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Decided to play in my home country…Northern Ireland and Frank decided to send me to Lurgan Celtic.
2006/07
Northern Ireland 2nd Division
Board Expectation: Avoid Relegation
Media Prediction: 8th
I had no transfer funds to improve my squad so I had to make do with the players I had. Majority of my team was made up of promoted U-18’s as I had a feeling I was going to have to rely on youth for years to come as I watched my club lose 10K a month.
Transfers In: 0
Transfers Out: 0
Final League Standings: 5th
PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
22 8 7 7 31 32 -1 31
Cups:
Irish Cup : 3rd Round (Chimney Corner 4-5)
Intermediate League Cup: Group Stages
Intermediate Cup: 3rd Round (Wakehurst 2-3)
Highlight: Being able to secure a mid-table position while building for the future
Low Point: Not progressing that far in Cups missing out on valuable cash.
Top Goalscorer: Compact Striker (20 goals)
Top Average Rating: Compact Striker (7.28, 28 apps)
Fans Player of the Year: Compact Striker
2007/08
Northern Ireland 2nd Division
Board Expectation: Respectable Position
Media Prediction: 6th
Once again I had no funds as my team’s funds descended further into the red. One point less than last year showed that I just don’t have enough experienced players to compete for the title. Seems like it could be a long time before I challenge the likes of Linfield. Happy enough though that my young players are beginning to show some promise. Especially my midfield conductor, who is only 19. Cups also provided a good source of income this year as I just about broke even for the year..although I am still in the red.
Transfers In: 0
Transfers Out: 0
Final League Standings: 8th
PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
22 8 6 8 26 27 -1 30
Highlight: Getting to the 6th round of the Irish Cup and running distillery close and getting to the semi-final of the league cup
Low Point: Dropping a point from last season
Top Goalscorer: New Compact Striker (14 goals)
Top Average Rating: Versatile Defender (7.12, 17 apps)
Fans Player of the Year: New Compact Striker
2008/09
Northern Ireland 2nd Division
Board Expectation: Avoid Relegation
Media Prediction: 8th
Terribly Disappointing season as I realised the players I was hoping would progress from the youth team of 2 years ago have simply not been able to step up and I was forced towards the end of the season to rely on a new bunch of youth team players to save me from relegation. And I am still losing money
Transfers In: 0
Transfers Out: 0
Final League Standings: 10th
PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
22 6 5 11 37 41 -4 23
Cups:
Irish Cup : 4th Round (Ballymoney 1-2)
Intermediate League Cup: Group Stages
Intermediate Cup: 1st Round (Saintfield 0-1)
Highlight: Unbelivably it is avoiding relegation.
Low Point: The Whole Season
Top Goalscorer: New Compact Striker (13 goals)
Top Average Rating: New Compact Striker (7.07, 26 apps)
Fans Player of the Year: New Compact Striker
2009/10
Northern Ireland 2nd Division
Board Expectation: Avoid Relegation
Media Prediction: 8th
Definite Improvement on last season as I was clear of relegation and until a terrible run towards the end of the season which pulled me away from a promotion race to just staying clear of the dogfight. I also cashed in on my first compact striker this year as he was no longer a first team regular. Another achievement was signing my first player.
Transfers In: 1 (0k)
Transfers Out: 11 (3k)
Final League Standings: 8th
PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
22 7 3 12 40 46 -6 24
Highlight: Winning my first trophy
Low Point: Not making much headway in the league table
Top Goalscorer: New Compact Striker (18 goals)
Top Average Rating: Tall Youth Striker (7.13, 28 apps)
Fans Player of the Year: New Compact Striker
2010/11
Northern Ireland 2nd Division
Board Expectation: Respectable Position
Media Prediction: 7th
This year was my best yet as I was finally able to claim the league title. Was unable to defend my Cup but it didn’t matter after I secured my place in the 1st Division. On a sadder note I am still losing money constantly and I have no idea how to change that as the 11 players I released last season to clear up wage space seem to have made things worse rather than better somehow.
Transfers In: 0
Transfers Out: 4 (0k)
Final League Standings: 1st
PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
22 9 9 4 38 23 15 36
Cups:
Irish Cup : 4th Round (Crusaders 2-3)
Intermediate League Cup: Group Stages
Intermediate Cup: 3rd Round (Desertmartin 1-4) unbelievable!!!
Highlight: It has to be finally winning the league title
Low Point: Not Defending my Cup
Top Goalscorer: Too Good for Northern Ireland Striker (17 goals)
Top Average Rating: New Compact Striker(7.22, 32 apps)
Fans Player of the Year: New Compact Striker
20011/12
Northern Ireland 1st Division
Board Expectation: Avoid Relegation
Media Prediction: 12th
First Season in the First Division turned out a lot better than I thought it would. I was able to push Newry to within 5 points of promotion playoff. Disappointing in the end that I didn’t secure a place in the playoffs but simply avoiding relegation was a tremendous achievement for this team. Also this season signed 6 players to bolster my squad 5 of which became regulars, one of which was from my hometown.
Transfers In: 6 (0k)
Transfers Out: 16 (5k)
Final League Standings: 5th
PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
22 6 5 11 37 41 -4 23
Highlight: Pushing Newry all the way to the end of the season.
Low Point: Just Missing out on promotion playoffs
Top Goalscorer: Too Good for Northern Ireland Striker (18 goals)
Top Average Rating: Complete Left-Sided Englishman (7.40, 30 apps)
Fans Player of the Year: Too Good for Northern Ireland Striker
Damn!!!! just lost my best centre midfielder..my midfielder conductor left for portadown and completer left-sided englishman looking like he will leave as well... it really does make me cry
The Editors Hideaway, Good Players Guide, Tactic and Training, those sort of fora.
Also, when you post long updates (or even short ones, it helps users to read them if you use bold tags. which are
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Top Goalscorer: Too Good for Northern Ireland Striker (17 goals)
Top Average Rating: New Compact Striker(7.22, 32 apps)
Fans Player of the Year: New Compact Striker
20011/12
Northern Ireland 1st Division
Board Expectation: Avoid Relegation
Media Prediction: 12th
It helps break up your update a bit, so we can see where one season ends and another begins.
I don't think I've ever looked in any other fora at SI apart from here, as the bookmarked page is the LLM forum, as opposed to the SI Forums as a whole. Enjoyed reading this so far, nice steady work and nice to see a smooth transition to Division 1. KUTGW!
Jimbokav1971 new compact striker is a completely new person...he is just the same height and very similar weight to the old compact striker...it just i not very good at thinking up new names.
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