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Optimism (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep53)
Let me level with you. I'm worried. Very worried. There have been times this Summer when I've questioned my decision to join Katowice. Off the back of a hugely successful season with SC Angrense, may...
2018 World Cup - Russia (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 52.5)
Let's take a second to talk about the 2018 World Cup. I'd completely forgotten about it this Summer, what with everything else that's been going on, but it seems like it...
Pre Season 2018/19 (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep52)
Do you remember Stefan Andersson? I wouldn't blame you if you didn't. Stefan was a Swedish youth player that I signed for FC Höllviken. He played pretty well at centre back considering...
Lotto Ekstraklasa 101 (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 51.5)
You've met my new assistant. You've met our new club. You've met our new squad. Now meet the teams that form our new League, the Polish 1st tier, Lotto Ekstraklasa (LE)....
A New Challenge (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep51)
It seems like an age since I left the Angrense training ground, and it feels good to tie up the laces on my boots and get my feet back on soft grass. Today, as I watch my new club's first training...
Who To Choose (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 50.5.5.5.5.5)
I let out a sigh as I sit in my new, extremely plush GKS Katowice Manager's office, in my new, extremely comfortable office chair. I need to think, and to think I need to move. I st...
Thanks very much mate! Looking forward to taking you on in FPL
Haha as long as one person appreciates the reference, it's worth it
No. 1, Radzinski's (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 50.5.5.5.5)
Night has fallen by the time my plane touches down. Thick droplets of rain hammer against the window as I attempt to make out the outside world. I can see bright lights of some k...
Excellent
Year 2 World Roundup (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 50.5.5.5)
After saying my goodbyes and wishing the players well, I leave the Angrense training ground for the last time. I had called everyone together for one last kick about before I left. We...
Year 2 Review (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 50.5.5)
Pray silence please for the Portuguese Championship Manager of the bloody Year! I hadn't even been thinking about personal accolades but I'll take that. That's the cherry on t...
Hopefully!
Damn, I thought we may have had a new slogan but google translate says that it means "Go to GieKSa" 😄
Thanks mate, me too! And kudos for already looking them up! Can't wait to get started with GieKSa!
That Time Again (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Meta-sode 50.5)
Witajcie przyjaciele,
It's that time again I'm afraid. My God I've enjoyed this season and I'm very grateful to my FM save for seemingly going out of its way to create dra...
The Next Chapter (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep50)
I'm very, very pleased with the position that I'm leaving Angrense in. Yes, I still plan to come back and pluck the best Heróis for my new team, but still.
The latest piece of big new...
Final Answer (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 49.5)
13 Days Earlier...
"I will ask you one more time, and your answer will be final. Will you stay with Angrense, Franjo, or will you go?"
I think for a moment as Borba takes a step back....
One More Time (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep49)
The last couple of weeks has been a bit surreal. We won promotion from the Portuguese Championship and for a moment I thought that our Season was over, completely forgetting that we've still got to f...
😂 Bloody right!
Vamos Heróis (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep48)
I stare, unblinking, across the pitch. It has all gone horrendously, hideously wrong. Correct me if I'm misremembering but I don't ever recall us being 2 goals down at any point this seaso...
Five-A-Side (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep47)
"Dele Alli, definitely. Then Gary Cahill, Jordan Pickford, Harry Kane and... Probably Adam Lallana. You?"
Nuno smacks his leathery lips as he trundles his mower across the pitch alongside me. &qu...
Bilic Be Damned (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep46)
With 5 matches to play, we are well and truly coming up to crunch time. I'm not sure how seriously I took our promotion chances at the start of the season, but there's no doubt that we'll...
Bilic Be Damned (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep46)
With 5 matches to play, we are well and truly coming up to crunch time. I'm not sure how seriously I took our promotion chances at the start of the season, but there's no doubt that we'll...
Beep Beep (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep45)
It's that time again. I've long since forgotten how my long running one sided feud with former SC Angrense Manager Eduardo Almeida started. All I know is that I've got one more chance to beat h...
Interview (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep44)
"Why should we hire you, Franjo?" Asks Gian Carelse. I was expecting this question, of course I was. Who doesn't expect this question in a job interview?
"Well," I begin, "In th...
