Northernpilgrim Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 As the title suggests, the aim of this career thread is to continuously improve, whether that be by improving the stature of the club I am with, or by improving my own career by moving to a bigger club. Along the way, I am obviously looking to rack up some kind of success at each club (success in each case, in line with the theme of the thread, being improving on the club's immediate past). I am not going to post a list of Leagues loaded, as it is my intention to add and remove leagues throughout the course of the save, just to keep things fresh and to reduce the stress on my machine! I am also not setting any strict rules for this career, but as stated above will be looking to improve my career every season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 And the starting point for my career is: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animosama Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 good luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 My objective with Coventry is to reverse the decline of the last decade, and get them back to the Championship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 I had a budget of just £75k to spend, and blew the lot on Dundee United left back Barry Douglas, and also got Emyr Huws on a fee free loan from Manchester City. I let Kevin Malaga and Chris Dunn go out on season long loans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 And here is how season 1 panned out results-wise: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 And the final League Table, a decent season, although not the title I was hoping for. That possibility realistically ended with the back to back defeats away in March. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 We did pick up a trophy though, as you can see, beating Bristol Rovers 3-1 in the JPT Final at Wembley. The only question was whether I would stay and build on a successful season, or find a new challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 It didn't take long for my future to be resolved, as on 17th May 2013, sacked Chris Powell, and offered me the job a few days later Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 I signed 3 players: Jermaine Johnson on a free, Jerome Thomas on loan from West Brom, and Danny Pugh for £425k from Leeds. The Thomas loan cost me £12k per month for the season. I let more than 20 players leave, mostly on free transfers and loans, as beyond the first team, there wasn't much in the way of talent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 So, how did we get on? The results: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 And the final League Table: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Once again a defeat away from home costing us top spot. Still, very happy to have gained promotion to the Premiership at the first time of asking. I had already decided that this team were not good enough, nor the finances healthy enough, to compete at Premiership level, so I was on the lookout for another role, although I only resigned after applying for (and being offered), the managers job at Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Ipswich were relegated from the Premiership in 2013/14, and so there was certainly pressure to challenge for promotion in 2015, and I feel that it's a step up in class, despite having taken Charlton up, as The Addicks had been away from the Premier a long time, whereas Ipswich were demanding that they get straight back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 I was given a healthy transfer budget, and made wholesale changes, although again, most of them were players leaving who wouldn't have featured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 And the final table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Another decent season, another promotion, and a points tally that would have seen us up as Champions in almost any season, but Wolves were just too good. Ultimately, inability to convert draws into wins, especially between November and March, cost us the title. Another decision to be made, as this team have been there before, but I was minded to leave if an established Premiership team came calling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 I didn't have long to wait, as on 29th May 2015, one of the Premiership big boys sacked their manager, and I decided to test my reputation by applying for, and getting, the job at... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 I only added Lucas Digne for £12m from Lille, and Joel Matip for £27.5m from Schalke, and allowed a host of reserve players to leave, plus Fernando Torres (free) David Luiz for £15m to Manchester City, and Victor Moses for £7.5m to Everton. Torres and Luiz had both asked to leave, and Moses wasn't going to feature much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 And the final league table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Needing just a draw to clinch the title, THIS HAPPENED Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Second place yet again, but annoyingly, just 5 minutes from winning the title when the ref gave a penalty that I was convinced should never have been given. The fact that the FA declined to comment makes me think we were robbed. There was plenty by way of consolation in winning the FA Cup, Europa League, and reaching the League Cup Final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Having come second again, and despite this being Chelsea's best season in several years, the lack of financial firepower, with Roman Abramovich still at the helm but no longer ploughing in money, if a club with money to spend came in for me, I was going to move on. I did not expect what transpired, with a transfer kitty of over £150 million being offered by.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 I wasted no time in overhauling the Arsenal squad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Obviously the signings of Lars Bender and Neymar were the two big ones, but all of the players would go on to make significant contributions to what would turn into a decent season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Finally, I have a Premier League title to celebrate, and I also picked up the League Cup again. All in all, a great season. Undoubtedly, the secret to our success was losing just once in the league after Christmas, which unfortunately was to my previous club, and London rivals, Chelsea. Never mind, winning the Premiership more than makes up for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 However, my Arsenal adventure was to be a short one, as I resigned on 30th July 2017 to take up a post as manager of... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Northernpilgrim Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 I couldn't resist the opportunity to test myself on the international stage. I'm not looking to be an international manager long term, but the opportunity had to be taken. And for anyone who isn't sure, the country I'm in charge of is Serbia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger_mouse Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I take it your with Man Utd now? As they are in blue, meaning you are controlling them? And £75m on Lars Bender? Was there not anyone else for cheaper haha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 I did think twice about spending that much on him, but Chelsea were not in a mood to do me any favours by letting him go cheaply. They originally said £90m, but I went back with the £75m offer and got him. Regarding Man Utd, you'll have to wait and see! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 My results as Serbia manager. The games I was in charge of are highlighted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 On 17th November, after drawing the Russia friendly, I was offered a massive job that I couldn't turn down (no, not Man Utd).... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Real Madrid were 13th in La Liga when I took them on, and I was charged with getting them to the Champions League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Northernpilgrim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 And the final league table: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 I was delighted with that, losing only 1 league game during my spell in charge, taking Real Madrid from the bottom half, where relegation was a real possibility, to the Champions League places again. And I managed to win the Spanish Cup, which wasn't a priority for the board, but was for me as I wanted to continue my run of silverware. The only disappointing note of the season was the Champions League exit to Bayern Munich, which happened because of a major injury crisis, aggravated by a first half red card, which this time I had absolutely no issue with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 In terms of transfers, I raided old club Chelsea for Sebastien Corchia (£60m) and Cesar Azpilicueta (£19.75m), plus I bagged Jorge Lopez from Sevilla for £35m. Luis Suarez was allowed to leave for £21.5m to Juventus, and Alex Nasa joined Espanol for £1m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 On 28th May 2018, I was offered, and accepted, the position as manager of Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 I wasted no time in getting in some new blood to revitalise a team that would not be playing Champions League football this season, having finished 5th, which cost Jose Mourinho his job. Interestingly, he replaced me at Real Madrid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 You're changing more jobs more often than your underpants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 That's kind of the point, take a club, improve it, and move on. In my save game, Man City are the dominant force in England, having won 5 in a row before my Arsenal team stopped that run in 2017. Man Utd haven't won the title since 2011, although have made the Champions League every season until 2017/18, when missing out cost Mourinho the job. I'd love to topple Man City again, and then take Mancini's job, before moving on to a big European club, then international management again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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