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My very first CMS (FMS) story was about a Polish side, RKS Radomsko. I was particularly drawn to the club because they play in Radomsko, which could be the basis for my surname (still not sure by the way – could by Radom or Radomsk as well).
The club play at Brzeznicka, which has 3500 seats, and room for another 1500 to stand. The club have decent enough facilities, but there are no finances available to me, and so free transfer and loan deals will be the order of the day.
The club ply their trade in the Polish Second Division, and are one of 18 teams competing in the division. The top two at the end of the season will be promoted, and the third place side will face a play-off against third bottom from the First Division. But the real pressure is on the sides at the bottom. The bottom four are all relegated, and the next four up playoff for two further relegation spots. Financial irregularities mean that Szczakowianka start the season with 10 points deducted, and they look set for a season struggling against the drop. But enough of them, I’ve got to concentrate on my own side. Speaking of which, here’s a quick look at what’s available to me:
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">Playing StaffBorkowski, T GK Kozik, K GK Markiewicz, M GK Prokop, A SW/D RCKowalski, A SW/D C Klepczynski, A D/DM RCKurek, R D/DM RC Lamch, A D RC Nowak, M D RC Smolinski, K D RL Chmielewski, L D L Osinski, M DM R Wicher, D DM LC Dopierala, R DM C Leszczynski, Z DM C Filipczak, D M RL Lato, J M L Balecki, R AM RC Jozwiak, B AM RC Dziuba, A AM L Pluta, S AM/F L Berensztajn, J AM C Gawronski, M F RLC Kowalczyk, R F RC Tomasiak, S F C Folc, M S C Smialek, L S C Stefanczyk, C S C Wegier, P S CCoaching StaffKonopka, J Coach Franke, P Coach Nowerski, S PhysioLemanowicz, G PhysioRogowski, R Scout Jarosz, T Scout ManagementSliwakowski, J Chairman Kowalczyk, D General Manager Kawka, J Director of Football</pre>
With no money to spend, and difficulties with getting clubs to agree to loan out players, I’ve struggled to bring in any fresh blood. I’ve been particularly looking for a left back and a relatively young defender, but so far nothing. I have managed to make one signing though. Artur Minkina, a defensive midfielder, may well be 37, but he can still play, although he will probably be second fiddle. More importantly though, he will also take on coaching duties, and will be my assistant manager.
I decided to give the squad a tough pre-season run. We played all of them at home, but all the games were against top-flight sides. First up was a visit from Widzew, and we never really in the game, conceding a goal in each half to them. Tomasiak scored a consolation in the final minute.
Kowalczyk put us ahead after just five minutes at home to Polkowice, and Minkina added a second just past the hour. Polkowice pulled a goal back, but we held on for a 2-1 victory.
Swit Lukullus were up next, and after a goalless first half Folc put us ahead eight minutes into the second half. The visitors equalised soon enough, but Folc scored three times in the last six minutes to give us an excellent 4-1 victory.
Folc was again on target as Lech came to town, but we had Kowalski sent off on the hour and crashed to a 3-1 defeat.
We also lost 3-1 in our last game, against Wisla Plock. Having said that, both Leszczynski and Tomasiak missed penalties, with Folc actually finding the net.
So, a mixed bag for us, and we’ve shown enough to show that we might be able to compete during the season. Folc looks like an exciting prospect up front, and hopefully he can take his preseason form into the league campaign.
The season begins with the FA Cup, and we found ourselves with a tricky trip to Odra Opole. And things didn’t start too well for us as Sobotta headed in for the home side inside two minutes. The home side had their chances to increase the lead, but we also could have equalised plenty of times. Thirteen minutes from time Kowalczyk struck, and the game entered extra time. Four minutes in Odra Opole had Lukasik sent off, but just three minutes later a horrible lack of communication in our defence allowed Sobon in to restore the lead for the home side, and six minutes later Tracz made sure.
Despite going out so early on, the bookmakers still think that we’re in with a chance of gaining promotion come the end of the season. 16-1 are the odds that they’re giving us, which is about mid-table. And we were further strengthened by the loan signing for 3 months of Groclin’s left back Lukasz Gorszkow. Our first league game was a home tie with Blekitni, and after 12 minutes we found ourselves behind again as Adamski headed in from a corner. But we kept plugging away, and Folc equalised five minutes before the break. That’s how it stayed until the end of the game, and it was a decent enough start to the campaign.
With first-choice goalkeeper Tomasz Borkowski out injured for four months, I moved to secure the loan signing of 17-year-old Amica goalkeeper Pawel Iwanowski for four months. He’s not going to start too many games, but provides better cover than Markiewicz. Our second game was away at Aluminium, and we started superbly. Kowalczyk had us ahead inside eleven minutes, and Folc scored twice in a five-minute period to have us 3-0 up before half time. Folc completed his hatrick on the hour, and although Solnica pulled a goal back for Aluminium, Folc scored his fourth of the afternoon seven minutes from time to give us a 5-1 victory.
