Nine games remained and we certainly had room to manoeuvre compared to those below us. A couple of victories would take us out of the relegation zone. We didn’t have time to settle and ease into it. I was thrown straight in as we had two games in quick succession against Stoke and Bournemouth. (more…)
After the run down of my contract at Villarreal, the summer passed me by. Job offers were made, mainly by countries after unsuccessful World Cup campaigns, teams from the Spanish second division and various uninteresting clubs around Europe. I decided to wait it out for the right job. (more…)
The transfer business we conducted in the summer gave me a lot of confidence going into the new season. I started with a 4231 as I’ve been feeling that we sat too deep for the past two years. I’ve got a good squad of young players that should be able to work well in this system. (more…)
A big summer of transfers to report. Lots of arrivals and departures along with some new staff arrivals to report. (more…)
If you read my first season round-up, you could probably sense the frustration with results and performances. We threw away so many games from winning positions. Performances were dodgy at the best of times. (more…)
For me, this is when the game starts to get interesting as I start to stamp my vision onto the team. The first season is all about seeing who is good, who you can rely on and who really needs to leave as soon as possible. (more…)
I’m trying to be a bit more consistent with blogging for this save. Little posts about different aspects of my save. The idea has been shamelessly stolen from @ilmediano, be sure to check out his blog if you haven’t already, it’ll be worth your time! (more…)
I’m really quiet at work, so I’ve managed to get through my first full season already. Summer time is a quiet spell in my job so that means FM time! (more…)
Now that I’ve chosen a club, got a bit of a plan and set out some guidelines for transfer policy, I’ll get stuck into the nitty gritty of shaping the club behind the scenes and assessing what areas of the squad I need to reinforce. (more…)
It seems like a long time since the Auxerre save was cruelly robbed from me in a hideous corruption of a save game file. I’ve honestly struggled with FM since. I’ve made it through a season with about five different clubs, but wasn’t interested in progressing any further than that. (more…)
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