PRDH Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Preparing for my first leg against AC Milan. It's at home, so I really have to perform well. Only team news for me is that The Boss is suspended so we'll have to replace him in the starting line-up AC have a talented midfielder out and Pato is harbouring a slight knock which leaves him touch and go for the game. Kick-off 8 mins - Pato, who unfortunately was fit for the game is first to a rebound and puts it in the net. 0-1 24 mins - Kresic gets through on goal and forces a save from the opposition. 31 mins - Again, Kresic gets through and is denied by a great save. 44 mins - The words play, against, run, the, of and totally come to mind as Pato gets in the end of a long clearance and slots home. 47 mins - Well I think that's it. Another counter-attacking goal from Milan makes it 0-3. Half-time 84 mins - Kresic grabs a consolation, nodding home from 6 yards. It really is a consolation as we will still need to score 3 at the San Siro to progress. Full-time - 1-3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Hard Luck PRDH, but you can still step up and make the victory count in the away leg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Hard Luck PRDH, but you can still step up and make the victory count in the away leg. Thanks. I hope so. I've not long to wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjoggi33 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Looks like my adventure in Italy has failed. Got relegated first season finishing bottom 18th with 14 points and only 3 wins. I'm going too be taking a little break in this challenge after failed spells in Germany, Spain and Italy , Will come stronger than ever after the latest patch comes out. Maybe i'll try France but who knows?. I wish all of you good luck will be checking the thread once a while. bjoggi33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Right, here goes. Second leg of the AC Milan tie. The Boss is back from suspension. Does anyone think I can score three away in Milan? Kick off 5 mins - Well that was not the way to start! Gael Kakuta smashes a shot into the top corner from 35 yards. 1-0 (4-1) Still need to score 3! 10 mins - And that makes it a bit worse. The Boss gets sent off. Can I throw in the towel now? Half-time 55 mins - I'm doing this for you LLR, I've thrown 2 more men on upfront, and told the lads to go for it. I figure I may as well be embarrassed! 73 mins - The gamble's not paying off. Song scores another for Milan. 82 mins - We're back in it. Giunta capitlises on a defensive slip to score. 2-1 (5-2) Three more goals and we're through! 86 mins - Pato scores his 300th Milan goal. 3-1 (6-2) 4 more needed! Full-time We're out, but I think that was always likely against Milan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Noooo PRDH you can do it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Shift some of your wage budget and use the 48 month option mate I may do that. Not 100% sure if I need him at this stage. Who're you playing as mini? Also, how're you finding your finances? I'm 2mil in debt and its not even january yet. I'm Darmstadt. I'm in September and I'm in the black atm. Losing money though. I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 It's all go for Romorantin as I welcome you to a historic Coupe de la Ligue final appearance against Stade Rennais, the new powerhouse of French football. 2 mins - The first chance of the game and it falls to Rennes. With their striker spooning over from 6 yards. Poor, though I'm not complaining! 18 mins - Romorantin have their first shot as Parvu hits a curling shot from distance after a corner was hit to the edge of the area. The Rennes 'keeper is up to the challenge though. 37 mins - Rennes score. Dear me. 0-1 76 mins - Rennes score. Not a good week for Romorantin. Full-time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Shame PRDH Well I just beat Magdeburg 4-1 at home with two different players scoring their first goals for me. However the news item says we were fortunate to win?! When their goal was a total fluke as well! Amazing really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 My star striker is gone. Board decided that 325k was too much to turn down He was on ridiculous form as well 33 goals in 20 games. What a guy! He went out in style with 4 goals in his last competitive match and scoring against Stuttgart in a friendly in his last game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Triple post Quiet in here tonight. Getting one over the AI? Happy way to end a session Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Brilliant result to steal the game there minisav, and it is eerie around this place tonight, I just lost three months worth of game and have all but played through it now. I have one more game to go my Taca de Terceira Final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Unlucky PRDH Great win there minisav I haven't had access to my laptop and FM for a couple of days now. The power switch is broken and I can't switch it on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I just lost 8-0 to PSG. I really am limping in at the end of the season. Hopefully I can cling on to my European place. It can't be often that one team wins one league game 8-0 and loses by the same margin in the same season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin, 2014-15, Ligue 2 League Position - 