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#116925 Please delete
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Competitions
A good year for the club. We won the treble and had a fantastic run in Europe. We beat the likes of Tottenham, Swansea, Lyon, Juventus and AC Milan. This sets the bar for next season very high. I would like to expect at least a domestic double and a crack at the last 16 of the Champions League.
Key Players
Charlie Mulgrew was the stand out player, despite being massively underrated by our coaching staff, he was my rock at the back. If it wasn't for him there would have been a hell of a lot more conceded. He every pitched in with a few goals and assists from set pieces.
My most consistent performers has to be the wingers. Every one of them had a great season making team selection very tough. Especially when I had to drop the attacking midfielder to defensive midfield to try solve my defensive crisis.
Most Improved Player
The big mans stats have improved over the year, his shot stopping abilities are up there with the best in Europe and his ariel ability is slowly improving. It will be key for me to tie him down long term.
Tactics
I ended up settling with this towards the end of the season. One with more of an attacking threat and on that slows the game down and try to control it. Some matches I'd push up one of the centre midfielders and use them as a trequartista or use Sammy as a wide target man.
Transfers
I feel I done a lot of good business during the transfer windows. Firstly bringing in wonder kid Richario Zivkovic who score 10 goals and 5 assists in 22 games mostly from the bench. For a 17 year old that is excellent. The two free transfers turned out to be excellent signing with both regular faces in the starting line up.
Then we get to January and in comes Keith Watson for £300k to replace Mikael Lustig on the bench £3.6m profit and £13k saving in wages. Mo Bangura was back at the club for a week before he was shipped out. Already had to many strikers. Lucas Andersen came in on loan with very little wages and Tsepo Masilela for pennies after an injury to Emilio Izaguirre and gave him a run for his money.
#116911 Please delete
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I was gutted to lose in the Semi-Final. After such a great run, one match effectively ended it. However I achieved well past my goal for the season. Fiorentina went on to lift the trophy beating Spurs in the final. While Man Utd beat Chelsea on penalties to claim the Champions League.
In the league results weren't too important, I was focused on the treble, but it was good to finally cut down the amount of goals conceded. We went on to win the Scottish Cup with ease and complete the first treble in over a decade.
On the transfer front I extended Lucas Anderson's loan until the end of next season and agreed a pre-contract with Liverpool and Scotland u21 keeper Ryan Fulton.
A comfortable win. I would have liked to hit 90 points but all in all I can't complain. Somehow Hearts managed to escape relegation while Hibs beat Dundee in the play-off to stay up. Raith Rovers won promotion to take the place of Partick Thistle next season.
#116904 Please delete
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Cheers, the league was the easy part haha!
#116870 Please delete
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After again more tactical changes it seems to be getting better. We managed four clean sheets compared to just one last month. In the league we managed a fantastic comeback at Tannadice from 2-0 down to claim the SPL Trophy. We then went on to score 5 two games in a row. I then noticed that my clean sheets from the Rubin Kazan matches I took the instruction to push the back line up and another two clean sheets.
We face a tough challenge to reach the final trailing 4-1 from the first leg. However we do have a very important away goal that could be vital. In the Scottish Cup, up next is a trip to Hampden to face Ross County.
Its that time of the season when the league is won and fixture congestion is becoming a problem I handed young Liam Henderson his first team debut against St. Johnstone in the nil-nil draw.
With the league wrapped up after the first game of the month I could afford to mix things up a bit and try to solve my leaky goal. Now 23 points clear it's down to Aberdeen and Dundee Utd to fight it out for second place. At the other end of the table Hearts actually have a chance of avoiding the drop.
#116854 Please delete
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Thanks George.
Cheers Dan, yeah the semi would be a tough tie!
#116598 Please delete
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The goals are still leaking in. This bug is getting ridiculous. Fraser Forster is even improving as a player, but still rarely any clean sheets. I think my last hope is to try 3 at the back with wing backs.
