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#300921 FA Cup 2015/16
Shedender
#300788 Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside
Shedender
Cheers for the comment once again apass93, I did tell the players in pre season that I'm targeting another top half finish and thus far they're doing exactly that - it needs to be maintained in the second part of the campaign again.
Bangor - End of season round-up 2020/21
Another season in the Irish League has come and went and the sixth season has been concluded and yet again it ended up being a tremendous season at Bangor Fuels Arena as, at the moment, we were exceeding expectations for the second season running and it was important that was maintained as I told the players in pre season we'll finish in the top half. Could we end up winning a domestic trophy for the first time in a few years? Probably not but I'll be giving the Irish Cup a vailiant shot as it's the one competition we remain in.
Irish Cup:
It would be a quarter final exit from this seasons Irish Cup which I'm a little annoyed about as we finished runners-up just last season but Crusaders ended our progression in this years competition after a replay - the first game ended 2-2 - in the previous two rounds we beat amateur league side Kilmore Rec and Championship One's Armagh City both away from home before the Crues eliminated us.
League - Premiership:
The second part of the Premiership campaign wasn't too bad despite ending the season with back-to-back away defeats against Glenavon and Coleraine. We began the new year with three wins on the bounce as Lurgan Celtic, Cliftonville and Carrick Rangers were beaten - our best performance in the second half of the 2020/21 season saw us beat relegation threatened Glentoran 5-0 at The Oval as we didn't let them have a single shot on target.
What a tremendous season for Bangor Football Club! Not only did we once again exceed expectatitions (predicted to finish bottom) but we ended the season in fourth place and in return we qualified for Europe next season and we'll play in the Europa League and I'm stocked as I continue to progress rapidly in this career. Glentoran ended up being relegated and they sacked Ally McCoist following the drop. Linfield won the league, finishing six points ahead of Crusaders.
Other News:
I've signed a new one year contract extension at Bangor Fuels Arena that'll see my contract finish at the end of June 2022, I only had three months remaining on my current deal so I found it 'important' to agree terms as soon as possible as I'd love to remain at this club for many more years and I'd love to finally get to manage in Europe, with no coaching badges still, 'mon.
#300782 The Big English Shakeup
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#300715 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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#300709 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shedender
Glad the linesman flagged, even if it was the incorrect decision.
#300703 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Really hope Newcastle can hold on for maximum points.
#300672 The Return of the Dons
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#300537 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Jose needs to change the record ffs.
#300526 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Bournemouth lead 1-0.
#300520 The Big English Shakeup
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#300505 Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside
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Such an important comment, you had to post it twice Dan? Ha. Last season was a tremendous season on our return to the Premiership and it's important the side can build on that, I'm delighted with the signings lad, especially the trio that arrived from Newry.
Bangor - Mid season round-up 2020/21
Another season has arrived, this'll be my sixth season at this football club and it's been an enjoyable ride thus far and long may that continue. Last season despite being predicted to finish bottom, we secured a top six finish and this season the club are once again predicted to finish bottom and again I'm confident in our abilities to finish in the top six for the second season running.
County Antrim Shield:
Once again we have been eliminated in the Co. Antrim Shield at the quarter finals stage as the frustration continues in this competition and it's one I feel we'll never win. We had beaten Championship Two side and fierce rivals Ards by a single goal in the first round thanks to Louis Rooney's 37th minute strike before exiting the competition in the next round (quarter finals) losing on penalties at home to Glentoran.
League Cup:
And it was also a quarter final exit in the League Cup this season as Cliftonville beat us by five goals to one at Bangor Fuels Arena, Championship One duo Knockbreda and Dungannon Swifts were beaten in the previous two rounds, keeping clean sheets in both before defeat in the quarters.
League - Premiership:
For the second season running, we have had a tremendous first part of the league season as we've won eleven of our opening twenty three games and bar the five goal defeat at home to Linfield, we haven't really been outplayed this season as the new signings gelled quickly. The year ended with an undeserved single goal victory over struggling Ballymena at Ballymena Showgrounds.
