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#263469 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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#263467 On a quest to be the best. [FM15]
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I have had a long enough break in football management and now the batteries have been 'recharged' and I'm raring to go in an attempt to finally conclude Scotland once and for all and with just League One needed, it shouldn't take me too long...or at least I hope not. The club are predicted to finish the season in second place, I'd presume behind St. Johnstone but I didn't check.
Only one player joined the club this summer as I wanted to keep the majority of the squad who suffered relegation from the Championship as I'd assume they'd be 'hungry' and looking for an instant return to the second tier - central defender Cammy McGowan joined on a season long loan from Premiership giants Rangers. The nine players who departed the club all left before I arrived and thus don't really care as I doubt they'd make much difference.
It was a short but mixed pre season campaign as we won fifty percent of our fixtures, both on the road as we beat feeder clubs East Kilbride Thistle four nil and Maryhill five two while we expectantly lost to both Premiership side Dundee and English Championship Hull City both at Ochilview Park but we didn't disgrace ourselves and that's what is important, well that and fitness.
#263460 Newcastle Thread
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#263297 Champions League 2014/15
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#263286 Champions League 2014/15
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#263225 On a quest to be the best. [FM15]
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Cheers for the comment Cymro, I'm determined to complete all the countries I've loaded before loading up more so that leaves Scotland, Switzerland and Germany still to complete.
After my resignation was "reluctantly" accepted by the Fredrikstad board I decided to take a break from football management until the end of the current season before looking for work once again and now I felt it was time for a return and it's a job that I'm hoping will see finally complete Scotland once and for all.
I have been appointed the new manager of East Stirlingshire after they parted company with their previous manager following relegation from the Championship, I've agreed a three year deal but I'm hoping it'll be done within a year but I know it isn't going to be easy.
This is just conformation that they've been relegated from the Championship along with Alloa Athletic as both clubs finished seven points behind Dumbarton while Partick Thistle won promotion to the Premiership as league winners while Highland duo Ross County and Inverness failed in the play-off's.
#263208 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
Shedender
At least you won the KFA Cup and Champions League although the latter wasn't important but still well done nonetheless.
#263188 On a quest to be the best. [FM15]
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It was a mental amount of money that's for sure and I couldn't really turn it down itchycoo, he was rated at four and a half stars. Cheers.
The second half of the season is upon us and the pressure remains intact as we're still competing in both domestic competitions and it's the two domestic competitions that the board want and I feel I need to deliver at least one of them, preferable the "big one" or risk getting the chop at the end of the season.
Norwegian Cup:
Success. We may have needed extra time in the final and right back Henrique's first goal of the season to win it, but I'm 'over the moon' to have chalked off the Norwegian Cup in what turned out to be a pretty even game against Viking. We beat fellow top tier teams KIL/Hemne and Rosenborg in the quarter finals and semi finals before winning the competition.
League - Premier Division:
Do you want some final day drama? The race for the Premier Division title went to the final day with SIX teams in with a shout of winning the league, yes that's how tight it was. We lost five times in the second period of the season but was a single goal win, against already relegated Sogndal enough for us to be crowned champions?
It was but my word it was very tight in the end as we finished only two points ahead of Haugesund who lost on the final day, as did KIL/Hemne but those results didn't make a difference as all we had to do was win our game and we'd be champions and that's what we done. Former employers Odd were relegated and that's a shame but the guy that took over them was a prat.
Breaking news:
I've been at the club for just under one year but after doing the double it made sense to tender my resignation immediately at Fredrikstad and now I'm taking a deserved break from football management . . . until a job that I really want becomes available but that might not be until the summer but that's grand.
#263146 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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#263145 premium yearly
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#263036 Succession Game
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#263035 Remember when...
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The Dugout has been quite dead for a while, I'm surprised it's still up and running.
#262957 On a quest to be the best. [FM15]
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The first part of the twenty fifty season has been concluded and it's been a mixed season to date but that's fine because no season can be perfect, it's quite impossible but we're still remain in promising positions in the two domestic competitions and I'd love to win both of them so I can get out of Norway but I know it'll be tough.
Europa League:
Yeah that's quite embarrassing because I thought PAOK were beatable but unfortunately our run in the Europa League ended in the first knockout round against the Greeks as we lost both legs. The first leg ended five two in a game that saw us surrender a two goal lead while we lost three two at home and crashed out eight four on aggregate.
