The thoughtful (job-hopping) Dutchman

A Football Manager Career by SR67

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The thoughtful (job-hopping) Dutchman

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SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

16 Apr 2014 08:43:09

Still no job, desperate times call for desperate measures.

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

16 Apr 2014 08:47:46

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

16 Apr 2014 08:48:57

Failed to qualify for the World Cup AFC Final Qualifiers and currently 50th in the world rankings. The plan is to get them into the top 40, I only took the job as Queens Park are an amateur club and I don't get a wage.

No chance of a play-off spot. Mathematically possible but I wouldn't hold my breath. They're an amateur side so it could be tricky to bring in good enough players to push for promotion.

After several months unemployed I now have two jobs. Could my luck be changing?

SR67

12 years ago

3 months ago

1,491

16 Apr 2014 11:27:42

Finally getting some luck again. Some huge wins, not enough to improve our position too much but secured a 7th place finish from 8th when I took over. I ended up stepping down to try and get the challenge back on course again.

Australia had a narrow loss against Cameroon that let us slip to 61st in the rankings.

After I stepped down from the Queens Park job I was offered interviews in Turkey and Russia. I ended up signing for Rubin Kazan and stepping down from the Australia post as there is only friendlies coming up.

KEZ_7

17 years ago

3 days ago

1,875

16 Apr 2014 11:54:09

This should be called the dutch job hopper

Great work though, I like that your sort-term roles are almost like the 'interim' posts that Hiddink seems to take up from time to time i.e. Chelsea

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

16 Apr 2014 11:58:46

By KEZ_7 | On 16 April 2014 - 12:54 PM

This should be called the dutch job hopper

Great work though, I like that your sort-term roles are almost like the 'interim' posts that Hiddink seems to take up from time to time i.e. Chelsea

Maybe it should haha! I have taken a few detours.

I done similar to what he did at Chelsea with Birmingham. They looked destined to go down and I saved them from relegation.

EDIT: There you go KEZ

Sheriff Skacel

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16 Apr 2014 12:00:35

Big fan of Hiddink myself, if you can try and grab a copy of Guus Hiddink : Going Dutch, its a great wee book and covers his career up until he became manager of Australia I think.

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

16 Apr 2014 12:02:20

By Sheriff Skacel | On 16 April 2014 - 13:00 PM

Big fan of Hiddink myself, if you can try and grab a copy of Guus Hiddink : Going Dutch, its a great wee book and covers his career up until he became manager of Australia I think.

Me too now that I know a bit about him. Thanks for the heads up I'll have a look on amazon.

KEZ_7

17 years ago

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1,875

16 Apr 2014 13:04:35

Yeah that's a great read if you get the chance

Nice name change

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

16 Apr 2014 15:04:49

I think I'll start doing this as a half-season updates unless anything major happens.

Dan

13 years ago

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16,964

16 Apr 2014 15:56:33

Unlucky mate, but more to the point, Norwich in Europe!?

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

16 Apr 2014 17:47:04

By DanW19 | On 16 April 2014 - 16:56 PM

Unlucky mate, but more to the point, Norwich in Europe!?

Cheers man, I know they were runner up of the FA Cup both 2015 and 16.

SR67

12 years ago

3 months ago

1,491

17 Apr 2014 12:57:05

Just noticed something, there is no maximum sub amount in the Russian league. Took me a while to notice due to an injury crisis.

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

17 Apr 2014 13:22:02

Clubs skint. Had to sell to buy, squads slightly better now but still have about £4m available. Doing push in the league, on the brink of the relegation spots after 10 games. Can I turn it around? Probably not.

The maximum 7 foreign players is becoming a pain. I'll need to add a few more Russian players in the next window.

Sheriff Skacel

10 years ago

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17 Apr 2014 14:00:21

Focusing on Russian players could be good for you. What I found when I signed players solely from my home nation (NATIONALISTIC MANAGEMENT HOMEBOY) was that I begun signing players I would never normally consider. Just made things a little bit different from the norm. So although the players may be of less quality, it makes you think about things differently, especially tactically.

I can remember at Ajax a few FMs back snapping up a tall Dutch striker every few seasons just to give me something different from the bench.

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

17 Apr 2014 14:21:15

By Sheriff Skacel | On 17 April 2014 - 15:00 PM

Focusing on Russian players could be good for you. What I found when I signed players solely from my home nation (NATIONALISTIC MANAGEMENT HOMEBOY) was that I begun signing players I would never normally consider. Just made things a little bit different from the norm. So although the players may be of less quality, it makes you think about things differently, especially tactically.

I can remember at Ajax a few FMs back snapping up a tall Dutch striker every few seasons just to give me something different from the bench.

I think its the only route I have left. What I've been doing isn't really working.

New strategy...
- 7 foreign players in the squad max, that way I can never go over.
Yann M'Villa, Chris Mavinga, Roman Eremenko, Felipe Caicedo and Thomas Drage are the only foreigners who are safe.

