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#220154 Joseph's Career
Tessa
Managed this on Deadline Day. Quality signing for a cheap $18.5M given he is a current international and his buyout clause was 77 million.
A better couple of months with only two losses to Everton in the league and Hull in the Capitol One Cup. The league cup wasn't that important so I am not disappointed however the crushing loss to Everton was a concern. The draws against Villa and Newcastle were disappointing as well because I feel like we should have won both those games.
Because of only losing once, we rise to 13th on the table, only 5 points off 4th place but 13 off 1st. My goal differential is a problem, we are conceding far too many goals to be able to challenge for the title.
It dosen't help when you are losing key personnel in the squad such as Januzaj and Di Maria. Because they both play on the left, I have had to call up Ashley Young on the left. To be fair he has actually gone alright so far, scoring a goal and being a menace down the left wing.
Good news that he is back but it'll take some time for him to get accustomed to English Football. In his first game for the club, he had a shocker and was at fault for the Kone goal against Hull in the League Cup. However he has come back from a serious injury and he is only young, so give him time and he'll come good.
#219025 Joseph's Career
Tessa
A bit of info about me and the club.
Pre Season/August 2014
Brought in a host of young talent to improve the squad and strengthen the future when the old guard does move on. Maher and Hughes won't be available until next season. Most of the signings here were on the cheap. I got Horn for $7m and Carvalho for $19m. My only expensive transfer was Martinez who cost me a cool $31m as we need cover at centre-back because Rojo is playing LB because Shaw is one of the many players who are unavailable due to injury. To accomidate these transfers, I let got of Tom Cleverley for $15.5M and sadly Darren Fletcher for $5.5M. I also got rid of Fellaini for a nice fee although it is way below his value.
Not exactly the start I had imagined. After fielding basically and Under 21's squad for my U.S.A camp. I played my strongest available squad for the game aginst Arsenal. I guess I should have played a couple of games with my best 11 because we got smacked 4-2. We were lucky to bring it back to 2-1 just before the break but a tap-in for Podolski and and sweet free-kick from Wilshire ended all hopes. Against Chelsea we were really unlucky. After being 2-1 down, Phil Jones put it into his own net to end the game. A late goal from Rooney gave us a glimmer of hope but we were never going to break down the bus. Sunderland was an appaling result. I played with nearly the exact squad from the League Cup win and we lost thanks to a goal from Steven Fletcher. Much work is needed ahead.
Our shit month leaves us in the relegation zone with 0 points from 3 games with -4 GD. Something we need to work on is our defense although the majority of my back line is injured.
These two just add to the injury list which includes Luke Shaw, Michael Carrick, Jonny Evans (who returned for the Sunderland game), Rafael (who returned), Chris Smalling and William Carvalho. Basically my whole backline and two key midfielders.. Slowly but surely they are returning and strengthening my squad so hopefully results will improve.
Next month in the next day or two.
#218237 Joseph's Career
Tessa
#215730 Gloria al Sammarinese...and myself
Tessa
#206139 A Little Bit Of History Changing
Tessa
#205002 Journeyman
Tessa
This is a bit of a coup. He has played 4 times for Cyprus Under 21's. Hopefully his experience will rub off on others.
After a shaky start to the season with two 1-1 draws against Weymouth and Bath (two teams I struggled against at Truro as well) I managed to get 1 up on my former team Truro with goals to Sammy Doolan and Kyle Asante, who later had to be taken off after getting injured. Before the game, I looked at the line-ups and got the shock of my life when I didn't see Liam Eddy. Turns out he got loaned to a team in the 11th tier of English Football. Also Eacock started from the bench. No wonder they only have a point from four. A disapointing way to finished the month with a 3-0 hammering away to Woking.
After only the one win and 3-0 loss to Woking, we end the first month of the season in 16th place which isn't ideal. Still, I had a shaky start with Truro and we made the play-offs. The lads still haven't got used to the formations so they'll soon enough.
A couple of big losses with Robson, my key midfielder gone for nearly two months while Asante is out for three, which leaves me with only two first team strikers (Dan Fitchett and Adie Dickenson).
We begin with Maidstone in the next update.
#205000 Feeling that Nordic Frostbite
Tessa
#204998 From the Midlands to Wembley in Eleven Simple Steps
Tessa
#204735 Feeling that Nordic Frostbite
Tessa
#204208 Enquiry
Tessa
#204207 The La Masia Challenge
Tessa
#203966 FIFA 15
Tessa
#203962 Die Königsblauen
Tessa
#203961 A Little Bit Of History Changing
Tessa
#203937 Feeling that Nordic Frostbite
Tessa
#203936 Die Königsblauen
Tessa
#203719 Journeyman
Tessa
Re-signed my old scout from Truro, Anthony Finn, who was the one who discovered Bob Eacock. Hope he can find me another gem.
My transfers for the pre season. Alot of players let go either because of wage reduction or simply not good enough/not in my future plans.Ricky Shakes was a hard one to let go but he was 31 on $650 a week with 2 players ahead of him on lower wages. Jordan Patrick is a key signing as he fills Shakes spot down the right wing and he is only 24.
