WAFC Red Activity
Good season so far, hopefully, you will reach the latter stages of the Europa League. Not such a good season for Volos though, minus 65 goal difference!
August 2024 We are off and running for 2023/24, and have shown some good football early on.Opening day saw us play host to Upper Annandale at Trammonford Park. My managerial debut could hardly have gone better as we ran out 4-0 winners, with striker...
Thanks mate, keep reading! Pre-Season My first month in charge was more about building a squad rather than getting results on the field. I have achieved that objective and assembled a team of twenty-one. Naturally, with my limited catchment area...
Yes, after interviewing for a couple of different jobs, I have opted to start my career with Wigtown & Bladnoch in the South of Scotland League.Wigtown is in the South-West corner of Dumfries & Galloway, at the mouth of Wigtown Bay on the Solway F...
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Greetings all, hope you are well, and thank you for checking out my career! As the thread title suggests, In this save, I'm going to be attempting the Regionnaire Challenge. The Aim: To implement a transfer policy of only using players bor...
4th - 10th September 2023 Wednesday: *Ilkeston Town defeated Guisborough 2-0 in the FA Cup, meaning we will travel to Derbyshire in the second qualifying round. 37-year-old James Perch, a familiar name to Newcastle, Notts Forest, and QPR fa...
28th August - 3rd September 2023 Monday: *Our monthly staff meeting yields little in the way of workable advice, in terms of backroom staff, there is just myself, coach Jamie Devitt and physio Catilin Gribbon. I would like to hire another coach/...
21st - 27th August 2023 Tuesday: *NPL Division One West team Avro makes a loan offer for midfielder Ciaran Casson. I consider myself to have good football knowledge and it isn't often I haven't heard of a club in England before, but this is...
14th - 20th August 2023 Tuesday: Physio Caitlin Gribbon updates me that Conor Tinnion is out for 4-7 weeks following his knee injury against Marske.Greg McCarragher and Danny Eccles with the Cumberland County cup the club won last seas...
7th - 13th August 2023 Thursday: Approaching the game against Marske on Saturday I have been considering my first competitive team selection. Bearing in mind the player's performances in pre-season, I have opted for this line-up.I think we have...
31st July - 6th August 2023 Monday: I confirm Connor Tinnion will remain club captain. Tinners has made over 330 appearances for the Reds, having joined in 2010 from Carlisle. Brad Hubbold is his vice-captain. Tuesday: My coach Jamie Devitt, rep...
24th - 30th July 2023 Wednesday: I complete the signing of 19 year old former Preston keeper, Declyn Duggan. Duggie didn't make the grade at Deepdale and spent last season with our fellow Cumbrians, Penrith. He will play in the reserves initially and...
17th - 23rd July 2023 Monday: I've invited two local youngsters on board, 20-year-old Lewis Rooks is a dynamic attacking midfielder who came through Carlisle's academy before joining Crook Town in County Durham. James Best is a left-back who plays fo...
10th - 17th July 2023 Monday: Mostly spent setting up mentoring groups to aid the development of the youngsters I signed last week. Tuesday: I make an offer to James Ford to come in, in a dual role as our head of youth development and first-team...
Is it possible to have the text box remember what you type if you leave the page? I keep accidentally hovering over the menus on the top and side of the site and sometimes accidentally hit their pop-ups while scrolling on my laptop's trackpad. This caused...
3rd - 9th July 2023 Monday: My first day on the job! I spend most of the day assessing the squad I have available and deciding which areas of the team will be key priorities regarding transfers. I also begin to set things up tactically, as I mentione...
@Mak Jenkins @Joe Parkinson - Thanks guys, I'm near Cockermouth rather than Workington, but I've been going to Reds games regularly since moving to Cumbria last year. Thanks for commenting and keep reading!Apologies for the delay in getting going here, I'...
Hello all, and welcome to my new career as manager of my local side, Workington Reds; and my attempt to bring glory to West Cumbria!Formed in 1921, the Reds were part of the Football League for 22 years between 1955 and 1977. My eventual aim will b...
Hi all, firstly, thank you for taking the time to read my career!As mentioned in the first post, I have assumed the identity of Walsall legend Jimmy Walker for this save. I have used the in game editor to set his data as close to real life as possible, us...