Anyway. Some good results despite and a League Cup win. The league matches were a bit shaky this month with a loss and draw. Also a draw to Championship side Morton wasn't too pretty, coming from 3-1 down. However we got a good result at home against Swansea beating them in extra time to progress.
We are not 14 points ahead with a game on hand after a poor month. Not much changed other than Ross County slipping a few places. As you can see from the table 30 conceded in 31 games is terrible.
We got a tough draw this round but if we make it to the next its a trip to North London to face Arsenal or Tottenham.
The youth coaching has been improved along with the scouting team.The intake was poor this year, nobody worth mentioning, hopefully it is better next year.
#116573 The English Rangers...A Berwick Rangers Story
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#116569 Ross County Succession Game [FM14]
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ps hows the finances looking?
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Cheers Dan. I think I overestimated them in the first leg by playing my counter tactic, should have maybe went for the control and grinder out a draw. Big win at Parkhead was enough though.
Now that I've got the hang of the tactics I can see a good run of wins coming up. The title should be home in no time.
#116530 Please delete
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Another good month for us. My tactical tweaks have definitely effected our performance. The classic 4-4-2 bombed against Aberdeen and Hearts, hence the reason I got rid of it. Some high scoring league games, that I'm trying to tighten up at the back because of.
In the League Cup we reached the Final to play St Mirren at Hampden and we beat Rangers in the first Old Firm Derby since their liquidation. Lyon put up a fight with a 2-0 win in France, but a great home win was enough to see us through on aggregate. Next up is a trip to Wales to face high flying Swansea who are 8th in the Premier League and beat Spartak Moskow in the last 32.
I have made another slight tweak to my tactics. For my attacking set-up I've ditched the high tempo and went for work the ball into the box to try and reduce the amount of shots from outside the box. Also I now have my wing backs standing off opponents and playing more direct.
We still sit 17 points clear and the top of the table looks largely the same. While theres been a lot of changes at the bottom proving what I said about nobody being safe. My money is on both of the Edinburgh clubs going down, would make it interesting them in the Championship with Rangers.
The national team drew a good group for Euro 2016. If we can get a result against England and Denmark at home I don't see why we shouldn't qualify. In Gordo we trust.
#116261 Please delete
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Cheers mate. The results are good mate, just frustrating not being able to keep a clean sheet!
#116151 Please delete
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Attacking: Shorter passing, retain possession, look for overlap, push up higher, higher tempo and hassle opponents.
Control: Shorter passing, retain possession, hassle opponents, drop deeper and lower tempo
Counter: Lower tempo, more direct passing, look for overlap and drop deeper.
That is the first team coaching staff set up. Now on to the youth and reserve set up over the next month or two.
#116103 Please delete
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My second signing of the window and one of Ajax's hottest prospects. I tried to sign him permanently but they wanted £12m for him, the plan is to bid again at the end of the season or make him a fan of the club and get him when his contract expires.
A few players left the club. Mo Bangura and Mikel Lustig both went to AZ for a combined fee of £5.4m and a few youngsters left on loan.
A good run of high scoring wins interrupted by a tactical blunder. I tried out my classic 4-4-2 and it completely backfired. I'm putting the lack of clean sheets down to the massive changes in the style of play. Hopefully the Hibs game is a sign of good things to come.
We've stretched the lead at the top to 17 points, and again there is a different team in second place. The league is very tight this year (excluding us). Anyone in the top half could finish second and anyone in the bottom half could be relegated. The league split should be interesting.
I lost my faith in Joe Chalmers and had to sign someone to challenge Emilio Izaguirre, with his contract expiring I was able to get him for just £100k. Bargain.
#116093 Please delete
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The beginning of January I set out to improve the clubs scouting knowledge and signed two more scouts. 15% is still pretty poor though, I'm going to take over the scouting from John Park. Hopefully during the summer I can bring in some North/South American and Eastern European scouts.
The backroom staff will get a makeover over the next month or two.
I arranged the deal for Keith Watson the last week of December. Costing £300k and £100k add ons depending on appearances to replace Mikel Lustig, who I will try and move on.