18th: Past Positions Squad Transfers Summary At the beginning of the season our lovely board decided to cock up any chance of survival we had, by spend 3 Million on improving our stadium. This left us over 2 Million in debt, which wasn't cleared until May. As you can imagine, this left us very limited in terms of actually bringing in new talent to the club. I could only bring players in on free transfers, which wasn't great. I sold Maric for around 300K in January, after we were relegated about 8 players announced they wanted to leave. I think I raised around 3M from the sales, so unless our board go out and buy a new stadium we should have a healthy transfer budget to gain promotion again next season. Key Players Bafode Diakhaby - The Ivorian right back had a good season, however he will be leaving for Huddersfield Town next season. Jose Manuel Rueda - The Spanish central midfield player had a very impressive season at the club, he join Xerex for 1M at the start of next season. U21 Player of the Year Ivan Vidal - The on loan 21 year old Spanish striker had a very good season and was our top scorer. He wasn't amazing though, and I doubt he will be a future star for Racing in Spain. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 National 4th None 2011/12 National 5th None 2012/13 National 7th None 2013/14 National 2nd Promoted 2014/15 Ligue 2 18th Relegated [b]Trophies won: [/b] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellaF1 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Hospitalet - Season 2 - Liga Adelante - 2011-12 Table ¦ Graph ¦ Squad ¦ Transfers ¦ Finances Pre-Season Pre-Season was all about strengthening the squad and to avoid relegation at all costs. We were dealt a huge blow when our superstar kid Raul Lopez Solano (Image 1 year later) was sold by the chairman for 775k with a 25% sell on clause (Valencia are now interested in him!!!). I did feel that we had improved the squad and hoped that we would be able to compete in Liga Adelante. The Season We got off to a great start by winning our first game and found ourselves 2nd in the table. We then seemed to want to cover the full distance of the table and having lost the next 5 games we found ourselves bottom of the league. From there our season seemed to kick start and we went on a nice run of form to get into a mid- table position approaching half season. From there we were able to consolidate our position in the league with a solid mid-table finish. We were entered into the Spanish Cup for the first time and made it to the fourth round were we got knocked out 4-0, over 2 legs, by Numancia from Liga BBVA. We were also able to secure our financial position finally achieving a positive bank balance due to the increase in gate receipts. We weren't even at our own stadium as that was closed to make sure it meets the league requirements. The Players Zakarie Boucher - I started playing Zakarie after the first 6 league games as i wasn't happy with the performance of the current keeper. He then played every game for the team as he proved to be our best keeper. With the first team football he stats improved greatly as well over the course of the season. Said Bakkati - I brought Said on a free in december when the registration window re-opens and he filled in the problem DR position very well for the rest of the season. Jose Manuel Catala - Was my main DL but also alternated a bit with Mario Mutsch. Ariel Garce - My number 1 CB was played in every game he was available for. The fans also recognized his excellent contribution to the team as he won the Fans Player Of The Year Award. Andrea Mancuso - The youngster that i had brought in during the previous season had improved greatly as easily was my second best CB. He will hopefully improve further in the next season or two. Paul Beekmans - Another player i brought in when the registration window opened to fill in another problem position in DMC. He then played the majority of games. Giacomo Bonaventura - One of the few players from last season to still be a first team regular. He played well and is still young with his stats still improving so I am hopeful he is going to be useful in years to come. Mirsad Beslija - An experienced player who was my main right winger for this season. Gregory Christ - My favorite winger this season as he played very well. Just wish he picked up less injuries. Julio Cesar Leon - Experienced winger with some quality about him. Was useful to me as he could play on both wings. Mainly used to cover for injuries and as a sub when needed though. Hannes Sigurosson - Another player bought in December. He provided the bit of quality up front that i needed as before i got him only Guerra looked like scoring. Javi Guerra - My number 1 striker and top-scorer for the season. Post-Season Develop the squad is my main aim and to achieve a similar position as what we got this season. We will hopefully improve at home this season now that we are back at our own stadium. Unfortunately we have been dealt another blow as our great young Goalkeeper, Zakarie Boucher, has been sold to Lyon for 850K with a 25% sell-on clause. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadley X Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Decided to have a go at this in Turkey and I am the new manager of... They were relegated in 2009, their worst ever finish, and prior to that had spent most of their history in the third tier, with one solitary season in the top flight. Profile Wish me luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Bad luck Paul, guess you were managing with your hands tied once that money had been spent on stadium improvements. Shame, but you'll be back! Welcome Cadley, good luck in Turkey, think you may be the only one there at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 **Season Update - SO Romorantin - 2019/20 Season - Ligue 1** Transfers Right, here we go. Another busy Pre-season transfer window and a quieter January one. The players leaving were all voluntary until my chairman (is this becoming a recurring theme?) decided to sell Smith from under me which meant I had to go out and desperately find a replacement. The Ins 1/ Ryuichi Hayashi - 22 - Japanese midfielder arrives for £825K from Djurgarden. He's another technically good player, but again, not the best physically. 2/ Oliveira - 20 - Brazilian left winger who set me back £7.5M. He's quick and tricky and should push hard for a first team place. 3/ Marco Giunta - 23 - Swiss right-winger/striker cost me £4.6M. He's skillful and has been brought in to provide back-up and competition for Antonov. 4/ Henk "The Boss" Bosschaart - 18- Dutch centre-back who cost £6M. He's big, strong, quick and technically good, and he's only 18, this guy has a huge future! And a good nickname! 5/ Elias Stoll - 20 - German striker who was valued at £4.8M. He's a good all round player and adds a fourth striker to the team. Should add more depth to an area that looked worryingly thin last season. 6/ Mark Brown - 25 - English centre-back who had been plying his trade in Scotland. Joined after Saleh Smith was sold. He looks to be a solid if not breath-taking defender and adds a bit of experience to my very young side. 7/ Finally, Hakan Gultekin - Turkish right winger/forward not joining for a few years as he's only 15 looks to have the potential to be great. I look forward to him joining in three years time. That was the situation at the end of the first transfer window. In January there was only one change. Mark Brown who had joined for £8.5M on deadline day left for £10M with the Finnish defender Mikko Ropponen joining for just over £5M. League After last season's surprise 6th place finish, I had aspirations of improvement. (I didn't want to say this too loudly, but I even thought I had a chance for the title!) Well, it all started fine, we won our first couple of games to find ourselves sitting in the top 6. We then had a run of poor form which saw us struggle. We then stabilised, fought back into contention in 6th. However, we were unfortunate that Rennes were in amazing form meaning we could never get close. It didn't really affect us that much though, as we really stuttered, never really putting form together. In the end we were stable in 6th for half a season, and that is where we finished. We're in Europe again next season which is hugely important. Cup Two cup runs to speak of this season. In the French Cup we made a decent effort at defending our crown before going out in the Quarters to a very good Caen side. We were crippled by injuries having to play with a back for of three full-backs and a winger, so it was a good fight to only lose 2-1. Then in the Coupe de la Ligue we managed to get to our first final where we lost to the excellent Rennes 2-0. Disappointing but not altogether surprising. Europe (A nice new section to be able to add this season! ) We were not expected to do much in Europe this season. The board only wanted us to learn from the experience. Despite the lack of confidence we started with a bang. We qualified with a 10-1 aggregate win over Hungarian side Debrecen. Then we got put in a group with Partizan, Salzburg and the giants Manchester Utd. We qualified second in our group after wins in all our non-Man Utd games. So to the knockout stages. First up, Zenit, a big side, but we dispatched them 6-1 on aggregate to set up a meeting with AC Milan. I was not hopeful and I was proved correct. We lost 3-1 at home and away. Not a bad first appearance in Europe though. Players The same system stands - I will put the first choice player in each position in bold, and will italicise the players I think most important or interesting. So here goes: Goalkeepers Lenny Py - Success on so many front as well as a run in Europe saw the team face a huge number of games. Py appeared in all of them making 59 appearances. Roger - Stuck as number 2. Probably too good for the role, so I am looking to sell him to raise some money. Defence Mahmud Sharipov - Fewer games but performed well enough when needed. Richard Hue - Considering how long ago he joined it's fairly impressive that he is still our undisputed first choice right-back. Toninho - Continues to do a good job on the left of defence. Henk 'The Boss' Bosschaart - A very good first season in France for The Boss. He won rookie of the year, pitched in with some goals and improved generally. At only 19 he should continue to improve and if we can hold onto him, he will play a big role in any future success. Vaclav Krejcik - Unlucky to not play more games. Struggled with injury but again a reliable member of the team when called upon. Mikko Ropponen - Joined in January replacing Brown and did well. He performed well. He's not a subtle defender but he's strong in the challenge and good in the air. Salvador - Very little game time for the youngster. Gregory Kieffer - He's just