Can you do this alternate Coalville Town logo please?
Apparently the Ross McCormack deal will be done by the end of the day.
By bmg033 | On 06 February 2016 - 17:13 PM GMT26 shots and 15 corners. That should be getting more than one goal but at least is was a win.
Reckon you have a chance at the title?
By The Platypus | On 06 February 2016 - 11:06 AM GMTHow tall are you?
5'11
By Shola | On 06 February 2016 - 01:04 AM GMTYeah I thought it was a lot less. like 100 calories or something shit.
Anyway I'm gaining weight like fuck. Up to 194 pounds.
Pfft, try 239. My BMI always comes back as morbidly obese, but to be honest I...
February 2017
Nathan Baker has been in fine form in defence
Not long left now, and we look almost home and dry as far as automatic promotion is concerned after another unbeaten month, elven points clear of Middlesbrough in third. In our current form...
By brabbn | On 03 February 2016 - 08:08 AM GMTGood to see the takeover complete which will allow you to strengthen in Jan, even better that it looks like you won't be replaced
Yes it was a relief given our bad run of form!
By Dan | On 03 February 20...
December 2016
Scott Sinclair's goals have helped spark an upturn in form
Christmas has come and gone in the blink of an eye as per usual, however Villa fans will be feeling much more optimistic heading into the new year than they will have done...
21st December 2016
Takeover Complete
Aston Villa is today delighted to confirm the successful takeover bid of Saudi billionaire Mansoor Al-Balawi. (pictured) The 52 year old is considered to be one of the richest people in Saudi Arabia, making his mo...
Got a new job as assistant manager at my local branch of Sense. (charity store chain) Quite excited as it represents my first non-entry level job after working in retail for nine years now. it also has a pretty good salary considering it is a charity.
November 2016
Jordan Amavi's red card cost us dearly against Hull
A drop in form has seen us concede pole position in the Championship to Blackburn as we head towards the busy festive period, Is the gruelling slog through the second tier beginni...
Jordan Ayew has scored four this month
Our performances in October havn't been quite as dominant as in August and September, however we still lead the way in the Sky Bet Championship with a four point cushion over second placed Blackburn.
The mo...
By Ipswich Knights | On 30 January 2016 - 06:10 AM GMTCan someone help me understand please
I'm losing money every season but I don't know why?
We get 40 k plus a game in crowds
and this is the wage and transfer??
Yet im 23 mil in the red...
By Sean1967 | On 27 January 2016 - 08:59 AM GMTLooking forward to seeing how this turns out.
I'm doing the same thing with Crystal Palace, its turning out to be a lot tougher than I expected.
Thank you, I hope you turn things around with Palace!
B...
That Butterfield run reminded me of playing FIFA.
Fuck me, that should have gone in.
By Sam | On 29 January 2016 - 20:28 PM GMT'United > England' banner in the away crowd. Love it.
It's a relief that Derby are shit.
Erm...
Nice goal that.
By Dan | On 25 January 2016 - 09:44 AM GMTThats some turn around in the transfer window, good bit of money though!
Yeah, it should be useful in preventing trouble with our £120M+ debts.
By Ice Man | On 26 January 2016 - 18:21 PM GMTYes! The legend...
By Gravyb0y | On 23 January 2016 - 11:25 AM GMTGreat start. I hate Villa in real life, but I'll be backing them in this career! KUTGW!
Haha thanks mate, not a dirty Birmingham fan are you?
By Dan | On 24 January 2016 - 10:34 AM GMTGood luck with thi...
The Squad
Is surprisingly exactly the same as last season, at least is as of day one. dispite their horricfic form Villa didn't sign, or sell a single player during 2015/16;
Several of our bigger names want to leave in order to return to the top...
Welcome Back To Olof Mellberg!
Aston Villa is today delighted to welcome back one of it's favourite sons, former captain Olof Mellberg who will take over the post of head coach at the club following last months dismissal of Remi Garde. The 38 yea...
Sunday 15th May 2016
Curtain Comes Down on 2015/16
Nail Biting End Last Day Sees Cherries, Black Cats And Villains Relegated
The 2015/16 season reached it's conclusion today with five teams in danger of dropping through the trapdoor into the Sky B...