corinthiano Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 That is actually not bad for Serie C2, hope you can do it with a full season in charge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Looks alright, should be able to go up eventually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Anything less than promotion would be a disappointing season with the squad and resources I have available imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Thought I'd cash in on an over-rated young left back, fans weren't happy, but somehow I wasn't blamed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Rio Ferdinand's certainly gone down as a West Ham legend now! I'm sure the tycoon owner Ralph Gold (Ann Summers entrepreneur apparently ) will be highly regarded at the now 40,500 seater Upton Park as well! He's David Gold's brother I think, talk about keeping it in the family! Good luck for the season, reckon you should be able to win it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 A pretty confident start to the season... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Great start so far, PaulHartman71! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Thought I'd cash in on an over-rated young left back, fans weren't happy, but somehow I wasn't blamed Makes a nice change from being blamed for chairman interferance. Good start to the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 A nice gap is beginning to form... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Looking like getting that promotion you wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nie jem frytek Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 It's still plenty of time, but I believe in Gallipoli and their manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 cheers guys, have now extended the 5 point lead to a 9 point lead, it will be quite hard for us to lose it but the ability to bottle it is of course still there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatTraveler Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Great season so far!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hopefully this isn't the start of a bottle job! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatTraveler Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Hopefully morale didn;t drop to much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Hopefully this isn't the start of a bottle job! You'd have to lose an entire wine cellar to blow it I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 We've picked up just 10 points from 6 games, however somehow only dropped 2 points to 2nd place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 With your point difference this late in the season, a league title should be attainable. Here's to a solid finish! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 Hopefully we can find some good form soon, at the moment our form is completely awful! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 4 straight wins and very poor form from our title challengers makes it seem like the title is all but won... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Wow! That was a change between those to posts! Looking good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Going up!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatTraveler Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Great season it seems!! Don't Bottle it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Just read the whole thread. This sounds loads of fun altho I also imagine the restrictions you've placed yourself in terms of clubs to be frustrating sometimes. But you get to travel the world a lot. Very nicely done on the jobs for most of your career too. I've been known to get myself way too carried away when writing, but your rundown of the various domestic scenes was taking the p*ss with those seas of text. You play fairly quickly tho, 19 seasons in 3 months is remarkable! But it'll take a few more seasons to reach Z. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Thanks guys, it does seem like we're all but officially promoted as champions now! Just read the whole thread. This sounds loads of fun altho I also imagine the restrictions you've placed yourself in terms of clubs to be frustrating sometimes. But you get to travel the world a lot. Very nicely done on the jobs for most of your career too.I've been known to get myself way too carried away when writing, but your rundown of the various domestic scenes was taking the p*ss with those seas of text. You play fairly quickly tho, 19 seasons in 3 months is remarkable! But it'll take a few more seasons to reach Z. Yeah it can be very frustrating waiting to find a new job sometimes, you can't holiday and apply for all jobs because 95 percent of the time the club accepting you isn't the right letter. Just a case of constantly continuing and checking the job centre which can get tiresome, definitely not looking forward to the X and Z part! I did get pretty carried away with the write-ups, I didn't realise how much I'd wrote for most of them until I posted them Yeah I raced through the first 10 seasons or so, been taking it a bit slower since around East Fife as haven't had as much time on my hands. Yeah, I definitely have a long go before I reach Z! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 They think it's all over... it is now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corinthiano Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Excellent achievement Paul, another country, another league title Will you be staying at Gallipoli or leaving and looking for the "H" club? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 thanks corinthiano, I think I will leave Gallipoli and look to move onto 'H', but first I have the opportunity to achieve my first ever league/cup double as we compete in the 'Serie C2 Cup' - which puts the winners of the other 2 'C2' divisions against us in a 2 game tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Bit early to go for Hearts, Hibernian or Heerenveen, no? Hibs maybe? Honvéd in Hungary? (see what I did there ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Whatever the H club is you need to be pretty successful as 'I' clubs will be thin on the ground, aside from the obvious two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Inverness, IFK Goteborg, Iraklis. Not that difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Inverness, IFK Goteborg, Iraklis. Not that difficult. That's me told, though I sort of think of Goteborg as a 'G' as 'IFK' is like 'F.C.' or similar. It's a bit of a grey area. Can't remember if it's come up on this thread, but I remember (on AK22's thread I think), someone disputed whether (Bayer) Leverkusen counted as an 'L', and it does depend on what they're commonly known as since 'Bayern Munich' would definitely be a 'B', but Leverkusen are generally called just that, which does make things less clear. I