back-up and he's decent but not great. Midfield Oliveira - A disappointing first season in France, he'll be looking to improve. Said Luambano - Been here a while and not managed to secure a first team place, it's time for him to leave. Dorel Parvu - Young Romanian who has a big future. He's already first choice and contributes a few goals. Vitaly Antonov - The Russian right winger and captain had a good season. Valeri Vachev - Back-up but played quite a lot of games and did well. Richard 'The God of Love' Eros - Excellent player. The Greek God of Love can really control midfield with his passing and tackling ability. Ryuichi Hayashi - The midfielder from Japan didn't play as many games as he'd have liked but when he started he did very well. Marco Giunta - The Swiss winger made a good start to his Romorantin career and if he continues to improve we've got a good player. Vasilis Tseberidis - Great season. Topped the Ligue 1 charts for assists and generally looked a menace. Contributed to Oliveira's poor season. Attack Marko Kresic - What can you say about this man. He rises to every challenge thrown at him. First time he's appeared in Europe and he scored 8 in 12. He's made his way onto the legends list at Romorantin, and I can think of very few players who deserve it more. A return of 175 goals in 248 games is excellent and at 27 he has a few more years to add to that statistic. Flavio - Did better than in his first season, when he was by no means bad. (Sorry, it seems I forgot to take a screenshot - he's very good, that's all you need to know! ) Radek Jursa - Not much game time, and not many goals. He's not really fulfilling his potential. Elias Stoll - Not exactly a dream start to his career in France but decent enough. Awards Top Scorer - Marko Kresic Fans' Player of the Season - Marko Kresic Youth Watch Home-grown Facilities have been upgraded to 'Good Youth Facilities' but still no academy, and still no decent home-grown players. Non-home grown Aims For This Season Were 1/ Consolidate my position in the top half of Ligue 1 - Yes 2/ Have a bit of a European Adventure - Yes Aims For Next Season 1/ Push on into the top 4. 2/ Get further in Europe. Other News So what else happened then. Well this: Training and youth facilities were again improved. Best Elevens 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 Overall Story So Far Season League Position Achievements/Wins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 National 15th Avoided relegation 2011/12 National 10th Consolidated 2012/13 National 8th Steady progression 2013/14 National 1st Champions! 2014/15 Ligue 2 11th Survived 2015/16 Ligue 2 1st Champions! 2016/17 Ligue 1 18th Relegated 2017/18 Ligue 2 1st Champions! (Again) 2018/19 Ligue 1 6th French Cup winners 2019/20 Ligue 1 6th Consolidated Trophy Cabinet French National - 2013/14 Ligue 2 - 2015/16, 2017/18 French Cup - 2018/19 Previous Updates 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Well I have a save game in Turkey, but I am playing in Portugal right now. Best of luck Cadley, and Paul while it is harsh the Stadium forced expansion is a good thing, I still think it should be automatically done through a loan if its just going to put the club in debt. I think thats actually a problem with the game, gain promotion and get screwed by expansion... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazchu Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Stranraer - Season 1 2010/2011 - Scottish Third Division Third Division - 10th Challenge Cup - 2nd Round League Cup - 1st Round Scottish Cup 3rd Round Competition We started the league with a bank with 4 wins and one loss in our first 5 games, unfortunetly that form did not last and we went slowly down the league and on the final day we lost to bottom team East Stirlingshire 3-5 and therefore took the bottom place. In the cups we were taken out by First Division teams in all of them. Transfers Transfers We stayed pretty active the whole season in the transfers always scouting for some new and better players, the signing of the season was without a doubt Branimir Kostadinov who would go on to be the Player of the Year in the Third Division aswell as making it to the Team of the Year. The big name signing of the season was without a doubt former Bolton and Real Madrid player, Iván Campo who joined us just before the final game of the season where he managed to get one assist, much is expected from him next season. Player Achievements Third Division Player of the Year - Branimir Kostadinov Third Division Team of the Year - Branimir Kostadinov Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Third Division 10th None Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXXtreme Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Decide to take this challenge up in Portugal with Leca Futbol Clube Profile Club information Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Good luck Cadley and XXXtreme. Welcome aboard. Paul, that's really bad luck. It's a short-term nuisance but it'll be a good thing in the long run. You'll be back stronger next time round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 **Pre-Season Update - SO Romorantin - 2019/20** Transfers So another transfer window ends, and it is time to introduce you all to the new faces that will be representing Les Solognets. First in we have Bessala Song (£575K). He is a Cameroonian left-winger. He lacks pace but makes