Manchester United: An ending and a beginning [Archive]

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 05:30 PM

Greetings to everyone reading this. This is the electronic journal of Christopher Engles.

I'm a 36 year old manager who is considered something of a young phenom. I started out my first season of managing professional football at Harrogate Town in the English Conference North back when I was 29. During my first season, I didn't know if I was going to make it through to a second. We had some rocky games in that first season. Fortunately, I showed enough improvement in the 2nd half of the season, that they gave me a chance to come back for another season. You can read about my first season as manager in this thread:

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=32963

In my second season as manager, I really developed a system and brought in some good talent. Thanks to their play, I managed to help Harrogate win promotion from the English Conference North. You can read about that season in this thread:

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=33340

In my third season, we continued to gather talent and we continued to win. We won the English Conference National Title and were promoted to League Two. You can read about that season in this thread:

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=33908

In my fourth season, after some early struggles, the team adapted to League Two play and we went on a tear in the second half of the season. Thanks to our hot play, we won the English League Two Title and were promoted to League One. You can read about that season in this thread:

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=34430

In my fifth season, I had to make a very hard decision. The team was struggling in League One as the board had continued to refuse to expand the stadium over the years. We were losing money. We didn't have the money to keep our top players. We were floundering. My status was very high and I was being offered several high profile jobs because of what I had done with Harrogate. I made the hard decision to leave Harrogate in midseason and I moved to Wigan. I suddenly had massive amounts of money. I sent some of it to Harrogate Town for a few of my favorite players. You can read about my fifth season in this thread:

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=35300

In my sixth season, I managed to bring in some potent talent to Wigan via Bosman signings. Thanks to that talent, we won the English Championship with a 99 point season in which we had 30 wins, 9 draws, and 7 losses. I was glad to see that my new system worked nicely at this higher talent level. You can read about my sixth season in this thread:

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=36645

Then, in my seventh season, I knew that Wigan would have a hard time staying in the EPL and I also knew that Manchester United had a coaching vacancy. It took well over a month, but just before league play started Manchester United approached me and offered me the manager's job. I felt bad leaving Wigan after only a year and a half, but this was the golden ring I had been trying to reach. I quickly took the job. I had moderate to good success in my seventh season as I brought in a few very talented players, including wonderkids Adriano and Craig King. We also brought in the very talented Stewart Downing at left wing. As a result, we improved from the previous finish of 5th place to a 2nd place team. You can read about the seventh season here:

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=36968

So, now I start my eighth season. I'm considered a World Class Manager. However, I doubt that will mean much if I don't win the EPL Title with Manchester United this year. This stop is the end of my search for the pinnacle of football managing. It is also the beginning of my journey to stay at the top of the football world.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 05:48 PM

June 20, 2011 -

The goal is clear. Win the EPL. Winning the Champions League and the English FA Cup would also be nice. I have 26.5 million dollars to work with. I need to decide where to spend it. To that end, I decide to take a fresh look at my roster and see where I really need to improve. I'm going to start with the forwards and work my way back.

As a group, I think I have a gluttony of talent at striker. It may start to cause some hard feelings. Actually, Ernesto Marino has already started to complain. I like Ernesto, he is a good kid. However, I never really gave him a fair shake. In any case, I think this is my strongest position as a group. Let's take a look at them individually.

Wayne Rooney - This 25 year old striker is our most accomplished player. He has 81 caps and 35 goals for England and is viewed as a world class striker. My biggest concern is that he continues to complain that he doesn't feel he is in "top shape" despite being in superb condition. He underperformed last year, despite my use of him in limited action. I hope he will bounce back with a big year coming up. He is signed for 2 more years, and at the age of 25, I plan on working on an extension soon. He currently makes 160,000 dollars/week.

James McFadden - This 28 year old Scottish Striker is also very accomplished. He has 65 caps and 13 goals for Scotland. He is an excellent dribbler and a good shooter. He does everything well, and he and Rooney seem to like each other and play well together. He is signed for 3 more years, and I plan on generally starting him alongside Rooney. He makes 70,000/week.

Louis Saha - This 32 year old French Striker looks bad in practice, but performs surprisingly well in games. His best asset is continued top notch physical attributes. He is in decline, but he still has something to give. He is only signed through this year, and I plan on working an extension with him if he is interested. He currently makes 100,000/week.

Ruud van Nistelrooy - This 34 year old Dutch Striker is a legend in his home country. He has 93 caps and 46 goals. He still is a very good scorer, and I see him having usefulness in limited action. He is also signed for another year and he makes 120,000/week. He and Saha work particularly well together and have played together for a long time. They used to be the premier pair of strikers long before I arrived. He currently makes 120,000 per week.

Adriano - I acquired this 19 year old Brazilian striker last year for 14,000,000 dollars. His value is already starting to skyrocket. This kid is already good enough to play for us as evidenced by his large number of goals last year. He is only 19, and it could be scary how good he will turn out. I expect him to continue to improve for the next 5 years. He'll get more action this year, including a few more starts. He currently is a steal at 32,500/week. He is signed for 2 more years, and I plan on working on a long term extension this year.

Craig King - I acquired this 21 year old English Wonderkid striker for a reasonable price, and his value has skyrocketed as well to 24 million. He is a superb finisher. He has great attributes. I want him and Adriano to work together more this year. I can see them being a pair of dynamic strikers togethers for a decade to come. He is currently making 42,000/week and he is also signed for 2 more years. I will work on an extension soon.

Ernesto Marino - I like Ernesto, but this 24 year old Italian striker didn't get much PT with us last year. He has the talent. He is quite good, but just not as good as my other two young strikers. He is unhappy with his playing time, and I can't blame him. He wants to be moved if he isn't going to get PT. I plan on trying to move him. He is currently "worth" 7.6 million, and he makes 17,000/week. I'll see if any team wants him. Otherwise, his contract ends after this year and I'll consider letting him go on a free.

Alan Smith - I feel even worse about Smith's situation. This 30 year old striker is a top notch striker. I really should be using him more. I plan on trying to work him into games more this year. He is a top notch talent. He is currently making 83,000/week. I'd like to keep him as a veteran talent, but I suspect he will want to move on after this year.

Akin Serhat - This 30 year old Turkish Striker is very good, but not top notch. I've never really liked him since I became manager, and I don't plan on using him much except maybe at Right wing where he has some potential. However, I'd really like to move him. It will be difficult as he has multiple leg fractures that will keep him out for 5 more months. His contract expires after the season. I will let him go on a Bosman if I can't trade him.

That is it. A gluttony of strikers. I also have several promising young strikers on the reserve squad and U18 squad that aren't ready to play on the big club, but they might develop in a few years.

In any case, I certainly don't need to acquire any more strikers for now.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 06:07 PM

Now to move onto the midfielders, I believe we have acquired top notch talent and depth at this position. I've generally assumed that I need a right winger, but do I really?

At left wing I'm set, with Duff being a solid performer still, and Downing being a dominant performer.

Stewart Downing - This 26 year old English left winger has 30 caps and 6 goals. He is a superb dribbler with great speed, great technical abilities, great mental abilities. He set a Manchester United record last year for average form with 8.93. Several teams are interested in acquiring him, but they will have to pry him out of my cold dead fingers. I think he is the key to us winning, as he can set up everyone else to score. He makes 83,000/week and is signed for 3 more years.

Damien Duff - This 32 year old Irish left winger has 92 caps and 11 goals. He is even quicker than Downing, but doesn't move as well with the ball. He isn't quite the dynamic passer that Downing is, but he is good. Before Downing came here, he had been Manchester United's Player of the year two years in a row. He is still a very good player, and we will be using him quite a bit. He makes 120,000/week. He is signed for 2 more years.

Alfonso - This 19 year old Spanish Player has a great deal of potential, and he might develop into a reliable player in a few years, but I don't think he is one yet. He has excellent physical abilities, but he lacks the great crossing ability I like in my left wingers. He is signed for this year, and only makes 1,000/week. I plan on working on an extension soon since he has potential.

Midfielders:

Eric Djemba Djemba - This 30 year old midfielder from Cameroon has excellent physical attributes, excellent mental attributes, great passing, and a wonderful long range shot. He is a very good defensive player as well. He is wonderful for our midfield. He makes over 74,000/week. He is signed for 2 more years, and I think he is a key player for us.

Phil Neville - This 34 year old midfielder/right winger/right fullback is good for versatility and he has great mental attributes, but he is starting to lose foot speed. He also doesn't have much creativity or flair. He doesn't react quickly once he gets the ball. He is a good backup who is excellent at tackling, but I wouldn't want him to play much. He feels he should be a first team regular. As a result, he will certainly leave after his contract expires this year. He is currently making 21,000/week.

Barry Parker - This 21 year old was acquired for his potential. He is already a superb tackler. He has excellent marking ability, great positioning, and a very good long shot. His lack of foot speed worries me a bit. However, he could develop in a very good midfielder. He is only making 11,000/week and he is signed for 3 more years.

Darren Flethcer - Arguably, my best midfielder. This 27 year old from Scotland is "worth" 29 million dollars. He does everything well. He is a passer without peer. He has excellent first touch, excellent technique. He has great creativity and flair. He has excellent composure. He has slow footspeed, but he seems to be in the right place at the right time most of the time. He currently makes 47,000/week and is signed for 3 more years.

Dalibor Stevanovic - This 26 year old Slovenian player has 21 caps and 3 goals. He is a very good midfielder who has good footspeed, a very good long shot, good heading, good passing, good technique. His lack of determination is worrisome, and he hasn't played nearly as well as he did in his first few games at the club. I need to light a fire under him. He makes 16,500/week and is signed for 2 more years,

Jamie Cook- My third wonderkid is only 19, but already is a superb passer, penalty shooter, long shooter, dribbler, crosser. He has top notch agility and balance. He doesn't jump well, and his footspeed could be better, but he plays off the ball well and usually is in the right position. He should develop into a superstar. He is already worth 20 million.

