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CFuller Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 FULHAM PLAYER STATISTICS (2013/2014) Goalkeepers Apps Con Asts Yel Red MoM Av R ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Forde, John 46 45 0 0 0 2 7.46 1 Hudson, Wayne 7 7 0 0 0 0 7.14 Outfield Players Apps Gls Asts Yel Red MoM Av R ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 Cable, Wayne 31 (9) 5 7 0 0 2 7.13 8 Cooke, Daniel 25 (11) 3 5 1 0 1 6.89 9 Devlin, Peter 43 (9) 31 11 2 0 11 7.79 * Disler, Adrian 9 (5) 1 1 0 0 1 6.93 * Edwards, Graham 2 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 26 Friberg, Thomas 23 (10) 0 1 3 0 0 7.18 2 Gibson, Grant 36 (3) 2 2 0 0 0 6.97 15 Guðmundsson, Arnar 41 (2) 1 8 3 1 1 7.23 11 Hall, Jordan 15 (9) 5 4 0 0 1 7.04 20 Hayes, Paul 10 (5) 11 1 0 0 3 7.60 4 Heikkinen, Markus 3 (9) 0 0 0 0 0 6.92 17 Hill, Clint 46 (1) 2 0 11 1 2 7.64 28 Hogg, Gary 0 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5 Ifil, Jerel 9 2 0 2 0 0 7.11 7 Iversen, Atle 10 (13) 3 1 2 0 0 6.65 * Magnusson, Halldór 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 39 Márquez, José Luis 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 29 McIntyre, Derek 11 (12) 2 3 0 0 0 6.78 12 Mitchell, Peter 43 (3) 2 2 2 0 5 7.22 19 Numme, Henning 31 (12) 2 6 2 0 1 7.05 36 Ryan, Colm 0 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6 Schneider, Florian 42 (2) 5 6 12 1 2 7.14 18 Scott, Greg 20 (1) 6 6 2 0 2 7.52 3 Simpson, Terry 12 (9) 0 0 3 0 1 6.71 10 Stewart, Alan 38 (2) 10 9 2 1 3 7.50 37 Sturridge, Phil 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 14 Weber, Christian 30 (12) 1 5 6 0 0 7.07 * [Player not currently at club] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 JUNE 2014 A week after leading Fulham to victory in the Division 1 play-offs, my status as the Premiership's newest manager was confirmed with a new, long-term contract. Chairman Richard Bailey was delighted enough to double my salary too! I wouldn't be the only Cottager to get a pay rise. Winger Wayne Cable and top scorer Peter Devlin had already signed new and improved contracts, and they were soon followed by centre-back Peter Mitchell and captain Florian Schneider. Left-back Arnar Guðmundsson extended his contract until 2020, though his salary remained at £15,000 per week. And here's something you probably couldn't have foreseen back in October - even John Forde signed a new contract. The excellent Irish goalkeeper was a little reluctant to renew his contract after our previous bust-ups, but he eventually agreed to a new deal that'll earn him £20,000 per week for the next six years. He's now overtaken Cable as our second highest-paid player behind Alan Stewart, but that just shows how important I feel John is to this team. Sadly, after only playing 19 games in the past two seasons, there would be no new contract for Jerel Ifil... at least not at Fulham. The injury-prone centre-back ended his three-year stay at Craven Cottage to complete a £500,000 transfer to Division 2 runners-up Bristol City, who will be back in Division 1 next season. I hope Jerel has better luck there than he did with us. Christian Weber won't be going up to the Premiership with us either. After just one year at Fulham, the Austrian holding midfielder will in fact be dropping down to Division 2! Despite being a decent signing on the pitch, Weber had a rather strained relationship with me off it, so I reluctantly agreed to let him join newly-relegated West Brom for £1.7million. Reserve duo Jamie Davey and Stephen Richardson will also be in the third tier next season, as they respectively joined Darlington and Rotherham on free transfers. Veteran defender Markus Heikkinen was released at the end of his two-year deal and is now considering retirement. And despite enjoying a brilliant season at centre-back, Clint Hill decided that winning the Playoff Final at Wembley was the perfect way to bow out. At the age of 35, Hill announced his retirement from professional football, ending a 17-year career that saw him make 586 league appearances across seven different clubs. Thank you for your service, Clint. We also bade farewell to 30-year-old striker Paul Hayes, who returned to Everton at the end of his loan spell. Though the 11 goals he scored in his 15 appearances were undoubtedly vital to us securing a play-off place, I doubt I'll be buying him