up for it with his youth and technical skills, especially considering he is equally good with both feet. Next came Gregory Leclercq (£4M), a Belgian right back, who is an initial back-up but should be good enough to challenge Hue. Next was the biggest signing of the window. Francisco Reyes (£8.25M), a Honduran midfielder. He is quick, creative, technically gifted and young. I look forward to seeing him turn out for the Greens. Next came a Russian 'keeper. Eduard Rozhkov (£5M) I signed him as a high class no.2 but when Lenny Py left he quickly became the first choice. Wilson Mosquera (£4.1M) was the next player to come through the doors. The Ecuadorian right-winger is only 19 and is already a quality player. I have high hopes, and Antonov ought to be looking over his shoulder! The next buy was forced on me by some movement out. We needed another centre-back and so I found Matus Kuzma (£6.75M). A Slovakian, he too is young and talented. Finally came in a player who is no more than back-up. The Italian midfielder Stefano Santarelli (£1.1M) comes in to provide back-up to the more talented midfielders. I will run you through the highest profile exits. Roger left the club for £3M for Bochum. At 28 I felt it only fair to let him leave for first team football. Oliveira left for £13M, he disappointed last season and the deal represents an excellent profit on the £7.5M outlay. He joins Sivasspor in Turkey. Lenny Py was a player I did not want to let go, but his contract expired at the end of the season and he had his attention grabbed by possible moves so refused to extend his stay. It then became necessary to cash in now or lose him on a free. The player who joined for £6M left for Bochum for £7.5M. The deal means that unfortunately for Roger he will be in exactly the same situation as he was here. Second behind Py. Vaclav Krejcik was in the same position as Py, he would not sign a new contract so had to go. He goes to Aston Villa for £4.3M which represents a good profit after he joined for £675K. I will now have a quick run through the nationalities of my squad. 1 Belgian 2 Brazilians 1 Bulgarian 1 Cameroonian 1 Croatian 1 Czech 1 Ecuadorian 1 Spaniard 1 Finn 1 Frenchman 2 Germans 1 Greek 1 Honduran 1 Hungarian 1 Italian 1 Japanese 1 Dutch 1 Romanian 2 Russians 1 Swiss 1 Slovakian 1 Uzbek Quite the disparate group. Especially absurd is the presence of only 1 Frenchman! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wonka Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 SV Stuttgarter Kickers - German Third Division Table - http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9051/fmgermantable.jpg Well, life in the German leagues got off to a great start with 8 goals in my first 2 matches, then it got a bit tricky. the next few games saw me unable to buy a goal, let alone a win. A tactical re jig worked wonders and my more defensive strategy propelled us to the top of the league, where we stayed for a large part of the season. But this rigid football didn't please me and I opted to revert to my previous, more fluid tactic, albeit with some changes. This tactic wasn't good enough to win me the league, but the football was more fun and I had great fun managing the Stukis. Progress - http://img52.imageshack.us/i/fmgermanprogress.jpg/ Play offs - http://img710.imageshack.us/i/fmgermanplayoffs.jpg/ Easy peasy. German Second division here we come. Squad - http://img705.imageshack.us/i/fmgermansquad.jpg/ Will definately need to be strengthened. Simply not good enough for the next level, no strength in depth either. Initially I thought it was a strong squad, and it proved to be good enough, but the players I inherited were aging and need to be replaced if I want to compete at a higher level. Transfers - http://img13.imageshack.us/i/fmgermantransfers.jpg/ Obviously all my buys are free. The Italians bought in, in January all performed solidly, Marchetti's certainly one for the future, only 17, and has Bayern sniffing around him. The sale of Schuster was needed to help my faltering finances. Aims - Strengthen the squad drastically. Try to consolidate my position in Division 2, whilst building a team for the future. The finances need to be sorted out too, as I'm over 3mil in debt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 i'm back................ shaken off all the snow from Scotland and ready to plot my Serie B challenge in the coming days welcome to all of the newboes, especially cookie and congrats to those with success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie15 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 i'm back................ shaken off all the snow from Scotland and ready to plot my Serie B challenge in the coming dayswelcome to all of the newboes, especially cookie and congrats to those with success. Cheers mate, thought i'd better have a go at this challenge! I'm hoping for a bit of success in Pisa, but we'll wait and see! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Welcome back rlipscombe. We've got some steady progress going on in Romorantin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 rlipscombe is back! Hurrah. Hope the trip was fun. PRDH, Reyes the Honduran looks like a great capture. Having pace in the centre of midfield is such an asset. Lets hope the new season goes well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 i am back yes - yes, the wedding and honeymoon were great - lots of snow!! looking forward to returning to Venice soon. PRDH - i've noticed your progress. congrats on first cup win, but unlucky in the others. looking forward to a title challenge. Cookie - Pisa look a good club - i nearly went for them myself. i'm sure a man of your calibre can bring them success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yababo Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u181/Yababo/SamFellowes.png Having resisted the urge to buy FM10 my good old Mum bought it for me for Christmas much to the chagrin of my wife (and soon to be that of my 2 month old son). I tried but failed with Real Oviedo last year but have decided to have a crack with Elgin City. Don't expect beautifully compiled reports as my playing time is limited due to work etc. When something exciting does happen I will post. I always enjoy tracking other users progress though, so KUTGW Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Good luck yababo I think my ass man has tried to destroy us. He barely registered any of our players for the 2nd half of the season. (I holidayed ) Can't use my reserves as they aren't registered Idiot. Down to a squad of 12 for the last 2 games I think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 That's quite funny minisav in a sadistic kinda way Hope you can make the best of a bad situation! Welcome back yababo, good luck in your game in Scotland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazchu Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Stranraer - Season 2 2011/2012 - Scottish Third Division Competition Scottish Third Division: 4th Challenge Cup: 2nd Round (v Dunfermline) League Cup: 1st Round (v Patrick Thistle) Scottish Cup: 2nd Round (v East Stirlingshire) The league started off in as normal way as possible and throughout the season we got an even spread of wins, losses and draws, in the later part of the season we started climbing closer to the promotion playoffs and with one game to go we sat 4th, two points ahead of our promotion rivals and we would face East Stirlingshire in the last game of our season, needing only a draw for a really good chance of keeping our place in the promotion playoffs. After only 4 minutes of play East Stirlingshire managed to get a goal and that was the start of really tense 90 minutes before the leagues top goalscorer Branimir Kostadinov scored to secure us a 1-1 draw and a stop in the promotion playoffs. Our first opponent in the promotion playoff was Second Division relegation playoff team Brechin, the first game was pretty equal all the way through but two Branimir Kostadinov goals within 4 minutes of each other secured an unlikely win, in the second game we played with one more player after a Brechin red card on the 17th minute, on the 31st minute Branimir Kostadinov scored the first goal of the game and the score would stay 1-0 until the 80th minute when Brechin used the fact that we had gotten a red card 3 minutes earlier, but that Brechin goal was not enough and we had reached the promotion finals on 3-1 aggregate where we would meet East Stirlingshire. In the first leg of the promotion final we got to 1-0 after a Jason Elliot own goal and only 3 minutes later we increased that lead to 2-0, that scoreline didn't change until on the 70th minute when Jason Elliot scored his second goal of the game to change it to 2-1 which would be the final score in a game where East Stirlingshire had the upper hand. The second leg was an equal game from start to finish but it saw 3 goals, first with Callum Bagshaw scoring on the 14th minute to give us the lead, then East Stirlingshire would peg back to level terms 3 minutes later with a Gary Mackay-Steven goal before substitute John Moffat secured a 2-1 victory on the 66th minute and therefore secured an unlikely promotion for Stranraer. We had a short run in the cups yet again, going out of the League cup first 3-4 in a thriller against First Division team Patrick Thistle which saw Iván Campo score his only two goals of the season, then we met Dunfermline in the Challenge cup after beatin East Stirlingshire in an earlier round, we were barely taken out due to a 90+5th minute goal, in the Scottish cup East Stirlingshire got their revenge from the Challenge Cup by taking us out in a close 2-3 game. Transfers Transfers It was a relatively quiet season in the transfer market with us only signing on 5 players including one on loan from parent club st.mirren and two late polish signings reccomended by our great scouts. Player Achievements Third Division Team of the Year - Branimir Kostadinov In febuary I signed a new contract which is to expire in 2015 when we'll hopefully be a challenging team in the Second Division. Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Third Division 10th None 2011/12 Third Division 4th Promotion Through Playoffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razer82 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 After completing my own challenge in Argentina & having a fully functional laptop again, it's time to join you guys in this challenge. I've chosen to head to Portugal this year and I've picked B.C. Branco. A quick look at the squad leaves me thinking my first year in charge a bit difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Congratulations on promotion Sazchu. Do you think your squad can handle the step up, or will you have to stregnthen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazchu Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Congratulations on promotion Sazchu. Do you think your squad can handle the step up, or will you have to stregnthen? Thanks, I think the squad is on the edge of being good enough except my defence which I'll be working on strengthening the most, I'll be expecting a really tough season but believe that i won't get relegated straight down, atleast reach the relegation playoffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Sazchu - congrats on promotion. bet the play-offs were nerve wracking! Razer - welcome back to the challenge - nice plug on the completion of your challenge!! good luck in Portugal yabobo - welcome back and good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 That's quite funny minisav in a sadistic kinda way Hope you can make the best of a bad situation! Welcome back yababo, good luck in your game in Scotland Yeah, I'm having to play a grey upfront Promoted. Could clinch top if I better top. We can both win but I'd need to win by a lot which I can't see happening. We're top. Last game of the season. We were 2nd on goal difference. I needed 1 more goal whilst I was 2-0 up to go top. 83rd minute of our game, we score a penalty. Doesn't matter. I check latest scores and top have let in a goal in the 81st minute so I win the league by 2 points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 congrats minisav!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Darmstadt - Minisav - German 3rd Division - 2010/11 Took over the club, they were pretty rubbish. Title went to the last game. Shouldn't have. We were comfortable at the half-way point. Losing our top-scorer and my idiot ass man left us in a slump. Even when we picked up a good win we messed it up with a 7-0 loss away. That could have left us screwed as it almost went down to goal difference. That last game we won 3-0, even though Erfurt drawing meant we won by 2 points. The last games 3 goals were scored by, my striker that hadn't scored in over 1000 minutes, a grey and my replacement top scorer. \o/ Table Transfers ( I couldn't be bothered just posting a 2nd screeny to show you the total.) Squad Profile Thanks to Sazchu who I copied and pasted his achievements thing below Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Third Division 1st Automatic Promotion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Congrats minisav Roll on the foreigners Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Congratulations minisav, especially with your destructive assistant. Flavio is in amazing form for me so far this season. 34 games, 39 goals! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Cheers. And oh aye! I think a new team is in order tbh. Players are old or just rubbish. Luckily the other teams somehow managed to slip up at the same time. Like how I kept being top for so long. I didn't get a win for 6 matches yet they only managed to catch up 8 points. Meaning 2nd top got 10 points in that 6 matches which is pretty poor. I'm cancelling my ass man's contract for £16,000. Worth it tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonic Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 After some success in Spain last year I've decided to try Italy for my Big European adventure this year. Introducing the new manager of Montevarchi Calcio Aquila. We have a decent stadium of just over 7k, poor facilities and no staff as I sacked the lot of them without even checking if anyone better was available. Despite the club being around since 1902 the most interesting thing Wikipedia has to say is "The team's colors are red and purple. The purple is often mistaken for dark blue." Reallllly???!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Good luck daemonic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yababo Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u181/Yababo/SamFellowes.pngHaving resisted the urge to buy FM10 my good old Mum bought it for me for Christmas much to the chagrin of my wife (and soon to be that of my 2 month old son). I tried but failed with Real Oviedo last year but have decided to have a crack with Elgin City. Don't expect beautifully compiled reports as my playing time is limited due to work etc. When something exciting does happen I will post. I always enjoy tracking other users progress though, so KUTGW Decided that having to trawl through 4 divisions was gonna be too daunting given my limited playing time. So I have decided to switch to Holland. After having to holiday through two years and about 50 reloads I got a team not previously playable in the game. New manager profile Given how difficult it is to get a new team in Holland I will upload the file in a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 After this cliffhanger of a 2nd leg semifinal, Munster are into the Finals of the Champions League! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 After years of trying and finally getting to the final, who do we draw? Long term German division rivals Leverkusen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffe Johansson Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Wow Yababo. I realoaded a numerous times in the beginning of this thread but gave up when only relegated teams turned up. Good luck in Holland! Exciting El Sid. You will beat them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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