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#312999 Flying with the Eagles
seannn
September 2016
#312987 Flying with the Eagles
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#311437 The Return of the Dons
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#311434 Flying with the Eagles
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Cheers Dan. Most results etc will just be a standard post however most of the major events will have a small news article or extended post.
#311398 Flying with the Eagles
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Pre-season - August 2016
#311397 Rebuilding after the Fall
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I'm doing the same thing with Crystal Palace, its turning out to be a lot tougher than I expected.
#311329 Flying with the Eagles
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Jamaal Lascelles: I was desperate for another centre back so snapped him up on loan from Newcastle, will probably be a starter this season and I will look to keep him if he plays well.
Kyle Bartley: Not the best or most exciting signing I could have made but he's big strong and relatively quick for a centre back.
#311315 Flying with the Eagles
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We were well over our wage budget so I had a massive clear-out of anyone who didn't want to be there or wasn't in my plans for next season. I managed to cut over £200k p/w of the wage bill and still have about £5m to invest.
Miguel Ángel Moyà: I wanted to bring in a keeper who, if we go up, could also do a job in the Premier League. At 3 just 32 he still has a fair few years left in him between the sticks. For the wages and fee I paid, this might just turn out the be the bargain of the season. It should take some special Championship strikers to get past him.
James Wilson: As most of my forwards left I was desperate for a bargain to booster my strike force. He looks clinical and has the pace to play off the last defender. If the loan works out and circumstances permit I would like to take him permanently.
Jordan Rhodes: I needed a striker to replace Connor Wickham and with 97 goals in 179 Championship appearances Rhodes seemed like the obvious choice. He could fire us to promotion and make an impact in the Premier League.
Sergi Samper: Talk about a bargain. We pay nothing to take Samper on loan for the season and he added some much needed depth to our small squad.
Rhodes celebrates after netting for Blackburn Rovers
#311296 Flying with the Eagles
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The Clear-out
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#311285 Flying with the Eagles
seannn
Monday 16th May 2016
Palace Waste No Time Getting Their Man
Carragher is up for the challenge
Just a day after Crystal Palace were relegated and Alan Pardew resigned, Jamie Carragher was unveiled as their new manager. Pardew had decided along with chairman Steve Parish that he would step down despite the fate of the club next season.
Carragher played as a defender for Premier League club Liverpool for 17 years. His most recent role was a pundit on Sky Sports MNF. A one-club man, he was Liverpool's vice-captain for 10 years, and is the club's second-longest ever serving player, making his 737th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions on 19 May 2013. Carragher also holds the record for the most appearances in European competition for Liverpool with 150. His honours with Liverpool include two FA Cups, three League Cups, two Community Shields, one Champions League, one UEFA Cup, and two Super Cups.
#311284 Flying with the Eagles
seannn
Sunday 15th May 2016
Final Day Heartbreak for Leicester and Crystal Palace
As Chelsea were already crowned before their Champions League Semi-Final triumph over Real Madrid, most of the drama was at the foot of the table. Sunderland knew their fate heading into the final day. As they prepare for life in the Sky Bet Championship, it was between Norwich, Watford, Leicester and Crystal Palace who would join them. Unfortunately for Leicester and Palace fans it was a day they would like to forget as neither could get the points they needed despite Norwich's loss which could have seen them escape the drop.
It is understood that Claudio Ranieri and Alan Pardew will step down before the day is out. Early reports claim Pardew has already been spotted leaving the King Power Stadium. Both clubs are understood to already have a shortlist of managers lined up for the job, it has even been suggested Pardew had recommended who he feels should take over at Selhurst Park. It is not yet known if caretaker manager Andy Welsh will take over the reigns at Sunderland permanently as his tenure was as successful as he would have hoped.
Connor Wickham's penalty just wasn't enough
#306902 Green and Whitewash
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#306885 Green and Whitewash
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However my long term goal is to get a 4-4-2 working that resembles but doesn't copy that of Arsenal's Invincible's. I have and idea of where I want to go and the players I want to bring in combined with the players I already have. It will take a few seasons but I'm willing to wait it out. The players I have already who I think would fit into the system are:
Kieran Tierney (Ashley Cole): Great going forward and has a good end product and is relatively solid at the back.
James Forrest (Freddie Ljunberg): He's quick and will run directly at defenders and like Ljunberg if I am correct doesn't have the greatest cross. I want him to get into the box and put it across the 6 yard box.
Stuart Armstrong/Kristoffer Ajer (Patrick Viera): They will be the engine of the side. Working hard over the middle of the pitch and just linking things together. Armstrong lacks the physicality of Viera but Ajer isn't far off it.
Mo Elyounoussi Robert Pieres: This is one of the examples where I will vary from the Arsenal side, as I don't really know what to do to get the Pieres/Henry link up to work. However Elyounoussi is very technically gifted and a skilful player.