permanently. Then again, Devlin originally joined Fulham as a loanee - and he's just been named the Fans' Player of the Year for a second season in a row! So don't rule out a similar comeback for Hayes just yet... Four Fulham youngsters returned to the club after spending time out on loan in the Conference. Forward Douglas McNeil had a great time at Slough, getting 12 goals and 11 assists, while defensive midfielder Chris McDonald was also excellent for Maidenhead. Sadly, defender Seán Lynch wasn't quite consistent enough to inspire Cheltenham to promotion, and Craig Price literally could not save Farnborough from relegation. In the backroom, we parted with coach Jon Goodman - who wished to spend more time on his acting career - and scout Martin Ling. I replaced them with a couple of familiar faces from my previous clubs. Technical coach Andy Peake came in from Kidderminster, while former Dagenham right-back Michael Walsh joined our scouting team after working with the Greek club Panachaiki for three years. And now we get to what you've been waiting for - the new signings! Of course, getting into the Premiership meant a huge influx in TV revenue and season ticket sales, and so the board allowed me to invest up to £18million into the squad! If we were to stay in the top flight, I would need to invest that wisely. Naturally, I kicked off our spending spree with a free transfer. 33-year-old South Africa stopper Aaron Mokoena will add plenty of grit, intelligence and strength to the centre of our defence - not to mention a vast amount of Premiership experience - following his arrival from Everton. He has also previously played for Ipswich. Daniel Johnson is another new addition to our backline, arriving from Nottingham Forest for £2.5million. Though we beat his Forest side 3-0 in the Playoff Final, I was very impressed with the 26-year-old's man-marking and tackling. Getting a big move to the Premiership must have seemed unthinkable for Johnson 12 months ago, when he was playing part-time for Leigh RMI after being released by his hometown club Darlington! Mokoena and Johnson are joined by a couple of international left-backs. First up is the energetic and selfless left-back Erwin Maas, whom we poached from Eredivisie side Sparta for £2.7million. The 24-year-old made his Holland debut earlier this year and is currently in Scandinavia as part of their World Cup squad. On the other side of our defence, we've been boosted by the arrival of England right-back Nicky Hunt, who cost us £2.2million from Bolton. The 30-year-old is a calm and reliable presence at the back, with his excellent decision-making and passing skills catching the eye in particular. Hunt has won 19 caps for England since his debut in 2011, though he wasn't selected for the World Cup. Don't worry - I've not forgotten about our attack! Though I'm confident that our current crop of attacking midfielders and forwards can perform in the Premiership, I am looking for another centre-forward to be Devlin's backup. There's a striker in South Africa that I really like the look of, and we're hoping to get him a work permit next month. Thinking further ahead, we brought in the explosive young forward Ian Donaghy from Cambridge United for £250,000. At the tender age of 17, the Northern Irish prodigy has already played in 80 Football League matches for Cambridge, scoring 28 goals. Ian is probably not ready for regular Premiership football, so he'll start off in our reserve team before maybe going out on loan next year. We also signed a 17-year-old Scottish left-winger called Brian Lindsay, who looks pretty quick and skilful. Lindsay's arrival means we now have nine Scots on our books - four in the first-team, and five in the reserves. And coming straight from our youth team is a new midfielder - 16-year-old set-piece specialist Ivan Lynch. And no, he isn't related to Seán Lynch, who also emerged from our academy a few years ago. While Seán is Irish through and through, Ivan is a local boy whose mum is half-Croatian. With plenty of money still in the bank, I'm sure there'll be more signings before the big kick-off. Our first game back in the Premiership - and my first ever match as a top-flight manager - will be at Elland Road against former champions Leeds on 16 August. Four days later, we will play our first home game of the season against... Arsenal! I can't wait! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 ELSEWHERE IN FOOTBALL... Vicente del Bosque retires as Real Madrid manager after 15 years in charge, following a dismal 8th-place finish in La Liga. Former Sporting head coach Dong-Keun Lee leaves Botafogo to take over at the Santiago Bernabéu. After being snubbed by Real, current Sporting boss José Mourinho sulks, "But I'm the special one! I've just won my second Taça de Portugal!" Celta qualify for the Champions League after coming 3rd in La Liga, and excitement for next season grows when Los Celestes announce the £8.25million signing of 18-year-old Fluminense wonderkid Moacir da Rosa. Of course, it helps that Brazil legend Roberto Carlos happens to be a first-team coach at Celta. Moacir then takes the World Cup by storm as he scores FIVE goals in the Group Stage... only for Brazil to crash out to Serbia & Montenegro in Round 2. Spain are the first World Cup holders since 1966 to be eliminated at the Group Stage. La Roja feel 'La Furia' of their fans after losing their first two group games against Serbia & Montenegro and Colombia. 2010 runners-up Wales also suffer an early exit, though Craig Bellamy's penalty ensures that they sign off with a 1-0 win over England. The Three Lions then avenge their Euro 2012 defeat against Holland to reach the Quarter Finals. Ligue 1 champions Marseille add even more Iberian flair to their team, paying Atlético Madrid a combined £34million to sign striker Fernando Torres and winger Ricardo Quaresma. Les Phocéens also bring France goalkeeper Sebastien Frey back home, as he ends his 13-year stay at Parma with just a single trophy - the 2013 Coppa Italia. Former Italy and Roma captain Francesco Totti retires aged 37, having finished his playing career in Germany with 1.FC Köln. Ex-France striker David Trezeguet also calls it quits at 1860 München, though he'll never stop reminding Totti about Euro 2000. Ex-England boss Kevin Keegan retires from management after 13 years in the Scottish leagues with Elgin City. IN OTHER NEWS... Juan Carlos I - who had been King of Spain since the death of General Francisco Franco in 1975 - abdicates the throne at the age of 76. He is succeeded by his only son, who is crowned King Felipe VI. Barack Obama considers taking military action against the Islamic State jihadist group, who begin an offensive through northern Iraq and attempt to overthrow the country’s government. The United States still have troops in Afghanistan, by the way. Comedian and actor Rik Mayall suffers a heart attack after a morning jog and dies suddenly, aged just 56. Mayall was a pioneer of British alternative comedy in the 1980s, appearing on “The Young Ones”, “Filthy Rich & Catflap” and “Bottom” alongside his regular screen partner Ade Edmondson. LeBron James and the Miami Heat bid for a third consecutive NBA championship, as they meet San Antonio Spurs in a repeat of the 2013 NBA Finals. This time, the tables are turned when Kawhi Leonard inspires San Antonio to a 4-1 series win. A sports team called Spurs that actually wins championships - how novel! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 SEASON REVIEW 2013/2014 ENGLAND NOTE: All goals and assist records relate to league matches only. PREMIERSHIP Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Chelsea 38 13 5 1 44 12 11 3 5 34 29 80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Burnley 38 16 1 2 45 9 4 8 7 14 18 69 3rd Crewe 38 11 6 2 42 25 7 5 7 21 25 65 4th Man Utd 38 9 4 6 35 25 10 3 6 28 20 64 5th Middlesbrough 38 13 3 3 35 18 7 1 11 21 30 64 6th Everton 38 12 3 4 29 17 5 4 10 9 17 58 7th Sheff Utd 38 10 1 8 28 21 7 4 8 19 20 56 8th Sheff Wed 38 9 5 5 23 14 6 5 8 24 27 55 9th Southampton 38 12 1 6 28 17 4 6 9 21 29 55 10th Liverpool 38 9 5 5 31 24 6 5 8 22 30 55 11th Bolton 38 10 4 5 23 11 5 3 11 15 29 52 12th Arsenal 38 10 4 5 39 26 3 6 10 21 30 49 13th Leeds 38 8 7 4 25 14 4 6 9 23 32 49 14th Crystal Palace 38 6 3 10 20 26 8 4 7 21 23 49 15th Ipswich 38 10 7 2 30 18 3 2 14 11 43 48 16th Blackburn 38 8 3 8 25 26 5 4 10 24 32 46 17th Torquay 38 8 4 7 28 27 3 4 12 23 43 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18th R Newcastle 38 6 5 8 27 26 4 5 10 18 33 40 19th R Stoke 38 6 6 7 21 17 4 3 12 14 37 39 20th R Notts Co 38 3 7 9 8 17 1 3 15 7 39 22 Top Goalscorer - Cristiano Ronaldo (Chelsea): 33. Most Assists - Andrew Nixon (Chelsea): 10. Highest Average Rating - Cristiano Ronaldo (Chelsea): 8.55. PFA