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DNZY
TinakoFM
Thanks all, as always!
It's my first taste of Icelandic football, so I'm certainly looking forward to experiencing it all - despite the iffy beginning.
TinakoFM
TinakoFM
Contract doesn't end until the end of next season, though going by the board confidence I doubt I'll be here much longer.
Nevermind, short memories I guess.
tongey
At least you've still got the boards backing, which is good!
I believe in you, you're the man to settle this ship, and I'll put money on you bouncing back and doing well next season!
TinakoFM
Here's hoping. My only excuse is that I came in too late in the season, no excuses next campaign though!
TinakoFM
TinakoFM
bigmattb28
Good luck for the new season dude.
TinakoFM
Ha, indeed - good that you have.
Cheers! Gutting to lose in that League Cup semi-final, especially after winning six in a row (conceding only twice) through group stage/quarter-final, but at least we're in good form ahead of the league's return.
TinakoFM
Current Team: Fylkir (Úrvalsdeild) | Honours With Them: 0
This Season's (2028) Expectation(s): Finish in the top three places
Overall Team #: 6 | Career Honours: 0
Positive early steps in my first full campaign with Fylkir in Iceland.
We've won nine of our thirteen competitive fixtures, initially winning six in a row in the League Cup across the group stage and quarter-final before we crashed and burned against Valur in the semi-finals. In fact, one of the other of our three total defeats came against Valur again - this time in the FA Cup, though we fielded a completely (bar the 'keeper) rotated line-up due to a busy league schedule... so it was pleasing to take it to extra time, given we don't have much squad depth; I even had to recall two youngsters to start from our U19s.
After four league fixtures we sit in second place, two points off leaders Breiðablik; though we are out of both cup competitions, unfortunately. Our board expectation is to finish in the top three spaces, while the media predicted us to finish third.
The transfer market went interestingly, as six players arrived whilst sixteen faces departed - all against the backdrop of not much financial support.
Birkir Valur Jónsson (RB/CB), Stefan Stamstad (RB/CB), Bjarki Einarsson (FW), Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (FW), Hjalti Sigurbjörnsson (LB) and Bjarki Gunnarsson (LB) were those who came through the door.
Jónsson and Stamstad are the product of me prioritising the defence, which needed a bigger overhaul in truth but I'm happy with those two; though Stamstad hasn't featured much due to injury. Einarsson, Sigurðsson and Sigurbjörnsson are loan signings, the latter two both left-backs for good reason. Iranian full-back Keivan Ghaedamini, who was actually one of my first signings last season, received two sizeable injuries in pre-season, which left me scrambling for new blood as he was our only senior LB - Ghaedamini has even retired, mid-season, due to injury. Gunnarsson and Sigurbjörnsson are simply not good enough to be blunt but they are all I could manage to bring in.
No other notable exits, the biggest one was almost Viktor Helgi Benediktsson (CM) who is arguably our best player. He demanded to leave all off-season, which led to me accepting an offer from United Arab Emirates outfit Hatta. However, he surprisingly failed to agree personal terms with them so that was a massive boost; he still isn't happy but hasn't moaned directly to me yet.
Below, beyond the spoiler, you can see the incoming players in a bit more depth.
Thank you for reading!
Next? 24 September 2028!
Current Manager Profile:
Career Recap:
Job 001, 2019–2021:
Job 002, 2021:
Job 003, 2022–2024:
Job 004, 2024–2025:
Job 005, 2026–2027:
Job 006, 2027–:
Awards/Trophies:
With Limerick:
Club: 2022 End of Season Play-offs (pic)
Personal: 2022 Manager of the Year (pic)
With Khimik:
Club: 2024 Promotion (pic)
Personal: 2024 Manager of the Month, November (pic)
TinakoFM
a bit knee-jerk
TinakoFM
One game (a derby, no less!) to save my job.
TinakoFM
TinakoFM
How quickly things can change!
9 games to go, though those around us have two (!) games in hand.
TinakoFM
6 left.
It's completely out of our hands, but we do have a huge double-header coming up against Breiðablik (3rd) and ÍA (1st) next; followed by Valur (6th) and KR (5th).
I'm not confident, but we'll see how it plays out.
TinakoFM
TinakoFM
HockeyBhoy
bigmattb28
TinakoFM
Thank you! It hasn't been massively successful, bar the two promotions, but still loads of time left in the manager to do something major.
