withnail316 Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 13 hours ago, BoxToBox said: Gave 'em a good fight. 13 hours ago, Keano16 said: Hell of a result, even though you didn't go through. No shame in going out 2-1 with a victory thrown in. Yeah, have to be happy with that. Massively beyond my expectations. 12 hours ago, ManUtd1 said: Tremendous work being done in Sweden! Love seeing it! You're setting up one Hell of a dynasty. Cheers, it does make me wonder where the club would be if I'd never left, but we're making good progress. 3 hours ago, noikeee said: Poor Sporting... or maybe not #sorrynotsorry That was quite the run. Must've been a nice financial boost and also UEFA rankings boost. I thought you might enjoy that Sporting defeat! I haven't really noticed a financial boost as we've brought so much money in from player sales, but I hope both the league and ourselves get a little boost in our cofficient in the next couple of years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 February & March Safe progression in the cup (albeit on goal difference after the draw at AIK), another Super Cup in the bag, and a hard-earned win on the opening day. Jurassic Park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 Think I'm going to have to change formation to include two strikers, just so I can get this youngster in and around the first team: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano16 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I thought that said David Beckham at first!! Looks very promising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 April Things are going well domestically so far, we've moved into top spot in the league and into another cup final, although injuries are beginning to bite. I've not been able to change formation yet as Vladimir Nevinskiy picked up a knock before I had a chance to change things around, but I suspect we'll move to 4-4-2 in the not too distant future... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 13 hours ago, Keano16 said: I thought that said David Beckham at first!! Looks very promising. Yes. I think his parents named him David as a joke on purpose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Slowly, slowly... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 May Cruising at this stage. Looking forward to the European games getting started. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 That's a pretty healthy boost! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 You could try conceding some goals for a change. I love it how you don't even mention that you won the cup, that's kinda assumed by this stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 1 hour ago, noikeee said: You could try conceding some goals for a change. I love it how you don't even mention that you won the cup, that's kinda assumed by this stage. Heh, fair point. I wish it was played later in the season, tbh. It would feel a bit more special that way if the final was played at the end of a long campaign. Instead, it's a played on a midweek in the middle of the season... a bit rubbish. But yes, the defence are definitely doing their job. Juventus-like defending... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aderow Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 6 hours ago, noikeee said: You could try conceding some goals for a change. Would be a nice change wouldn't it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Unlikely to be able to update this over the next couple of days as I'll be away with work - in Sweden, believe it or not - but we've drawn Rosenborg again in Europe. Tasty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Any chance of visiting Orebro? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, Rikulec said: Any chance of visiting Orebro? Sadly not, flying visit to Sundsvall. The timings mean I can't even get to a game. Pity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Just now, withnail316 said: Sadly not, flying visit to Sundsvall. The timings mean I can't even get to a game. Pity. I won the Allsvenskan with GIF Sundsvall last year. Have a nice trip mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 17 minutes ago, Rikulec said: I won the Allsvenskan with GIF Sundsvall last year. Have a nice trip mate. Cheers man, can't beat being paid to watch sport! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 June (Would help if I used the right table...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Thought I had three straight hours of FM on the coach from the airport, but my laptop charger isn't working. I feel like my dog just died...gutted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round 1st leg: Örebro SK 3-0 Rosenborg An outstanding performance from Stelian Mareș secured a great first leg result for us. The Romanian winger bagged two goals before half time, then set up a Ludvig Jonsson header in the second half to see us finish the game in a comfortable position. 2nd leg: Rosenborg 1-2 Örebro SK Not quite as comfortable as the first leg, but we got the job done. Jonsson and Mareș on target again, but Nevinskiy was the star. We're going to miss him when he goes - he has two more years left on his deal, but expects €20,000p/w to sign a new one, more than double my top earner - and we currently only spend €130,000p/w on the whole squad! We'll meet MSK Zilina of Slovakia in the next round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjoe Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 You've started conceding! Yay! On 23/4/2017 at 19:35, withnail316 said: Thought I had three straight hours of FM on the coach from the airport, but my laptop charger isn't working. I feel like my dog just died...gutted. That's a bummer. How was your trip though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 18 hours ago, Benjoe said: You've started conceding! Yay! That's a bummer. How was your trip though? I enjoyed it thanks, man. It's fun to cover boxing, and getting to cover it overseas is even better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round 1st leg: Örebro SK 2-0 Zilina I was hoping for a decisive lead to take into the second leg, but despite us utterly dominating, we had to settle for two. Both goals came from the boot of Luis Roberto, who ran Zilina ragged on the right all night long. 2nd leg: Zilina 1-3 Örebro SK No issues at all in the second game. Paul Lucic charged through Zilina's midfield to blast home from 20 yards after 23 minutes, and despite the Slovakians levelling straight after, a Mareș double puts us into the play offs. We'll meet BATE, who we played at the same stage of the competition in 2017, the last time we made the group stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjoe Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 2 hours ago, withnail316 said: I enjoyed it thanks, man. It's fun to cover boxing, and getting to cover it overseas is even better. Who do you cover boxing for since you traveled to Sweden? Solid performance against Zilina. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Benjoe said: Who do you cover boxing for since you traveled to Sweden? Solid performance against Zilina. It's called the world feed, which is essentially for TV stations who have decided not to send their own commentators. Cheers, we sailed through in the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 July Our defensive record is ridiculous. I don't mind admitting that I'm actively searching for a new challenge, too. I wouldn't mind if we were sweeping everybody away because we had a top class squad, but we're fairly ordinary - it's just the league is lacking quality. Where I'll be heading though (and when) I'm not sure. Here's a new arrival. Not bad for €500,000. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Not bad at all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Sad times. He was the goalkeeper coach at the club when I arrived in 2012, and within 48 hours he had accepted my offer to become assistant manager, and he's been in that job ever since. He's also the club's record appearance maker, so Örebro is in his blood. Seems preposterous that he isn't a club legend after all that, but he is at least an icon. Enjoy your retirement, fella. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 A pair of unsuccessful applications and a grumpy board... interesting to see what happens in the next few weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 UEFA Champions League Play Off 1st leg: BATE 0-5 Örebro SK A clinical and utterly ruthless display in the first leg leaves us with a foot and three quarters in the group. Vladimir Nevinskiy was the star on his return to his homeland, bagging two goals and making a third for Panizza. I subbed him with 10 minutes to play, and his replacement Renan bagged two more in that time for an almost unassailable lead. 2nd leg: Örebro SK 5-0 BATE Perfection. Nevinskiy again was on fire, he bagged two more to take him to 20 for the season. Jakobsson and a Mareș double sealed it. We'll meet Shakhtar, Celtic and REAL MADRID in the group stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 New Chinese winger looks fantastic. Teach him a new punch or two. Any particular ideas on where to go next? 10-0 over BATE, Christ. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deisler26 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Niiiiice work. BATE? More like MasterBATE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 1 hour ago, noikeee said: New Chinese winger looks fantastic. Teach him a new punch or two. Any particular ideas on where to go next? 10-0 over BATE, Christ. He does looks useful, doesn't he? The jobs I've applied for have both been in Germany, but I'd be interested in something else, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 August *Sigh* Yeah, I need to move on. Four goals conceded in 21 league games. FOUR. I've also sold Luis Roberto on, too. He's joined 1860 Munich for €3.5m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Youth intake Very little in the intake, although this lad has a future Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Wait, what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 "Very little in this intake" then shows an utterly amazing winger. (if a bit slow) Brilliant result in the CL, ahead of Real Madrid in the group too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 15 minutes ago, noikeee said: "Very little in this intake" then shows an utterly amazing winger. (if a bit slow) Brilliant result in the CL, ahead of Real Madrid in the group too. Heh, what I didn't show you was the half/one star lads who came through with him. I still find myself hoping for three or four prospects a year, not just one. Greedy? Possibly! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Ouch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deltablue Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Ouch indeed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 On the bright side, your keeper did save 3 shots on target. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Afternoon. I'm back on this after a month away, so there's an update coming in the next...ooohh, 10 minutes? Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 October A fairly straightforward month domestically rounded off the season in style - we'd dropped just six points all season, and so the final table was wonderful viewing. As for Europe, I was a little disappointed with our performance away at Celtic, but with three games to go, we still have every chance of finishing above 4th in the group. That would mean the first competitive game at the new stadium next year will be a European tie - I don't really care whether it is in the CL or the EL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 welcome back. Looking forward to what's in store with Orebro... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 1 hour ago, kidthekid said: welcome back. Looking forward to what's in store with Orebro... Cheers, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Pondering letting the club's all time record goalscorer leave the club in the winter. Vladimir Nevinskiy has scored 186 goals in nearly 300 games, including 27 this season, but I think the time has come for him to move on. He has two years left on his deal, and expects his wages quadrupling if he is to sign on again, but with Brofeldt, Renan and Roger Ring, I think we can survive without him. Unfortunately his buy-out is only €2m, but I think it is the right thing for the club for him to go. I can't see the fans being too impressed, however! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjoe Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I think you should let him go, and create new club legends. Sometimes you gotta let them fly. Also glad you've returned to your Swedish save! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I'm confused that you manage to keep going back to old saves successfully (and old clubs sometimes!), whenever I try that I get bored after like a game session, almost never feels right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 1 hour ago, noikeee said: I'm confused that you manage to keep going back to old saves successfully (and old clubs sometimes!), whenever I try that I get bored after like a game session, almost never feels right. I used to be like that, but I find picking up an old career is much easier than starting again. It helps I only have three games to go before the end of the season so I can refresh my memory with the place, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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