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Gillmacs - currently i live in Adelaide (state capital of South Australia).

Originally grew up in Keith, small country town in south-eastern South Australia. Home to Andy Caldecott who recently died tragically in an accident in the Dakar rally.

Not exactly the right forum to bring that up in, but RIP mate, you bloody champion and downright top bloke.

Moo

I live in Northern Ireland around the corner from chimney corner. The teams are rubbish but my Physics teacher Mr Budden ie. Robbie Budden plays for Ballyclare. We always mock him.

Gillmacs

Player naming

Moo

whoops

Moo

but he dosen't play anymore. Physics took over. how sad....

kroc

I became manager for Newry just before the 2008-09 season and yea, it's really, really hard in N.Ireland.
The team had a balance of -450k or so and well over payed players. Interests kept coming every month and just the maintenance and the wages were hinting that nothing could be done to actually try to fix the money issue.

First season in there, I decided to focus a LOT on the under 18 team while trying to get some press release for my costy players so I could sell them by the end of the season. Now I have to admit that I got lucky and brought the team to promotion during that season, which allowed me to sell quite a bit of players.

For the season 2009-2010, I didn't invest in anything but a very versatile defender. I brought up the most promising youngsters and had coaches with special training for each of them.
So far (march 2010), it's been working quite nicely. Made it to Intermediate league cup final (lost on penalty) and am in the Irish cup semi final. Meanwhile in the first division, we are struggling at the 5th place, which isn't too bad.
Money wise, it's a lot better. First division is bringing in a lot more people in the stadium and we are only losing about 1k a month or so...

Overall, I focused on youngsters (not that I could do anything else though) and it's been working ok. I don't think I can bring enough money in for Newry though but a new commercial deal is due for 2010 so might get some more money in since we doing pretty good.

N.Ireland clubs are challenging, that's for sure

Cosmo-poof

Just a question, kroc. Are you a bit retarded or something? No insult intended but I would just like to know if you have trouble understanding things if they aren't explained to you in a certain way.

Otherwise, it would be nice if you could explain your intentions you had by posting this. Is it an update? Nah, can't be, after all it's not your thread, is it? Is it helpful? Nah, you're just telling what you did (which smells like tipping anyway).

I am really wondering a bit about you because a couple of days ago you were questioning this whole forum, the next day you visit T&T again, and appear again here, telling us about your youth policies. What's the point?

mkus

Can you call someone a ****** without being insulting?

kroc

The hell is your problem?

The OP is posting about lower leagues in N.Ireland and how cash is hard to come by.
Leo and mmhsports posted the same kind of stuff, explaining their thoughts about it and how cups and investing in youths can help.
Then I post my view and experience on it, without actually trying to "tip". It's not an update, just my experience with it. It's as helpful as it can be, because if you are helpful, you are tipping and that's against the rules. And you come down here and post that crap, vaguely trying to insult me?

You need to chill out and get your head out of where-ever it is just now. Once done, you come back here and apologize. Sounds like a plan to you mate? Good.

mkus

WTF. Ret@rd is filtered, but retarded is not?