reached by the last third of the season. FA Cup Good wins against league teams Shrewsbury, Southend and Wycombe in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounds have us a money spinning tie at West Brom. FA Trophy We progressed to the 4th round but due to a fixture pile up I played a 2nd XI and saw us crash out to Hinckley. Club Overview Finances The cup run significantly bolstered the bank balance to . This was depleted by a £170k, 1378 seat terrace conversion at the end of the season. Club Reputation We improved to a full star this season placing us in the middle order of the BSP clubs. Facilities The club have again improved the stadium with a 1378 seat terrace conversion. Key Players Charlie Wyke Hit 29 goals in his first full season at the club. He added hard work to a good partnership with Robert Ogleby Robert Ogleby Pacey Robert Ogleby replaced Izale McLeod upfront in September (mainly by virtue of being a bit quicker). He score 26 goals. Sam Hutchinson ex-Chelsea full back Sam Hutchinson was again a key player averaging 7.37. Stephen Dawson Dawson added bite and experience to the midfield. Angus MacDonald MacDonald was one of my first signings and has been first choice centre-back now for all three seasons. He excelled again averaging 7.36. Cory Galvin Tricky winger Galvin has played well whichever of the two flanks I have deployed him on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiovascular Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Thought I'd finally give this a shot this year. Profile Concord Rangers came up pretty quick and they look quite low rep.. challenged accepted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrew Haines Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Whitby Town Season 2016/17 - League 2 - 11th Steady first season in the league finishing comfortably mid-table. All key players have signed professional contracts and I have signed up many new faces in the backroom. Out in the first tie of every cup however was disappointing but due to weakened teams to be expected. Competitions League Table League Position FA Cup Out in the 1st round to Crawley... League Cup Out in the 1st round to Tranmere... Johnstones Paint Trophy Out in the 1st round to York... Club Overview Finances A loss of £140k would have been mitigated by any sort of cup run. Club Reputation Still on 1 star Facilities No changes this season following stadium development the previous 3. Key Players Charlie Wyke Still one of my best players after 3 seasons. Scored 21 goals. Thanasis Samoladas Exciting 16 year old England u20 international (despite the name). Signed from Boreham Wood for 10k. Sam Hutchinson ex-Chelsea full back still cutting it in my first team. John Hughes Promising young Irish centre-back. Signed on a free from Shamrock Rovers Tom Lawrence Man United youngster signed in January. A cut above most other players in my team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2066/67 We couldn't repeat an unbeaten season, but we still managed to win the major trophies. Could we repeat that? League Table Not our best season, but we were never in trouble of losing the title. Community Shield - a fairly convincing win. UEFA Super Cup - the scoreline really flattered us. FIFA Club World Cup - fairly one sided. Capital One Cup - Liverpool gave us a close match, but we came through it to beat Spurs in the final. FA Cup - Championship Brentford gave us a scare, but we came through it to beat Chelsea in the final. UEFA Champions League - Barcelona were the only club to beat us, but that didn't stop us making the final, which we won easily. Transfers - it was a huge transfer window as we moved on some of the older and squad players in favour of youngsters. Squad - the squad is in superb shape, with plenty of younger players coming through. Finances - a reasonable profit. Key Player Profiles: Joe Slowe - top scorer again. Shane Rofe - the star of the team, but still no cap. André Campos - another great season for the supporting striker. Yanis Carles - signed to make a profit on a sale, he made a big impact. Billy Gaynor - a decent midfielder. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists 2020/21 Blue Square Bet Premier 1st Promoted as champions 2021/22 npower League Two 1st Promoted as champions 2022/23 npower League One 1st Promoted as champions 2023/24 npower Championship 20th 2024/25 npower Championship 1st Promoted as champions 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 16th 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 6th FA Cup finalists 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 4th Europa League winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 4th 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st NextGen series and CWC winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2037/38 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League finalists 2038/39 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2039/40 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2040/41 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League winners 2041/42 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2042/43 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2043/44 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2044/45 Barclays Premier League 3rd NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2045/46 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2046/47 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2047/48 Barclays Premier League 3rd CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2048/49 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2049/50 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2050/51 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists 2051/52 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2052/53 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2053/54 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2054/55 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2055/56 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup and FA Cup winners 2056/57 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2057/58 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2058/59 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2059/60 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, NextGen Series, Capital One Cup and Champions League winners 2060/61 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2061/62 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2062/63 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2063/64 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2064/65 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2065/66 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2066/67 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners Next Season We achieved a third successive clean sweep, so improving the squad is the only challenge for next season. 