The transfer merry-go-round continued as I allowed Marcin Nowak to join Stasiak Opoczno. They’ve paid us £10,000 and given us two defenders as well – Darius Mrozek and Zbigniew Czerbniak. They were both on the bench as we hosted potential title challengers Zaglebie. But Bogdan Jozwiak scored a fantastic goal on 14 to put us ahead, and we controlled proceedings. Pluta doubled the lead on the hour mark, and it wasn’t until the very last minute that Zaglebie got back into the match; Patalan getting the goal.
We travelled to struggling Polar midweek, and we found the going tough. Jozwiak broke the deadlock with another well-taken goal ten minutes before the break, and Tomasiak doubled the lead on 74. We conceded another late goal to Sorbian, but we held on for victory.
Prior to our trip to table-topping Piast I allowed reserve striker Mariusz Gawronski to move on as he joined Unia Skierniewice for £9,000. The game started fantastically well for us as Leszczynski headed us ahead in the very first minute. But Piast are no mugs, and Kocyba equalised on 17. Just before half time we had Artur Prokop sent off for a professional foul, and Piast broke through on the hour to take the lead through Stolarz. We kept firm at the back though, and ten minutes from time Tomasiak found an equaliser. But we couldn’t quite hold on, and two goals from Wysoglad in the last six minutes condemned us to our first league defeat of the season.
It’s been a good start for us, and we’ve shown some good promise in the early part of the season. There’s still a long way to go though before anything is decided, but so far so good.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Raptor:
Shame 13litZ isn't around anymore, or he'd insert a Poland/gay reference <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by HD:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Back to where it all started<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
The save game editor? :eek: <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
September 2003
The month got off to a tough start, at home to Belchatow. We were put under a lot of pressure by them, and four minutes before the break Szarnecki put them ahead. Gargula doubled the lead early in the second half, but Folc pulled one back almost immediately. But instead of using it to spark a revival, we conceded again; Gortowski scoring a third on the hour. Kowalski was sent off with twenty minutes to go after handling the ball, and we had no way back after that.
We travelled to Tloki next, and we played well enough without threatening too much. Four minutes before the break Tloki broke to take the lead through Dziewulski, and they could have scored more before the break. As the game progressed we pushed forward increasingly, and six minutes from time Kowlaczyk equalised. Four minutes later Tomasiak struck on the break, and we had claimed victory from the jaws of defeat.
At the weekend we travelled to struggling KSZO, and inside ten minutes found ourselves 2-0 up with goals from Kowalczyk and Folc. Kowalczyk got a third on 22, and Folc made it 4-0 ten minutes before the break. Kowalczyk completed his hatrick four minutes before half time and we were cruising. KSZO did pull a goal back on 79 through Urbaniak before having Sobczynski sent off a minute later. Four minutes from time Wegier scored his first goal for the club as we thrashed our hosts 6-1.
We were dominant throughout the first half at home to Jagiellonia, and twice came within inches of taking the lead. Just before the hour we were caught on the break to concede a goal to Kubisz, but thirteen minutes later Folc struck to earn us a point.
It’s been another decent month for us, and we’ve started to look a lot better up front. Kowlaczyk and Folc are linking up well up front, but it’s at the back where I’ve got most concern – we’ve still not managed a clean sheet yet this season.
The month began with a visit from pre-season promotion favourites Ruch Chorzow. The game was quiet early on, but we were handed a boost when the visitors had Bartos sent off on 33. We took our time to take advantage, but midway through the second half Folc put us into the lead, and five minutes later Tomasiak squeezed in a second. Pluta added a third twelve minutes from time as we closed out a comfortable victory.
Next up was a trip to Cracovia, and midway through the first half Kowalczyk put us ahead. We had the opportunities to extend our lead, but we couldn’t find the net again, and had to hang on in the latter stages of the game as we kept our second consecutive clean sheet.
Ten days later we hosted promotion-chasers Pogon, but both sides found the going tough. Just as it looked like ending goalless Folc was sent through to curl the ball past the goalkeeper, but the lead lasted less than two minutes, as Pogon earned themselves a point when Blazejwski headed home from a corner.
The trip to Lodz to face LKS started poorly when Raczka fired in a penalty after just 11 minutes. Twenty minutes later though Folc found an equaliser, and in first half injury time Leszczynski put us ahead from the penalty spot. Five minutes into the second half LKS were level as Kosmalski equalised. But just four minutes later LKS were down to ten men as Marcin Kowalczyk was given his marching orders. We started to use our advantage, but had to wait until the 77th-minute for Folc to finally secure all three points.
The home tie with Arka started poorly as we conceded inside 19 seconds to Jasinski. But just four minutes later Kowalski headed us level, and when Arka had Wodkiewicz sent off on the half hour, there was only ever one winner. Ten minutes into the second half Kowalczyk finally put us into the lead, and nine minutes later Folc made it 3-1. Wegier added a fourth late on as we ended the month on a high.
With thirteen points picked up from a maximum of fifteen this month things are really starting to look up for us, and promotion, or at least the play-offs, are now firmly in our sights. The results this month didn’t go unnoticed, as I was awarded the Manager of the Month award.
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