It was certainly looking like a nervy season's end, but that loss to ÍA may mean curtains for the title race unfortunately; gonna need some luck!
TinakoFM
Current Team: Fylkir (Úrvalsdeild) | Honours With Them: 0
This Season's (2028) Expectation(s): Finish in the top three places
Overall Team #: 6 | Career Honours: 0
That's how the season concluded... a bit of a disappointment really. ÍA won the league title, for the first time since 2001, by a fairly meaty eight points in the end, ahead of Breiðablik who overtook us to finish second by seven points. We finish in third spot, just barely scraping a place in next year's UEFA Europa Conference League. That defeat to the eventual champions really killed us off, we only won one of our remaining four after that. Frustrating.
With my contract coming to an end and the club's finances described as insecure, I decided to leave Icelandic football after just one and a half seasons.
Despite an up-and-down tenure with Fylkir, I look back at the Reykjavík club in a positive manner. Unfortunately I couldn't win them their first-ever Úrvalsdeild trophy but we came close. I joined them near the bottom of the table and in the UEFA Europa Conference League, so departing with them inside the top three and back in Europe is a good thing. Here's hoping they can sort their finances out and go on to win that title.
Thank you for reading!
Next? New Job!
Current Manager Profile:
Career Recap:
Job 001, 2019–2021:
Job 002, 2021:
Job 003, 2022–2024:
Job 004, 2024–2025:
Job 005, 2026–2027:
Job 006, 2027–2028:
Awards/Trophies:
With Limerick:
Club: 2022 End of Season Play-offs (pic)
Personal: 2022 Manager of the Year (pic)
With Khimik:
Club: 2024 Promotion (pic)
Personal: 2024 Manager of the Month, November (pic)
TinakoFM
I am officially the new manager of Bradford City!
What a role I have landed in my seventh job of the save. Bradford City are rather big club in English football, though currently (in 2028-29) find themselves in the National League - England's fifth tier. They've certainly fallen on difficult times, so it's my job to help raise spirits at Valley Parade. Huge challenge, but one I'm excited for.
Current Team: Bradford City (English National League) | Honours With Them: 0
This Season's (2028-29) Expectation(s): Mid-table
Overall Team #: 7 | Career Honours: 0
Real Life
Where to start? Bradford City have a vast history in football. They were founded way back in 1903, entering the Second Division in place of Doncaster Rovers. Just eight years after formation, Bradford won the FA Cup in 1911 after defeating Newcastle United in a replay at Old Trafford in front of 66,000+ fans; Jimmy Speirs grabbing the historic goal. Despite their history and obvious stature in the English game, the club haven't exactly won a great deal aside from that exceptional FA Cup triumph under Peter O'Rourke. A few years before that silverware, in 1907-08, Bradford had won the second tier title to gain promotion to the top division. The next eighty years or so would be rather up and down as they experienced football in four different divisions.
In more modern times, Bradford have mostly featured in League One, though have spent time in League Two. Their last taste of Premier League football came in 1999-00 and 2000-01, the latter saw them relegated alongside Coventry City and, interestingly nowadays, Manchester City. In-between those aforementioned campaigns, Bradford actually surprisingly played in Europe; the UEFA Intertoto Cup to be precise. They were invited, along with Aston Villa, after an Italian club pulled out and would go on to face Lithuania's Atlantas and the Netherlands' RKC Waalwijk before suffering defeat in the semi-finals to Russia's Zenit. The club haven't achieved anything incredible since those days, though they did have a great season in 2012-13 as they won promotion from League Two to League One and reached the League Cup final; where they'd lose 5-0 to Swansea City at Wembley Stadium. Pre-save, they were in League Two.
They continue to play their home matches at Valley Parade (cap. 25,136) in Bradford, North Yorkshire and their general attendance is still fair at roughly 10,000 per match which is impressive for this level; though it is a drop, in 2019-20 they were averaging around 13/14,000. They hold rivalries with Leeds United [CHA], Huddersfield Town [PL] and, of course, Bradford (Park Avenue) [NOR PL]. They are nicknamed as The Bantams.