Mavinga - Good full back going forward and at the back with bags of pace.
M'Villa - The anchorman, his job will be basically. Not to fuck about.
Drage - The playmaker.
Eremenko - Stats are great, wages aren't too bad and been around for years. Keep.
Caicedo - All round powerhouse goal-machine.

This means I have room for two more and need to sell 8 players. A rebuild is coming.

The new game plan will be.

M'Villa wins the ball -> Passes to Drage -> Drage works his magic and finds Caicedo -> GOAL.

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

17 Apr 2014 14:59:30

Scouting for Russian's in Russia begins.

Sheriff Skacel

10 years ago

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17 Apr 2014 15:08:11

I'd personally knock all filters off bar the nationality one, especially since the scout only has 13 for judging potential. Two star CA players can still do a great job, same with three star PA players. Can't afford to be too picky when your pool of talent is already limited.

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

17 Apr 2014 15:16:27

By Sheriff Skacel | On 17 April 2014 - 16:08 PM

I'd personally knock all filters off bar the nationality one, especially since the scout only has 13 for judging potential. Two star CA players can still do a great job, same with three star PA players. Can't afford to be too picky when your pool of talent is already limited.

The rest of my scouts are doing, he's my best scout thats why I want him looking for 'better' players.

The Russian league is very strange I've found. Most of the home grown players outside the national team are pretty shite but still manage to do a job in the league. I need to adapt my expectations to what a good player looks like in this league.

Sheriff Skacel

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17 Apr 2014 15:31:10

Yeah I found that too when I played as CSKA for a bit on FM14, the quality of Russian player is low for the most part.

What helped me out a lot was manually scouting the Russian youth teams. These are the players who the Ast Man may say don't want to join, but when you scout them you see they have an interest in joining.

Foreigners wise I'd stick the scouting to Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and South America. The players can be brought in for cheap, are of a good quality and can grow into superstars. Sure you won't win the CL first season signing players from there, but the fees and wages will be so much lower than players from Central Europe and the UK. After a few years the players will be grow to be of a real CL standard and then you can make the European push, but they will be good enough for the league from the get-go.

SR67

12 years ago

3 months ago

1,491

17 Apr 2014 18:42:26

Things are turning around. Putting a few wins together and slowly climbing the table. Bad news is, most of my foreign players are complaining of being homesick.

Got a few Russian players arriving January 28th. Update will come then.

SR67

12 years ago

3 months ago

1,491

17 Apr 2014 19:07:12

Another thing to add. First time playing in regular sub zero temperature.

My problem was my tactic. Had them playing the ball along the ground trying to keep possession, went for high tempo basic football. Its looking better so far.

SR67

12 years ago

3 months ago

1,491

17 Apr 2014 19:46:11

As you can see things started out shit. But when we got going. WE GOT GOING. The only disappointment from the beginning of September was a last minute equaliser conceded against CSKA. We moved up four places and are now just 6 points off a Europa League spot.

I have big plans for the winter break. This should hopefully see us climb a few more spots. Even so the board won't be happy. I stupidly said we'd be challenging for the league this season.

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

17 Apr 2014 19:49:00

So with no matches I'll holiday a few weeks (well deserved I think) until the transfer window opens and post my signings.

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

17 Apr 2014 20:16:14

I spent about £7m bringing these guys in. Hopefully they are what we need for a strong finish to the season. I haven't been able to sell anyone immediately but did release Teko Modise.

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

17 Apr 2014 20:37:23

I thought I'd end tonight with a small summary of my career so far. So above is my match stats, not great but always room for improvement. I have a national reputation and have had since the beginning I think (started as professional footballer). I now speak English, Dutch and basic Turkish.

My total career earnings is £825k and I'm yet to win a single trophy or reward. I'd say my highlight so far was saving Birmingham from relegation and I've now signed Thomas Drage three times for a total of £11.8m.

Dan

13 years ago

6 months ago

16,964

18 Apr 2014 08:11:47

Good work mate, looks like hings clicked!

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

18 Apr 2014 08:20:02

By DanW19 | On 18 April 2014 - 09:11 AM

Good work mate, looks like hings clicked!

I hope so mate! I've got a bunch of easy friendliest lines up hopefully it gives a confidence boost going into the final 10 games.

SR67

12 years ago

3 months ago

1,491

22 Apr 2014 16:33:41

The mid-season break went well. I strengthened the squad and managed to get moral back up for the final 10 games of the season. I'm setting myself a target of 5 wins and 2 draws. I'm hoping qualifying for Europe will be enough to save my job!

SR67

12 years ago

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1,491

23 Apr 2014 08:04:58

Just got this message prior to the Kuban match coming up. We're undefeated in 8 games, how can they sack me? One more defeat and I'm gone.

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