wasn't exactly thinking for ages trying to find as many as possible. Still not that many (Istanbulspor as well, and probably at least one other club from that city), and if he's still managing at such a low level he won't be able to get most of them. That's why a bit more success would go a long way to making some of those (and I was thinking of Ipswich and Ingolstadt) possible destinations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 When he gets to P it'd be a good idea to load the Indonesian league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 The double has been done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Well done Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Going to move on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 G is for Gallipoli As I had hoped at the start of the season, a league win for Gallipoli! This was no doubt due to our impeccable Man City-esque home form, only dropping points twice with two draws. We achieved more points at home than the side that finished 10th did in total which shows just how good we were at home. The past positions also hint at our dominance, we first reached 1st after 6 games and didn't slip for the rest of the year. The squad didn't have major depth but it didn't really need to have that much depth as we still won the league quite comfortably. I splashed out on transfers, spending 6.5k this year, a record for me as a manager! The club's finances read to be okay but the loan debt means we get no money back from transfers and ultimately it's not great and I can see why they went bankrupt in real life. It was also nice to win the C2 Super Cup. Julius Stark was my number one in goal and he did well, achieving 23 clean sheets in total out of 40 games. Ruben Rodriguez Martin was first choice right back and was decent. Menno Verbeek on loan from Ajax was our main left back and he did a good job, I would've liked to bring him in on a permanent basis but with the club's financial problems that's not happening. Luciano Muto played in the middle of defence and did alright, his partner Andrea Dahm was considerably better. Our main right midfielder was the club's own Giuseppe Giusti who did great, getting 6 goals and 16 assists throughout the season. Olivier Colonna did pretty well on the left, scoring 4 goals and getting 5 assists. Erik Lundgren had a decent season in the middle of our midfield with 1 goal and 4 assists, Marco Ruggiero had a better season getting a goal and 12 assists as well as having a slightly better passing ratio than the Swede. Matteo Viola had a decent season as 3rd choice striker scoring 15 goals, most off of the bench. Aziz Znagui did well scoring 14 goals and getting 11 assists, with top scorer and key man, Norwegian striker, Kenneth Mittet who ended up with 20 goals and 8 assists. Giueseppe Giusti won player of the year for the league and I won manager of the year. I've resigned from Gallipoli as with the financial implications I feel I have achieved all I can at the club. History -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Season Club League Position Achievements-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2009/10 Annagh United N.Irish 2nd Div 9th Joined in July 2010/11 Annagh United N.Irish 2nd Div 11th Screwed over by the board and sacked in April-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2011/12 Bradford Park Avenue Blue Square North 19th Joined in June 2012/13 Bradford Park Avenue Blue Square North 9th None2013/14 Bradford Park Avenue Blue Square North 5th Promoted via play-offs2014/15 Bradford Park Avenue Blue Square Premier 1st Promoted as Champions, resigned in June-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2015/16 Casa Pia A.C Portuguese 2nd Div S 8th Joined in November2016/17 Casa Pia A.C Portuguese 2nd Div C 1st Champions, Promoted via playoff, resigned in June-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2017/18 Distillery N.Irish 1st Div 10th Joined in November2018/19 Distillery N.Irish 1st Div 10th Sacked in January-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2019/20 East Fife Scottish 3rd Div 10th Joined in May2020/21 East Fife Scottish 3rd Div 3rd Lost in playoff semi final2021/22 East Fife Scottish 3rd Div 1st Promoted as Champions2022/23 East Fife Scottish 2nd Div 1st Promoted as Champions2023/24 East Fife Scottish 1st Div 5th Resigned in June-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2024 Fana Idrettslag Norwegian 2nd Div 3 7th Joined in July2025 Fana Idrettslag Norwegian 2nd Div 3 4th None2026 Fana Idrettslag Norwegian 2nd Div 3 1st Promoted as Champions, Resigned in October-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2026/27 Gallipoli Calcio Italian Serie C2/C 8th Joined in October2027/28 Gallipoli Calcio Italian Serie C2/C 1st Promoted as Champions, Serie C2 Super Cup winner, Resigned in June Trophy Cabinet Bradford Park Avenue - Blue Square Premier x1 - 2014/15Casa Pia- Portuguese 2nd Div C x1 - 2016/17East Fife- Scottish 3rd Div x1 - 2021/22- Scottish 2nd Div x1 - 2022/23Fana Idrettslag - Norwegian 2nd Div 3 x1 - 2026Gallipoli Calcio- Italian Serie C2/C x1 - 2027/28- Italian Serie C2 Super Cup x1 - 2027/28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 The question now is... Where the Hell am I off to next? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nie jem frytek Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Maybe Heracles or Hercules? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Maybe Heracles or Hercules? Maybe... I have also declared interest in the very insecure post at Houston Dynamos, as well as the insecure post at Haarlem and I have applied for the vacant Holland national team job. Which of these (if any of them) will I end up at?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Guess you won't be going to Hacettepe (Turkey). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 No, the chances of me going to Hacettepe are very slim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Houston! Love to see another MLS career Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Fantastic final season in Italy! Germany awaits? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 I am looking forward to managing in the MLS at some point, I can't remember ever properly managing there and added it in the save so I could try it all out at some point. And thanks AK, perhaps Germany does wait, perhaps it doesn't... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Ok so maybe I am not heading to Germany... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 First clue please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 I have never managed in the country of the club I am going to... (limits it to a H club in one of France, Germany, Holland, Russia, Spain, Turkey and the USA) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Haarlem maybe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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