Mattias333 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Any jobs on the horizon tempting you or looking like they'll become free? South African national side doing ok? Prob too early for an international job. Doing really well though so sure you'll be in demand what ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Any jobs on the horizon tempting you or looking like they'll become free? South African national side doing ok? Prob too early for an international job. Doing really well though so sure you'll be in demand what ever I'll be looking to take any lower league sides in China or South Korea, or any side in Australia, and the South African national side went down to 74th in Feb 2016, but they're currently 18th after beating Egypt 3-0 in the ACON Final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'll be looking to take any lower league sides in China or South Korea, or any side in Australia, and the South African national side went down to 74th in Feb 2016, but they're currently 18th after beating Egypt 3-0 in the ACON Final. Are you going to take on national and club sides at the same time? I would recommend Australia for club sides out of those three - South Korea's various rules always annoyed me, and having lots of very similarly named players (problem in Korea) got old fast. The A League can be good fun if you get a good team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Season | Club | Nation | League | Position | Other Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | National First Division | 2nd | Promoted 2014/15| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Champions, Treble Winner 2015/16| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Champions, Quadruple Winner 2016/17| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Resigned March, CWC & CAF League Winner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Are you going to take on national and club sides at the same time?I would recommend Australia for club sides out of those three - South Korea's various rules always annoyed me, and having lots of very similarly named players (problem in Korea) got old fast. The A League can be good fun if you get a good team. I think I will, but I'll set a rule like I can only accept a National Team side if it's within a 2-3 hour flight to make it more feasible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Awesome career so far. Where you thinking of going next? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 2nd July 2017 I got too July still unemployed so I've decided to try and get Iran to the World Cup in Russia, they have the play-off matches against Uzbekistan and then I'll see what happens after that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Key Players for Iran I'll be trying to employ the same attacking 4-2-3-1 that I used at Witbank Spurs, instead of the default Iran tactic, a 3-5-2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungoth Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Most impressive, especially 5-5-0-0-0 antifootball. Out of curiosity, did you use any offensive players while employing this tactic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinoud Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Good luck with Iran. Nothing to win for you in South Africa so it was indeed time to say goodbey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Most impressive, especially 5-5-0-0-0 antifootball. Out of curiosity, did you use any offensive players while employing this tactic? Thanks hungoth, I think they were all defensive other than we had 1 AML playing as the WBL. Good luck with Iran. Nothing to win for you in South Africa so it was indeed time to say goodbey. Thanks Reinoud, hopefully I can take them to the World Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Interesting choice of nation - how close are you to the Asian Cup? That's certainly winnable. A warning though, international tournaments can be either easy, or the stuff of absolute nightmares. With only getting a chance every four years in some, one poor game can be the difference between moving on and being damned to waiting another four years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Good luck with Iran. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Excellent work with Witbank Spurs and the best of luck with Iran Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Interesting choice of nation - how close are you to the Asian Cup? That's certainly winnable.A warning though, international tournaments can be either easy, or the stuff of absolute nightmares. With only getting a chance every four years in some, one poor game can be the difference between moving on and being damned to waiting another four years. The Asian Cup is in January 2019, I can also go for the WAFF Championship which is December 2018 so I have things to keep me going for a little while yet. Good luck with Iran. Thanks delta. Excellent work with Witbank Spurs and the best of luck with Iran Thanks B.W.G, hopefully things can go half as well here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 2017 - Iran I let the assistant handle the friendlies but we had some very close games, much harder than I'd been used to at Witbank, but on the plus side, after the 2nd New Zealand match I got this: And here are the groups for the World Cup: Season | Club | Nation | League | Position | Other Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | National First Division | 2nd | Promoted 2014/15| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Champions, Treble Winner 2015/16| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Champions, Quadruple Winner 2016/17| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Resigned March, CWC & CAF League Winner 2017 | | Iran | | | Qualified for 2018 World Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 2018 World Cup Did we win? Not even close. Playing Spain in the 2nd Round, we took them to extra time and they scored in the 119th minute, gutted. Was I sacked? No, I'm staying until the 2019 Asian Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razer82 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Cracking start to international management. No shame in losing to a last minute extra time goal against Spain. How do you think you'll do in the Asian Cup? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazTheDoood Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Good effort against Spain. Good luck for the Asian Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I knew you could get through that group, tough losing so narrowly to Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton321 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Great stuff so far pal you are flying through this challenge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddymatt Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Unlucky, was always going to be tough. That media message about 'only the second time' is wrong, however: Iran qualified in 1978 and 1998. Not that anyone cares but me. As you were! They also qualified for World Cup 2006 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Unlucky, was always going to be tough. That media message about 'only the second time' is wrong, however: Iran qualified in 1978 and 1998. Not that anyone cares but me. As you were! So SI were only quite wrong since this was actually their 4th time in the World Cup then Cracking start to international management. No shame in losing to a last minute extra time goal against Spain.How do you think you'll do in the Asian Cup? No shame at all, we put up a great fight, but there was almost only really one outcome. I'll be hoping to get to the Semi-Final of the Asian Cup if we manage to avoid the bigger teams. Good effort against Spain. Good luck for the Asian Cup. Thanks Gaz I knew you could get through that group, tough losing so narrowly to Spain. I wasn't too sure that we'd get through, I thought Egypt would take 2nd place