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Gendo
For The Love Of The Game
Hey guys, Gendo here once again, and this time I've set out on a new challenge. A challenge that's maybe not been asked of before, nor has it been tried too often.
Queen's Park, one of the great historical Scottish sides, has remained in amateur status throughout it's entire existence. It's seen teams like Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Hibs, everyone in the football league turn professional or semi-pro. but not them. They've seen super stadiums get built and filled to capacity in their homeland, but while Hampden Park is at their disposal, the 52,000 all-seater sees a mere fraction of that in attendance for Queen's Park matches nowadays, compared to what they used to draw. They've seen the rise to prominence of those same Celtic and Rangers side on an international level, amassing multiple top flight and cup championships, all the while Queen's Park have never won a top flight title, and their 10 Scottish Cup champions have all but been forgotten (last won in 1893).
This little historical club has seen time pass it by, as if they are stuck in a bygone area where amateur football is praised and glorified. Where the spirit of the game was played unperturbed of its surroundings. Where athleticism, style, and grace were rewarded with adulation from the fans and teammates, and not with multi-millions pound contracts. Ludere Causa Ludendi - "To play for the sake of playing" To play for the love of the game.
The goal of this experiment is to get Queen's Park and its group of amateur players back into the Scottish Premier League. This will take several seasons, undoubtedly, and it more than likely won't be in successive season either. The pitfalls will be that all these players are not bound to the club by contracts and could be taken at any time. I need to combine skill and sheer luck to will this team into the top flight. Can I do it? Let's find out!
WIN CONDITIONS: Get Queen's Park into the top flight
LOSE / STOPPAGE CONDITIONS: If I get relegated from the current division I am in. Normally in the past this meant the fourth tier was safe. Now, we can get relegated to the Highlands League right away. So in order for this save to continue, I need to keep getting promoted or stay out of relegation, staying in the same division.
KEZ_7
Dan
Shedender
Gendo
The cups were never on the cards, Dan. It was just a set of matches that I wanted to see how well we could do, and if the opponents were putting out weakened sides (they weren't).
Episode 2 is live!
Gendo
Dan
Gendo
Episode 4 is live!
Shedender
Dan
Gendo
And that's all I can do, right Dan?
Episode 5 is live!
Dan
Gendo
Episode 6 is live!
Gendo
Gendo
Johnsey
Hang in there, the tide will turn. I've seen games where Queens have got to the Championship and brought in good players even on amateur contracts!
Enjoying the series, keep it up.
Shedender
Dan
Gendo
Unlucky indeed, Shedender, Dan. Need to find some consistency in formation and play to put up more of a challenge for title, and not have to deal with playoffs!
Episode 9 is live!
Gendo
Dan
Gendo
Episode 11 is live!
KEZ_7
Gendo
I need to go and actually check individual stats, but I think the guys I have in now have much better work rate/teamwork than last season. Tactically, I've tweaked a few touchline instructions, and have set the players playing in more natural roles, i.e. the strikers I have are natural advanced forwards, so I play them as such instead of the poacher/false nine role I had before in previous formations. I think that changing up training routines during the season helped a lot, too. With the sheer amount of turnover the past few seasons, the team needed to build up working together and learning the formations, so a balance of team cohesion as well as tactical training has seemingly brought up the familiarity faster than normal.
It's all gone mostly right this season, and promotion looks fairly possible barring injuries to key players *touch wood*
Gendo
Dan
Gendo
Episode 13 is live!
Shedender
Gendo
Episode 14 is live!