Player of the Year - Cristiano Ronaldo (Chelsea). PFA Young Player of the Year - Barry Buxton (Blackburn). DIVISION 1 Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Preston 46 13 6 4 47 33 15 5 3 37 23 95 2nd P Charlton 46 17 3 3 46 22 10 7 6 41 28 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd P Fulham 46 14 5 4 42 17 11 7 5 43 29 87 4th Nottm Forest 46 15 5 3 45 16 10 3 10 34 33 83 5th Aston Villa 46 15 5 3 40 13 8 4 11 27 31 78 6th Norwich 46 14 3 6 53 34 10 2 11 38 41 77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th West Ham 46 14 4 5 30 15 7 9 7 27 23 76 8th Wolves 46 15 4 4 59 34 7 5 11 33 44 75 9th Man City 46 12 6 5 50 33 8 5 10 43 49 71 10th Birmingham 46 11 6 6 40 23 7 8 8 29 36 68 11th Grimsby 46 14 7 2 39 21 4 6 13 25 34 67 12th Sunderland 46 11 5 7 32 25 7 7 9 37 46 66 13th Huddersfield 46 13 5 5 43 30 4 8 11 32 46 64 14th Gillingham 46 14 5 4 52 28 2 9 12 27 41 62 15th Reading 46 13 3 7 43 26 4 5 14 28 42 59 16th Macclesfield 46 11 5 7 40 33 4 5 14 20 42 55 17th Bradford 46 8 7 8 31 28 5 7 11 19 30 53 18th Carlisle 46 12 4 7 42 34 4 1 18 28 60 53 19th Oldham 46 10 4 9 41 40 3 6 14 24 48 49 20th Rochdale 46 9 4 10 40 39 4 4 15 24 48 47 21st Coventry 46 11 3 9 37 42 3 2 18 24 59 47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22nd R W.B.A. 46 8 6 9 32 37 5 1 17 21 44 46 23rd R Tottenham 46 6 10 7 36 38 3 4 16 23 55 41 24th R Chesterfield 46 6 6 11 35 42 0 1 22 19 63 25 DIVISION 2 Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Brentford 46 18 4 1 42 15 10 5 8 20 17 93 2nd P Bristol City 46 17 2 4 48 23 11 6 6 44 33 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Kidderminster 46 14 6 3 44 24 11 5 7 42 33 86 4th Peterborough 46 17 2 4 57 34 6 10 7 46 48 81 5th Blackpool 46 14 3 6 43 26 11 2 10 39 40 80 6th P Wigan 46 15 4 4 44 23 8 5 10 41 42 78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th Barnsley 46 15 3 5 57 36 7 6 10 27 38 75 8th Stalybridge 46 9 7 7 39 27 10 3 10 49 48 67 9th Swansea 46 13 4 6 44 31 6 5 12 31 39 66 10th Leyton Orient 46 11 9 3 43 30 7 3 13 30 41 66 11th Shrewsbury 46 15 5 3 38 13 2 7 14 16 35 63 12th Cambridge Utd 46 13 5 5 44 31 6 1 16 29 55 63 13th Swindon 46 9 6 8 43 34 6 10 7 37 39 61 14th Millwall 46 11 9 3 44 32 3 9 11 26 40 60 15th Darlington 46 8 11 4 31 23 6 6 11 25 32 59 16th Derby 46 14 6 3 39 16 2 4 17 20 48 58 17th Morecambe 46 12 7 4 45 25 4 3 16 20 46 58 18th Doncaster 46 12 3 8 40 35 4 7 12 24 39 58 19th Stockport 46 10 7 6 30 25 3 8 12 14 33 54 20th Bristol Rovers 46 13 3 7 34 25 2 6 15 12 37 54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21st R Bury 46 8 5 10 39 46 6 7 10 35 46 54 22nd R Dag & Red 46 6 6 11 29 44 3 6 14 31 51 39 23rd R Wrexham 46 7 4 12 33 36 2 5 16 26 51 36 24th R Luton 46 4 8 11 28 42 2 0 21 12 47 26 DIVISION 3 Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Hull 46 17 4 2 36 12 8 5 10 26 29 84 2nd P Q.P.R. 46 10 11 2 47 34 12 4 7 36 28 81 3rd P Rotherham 46 14 4 5 50 35 8 6 9 35 38 76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th P Colchester 46 11 8 4 47 34 9 7 7 43 42 75 5th Wycombe 46 12 6 5 43 32 9 4 10 38 43 73 6th Oxford 46 10 5 8 36 26 11 4 8 33 28 72 7th Watford 46 13 5 5 38 23 8 3 12 34 40 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th Tranmere 46 11 9 3 27 14 6 9 8 20 27 69 9th Port Vale 46 13 7 3 40 22 4 10 9 36 45 68 10th Mansfield 46 12 3 8 38 25 8 3 12 32 37 66 11th Leicester 46 12 4 7 39 26 7 5 11 33 40 66 12th Scunthorpe 46 14 6 3 46 23 5 3 15 26 45 66 13th Exeter 46 11 5 7 28 19 5 10 8 15 22 63 14th Plymouth 46 11 4 8 34 19 5 10 8 20 27 62 15th Walsall 46 8 8 7 19 21 7 9 7 18 21 62 16th Cardiff 46 11 6 6 37 29 4 9 10 23 34 60 17th Rushden 46 11 7 5 37 27 5 4 14 18 33 59 18th Telford 46 10 7 6 22 16 4 7 12 21 35 56 19th Northampton 46 12 5 6 34 28 3 5 15 30 54 55 20th Northwich Vics 46 11 9 3 47 29 2 6 15 19 42 54 21st Bournemouth 46 6 10 7 15 17 3 11 9 11 25 48 22nd Hartlepool 46 10 4 9 25 22 2 6 15 14 36 46 23rd Bath City 46 7 9 7 50 50 4 3 16 19 41 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24th R Portsmouth 46 6 4 13 17 29 0 7 16 12 40 29 CONFERENCE Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Harrow Borough 42 16 3 2 43 15 9 3 9 35 37 81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Salisbury 42 13 7 1 33 12 9 8 4 24 21 81 3rd Cheltenham 42 12 3 6 35 25 12 5 4 42 26 80 4th Boston Utd 42 10 4 7 37 26 12 7 2 47 30 77 5th Lincoln 42 11 6 4 33 21 10 4 7 29 