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Andrew Haines Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Shane Rofe - the star of the team, but still no cap. How good must England's other midfielders be! Perhaps he is the Glenn Hoddle of '67. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Shane Rofe - the star of the team, but still no cap. Do England play a formation with someone in the AM position? If not, it'd explain the lack of caps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Do England play a formation with someone in the AM position? If not, it'd explain the lack of caps. They play two DMs as MCs in the centre, which is why he keeps missing out. I suspect that if Rofe was a M/AMC he would have been capped plenty of times. Seems stupid that they haven't even tried him out, he's good enough to build a team around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisla_krakow Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Canvey Island - 2019/20 - Championship We're nearing the big time now, as for the first time Canvey Island have reached English football's second tier. Wage demands may be up by a good few thousand, but so is the quality (and scope) of the talent interested in joining the Gulls this season. The owner has finally relinquished and allowed me to scout the bounties of Europe. Our squad had been very good next season, but would need improving for the Championship. Would we cope? Transfers It was to be another busy Summer at Canvey Island, as the step up brought in a lot of new talent. It wasn't for a while that the good foreign talent would reveal itself, so we had to do some digging at home. That's not to say there was slim pickings; Chris Barkus joined on a free from Watford, an already experienced Championship defender at 21 and in the England U-21 squad, he would be a key CB for us. Jordan Cousins felt a little bit of a panicked signing (hello, Javan Vidal) but I needed some more competition at RB at this stage to Dacres-Cogley and Morgan (both who would then depart by the end of the summer window). Phillip Sly had caught my eye for Torquay in League One, the Welshman deemed a better winger than Plowright, who now with just 2* CA/PA seemed to have hit his ceiling, I needed competition in case he couldn't hack it. We struggled for a bit in July, until deals finally started coming off. Fornetti was a find of my Director of Football (Peter Whittingham!), however would be sent back after just a game - yes he was good, but we had 4 good strikers under contact and I'd rather play them instead. One of those players was Tommy Hesp, the Welsh international signed after being released from Tranmere to add competition to Burke, Reid and McAuley. Daniel Ormsby had been yo-yoing between League One and League Two with Swindon, but the CM looked more than good enough for this level. Driss Abdalas represented my first foray into the foreign signings market, the former Lyon youngsters is a natural at DM, LM, CM, AML and AMC, and damn good in each position. Franck Selefen comes in with similar CA to Cousins, but a 4.5* PA which could seem him play in the role for many years to come. The final signing came shortly after deadline day - after months of negotiation, finally we got former Anderlecht youngster Michel Marchal to accept a cheap deal. The Belgian CB completed our short CB options. Championship (6th, Promoted via Play-Offs) It was a mixed start, as it often seems to be at Canvey Island in August. Ronnie McAuley handed us an opening day victory over Millwall, however we then lost the new two to show this league wouldn't be a stroll. Well ok, we did go on a good run after that, losing just once in about 10 games (annoyingly enough to Southampton, who then offered me the job...rejected of course!), we climbed slowly to just outside of the play-off places, no real intensity fighting for promotion but it was nice to see us hanging in there. The best thing about us this season was our ability to score, the crowning moment coming in December when we put 7 past Doncaster on their own turf! And yes, that's Ryan Plowright, David Reid and Ronnie McAuley still doing it in the Championship. From the start of December to the start of February, we won 8 of 11 league games, some simply phenomenal form. The 3 non-wins were draws too, this really helped and lifted us high in the play-offs. Automatic promotion looked too far away - West Ham were running away from it, although we did lead them 5-1 at half-time at one stage! We'd go on to beat them 6-3, our highest scoring game to date in my Canvey career. We stuttered for the next few months - even falling out of the play-off places with just a few games to go after not taking full points against soon-to-be-relegated Leeds and Bolton, and losses to teams around us. Things thankfully turned with 3 games to go - we won 3-2 at Forest, then won our final two home games convincingly against Doncaster (4-1) and Bradford (4-2). With Brighton dropping points at last, we jumped above them to finish 6th and enter the lottery of the play-offs. We drew Cardiff, who missed out on automatic promotion by just a point. We led 2-0 early at home, but with Driss Abdalas getting sent off we lost our grip and had to accept a 2-2 draw. We went defensive away from home - reverting to the 4-1-4-1 I'd used a lot in the early half of the season, and despite falling 1-0 down at half-time it worked! Richard Burke levelled, Ronnie McAuley put us ahead and Stephen Young sealed a memorable 