TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 We get in a young loanee from Ba, almost as restitution, how do I instruct my DoF not to get players from them. The hatred is beginning to build up very quickly for this club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 We have two new Fiji stars in Jone Tukai and Alvin Singh (regen from last year, doing major things in the top division this season). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Despite a strong end to the season and getting our job done, we just couldn't enough to finish 2nd as Nadi beat Lautoka away and we will not be playing Champions League football next season, a considerable blow to us, but I still think we played bloody well and we will build for next season. Ba win the league again and Nadi return to Champions League football as we just miss out on the final day. Tavua after flirting with relegation for a while do go down and Bua amazingly stay up, at the start of the season I would have bet anything they were going down, probably without a win to their name, but they proved me wrong and survive on the final day. Two more games to play in the IDC and there are only air miles on offer at this stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 We finish the season in good form in the IDC which is a bugged cup. Thoughts for next season are to look at each position and make sure again there are no blockers within the team to young players coming through this season, Alvin Kumar has blown up this season and I want to make sure that we are able to develop players. In many ways my philosophy has changed due to the Ba who steal players constantly, that I will just make more players than you can take, unfortunately I don't get transfer fees for this, but I want badly to knock them off their perch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 So it is time to work the air miles for this last season We won 19 games overall this season. The equation is as follows:- 3 x 2.12 x 2 x 1 (31 games season) = 12.70 miles per win. We won 19 games so acquired 241.32 miles this season, added to the 828.13 miles we already had makes 1,069.45 miles overall. As you can see we are now making further progress towards Australia and New Zealand. Also we have technically now hit the Solomon Islands as can be seen below and now also fully encompass New Caledonia (season should kick off next season). For this reason we are now able to add in the Solomon Islands, which i will be doing, just to check out whether it is worthwhile considering any jobs there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Improving our youth facilities even further. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 The legend that was Alivereti Takai returns to the club after Ba released him from his contract, that will be a boost to us this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Odds are similar to last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 We lose one of our young keepers. Probably not the biggest loss, but still not too happy about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Quick response as we bring in on loan a quality goalkeeper on loan from Nadroga. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 A dominant pre-season for us as we take lower league opposition and win all our games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 DoF decides to bring in a winger, he is better than what be have but unsure due to his age, Striker that the DoF has been trailing comes in, he probably adds some value up front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 January complete and it was not a nice fixture list to start, we lost away to Ba, no surprises there, but got a great win against Nadi at home. Early days but we have got two very difficult games out of the way now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Not the worst month, we often suffer away to Lautoka, so a point is more or less acceptable to me. The league table shows us second but we have played more games than anyone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Continuing to get them to invest in youth recruitment, we are now up to established youth recruitment, our youth set up is now quite a way better than Ba's which is good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Another month in the books and we go unbeaten, although really for the dominance we had in every single game, we really should be doing better. The Bua game somehow we let them back into it after being 3-1 and 4-2 up and against Suva absolutely battered them but didn't score. We did the same to Nasinu, scoring a pen after 4 mins but again couldn't make the result safe. It's a little worrying we should have enough fire power up front to really be putting these kind of games to bed. Ba are top, with 6 wins out of 6. Our target has to be to get back into the Champions League as realistically I don't see us challenging Ba this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 I have been looking at the New Caledonia league and there might be some options there in the future, the New Caledonian ranking is around the same as Fiji if not just ahead and the league season looks longer, as well the league being very open with no real dominant team. it may be an option some time in the future, although for the near future there is certainly nothing that is grabbing me away from Labasa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 it's taken a while but we reach 200 games in management. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Our strategy is beginning to get to it's zenith as our youth set is now by far the best in the whole of Fiji. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Plenty of fixtures in a couple of months, June saw us beat bottom of table Levuka comfortably before we welcomed arch-rivals Ba and we took their scalp with a 1-0 win and their perfect win season as well. The Nadi was an abberation as we led 3-0 at half time and 4-2 with 2 minutes to go, then we had a sending off and proceeded to capitulate. A tricky Lautoka fixtures was managed rather easily before we got into the cup, where despite losing to Lautoka, we qualified for the semi finals. This realistically is our only chance at silverware this season so I want to take it seriously. We remain second having spoiled Ba's perfect season, although no doubt they are bound for another Fijian title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Semi final saw us up against Ba and the game was completely barmy. We led 3-1 in the 90th minute and two late Ba goals forced extra time where they then went 4-3 up, before a quick double gave us a 5-4 lead, before just before the first half whistle they equalised to make it 5-5. The game went to penalties, they missed once, we missed twice and they go through. Heartbreaking! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 We are now up to exceptional junior coaching, I hoping for big things in the next few youth intakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 We are coming to the end of the season and we won both league games and won one of BOG games. We did lose heavily against Ba, but its a pointless game anyway. We have now qualified for the Champions League and Ba have won the league so we are back in the big time, where we want this club to be. Nothing left to play for in this league season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Another new deal for Sergio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Youth intake and I am little underwhelmed to be honest. I really need a few guys that can slot into the first team, but I am undeterred from continuing investment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 The season comes to end with a couple of 1-0 wins and a 1-0 loss, which arguable in terms of general play was our worth performance of the season. We were awful. Anyway a successful season despite not silverware. The final league table sees us finish second. Levuka go down, Suva have had an awful season, they have arguable been getting worse each season, a bit of decline from a top half team. Lautoka also had a very poor season, and Bua and Nasinu really improved. The top three seem to be cast in steel at this stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 So it is time to get some airmiles. We had 14 wins this season. We forgot to give the World Ranking which is- The equation is the following for this season. 3 x 2.18 x 1 x 1.36 (22 game season) = 8.92 miles per win. We had 14 wins so that is 124.95 miles acquired this season. Added to the existing 1,069.45 miles gives a a total of 1,221.40 miles in the kitty. We are now very close to touch the tip of the north island of New Zealand and have hit a few new islands of the Solomon Islands, and now not really that far from the northeast coast of Australia. Either way no new countries to add to our list of loaded leagues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Our pre-season goes perfectly as we don't concede a goal in any of our four games and put plenty away. Can we finally knock Ba off their perch this season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Devastated by the this loss, as we were building Arvin from a regen into a Fiji international and he was improving so nicely and for some reason he has decided to walk away to Suva. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 The odds are out for the season and we are still predicted to be 3rd this season. I hope we can finally stop Ba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 I can't believe that somehow ****** Suva are able to steal away our young starlets, another one goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Another one leaves, a little more understandable with Nadi interested. We were cultivating him nicely, but we will just have to promote the next youngster. It is a position we are very strong in so I am pretty comfortable with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 He was on loan last season and this season we swoop in to make it permanent. He was a great keeper last season, so I think he will prove a very good addition, we already know him and know what he is about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 This guy was going to get proper first team football this season, but Nadi come in again and take him away. Sometimes I really hate how stupid the transfer windows in this division are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 On the eve of the season, Fiji remain in 117th position in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 January saw us win our first trophy of the season as we won the Champ vs Champ against Ba. We got an amazing away 4-0 win on their ground. Start as you mean to go on I guess. The first two fixtures of the season were well won as we started the season with 2 wins from 2. It's a familiar story at the top of the table. Nadi lost their first game so they are already playing catch up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 The Champions League draw has been made and we face AS Dragon of Tahiti, Mouala United of Samoa and Solomon Warriors of the Solomon Islands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 We had a fantastic February. We first beat Bua and then got through our group in the Champions League as group winners in reasonably easy fashion. Then we beat Nadi and got a great draw away to Ba. Things are looking very good for us, we seem to have a very balanced squad at the moment, with plenty of depth to cover injuries and suspensions. The league is look very nice at the moment. Nadi are pretty much done I reckon with regards to the Champions League even at this early stage. Ba are still on our tail. I want to as a minimum push them this season. Confirmation of our progression in the Champions League group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 I was unaware of this but we are on a crazy run in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 We play Hienghene Sport in the Quarter Final of the Champions League of New Caledonia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 We negotiate a tricky month beating Suva and Lautoka to keep our form going this season. This race is heating up and the rest of the league is getting left behind. Nadi have done well to get back up to third and still might think they have an outside shot at things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 April was all about the Champions League as we played Hienghene Sport in the Quarter Finals. We won 2-0 at home, without any drama and then were 3-0 up in the second leg before Hienghene decided to come back, but we were never in trouble and still won the game 5-4, to go through 7-4 on aggregate. In the semi finals we faced Marist Fire of the Solomon Islands. A narrow 1-0 win away with a sending off, indicated that the return leg might be tricky, but in the end we managed to continually pick them off and came through 4-2 on the day and 5-2 on aggregate. We get through to our third Champions League final in four years, which is a remarkable achievement for a club that was in Division One of Fiji not that long ago. We will be playing very much as expected Ba in the final as they ran out 5-0 aggregate winners over Solomon Warriors in the other semi final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Ba win the Champions League again. I think we were the better team but that often doesn't seem to matter when we play Ba and they managed to get the 2-1 win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 A very tough month for us, we started with a win against Nasinu, before we lost the Champions League Final. Nadroga then dented our title push giving us our first loss. We got through the group thanks to two draws and a win against Nasinu and we beat Bua in the league. There are still some very hard games to come for us such as Nadi away, Ba at home and Suva away, so realistically it is going to be hard that win the league. Very tight at the top of the league, I think we can safely say Labasa and Ba will be in the Champions League next season I would say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 To be honest the concept of goal difference for the Fiji Cup would do just as well in this case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 We get Ba in the semi final of the cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 June was all about the Fiji FA Cup and we done it. We beat Ba win an injury time winner and then overcame Nadi to become FA Cup winners for the second time since the start of tenure, a great effort by the boys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 This month has seen us draw both our league games, to be honest they were tough games, and getting a point was better than the alternative of losing. However it will now mean we will almost certainly need to beat Ba to potentially win the league. The table is finely poised, I expect Ba to go past us with their game in hand however then it comes down to a winner take all tie at our ground. Although this could come down to goal difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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