23 73 6th Scarborough 42 10 4 7 23 19 9 4 8 41 32 65 7th Slough 42 14 5 2 44 21 4 4 13 29 46 63 8th Burton Albion 42 11 4 6 40 25 7 3 11 32 35 61 9th Barnet 42 11 6 4 29 16 5 7 9 31 41 61 10th Runcorn 42 10 6 5 26 20 7 3 11 20 30 60 11th Nuneaton Borough 42 9 8 4 34 24 5 4 12 28 43 54 12th Hereford 42 12 3 6 37 26 3 5 13 23 42 53 13th Merthyr Tydfil 42 8 6 7 27 27 5 8 8 22 30 53 14th Canvey Island 42 9 4 8 36 33 5 6 10 17 22 52 15th Gainsborough 42 8 7 6 45 43 6 3 12 25 39 52 16th Clevedon 42 11 7 3 39 20 2 5 14 12 36 51 17th Tamworth 42 6 6 9 27 30 7 5 9 26 33 50 18th Burscough 42 10 4 7 30 29 2 8 11 10 22 48 19th Maidenhead 42 7 4 10 28 36 5 5 11 10 22 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20th R Dorchester 42 5 6 10 17 24 4 8 9 21 31 41 21st R Worksop 42 5 7 9 34 43 2 7 12 26 41 35 22nd R Farnborough 42 7 6 8 25 27 1 4 16 12 40 34 Promoted to Conference: Dulwich, Folkestone, Spennymoor. FA Cup: Middlesbrough 2-0 Everton. League Cup: Chelsea 4-1 Man Utd. Community Shield: Chelsea 3-0 Arsenal. Football League Trophy: Oxford 1-0 Port Vale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 (edited) OTHER LEAGUES FRANCE Ligue 1 Top Three: Marseille (1st), Sedan (2nd), Monaco (3rd). Relegated: Auxerre (18th), Nîmes (19th), Lens (20th). Promoted from Ligue 2: Reims (1st), Sochaux (2nd), Rodez (3rd). Top Goalscorer - José Luis Fernández Pérez (Marseille): 25. Most Assists - José Antonio Reyes (Marseille): 13. Highest Average Rating - José Luis Fernández Pérez (Marseille): 8.24 Coupe de France: Monaco 3-0 Paris-SG. Coupe de la Ligue: Marseille 3-2 Troyes. GERMANY 1. Bundesliga Top Three: VfB Stuttgart (1st), Werder Bremen (2nd), Dortmund (3rd). Relegated: SVW Mannheim (16th), Saarbrücken (17th), Mainz (18th). Promoted from 2. Bundesliga: Düsseldorf (1st), Rostock (2nd), Greuther Fürth (3rd). Top Goalscorer - Van Linh Tô (Kaiserslautern), David Villa (Dortmund): 23. Most Assists - Martín Franco (VfB Stuttgart): 13. Highest Average Rating - Maksim Tsyhalka (FC Bayern): 8.13. DFB-Pokal: SC Freiburg 1-0 Rostock. DFB-Liga Pokal: VfB Stuttgart 2-0 M'gladbach. HOLLAND Eredivisie Top Three: PSV (1st), Feyenoord (2nd), Ajax (3rd). Relegated: Volendam (17th), Groningen (18th). Promoted from Eerste Divisie: Cambuur (1st), TOP (3rd). Top Goalscorer - Ahmed Jafar (De Graafschap): 18. Most Assists - Diego Jongen (RKC): 13. Highest Average Rating - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (PSV): 7.96. KNVB Beker: Ajax 3-2 Feyenoord (aet). ITALY Serie A Top Three: Lazio (1st), Juventus (2nd), Genoa (3rd). Relegated: Sampdoria (15th), Palermo (16th), Udinese (17th), Chievo (18th). Promoted from Serie B: Venezia (1st), Gualdo (2nd), Napoli (3rd), Salernitana (4th). Top Goalscorer - Cláudio Leite Ribeiro (Juventus): 20. Most Assists - Aleksey Eremenko (Milan): 15. Highest Average Rating - Adriano (Inter): 7.88. Coppa Italia: Lazio 4-0 Inter (aggregate). PORTUGAL Primeira Liga Top Three: Porto (1st), Sporting (2nd), Benfica (3rd). Relegated: Leixões (16th), Leiria (17th), Sporting Covilhã (18th). Promoted from Segunda Liga: Aves (1st), Lourosa (2nd), Barreirense (3rd). Top Goalscorer - Mauricio Moreno (Leixões): 28. Most Assists - Mário Amorim (Salgueiros/Beira-Mar): 17. Highest Average Rating - Rogério Batista (Porto): 8.37. Taça de Portugal: Sporting 2-1 Campomaiorense. SCOTLAND Premier League Top Three: Celtic (1st), Rangers (2nd), St Mirren (3rd). Relegated: Forfar (12th). Promoted from Division 1: Clyde (1st). Top Goalscorer - Scott Dawson (Dundee Utd): 28. Most Assists - Michael Doyle (Motherwell): 12. Highest Average Rating - Gordon Weir (Celtic): 8.34. Scottish Cup: Hibs 3-0 St Mirren. League Cup: Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen. SPAIN La Liga Top Three: Barcelona (1st), Levante (2nd), Celta (3rd). Relegated: Las Palmas (18th), Racing Santander (19th), Tenerife (20th). Promoted from Segunda División: Rayo (1st), Salamanca (2nd), Villarreal (3rd). Top Goalscorer - Lionel Messi (Barcelona): 27. Most Assists - Râzvan Cocis (Levante): 11. Highest Average Rating - Lionel Messi (Barcelona): 8.34. Copa del Rey: Barcelona 2-1 Alavés (aet). CONTINENTAL & INTERNATIONAL CLUB Champions League: Chelsea 3-1 Wolfsburg - in London. UEFA Cup: Barcelona 1-0 Porto - in Copenhagen. Super Cup: Lazio 2-1 Marseille. Club World Cup: Lazio 2-0 Internacional. FIFA World Player of the Year - Robinho (VfB Stuttgart & Brazil). World Footballer