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#240618 Very nice!
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- Jack Wilshere was for sale for £4.5m. His wage demands would pretty much drain our wage budget dry. Too risky to go ahead with that at this moment in time.
- Shinji Kagawa was available for £3.2m but he didn't think Boro matched his ambitions.
- Alexander Lacazette was going on the cheap from Chelsea, but once again, this was another greedy player whos wages we couldn't afford.
- Mohamed Salah would be a good fit for our side, but Chelsea wanted £35m for him. Not happening.
#240615 Sky Blue Army
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#240606 Very nice!
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Anyway, we started the season away at Stoke with a 5-4 victory against my old employers. All was going well until we met Man City. They put 7 past us and as a result completely destroyed the teams confidence. Further defeats by Liverpool and Spurs left the supporters moaning that I was playing the wrong GK. I decided to listen to them as the next game was a cup game against Norwich. Bad mistake, he turned out to be even worse as we once again shipped 7 goals. A 2nd win of the season against rivals Newcastle followed that game, but unfortunatly we haven't won any of the 4 games since, including another bad defeat to Norwich.
At the start of the season I set a target of finishing mid table. If our form picks up a bit that should be no problem. I might need to think about bringing in a better GK or changing the tactics a bit though. We've been involved in 6 games this season where both teams have scored at least 3 goals. Kike and Tomlin have been the main reason why we aren't further down the table fighting in the relegation zone. They've either scored or assisted 31 goals between them in all competitions so far.
#240570 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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#240494 Very nice!
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We had a good transfer window bringing in 7 players. Surprised at how cheap we managed to get Clyne and Samaris. Was supposed to get Samaris on loan, but noticed he was available for £1.5m and decided to buy him. Clyne and Chadli were half price as Arsenal and Spurs didn't want them. Rangel, Oviedo and Clark had little amounts of time left on their contract which made them cheap. Hanley was the only player we had to pay full price for.
#240401 Very nice!
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Johno I was surprised to see such a big transfer budget for a newly promoted team. I've put it to good use though and i'll update that when I reach the end of the transfer window.
Fixture list for the new season has been drawn. The first game of the season is away at Stoke City, my previous club. I wanted to win that game more than any other and i've got a crack at it straight away!
Also i have tried to sign a couple of players without success.
- Mangala was available for £5m from Man City but he rejected because he didn't think we could afford his wages. That was annoying, mainly because we could afford them.
- Musacchio of Real Madrid also rejected Boro because he didn't think we had the same ambitions as him.
- Fiorentina GK Beto wanted too much money, so that was a no deal.
- Tomas Kalas from Chelsea also wanted too much money, mainly in add ons, so I walked away and signed someone else. Shame, as he had a good season on loan with us last season.
#240392 The Wrestling Thread.
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#240352 Very nice!
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See if you can guess when we could no longer be mathematically caught.
Thats right, after the Millwall game!
Despite losing the last three games, which wasn't intended, we still won the league title by 3 points. I still can't believe how the season has ended up. To go from 1 win all season when I took over to league champions is brilliant!
The Middlesbrough board have set the initial budgets for next season. It was a lot more than I expected to get, so i'm going to be busy over the summer bringing in as many improvements as possible. I'm not sure where they got the money from, but I don't care!
#240305 Very nice!
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SBR its been a bit too easy, although the Premier League will be a different animal.
Thanks Dan! I'm not really sure how its happened. I'm using the exact same formation as the one I used at Stoke so I expected to get at least mid table, but never the title!
#240103 Very nice!
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As you can probably tell from that league form, we are still top of the league. We have a good lead over Swansea and Hull with just 6 games remaining and should go on to not only gain promotion but win the league as well. Our goal difference is also much better than anyone else which is like having an extra point.
#240084 The Wrestling Thread.
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#240015 The Wrestling Thread.
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#240012 Very nice!
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ALL HAIL MIGHY BORAT
My results since I took charge
We've gone from relegation candidates to promotion favourites. I love how Bournemouth are 2nd with a negative goal difference.
A couple of transfers have helped us, mainly Darren Fletcher who has been brilliant. Was surprised when he decided to join Middlesbrough!
One more thing. The 7th November 2015 was a high scoring day! Crazy scenes at Fulham
#240010 The Wrestling Thread.
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#239752 Johno's Career
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#239746 Very nice!
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Back again,
Borat's back,
Tell a friend.
Ahem, a club was actually mad enough to sign me up. I honestly couldn't get a job anywhere but this lot only had 1 win all season and we are in October.
Their league position isn't great, but i'll probably use the same tactic I used at Stoke and see what happens.
#239741 The Italian Football Thread
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#239723 FA Cup 2014/15
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#239717 Johno's Career
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I know that feeling only too well...unfortunatly.
#239714 FA Cup 2014/15
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#239713 Rise of the clarets
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#239507 Rise of the clarets
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#239503 Very nice!
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To be honest, i'm surprised it took them so long to do that. I wont post the last few games because they were that bad, we conceded 22 goals in the last 5 games, including 7 against Chelsea...
Maybe, just maybe i'll get a career going that actually lasts for once! Still looking for a job in this one though.
#239500 Very nice!
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I accepted.
#239345 The South American Football Thread
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The Argies like a good head kick.
#239281 Very nice!
bmg033
First off, this madness. I don't understand how you score 6 times and lose but there we go.
There was a little bit of transfer action in January. I signed Danny Ings from Burnley for £700k and is turning out to be a steal! I sold Peter Odemwingie to PSV for £150k, he wasn't needed. Ryan Shotton is also off to Derby for £1m at the end of the season.
January - March (with a little bit of April)
As you can see, its all went horribly wrong. Diouf and Assaidi went off the the Africa Cup of Nations and I refused to play Crouch anymore after rejecting me for some Chinese team. Many losses followed but our form has started to pick up again, probably from the confidence gained from the Man City and Arsenal games.
Standings
Only the top 4 have scored more than us, but we have also conceded the most. I think its fair to say that our style of play is a little bit mad. Top half is still the aim, hopefully they wont sack me.
#239266 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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#239262 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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#239198 The General Games Discussion Thread.
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#239197 Very nice!
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Don't worry Johno, his replacement cost about £700k and can't stop scoring. Even managed to get 3 at Anfield!