3-1 away win to put us into the Play-Off Final! We drew Norwich, who had finished the year in 5th position. We stuck with the 4-1-4-1, playing a cautious, counter-style game in front of 89,000 fans at Wembley. For 77 minutes, they weren't watching a good game, as ourselves and Norwich very very tentatively went at it. That was until Chuks Aneke got on the ball 20 yards out, slamming it home to put us ahead! Daniel Ormsby popped up late on to see us win 2-0 and gain promotion to the Premier League! It's very surprising to see us make the step up so quickly, but we gained form at the right time, winning 5 of our final 6 games, and that's what mattered. Ronnie McAuley also hit his 100th Canvey Island goal against Cardiff, so we ended with a new nice records and the top tier to look forward to! I was named Manager of the Year, while young Irish striker Richard Burke was the league's Young Player of the Year. The Squad 1 and The Squad 2[/url] Another excellent year for the team. I was surprised to see Danny Ireland make the step-up so well, and to see Charni Ekangamene play so many games. Barkus and Marchal were a wonderful CB pairing, and Selefen came on a lot, soon he's been a natural at LB too. Ryan Plowright adapted brilliantly; 13 assists in the Championship to his name and over 250 league appearances for the club. Martin Dalton is a great player now, he partnered well with Ormsby and Aneke - the Nigerian was fantastic until a 2 month injury, at which point he slacked until the Play-Off final. Sly disappointed but Abdalas and Young were brilliant wingers. The strikers all pitched in, although Hesp usually fell behind the other 3 so didn't play as much. Reid, McAuley, Burke, all great seasons. Key Players Chris Barkus - Quality CB. Showed Watford were very wrong to let him go for nothing, will be a key CB in the Premier League and should only improve! Richard Burke - Burke is getting very good now, scoring at well over a goal every 2 games. Still has 5* PA so could lead the line all the way to the top. Ronnie McAuley - Who else? Another quality season for Ronnie, onto 100 Canvey goals and 90 for us in the league. Only 2.5* CA/PA now but he can score in the top league. Future Star? Joe McKeown (YP7) - A brilliant youth product! 2* CA and 5* PA, I won't need to buy a main choice RB for a long, long time. Played every game since appearing in the youth team in March. Next Season The Premier League brings the bevvy of riches we've been waiting for - £59m to come our way in TV rights, which will massively boost our bank balance. The board immediately spent £6m adding more seats to the stadium, which means we go back to Fossett's Farm for most of next season. Should work out well - we only had around 8,000 fans turning up to it in the Championship, we should be filling much more of the 22,000 seater stadium in the Premier League. I've also got the board to increase our Youth Recruitment net, so more chance of quality youngsters next year. We've even got a feeder club now (Bohemians from Ireland) and can scout worldwide, we're definitely getting toward the big time. Seems some teams are certainly noticing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Season | League | Position | Cups and Other Notables | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2013/14 | Blue Square Bet South | 1st | Champions; FA Cup 4th Qual Rd, FA Trophy 1st Round | |2014/15 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 4th | Lost Play-Off Final, FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 3rd Round | |2015/16 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 1st | Champions; FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 1st Round | |2016/17 | League Two | 1st | Champions; J-Paint Semis, FA Cup & Carling Cup 1st Round | |2017/18 | League One | 5th | Lost Play-off Semi; FA Cup 4th Rd, JPT Quarters, C1C 1st Rd| |2018/19 | League One | 1st | Champions; J-Paint Winners, C1C 3rd Rd, FA Cup 2nd Rd | |2018/19 | Championship | 6th | Promoted via Play-Offs; FA Cup 3rd Rd, C1C 1st Rd | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Demus Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Once again I have not been able to find an interesting game on FM13, and so I delve into the depths that is the BSN/BSS I have chosen to be the manager of St. Albans. I have already played about 10 games, and it is looking better than expected, without being great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Demus Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 St. Albans City FC - 2013/2014 - Blue Square Bet South The first season has come to a close. I opted to put all my money on youths, and play with a squad full of undeveloped and raw talent, which could hopefully aim for promotion after one or two seasons. As expected, we spend most of our season near the bottom, never crawling higher than 16th, but spending very few days in the relegation zone. League Table Many of our players were very young, but we had some experience in the squad. One of them was 29-year-old defender Marien Ifura who proved to be an invaluable asset to us. He finished with the highest league average rating in the team. Our top goalscorer and assist king were both very young guys. Michael Kalu was our most prolific striker and Jamie Shepherd made the most assists. We dealed with a lot of players during the season as you can see here but it was necessary to build a competitive squad. Next season: We will need to strengthen the squad, and let some people go. We finished quite strong, and the young guys developed quite good, so that gives me hope for a succesfull second season. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Season | League | Position | Cups and Other Notables |Top Scorer League -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2013/14 | Blue Square Bet South | 18th | Survived, FA Cup Third Qual. Round, FA Trophy Fourth Round |Michael Kalu (12) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 FC United Season 2013/14 Review BSS League Table Position Graph Transfers Squad 1 2 First season and we had the usual high turnover of players, this resulted in a solid start to the season, 7 wins from our first 10 games, while we went through the season able to score at will at times (we broke the record for most goals in a season with 101) our defence often let us down. For every 5-0 win there was a 4-1 defeat, due to a mixture of a decent cup run (more on that in a bit) and postponed games due to waterlogged pitches around the christmas and new year period we dropped as low as 8th but we had 3 or 4 games in hand. We manged to get to within 3 points of first placed Worcester with just 2 games to go, with our better goal difference all we needed was to win both our games (home to 5th placed Alferton and 22nd placed Bishops Stortford) and hope Worcester slipped up - they did, losing both games, however my players decided they would take their holidays early as we also lost both games and ended the season 3rd rather then 1st. So it was the playoffs anyways Playoff first leg A poor performance saw us lose our 3rd game in a row, the only bright spot was the fact we managed to pull a goal back to take into the home leg Playoff second leg I held a team meeting before the game to try and raise morale - it worked as we ran out 4-1 winners to seal a place in the playoff final against Alfreton Playoff final Alfreton had beaten us twice during the season so I was worried going into the game - I shouldn't have been as the players were fantastic and we ran out 4-2 winners and win promotion at the first attempt CUPS FA Cup - nothing to see here, a 4-0 hammering by Kendal sent us crashing at the first hurdle FA Trophy - a good run, the highlight being in the first round when we were trailing BSP team Maccelsfield 2-0 at half time, some hairdryer treatment and we pulled it round to win 3-2, sadly the cup run meant we had to postpone league games and they caught up with us and most likely cost us the tittle, but a good run anyway Key Plyers Jake Cottrell - was our star in the engine room, scored and made goals Joe Swindell - Youngster brought in on a free from Nottingham Forest, scored 23 goals and I have hopes for him Glenn Matthews - our left wingback, was a key player for us running up and down the left flank, hope for better from him next season Neil Yadolahi - Irish centre back that came to us from Burnley, was a rock for us at times and chipped in with a few goals as well Matty Wolfenden - Top scorer with 27 goals, but it was his 29 assists that made him such a key player for us this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisla_krakow Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Canvey Island - 2020/21 - Premier League That's right - Canvey Island are Premier League. But for how long? After back-to-back promotions, I'm the first to admit the squad will need some work. And what of Ryan Plowright, David Reid and Ronnie McAuley, the remnants from our first season in the Blue Square Premier, will they get much game-time? I guess we have to find out. Oh, and the money. There's going to be a lot of money... Transfers The main thing I noticed was the lack of British PL talent in our price (well, wage) range. This was a tad disappointing - I remember on FM11 with Bournemouth in the Prem, being able to get a few young British players on around £8k a week, here anyone event remotely decent is demanding £20k a week. Well, except the players we already own. As a result, young RB/CM Phil Hunt was the only Brit joining, and that was from a League One side. Young Greek CM Parasidis was next - we were a little light in this area for the Prem so I made strengthening it a priority. He's by far our biggest signing thus far, but should be worth it. Next came a double Argentine swoop - both having been released from French clubs. Bastos is a brilliant looking right-winger who should finally be the one to displace Plowright, Donda is a great DM who I will train at CM as well. Gerhardsson would join to boost LB options (allowing the disappointing Leonardo to exit), but would funnily enough be moved on in January after just a few games - he started moaning about 5 games into the season about only playing 2/5 games, we had a big falling out, he barely played again. Tunca and Suleiman are both young German talents - the former a left-back released by Stuttgart who would go on to displace Gerhardsson, Suleiman a GK who would act as competition for Ireland. Makela is a great young French CB who is at a similar level to Barkus, while Kaalund was a Peter Whittingham signing. The Danish AM/ST will add competition to our strikers - I'm pretty pleased I didn't need to displace my current striking quartet. Erik Hysen was agreed in July before I realised his contract wouldn't be up until December - his entrance was timely as we had a lot of midfield injuries at the end of December. Premier League (11th) [/url]We wanted survival, and we got it! In rather nice fashion too, a good 12 points safe and sat in the mid-table. If anything, it rather flatters us after a pretty horrible start. Here's the wiggly line chart for some proof... We started abysmally. Perhaps this was my fault and I let attachments to players get to me - Plowright started the season on the wing for example, despite his 2* (soon to be 1.5*) rating, and I stuck to the same old 4-4-2 home and away with the regular tweaks. We scored 3 on the opening day at home to Blackburn, but would concede 4. We then went to lose four in a row, before a much needed home win over Wigan for our first Premier League points. We wouldn't win again for 6 games and nearly 2 months - I think the fact we came into the season with very ok morale didn't help us at all, it meant as soon as we hit a bad run we were in dire straits. Next year I need to pay more attention to that and get everyone good or better before Day 1. Back to that much needed 2nd win. It was only a brilliant 2-0 victory at home to Liverpool! Sure, the Reds were flagging at the time and had recently sacked Stolbakken, but a win against a big team is always well received. This was a big turning point. We lost the next game 2-1 at Man Utd, but then went on an 8 game unbeaten run! This started with a 2-0 win at Derby, followed by 5 draws in a row. We followed this was a fantastic victory at Arsenal, and another close win at Blackburn which started to lift us well away from the fringes of the relegation zone (these were