Norwegian Cup:
But I'm pleased that we remain in the Norwegian Cup and will face fellow top flight side KIL/Hemne in the quarter finals and with home advantage, I expect to progress to the semis. In the previous three rounds we beat Fana, Tonsberg and Stabaek away from home and second tier side Bodo/Glimt at home.
League - Premier Division:
I'm a little frustrated that the league form has been inconsistent at times and we also got off to a dreadful start in the league, picking up only two points from a possible twelve - not ideal for the league favourites but we've recovered and only lost one more game. If we fail to win the league then the draws are going to cost us and we've drew six times thus far and won seven times including a four nil win at home to my former employers Odd.
We will head into the final fourteen league games lying in second place and seven points behind Viking and I've to remain confident that we can end up champions but know it's going to be difficult. We have bagged thirty five goals in our sixteen games and conceded twenty five times and more goals I hope will follow in the second half of the campaign.
#262916 The Lower League Thread
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#262891 Succession Game
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#262845 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Has anyone been having trouble with their Freeview lately? Since we had a power cut on Thursday, I have been unable to watch it and it's getting beyond a joke now, I've tried retuning it in a few times but to no avail.
#262795 On a quest to be the best. [FM15]
Shedender
I have officially arrived at Fredrikstad who ended up having a disappointing season last year, finishing down in fifth place and thus not qualifying for European competition (they still remain in Europe from the previous campaign, that make sense? Good) and they're favourites to win the league and also the Norwegian Cup so the pressure is on.
Due to the lack of Norwegian's on the books I needed to delve into the transfer market and sign some, six ended up arriving including three from the previous employers Odd as Andor Reinhardsen, Kim Andre Nordseth and Jorgen Zachariassen all joined while Bengt Olsen came from Gjovik-Lyn, Erik Revhol arrived from Korsvoll and Jan Age Blindheim joined from First Division side Valerenga.
The major departure this summer was Argentine centre back Guido Chivilo who joined French side Monaco for £30m while winger Jean-Claude N'Goma cost Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow for £8.5m while Andre Salomonsson, Ilias Karvounidis (loan), Chrisoph Wengerek and Santos also departed.
The clubs assistant manager ended up arranging a crazy fourteen pre season friendly games which I thought was mental but the majority of them was against "rubbish" opposition who we expected to beat and did, bar the game against Santa Claus. The side lost to both Dinamo Zagreb and Dinamo Moscow. The league season is going to be difficult but it's a trophy we are expected to win.
#262758 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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#262718 On a quest to be the best. [FM15]
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After avoiding relegation at Odd last season, which I considered the great escape as I thought we were destined for the drop due to inconsistency, as soon as a certain job vacancy became available I decided that my time at Odd was coming to an end at the end of the league season providing I was offered the job, which in the end I was.
I'm pleased to announce that after a much anciapated wait, I have officially been named as the new manager of Fredrikstad, penning a three-year deal at Fredrikstad Stadium but I'm hoping that we'll only need the one year to win the two remaining trophies in Norway before I can officially leave but we'll see.
Before the 2049 season officially concluded, I had to deal with two Europa League group games.
Europa League:
When I took charge the team had two Europa League games remaining and we managed to win them both as we beat Middlesbrough two one at home before easing to a three goal to nil win away to a Young Boys side who sacked their manager afterwards.
And we will be remaining in the Europa League next season after qualifying as group winners which surprised me as we had a goal difference of +1 as Middlesbrough finished runners-up, we'll play PAOK in the first knock-out round and that's a winnable tie for sure.
#262660 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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#262658 On a quest to be the best. [FM15]
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This season has been a struggle and perhaps that's been expected but now we head into the final fourteen league games with no cup distractions (but I think everyone else near the bottom have cup games, I'm not sure), I'm not confident we will survive this season but we'll certainly fight till the very end and then, well, who knows what'll happen,
League - Premier Division:
Just four wins came in the final fourteen league games as we had a dreadful second half to the season in which we still failed to find consistency and also failed to keep a single clean sheet which was slightly annoying. The team also drew four times before losing the other six games - our four wins came against Sarpsborg, Molde, Stabaek and Kristiansund.
And now the question is, did we end up surviving against all the odds?
