Lenzar Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Youth Intake Despite using some of the money from the City game to upgrade youth facilities, another intake with no standouts. Appleton, however, may get some games this year just for the sake of trying a new option in defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 March & Early April 2017 The bipolarity of my team continues, with the front men proving far more effective than those responsible for defence. Even in the won matches, my defenders allow many more shots than is workable at any level. With 3 games to go, things don't look good. I have looked at the run-ins for the four teams who still have it all to do. Chelmsford (19th, 42 points) 15/4/17 - Wrexham (5th) - Home 17/4/17 - FC Halifax (6th) - Home 22/4/17 - AFC Telford (20th) - Away AFC Telford (20th, 40 points) 15/4/17 - Woking (18th) - Away 17/4/17 - Sutton Utd (16th) - Away 22/4/17 - Chelmsford (19th) - Home Alfreton (21st, 38 points) 15/4/17 - Lincoln (7th) - Home 17/4/17 - Gateshead (4th) - Home 22/4/17 - Braintree (10th) - Away Bradford PA (22nd, 38 points) 15/4/17 - Macclesfield (11th) - Home 17/4/17 - Chester (15th) - Away 22/4/17 - Kidderminster (17th) - Away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Gameday #44: 15th April 2017 Alfreton 1-3 Lincoln Bradford PA 2-1 Macclesfield Chelmsford 4-2 Wrexham Woking 2-1 AFC Telford Table 19th Chelmsford 45pts 20th Bradford PA 41pts ------------------------------------- 21st AFC Telford 40pts 22nd Alfreton 38pts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 All but safe now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Gameday #45: 17th April 2017 Alfreton 1-2 Gateshead Chelmsford 2-3 FC Halifax Chester 2-1 Bradford PA Sutton Utd 5-2 AFC Telford (Played 20th April) Table 19th Chelmsford 45pts 20th Bradford PA 41pts ------------------------------------- 21st AFC Telford 40pts 22nd Alfreton 38pts Chelmsford are safe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Gameday #46: 22nd April: 2017 Braintree 2-2 Alfreton Kidderminster 2-0 Bradford PA AFC Telford 1-4 Chelmsford (Played 23rd April) Table 19th Chelmsford 48pts 20th Bradford PA 41pts -------------------------------------- 21st AFC Telford 40pts ® 22nd Alfreton 39pts ® Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 2016-17 Season Review League - A long, hard struggle against relegation, thanks to a defence that just couldn't keep it out of the net despite our strong attack force FA Cup - Through to the 3rd round again, but no big money tie this time. A nice win against League One Brighton was perhaps the highlight of our season FA Trophy - Two easy draws followed by a tough game against Torquay, who ended our chances of silverware. Season Stats Transfers Season Best XI Overall Best XI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 2016-17 Winners & Losers Premier League Winners: Man City (4th in a row, 7th title) Relegated: Brentford, Derby, Watford FA Cup winners: Liverpool (8th win) v Chelsea League Cup winners: Man City (5th win) v Liverpool Scottish Premiership Winners: Celtic (47th title) Relegated: Dundee Scottish Cup winners: Celtic (37th win) v Rangers Scottish League Cup winners: St. Mirren (2nd win) v Dundee Utd Serie A Winners: Juventus (6th in a row, 33rd title) Relegated: Avellino, Pescara, Cesena TIM Cup winners: Juventus (10th win) v Cittadella Ligue 1 Winners: Monaco (2nd in a row, 9th title) Relegated: Bastia, Sochaux, Évian TG Coupe de France winners: Dijon (1st win) v Nantes Coupe de la League winners: Nice (1st win) v Angers Bundesliga Winners: FC Bayern (26th title) Relegated: Mainz, Paderborn, Braunschweig DFB Pokal winners: Mainz (1st win) v FC Bayern Liga BBVA Winners: Barcelona (24th title) Relegated: Betis, Almería, Murcia Copa del Rey winners: Barcelona (27th title) v Deportivo Eredivisie Winners: PSV (3rd in a row, 24th title) Relegated: De Graafschap, SC Telstar KNVB Beker winners: PSV (10th win) v Twente Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Club #3 - Oxford United Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 August, September & October 2017 An excellent first three months in charge, especially once the 15.2 patch came out and sorted out the defensive issues - all games before the Dag & Red match were played on 15.1.3. The friendly against City was just to keep the boys fit during a strange one week gap from the League program. Screenshot