over us although we put up a great fight in the end. Great stuff so far pal you are flying through this challenge Thanks Ashton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Tycoon Alert! I've subscribed to Hainiu and will follow how they do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Iran - 2018 A good year barring the friendlies against higher ranked teams, the highlight being a 2-2 draw with Brazil, put our foot down on the WAFF Championship, just going to play the Asian Nations Cup and no matter how I do I'll be resigning after. Season | Club | Nation | League | Position | Other Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | National First Division | 2nd | Promoted 2014/15| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Champions, Treble Winner 2015/16| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Champions, Quadruple Winner 2016/17| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Resigned March, CWC & CAF League Winner 2017 | | Iran | | | Qualified for 2018 World Cup 2018 | | Iran | | | WAFF Championship Winners, WC 2nd Round Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 The end of Iran Key Player: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 A New Job! My new home! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazTheDoood Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Interesting move, good luck down under! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinoud Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 You're going very fast! Good move to Down Under and now it's a matter of time before you win the Asian CL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Interesting move, good luck down under! Thanks Gaz You're going very fast! Good move to Down Under and now it's a matter of time before you win the Asian CL Well with half-term being next week and me having no college assignments to do expect a lot more action! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Outstanding progress so far from the badger! Great work, good luck in Australia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias333 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 wow you really are flying through the years! Any plans to get a big name from abroad as your marquee player? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razer82 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Well done on winning the Asian Cup, quickly knocks another trophy off the list. Good luck with Perth. A-League is somewhere I've never been myself, maybe your adventure will inspire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Well done going out with the Asian nations cup you wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Outstanding progress so far from the badger! Great work, good luck in Australia. Thanks withnail wow you really are flying through the years!Any plans to get a big name from abroad as your marquee player? No plans at all as I'm not signing foreign players. Well done on winning the Asian Cup, quickly knocks another trophy off the list.Good luck with Perth. A-League is somewhere I've never been myself, maybe your adventure will inspire. Thanks razer, hopefully the A-League will be quite enjoyable. Well done going out with the Asian nations cup you wanted. Thanks delta. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 2019/20 Pre-Season Damn near a perfect pre-season in terms of friendlies, although the off season is 6 months long so I had get the squad fit! Signings: Danny Murphy was accidentally cut from the squad after not being selected to play in the league, I'm in the process of re-signing him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Congrats on the Asian Cup win and the best of luck in Perth.Don't think it will be too long before you add the ACL to your honours list Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 October 2019 A great first month, would have been happier with a point against Brisbane but we're 2nd on goal difference, also, here's the tactic I'm playing for this season, mainly as we only have the players to fit it: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 November 2019 The tactic is holding up well despite it's odd form and I'm sitting nicely in 3rd after 7 games although we have a game in hand which could take us into 1st Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 December 2019 Another unbeaten month and again we're in 2nd purely because we have a game in hand, if we can win or even draw that match then we'll be top again which will be great as we're nearly half-way through the season now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Looks very promising this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razer82 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Doing very well so far, especially with the slightly odd formation that you're having to employ. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
g00n Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Cockburn City is possibly the best club name ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 January 2020 Could so nearly have been an awful month but got a couple of key wins to keep us in contention for the top spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 February 2020 We have 5 games left until the play-offs, sadly none of which against Melbourne Victory, we've only lost 3 games and we have the best goal difference in the league even though we're using an odd tactic the only thing to improve on would be to draw less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 March 2020 The perfect month where goals were free flowing, unfortunately Melbourne Victory also had a perfect month meaning with 2 games left this will go right down to the wire! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 April 2020 Record setters, League winners and 1 game left against Melbourne Victory to seal the championship.....hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Perth Glory - Hyundai A-League - 2019/20 League Table League Positions Graph A very, very close season, took the title away from Melbourne Victory on the last day of the season and then took the League Finals from Melbourne Victory a couple of weeks later. Squad - We have a very small squad, I'll be trying to strengthen in the 6 month off season, we definitely need to strengthen the strike force as the top scoer was a midfielder. Transfers - I've tried to strengthen, the squad is still pretty barebones, signed Donald Murphy twiceas because I couldn't register him he was released first time. Key Players Giancarlo Gallifuoco - A 7.65 Average Rating, one of the best in the squad and a rock in the centre of our 3 man defence. Erik Paartalu - The top scorer this season with a disappointing 10 goals, I say disappointing because he isn't even a striker, no striker got into double figures. Liam Rose - Still young and I think one of the youngest real players in the game but still got a 7.73 average rating. Season | Club | Nation | League | Position | Other Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | National First Division | 2nd | Promoted 2014/15| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Champions, Treble Winner 2015/16| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Champions, Quadruple Winner 2016/17| Witbank Spurs | South Africa | Premier Soccer League | 1st | Resigned March, CWC & CAF League Winner 2017 | | Iran | | | Qualified for 2018 World Cup 2018 | | Iran | | | WAFF Championship Winners, WC 2nd Round 2019/20| Perth Glory | Australia | Hyundai A-League | 1st | League & Finals Winners Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazTheDoood Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Great season man, congrats! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProddingAHoneyBadger Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Great season man, congrats! Thanks Gaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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