Yes we did, an unbelievable achievement for a team who I thought were destined for the drop as we just failed to find form in the second period but somehow we ended the season in twelfth place, a remarkable achievement and thanks to both Lillestrom and Molde failing to win on the final day while we lost five two away to Fredrikstad.
#262511 On a quest to be the best. [FM15]
Shedender
Following a successful pre season on the pitch it was time for the league season to begin and I was under no illusions that this was going to be a tough season for the club and with the club predicted to finish twelfth, I believe that's achievable but it's also going to be tough.
Norwegian Cup:
Our chances in the Norwegian Cup ended in the fourth round following an extra time defeat at home to Rosenborg which I was gutted about - in the previous three rounds we beat Notodden, Tynset and Lyn all away from home before the exit, we'll win this competition one season or so I hope.
League - Premier Division:
Wow, as expected this has been a tough season for the club so far as we've only recorded four wins from our opening sixteen games and drew five games as well. The team got off to a horrible start, conceding eighteen goals in the opening four games, picking up one point but we've somewhat recovered and I'm hoping we can have a better second half and push away from the danger zone.
I'm hoping that single goal win away to KIL/Hemne can be the turning point . . .
Anyone confident we can win the league as we're only eleven points behind the leaders Korsvoll? Ha. It's been a tough return (as expected I suppose) to the top flight of Norwegian football but I'm just pleased we find ourselves out of the relegation/play-off spots but it's tight as I'm only five points ahead of bottom club Kristiansund who did beat us four one a few weeks ago. I should be confident but I'm not that we'll survive this season.
#262504 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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He'll be given the job on a permanent basis, unfortunately.
#262456 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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And to make matters worse, he'll still get the job full time.
#262412 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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#262247 Succession Game
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#262237 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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#262236 Succession Game
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#262222 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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#262147 On a quest to be the best. [FM15]
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Okay Dan, thanks for the trio of questions and I'm going to write them down in order:
1) It has to be the over five year spell at Vasas, it was the first time I had managed in Hungary since last years game when I just couldn't get 'started' and ultimately lost my job at Honved but yeah, I really enjoyed my spell at Vasas and if this career wasn't about just winning trophies then I'd probably still be there.
2) Who is the best player currently in the world? It's (apparently) Alassane Diedhiou who has spent his entire playing career at Italian side Inter Milan but he's surprisingly not won a league title, time is running out . . .
3) That's a tough one, er, I'm going to say Germany mainly because I've unfinished business after my 'disgraceful' sacking from Paderborn.
Following our league success last season in the First Division, we're back in the top flight after a four year absence and I don't know what to expect this season as I'm unsure on what the boards expectations are going to be but I just hope they aren't too unrealistic as it's going to be a tough campaign ahead regardless for Odd.
With the seasonal expectations announced for the forthcoming season, the clubs board expect a minimum mid-table finish and because their only sixteen teams in the league (or so I believe) then a mid-table finish is achievable and we've received a transfer budget of one point four million and whether that'll be spent remains to be seen.
I'm delighted to announce that I have penned a two year contract extension in the close season that'll now see my contract expire at the end of December in the year twenty fifty one and I'd love to see that contract out with hopefully Norway completed but it isn't going to be an easy task, I still had over one year left on my current deal but I wanted to commit. I'm sixty one years old (in the game, not real life, ha) and I'm still going strong.
I managed to bring in five players this summer, with only Trond Kirkaas being the only non-permanent signing as he joined on a season loan from Stabaek. Rasmus Henriksen and Adrian Stoicescu are two fantastic players who both agreed pre-contracts before signing while Nikolai Andreassen should be nothing more than a back-up left winger while our last signing was another left winger as English man Jack Rochester joined on a free and will be first choice.
And he'll be first choice because Junior Okoronkwo has departed to join fellow top flight side Rosenborg for four million pound and I felt 'powerless' as he wanted to leave the club and couldn't risk team morale suffering, Mateo Preciado was our other cash sale as he cost Gefle half a million pound while Oystein Werven was released and both Sami Agrebi and Bjornar Berge agreed pre-contracts at both Libourne and Sandnes respectively.
It turned out to be a busy but successful pre season friendly campaign as we ended up playing nine games and winning seven of those - losing to Baltika and drawing (despite dominating) with BATE but most of the opposition weren't the strongest and the league campaign is going to be a lot tougher.