What a fickle chairman!

retired_utyorc · 01-16-2008, 09:15 PM

That harsh mate, the board confidence really isn't up to standard in the 8.01 patch.

retired_w0lfpack1 · 01-17-2008, 02:04 AM

The bit:

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I was offered a two year deal with the long term expectation of avoiding relegation within 2 years.
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When it comes to selecting my squad expectations the minimum i can say is Mid-Table.

strikes me as a bug: if the 2-year expectation is "Avoid Relegation", then "Avoid Relegation" should be an option every season when selecting a budget, shouldn't it?

retired_nnifeitak · 01-17-2008, 05:58 AM

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Originally posted by mallen102000:
I woudln't say thats a problem, chairman are always going to expect the club to go forward and if you look at these clubs that suffer from "2nd season syndrome" most of them don't keep their managers

Football's a fickle game these days, look how many managers have been sacked irl this season already to see that

It's a problem because he signed a contract with the long-term ambition of avoiding relegation, but could only pick mid-table as a lowest achievement in his first year.

retired_cRankLin · 01-17-2008, 06:30 AM

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Originally posted by Just Jack:
NOT A WINDGE - JUST WONDERING IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANYBODY ELSE!

I started my career with Sheffield United and Won the League.

Now promoted i stated we could avoid relegation and was given £7million to spend. Spend it all and due to my excelent managerial capabilities (and a hell of a lot of luck) we managed to finish 9th.

Time for a new contract. I was offered a two year deal with the long term expectation of avoiding relegaion within 2 years.
A good contract - especialy with the 2nd season syndrome (as seen irl with wigan)

When it comes to selecting my squad expectations the minimum i can say is Mid-Table. With the pittance of a transfer fund i knew this was impossible.

7 Games to go and were 4 points clear of the drob zone but its not good enough. And despite being set to match the clubs long term ambitions i was clearing my desk after a 2-2 draw with 4th placed villa.

Harsh and i do feel bitter but i want to know if anything like this has happened to anyone else?

Does seem bizzare that your long term expectation was to avoid relegetion, but you could only select "mid-table finish" or higher as a short term goal This is a major issue imo and SI must fix it in the patch.

I'm about to start my 2nd season with Spurs. First season I took the top-half option, but on the confidence screen this rose to "European qualification throught the league", odd to say the least. If I knew that would happen I would have selected that option and taken the extra transfer and wage budgets, I feel a bit ripped off

2nd season I take the same option, but the original 2 yr plan was to be challanging for the title, so why was I offered anything lower? Surely my only options should have been to challenge or win the title

What a fickle chairman!

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What a fickle chairman!