of the Year - Cristiano Ronaldo (Chelsea & Portugal). African Player of the Year - Samuel Eto'o (Real Madrid & Cameroon). European Player of the Year - Cristiano Ronaldo (Chelsea & Portugal). South American Player of the Year - Moacir da Rosa (Fluminense & Brazil). Oceania Player of the Year - Harry Kewell (FC Bayern & Australia). LEADING TRANSFERS (Premiership) DATE NAME POSITIONS FROM TO FEE 03/07/13 Andrew Nixon AM RC Celtic Chelsea £14.25M 17/09/13 Michael Essien DM C Nürnberg Man Utd £13M 30/07/13 Michael Dawson D C Dortmund Arsenal £12M 30/11/13 Alexander Farnerud AM RLC Liverpool Middlesbrough £10.75M 22/08/13 Niko Kranjcar AM LC Southampton Stoke £9.75M 19/08/13 Dave Nugent S C West Ham Leeds £9.5M 29/08/13 Jermain Defoe S C Stoke Leeds £8.25M 03/07/13 John Nicol AM C Preston Everton £7.75M 06/08/13 Francis Leclerc M C Nîmes Chelsea £7.5M 12/09/13 René Evald F C Man Utd Sheff Wed £7.25M LEADING TRANSFERS (not including Premiership) DATE NAME POSITIONS FROM TO FEE 01/06/14 Fernando Torres S C Atlético Madrid Marseille £18M 07/08/13 Jorge Pérez S C San Lorenzo Celtic £16M 30/12/13 Alexandr Kerzhakov F C 1.FC Köln Rangers £16M 01/06/14 Ricardo Quaresma AM RL Atlético Madrid Marseille £16M 02/01/14 Guy Levi F LC Roma Juventus £15.75M 21/08/13 Salvatore Annunziata S C Porto Lazio £15M 17/07/13 Julius Aghahowa F C Schalke 04 Leverkusen £14.75M 02/01/14 Carlos Diogo D/M R Espanyol Milan £14.75M 01/07/14 Andrey Arshavin AM/F RLC Dortmund Hertha BSC £13.75M 11/07/14 Julio César Lemme S C Hertha BSC 1.FC Köln £12.5M Edited March 30 by CFuller Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 WORLD CUP REVIEW: NORWAY/SWEDEN 2014 GROUP A 11 June (Oslo, Norway) Spain - 0 (Daniel Aranzubia s/off41) Serbia & Montenegro - 2 (Andrija Delibasic 31, Mateja Kezman pen41) 11 June (Malmö, Sweden) Ghana - 0 Colombia - 0 17 June (Halmstad, Sweden) Serbia & Montenegro - 1 (Mateja Kezman 49) Ghana - 1 (Aziz Ansah 50) 17 June (Norrköping, Sweden) Colombia - 1 (Falcao 21) Spain - 0 24 June (Stockholm, Sweden) Spain - 2 (Mikel Arteta pen5, Pablo Torres 90) Ghana - 0 (Richard Kingson s/off4) 24 June (Oslo, Norway) Serbia & Montenegro - 1 (Andrija Delibasic 7) Colombia - 2 (Carlos Eduardo Yepes 13, Sergio Darío Herrera 38) Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Q Colombia 3 2 1 0 3 1 7 2nd Q Serbia & Montenegro 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Spain 3 1 0 2 2 3 3 4th Ghana 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 GROUP B 12 June (Halmstad, Sweden) Iran - 2 (Arash Bajat 48, Andranik Teymourian 71) Ivory Coast - 3 (Siaka Chico Tiéné 60, Didier Dao 66, Mamadou Coulibaly 89) 12 June (Trondheim, Norway) Russia - 0 Brazil - 3 (Moacir da Rosa 4,20, André Amorim 18) 18 June (Oslo, Norway) Brazil - 3 (Moacir da Rosa 1,8, Elano 32) Iran - 1 (Arash Bajat 89) 18 June (Malmö, Sweden) Ivory Coast - 0 (Serge Konan s/off90) Russia - 2 (Alexandr Kerzhakov 17, Anzor Agapov 85, Igor Morev m/pen90) 24 June (Norrköping, Sweden) Iran - 1 (Mohammad Rahimi 26) Russia - 4 (Igor Morev 39, Yury Sergeev 48, Aleksey Eremenko 70, Andrey Arshavin 81) 24 June (Oslo, Norway) Ivory Coast - 0 Brazil - 3 (Robinho 34, Moacir da Rosa 57, Ricardo 60) Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Q Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 1 9 2nd Q Russia 3 2 0 1 6 4 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 3 7 3 4th Iran 3 0 0 3 4 10 0 GROUP C 13 June (Molde, Norway) Guatemala - 0 (Luis López s/off56) Chile - 2 (Manuel Carreño pen57, Luis Ignacio Quinteros 76) 13 June (Stockholm, Sweden) Sweden - 0 Holland - 3 (Rafael van der Vaart 32, Robin Van Persie 43, Dirk Kuijt 75) 19 June (Oslo, Norway) Chile - 0 Sweden - 3 (Zlatan Ibrahimovic 33, Johnny Andersson 56, Kim Källström 71) 19 June (Trondheim, Norway) Holland - 2 (Robin Van Persie 16,42, Rafael van der Vaart m/pen76) Guatemala - 0 25 June (Halmstad, Sweden) Holland - 0 Chile - 0 25 June (Göteborg, Sweden) Sweden - 0 Guatemala - 0 Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Q Holland 3 2 1 0 5 0 9 2nd Q Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Chile 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 4th Guatemala 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 GROUP D 13 June (Malmö, Sweden) England - 4 (Chris Worthington 3,45, Jermaine Jenas 9,16) Honduras - 0 14 June (Norrköping, Sweden) Wales - 0 (Danny Collins s/off45) France - 4 (Frédéric