Prank Calls (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 43.5)
I'm awoken by the sound of my mobile ringing on my bedside table. In my half asleep state I fling out an arm to reach it, but with the zero coordination I possess in the moment, my poor hand...
Miniature Heróis - Part 2 (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep43)
As I make my way up to a good vantage point in the stands of Estádio Municipal de Angra do Heroismo, I turn and look at the players warming up. My eyes scan their faces, searchin...
Instant Impact (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep42)
"Franjo!" Pipes up a short, heavily tanned fellow towards the back of the room. "Diário Insular", he continues once he sees that he has my attention. "Do you see Paulista...
Uh.... *Removes cap*... no of course not
Back Pocket (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep41)
I barely slept last night. I have absolutely no idea how the next few months are going to play out. The thing that I keep reassuring myself with is that we are in incredible form. But the thought that alway...
Project: Burnie (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 40.5.5)
So this it it, I think as I sit on my tiny bed in my studio flat. My last 14 matches in Portugal (Or 15/16 if we do well). So far in my Angrense career, we've mainly gone up against les...
PT Championship - Promotion Stage Group B (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 40.5)
So my decision has been made. I'm staying with Angrense. I'm pretty sure I've made the right decision, but of course if Borba sells Hurley and Magina i...
The Decision (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep40)
I've thought long and hard about where my future lies over the last couple of weeks. Miguel Borba has made it impossible for me to stay in the long term. His interference in the transfer market has co...
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A Lot To Think About (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep39)
My immediate urge once I left Angrense's training ground was to jump on a plane. I'm livid. After initially backing down in January, The Chairman has followed through in selling one of ou...
The drama doesn't stop today!
Franjo Vs Borba - Part 2 (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 38.5)
I received a phone call this morning from Carlos Antunes. I'm not sure what it could be about and we've got no training today, but it sounded urgent so I've come into o...
Treppenwitz (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep38)
Do you want to know what my favourite German word is?
Of course you do. It's Treppenwitz. It translates literally as Staircase Joke, and it's the word for that moment when you think of the perfec...
No Fuss (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep37)
Miguel Oliveira is off in the Summer. I thought I'd rip that bandage off as quickly as possible to spare you the heart ache. I lost faith in Miguel's ability about 5 or 6 matches after I arrived and w...
Back To Work (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep36)
Tears have been shed today. I imagine that back in my home country, the land of Big Ben, white cliffs and Spitfires, the national flag is flying at half mast. Sweden, of course, will be in just as mournful...
Franjo Vs Borba (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 35.5)
During our last training session before the Barreirense match, Miguel Borba comes walking onto the pitch. This is pretty unusual, he usually keeps his distance from the first team. He gives me...
Sick (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep35)
I reach across to the bedside table for my phone. Finding Pedro's name in my contact list, I dial the number. The phone rings twice before Pedro picks up the phone. "Hello?" He asks.
"Pedro,&q...
Silva Lining (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep34)
I jolt awake once again. I keep having the same dream over and over. I'm walking up the gravel path towards Monte Brasil, watching the clouds change colour and shape above me. I keep walking, climbing...
The Beautiful Game (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep33)
I've had a pretty exciting week. Most of it has been spent preparing for our home hame against Moura, but on Friday Miguel Borba paid for the 2 of us to fly out to Senegal, where we watched thei...
Burkinabe (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Mini-sode 32.5)
I've stayed late in my office tonight, pouring over stats, thinking about performances. The thing is, and this is a bit cliché really, but you really do learn more from losses than you d...
Stepping It Up (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep32)
Pinhalnovense are a good, but underachieving side. That's a dangerous combination. You must have had this before. If you're reading this, I'm willing to bet you're a fan of a football...
That's Amora (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep31)
OK, we've won 8 competitive matches in a row since the start of the season. That's a 100% record. The thing about having a 100% record is that you start to become terrified of losing your 10...
Thought as much! Any FM stories I read, I read at work too so I understand!
Video Highlights - Yes or No? (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Meta-sode 30.5)
Olá meus amigos,
Just a quick one. You'll probably have noticed in episode 30 (If you follow this story on franjo.wordpress.com) that I have uploaded match highlight...
The First Real Test (Franjo: A Journeyman Story - Ep30)
Look, I've got nothing against the underdogs. The scrappy "Just happy to be here" teams. I really don't, and I wish them well. We're in Beja to face off against Despertar an...