Some of the players I signed or who will feature during the season.Thompson had his loan extended for another year but this year I'm not paying his wages. Great success
After three predictable losses (Watford and West Ham were mandatory as they are parent clubs, Aston Villa for some nice money for the piggy bank), we beat Skrill North team Brackley 3-1. It was a good overall performance and they only scored in the 90th minute from a penalty. We start the season at Weymouth while in our third game, I get a visit from my old team, Truro.
Let's get stuck in.
#203713 What Are You Listening To?
Tessa
Jubel by Klingade
Budapest by George Ezra
Don't by Ed Sheeran
#203524 Journeyman
Tessa
Nah I've tried but he isn't interested in joining which is disappointing but I have a couple of players at Boreham who I think will be just as good.
#203506 The Ganja Trail - A Caribbbean Adventure
Tessa
#203485 Feeling that Nordic Frostbite
Tessa
#203081 Journeyman
Tessa
Thanks mate. Devastated I didn't get promoted but now begins a new chapter in my career. Hopefully I can get Boreham promoted. It helps as they are doing okay financially so I have money to spend.
#203042 Journeyman
Tessa
I bombed it.
I lost every game in April and missed out on the title by 4 points as you will see below.
Margate in the playoffs. Bombed it.
I should have won this award. Everyone tipped us to finish 19th so for us to make the playoffs was really something.
Halfway through they pull the plug after claiming 'lack of funds'. Bullshit.
Well done to Ryan on making the team which is a huge achievement.
I decided to decline contract talks as I wanted to move on to another club. Losing our final 7 games of the season as well as not being to upgrade our facilities due to lack of money influenced my decision.
Woeful month. For whatever reason we struggled against teams we should have beaten and struggled to score in three games. We could have clinched the title but instead finish fourth.
Final table. The top 4 was tight.
First leg at home to Margate we lost 2-1. Unbelievable. We took an early lead through Bob Eacock and then bombed it to lose 2-1.
Same thing away. Lead early and then bomb it. We were knocked out 3-2 on aggregate. Hard to believe we were first for most of the season.
I felt I couldn't advance with Truro and resigned. The last 7 games influenced my decision as well as their financial situation.
Joined Boreham Wood. They are also in Skrill South but have much more money and a bigger wage budget than Truro so it gives me options to improve the squad.
Great news.
Alright facilities but the youth facilities need improvement.
Pre-Season next update
#202855 Gloria al Sammarinese...and myself
Tessa
#202843 Journeyman
Tessa
The penultimate month of the season.
Eacock's stats this season:
12 goals in the league as well as 10 assists and 6 player of the match awards. Not bad for a free transfer,
Youth intake is pretty crap this year. I only signed 4-5 players which is disappointing.
These 4 are my best prospects. Disappointing as last year we had Phil Jefferies who mad an immediate impact on the first team while these guys will need a bit of time.
All hail the best English player in FM14, Tom Cleverley.
Not a great start to the month with a 5-2 loss to lowly Chelmsford. Tough win against Bromley followed by an impressive win against Staines where Marcus Adams scored direct from a corner. We were made to fight against Bishop's until Ryan Curan scored his first goal for the club in the 93rd minute to win the game. Super sub!
We now have a nice 7 point buffer ahead of Sutton leading into the final month of competition. The title is mine to lose now.
The players missing for the Chelmsford game:
And for Bromley:
Tough with a lot of first team regulars out so we relied on youth to get us through and they did a fantastic job.
Annoyed it got upheld after he was sent off for a 'professional foul' which wasn't even dangerous.
Player of the month
You're probably getting sick of me mentioning him but Bob Eacock has just been fantastic. He is a clever player who sets up at least 5 chances a game for Eddy or Cardwell, as well as scoring a few himself. Simply amazing.
#202636 Gamertags
Tessa
#202624 Journeyman
Tessa
Eacock had developed nicely since the beginning of the season due to the fact he has played in most of my games this year.
This was a fiery game with seven yellows for me and both teams having a man sent off (Jake Ash). Ash is suspended for three games.
A good month all roound. The St Albans game doesn't count as I rested my whole first team and played my 18's squad with a new formation just to give them a rest. However I'm disappointed with the Gloucester game in which we clawed our way back from 2-0 down to salvage a point. I feel we could have won that game.
This gives us a 5 point buffer at the top of the table however from 2nd-9th it is really tight with 6 points separating them.
Hart missed the 3-1 win against Bath but he wasn't really needed for that game. Pugh and Cooke are big losses especially as we have some big fixtures coming up that we need our top players for. This gives chances for guys like Phil Jefferies and new signing Ryan Curran to prove their point and fight for their place in the team.
Player of the Month
Liam Eddy gets my Player of the Month after scoring three goals in three games he played this month. He is my leading goalscorer and is top of the assists list.
#202423 What's the last thing you bought thread
Tessa
#202422 Journeyman
Tessa
Thanks. Eacock has been great along with Jack Blair who I also picked up on a free. He can play CM and CAM and rotates with Blair during the game which can be devastating.
I knew we'd turn it around. I think it was because of the short turnaround between games that killed us. Luckily I had a full strength team for most of the month which allowed rotation in the squad.
#202231 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 1945
Tessa