Northernpilgrim Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Nobby_McDonald said: Making great progress this season. Thanks Nobby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 January results were not awful, but throwing away a 3-1 lead at home to Chelsea (we then trailed 4-3) was a massive disappointment, as was a failure to beat Watford. We didn't do enough to win the league game against City, but took it out on them a few days later when they rested a few players for the FA Cup and we didn't. which leaves us in second place in the table, but way behind City, who will surely win the title. As long as we win the FA Cup and get back in the Champions League, I'll be happy. A Europa League title would be a bonus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 We had an unbeaten February, and progressed in the FA Cup and Europa League and we're second in the table, three points ahead of Man Utd, who have a game in hand but a slightly worse goal difference Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 This year's youth intake wasn't very strong, but featured two players with potential to star in the first team later on, one of them a 15 year old who is already nearly good enough to be a squad player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neotropolis Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 19 hours ago, Northernpilgrim said: Not this time. They actually took the lead after 4 minutes. It made us angry I think That's somewhat refreshing then. Their manager must've been furious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 March was an unbeaten month, but there were costly dropped points at Middlesbrough and we're down to third, nine points off the lead, but not far from securing a top 4 place, and still in the FA Cup and Europa League Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 An unbeaten April, which included winning an FA Cup Semi, that despite the emphatic scoreline in the end, went to extra time, and also saw us progress in the Europa League leaving us second in the league, but with Man City already Champions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neotropolis Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I think you uploaded the wrong screenshot for April. It's showing March's matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, Neotropolis said: I think you uploaded the wrong screenshot for April. It's showing March's matches. Thanks mate, corrected it now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neotropolis Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Northernpilgrim said: Thanks mate, corrected it now! No worries! You look set to finish second which is very good all things considered! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Injuries and workload meant we ran out of steam in May, but we've made it to the FA Cup and Europa League Finals and the defeats meant we ended the season third, but delighted with 84 points and a Champions League return Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 We added the FA Cup to the trophy cabinet but Bournemouth certainly made us work for it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 The Europa League Final went all the way to penalties, and we lost out I don't think we deserved to lose, but my squad is running on empty, several players are injured or carrying knocks, and this time it wasn't to be. At least I keep my trophy a season at Liverpool record alive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Our top scorer was Marinho, but he was some way off threatening the golden boot though a couple of players did feature in the Assists chart and my keeper had a decent season, though he missed 4 games through injury Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Marinho was the most consistent performer of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 and 10 of the 11 players in the Team of the Year were either from Manchester or Merseyside clubs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 And I've hired this guy as my new Director of Football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 We had a pretty good preseason, apart from a slip up in Scotland against my old club and added another trophy to my collection Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 With no money available for signings, I decided to promote some promising youngsters to the first team, with the intention of having them on the bench, and bringing them on for short spells at the end of games. Here is the squad as it looks now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 We made a perfect start to the season, winning three out of three in August ending the month top of the table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 This might help, if it goes through Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Nice FA Cup win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, Nobby_McDonald said: Nice FA Cup win. We played pretty poorly, I expected us to beat Bournemouth easily Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 September was another unbeaten month, including a crucial Champions League away win which left us top of the Premier League and looking good in the Champions League too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 October was not good, even though we only lost one game, as we failed to win a Premier League game all month and we're now only 5th, out of the Champions League places on goal difference but still top of our Champions League group Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 On the 21st November, we got new owners, but sadly not the tycoon who was interested before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 November was an unbeaten month and that got us back in the top four and we're already through in the Champions League as group winners Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 Within days, I was summoned to a board meeting to ask if I wanted a larger transfer budget. I said yes, so the board came back with this.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Hopefully you can do something with that budget Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neotropolis Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 22 hours ago, Northernpilgrim said: On the 21st November, we got new owners, but sadly not the tycoon who was interested before 21 hours ago, Northernpilgrim said: Within days, I was summoned to a board meeting to ask if I wanted a larger transfer budget. I said yes, so the board came back with this.. Woo! Let's hope you can get some big names in to win the league! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 December was my first perfect month for quite a long time but Tottenham matched it to deny us top spot, and drop Man City to third In the Champions League, we ended up with 16 points out of 18, easily enough to top the group Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 We managed to go the whole month unbeaten, but there was still frustration at two dropped points and Tottenham are now 4 points clear, although we do have a game in hand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 I managed to make two signings in the January window Asulin is a very decent central defender, and it will enable me to sell one in the summer and Joao Roberto is a world class striker who has already started banging in the goals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Northernpilgrim said: I managed to make two signings in the January window Asulin is a very decent central defender, and it will enable me to sell one in the summer and Joao Roberto is a world class striker who has already started banging in the goals How dod you get Joao on free? Did he run his contract down? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, rodesire said: How dod you get Joao on free? Did he run his contract down? Yes, he did. Had him on my radar 6 months ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 February started with a defeat, but we won every other game adding another trophy to the cabinet but we end the month still second, although we're only two points behind, having played our game in hand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 We went unbeaten through March, but surrendered the lead against Tottenham to drop our only 2 points of the month and that could prove crucial as, with 8 games left, we now trail them only by goal difference. Time will tell whether failure to beat them has a fatal impact on our Premier League title aspirations Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I think you've turned in the anti-fergie now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 5 hours ago, deltablue said: I think you've turned in the anti-fergie now Anti-Fergie? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neotropolis Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Just now, Northernpilgrim said: Anti-Fergie? I think he's referencing the fact that you're managing Liverpool... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 We did have a wobble in April, and crashed out of the Champions League, but went through to the FA Cup Final and that victory over Man City, coupled with a collapse from Tottenham, has left us 6 points clear with two games left Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 We only needed a point from the last two games to be Champions and a professional display against Arsenal got the job done leaving the final table looking like this, with an FA Cup Final still to come Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Looks like a double on the cards... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neotropolis Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 I agree with Nobby. Go get that double! Also, looking at the final table, it's come up with something rather interesting, well for me anyway. West Brom finish middle of the table with a GD of 0 and almost the same number of wins/losses. It's quite remarkable for that to happen over the course of 38 games in an entire year. It's a shame they didn't lose one of the games they drew as that would have made it perfect... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 16 minutes ago, Neotropolis said: I agree with Nobby. Go get that double! Also, looking at the final table, it's come up with something rather interesting, well for me anyway. West Brom finish middle of the table with a GD of 0 and almost the same number of wins/losses. It's quite remarkable for that to happen over the course of 38 games in an entire year. It's a shame they didn't lose one of the games they drew as that would have made it perfect... It'd be a treble as we already have the Premier League and we beat Huddersfield in the Carabao Cup Final. No counting chickens though, we still have to win the final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neotropolis Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 9 minutes ago, Northernpilgrim said: It'd be a treble as we already have the Premier League and we beat Huddersfield in the Carabao Cup Final. No counting chickens though, we still have to win the final Ah yes! Go get that domestic treble! Who you got in the final? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Neotropolis said: Ah yes! Go get that domestic treble! Who you got in the final? It's Chelsea. Will be playing it in a few minutes, should have it finished and posted in half an hour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neotropolis Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Northernpilgrim said: It's Chelsea. Will be playing it in a few minutes, should have it finished and posted in half an hour Best of luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 The FA Cup Final went to extra time, and sadly we lost out and I think Chelsea deserve their win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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