games 19 and 20 if I remember rightly!). The secret to our good form had been the fact we were fairly sturdy at the back compared to many others in the league - we would end the season with a very narrow negative goal difference, and after the poor start rarely conceded more than twice a game. As a newly promoted team, to concede just 45 goals in 38 games is great. The back four remained fairly stable - McKeown at RB, Barkus as RCB, Marchal started at LCB before being displaced by Makela, while Tunca and Selefen shared LB. Danny Ireland started the year in goal, but I soon decided that if we're getting humped, I may as well give an 18-year-old with 5* potential a go. Suleiman thrived, has gone from 2* CA to 3.5* CA and ended up with a lot of clean sheets, he's going to be a great player. Our form was pretty solid from this point - we won games, we drew games, we lost a few. That 8 game run had stabilised us in the league and we didn't look afraid of anyone after that - with 0-0 draws against Chelsea and Man Utd to come later in the season. It was a great first year and even matching this next season would do me. Cups (FA Cup Semi-Finalists, Capital One Cup 3rd Round) I'll start with the earliest cup competition. We beat Boro 3-2 at home to record our first win of the season, but a disappointing 2-1 loss at Wolves summed up our season at that stage. Things would perk up in January cup-wise, as we went on a brilliant FA Cup run all the way to the semi-finals! We'd drawn a difficult-seeming tie against Liverpool in Round 3, but the Reds visited us with terrible morale and a reserve side. We easily led 2-0, but let it slip in just 10 minutes. Thankfully, David Reid was in the mood, belting one home from 25 yards to put us into Round 4! We drew West Brom, a Championship side who we had shared the play-offs with last season. You could definitely tell we were a much better side in this meeting, with Makela heading us in front and Burke doubling the lead minutes later, we eased our way to Round 5. We had a trip to Championship side Palace, another team on poor morale. However, they had poor morale when they came to play us in the league last season and won 2-1, so I was wary! It turns out with good cause - with Diego Bustos put us 1-0 up with our first shot, by 70 minutes we were 2-1 as Palace battled back. I told the guys to go for it late on, and they did so with style. Richard Burke fired a levelled, he was then hauled down in the box for Martin Dalton to slam home the resultant penalty, before Makela made sure with a header. We drew Cardiff away in the Quarters, a team 3rd in the Championship and no doubt looking to avenge their Play-Off Semi-Final defeat to us last season. They wouldn't get the chance, as we edged a narrow game 2-1. Well, Richard Burke's 89th minute goal did help a fair bit. We got Sunderland in the Semis, a team we had beaten this season and who were below us in the table. However, we just didn't show up, and it was a very disappointing game to lose. Squad 1 and Squad 2 As you can see, a lot of midfielders but we did utilise 5 in midfield a lot this year. Despite the poor start, we were strongest at the back, the main 3 CBs all having strong seasons with the full-backs pitching in well. I wouldn't expect a great deal of change here next season. In midfield there will be - as you can see several players are not good enough for this level and sadly most of them are British. It may seem a lot of CMs but Dalton spent half the season injured and Rodwell just didn't get to play - either not good enough or injured when we would have needed an extra body! Our wingers rotated well between Bustos/Young/Abdalas, while the strikers didn't really get going until half-way. McAuley was injured for the first 3 months and did well after coming back, and despite playing well you can see this isn't quite his level. Still, he'll stay on next year, as will Reid. Hesp is off, perhaps Kaalund too who was quite a flop in the end. Burke is still our main man but he too had half an off-year until December. Key Players Yemi Suleiman - The young German stopper has really enamored himself to me, he's grown brilliantly as the season went on. Definitely our number 1, aged just 19. Chris Barkus - Solid as ever from the English CB. Could still become "Leading Premier League" potential apparently, lets hope he does and keeps leading us on. Tasos Parasidis - Very solid first season for our Ball Winning Midfielder. By far our best CM at present. Diego Bustos - Diego started slowly but really picked up, one of the first names on the team-sheet now. Martin Dalton - Came back from injury to become Parasidis' main CM partner. Not bad for a man who cost £35k! Youth Players Now that we finally seem to be producing some decent talent, I'll keep you informed of their progress! Joseph McKeown (YP7) - Not the best seasons from Joe, but I should remember he's only 17 and it's the Premier League. He just needs to keep growing as he is and soon the international team will be taking notice. Marc Powell (YP8) - Marc looks like he could do a job in this division, he's a Deep-Lying Forward which is a favourite choice of mine. Got some playing time at the end of the season. Next Season We ended the year with a whopping £49m in the bank - soon cut to £32m after the stakeholders got their hands on some of it. Still, that's pretty phenomenal for a team that was in the red last season after some stadium developments! Speaking of...there's another 2,400 seats coming in, to take us just shy of 15,000. Sadly I think this is going to be us maxed out now in the Canvey Island Stadium - it was only built 3 years ago. Considering we were pulling 20k regularly at Fossett's Farm this year, the stadium is already woefully small and we're going to have it at least another 17 years...damn board! Ah well, they've agreed to improve the training and youth facilities, as well as getting us an Irish and Northern Irish feeder club. We're beginning to establish ourselves as a club, now we need to ensure we stabilise on the pitch. I head into the market, looking to fight off second season syndrome... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Season | League | Position | Cups and Other Notables | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2013/14 | Blue Square Bet South | 1st | Champions; FA Cup 4th Qual Rd, FA Trophy 1st Round | |2014/15 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 4th | Lost Play-Off Final, FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 3rd Round | |2015/16 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 1st | Champions; FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 1st Round | |2016/17 | League Two | 1st | Champions; J-Paint Semis, FA Cup & Carling Cup 1st Round | |2017/18 | League One | 5th | Lost Play-off Semi; FA Cup 4th Rd, JPT Quarters, C1C 1st Rd| |2018/19 | League One | 1st | Champions; J-Paint Winners, C1C 3rd Rd, FA Cup 2nd Rd | |2019/20 | Championship | 6th | Promoted via Play-Offs; FA Cup 3rd Rd, C1C 1st Rd | |2020/21 | Premier League | 11th | Survival! 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shearclass1892 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 MATLOCK TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB Matlock Town are proud to announce the appointment of their new manager shearclass1892. Appointed initially on a one year contract the new manager's aim will be to keep the club alive in the Blue Square North. The new manager was previously in charge of Witton Albion in a previous life but was sacked after a board takeover and replaced by Paul Bloody Scholes!! Squad Not as i was expecting as i have a few players on actual contracts, most of which are being rediculously overpaid. I am going to have to trim the squad and perform the usual transfer merry-go-round to ensure the squad is able to compete. This Season Will try our best to get promotion first time but will be happy with survival. Could do with a good early transfer flurry and will, as usual, keep some money aside on the wage budget for any mid-season bargains. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Demus Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I will most likely get sacked soon. If it happens, I will restart as BSN/BSS is a real challenge that I relish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 FC Untited - BSP 2014/15 Last season's play off win meant we were looking to just stay up this year League Table 1 2 [/url] A good start that we couldn't keep meant a safe mid table finish for us Cups - a comfortable first game was followed with a loss to Wycombe in the first round that wasn't as close as the scoreline suggests - a good run to the where we lost to BSS team Ebbsfleet in the cruelest way imaginable - an injury time goal Key Players - CB brought in last season and was a rock this year - Left wing back continues to be a key player - Irish CB is now club captain - didn't hot the highs of last season, might not be able to cut at this level - Signed for the run in last season where he got 10 in 20 games, stepped up this season and has become our first choice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2067/68 Three clean sweeps in a row, could we do it again? League Table After a good start, a loss ruled out the unbeaten season which allowed us to relax and take it easy. Community Shield - plenty of goals in this one. UEFA Super Cup - completely one sided. FIFA Club World Cup - one sided as usual. Capital One Cup - United gave us a scare, but we made our way to another final. FA Cup - it was a strange run, but we made the final. UEFA Champions League - after a series of straight wins we had a wobble in the knockout stages, but managed to make the final. Transfers - two straight swaps in order to make money. Squad - there's a few older players who might move on but the squad is in great shape. Finances - a large number of contract renewals cost us. Key Player Profiles: Joe Slowe - top scorer again. Rajko Pjevac - ready to replace Slowe. Shane Rofe - still no cap. Billy Holden - a great winger. Nathan Robinson - our best defender. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists 2020/21 Blue Square Bet Premier 1st Promoted as champions 2021/22 npower League Two 1st Promoted as champions 2022/23 npower League One 1st Promoted as champions 2023/24 npower Championship 20th 2024/25 npower Championship 1st Promoted as champions 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 16th 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 6th FA Cup finalists 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 4th Europa League winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 4th 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st NextGen series and CWC winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2037/38 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League finalists 2038/39 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2039/40 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2040/41 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League winners 2041/42 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2042/43 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2043/44 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2044/45 Barclays Premier League 3rd NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2045/46 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2046/47 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2047/48 Barclays Premier League 3rd CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2048/49 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2049/50 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2050/51 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists 2051/52 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2052/53 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2053/54 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2054/55 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2055/56 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup and FA Cup winners 2056/57 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2057/58 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2058/59 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2059/60 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, NextGen Series, Capital One Cup and Champions League winners 2060/61 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2061/62 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2062/63 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2063/64 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2064/65 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2065/66 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2066/67 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2067/68 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners Next Season It was another identical season, so all we can aim for is improvements to the squad, which isn't easy. 