retired_leigh19

OK. This is my third try. After successfully relegate Havast & Yeading and another team in BSN (sorry I forgot), H & W would be my next victim... or not

1st season

Odds: 6-4 (first favorite)
Expectation: Promotional Chase

Even chairman must realize that when you give transfer fund of absolutely nothing, things might not get easy
Well, this is when experience helps. Getting only 3 win in the first 19 games make us the penerial 22nd for the last 10 games. Fans are calling for my head all over (at least 99 of our loyal season ticket holders). Out of desparation, I signed a striker who scores most goals (that has no value), and also defender with highest average rating (also no value), and of course a major tactic revamp. Suddenly it's as if I strike gold, we play much better. We still lose many match but we start to win against team that we could win. Finishing 17th and manage to barely save my own behind. But our finance is in a big hole, losing like a drunk on poker table. I would not think of my job past next Christmas

Cup: Err.. I have never seen a team try so hard to lose a game. Fail in every first round of every cup we get in.

Player of the season: Determined Striker who I signed because of desparation.

2nd season
Odds: 40-1
Expectation: Mid table safety

I land and ex-Sheff Utd defender and some goalie, plus holding midfield from St. Alban. The season starts so-so but suddenly during November to December we are on 16-matches unbeaten run with ex-Sheff U playing like he's World cup winning captain. Of course such player would not last long, and with Cambridge offer the staggering sum of 30K, we could not say no. Then our goalie was also bought for 10K. We could not challenge Crawley for 1st place (not when their strikers hit 51, 42, and 30+ respectively), but we still keep ourselves in 2nd place. On the final match of regular season, we met Weston-Super-Mare (whom I befriend their manager) and I decide to fill whole reserve squad to conserve our first team for playoff. The result is 9-1 trashing, making us 3rd place. On the plus note, it also makes our rival club Eastleigh go down. heh heh.
But then instant karma is getting us, after cruise through semi-final with ease, we met AFC Wimbledon, whom we trash during regular season (4-0 at home, 1-1 away). We have an early lead and looks as if we will be at BSP but then Wimbledon struck an equalizer in 92 minutes :eek: and manage to score "a freak goal" in 105 minutes. So this season was a good experience but it all went up in smoke. We manage to lose another 80K and our finance looks precarious.

CUP: What cup? Got beaten by Grey man of doom in every participating cup

Player of the Year: The same determined striker, he never really have high strike ratio, but his determination won fans over I guess.

retired_leigh19

3rd season
Odd: 20-1
Expectation: Mid-table finish

This season start with I playing tough guy. I decide to fire AssMan and both Scout and replace with my own. We start season OK but never really get going like last season, mainly because our defence do not do well. Nonetheless during mid-season I manage to snatch ex-Crawley striker who nod 30+ goals last season, with unprecedented wage of 500 pound/week! He pays dividend instantly and kickstart our campaign again. We manage to finish 3rd place even we get 93 points because 2nd place get 97 and 1st place (Ebbfleet) get 102! And to add to our misery, my ex-Crawley striker manage to break his bone in the second to last game of the season and is out of action for 3-5 months.

We went on play off without much confidence and manage to get past semi with our resilent alone. In final match, we met Rochdale who was 2nd place, and it looked like we would lose again. Trailing 2-1, my ever-relable determined striker hits an equalizer, seding match to extra time. and this is whn he adds another 2, and set up 1 more, to make us win 5-2 in extra time. Time to pop champagne!! I feel as if we have won European cup or something.Not in small part by the rumor that I will be out of job by the end of the contract.

At the end of season and my first contract, the board decide to give me another 3 years contract and 50 pound raise. All right, no more pizza delivery gig!

CUP: Manage to get to 1st round of FA Cup. Others are nothing to write home about

Player of the Year: Who else but the determined striker who never get good stat (25 goals is most he could do) but hit it when it matters.

Gee, somehow I find a tactic that works for the team and save my own. Next stop... turn pro or bust!

retired_sandra

Havast? St Alban? Harvant?

Are we in a different reality?

retired_dfhern

Perhaps he unticked the 'Use real club-names' box?

retired_corbettk4

you know, IRL H&W got to the third round of the Cup...

good update!

retired_ohhbaybee

You forgot Ebbfleet

retired_mmhmm

Or maybe he's playing Pro Evo in the English lower leagues...

retired_nnifeitak

Magnificent