Lustig is a good right back but I want to focus on developing Adam Matthews and his £16k wages were too much for a rotation player.
#116058 Please delete
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This will be my main tactic, used against most SPL clubs and European games at Celtic Park. I'll look to dominate possession and press the opposition, play most of the match in their half.
This will be used mostly in Europe against tougher opponents or when I'm a few goals up and looking to keep a clean sheet. Basically sit back and exploit the space behind the opponents pressing defence.
No nonsense does what it says on the tin football. Used more in the Cup against lower league teams or struggling SPL sides playing the same formation.
As a side note. I've been given an extra £2.3m for transfers to work with my £500k wage budget. My main target is still a natural goalscorer or a goalkeeper.
#116057 Please delete
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Thanks Dan. Yeah the leagues looking pretty easy. Started to panic a little on the winless run as moral was dropping but thankfully we managed to get out of it. The EL will give us the chance of a decent run, whereas the CL we'd be out in the next round probably.
#116005 Please delete
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Some good news before the gloom. We drew Rangers in the Scottish Cup and ever better its at Celtic Park. They are currently coasting through the First Division and look set for promotion.
The first item of bad news. Summer signing Franco Zuculini has expressed that he is homesick, despite a good start to his career. He's been given leave to return to Argentina to clear his head.
The second item of bad news. After three straight defeats we only managed to claim a Europa League spot. This isn't too disappointing however considering the group and that was my goal for the season.
This is how the draw looks. Its not easy, but it could have been tougher. Hopefully some good home wins will see us progress.
And the last. We suffered our first league defeat. I played a weaker side to prepare for the PSG match which we ultimately lost. It sparked a run of four games without a win. Back-to-back wins at the end of the month will hopeful be the start of a good run for the new year.
We now sit 11 points clear, now to Dundee Utd. Both of the Edinburgh clubs look set for the drop unless they can turn it around.
#115941 Ross County Succession Game [FM14]
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#115883 Please delete
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Three wins from as many games in the league to take us 13 points clear of second place St. Johnstone.
Although it hasn't been the best of results in the Champions League we are still in second place and in with a shout. On level points with PSG means we only need a draw to go through as it impossible for Juventus to qualify. We done well to come back from 2-0 down at half time and claim a point against Juve.
I tied Anthony Stokes and Kris Commons down on new contracts, next month I'll look at extending some of the younger players deals.
#115870 Ross County Succession Game [FM14]
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#115843 Please delete
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Aye he's doing a decent job at St Johnstone. Probably loan him out for a year, hopefully in the SPFL or English Championship.
Cheers! Neither can I mate. Results go in my favour and 3 points could be enough to snatch a last 16 spot.
#115817 Building a Dynasty
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#115636 Please delete
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You can either do that of download it as a torrent at the bottom.
#115598 The English Rangers...A Berwick Rangers Story
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#115589 Please delete
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I just use the megabuck from this site. - http://sortitoutsi.net/graphics/style/1/cut-out-player-faces
Cheers mate, the groups a belter eh.
#115505 Please delete
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It is. Surprised me too, even the Barca game 1-0 loss at the Nou Camp, can't complain.
#115498 Please delete
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Great news. With a healthy bank balance I can afford to invest some money into the squad. I think I'll look for a new striker as mines are currently misfiring.
#115497 Please delete
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Cheers mate, didn't expect to have 6 points in the group. I find myself wanting them to win now haha.
#115490 Please delete
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We've had a great run of form, still undefeated in the league and in all competitions. The squad has shown its depth over a busy two months. On the transfer front I arranged the signing of Stevie May for £300k at the end of the season.
The league table is very surprising with Hearts out of the relegation places with some good results. The bottom of the table should be exciting come the end of the season. We sit 8 points clear and I'd like to stretch that to 15 by the New Year.
I can't believe my luck in the Champions League. We put in some solid performances to win two of the fixtures so far. If I can take another 4 points from the remaining fixtures it should be enough to go through.