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Jorgen Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Dafuge, how do you keep the game interesting for you, after so many years full of prizes with the same team over and over again? Do you create other challenges or landmarks for you to achieve? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Dafuge, how do you keep the game interesting for you, after so many years full of prizes with the same team over and over again?Do you create other challenges or landmarks for you to achieve? Usually, yes, but at the moment I'm just trying to make the club as big as possible in the hope of another new stadium in a few years time. Perhaps after that I'll think of something else to aim for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Demus Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 As predicted, I got the sack at St. Albans. I have restarted as Kingstonian. Will post profile later on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 FC United - Blue Square Premier 2015/16 After an 11th place finish last year we were really hoping to kick on this season Transfers - aimed for more quality this year rather then quantity Squad 1 2 League Table 1 2 Position Graph We came very close to snatching the title from Bristol Rovers but it wasn't to be, in the play offs we played Barnet and after a cracking away win we just didn't turn up for the second leg and we losed on pens CUPS FA Cup - out first round FA Trophy - same as the FA Cup KEY PLAYERS Stephen Sama - German CB that had been let go by Liverpool, had some bad games but was more often then not a rock George Taft - Left sided CB, chipped in with the odd goal Jay Abraham - don't let his stats fool you - 28 goals in 50 games was a cracking retuen from the young lad that signed for us after being let go by Man City Ryan Burge - a £5K signing in Jan became a key palyer quickly Jake Reed - Abraham's partner in crime, 20 goals and 16 assists in the league was an outstanding return Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinthead Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thought I'd give this another go, tried it a few times before and never made any progress. Went for Concord Rangers. >Profile< Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Whitby Town Season 2017/18 - League 2 - 10th Another season in mid-table in League Two. The team has definately improved however and a bit of strengthening in midfield should give me the strength to push for promotion. A FA Cup 3rd round tie away at Newcastle was very lucrative and puts us in a much improved financial state. Competitions League Table League Position FA Cup A good run to the 3rd round with a money spinning tie with Newcastle at St. James' Park. League Cup Johnstones Paint Trophy Club Overview Finances The Newcastle game improved matters. We now have a healthy £300k in the bank. Club Reputation Still on 1 star Facilities No changes but I have requested the pitch is relayed due to its terrible state. Key Players Charlie Wyke Still a star of the team after four seasons. Scored 27 goals. Thanasis Samoladas A torn calf muscle in March set back his development but Thanasis is still an exciting prospect. Dean Walker The pacy young Irish striker hit 35 goals in 42 appearances following a £45k transfer from Shamrock Rovers. Jack Black Young Scottish midfielder signed from Rangers for £16k in January strengthened a week midfield. John Hughes The 20 year old Irish centreback had an exceptional season averaging 7.52. Tom Lawrence ex-Man united winger is a quality player but has been quiet in his two seasons at the club. Hoping for better next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 FC United - Blue Square Premier season 2016/17 After last season disappointment (missing out on the tittle by one point, then losing the playoffs on pens) the challenge was to go one step further this time around, which was helped by my board turning us professional. Transfers - being turned professional meant much better players were suddenly interested in us, I tried to use the loan market and also picked up a couple of youngsters from Ireland and Scotland Squad 1 2 Was a good season with us challenging towards the top end all season and even having a run in first place for a while, but then we started to drop silly points as teams started to work us out, with 3 games to go after losing to title rivals Gatshead we were 2nd and needing to win all 3 and hope others slip (Kiddeminster were just a point behind us) we won all 3 with Gatshead and Kiddie dropping points we won the title on the last day by beating already relegated Bromley 1-0. Football league here we come League Table 1 2 Position Graph CUPS FA Trophy - used my back up XI for all cups this season and here they couldn't do much FA Cup - again with my back up XI, but they managed to get to round 2 before losing to League 2 side Luton KEY PLAYERS Stephen Sama - German was again a rock, but had some bad games this year after he came back from 2 months out injured Simon Lenigham - signed on loan from Leeds and was a key player this year Aaron Pierre - CB on loan from brentford, really missed him when he picked up knocks throughout the season Jake Reed - 18 goals from him this year (down from 20 last year) but the biggest issue was his lack of assists this year (only 8 after 16 last year) not sure if he'll make the step up Jay Abraham - 21 goals this year (down from 28 last year) was still our best forward but did have 2 huge (one 8 game one 10 game) dry spells during the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 FC United - League Two Season 2017/18 After winning the Blue Square Premier last year our challenge was to survive in our first season in league football Transfers - throughout the season we brought players at key times as we constantly strengthened our squad Squad 1 League Table 1 2 Position Graph Well that came as a shock, we started slowly and got better, we added players at various times and the squad improved, we went on a few good unbeaten runs that pushed us up the table. Towards the end of the season it looked like we might be able to snatch an automatic promotion spot, a club record 12 game unbeaten run saw us hit top spot for the first time with one game to go, we beat AFC Wimbledon 5-2 to clinch the title at the first attempt. CUPS JPT - won the first round, lost the next League Cup - took Championship side Huddersfield to pens before going out in the first round FA Cup - lost to Aldershot on the first round in a very tight game KEY PLAYERS Christian Burgess - Singed on a free from Wrexham, he turned into our rock and even chipped in with 5 goals Eamonn Dunne - Came to us at the start of January om a free from Cork City and after a couple of games to settle, was never out of the side Jay Abraham - Top scorer again and I'm not sure how 25 league goals this year to make his record a very impressive 74 goals in 134 league games Alex Pritchard - CM that was signed from spurs, he was in and out the team due to fitness issues but was key when he played Brad Smith - Left wingback that is proving to be a key role Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2068/69 For four years we had won every trophy, surely that run couldn't continue? League Table Arsenal had a good season, so there seems to be a bit of a challenge for the title. Community Shield - a narrow win for us. UEFA Super Cup - a completely one sided match. FIFA Club World Cup - a comfortable enough win. Capital One Cup - we fell at the first hurdle in a shock penalties defeat to League 1 Ipswich. FA Cup - it took a couple of replays, but we made it to another final, which we won. UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid gave us a scare, but we sneaked through on penalties. The final also ended in penalties as we were lucky to win. Transfers - we made a huge profit as I sold a lot of the older players to bring through a new generation. Squad - the average age has dropped considerably after those transfers, so this squad should be strong for a few years. Finances - pretty healthy at the moment. Key Player Profiles: Joe Slowe - not a bad season considering he has become the supporting striker now. Rajko Pjevac - phenomenal. Shane Rofe - another stunning season but still no cap. Robert Ozimec - a potential replacement for Rofe, or maybe Slowe. Joe fuge - he got a few games but was unavailable for the cup matches. He won't be a star but who cares! Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th 2019/20 Blue Square Bet Premier 4th Playoff finalists 2020/21 Blue Square Bet Premier 1st Promoted as champions 2021/22 npower League Two 1st Promoted as champions 2022/23 npower League One 1st Promoted as champions 2023/24 npower Championship 20th 2024/25 npower Championship 1st Promoted as champions 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 16th 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 6th FA Cup finalists 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 4th Europa League winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 4th 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st NextGen series and CWC winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2037/38 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League finalists 2038/39 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2039/40 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2040/41 Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League winners 2041/42 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2042/43 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2043/44 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners and Champions League finalists 2044/45 Barclays Premier League 3rd NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2045/46 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC winners 2046/47 Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League winners 2047/48 Barclays Premier League 3rd CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2048/49 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners 2049/50 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2050/51 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists 2051/52 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists 2052/53 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2053/54 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2054/55 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2055/56 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup and FA Cup winners 2056/57 Barclays Premier League 1st FA Cup and Champions League winners 2057/58 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2058/59 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Champions League winners 2059/60 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, NextGen Series, Capital One Cup and Champions League winners 2060/61 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2061/62 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2062/63 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC and Capital One Cup winners, Champions League finalists 2063/64 Barclays Premier League 1st Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2064/65 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2065/66 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2066/67 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2067/68 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners 2068/69 Barclays Premier League 1st CWC, FA Cup and Champions League winners Next Season I think a new stadium could be a possibility in four years time, so until then I just want to keep winning to put us in the best position possible for that to happen. There's also the arrival of Juan Diego to look forward to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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