Mentality: Control & fluid
Team Instructions: Play out of defence, retain possession, be more expressive, work ball into box & roam from position.
#306881 Green and Whitewash
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We done slightly better in the Group Stage this year narrowly missing out on the Europa League spot. The most disappointing thing was we dropped 4 points after the 80th minute. Our win came over Galatasaray in Turkey and we held them to a 1-1 draw at home. Next season we must finish at least 3rd.
Again on the transfer front I kept it minimum, I looked at the league table and there was one glaring problem. Hamilton who had been relegated scored 3 less than us and we almost conceded a goal per game. I figured it would be easier to solve the lack of goals than conceding. In came Andrija Zivkovic and Gary Hooper who have 11 between them so far, not quite what I expected but as you can see we are scoring far more. Just 9 off last years tally, my target for the season is at least 70. My only other signing was Scott Bain, he seemed like a more sensible back-up than Logan Baily. He's younger, on a lower wage and Scottish.
As for players going out, there was a huge clear-out. I was left with a massive squad, so some had to go. Fortunately I wasn't forced into selling anyone I didn't want to. I was surprised to get so much for Nadi Ciftci as he didn't have a good season at all. Callum McGregor and Saidy Janko both went out on loan as I want Janko to get as much game time as possible this season and I will make a decision on McGregor when he returns. There was also about 10 youth players who went out on loan, mostly to lower Scottish sides.
#306880 Green and Whitewash
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Hamilton were relegated and Rangers won the Championship, Motherwell beat Hibs over the two-legged Play-off Final to secure safety from the drop.
Europe was a big disappointment finishing last in the Champions League Group Stage. In all fairness it was a tough group but we should have got at least one win at home I expected us to give Shakhtar a better run for their money to claim the Europa League spot.
In the transfer market I kept it simple the first season, as I usually do. Alessandro Del Piero was signed as a tutor and late game changer in the cup but it wouldn't allow me to assign him as a tutor. Mo Elyounoussi didn't have the best start to his Celtic career netting just one league goal in 10 appearances. Younger Kristoffer Ajer made a hell of an impact. We were massively lacking an extra holding midfielder as we were very top heavy in this area. Both these players are massively important to my long term tactical plan that is slowly coming into place. How could I resist signing Ron Vlaar on a free transfer? I needed experiance in that area and he was the ideal partner for young Jozo Simunovic.
I tried to shift Derk Boerrigter as soon as I could. All I could get was 40% of his £24k p/w wage covered, but he wasn't going to play so at least it was something. Anthony Stokes found his appearances limited but the arrival of Elyounoussi was the final nail in the coffin, a massive upgrade.
#306849 The Red Revolution
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#306610 The Red Revolution
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#306609 The Red Revolution
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Yeah it has been, picked up now.
Thanks hope you do!
#305636 The Red Revolution
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#305635 The Red Revolution
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Yeah they had a great, start. Not doing so well now.
I'm sure I got them on this site somewhere or maybe the SI forums.
#302736 The Red Revolution
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#302735 The Red Revolution
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Thanks mate!
#302669 The Red Revolution
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#302650 The Red Revolution
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Team Shape: Fluid
TI: Retain Possession, Play Out Of Defence, Push Up Higher, Close Down More, Prevent Short GK Distribution.
#302649 The Red Revolution
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The build of the squad will be slow, adding one or two players each window.
#302643 The Red Revolution
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#302640 The Red Revolution
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#302638 The Red Revolution
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#299206 Rise and Rise Again, Until Lambs Become Lions
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#299205 Rise and Rise Again, Until Lambs Become Lions
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Scottish Premiership: It was much better this season and more consistent. We picked up 10 more points than last season and surpassed my target of 85. We even managed to lift the title before the spit and finished 21 points ahead of Aberdeen. Next season the target is to win at least 30 of the 38 fixtures.
Domestic Cups: Again we wrapped up both cups with relative ease to secure back-to-back domestic trebles. For the first time in history (I think). That wasn’t expected, especially with my concentration on the Champions League.
European Competition: Well what a season that was, and what an improvement. I didn’t expect to be anywhere near the CL last 16. We even flirted with a quarterfinal spot holding EPL Champions Liverpool to a 1-1 draw at home in the first leg.
Transfers: Andrija Zivkovic was a revelation netting 14 and setting up 7 from the right wing. Barry Douglas came in and done a job when needed as did Grant Hanley however I am expecting more from next season. Gary Hooper was the more successful of the two loans with 25 goals in 31 in all competitions – leading to me activating his purchase clause. Alberto Buenos loan was ended in January as he wasn’t really in my plans. In January I got the chance of Guillermo Ochoa and he helped stedy the ship at the back finally keeping 5 clean sheets in a row.
Finances: