deltablue Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Guam had some great team names. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 7 hours ago, Johnny-Trotter said: Quality Beer Distributors? This is an enjoyable thread - lots of unknown unknowns taking place. Cheers Johnny. Yeah that's a great name for the new club out-drink then out-pass the opposition. 6 hours ago, deltablue said: Guam had some great team names. Yes, truly top notch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Youth Intake 2018 You have to take the 'golden generation' comment with a pinch of salt. But wow, we've got a young star in the making! Tay is already one of the best players at the club and he will be straight into the first 11. If he develops well, he could become a real star for club and country. Mohd is a decent prospect with the mental attributes I like to see. Just need to get him to run! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, smp20 said: Tay is already one of the best players at the club and he will be straight into the first 11. If he develops well, he could become a real star for club and country. Lad looks a star in the making. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Liang looks really good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Gato_In_Goal Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Woah that's actually a really good player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Cheers @BoxToBox, @Rikulec & @The_Gato_In_Goal - I hope he lives up to the hype! He's had a cracking start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 A real turnaround for the club, taking them from 2nd bottom to 3rd place on the final day equaling the clubs best ever finish. On top of that we also won the cup! Results A fantastic record since joining. I lost my first competitive game as manager against Hougang and my 2nd not long after, but my winning percentage is still top notch. League Table That 5-0 win against Geylang on the final day allowed up to leapfrog them and go ahead of Tampines on goal difference. Japanese satellite side Albirex clinched the title while the holders Warriors finished in a very disappointing 3rd bottom. Cup Final A superb hat-trick from our teenage sensation was the highlight of an excellent final for us. That's two cup wins in 6 months for me as manager and finally a bit of a reputation boost. Player Stats Tay Wei Liang is the biggest talking point, coming straight into the first team and scoring 8 in 7. Our overall top scorer was Shameer Aziq who bagged 20 goals this season. Continental Football??!! I guess that because we are run by the Singapore FA we are unable to play in continental competitions . Really gutted, I was looking forward to the Confederation Cup. Manager Profile Rep has gone from 5% to 15% - not many attribute changes. I'm hoping to take my A Licence soon. I signed a new contract with Young Lions until November 2019 and I'm looking forward to seeing how far I can take them next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
After Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Nice finish, excited to see what Tay Wei Liang can do in a full season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 41 minutes ago, After said: Nice finish, excited to see what Tay Wei Liang can do in a full season. Cheers @After Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 I attended a job interview in secret and I've been offered the job. But where on earth is this team based? Yes, in Burma's new capital city. It would be nice to stick around in Singapore to see through some of our youngsters development but this may be a move too difficult to turn down. The Myanmar league is more reputable and I've been offered a huge payrise, taking me to £36,500 a year wage compared to the £8k a year wage I'm currently on. I know what I would do in real life, it's a no brainer, so there's no time for sentiment I'm afraid! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubson Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 5 hours ago, BoxToBox said: Lad looks a star in the making. Hopefully doesn't take him too Liang before he hits his potential Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 So here I am, another club, another country, another challenge. My first proper full-time managerial job Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Any chance of poaching Liang? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 5 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: Any chance of poaching Liang? Not at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Damn, always love a good poaching from a former club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 7 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: Damn, always love a good poaching from a former club. Talking of poaching, I've signed this poacher 3 times now. He's never played a competitive game under me as I always leave just as he arrives Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keano16 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Love the idea and you've already been to several interesting places. Let's hope for some stability at Naypyitaw! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 14 hours ago, Keano16 said: Love the idea and you've already been to several interesting places. Let's hope for some stability at Naypyitaw! Cheers @Keano16 - I definitely think I will be here at Naypyitaw for a while, though judging by this career so far I wouldn't rule anything out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 2019 Mid-Season Review Results We're scoring a lot of goals, but also haven't managed to keep a clean sheet. It's certainly exciting stuff! The results are coming which is the most important thing. A few very interesting games; a 7-1 where we scored in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd minute and a 4-2 victory that we were losing until way into added time. League Table 2 of the games that we've lost have come against the biggest sides in the country - Yangon and Yadanarbon. Our defeat against newly promoted Hantharwady is the only real disappointment this season. We're just a point behind the leaders, let's just hope we can keep our form up. Player Stats We've had a pretty settled first 11 throughout the season in an attacking, very fluid 4-4-2. Our strike partners have scored 11 in 11 each while our wingers have been creating and scoring. Transfers We've managed to pick up two of the best Burmese prospects here from our competitive rivals. They are already good enough to slot straight into the side as key players and should be in the national team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Good news Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sears Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hey, Have you a link for your tactic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 17 hours ago, Sears said: Hey, Have you a link for your tactic? Hi Sears, I haven't got a link but I have a few screenshots of the formations I've been using throughout this career; currently using the 4-4-2. The only player instructions I've been using are ''shoot less often'' and for the keeper to ''roll it out to the full backs''. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Youth Intake 2019 Very poor depth but I'd rather one standout player than a bunch of averages ones and we got exactly that! Another 'top' striker in the making. He's got great finishing already, but it's his electric pace that sets him apart. Myint Oo could become an incredible goalscorer if his pace and finishing are anything to go by. Deadline Day Transfers It came to deadline day and I had decided that I wanted to improve the squad with some foreign players. We'd had several foreigners on trial over the course of the season but none had really had the wow factor. Omega Roberts was the exception and I decided to snap him up before we'd fully scouted him. He is a star at this level. We also signed Aung Aung, the Burmese goalkeeper they named him twice . Ju Jong-Chol joined us from semi-pro football in North Korea to add a bit of creativity to our midfield; another player who really stands out in this league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitner Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Great read, a lot of different countries! Cheers, Bitner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 That striker could be insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 These new players look extremely good for this level. Sent you a friend request on Steam by the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Cheers @Bitner, @BoxToBox and @Rikulec - yes a good striker in the intake and the signed players are a cut above this league. Added Rikulec as you know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Ooh, this has been a great read. Your current club sounds like a well run club...i mean compared to the previous clubs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deisler26 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Nice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 An excellent campaign as we secured the title for the first time in the clubs, albeit short, history. I'm not entirely sure what double it is referring to . Only disappointment was going out of the cup on penalties to lower league opposition in the first round. Results After that loss in the cup, everything was win, win, win after. We scored a lot of goals, but also had a very solid defence unlike the first half of the season where we failed to keep a clean sheet. League Table Yangon Utd finished the season really well but they couldn't catch us. 57 points from 22 games is a fantastic record. Player Stats The introduction of some new players really developed our squad. Moe Oo and Nishihara are up there as the best players this season, Moe Oo defying his ability. Another New Challenge I really didn't have any intention of leaving Naypyitaw, but out of the blue I was offered a job interview at the richest club in Malaysia Johor DT and I was offered the job. A small personal pay rise to £900 per week, but a £3m transfer budget and £75k wage budget to play with. This could be the job that really pushes me ahead as long as I can meet the expectations! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 This is a big club with a proven track record. The pressure is on! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 My managerial career so far. Certainly living up to the journeyman rep! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Gato_In_Goal Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 New club means bringing in Tay Wei Liang??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychar Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 This is brilliant. I don't catch up on this thread for about a week and in that time you have been through more clubs than hot dinners, racked up more air miles than Richard Branson, P**sed off a chairman, not said a single word to your players, been rejected entry to a Continental competition, not had the backing of anybody at the club despite probably being their most successful manager ever and finally maybe possibly found a home. I need a lie down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Your should have the resources to succeed at Johor, though they might have to nail you down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 On 04/12/2017 at 23:38, The_Gato_In_Goal said: New club means bringing in Tay Wei Liang??? 22 hours ago, andychar said: This is brilliant. I don't catch up on this thread for about a week and in that time you have been through more clubs than hot dinners, racked up more air miles than Richard Branson, P**sed off a chairman, not said a single word to your players, been rejected entry to a Continental competition, not had the backing of anybody at the club despite probably being their most successful manager ever and finally maybe possibly found a home. I need a lie down. This is a better summary than I could ever put together. Spot on 17 hours ago, deltablue said: Your should have the resources to succeed at Johor, though they might have to nail you down They can nail me down by offering a lucrative contract, hopefully after a successful first season. Plenty of resources, but finding decent Malaysians is proving difficult! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 Confirmed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Oh yes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 In all honesty I may have been able to get in a better player for one of my international slots but I really wanted to bring him in and develop him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Apologies I got carried away so it's a full season update. Yes, that's right, I stayed a full season with a club!! Just a week off a calendar year...It was definitely a successful season, as can be expected with the resources at my disposal, but a clear sweep of all the domestic trophies with just one loss was more than I could've hoped for. Malaysian Super League Despite losing our 3rd game of the season to FELDA, we won the league very comfortably in the end. Pahang and Kedah were our nearest rivals and we went into the Pahang game 9 points clear with 3 games left. After securing the title against Pahang we were in high spirits, thrashing PBDKT 8-1!!! Domestic Cups I believe that the FA Cup is officially the 'premier' domestic cup, even though the Malaysia cup has a great reputation. After handing out a few thrashings we found ourselves facing our 2nd team in the FA Cup Final. It was played in front of 45,000 Johor supporters (in a 110k stadium) and it was a real spectacle. Our 2nd team won the second tier and got to the Malaysia Cup QF as well - top quality from them! We cleared up in the Malaysia cup comfortably even winning the final 6-0, Tay Wei Liang leading the scoring charts with a Salah-like 20 in 11!! Transfers My aim was to hoover up as much local talent (or Malaysian dual-nat) as I could. Even my foreign signings were relatively local with Hariss Harun and Tay Wei Liang from neighboring Singapore and Agus Syamsudin from Indonesia. Facilities Upgrades all round on our facilities so we're looking pretty good. I would be very tempted to stick around for a long time but I was annoyed by missing out on the Malaysia National Team job to a terrible 0.5* rep local. I've signed a new 1-year contract but I'm not ruling anything out right now. Is it time for a European breakthrough? Player Stats Great performances all round; particularly from our strikers and full-backs. I won't be making too many changes for next season, although our best CB doesn't want to sign a new deal at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Hmmm, I'm sure there should be more than one team with continental football? And that we should be in the ACL preliminaries. Odd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 I've been declaring interest in other jobs. Clearly my board aren't happy and have given me an ultimatum - if i declare interest in any more jobs I will be sacked. Time to honour my contract unless I get headhunted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7M Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Brilliant journey so far. If this doesn't give people motivation to do their own journey careers nothing will! 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Smashing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 18 minutes ago, L7M said: Brilliant journey so far. If this doesn't give people motivation to do their own journey careers nothing will! 😁 Cheers @L7M 8 minutes ago, Rikulec said: Smashing it. At the moment! Let's see how we get on against other nation's sides because the standard of football in Malaysia is pretty poor. Bar a few foreign slots it's non-league standard for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 That Singaporean striker is really tearing it up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 First NT job on offer. A place I've visited IRL, so I'm going to take it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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