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#127282 Please Close
SR67
A great pre-season for us, it gave me the chance to mess around with tactics and rotate the squad.
#127281 Please Close
SR67
I brought in four players however Souttar - dubbed the next Colin Hendry - went back to Dundee Utd on loan. Zivkovic and Gauld will play for the u21's this season mostly and might get a debut in the second half of the season. Townsend was one I brought in for the first team to offer some competition for Mirallas.
This complies with the boards policy of singing young players. I had a total of £14m to spend along with £190k p/w free for wages after a few a sales.
#127280 Please Close
SR67
1st season: Play the tactic most suited to the current team and qualify for the Europa League. Bring in a few decent youngsters that will feature in the first team by season three.
2nd season: Maintain a Europa League spot, hopefully lift some silverwear and start implementing my 'goal' tactic.
3rd season: Qualify for the Champions League and have my squad set up.
#127279 Please Close
SR67
This game will be all about implementing my philosophy to the club. It will probably take a few seasons to get the team and tactics I want set up but here it is:
#127077 Liverpool
SR67
#126988 Please close - game corrupt
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#126987 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
A great start to the season qualifying for the Champions League Group Stage. We coasted through the qualifiers, the only bad news was Joe Ledley being ruled out for 3 months. A good start to the league too winning all of our opening games including an Old Firm match.
#126983 Please Close
SR67
I'll have to start again. I'll just delete these posts to save opening another thread.
#126817 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
A pretty poor pre-season if I'm honest. Should have won every game but it was all about getting the players fitness up and blending in the new blood anyway. The finals sales of the window were also made.
Scott Fox: Was a disaster the cup games he played in last year, I already brought in a replacement on a free and doubled my money for Fox.
Emilio Izaguirre: This was a tough one after he'd been at the club so long but Joe Chalmers was slowly becoming my first choice and I didn't feel Izaguirre justified his wage anymore.
I think this might me my last singing of the window. Houghton was released by Chelsea and I managed to snap him up for just £2k p/w, should provide decent cover if I can develop him well.
My total spending is £2.61m for the season compared to bringing in just under £30m. I have the money for a big signing, but I'm not sure I need one.
#126806 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
I'm usually against loaning out players, but this one done Rogic the world of good. I only wish I had a screenshot of him before I sent him out. And with my new formations using an attacking midfielder he will get a lot of game time this season.
#126801 The Career Of Fola
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#126798 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
The first of my two latest signings was Hahn, a great free transfer and better competition for Fraser Forster as Scott Fox had a nightmare last season.
Soutar - dubbed the next Colin Hendry - was the third Dundee United to join this season. Another one with great potential, going to try and blend him into the squad and give him at least 10 games this season.
Although I brought in a fair few players only two are first team players, sticking to my rules. This means I can look for one more first team player if I wish.
#126785 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
Charlie - Cheers mate, they should definitely give SPL full backs a tough time.
Sam - Cheers mate hope you keep following.
[color=black]I tied down James Forrest (£20k p/w), Fraser Forster (£30k p/w) and Tony Watt (£7k p/w) on new contracts until 2018. I decided to let a few players go and take the total money in to £26.77m for the season.
Lewis Kidd: Decided to go to Aberdeen after I failed to send him out on loan and wouldn't sign a new deal. I would have liked to keep him but it wasn't to be.
Efe Ambrose: I rejected a £3m bid and he asked to leave, so I managed to negotiate a bid up to £5.25m. A profit of nearly £4.5m for a player in the last year of his deal.
Nir Biton: After spending 9 months of last season out injured I couldn't turn down a £10m bid for a player who joined two years ago for £700k and 20% of the sale fee.
Derk Boerrigter: Didn't live up to early expectations and was one of the highest paid players at the club on £24k p/w before bonuses. And with Gary Mackay-Steven and Ryan Gauld coming in he fell down the pecking order.
Underused used at Ajax striker and left to leave on a bowman Sigborsson he looks like a decent replacement for Amido Balde who's off to Russia.
#126771 Please Close
SR67
So a pretty good month if you take who we faced into account. A 92nd minute penalty gave Chelsea the full three points, another late goal conceded against Man City. This time the 94th from a corner, will need to work on defending set pieces.
A tough draw for the Capital One Cup puts us up against Arsenal at the Emirates.
Not the best starts in the league but we've got a few tough fixtures out the way and put in good performances in both.