In-Game
In this save, things have only gone downhill for Bradford City. The first few years were very yo-yo, as they were promoted in 2019-20 before being relegated back down in 2020-21. 2021-22 saw them go back to League One, but once again shot straight back down to tier four in 2022-23. Bradford then spent two full seasons in League Two, prior to the footballing disaster happening as they were relegated out of the Football League after placing 24th in 2024-25. Their turmoil didn't stop there, as they suffered a second consecutive relegation as they finished 22nd. That gave them sixth tier football, for the first time in the club's history. Thankfully, they rallied to secure their place back in tier five at the first attempt; going up via the play-offs after beating Guiseley in the National League North final. Last season, 2027-28, they missed the National League play-offs by one place and four points.
In the current campaign, Bradford are stuck nearer the bottom of the table with relegation back to the regional leagues a possibility. I take over with them sitting 17th, just five points ahead of the relegation zone. FC United of Manchester are the team to catch if we want a play-off push, but that's not something I'm aiming for - a mid-table finish is what the board want, so that's my goal for the rest of 2028-29. There are eighteen fixtures left to play, no cup competitions are on the horizon. My first match in charge will be on home soil versus promotion chasing Maidstone United.
Journey So Far!
Thank you for reading!
Next? 22 April 2029
Current Manager Profile:
Career Recap:
Job 001, 2019–2021:
Job 002, 2021:
Job 003, 2022–2024:
Job 004, 2024–2025:
Job 005, 2026–2027:
Job 006, 2027–2028:
Job 007, 2029–:
Awards/Trophies:
With Limerick:
Club: 2022 End of Season Play-offs (pic)
Personal: 2022 Manager of the Year (pic)
With Khimik:
Club: 2024 Promotion (pic)
Personal: 2024 Manager of the Month, November (pic)
TinakoFM
Play-offs remain unlikely but our situation is looking much, much better now.
Board and fans are happy, which is the objective for these first few months in charge.
TinakoFM
Two matches left to fulfil, we're 3pts off Hereford in 7th with Chorley not terribly far away either.
It's out of our hands, though we do visit the aforementioned club next before hosting Burton Albion on the final day.
I didn't expect this at all (given the 11pt gap when I arrived) so, whatever happens, I and the board are delighted.
TinakoFM
All about next season anyway!
TinakoFM
Current Team: Bradford City (English National League) | Honours With Them: 0
This Season's (2028-29) Expectation(s): Mid-table
Overall Team #: 7 | Career Honours: 0
Well that was fun. I couldn't quite complete the sizeable turnaround to get Bradford City in the National League play-offs, but I am more than pleased with how my first four months in charge went. We had some great results, our home form has been exquisite as I'm still undefeated at Valley Parade; winning eight of nine, the only non-win came against eventual champions Dulwich Hamlet - we've made our home venue a fortress, which is a huge positive. What let us down was our away form, we were incredibly up-and-down on the road and that ultimately cost us in terms of the play-offs. Anyway, we placed 11th in the end which is exactly where the board wanted to finish.
I have a good understanding of my squad now, of which it is a rather large one due to no U23 team. I'll be requesting one shortly, though doubt they'll agree due to our 'insecure' finances. I should have some wiggle room in the transfer market, with a few new additions and a trimmed squad I think we'll have a strong campaign in 2029-30.
In terms of transfers during the past season, it was one in and one out at Bradford City.
Twenty-three year old forward Lee Gough arrived on a free transfer, he held recent National League history with Dagenham & Redbridge where he netted thirty goals in two seasons there. He has only started once thus far, though has scored; vs. Farnborough. The outgoing was young North Macedonian goalkeeper Ljeon Krstev, who returned to his homeland on loan with second tier outfit Belasica.
Thank you for reading!
Next? 1 January 2030 (hopefully!)
Current Manager Profile:
Career Recap:
Job 001, 2019–2021:
Job 002, 2021:
Job 003, 2022–2024:
Job 004, 2024–2025:
Job 005, 2026–2027:
Job 006, 2027–2028:
Job 007, 2029–:
Awards/Trophies:
With Limerick:
Club: 2022 End of Season Play-offs (pic)
Personal: 2022 Manager of the Year (pic)
With Khimik:
Club: 2024 Promotion (pic)
Personal: 2024 Manager of the Month, November (pic)
With Bradford City:
Personal: 2029 Manager of the Month, February (pic)
bigmattb28
TinakoFM
It has been quite the drop for them indeed, dropping as low as the National League North is crazy for a club this size.
Let's hope so, I'm not getting carried away but I am hopeful it'll go decently at the very least.
tongey
Once went to watch them play after my team got postponed near Bradford! Was an enjoyable experience! Good luck man!