David 45, David Queiros 48, Djibril Cissé 52,69) 21 June (Oslo, Norway) Honduras - 0 Wales - 2 (Jason Barton 42, Rob Griffiths 55) 21 June (Stavanger, Norway) France - 0 England - 2 (Matthew Simmonds 41, Craig Ward pen48) 25 June (Trondheim, Norway) England - 0 Wales - 1 (Craig Bellamy pen70) 25 June (Molde, Norway) Honduras - 0 France - 5 (Patrice Evra 3,9, Frédéric David 27, Djibril Cissé pen45,85) Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Q France 3 2 0 1 9 2 6 2nd Q England 3 2 0 1 6 1 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Wales 3 2 0 1 3 4 6 4th Honduras 3 0 0 3 0 11 0 GROUP E 14 June (Göteborg, Sweden) Angola - 1 (Sérgio Pereira 71) Turkmenistan - 2 (Azat Kerimow 36, Mekan Nasyrow 43) 14 June (Oslo, Norway) Argentina - 2 (Javier Saviola 36, Martín Díaz 63) Bosnia & Herzegovina - 2 (Zvjezdan Misimovic 17, Ivan Katic 30) 21 June (Halmstad, Sweden) Bosnia & Herzegovina - 2 (Ismet Milosevic 13, Admir Halilovic 24) Angola - 0 21 June (Stockholm, Sweden) Turkmenistan - 0 Argentina - 2 (Lionel Messi 32, Emanuel Villa 72) 26 June (Stavanger, Norway) Argentina - 2 (Martín Díaz 24, Javier Saviola 50) Angola - 0 26 June (Oslo, Norway) Bosnia & Herzegovina - 1 (Mirsad Bajramovic 56) Turkmenistan - 1 (Azat Kerimow pen65) Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Q Argentina 3 2 1 0 6 2 7 2nd Q Bosnia & Herzegovina 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Turkmenistan 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 4th Angola 3 0 0 3 1 6 0 GROUP F 15 June (Oslo, Norway) South Korea - 0 Burkina Faso - 1 (Beli Moumouni Dagano 25) 16 June (Stavanger, Norway) Portugal - 3 (Cristiano Ronaldo 33,pen59, Nuno Coelho 90) Italy - 3 (Mauro Capuano 24, Filippo Sarti 39, Sergio Zani pen53, Christian Abbiati s/off58) 22 June (Molde, Norway) Burkina Faso - 2 (Mamadou Zongo 5,58) Portugal - 0 22 June (Göteborg, Sweden) Italy - 3 (Filippo Sarti 14, Mauro Capuano 31, Matteo Brighi 58) South Korea - 0 26 June (Norrköping, Sweden) Burkina Faso - 2 (Mamadou Zongo 15, John Pelu 49) Italy - 3 (Salvatore Annunziata 35, Filippo Sarti 38, Matteo Brighi 45) 26 June (Malmö, Sweden) South Korea - 1 (Kim Lee 80) Portugal - 0 Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Q Italy 3 2 1 0 9 5 7 2nd Q Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd South Korea 3 1 0 2 1 4 3 4th Portugal 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 GROUP G 16 June (Stockholm, Sweden) Norway - 1 (Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen 79) Croatia - 2 (Ante Nago 59, Vladimir Simic 76) 16 June (Göteborg, Sweden) Nigeria - 2 (Julius Aghahowa 22, Yakubu Aiyegbeni pen45) Saudi Arabia - 0 23 June (Malmö, Sweden) Croatia - 3 (Ante Nago 13, Drazen Kalinic 15,61) Nigeria - 2 (Yussuf Ayila 33, Victor Anyemene 38) 23 June (Trondheim, Norway) Saudi Arabia - 0 Norway - 2 (Dagfinn Sæter s/off15, Rune Wiken 47, Sigve Hoseth 87) 27 June (Molde, Norway) Croatia - 3 (Ante Nago 12, Drazen Kalinic 33,90) Saudi Arabia - 1 (Abdulrahman Al-Bishi 50) 27 June (Oslo, Norway) Norway - 1 (John Carew 29) Nigeria - 1 (Joseph Yobo s/off45, Julius Aghahowa 71) Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Q Croatia 3 3 0 0 8 4 9 2nd Q Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Norway 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 4th Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 7 0 GROUP H 15 June (Trondheim, Norway) Paraguay - 0 United States - 2 (Landon Donovan 46, Paul Schweitzer 70) 15 June (Molde, Norway) Belgium - 0 Germany - 0 (Sven Peters s/off61) 21 June (Norrköping, Sweden) United States - 1 (Kelly Gray 68) Belgium - 0 22 June (Stavanger, Norway) Germany - 1 (Uwe Henning 36) Paraguay - 0 27 June (Halmstad, Sweden) Paraguay - 0 Belgium - 2 (Thomas Buffel 6, Birger Maertens 43) 27 June (Göteborg, Sweden) United States - 0 Germany - 1 (Robert Huth 29) Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Q Germany 3 2 1 0 2 0 7 2nd Q United States 3 2 0 1 3 1 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Belgium 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 4th Paraguay 3 0 0 3 0 5 0 ROUND 2 28 June (Stockholm, Sweden) Colombia - 2 (Carlos Alberto Rodríguez 52, Falcao 68) Russia - 1 (Alexandr Kerzhakov 90) 28 June (Stavanger, Norway) France - 1 (David Queiros 20) Sweden - 0 29 June (Oslo, Norway) Germany - 2 (Uwe Henning 20,68) Nigeria - 1 (Yakubu Aiyegbeni pen35) 29 June (Molde, Norway) Argentina - 4 (Lionel Messi 18,62, Javier Saviola pen31, Gustavo Arce 83) Burkina Faso - 1 (Bureima Maïga 28, Rahim Ouédraogo s/off30) 30 June (Trondheim, Norway) Holland - 0 England - 1 (Jermaine Jenas 82) 30 June (Halmstad, Sweden) Brazil - 0 (Luís Carlos s/off56) Serbia & Montenegro - 1 (Danko Lazovic 70) 1 July (Oslo, Norway) Croatia - 0 (Mato Neretljak s/off17) United States - 0 (Landon Donovan m/pen17) [after extra-time, Croatia win 4-2 on penalties] 1 July (Helsingborg, Sweden) Italy - 2 (Salvatore Annunziata 12,37, Mauro Capuano s/off85) Bosnia & Herzegovina - 0 QUARTER FINALS 4 July (Norrköping, Sweden) Argentina - 0 Germany - 1 (Jürgen Mohr 59) 4 July (Oslo, Norway) Colombia - 0 France - 4 (Frédéric David 14, Jérémy Toulalan 20, Djibril Cissé 68, Franck Andenas pen73) 5 July (Göteborg, Sweden) Italy - 2 (Agostino Piccolo 27, Matteo Brighi 78) Croatia - 1 (Hrvoje Olujevic 71) 5 July (Stockholm, Sweden) Serbia & Montenegro - 2 (Ranko Djukic 45, Danko Lazovic 48) England - 1 (Ashley Cole pen80) SEMI FINALS 8 July (Stockholm, Sweden) France - 1 (Bernard Aristouy pen32) Germany - 1 (Sven Peters s/off31, Jörg Kretschmer 60) [after extra-time, France win 8-7 on penalties] 9 July (Oslo, Norway) Serbia & Montenegro - 0 (Sladjan Jankovic s/off95) Italy - 1 (Filippo Sarti s/off10, Cristiano Viganò 95) [after extra-time] 3RD-PLACE PLAY-OFF 12 July (Stavanger, Norway) Serbia & Montenegro - 0 Germany - 1 (Ilan 75) FINAL 13 July (Oslo, Norway) France - 2 (Djibril Cissé 22, Bernard Aristouy 89) Italy - 3 (Agostino Piccolo 27, Salvatore Annunziata 76,86) FRANCE (4-3-2-1 Narrow): Sebastien Frey [C]; Bernard Mendy, David Queiros, Eric Abidal, Djimi Traoré (Franck Andenas); Julien Sablé, Jérémy Toulalan, Francis Leclerc (Gaël Givet); Bernard Bouger, Bernard Aristouy; Djibril Cissé. BOOKED: Givet. ITALY (4-4-2): Marco Amelia; Cristian Zaccardo, Nicola Barbieri (Daniele Baffoni (Maurizio Domizzi)), Cristiano Viganò, Matteo Ceragioli; Arnaldo Calderoni, Matteo Brighi (Franco Semioli), Mauro Capuano [C], Lorenzo Venturini; Agostino Piccolo, Salvatore Annunziata. BOOKED: Zaccardo. Top Goalscorer - Djibril Cissé (France): 6. Most Assists - Salvatore Annunziata (Italy): 4. Highest Average Rating (at least 4 matches) - Moacir da Rosa (Brazil): 9.00. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 I am now more than halfway through this story. Thanks for your continued support throughout this journey so far. But that first season in the Premiership will have to wait a bit longer, as I'll be taking another lengthy break. All being well, I will FINALLY be moving house at some point later this year, so I'll need to focus on sorting all that out. "25 Years" will resume in the summer once things have settled down. As of right now, I've already played and written the next four seasons of this story - meaning I still have eight more to go. I might have time to complete another season or two before the house move, but I'll see how things go. As some of you might know, I've lately become disillusioned with playing Football Manager, and burnt out with writing FM content, which I've now been doing for the best part of a decade. Unless FM25 wins me over by actually delivering some vital improvements to a stale franchise, I will probably stop playing FM altogether. At any rate, it's very unlikely I will ever write another FM story again - certainly not on the same scale as my previous works on here. However, these recent events has only made me enjoy revisiting the Championship Manager games even more. I feel like I can play CM at a steady enough pace and write about it without any deadlines or time constraints. Even the struggles and quirks in this save are fun to write about. I've also just started a new Championship Manager 3 story with Napoli on my blog, in case anyone wants to follow that. That'll be all for now. See you again soon. Chris 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navelgazer Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Best of luck the house move. Looking forward to the Premier League season, whenever it comes around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmattb28 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 29/03/2024 at 08:56, CFuller said: A sports team called Spurs that actually wins championships - how novel! THIS!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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