The club will begin the new year up in fifth place and yet again that's something I could have only dreamt about in pre season even though, in my opinion, we've a better squad than our predicted league finish would state. Glentoran have had a dismal first part of the season, winning none of their opening twenty three games and look doomed. They've picked up just five points from a possible sixty nine.
#300493 Purchasing FM 2016.
Shedender
Nah, it's £34.99 from Steam..
#300444 Purchasing FM 2016.
Shedender
There is but if you order it through Steam then you'll get a code sent to you, usually automatically.
#300436 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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#300412 Metropolitan Man Challenge - Aussie Style
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and Celtic- you can take 'credit' from that European victory at Dortmund as proof that you can beat the 'big boys' in Europe. .It's a shame you didn't get given a transfer kitty in pre season so you had to rely on loanee's and freebies but that's usually the best way to manage - or at least, I'm used to that.
KIU.
#300405 I will win every league
Shedender
Dude, chill.
#300403 The Big English Shakeup
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#300213 Best thing you have done on fm besides winning leagues and cups
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We had an immense squad and I miss that save dearly.
#300206 The Big English Shakeup
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#300155 Forum
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The first Championship Manager/Football Manager site I decided to register too back in the day, it's an absolute travesty it's always dead nowadays and would be better just getting shut down.
#300153 No Susie On Tour this year?
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#300094 Capital One Cup 2015/16
Shedender
No! You will bloody keep it in single figures, thanks.
I didn't actually think he got a touch, thought Origi just moved out of the way.
#300093 Forum
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We're probably not the only forum (Football Manager related or not) that's pretty much dead due to the influx of social media, I used to be on another forum that had nothing to do with Football Manager which ended up getting closed due to lack of activity.
It's not just social media, people move on with their lives unfortunately. People have families, people end up having full time jobs with awkward shifts that they can't 'dedicate' time to the forum anymore.
#300025 Capital One Cup 2015/16
Shedender
Please keep it in single figures on Sunday, please!
#299934 Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside
Shedender
Bangor - Pre season round-up 2020/21
I'm about to begin my sixth season at Bangor Football Club and it's continues to be an enjoyable ride to date. Last season, following our promotion from Championship One, we overachieved, finishing sixth in the top flight and also being runners-up in the Irish Cup. This season however, I expect it to be more tough as teams will 'know' the style I play so it's perhaps time to change it up a little bit but we'll see.
I raided non-league Nerwy City for three of their star players as Louis Rooney, Michael Newberry and Josh Stachini had all agreed pre-contracts at Bangor Fuels Arena and I'm delighted to have the trio on board for the forthcoming season, and beyond.
Conor Mitchell agreed to join the club on the first day of the transfer window as he also agreed a pre-contract with the club after his previous club, Harland & Wolff Welders were relegated back to Championship One while Eoghan McCawl and Josh Cahoon also joined the club from Knockbreda and 'unattached' respectively.
Just two players would end up leaving the club this summer. Experienced centre back Dean Youle left after his contract had expired and he was barely getting game time while Jordan Lucas decided to head to Killyleagh Y.C. on a free.
And on the field I couldn't fault how our preperations went as we won five out of the eight games that had been arranged by the clubs assistant manager and also myself. We had beaten Nortel, Bangor Rangers, Bangor Amateurs, Ards Rangers and Newry City while we drew at home to both Killyleagh and Holywood and lost at home to Annan.
Once again we're predicted to finish rock bottom and I believe this will be a tough season ahead.
#299874 Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside
Shedender
That's exactly it apass93, at least I'm not lying down near the bottom and already in a relegation battle - or worse, cut adrift at the bottom.
Bangor - End of season round-up 2019//20
It's been a fantastic start to the Premiership season as we lying up in sixth place, eighteen points clear of the basement club Dungannon. The football club only remain in one cup competition this season - Irish Cup while I'm confident we can survive in the top flight this season but it won't be easy that's for sure.
Irish Cup:
We have had a tremendous run in this seasons Irish Cup, losing to Linfield in the final, we were only expected to reach the fifth round but instead we ended up being runners-up. On route to the final we beat Loughgall, Annagh United, Newry City and Glentoran before being losing finalists.