#126597 The Career of....Me
SR67
#126596 Ross County Succession Game [FM14]
SR67
#126595 The Career Of Fola
SR67
#126592 Shedender's Journeyman Career
SR67
#126121 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
Amido Balde: In the last year of his contract and wanted me to double his wages, not going to happen. I offered him out to a few clubs a Zenit offered the most. Sporting Lisbon had a 30% sell on clause meaning the got £2.2m of the transfer meaning we made £3.4 million profit.
Stuart Kettlewell: Done his bit when I needed some back up but when Hearts offered £100k, five time what I payed I couldn't turn it down. Also means that a space has opened up for a younger players.
I brought in one more youngster. Johnstone was touted as the next Jinky thats something I couldn't turn down for £100k.
#126116 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
Great new for Scottish football, an extra Champions League spot and better Europa League berths. Hopefully now some of them can make the group stages. The Scottish Premiership has also moved up to 17th in the European Competition Rankings with Celtic moving up 13 places to 25th in the Club Rankings.
#126108 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
This is the list of first team players who's contracts are up at the end of the season. I'm now left with the task of deciding who to offer an extension, who to try and sell and who to let run down.
#126105 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
Makay-Steven is the perfect replacement for Commons, he has the pace, flair and acceleration to fit perfect to my new way of playing (I'll post about this later). I snipped him up for £1.5m, less than I would have paid. So in my eyes, bargain. At £12k p/w he is also on a lower wage than Commons.
Everyone knows about this young lad know. Broke on to the scene last season and has shown glimpses of greatness. I just hope he develops into the great player he can be. He's on a pretty penny for a 19 year old but I snapped him up for just £600k in the last year of his contract so I was happy to give him a bit more.
#126099 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
These are the senior players who's contracts expired at the end of the season. I'd like to talk though why I let them go depute good performances last season...
Oguchi Onyewu: The big centre half had two good seasons for us and made over 50 appearances but I already have four capable centre backs and will look to bring a youngster into the squad.
Kris Commons: With 22 goals and 25 assists in two years you may be thinking why? He had got far too slow for the style of football I was playing towards the end of the season. I also have a replacement ready to join the club when the window opens.
Paul McGowan: A year and a half after signing for effectively £25k p/w he didn't want to sign a new deal due to lack of game time. He was always going to be a bit part player.
Leo Fasan: Failed to make a first team appearance.
#126096 Please close - game corrupt
SR67
A good run of results was dampened by a 4-0 loss at Tynecastle. I had rested most of the team for the Ajax fixture and payed for it. Elsewhere in the league it was straight wins followed by a victory in the Scottish Cup Final. I'm really happy with the amount of clean sheets we kept.
It was disappointing to go out in the Semi-Final of the Europa League for the second time running. Ajax then went on to lose the Final to Bordeaux 1-0.
It was great to hit the 100 point mark and only lost two games, next season my goal will be to go undefeated the full season. A 33 point lead at the top is a great position to finish the season and 49 better of on goal difference to the runners up.
It was a no brainer who was going down this year, though I was surprised that Morton beat St Johnstone in the play-off to stay in the top division. Rangers won the automatic promotion spot form the Scottish Championship.
Again the squad was excellent. Starting from the back Fraser Forster kept 26 clean sheets (4 more than last season) and conceded 10 less. Adam Matthews was a revelation this season creating 31 goals compared to 18 last year. Rotating between the five of them the centre backs were so good that I couldn't choose a main pair. In the middle of the park was the same everyone pitched in. The wingers were great getting in on both the goals and assist action. Up front I was spoiled for choice Alfred Finbogasson hit 31 in his debut season, Amido Balde managed to score over 25 in the second consecutive season. Rotating between Stevie May and Tony Watt from the bench seen May hit a goal every 90 mins and Watt just under that mark.
#126053 Dan's Dafuge Challenge - A Weymouth FC Tale!
SR67
Why the change from the 'Cobra' style tactic? Really want to try one like that but both Celtic and Everton are pretty reliant on wingers and full backs.
#126052 Shedender's Journeyman Career
SR67
#126051 The Midlands Man
SR67
#126050 Canada
SR67
#126048 The Rise of a Fallen Giant - A Leeds United Story
SR67
Well done on staying up!
#126028 Please Close
SR67
I finally got my man on the 31st of August, there was competition from a few foreign teams but I think the lure of the Premiership was too much. He had a good trial showing his ability to pass a ball and put in a tackle.