format difference is because ALT-F9 no longer works on the League Two stages page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Good times at Oxford so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 A nice little step up there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 November & December 2017 & January 2018 Occasional poor results and slipups to my promotion rivals stop me from being as happy as I could be with the latest 3 months. However we have enough of a cushion over 4th that I am hopeful for League One football in Oxford next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Youth Intake A disappointing intake leaves me with perhaps a pair of squad players at best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 February, March & Early April 2018 An injury to our regular Goalkeeper probably cost us the points that would have secured promotion. Now, with 3 games to go, the race is still very much open. The run-ins for the top 5 clubs are as follows: York (1st, 85pts) 21/4/18 - Carlisle (22nd) - Home 28/4/18 - Cambridge (6th) - Away 5/5/18 - Burton (18th) - Home Oxford (2nd, 81pts) 21/4/18 - Cheltenham (21st) - Away 28/4/18 - Notts Co (20th) - Home 5/5/18 - Accrington (8th) - Home Shrewsbury (3rd, 78pts) 21/4/18 - Chesterfield (11th) - Away 28/4/18 - Wrexham (13th) - Home 5/5/18 - Exeter (17th) - Away Scunthorpe (4th, 77pts) 21/4/18 - Accrington (8th) - Home 28/4/18 - Fleetwood (24th) - Away 5/5/18 - Tranmere (5th) - Home Tranmere (5th, 74pts) 21/4/18 - Wrexham (13th) - Away 28/4/18 - Exeter (17th) - Home 5/5/18 - Scunthorpe (4th) - Away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Gameday #44: 21st April 2018 Cheltenham 2-3 Oxford Chesterfield 2-2 Shrewsbury Scunthorpe 5-3 Accrington Wrexham 1-1 Tranmere York 3-1 Carlisle Table 1st York 88pts 2nd Oxford 84pts 3rd Scunthorpe 80pts ------------------------------- 4th Shrewsbury 79pts 5th Cambridge 75pts 6th Tranmere 75pts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Gameday #45: 28th April 2018 Cambridge 3-2 York Fleetwood 2-1 Scunthorpe Oxford 2-1 Notts Co Shrewsbury 2-1 Wrexham Tranmere 3-0 Exeter Table 1st York 88pts 2nd Oxford 87pts 3rd Shrewsbury 82pts ------------------------------ 4th Scunthorpe 80pts 5th Cambridge 78pts 6th Tranmere 78pts Oxford are promoted. With one game to go, we simply need to better York's result on the final day to take the League Two title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Gameday #46 - 5th May 2018 Exeter 1-1 Shrewsbury Oxford 3-1 Accrington Scunthorpe 2-0 Tranmere York 2-1 Burton Table 1st York 91pts 2nd Oxford 90pts 3rd Shrewsbury 83pts ---------------------------------- 4th Scunthorpe 83pts 5th Cambridge 79pts 6th Tranmere 78pts York managed to win, so despite our efforts against Stanley, we go up as runners-up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 2018-19 Season Review League - A season of hard work paid off as we went up in second place. The margin over the others flatters us a little as we had periods where we struggled. FA Cup - A typical cup campaign, easily beating a non-league team before failing against League One Barnsley. League Cup - After a somewhat lucky win against League Two rivals, we did well against a strong Forest side, losing only when we ran out of gas. Football League Trophy - I am not a fan of this competition anyway, so dropping out early on was no big loss. Key Players Nathan Oduwa - One of my first signings, Oduwa, who later on earned the '2nd best signing of the season' tag for League Two, was vital early on, fading a little towards the end. Jake Wright - Captain Wright was easily my strongest defender, rarely letting me down. Ashley Fletcher - As Oduwa faded, Fletcher more than made up for it, ending up 3rd on the top scorer's list in the league. Transfers | Season Best XI | Overall Best XI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 2017-18 Winners & Losers Premier League Winners: Man City (5th in a row, 8th title) Relegated: Blackburn, Forest, Middlesbrough FA Cup winners: Liverpool (9th win) v Arsenal League Cup winners: Liverpool (9th win) v Man City Scottish Premiership Winners: Celtic (2nd in a row, 48th title) Relegated: Cowdenbeath Scottish Cup winners: Aberdeen (9th win) v St. Mirren Scottish League Cup winners: Celtic (16th win) v Aberdeen Serie A Winners: Juventus (7th in a row, 34th title) Relegated: Torino, Atalanta, Livorno TIM Cup winners: Juventus (2nd in a row, 11th win) v Inter Ligue 1 Winners: Marseille (10th title) Relegated: Nantes, Guingamp, Lens Coupe de France winners: Monaco (7th win) v Évian TG Coupe de la Ligue winners: PSG (6th win) v Rennes Bundesliga Winners: FC Bayern (2nd in a row, 27th title) Relegated: Stuttgart, St. Pauli DFB-Pokal winners: HSV (4th win) v Red Bull Leipzig Liga BBVA Winners: Atlético (11th title) Relegated: Córdoba, Osasuna, Recreativo Copa del Rey winners: Barcelona (2nd in a row, 28th win) v Sevilla Eredivisie Winners: Ajax (34th title) Relegated: Roda JC, ADO, Willem II KNVB Beker winners: PSV (2nd in a row, 11th win) v Vitesse Champions League winners: Atlético (1st win) v Barcelona Europa League winners: Arsenal (3rd win) v Monaco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 World Cup - Russia '18 Germany defend their crown and take the 5th World Cup. European Champions England were incredibly unlucky after winning their group to face Brazil in the round of 16. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Former Club Watch Colomiers Colomiers remain in the (non-loaded) CFA, having been relegated after my sacking. Chelmsford Year | Division | Place | Notes 17-18 Conf Nat 24th An awful season sees the Essex side relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBeckham Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Congrats on the promotion! Great season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 See you in League One! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 August 2018 A decent start to life in the third tier, although John Terry's Fulham proved far too strong in the League Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 September 2018 Changing the role of one of my attackers, along with the arrival of new signing Loveridge, produced a month of many goals. The 5-3 beating from Walsall was particularly interesting as we went in down 4-0 at half-time. I am pleased at how easily we beat Orient - they are our opponents in the Football League Trophy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 October 2018 Our excellent form continues into October, as the Oduwa-Loveridge combination beds in perfectly. With the excellent support from the midfield as well as a more solid defence, I'm actually a little optimistic about my chances for the first time this save. The FA Cup draw gave me League 2 Exeter at the Kassam, whilst we'll play Wycombe, again at home, in the Football League Trophy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 November 2018 James Loveridge's excellent form continues as we extend our unbeaten run. Our next cup games are Gateshead away in the FA Cup, and Plymouth at home in the Football League Trophy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Looking good mate as you approach the halfway point. A good cup draw too. A cup run or a huge team in the third round, should you get past Gateshead? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Looking good mate as you approach the halfway point. A good cup draw too. A cup run or a huge team in the third round, should you get past Gateshead? After a 3-0 win, I'll be going over the Tyne in the 3rd round to play Newcastle. Hopefully I'll get some good money from that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Doing a grand job so far. Just need to shake off Walsall and you'll be laughing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 December 2018 We end the year well. Offers have now started to come in for me from higher levels clubs, including one I'm about to share with you... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Club #4 - Reading Squad looks fairly strong. Definite chance of going up, should I be able to maintain Billy Davies' excellent form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarroOxford Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 You're more than welcome to come and manage Oxford for real. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Good move though for some reason I would have liked to see you stay at Oxford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielgear Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 best of luck at reading Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 January 2019 3 wins in my first 3 games keep the pressure up on the other top sides. The previous game to me taking over was a loss in the FA Cup to tycoon-owned Q.P.R., so we have no distractions from what I hope can be a successful league campaign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 February 2019 It may look good on paper, but the performances in many of these games was poor. Millwall, for example, are bottom, and we certainly shouldn't have been losing to Wednesday or struggling to beat a Yeovil side in 23rd. Already played the first few days of March - I missed an intake screenshot, but all I shall say is that I was disappointed with a group of players that are lower league quality at best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Gallagher Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Good work with Oxford and good luck with Reading. Nice little cushion over Palace and within striking distance of Middlesbrough! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Manager Profile Which one is the manager in that photo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 March 2019 A good month with poor results at the start (one of the most boring 0-0s I've had so far this save), and end of the month - we just seemed to bottle it against Huddersfield. The win against Boro was particularly sweet as the team came together perfectly, the winning goal a cross from one of my two new signing wingers. Which one is the manager in that photo? Definitely the baby. His daddy is terrible at the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Looking good for the title and promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Premier League here you come! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 April (& May) 2019 We end the season on a slightly sour note - two losses in games where we should have won easily, especially given we whacked promotion rivals Palace 5-1. Those dropped points ultimately cost us the title, as an offside goal from Birmingham stole two key points from us minutes from the end. The time to build the squad for EPL survival has come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Well done on promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 2018-19 Season Review League - already being 3rd when I took over made it fairly simple to secure promotion, but disappointed not to win my first trophy FA Cup/League Cup: Out of both before takeover Key Players Ben Marshall - one of my first signings due to a lack of decent wingers, Marshall slotted straight in on the right and gave us a creative edge. Adam Federici - many key saves that got us an extra point or two. Jem Karacan - another key chance creator. Transfers | Season Best XI | Overall Best XI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Shame you couldn't have picked up a win to get the title but well done on promotion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Gallagher Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Congratulations on the promotion. Enjoy the huge cash windfall you will receive as a result Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Well done going up baby Lenzar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 2018-19 Winners & Losers Premier League Winners: Liverpool (19th title) Relegated: Norwich, Leicester, Ipswich FA Cup winners: Leicester (1st win) v Everton League Cup winners: Man City (6th win) v Tottenham Scottish Premiership Winners: Dundee Utd (2nd title) Relegated: St. Johnstone Scottish Cup winners: Dundee Utd (3rd win) v Falkirk Scottish League Cup winners: Motherwell (2nd win) v Aberdeen Serie A Winners: Juventus (8th in a row, 35th title) Relegated: Cesena, Cittadella, Chievo TIM Cup winners: Roma (10th win) v Inter Ligue 1 Winners: PSG (6th win) Relegated: Nice, Évian TG, Châteroux Coupe de France winners: PSG (9th win) v Rennes Coupe de la Ligue winners: Monaco (3rd win) v Rennes Bundesliga Winners: FC Bayern (3rd in a row, 28th title) Relegated: 1860 Munich, Kaiserslautern, Hannover DFB-Pokal winners: Dortmund (4th win) v Schalke Liga BBVA Winners: Barcelona (25th title) Relegated: Valencia, Oviedo, Murcia Copa del Rey winners: Athletic Bilbao (24th win) v Granada Eredivisie Winners: PSV (25th title) Relegated: Heracles, VVV-Venlo, Zwolle KNVB Beker winners: PSV (3rd in a row, 12th win) v Vitesse Champions League winners: Chelsea (2nd win) v Marseille Europa League winners: Liverpool (4th win) v Benfica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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