League - Premiership:
The second half of the campaign proved to be tough as we simply couldn't stop drawing games, seven out of the last fourteen Premiership encounters - we failed to win a single game at Bangor Fuels Arena in the second part of the season and we won just three games and those games were away to Welders, away to Glenavon and away to Carrick. The league season ended with a horrible eight one defeat away to Linfield.
And despite a horrible second part of the season in which we won just three games we somehow managed to finish in the top half despite finishing seven points behind seventh placed Portadown. With our success this season, I just hope the board don't put make next seasons expectations unrealistic.
Other News:
As per the norm, I have signed a one year contract extension at Bangor Fuels Arena and I'm always going to be delighted to agree deals at this wonderful football club. I've been here for (currently) five years and I'd love to make it ten and then more so.
#299472 World cup moved!!
Shedender
#299420 Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside
Shedender
Cheers apass93, this is going to probably be a tough season but I just hope we can survive.
Bangor - Mid season round-up 2019/20
We are here! Last season the club gained promotion to the Premiership and the 'promise land' of Irish League Football but with a pretty horrible pre season behind us, I really don't know how well we're going to perform this campaign. We are predicted to finish bottom, I'd be delighted with a tenth place finish. This is a 38 game season so the players will need to get used to playing eleven more league games.
County Antrim Shield:
Once again the quarter final stage would be where our Co. Antrim Shield hopes would end as Crusaders defeated us three two at Seaview in a frustrating game as we had led the contest twice - Brantwood were beaten 2-0 at Bangor Fuels Arena in the first round.
League Cup:
Defeat to Championship Two side Banbridge Town at Crystal Park would see the run in the League Cup come to an end as they upset us - in our defence, we didn't have a 'proper' goalkeeper as both were injured - Dungannon were disposed off in the second round, three goals to nil at Stangmore before our third round exit.
League - Premiership:
Despite a fantastic start to the league season in which we won three of our opening five fixtures, it's been a mixed start as that was followed by five straight league defeats and then two draws before the side returned to winning ways, winning at then league leaders Glentoran. The year has ended with four wins and a draw from our last six games including an undeserved single goal win at Ballymena,
But, amazingly, we'll be heading into the new year with the club lying up in sixth place and I'm absolutely delighted as we're eighteen points ahead of our predicted finish of twelfth. We've won ten, drew seven and lost seven of our twenty four league games....so far. I'm hoping this remarkable season can continue and we can survive the dreaded drop.
#299288 The United Kingdom City Traveler
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I'm pretty sure you forgot to add an extra 0 at the end of 10, right?
#299247 Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside
Shedender
Bangor - Pre season round-up 2019/20
Promotion to the Premiership was signed sealed and delivered in what was a tremendous league season for the football club but now I'm under no illusions that the tough work truly begins now as it's important we survive in the Premiership or, even though we're predicted to finish bottom, I could end up getting the chop.
And six players ended up arriving in the summer as I look to avoid an immediate return to Championship One and I'm pleased with the captures as I expect at least four of them to be regulars for the club this season.
Four players arrived at Bangor Fuels Arena having agreed pre contracts following our promotion - a long term target, Conor Anderson arrived from Championship Two club Institute while Matthew Buchanan joined from Limavady United. Another long term target following his release from Crusaders a few seasons ago, Jordan Forsythe returns to the club from Armagh and he previously had a spell at Brantwood. Other signings saw Dan Rooney come from Knockbreda, Chris Gallagher made the switch from Warrenpoint and late in the transfer window, Steven Geoghegan arrived from Annagh United.
It was time to say goodbye to two players this summer as Aidan Watson departed for Ballymoney United who I believe our non-league still, at the age of thirty-two, he wasn't a regular last season and I doubt he would've got much game time this season and Adam Wallace was released on a free after again, I couldn't guarantee him first team football this season.
For the first time in this career, we have ended up having a pretty dreadful pre season as the side lost three of the seven arranged friendlies and those defeats came at Nortel, as expected Motherwell and surprisingly at home to Holywood. Bangor Swifts, Tullycarnet and Limavady United were beaten while the other friendly encounter ended in a scoreless draw at Distillery.