Northernpilgrim Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 And I didn't even make the shortlist at Reading Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 I didn't get another interview over the summer, allowed my contract to run out, but I remain Oxford manager on a month-to-month contract. I set up a busy preseason program to integrate a whole host of new signings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 As we let 7 players leave and brought 12 in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 And here is my new look squad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 We got a couple of wins in August but it's clear that we're in for a long season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deisler26 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Best of luck in League 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Best of luck in League 1 Thankyou! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 September was pretty successful and we currently occupy a playoff spot, but survival remains the aim which got me nominated for Manager of the Month. Not bad for a manager working without a contract Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 There are a few reasons why I'm refusing to sign a new contract. Firstly, I'm not intending to stay at Oxford, I'm just waiting for the first attractive option that's willing to hire me, and I don't want compensation to be an issue. Secondly, if I sign a contract, they always have a clause in that you won't apply for other jobs, which would prevent me moving on as well. Then there is the finance issue, specifically the Chairman loan. I don't want to be here when that is repaid as it will cripple the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Great job winning League 2. Port Vale relegated. Barrow have risen quickly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 October was another really good month Leaving us top of the table and nominated again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Great job winning League 2.Port Vale relegated. Barrow have risen quickly. Thanks Nobby I knew you'd be happy about Port Vale. They even offered me an interview last season (I didn't apply and declined the offer), and I doubt I'm on their radar now. Barrow are a very useful side and they'll more than stay up this season. Just not sure I'll be around to see it. Sacking season is almost upon us, but at least it isn't MY head on the block this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 November was solid rather than spectacular and although we've lost top spot, we're still 2nd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 December was very similar and kept us in the top 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I hope Deltablue isn't reading! His beloved Tractor Boys look League 2 bound! :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 A disappointing January but we're still second Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 February was better and we retook top spot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 March was awful but we're still up there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 April was better and we're almost up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Job done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 I ended the season having been out of contract since last summer, and was beginning to lose hope when, just as I was considering leaving Oxford entirely, I was finally offered a massive opportunity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Swansea were relegated from the Premier League, and have given me the opportunity to return them at the first time of asking. I've inherited a decent squad too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 On 26/07/2016 at 15:57, Lenzar said: I hope Deltablue isn't reading! His beloved Tractor Boys look League 2 bound! :o Fear not, Deltablue. I'd back Ipswich to win League 1 next season the way they finished this one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Oh I wasn't worried Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 We had a decent preseason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Just one addition to the squad, and a couple of big money departures that were sanctioned before my arrival Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 And initially at least I'll be using a familiar formation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 An unbeaten, but unspectacular start to the season and we're just a little off the pace, but not badly placed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Well done with Oxford. Middlesbrough and Birmingham have sunk like stones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, Nobby_McDonald said: Well done with Oxford. Middlesbrough and Birmingham have sunk like stones. Thanks Nobby. It seems to be a theme on my save, there are a lot of teams in divisions you wouldn't expect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 September wasn't good. A theme seems to be emerging that we're great at home, awful away, and we had a lot of away games in the month which meant we finished the month outside the playoffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Too many draws in October but we're still in the playoff places Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 We finally got going in November, even if we surprisingly dropped points against my old club and we're closing up on the top two at last getting me a Manager of the Month award Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 We were just as good in December ending the month in the automatic promotion spots and I missed out on Manager of the Month by the narrowest of margins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 January was great apart from a disappointing defeat to Nottingham Forest as we ended the month as league leaders winning me the Manager of the Month gong again It was also a busy month in the transfer market with three quality defensive players added to replace departures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 There won't be any updates now for the next couple of weeks as I won't have time to play or update, but I'll be back to continue what looks like being a very decent season with Swansea. Hope everyone is enjoying reading this as much as I'm enjotying playing and writing it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oi_oi_ginger_roy Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Yeah I'm enjoying it mate. If poss could you also include monthly player stats, so we can see how your players are doing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 On 31/07/2016 at 19:35, oi_oi_ginger_roy said: Yeah I'm enjoying it mate. If poss could you also include monthly player stats, so we can see how your players are doing? I'll include player stats in the end of season update from here on in. The next update will probably be on Saturday sometime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Fuchs Ake Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Currently going in to my second season with Swansea myself following a BPL 10th place finish in my first season.. They're a good side and Siggy is gold but, for me, they're a little inconsistent. You should have a fun time managing them though. Routledge, Angel Rangel and Siggurdson are players to make the most out of. On a side note, I noticed the “Go raibh maith agat” earlier on. Where in Ireland are you from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 On 11/08/2016 at 16:29, Fer Fuchs Ake said: Currently going in to my second season with Swansea myself following a BPL 10th place finish in my first season.. They're a good side and Siggy is gold but, for me, they're a little inconsistent. You should have a fun time managing them though. Routledge, Angel Rangel and Siggurdson are players to make the most out of. On a side note, I noticed the “Go raibh maith agat” earlier on. Where in Ireland are you from? Good luck with Swansea mate I wasn't born in Ireland but my granddad on my dad's side was from Dublin. I'm trying to learn Irish as it's a big part of my heritage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 It's February update time, and it's not been a great month but we end the month top, just Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Fuchs Ake Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 4 hours ago, Northernpilgrim said: Good luck with Swansea mate I wasn't born in Ireland but my granddad on my dad's side was from Dublin. I'm trying to learn Irish as it's a big part of my heritage Thanks. Good luck with the Irish. It's a really nice language but the tenses can be quite strange sometimes and the irregular verbs. Didn't have an ideal start with a 2-0 home loss to Arsenal. Paloschi is giving me grief about not selling him and my midfield didn't supply anything to new signing Odion Ighalo. Odion himself looked good in preseason though bagging two in 4 games. Best of luck securing promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 It's youth intake time, and I've only offered contracts to the first three players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 March was a month that could have seen us move close to securing promotion, ended with us still top but by no means assured of going up, and an unsuccessful interview at Liverpool and the league table seems to be tightening up at a time when teams traditionally try to secure their position Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 April was a good month which saw us clinch the title with a game to go the table looks like this and I narrowly missed out on Manager of the Month Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 We kept going to the end, winning our last game (just) and clinched the title by 8 points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Some player stats as promised: Appearances Goalscorers and average ratings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 and in early June, just as I was thinking about finalising preseason, my time at Swansea is over as I got an offer I simply couldn't refuse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 This screenshot captures in one image most of the reasons I had to take the Lazio job. One of Italy'sbest known clubs, yet they've comparatively underachieved, winning only 2 Serie A titles in ther history, the last one 23 seasons ago. They've made the top 3 only 3 times since that title triumph. They are still based at the magnificent Stadio Olimpico, and it's my job to bring success and full houses and here is that magnificent stadium in all it's glory Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Ahead of the new season I made 3 signings. Nathan for £8.25m from Flamingo Rory Esson for £8.25m from West Ham and Daniel Carbonnier for £20m from AC Milan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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