[retired_jes79]

Thanks nie to see my work appreciated

[retired_bmun2001]

Originally posted by razor123:
The banners are the best i have seen on the forums so far :thup:, good work.

Cause they are so nice you shouldnt have any problem reporting this time then should you :p

and sorry jamster were currently full think i already sent you an email, cheers for showing interest though :thup:

[retired_kotikaka]

Pettigrew Jets into Portman Road

Today David Sheepshanks announced that Jim Magilton has left the club by "mutual consent" after being put on a months gardening leave over the summer.

David Sheepshanks moved quick to hire a new manager when he announced that he had hired a young coach who came up the youth ranks with Heart of Midlothian. His name is Sandy Pettigrew, he spent 7 years at Tyncastle but after speaking up about who is picking the team at Hearts Vladamir Romanov sacked him straight away. Pettigrew has a good experience after working under John Robbertson, George Burley, John McGlynn and Valdas Ivanaskaus. Pettigrew was to hold a press conference later on today with members of the press.

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Press Conference

Chairman David Sheepshanks " Here is a brief statement of what has happened at the club today. Jim Magilton has left the club by mutual consent and will be replaced with up and coming manager Sandy Pettigrew who will take control as of tommorrow morning. People present at this press conference are myself and Sandy Pettigrew. We are here for a short time to please make your question direct and to the point. Thank you.

Sky Sports : Sandy, what do you think you can achieve at this club with your lack of actual managerial experience ?

Sandy Pettigrew : Well I know I have not managed before but I feel I have leared alot from my time at Hearts and I'm ready to step up to this level. I would like to take this time to thank David for appointing me as manager of such a great club. I think with stability and hard work we get challenge the other chmpionship clubs for a place in the top to and get back to where this club belongs.

BBC Sports : There was alot of speculation that you would join a few other clubs like Reading or Manchester City, why did this not happen ?

Sandy Pettigrew : I always thought Ipswich was the club for me. The potential here is great and I feel that myself and David get on very well and will make this club a great sucess and hopefully one day be champions of Europe.

Sky Sports : Have you been given a substancial budget to spend on new players and what do you think of the current squad you have got ?

Sandy Pettigrew : I think we have a good core squad and I'm not willing to speak about how much money we have to spend. I think with a few additions this club will be ready for the premiership.

BBC Sports : David there were a few names thrown in the hat for this job like Mike Law who was a sucess before at Ipswich and also people like David Platt and Peter Taylor, why did you chose Sandy Pettigrew ?

David Sheepshanks : Well I think Sandy's ambition was far greater than all other candidates for th job and with him and his coaching staff we will strive to finish in the top 8 of the premiership and I will back him as much as I can. Thank you that is all the time we have today.

BBC Sports : Good luck and all the best.

Sky Sports : I look forward to hearing from you again, good luck.

[retired_forserioustami]

Nice report, need to think up some ideas for mine

[retired_kimberlysmith]

Great start once more lads, kutgw :thup:

[retired_bmun2001]

Ok guys its the info you been waiting for on what nations will be retained in our game well here goes.

Argentina
Belguim
Brazil
Czech
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Holland
Italy
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Scotland
Spain
Sweden

I think thats the main ones covered, obviously you will still be able to buy players from other nations just not as many

See you all on the 6th and remember to post your intros :thup:

[bigmacx]

Good stuff guys, great banners too. KUTGW.

[krazypyro217]

England league two and up yeah?

[retired_adgjn]

was worried that you wouldn't have the scandanavians in the list, where would i buy my players from without them

[retired_adgjn]

Local Team for Local People

In a interview somewhat reminiscent of 'league of gentlemen' the king of teesside Sir Stevie Gibson only had one thing to say when questioned about employing unkown Simon Murphy as the new boro boss.

'after last season and seeing us have 15 out of 16 players from the academy play at fulham, i have decided to go the whole hog and have a thug from grove hill take over from that soft southerner southgate, even his name said south thats not north is it now if he was northgate i might have kept him as boss or even northw...'

the rest of the babble could not be understood and SG wandered away to continue looking for his brown paper bag and his 2litre bottle of strongbow, it did beg the question were boro in some kind of financial trouble and was gibbo struggling


New boss responds to thug slander

'well it is not really slander is it, have you seen grove hill anyway now for the boro i will have to go up market now, i might even start using a fork when i eat out'

when asked on his plans for the boro murphy responded with the usual dampening down of expectations (well for at least 3 words anyway)

'we will lose but not very many, expect to see boro playing the type of football only the great teams can aspire to, expect us to win a major trophy every week(this was changed to season when i pointed out how thick he was) and to see local boro lads dominating the england team in seasons to come'

on possible transfer targets murphy didn't have much to say 'i will buy about 10 players, sell about 10 players make a profit and then get all the best youth players, i may leave a few for mike to get but not many, i do intend to make full use of the loan system and players like taylor, johnson, walker, bates, davies, graham and the odd young scandinavian will all be available for loan'

'this does not mean i have loads of money so obviously some of the current first team squad will be leaving (at vastly inflated prices i might add!!) now go away i need beer and chips'