Right Wing:

Christopher Eagles - This 25 year old English Player has 3 caps and 0 goals. He has excellent dribbling ability, great crossing ability, excellent passing, excellent technique. He would be an elite right winger if he had better foot speed. He is still a very good right winger, and he has done well in my system. He is the top guy at right wing currently.

Souleymane Mamam - This 26 year old player from Togo can play midfield or right wing. He may actually be the answer to my right wing issues. He has better foot speed than Eagles. He has very good dribbling and crossing ability. He has excellent technique. He is good. I guess he is good enough to be used against weaker opponents, but not good enough for top notch opponents.

So, I actually do have two acceptable right wingers. I don't think bringing depth in would be enough. If I want to upgrade at right wing, I need a very young potential superstar or I need someone who is really good (and is therefore likely out of my budget range.)

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 06:18 PM

I have a good group of defenders, but they are old. Again this is my biggest concern:

Left Fullback:

Mikael Silvestre - This 33 year old Frnech player is still a very good player. He is a superb tackler who has top notch physical attributes. He has very good mental attributes. He is an acceptable passer. He currently makes 81,000/week. He is signed for 1 more year and I would like to bring him back for at least one more year beyond that.

Cristian Chivu - This left fullback plays centerback as well. He is quite good at both positions. He is a 30 year old Romanian player who wants to move to a new club. I'll move him if I get the right offer, but I like his play and I would prefer to keep him. He has superb mental attributes, very good physical attributes, and excelelnt technical attributes. He is a great passer and can really initiate the counter attack. He does everything well that I look for in a defender.

John O'Shea - This 30 year old Irish player has 70 caps and 3 goals. He is a very good, but not exceptional defender. He playes left fullback best, but is a good centreback as well. He does everything I look for in a defender well. He currently makes 41,000/week and is signed for this year. I definitely want to bring him back.

Centrebacks:

Lucio - This 33 year old Brazilian player had 110 caps and 11 goals before retiring from international football. He is still the fastest man on my team. He has the best set of physical attributes on my team. He has exceptional mental attributes. He has exceptional heading ability, great marking, and tackling. He is the consumate defender, and he shows no signs of slowing down despite his age. He makes 110,000/week and is signed for 2 more years.

Rio Ferdinand - This 32 year old centreback has 66 caps and 4 goals. He is also a world class centreback. He has excellent physical attributes, great mental attributes, superb heading, marking, and tackling. When he and Lucio are playing well together, no one can score against us.

As mentioned, Chivu and O'shea can slide into the center. Both of my right fullbacks can also slide into the centre.

Right backs:

Wes Brown - This 31 year old English player has 29 caps and 0 goals. He has excellent physical attributes and it is odd that my defenders are my fastest players on the team. Brown is right up there with Lucio in physical attributes. He has above average mental attributes, good heading, marking, and tackling. He is a grat right fullback. He makes 48,000/week and is signed through this year. I definitely want him back for a few more years.

Zdenek Grygera - This 31 year old player from the Czech Republic plays right fullback/centreback and sweeper. He has good physical skills, very good mental attributes, and very good technical attributes. He is an excellent passer who can do a great job of initiating the counter attack. He currently makes 90,000/week and is signed for this year. I'd like to have him sign an extension as well.

As you can see, the entire defensive group is 30 or older. Therefore, I'd really like to bring in one young defender to start cultivating.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 06:26 PM

Finally, my keepers:

Tim Howard - This 32 year old USA keeper (91 caps for the USA) has been the main starter here for several years. He is considered a legendary keeper by most experts. He is quite good, but he lets up soft goals sometimes, particularly in big games. I'm debating on replacing him, but it would have to be a significant step up. That will be hard to find. Howard has top notch athleticism. He has great reflexes, great rushing out ability, very good decisions, excellent aerial ability, excellent command of the area. He makes 77,000/week and is signed for 2 more years.

Fabien Barthez - This 39 year old keeper/coach has 107 caps for France. He is losing his abilities, and it is unclear if he could play much for us any longer. He is signed through this year and he is only making 17,000/week. He will retire after this year.

Thomas Heaton - This 25 year old English keeper has good abilities, but he is not quite good enough to play in the EPL Regularly. He is unhappy with the lack of PT, and I can't blame him. He currently makes 17,000/week. His contract expires after this year. He will certainly move on.

So, the final verdict. Howard will be the man this year. I'm going to look at acquiring a young potential superstar keeper that can grow into the position. I'm also going to look at acquiring a young 19 year old potential star right winger. Those two acquisitions will likely use up most of our money, if we find the right guys to acquire. I'll also be looking for a young defender.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 06:32 PM

June 20, 2011 -

Now, that I have decided I will be keeping Howard as the man this year, I decide to attempt to arrange a tour of the USA in which we will play a few MLS Teams as well as a few All-Star Teams there. It would be embarassing to lose any of those matches, but the potential boost in merchandise is too good to pass up.

Hopefully, all of the teams accept.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 06:45 PM

June 21, 2011 -

Well darn! Everyone rejected my offer to come on tour. None of the MLS or All-star teams want anything to do with my team. So much for my plan to do a grand tour.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 07:02 PM

June 24, 2011 -

England beat the USA 4-2 in the Confederation Cup Group B matchup today. Landon Donovan scored both USA goals with 1 being assisted by Adu and 1 being assisted by Bobby Convey. Howard was just ok in goal. Stewart Downing was the MoM and had 3 assists, including 2 to Wayne Rooney, 1 to Gareth Barry. Steven Garrard scored the other goal with Joe Cole assisting.

Multiple Brazilian teams rejected my offer of coming to play them on tour.

Wow! I have a kid in my reserve system who is really blossoming, and I didn't even know it! Real Madrid have just offered 10 million dollars for midfielder Michael Wood. Michael is only 19, but he is already a very good passer with excellent physical abilities. His mental attributes are only average, but if he develops over the next few years, he could be very good.

I reject Real Madrid's offer.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 07:12 PM

June 27, 2011 -

Tim Howard was disappointing yesterday for the USA as they lost 3-2 to Australia in the Confederations Cup match. Vicenzo Grella had a hattrick for Australia. Daniel Karbassiyoon scored both of the USA's goals. Adu assisted on one, and Bobby Convey assisted on the other one.

England beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the confederations Cup Group B match. Wayne Rooney scored both goals for England. Ashley Cole assisted on one, and Rooney scored the other one all by himself. Rooney had a 10 for form and won MoM.

Zaragoza have accepted the offer I made to purchase Jeroen Schruers from them. Jeroen is a 23 year old right winger who has phenomenal talents. My only concern is that he is known to shy away from contact, but he has excellent abilities. I only had to pay 10.5 million to get his club to accept my offer. Now, I'm offering a contract. Aston Villa and Arsenal are also reportedly interested in this player. I offer him 50,000/week and a 1 million dollar signing bonus (he was only asking for 45,000 and 700k.) I notice that my wage budget has shrunk considerably from the 3.2 million/week I had last year, and we are close to being over the wage budget.

Howard played very well for the USA today in a 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 07:45 PM

July 2, 2011 -

Zaragoza's Jeroen Schreurs rejected offers from Arsenal and Aston Villa. He accepted my offer! We have confirmed the 10.5 million dollar deal.

Liverpool have offered 30,000,000 dollars for Stewart Downing. I reject that.

Mr. Quieroz has taken over arranging our friendly matches and he has arranged several friendlies throughout Portugal against a variety of teams.

He also arranged a friendly against one of the top teams from Croatia.

I've approached 4 different physios about coming to join my staff. This would cut the player-physio ratio in half.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 07:54 PM

July 3, 2011 -

We have completed the signing of 23 year old Dutch right winger Jeroen Schreurs from Zaragoza.

Two of the physios, Michel Brohan and Kevin Kilbane, have signed the contracts that I offered them.

England beat Brazil 2-1 in the Confederation Cup Final. Chris Kirkland was brilliant in goal for England. Wayne rooney played well in assisting on a James Milnar goal. Alan Smith played well as a sub. Christopher Eagles and Stewart Downing both played well.

After the match, Brazil asked Vanderley Luxemburgo to step down as the Brazilian national manager effective immediately.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 08:00 PM

July 4, 2011 -

Barcelona have offered 27.5 million for Stewart Downing. I refuse the offer.

Leeds has rejected my bid of 4.8 million dollars for their young keeper Chris Taylor. I increase my offer to 6.4 million dollars.

Milan has offered 44 million dollars for Stewart Downing. I reject the offer.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 08:18 PM

July 8, 2011 -

Leeds have rejected the 6.4 million dollar offer for Chris Taylor.

I decide to declare my interest with the hope of having him pressure the club to let him leave.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 08:34 PM

July 9, 2011 -

Thomas Heaton skipped training today.

I decide to officially transfer list him. I also give him a warning. If he skips training again, he will be fined for a week.

Thomas Heaton accepted his warning without comment.

Leeds Boss Steve Coppell accused us of trying to unsettle young starlet Chris Taylor. The 21 year old keeper is expected to have a bright future in the game, and Coppell is angry that Manchester United are trying to poach his youngster according to a TV report I heard.

Barcelona have offered Liverpool 40 million dollars plus Freddy Adu for Vincent Kompany.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 08:46 PM

July 10, 2011 -

Juventus have offered 40 million dollar for Vincent Kompany.

Milan have offered 45 million for Vincent Kompany.

It will be interesting if Liverpool bites on any of these deals.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 08:50 PM

July 11, 2011 -

Today we play Infesta which is a team of average talent in Portugal. I'll be mostly looking to see our guys get in shape.

It's sunny with temperatures in the mid 90's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: O'Shea
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Djemba
MC: Stevanovic
MR: Schruers (interested in seeing how he blends in)
SC: Adriano
SC: King

S1: Heaton
S2: Lucio
S3: McFadden
S4: Marino
S5: Brown
S6: Fletcher
S7: Cook
s8: Parker
S9: Mamam
S10: Saha
S11: Ferdinand
S12: Eagles

The guys that have already kept in shape with international play will have it easy this preseason.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 09:06 PM

13 minute mark: King intercepts it at midfield.. passes to Adriano who passes to Duff in the box.. hard shot.. the keeper tips it over.

27 minute mark: Duff passes into the box to King.. he settles it.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

35 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles up the right sideline.. crosses to Adriano in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. good save by the keeper.

40 minute mark: O'Shea passes to King at midfield.. he passes a perfect ball into the box.. Adriano beats the defender.. dribbles twice.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

Halftime: 2-0 lead. King and Adriano both have 9's. Everyone else has 7 for form. Everyone is winded, although my defenders aren't winded that bad. I decide to play everyone for 10 more minutes before bringing on my subs.

51 minute mark: Duff with a corner.. O'Shea heads it.. into the crossbar.

53 minute mark: Stevanovic steals it at midfield.. passes it 30 yards up the pitch to King.. he dribbles into the box.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.

54 minute mark: I put on the reserves.

72 minute mark: Eagles passes it down the right sideline to Marino.. he crosses to Fletcher who is 5 yards away from the goal.. Fletcher shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0.

80 minute mark: Their Alfonso is tripped in the box.. Miguel takes the penalty shot.. he blasts it over Heaton's Shoulder.. GOAL. 4-1.

Game over. 4-1 win.

We outshot them 11-2 (7-1 on target)

Craig King won MoM, 9 for form, 9 of 12 passes, 0 tackles, 0 of 7 headers, 1 assist, and 2 goals.

Adriano also had a 9.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 09:17 PM

July 13, 2011 -

I read an article on soccer.net in which Chris Taylor said he is flattered to be linked in the press with a club like Manchester United. He said that he is ready to consider any offers which might be forthcoming.

I decide to offer Leeds 6.8 million dollars for Taylor.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 09:23 PM

July 14, 2011 -

Leeds have rejected the 6.8 million dollar offer for Chris Taylor. I offer 7.2 million which will be my final offer for a bit. I'll let the pressure get to them, if they don't sell at this price.

Parma have rejected my 6.6 million dollar offer for Italian defender Salva (a very good looking young centreback who I doubt I can afford.)

SunDancer

03-27-2005, 09:25 PM

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 09:31 PM

July 15, 2011 -

Gillingham wants to borrow Thomas Heaton for 3 monthes. Until, I acquire a young keeper I need Heaton so I tell them no.

My scouts have noticed that David Harper has a great deal of potential, and they think he might be better than Heaton at this point. I contact the 21 year old keeper, and he tells me he wants 11,000/week. I offer him that.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 09:32 PM

Do "player reps" and the homeland they hail from, does that indicate a more successful tour?

I don't know.

I was trying to do a tour of the USA to promote Howard, and also because I'm obviously biased towards the USA. I can't believe several of the MLS teams and several American All Star teams refused to play us. I also can't believe Brazil refused to play us (I wanted to go there to promote Adriano.)

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 09:35 PM

July 15, 2011 -

Today we play Boavista. This will be televised in Portugal and England. Boavista has a fairly good team with quality players.

We will be focusing on conditioning again.

It's sunny with temperatures in the 80's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: O'Shea
DR: Grygera
ML: Downing
MC: Duff
MC: Djemba
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: Adriano

S1: Heaton
S2: Ferdinand
S3: King
S4: Saha
S5: Brown
S6: Mamam
S7: Smith
S8: Parker
S9: Fletcher
S10: Neville
S11: Lucio
S12: Eagles

SunDancer

03-27-2005, 09:45 PM

I don't know.

I was trying to do a tour of the USA to promote Howard, and also because I'm obviously biased towards the USA. I can't believe several of the MLS teams and several American All Star teams refused to play us. I also can't believe Brazil refused to play us (I wanted to go there to promote Adriano.)

Yeah, that was what I was asking. Having a star player like Adriano, does going to play in his homeland really work?

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 09:54 PM

7 minute mark: Downing burns three defenders.. crosses to Adriano.. he is tackled just before he can shoot.

12 minute mark: Downing crosses to Adriano.. he heads it.. the keeper blocks it.

15 minute mark: Duff crosses to Scheurs.. hard shot.. a defender blocks it.

20 minute mark: Downing passes to McFadden.. he shoots.. hard shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper blocks it.

25 minute mark: Downing with a corner kick.. Adriano by the near post.. he jumps.. heads it.. over the bar.

40 minute mark: Scheurs passes it from the right wing to the center of the pitch to McFadden.. he beats the defenders.. dribbles into the box.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

42 minute mark: Djemba passes 15 yards forward.. into the box.. Adriano gets it.. fakes out a defender.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

44 minute mark: Duff passes thirty yards up the pitch to Adriano.. he is alone with three defenders.. weaves his way between them.. dribbling towards the box.. the keeper comes out to meet.. he shoots a hard curving shot.. around the keeper.. it curves.. into the right side of the net! GOAL!!!! 2-0.

Halftime: 2-0 lead.

Guys aren't quite as winded as last time. I'll let them play for 10 more minutes, then I'll pull in the bench guys.

56 minute mark: I bring in the bench players.

88 minute mark: Eagles steals it in our own zone.. burns two defenders.. dribbles up the right sideline.. crosses to Smith.. he heads it.. over the bar.

Game over. 2-0 win.

Downing won MoM, 10 for form, 9 of 10 passes, 3 of 4 tackles, 2 of 4 headers, 1 interception, 11 runs, and 2 fouls drawn.

Djemba had a 9. Adriano and Duff had 8's. Schreurs had a 6 (he is having a tough time fitting in so far.) The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 09:55 PM

Yeah, that was what I was asking. Having a star player like Adriano, does going to play in his homeland really work?
I don't know for sure, but knowing how SI pays attention to the details, I would guess that it will help our merchandise sales some.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 09:56 PM

Post Match Info:

Chivu strained his groin and will miss about 2 weeks.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 10:11 PM

July 18, 2011 -

Crystal Palace has made an offer to borrow Thomas Heaton. I turn it down.

Liverpool has accepted the money plus Adu for Kompany, and Adu has agreed to come to Liverpool. If Kompany agrees to go to Barcelona, the deal will be completed. I kind of look forward to seeing Adu in action, but would rather it be for my team.

Today we play Belenenses. They are a decent team, but not as good as the last team we played. I'm going to trot out Adriano and Rooney next to each other to see how they can feed off each other.

It's sunny with temperatures in the high 80's.

This match will also be televised.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: O'Shea
DC: Lucio
DR: Grygera
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Stevanovic
MR: Eagles
SC: Adriano
SC: Rooney

S1: Heaton
S2: King
S3: Schreurs
S4: Smith
S5: Brown
S6: cook
S7: van Nistelrooy
S8: Fletcher
S9: Saha
S10: Parker
S11: Ferdinand
S12: Duff

Crapshoot

03-27-2005, 10:19 PM

Interesting- you thought about selling some of your spare strikers to get some extra dough ? you do seem to have 7 world class strikers... :D

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 10:34 PM

2 minute mark: Downing passes to Djemba in the box.. he shoots.. wide left.

9 minute mark: Rooney crosses to Adriano by the far post.. he heads it.. the keeper blocks it.

26 minute mark: Eagles is tripped by Ferrara.. he gets a yellow card.

Halftime: 0-0 tie. I'm going to leave the guys on for 5 to 10 more minutes. Adriano looks a little winded though (which is understandable with 3 starts in a week.)

48 minute mark: Grygera passes it long down the right sideline to rooney.. he gets it in the corner of the pitch.. rooney evades a defener.. crosses to the near post.. Adriano heads it.. into the upper right corner! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

54 minute mark: I bring in the bench guys, including Saha and van Nistelrooy at striker.

61 minute mark: Schreurs passes it from the right wing to van Nistelrooy in the box.. he settles.. turns around.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOA.. darn.. whistle for offsides on van Nistelrooy.

66 minute mark: O'Shea passes long to Saha who heads it to van Nistelrooy in the box.. he shoots.. wide left.

80 minute mark: Duff crosses to van Nistelrooy.. he heads it.. into the crossbar.

82 minute mark: O'Shea trips Dias just outside the box.. yellow card for O'Shea.

87 minute mark: Duff crosses to Schreurs who is by the far post.. he heads it.. over the bar.

Game over. 1-0 win for us.

We outshot them 15-5 (9-0 on target)

Their keeper, Goncalo, won MoM.

Downing and Eagles both had 8's. Duff had an 8. All other players had a 7.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 10:35 PM

Interesting- you thought about selling some of your spare strikers to get some extra dough ? you do seem to have 7 world class strikers... :D

Hehe :)

Yes, Marino and Serhat are on the transfer market. I'm also debating on putting Smith on the market, but I really like him and I think this will be one of van Nistelrooy's last years. I'd like to have at least one older veteran striker if I can keep him happy.

Desnudo

03-27-2005, 10:35 PM

I don't know.

I was trying to do a tour of the USA to promote Howard, and also because I'm obviously biased towards the USA. I can't believe several of the MLS teams and several American All Star teams refused to play us. I also can't believe Brazil refused to play us (I wanted to go there to promote Adriano.)

Isn't July the middle of the season for both countries? Maybe something SI missed with the MLS though, since I believe they have played exhibitions before. I've noticed it's very hard to schedule tours anywhere. I couldn't get Cypriot teams to agree.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 10:37 PM

July 18, 2011 -

Very interesting, Liverpool sold Vincent Kompany to Juventus! Kompany rejected bids by Milan and Barcelona. I wonder if Liverpool are going to pay money to get Adu or if they only wanted him as part of the Kompany deal?

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 10:38 PM

Isn't July the middle of the season for both countries?
That is a good point. Now that you mention that, it makes sense why they both said no.

thealmighty

03-27-2005, 11:02 PM

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 11:02 PM

July 20, 2011 -

David Harper has rejected offers from Manchester City and Leicester to sign with us. This 21 year old keeper will be a nice addition to the club since he is not costing us any transfer money, and I think he will be good enough to play for us a bit now.

Liverpool have signed Nigel Reo-Coker from Coventry for 17 million dollars. Coventry fans are upset at losing this fan favorite.

The fans at Coventry are very upset at manager Paul Scholes.

Arsenal has signed Hedwiges Maduro a 26 year old central defender from Ajax for 6 milliond dollars.

Arsenal fans are worried that Maduro will upset the team's chemistry. This caused Maduro to lash out at the fans in the press.

Alfonso played a disappointing game for Spain in a 1-1 tie with Denmark in the Euro U19 Championship match (Group B.)

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 11:05 PM

Thought I'd drop a note to let you know I've still been following along on your journey.

Question: It seems, as someone who does not play this game, that there are a couple of injuries every week. Is there, or am I just thinking it because of the way I read the dynasty? Are you expecting the doubling of physios to curb the injuries that you do have?

Keep it up- don't retire. :)
I have no plans to retire, but I might slow down in a month or so as I ramp up preparations for my oral boards in June, but I'll still need to unwind a bit each night ;)

My team has had frequent minor injuries, and there are usually at least one or two guys injured on any team at any time. I'm hoping that doubling the number of physios will at least cut down the injury rate :)

I think soccer is a violent game, and some injuries are inevitable. Hopefully, I can at least minimize them.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 11:10 PM

July 23, 2011 -

Today we play Hajduk which is a Croatian Team. I'm looking for a final bit of conditioning as this is my second to last friendly. Next Match, I'll be starting my top lineup all together.

It's sunny with temperatures in the mid 80's.

GK: Howard
DL: Neville!
DC: O'Shea
DC: Lucio
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Parker
MC: Fletcher
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Heaton
S2: Djemba
S3: Eagles
S4: Saha
S5: Stevanovic
S6: Mamam
S7: Marino
S8: Brown
S9: Cook
S10: Adriano
S11: Ferdinand
S12: silvestre

SunDancer

03-27-2005, 11:19 PM

I have no plans to retire, but I might slow down in a month or so as I ramp up preparations for my oral boards in June, but I'll still need to unwind a bit each night ;)

My team has had frequent minor injuries, and there are usually at least one or two guys injured on any team at any time. I'm hoping that doubling the number of physios will at least cut down the injury rate :)

I think soccer is a violent game, and some injuries are inevitable. Hopefully, I can at least minimize them.

What are the oral boards? Does it involve dental, oral and maxillofacial region?

Don't worry about slowing down, as long as you still post. :)

We got some great dynasties with FrogMan, Quiksand (new one), and the others (hopefully mine).

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 11:27 PM

4 minute mark: Duff with a cross to Fletcher.. he shoots.. hard shot.. wide left.

6 minute mark: Duff crosses.. to Smith.. he heads it.. upper left corner.. good save by the keeper.

8 minute mark: Howard saves a long shot.

15 minute mark: Schreurs with a strong dribble past two defenders.. crosses to Smith by the near post.. he heads it.. good save by the keeper.

28 minute mark: Zilic with a very hard tackle on Schreurs.. red card for Zilic!

33 minute mark: Duff with a corner kick.. to the far post.. McFadden heads it.. the keeper punches it over the bar.

40 minute mark: Aracic collieded with Schreurs.. Aracic is hurt.. good to see that Schreurs doesn't shy away from all contact like I heard he did.

Halftime: 0-0 tie.

55 minute mark: Duff crosses to Schreurs who runs up.. far post.. diving header.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! Very nice goal from Schreurs! 1-0.

59 minute mark: Duff crosses to Smith.. he heads it.. wide right of net.

60 minute mark: I bring in the bench players, including Adriano and Marino in at striker.

63 minute mark: Heaton stops a hard shot from Simunic.

65 minute mark: Mamam passes to Cook just outside the box.. hard shot.. over the bar.

68 minute mark: Heaton stops a hard long range shot from Simunic.

69 minute mark: Heaton stops a long range shot from Holic.

75 minute mark: Mamam crosses to Adriano who heads it.. the keeper pushes it over the bar.

77 minute mark: Mamam crosses to Marino who heads it.. the keeper punches it over the bar.

87 minute mark: 25 yard shot by Cook.. the keeper saves it.

88 minute mark: Eagles crosses to Stevanovic.. he shoots.. over the bar.

91 minute mark: Mamam with a corner kick to the far post.. Adriano outleaps the defender.. heads it.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. Adriano is like a machine.. I'm falling in love with him (in a completely heterosexual way.)

Game over. 2-0 win for us.

Damien Duff won MoM, 9 for form, 15 of 20 passes, 2 of 2 tackles, 3 of 3 headers, 6 runs, 1 assist.

Adriano had an 8, Heaton had an 8, McFadden had an 8, and Fletcher had an 8. The rest of the team all had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 11:30 PM

What are the oral boards? Does it involve dental, oral and maxillofacial region?

Don't worry about slowing down, as long as you still post. :)

We got some great dynasties with FrogMan, Quiksand (new one), and the others (hopefully mine).
Adult Psychiatry Boards. I have to interview an adult psychiatric patient in front of two examiners. I have 30 minutes to do a complete psychiatric interview (normally I take about 90 minutes to do one.) I also have to do it with these 2 people watching me the whole time. I then get 2 minutes to gather my thoughts and have to present the history in a coherent organized fashion and answer any questions that they ask me about anything in psychiatry during the next half hour.

The written portion of the boards were late last year, and I passed them. I studied for them much more than I will study for this. They were much more book based. This is more about mastering my anxiety, being efficient with my questions, while still being very warm, engaging, etc. It's a wierd tough situation. 50% fail their first time. I'm actually planning on playing some FM that night in Kansas City (where I take the oral boards) to help me relax.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 11:45 PM

July 27, 2011 -

Malaga has gone into receivership and they will accept any reasonable offer for players. This can be a way to get some real steals, unfortunately, the only player they have that I think is good enough to play here is a striker. Mohamed Zidan is a very talented Egyptian striker who ohas 46 caps and 35 goals. He is an explosive scorer, but I don't need any more strikers right now, and he is already 29.

Oh, my scouts just noticed that they have a very good young centreback. Matias Cahais is a 23 year old centreback who is only valued at 3.2 million, but my scouts really like him. I decide to make an offer of 1 million. Of course, work permit issues might prevent us from getting this young centreback.

Alfonso was very disappointing in a 3-0 loss Germany's U19 tea in the Euro U19 Championship.

Darren Fletcher suffered a hip fracture today! The team doctors believe he needs surgery and will miss 3 to 4 months :(

I hope Cook is ready to play a more prominent role.

Our final friendly is in 4 days against a good team from Belgium. I'm going to start my planned top 11 for 45-60 minutes.

Eaglesfan27

03-27-2005, 11:57 PM

July 28, 2011 -

Malaga have rejected the 1 million dollar offer for Matias Cahais. I offer them 1.8 million dollars.

Mr Quieroz has informed me that the following players all have their contracts expiring in the next year (just on my big squad)

GK: Thomas Heaton - I will try to renew if the price is right, but will not push it.
D: Phil Neville - good as gone.
D: Grygera - I will renew if the price is right.
SC: Saha - I'll try to renew.
DR: Brown - Definitely renew.
DL: Silvestre - Ditto.
SC: Serhat - Good as gone.
SC: Smith - will try to renew.
SC: van Nistelrooy - will try to renew.
D: O'Shea - will try to renew
DC: Chivu will try to renew. Since he wants to go to a different club, he might refuse.
SC: Marino - Might renew..
ML: Alfonso - He is still young, I'll give him one more contract.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 12:14 AM

July 28, 2011 -

Thomas Heaton is refusing to renegotiate with us since we aren't playing him enough. I'll let him go after the season.

I change my mind on Neville. The fans like him, he wants to come back for one more year at 21,000/week which is what he makes now. I agree to that.

Grygera wants a 3 year deal at 89,000/week (1 thousand less than what he is making.) I agree to his request.

Saha wants 100,000/week and I agree to a 1 year extension at these terms.

Brown wants 3 years at 52,000/week. I agree to these terms.

Silvestre wants 74,000/week for 1 extra year. I agree to these terms.

Serhat's agent informs me his client wants to move clubs. I agree that I don't want him back.

Alan smith is willing to sign a 2 year deal for 83,000/week. I ask him to sign a 3 year deal instead.

Wow! Ruud van Nistelrooy's agent informs me that he "doesn't believe Manchester United have the resources to meet his client's demands. I see what he means, for some reason, the board will only allow me to pay this particular player 33,500/week! Mr. Quieroz believes van Nistelrooy isn't worth re-signing. The board shares that view. Ruud is currently making 120,000/week. Even if I tell the board that Ruud will be a first team player, they won't let me go above that. It looks like Ruud is going to either retire or move onto another club.

John O'Shea wants 3 years at 52,000/week. I agree to that and the board lets me. I guess they just feel Ruud is too old to be a contributor any longer after this season.

Chivu wants a 2 year deal worth 120,000/week. Mr. Queiroz believes he is a vital member of the team and suggests we give him up to 150,000. I agree to his request of 120,000 but ask him to sign a 3 year deal. I raise the signing bonus that he is requesting from 1.6 million to 2 million.

Marino actually wants to stay even though he knows that he will be a backup. He wants 31,000/week, but the board will only allow me to pay him 29,500. I offer him the 29,500 that the board will allow, but boost the signing bonus to 400,000.

Alfonso wants a 3 year deal at 19,000/week. I decide to offer him that if he agrees to a 4 year deal.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 12:23 AM

July 28, 2011 -

Malaga have accepted 1.8 million for Matias Cahais. This is a steal for his skill set. Of course, this is facilitated by their being in debt. Hopefully, we can get a work permit for this player. He wants a 19,500/week and a 4 year deal to be a rotation player. Carlos Queiroz doesn't believe signing Cahais is worthwile. Usually I agree with Carlos, but I disagree with him here. I offer Cahais the 19,500/week.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 12:28 AM

July 30, 2011 -

chivu signed a new 3 year deal worth 18 million dollars.

Alan Smith signed a new 3 year deal for 12.5 million dollars.

Ernesto Marino signed a new 3 year deal for 4.4 million dollars.

Wes Brown signed a new 3 year deal for 7.2 million dollars.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has rejected my contract offer. He is willing to negotiate, but the board is not. Historically, he is one of my favorite players. It will be sad if he goes to another team. I hope he retires after this season.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 12:33 AM

July 31, 2011 -

Louis Saha signed a new 2 year deal for 9 million dollars.

Silvestre signed a new 2 year deal for 7.2 million dollars.

Alfonso signed a 4 year deal for 4.4 million dollars.

Phil Neville signed a new deal.

Grygera signed a new 3 year deal for 12.5 million dollars.

Real Madrid have offered 40 million dollars for Philipp Lahm.

Liverpool have offered 12 million plus Djimi Traore, a 31 year old decent defender from Mali. Traore is actually more physically gifted, but is not as good mentally and he is about the same technically. However, I like O'Shea's attitude. I decide to reject this deal.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 12:39 AM

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 12:43 AM

July 31, 2011 -

Today we travel to play Germinal Beerschot, a decent team from Belgium.

This is our final tuneup before League Play. I'll be starting my best 11 (more or less.)

It's sunny with temperatures in the mid 60's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera (Brown is hurt.)
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Cook
MR: Eagles
SC: McFadden
SC: Rooney

S1: Harper (the new keeper will get some action today.)
S2: Saha
S3: Schreurs
S4: Smith
S5: O'Shea
S6: Mamam
S7: Parker
S8: Neville
S9: Stevanovic
S10: Adriano
S11: Duff
S12: King

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 12:57 AM

1st minute: Downing passes to McFadden in the box.. he shoots.. barely wide right.

2 minute mark: Howard stops a point blank shot from Evrard.

10 minute mark: Jorge Luis pushed Eagles.. yellow card for Luis.

19 minute mark: A breakaway is stopped as Rooney is judged to be offside.. McFadden is furious.. he argues the call.. yellow card for McFadden.

26 minute mark: cook passes to Downing who heads it at goal.. the keeper stops it.. bobbles it.. drops it.. McFadden pounces on the loose ball... Shoots.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

36 minute mark: Eagles tackles Luis hard.. yellow card on Eagles.

44 minute mark: Silvestre crosses from the left side of the pitch.. far corner.. Rooney heads it.. the keeper blocks it.

Halftime: Up 1-0.

49 minute mark: Cook gets a yellow card for tripping Mertens.

54 minute mark: Djemba gets a yellow card for obstructing Mertens.

55 minute mark: Rooney plays a perfect through ball to McFadden in the box.. he hesitates.. the defense tackles him.

56 minute mark: I sub Adriano on for McFadden who has the yellow card.

I also sub Mamam for Cook, Stevanovic for Djemba and Schreurs for Eagles.

59 minute mark: Downing crosses to Adriano in the box.. he settles it.. shoots.. over the bar.. awful effort there.

70 minute mark: Lucio gets a yellow card for a trip.

72 minute mark: Adriano dribbles up the left side of the pitch.. crosses to Mamam in the center of the box.. shoots.. barely wide left.

I bring on the rest of the bench including Harper.

76 minute mark: Harper stops a hard long range shot from Njis.

79 minute mark: Van Damme crosses from the right side to De Wilde.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL. 1-1 tie.

Game over. 1-1 tie.

Downing won MoM, 9 for form, 18 of 22 passes, 4 of 4 tackles, 2 of 2 headers, 1 interception, 11 runs.

Howard, Silvestre, and McFadden all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's except for Neville who had a 6.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 01:15 AM

Aug 2, 2011 -

The board are very pleased with my performance as manager. Hopefully, I can keep them very pleased.

O'Shea signed a new 3 year deal for 7.2 million dollars.

Wayne Rooney injured his groin in training today, and will likely miss about 2 weeks including our season opener.

The Manchester united Board have reported that due to an improvement in the club's financial position, they are raising my current transfer budget for the year to 49 million dollars! This is in addition to what I've already used!

Malaga's Matias Cahais rejected offers from Celta and Bielefeld and has agreed to terms with us! Cahais also has Spanish nationality and is therefore able to come to us without a work permit.

The oddsmakers have predicted who will win the EPL.

We are joint favorites with Chelsea at 7-4 odds. Arsenal and Liverpool have 2-1 odds. Aston Villa has 16-1 odds. tottenham has 40-1 odds. The rest of the EPL have longer odds.

I've been approached by a journalist from the Manchester Evening News asking, "Do you think you will win the title?"

I reply, "We have a good chance of winning the title, but the players must stay focused and give their best in every match."

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 01:31 AM

Aug 6, 2011 -

Barcelona have offered 83 million dollars (11 Million up front, and 72 million over 2 years) plus Samuel Eto'o for Wayne Rooney. Eto'o is a 30 year old striker who is still very good. He is "valued" at 32 million dollars. Therefore, the value of this deal is over 115 million dollars. I still tell them, "NO!"

Several players have come into my office. They all say that they appreciate my conviction that we will win the title, and that they will make it happen. These players include Lucio, Eagles, McFadden, and Fletcher.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 01:35 AM

Aug 6, 2011 -

Aww crap! Chelsea have signed Freddy Adu for 40 million dollars from Barcelona. That is worse than Liverpool acquiring him.

"Ex-Barcelona player Freddy Adu has spoken of his joy at finally completing his 39 million dollar move to Stamford Bridge. The 22 year old attacking midfielder revealed that he had been frozen out at Nou Camp, and he was now relishing the opportunity of playing regular first-team football at Stamford Bridge. He is looking forward to reviving his career."

The MK Dons have asked to borrow Andy Ford and Ben Walters, two of my youth players. I agree to those requests to get them some first team experience.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 01:38 AM

Aug 7, 2011 -

Freddy Adu made a spectacular first start for Chelsea today as he had an assist, and 2 late goals to guide Chelsea to a 3-2 victory over Liverpool in the English community Shield. Adu assisted Robben with a pass into the box at the 41 minute mark. He had running strikes at the 85 and 90 minute mark to win the game for Chelsea.

Darn it, I knew I should have made a play for him when I could have...

Milan have offered 85 million dollars for Wayne Rooney. I tell them no.

Desnudo

03-28-2005, 01:41 AM

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 01:46 AM

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 01:47 AM

Your wife sounds like a real catch. I love the daquiri part, it's hard to imagine that scene playing out anywhere besides New Orleans. :)

Yeah. You gotta love the 24 hour Daquiri shops here, open even the night after Easter.

She definitely is great :)

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 01:57 AM

Aug 11, 2011 -

Leeds have accepted my deal for Chris Taylor. I'm not sure if either of these young keepers will end up becoming a top flight keeper, but they both have the possibility in my opinion.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 02:02 AM

Aug 12, 2011 -

Barcelona have offered 27 million dollars for Stewart Downing. I tell them no.

Leicester have signed Colombian Striker Jafeth Asprilla for 3 million dollars.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 02:05 AM

Aug 13, 2011 -

Today we travel to play Charlton. They were recently promoted to the EPL. They have a good team, but not a top notch team. Their best players are strikers Francis Jeffers and Simon Morgan. Their defense is led by Ryan Garry and Steve Gardner. Their keeper Peter Enckelman is average. Their left winger Anthony Grant is good.

We are 1-2 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the high 80's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Cook
MR: Eagles
SC: McFadden
SC: Adriano (with Rooney injured)

S1: Harper
S2: King
S3: Schreurs
S4: smith
S5: Chivu

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 02:23 AM

2 minute mark: Downing dribbles down the left side of the pitch.. passes to Adriano in the box.. he fakes out a defender.. blasts a shot.. over the keeper's left shoulder.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

6 minute mark: Ryan Garry gets a yellow card for tripping Adriano.

11 minute mark: Djemba gets a yellow card for a trip on Jeffers.

15 minute mark: Downing crosses.. Adriano jumps.. heads it.. over the bar.

20 minute mark: Howard stops a Jeffers breakway.

39 minute mark: Long range shot by Djemba.. the keeper saves it.

41 minute mark: Adriano passes to Mcfadden in the box.. he shoots.. wide right.

42 minute mark: Bowditch passes long to Jeffers.. I breath a sigh of relief as the shot sails inches wide left.

Halftime: Up 1-0. They have over 27,000 fans here today.

Eagles picked up a knock and is hurt, I put Schreurs on for him.

47 minute mark: Stephen Warnock gets a yellow card for holding Schreurs' jersey.

63 minute mark: McFadden is tired. I put Smith on for him.

80 minute mark: Schreurs passes to Adriano in the box.. he puts a move on the defender.. shoots.. wide left.

89 minute mark: Downing throws it in to Smith.. he crosses it for the far post.. Adriano traps it.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0! That is 2 for Adriano.

92 minute mark: Downing passes to Smith who heads it to Adriano.. he shoots.. barely over the bar.. just missed his hattrick.

Game over. 2-0 win for us.

We outshot them 15-7 (7-2 on target)

Downing won MoM, 9 for form, 20 of 25 passes, 2 of 2 tackles, 2 of 4 headers, 2 interceptions, 10 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 1 assist.

Silvestre, Ferdinand, and Schreurs had 7's. The rest of the team (including Alan Smith in limited action) had 8's for form.

Adriano continues to really impress me with his scoring prowess.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 02:29 AM

Post Match Info:

West Brom surprised Arsenal with a 1-0 victory.

Charlton have signed 24 year old Scottish Striker Ross McCormack from the Rangers for 9 million dollars. This is upsetting several of Charlton's strikers who feel they will lose their spot.

daedalus

03-28-2005, 06:47 AM

Yeah, that was what I was asking. Having a star player like Adriano, does going to play in his homeland really work?There is a thread in General Discussion where Marc Vaughan commented on this. I'd be incline to go with what he says.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 11:39 AM

Aug 14, 2011 -

We have completed the deal for Leed's Chris Taylor. Hopefully, I'm right and he becomes a very good keeper. Mr. Quieroz doesn't think he will.

Millwall wants to borrow Cedric Gomis a 20 year striker in my youth system who is developing nicely. He doesn't look like he will ever be a star, but he could be a nice source of some income for some middle to upper tier team. I agree to loan him out.

Chris Taylor has told the press that his move from Leeds to Old Trafford is a "dream come true." He finds it very flattering that a club like Manchester United went to such lengths to acquire him, and he is hopefully he will learn from Tim Howard and eventually break into the first team.

Louis Saha injured his groin in practice and will miss about two weeks. So far my strategy for cutting down injuries doesn't appear to be very productive.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 11:49 AM

Aug 19, 2011 -

Aston Villa purchased 25 year olds Romanian Striker Ciprian Marica from Everton for 14 million dollars. Everton fans are very upset that one of their favorite players was sold.

Before my match against him and his side, Southampton manager Steve Bruce told Football365.com that he feels we are team to watch in this season's title race. He said that he doesn't believe we have any weaknesses and we should be up there at the end of the season."

I chose to respond by saying, "I think Steve is right. If we continue to play hard, we should win the league title. I'm confident we have the ability to go all the way."

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 11:53 AM

Aug 20, 2011 -

Thomas Heaton skipped training yesterday. I call him into my office, and fine him a week's wages.

Thomas Heaton acknowledged that his behavior was unacceptable and that he deserved the fine. He indicated a willingness to improve his behavior in the future.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 11:56 AM

Aug 20, 2011 -

Today we host Southampton in a televised match. Robbin Kieft is a talented striker and we will have to watch him closely to make sure that he doesn't score. James Beattie is a crafty veteran at the other striker position. Right winger Christoph Preub and left winger Bobby Convey form a talented pair of wingers. The defense is solid and is led by Philippe Senderos. Their keeper Simon Jentzsc can play very well at times.

We are 4-5 favorites.

It's raining with temperatures in the mid 50's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Cook
MR: Eagles
SC: McFadden
SC: Rooney

S1: Taylor
S2: Adriano
S3: Schreurs
S4: Smith
S5: Chivu

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 12:11 PM

6 minute mark: Djemba collides with Kieft.. Djemba is hurt.. he has to go off.

I put Schreurs in for Djemba.

15 minute mark: Schreurs collided with Beattie.. Schreurs is hurt.. he insists he can continue. I need him to continue.

25 minute mark: Downing burns three defenders, but misdribbles, and it goes over the end line.

31 minute mark: Downing passes to Schreurs in the box.. hard shot.. the keeper blocks it.

Both defenses are playing well.

33 minute mark: Schreurs passes to McFadden in the box.. hard close range shot.. the keeper blocks it.

Halftime: 0-0 tie. We have about 60,000 fans here today.

51 minute mark: Rooney passes to Cook just outside the box.. good shot... the keeper blocks it.. the defense clears it.

62 minute mark: Smith on for McFadden and Adriano on for Rooney as they are both tired.

65 minute mark: Eagles with a corner to the center of the box.. Lucio heads it.. over the bar.

70 minute mark: Lucio heads a kick from the keeper at midfield.. all the way into the box.. Smith beats the keeper to it.. dribbles around the keeper.. shoots.. into the center of the net! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

75 minute mark: Convey crosses to Beattie in the box.. Lucio and Beattine jump.. whistle.. Lucio is judged to have unfairly jumped with Beattie! Penalty shot awarded.. Higginbotham steps up.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL. 1-1.

78 minute mark: Downing dribbles past three defenders.. cuts it into towards the box.. fires a quick pass across the pitch.. Adriano by the far post.. jumps.. heads it.. upper right corner! GOAL!!!! 2-1.

83 minute mark: Downing crosses for Adriano.. he shoots.. the keeper punches it over the bar.

87 minute mark: Eagles passes back to Lucio.. he shoots a shot from 35 yards that catches the keeper out of the net.. it sails over the keeper's head.. he is racing back.. the ball beats the keeper to the goal! GOAL!!!!! 3-1.

91 minute mark: Senderos tackles Adriano hard.... he is hurt.. he shakes it off.

Game over. 3-1 win :) Adriano with another game winner.. hopefully, he isn't hurt bad.

We outshot them 13-3 (9-1 on target)

Downing won MoM, 9 for form, 12 of 13 passes, 2 of 2 tackles, 0 of 2 headers, 1 interception, 21 runs, 1 assist.

Silvestre, Lucio, Eagles, Adriano, and Alan Smith all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 12:14 PM

Post Match Info:

Djemba sprained his ankle and will miss a week.

Adriano stubbed a toe. He is expected to miss 5 days! For a stubbed toe!?!

If he can't play for 5 days, he will miss our next match. Fortunately, our next match is against Blackburn which doesn't have a very good team this year. I can afford to have Adriano take that game off if necessary.

Koryo

03-28-2005, 12:56 PM

Aug 9, 2011 -

DARN DARN DARN! Wayne Rooney has told "The People" that he is unhappy with my decision to reject the bid from Milan. He feels they are such an illustrious club, and he would like to be transferred there. He feels that no player should be kept at a club against their will.

Leeds have finally offered a counter offer for Chris Taylor. They want 5.6 million up front, 4.2 million over 6 months, and 10% of next sale. I think Taylor could develop into a top notch keeper, and he is only 22. He would be the perfect backup right now (he is better than my recent free transfer pickup.) I decide to agree to their offer.

Ipswich have made an offer to borrow Michael Woods for 3 months. I agree.

Given the amount of time that he spends on the "I'm too tired to play today" list, his trade in value, and your depth at the striker, perhaps there is still time to pitch him to Milan. I've noticed that a nice deterrent to getting proposals for players you would rather keep is setting the value for them at outrageously high levels (900 million for Rooney?). Other teams see "unspecified" for the sales value of a player and they fire away offers that can get you in trouble.

I've never succeeded in getting a player happy again once he gets angered this way. I always end up trading him for the offer that was refused plus a little more or I watch and let him play out his contract unhappy till he eventually walks.

Given the fabulous depth at striker, have you thought about going to any 3 or 4 striker formations?

Desnudo

03-28-2005, 01:29 PM

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 03:04 PM

Given the amount of time that he spends on the "I'm too tired to play today" list, his trade in value, and your depth at the striker, perhaps there is still time to pitch him to Milan. I've noticed that a nice deterrent to getting proposals for players you would rather keep is setting the value for them at outrageously high levels (900 million for Rooney?). Other teams see "unspecified" for the sales value of a player and they fire away offers that can get you in trouble.

I've never succeeded in getting a player happy again once he gets angered this way. I always end up trading him for the offer that was refused plus a little more or I watch and let him play out his contract unhappy till he eventually walks.

Given the fabulous depth at striker, have you thought about going to any 3 or 4 striker formations?

Yes, I've thought about trading Rooney. I've also thought about setting his asking price at a very very high level, but that seems to lower professionalism (or maybe it is my imagination?)

As far as trading Rooney, the biggest deterent is that he either becomes an explosive scorer for wherever I trade him, or the fans roast me for trading away such a talented player. I have definitely considered it, but these two things worry me.

As far as a three or four striker formation, I've given serious contemplation to running a 4-3-3, but I've never run the formation before, and I'm afraid that I might make a big mistake that would get me fired. The 4-4-2 worked so well once I tweaked it and acquired Downing that I'm a little afraid to change from it now.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 03:04 PM

That's great that Chivu resigned. In my game, he's been a model professional. He actually gets upset at unprofessional comments I occasionally make. I always feel guilty if I talk trash and some of my more stoic players are let down. He and Sebastien Saja are my conscience.

I picked up McFadden at the start of 10/11. Somehow he'd languished on the bench at Breschia for three years. He'd played something like 20 matches, all as a sub. I was suprised at how good he is. He makes a great left winger or forward.
I'm very happy that Chivu re-signed too. The wierd thing is he has constantly been listed as unhappy since last year, but he plays well when I use him.

I really do like McFadden, although I think he became a little jaded for me last year.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 03:07 PM

August 20, 2011 -

Zaragoza have offered 20 million for Christopher Eagles. I reject the offer.

I also decide that I'm going to start setting ridiculously high asking values for my players. I'm tired of them getting mad at me for rejecting multiple offers. Hopefully, it doesn't hurt others view of my professionalism too much.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 03:20 PM

Aug 23, 2011 -

Mikael Silvestre was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Blackburn Boss Ciriaco Cano has voiced his doubts about my team's chances to win the EPL. He thinks I have too much to prove as a manager, and he doesn't think his Blackburn side has anything to be worried about.

I respond positively, but refusing to lash out at him, I say, "I'm quite certain we can win the title if we keep focusing on each game and playing hard every time on the pitch."

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 03:29 PM

Aug 24, 2011 -

Today we travel to play Blackburn. Blackburn has a talented pair of strikers in Paul Gallagher and Jonathan Stead. Midfielders Brett Emerton and Jozef Adam are also good. Their defense is average at best with Centreback Nils-Eric Johansson being key to their success. I almost forgot Barry Ferguson who is a very good veteran midfielder. Their keeper, Samir Handanovic is average at best.

We are 4-6 favorites.

We have multiple guys injured, and I'm playing my B squad this game. I hope it doesn't bite me in the rear.

It's raining with temperatures in the 40's.

GK: Howard
DL: O'Shea
DC: Chivu
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Mamam
MR: Schreurs
SC: King
SC: Smith

S1: Taylor
S2: Adriano (doubtful, I will play him if we are down at the 60 minute mark or tied at the 70 minute mark)
S3: Marino
S4: Cahais (will play if we get a big lead.)
S5: Downing (will play if we get into a deficit)

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 03:55 PM

5 minute mark: Grygera intercepts it.. passes it to King at midfield.. he passes it into the box.. Duff gets to it.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

9 minute mark: Bernard (their left fullback) is repeatedly stopping Schreurs.

10 minute mark: Stead crosses to Emerton outside the box.. he shoots from 25 yards.. a very hard curving shot.. it curves.. into the upper right corner of the net! GOAL. Down 1-0.

20 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from Emerton.

41 minute mark: King passes it to Schreurs just inside the box.. hard shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper punches it over the bar.

Halftime: Down 1-0. They have over 31,000 fans here today. For whatever reason, King looks very tired. I'm pulling him for Marino now.

48 minute mark: Marino dribbles down the length of the pitch.. going past three guys.. until Bernard tackles him and clears the ball.

50 minute mark: Grygera gets called for a trip.. Smith is angry.. argues the call.. yellow card for Smith.

60 minute mark: Downing on for Duff and Adriano on for Smith.

65 minute mark: Ferdinand tripped Stead.. yellow card for Ferdinand.

68 minute mark: Howard stops a close shot from Stead.

70 minute mark: Emerton steals it from Downing.

72 minute mark: Downing with a great pass to Adriano in the box.. he shoots.. hard shot.. the keeper saves it.

73 minute mark: Adriano steals it in the enemy's turf.. crosses to Schruers in the box.. Schreurs shoots.. the keeper blocks it.. Downing gets the rebound.. shoots ... upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-1.

76 minute mark: Howard saves a close range shot.. long kick to Adriano in the right corner of the pitch.. he crosses to Schreur.. he shoots.. over the bar.

81 minute mark: Ferdinand heads away a corner kick.. to Marino at midfield.. he plays a perfect pass into the box to Adriano.. he fakes right.. goes left.. shoots lower left corner.. the keeper dives.. and catches it.

90 minute mark: Downing gets the ball at left wing around midfield.. long pass.. perfect pass into the box.. Adriano is alone.. shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper blocks it.. Barnard clears the rebound before Adriano can get to it.

91 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from Ferguson.

94 minute mark: Chivu trips Emerton outside the box.. Red card for Chivu!

Game over. 1-1 tie. Blackburn seems to be pesky for me.

They outshot us 24-10! (7-7 on target)

Howard won MoM, 9 for form, 6 saves, 9 of 17 passes.

Ferdinand and Mamam both had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

condors

03-28-2005, 04:21 PM

Timmy!

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 04:39 PM

Aug 27, 2011 -

Today we host Tottenham. We are currently 2nd in the EPL while Tottenham is 13th at this early point in the season. Tottenham has star striker Jermain Defoe and a speedy striker in Carlton cole. Ledley King and Mbulelo Mabizela are excellent defenders still. Keeper Paul Robinson remains a very good keeper. Pedro Mendes is a good midfielder.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the mid 50's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: stevanovic
MC: Cook
MR: Eagles
SC: McFadden
SC: Rooney

S1: Taylor
S2: Adriano
S3: Smith
S4: Cahais
S5: Mamam

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 04:58 PM

1st minute mark: cook gets a yellow card for obstructing Mendes.

7 minute mark: Ferdinand is slightly hurt from a collision with Cole.

16 minute mark: Downing loses his dribble over the endline.

18 minute mark: McFadden crosses to Rooney in the middle of the box.. heads it.. the keeper blocks it.. Cook gets the rebound.. powerful shot.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

31 minute mark: Ledley king with a big tackle on Downing.

44 minute mark: Defoe steals it from Silvestre, but Lucio comes over and steals it from him.

Halftime: 1-0. Only 57,000 fans, but I think the capacity is only around 60,000 while the construction occurs.

57 minute mark: Downing fakes out three defenders.. dribbles into the box.. passes a short pass to the near post... McFadden outleaps the defender.. heads it.. upper left corner! GOAL!!!! 2-0.

62 minute mark: I decide to put Cahais on for Ferdinand to get Cahais some experience. I also put Mamam on for Cook who has a yellow card.

67 minute mark: Cahais with a good pass down the right sideline to Rooney.. he is tackled by King but earns the corner kick. The defense clears the corner kick.

81 minute mark: Matthew Taylor gets a yellow card for tripping Eagles.. he argues the call.. second yellow card.. he is ejected!

83 minute mark: Eagles is called for being offside.. argues the call.. yellow card for Eagles.

85 minute mark: Eagles crosses for Rooney.. he hits it on the half-volley.. wide left of the goal.

93 minute mark: Downing crosses for Rooney.. he heads it.. the keeper blocks it.. Eagles gets the rebound.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0! That rebound bounced right to Eagles.

Game over. 3-0 win for us.

We outshot them 9-1 (6-0 on target)

Downing won MoM, 10 for form, 14 of 15 passes, 0 of 1 tackles, 2 of 5 headers, 24 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 2 assists.

McFadden and Eagles both had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 05:07 PM

Post Match Info:

Darn the attendance of 57,395 was a record low for the club! I remember back when I was happy to get 395 fans to come to a Harrogate match.

Apparently the stadium can hold 64,758 people during the construction period which is planned to be completed on 10/13/2011.

The fans have updated their favorite Personnel. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Tim Howard, Damien Duff, James McFadden, and Eric Djemba are now the favored players according to my teams' business manager. Another reason not to move Howard.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 05:24 PM

Aug 28, 2011 -

Aston Villa have signed Liverpool's Jermaine Jenas for 16.5 million dollars.

Aston Villa have signed Paris' former England U21 centreback Michael Smith for 8 million dollars.

We were put in Group B of the Champions League. Others in this group include Fenerbahce, PAOK, and Juventus. Overall, I would say a good group which we should easily advance out of.

We were given 4.8 million dollars for playing in the CL Group Stage.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 05:41 PM

August 31, 2011 -

Just out of interest, I decided to ask Mr. Queiroz who he thinks the first 11 should be and he gave me the following formation:

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DR: Grygera
ML: Downing
MC: Duff
MC: Djemba
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

He thinks Jimmy Murphy is my defender that is most likely to become a star. He thinks Jamie Cook is the midfielder most likely to become a star. He thinks Adriano is my biggest potential star.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 05:48 PM

Aug. 31, 2011 -

Birmingham sent Rudy Carlier to Zaragoa. In return they received 12 million dollars and Robin van Persie. Robin is a 28 yeear old talented Dutch striker.

Sep. 1, 2011 -

The board are very pleased with my performance as manager.

Stewart Downing has won the EPL Player of the Month Award. Djibril Cisse of Liverpool came in 2nd, and Arjen Robben of Chelsea came in 3rd.

Adriano has won the EPL Young Player of the Month award. Jamie Cook came in 2nd, and David Miller of Manchester City came in 3rd.

Manchester City's Richard Money has won EPL Manager of the Month. I came in 2nd, and Tony Colbert of Liverpool came in 3rd.

Brett Emerton's (Blackburn) strike against me on August 24 won Goal of the Month.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 05:52 PM

Sep 2, 2011 -

I'm just realized that Bruce Arena is managing Aston Villa. Apparently he has been their manager for the last 3 years. Perhaps, I noticed this before and mentioned it, but it had escaped my memory if I had.

He is considered a World Class manager.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 06:10 PM

Sep 3, 2011 -

Barry Parker played well for England and scored a goal in the Euro U21 Championship Qualifying match. He helped England win 3-0 over Romania. David Harper played well in goal the entire came. Jamie cook played well for 60 minutes and won MoM with an 8 for form.

In European Championship Qualifying play, we had the following players participate:

Zdenek Grygera played very well for the Czech Republic in their 1-0 win over the Faroe islands.

Chris Taylor started in goal for England! Unfortunately, it was a rough start, but his side won 3-2. Stewart Downing won MoM and had 3 assists in the 3-2 win over Romania. Rio Ferdinand, Christopher Eagles, and Wayne Rooney also started. Rooney scored a goal early before being injured at the 22 minute mark. He suffered a damaged shoulder and should be ok in a few days. Alan Smith came on as his replacement and played well. Craig King was an unused substitute. In total, we have 7 guys from our team on the English National Squad at this time!

Christian Chivu played well for Romania in that match.

James McFadden played well, but Scotland tied Azerbaijan 0-0.

Dalibor Stevanovic played ok, but Slovenia lost to Portugal 2-0.

Jeroen Schreurs scored a goal for Holland in their 3-2 victory over Iceland.

Damien Duff assisted on a goal in Ireland's 2-1 win over Austria. John O'Shea also played well for Ireland in this match.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 06:27 PM

Sep 7, 2011 -

Arsenal is currently 16th in the EPL!!! They are rumored to be considering whether to fire Arsene Wenger. They lost 3 of their first 4 matches before beating Everton 6-1. Most experts predict if they lose to Aston Villa on the 10th, Wenger will be fired. Their previous losses this season are 1-0 to West Brom, 3-1 to Chelsea, and 1-0 to Manchester City. They don't have any guys injured, so these losses are perplexing.

Barry Parker scored England's lone goal in 1-0 victory over Scotland U21 Team in the Euro U21 Championship Qualifying match.

England beat Scotland 3-0 in the English Championship Qualifying match. Stewart Downing had a 10 for form and won MoM. He had an assist and a goal. Christopher Eagles started and played well . Alan Smith came on as a sub at the 45 minute mark, and he scored a goal as well.

Zdenek Grygera played well for the Czech Republic in a 0-0 tie with Russia.

Ireland beat Belarus 2-0 and John O'Shea played well in the match.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 06:38 PM

Sep 10, 2011 -

Cardiff want to loan Thomas Heaton. They are agreeing that he can be recalled. I agree to this deal.

Champions League Odds have been posted today:

Juventus and Real Madrid have been made co-favorites at 4-1 odds. We are next with 5-1 odds. Valencia and Milan have 7-1 odds. Inter has been given 11-1 odds.

Today we travel to play the Wolves. The Wolves are currently in 14th place. We are in 2nd place. The wolves are led by right winger Andy Campbell and Striker Jay Bothroyd. Striker Stefan Moore has also played well this year. Midfielder Darren Carter has been reliable for them. Keeper Stuart Taylor has played well this year. Centreback Justin Hoyte and Richard Dunne have been average at best.

We are 4-7 favorites.

It's raining with temperatures in the mid 50's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Duff
MC: Djemba
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Taylor
S2: Schreurs
S3: Alan Smith
S4: Cahais
S5: King

robbgmaier

03-28-2005, 06:44 PM

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 06:58 PM

3 minute mark: Downing passes it to Rooney in the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. Maybe Rooney likes the left striker position better like Mr. Queiroz suggested.

5 minute mark: Kenton tripped Rooney.. no call!

14 minute mark: Chivu passes it to Rooney at midfield.. he passes it up the pitch to Adriano.. he dribbles past two defenders.. into the box.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

36 minute mark: Eagles gets a yellow card for tripping Campbell. Djemba argues the call.. yellow card for him too.

40 minute mark: Howard stops a point blank shot from Bothroyd.

45 minute mark: Duff pass to Rooney in the box.. hard shot.. the keeper blocks it.

Halftime: 2-0 lead. They have over 27,000 fans here today.

58 minute mark: Djemba passes to Rooney in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner of the net.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.

60 minute mark: Rooney is tired, but he has had his best game for me ever! He clearly did well playing aside Adriano and playing on the left side of the box. This very well could become my new best formation. I put Smith in for Rooney who is tired.

I also put Schreurs in for Eagles who is tired and has a yellow card.

Finally, I put Cahais on for Chivu.

69 minute mark: Djemba passes to the left side of the pitch to Downing.. he immediately crosses it to smith in the center of the box.. he immediately shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0.

Game over. 4-0 win for us.

We outshot them 10-4 (6-2 on target)

Djemba won MoM, 10 for form, 23 of 24 passes, 2 of 2 tackles, 1 of 4 headers, 2 interceptions, and 1 assist.

Downing and Rooney also had 10's. Everyone else on the team had an 8 except for Cahais and Schreurs who had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 07:00 PM

I'm willing to poke my nose in and second the suggestion of moving Rooney. He's a pain in the ass, and you probably can do something with the $120M or so you get for him.

I also think your board is stupid for not working with Ruud. Everytime you put him on last season he seemed to do something good. Maybe you could keep him on as coach or something like you did with Barthez?
Read about Rooney's most recent game.. If he can keep playing like that, I won't move him obviously :)

As far as Ruud, I completely agree. He did well in limited time last year. I really would like to keep him, as a coach, or any other way. Saha on the other hand is falling apart according to my coaches. His attributes are declining, but he still has good speed. I want to get him on the pitch in a big win and see what he can do.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 07:28 PM

Sep 11, 2011 -

Arsenal tied Aston Villa 1-1, and the Arsenal board gave Wenger the dreaded vote of confidence.

Silvestre, Lucio, and Downing were all selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 07:38 PM

Sep 13, 2011 -

Today we host Fenerbahce from Turkey in our first Group B Champions League Match. They have a very talented pair of strikers in Halil Altintop and Ozturk Ali. Their midifeld is very solid with Roman Hendrych, Cuneyt Adam, and Mustafa Budak working the middle of their 3-5-2 rotation. Their defense is just average with Cetin Servet being the best centreback. Keeper Ozcelik Ali Melih is average.

We are 4-5 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the mid 40's.

Duff just suffered a concussion in training the other day. Fletcher, Mamam, and Serhat are also injured for this match.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Cook
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Taylor
S2: Adriano
S3: Brown
S4: O'Shea
S5: King
S6: Stevanovic
S7: Parker

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 07:57 PM

9 minute mark: Downing crosses long to Schreurs.. he passes to Smith in the box.. hard shot.. the keeper blocks it.. Downing gets the rebound.. blazes it.. over the bar.

Halftime: 0-0 tie. We have over 57,000 fans here today.

Everyone is very lackluster in the first half.

53 minute mark: Downing with a corner kick.. finds Schreurs in the box.. he heads it.. the keeper blocks it.. it sails out of the box... Chivu gets to it.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. 25 yard strike!

Stevanovic on for Schreurs who is slightly hurt and tired.

60 minute mark: Smith just picked up an injury, I put King on for him.

67 minute mark: Stevanovic passes to King who passes back to Stevanovic.. in the box.. hard shot.. GO.. offside on Stevanovic.

75 minute mark: Stevanovic passes into the box for King.. he settles it.. shoots.. over the bar.

77 minute mark: Downing dribbles into the box.. shoots.. hard shot.. the keeper blocks it.. wide open net as King gets the rebound.. he flinches.. shoots it over the bar! Terrible effort.

83 minute mark: Cook intercepts it at midfield.. passes it to Downing outside the box.. he passes it between two defenders to McFadden.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. it's past the keeper.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

Game over. 2-0 win.

We outshot them 12-4 (8-1 on target)

Downing wins MoM, 9 for form, 19 of 23 passes, 5 of 12 tackles, 4 of 8 headers, 2 interceptions, 17 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 1 assist.

McFadden also had a 9. Grygera, Schreurs, Djemba, and Cook all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 08:06 PM

Post Match Info: We were awarded 400,000 dollars for that win.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 08:22 PM

Sep 15, 2011 -

Thomas Heaton has gone on loan to Cardiff.

He told a reporter, he is delighted to have this opportunity to play first team football and he hopes this is an audition for a permeant move.

I hope he does well, and draws a nice transfer offer for me to move him.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 08:29 PM

Sep 17, 2011 -

Northampton have asked to borrow Steve Burgess for 3 months. I agree to their offer.

Today we host Fulham. We are currently 1st in the EPL. Fulham is currently in 7th. Fulham has a dynamic duo of strikers in Milan Baros and Collins John. Midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger has always given me problems. Tehir left winger Steed Malbranque is injured. Their defense is suspect and keeper Michael Rensing has been facing a high number of shots this year. I hope we can continue this trend.

We are 4-7 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the mid 50's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Cook
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano (I'll try this experiment again)

S1: Taylor
S2: Parker
S3: Marino (will get on if we get a big lead.)
S4: O'Shea
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 08:44 PM

20 minute mark: Eagles with a long range shot.. their keeper saves it.

43 minute mark: Downing crosses to Rooney by the near post.. he heads it.. into the crossbar.

Halftime: 0-0 tie. A little over 58,000 fans here today.

Adriano is having the first bad game that I've ever seen him have. He has a 5 for form at the half.

55 minute mark: Downing crosses to Adriano.. he shoots.. over the bar. Adriano has raised his form to 6, and I'll give him 5 more minutes.

60 minute mark: Adriano has raised his form to a 7 and is moving better without the ball. Rooney on the other hand is tired, I bring in King for him.

I also put Parker on for Cook who is tired and lackluster.

76 minute mark: Djemba with a hard shot.. the keeper saves it.

79 minute mark: I tell the guys to open up the attack more, I don't want just one point this match.

85 minute mark: Djemba with a blistering shot.. the keeper blocks it.

89 minute mark: Adriano draws the keeper over.. passes it to Djemba.. hard shot.. wide open net.. the centreback blocks it saving a goal.

Game over. Disappointing 0-0 tie.

We outshot them 19-2 (9-0 on target)

I would have given their keeper MoM, but..

Downing wins MoM, 9 for form, 19 of 23 passes, 3 of 3 tackles, 2 of 6 headers, 1 interception, 15 runs, 3 fouls drawn.

Eagles had an 8 for form. The rest of the team had 7's for form.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 08:48 PM

Post Match Info:

Despite the tie, we are still in 1st place with 14 points. Liverpool and Chelsea each have 13 points. Aston Villa is 4th with 12 points. Coventry and Manchester City are 5th and 6th with 10 points.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 09:23 PM

Sep 19, 2011 -

Stewart Downing was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Steve Burgess has gone to Northampton.

Supporters of Arsenal are picketing for Arsene Wenger to be fired!

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 10:10 PM

Sep 23, 2011 -

Before the match against them, Coventry City Paul Scholes stated that he feels Manchester United is a very strong contender for the Premier Division Crown this year. He told journalists from Football365.com that as fas as he was concerned, Manchester United had the quality within their squad to make it difficult to look beyond them as potential champions.

I decide not to respond to that comment.

Interestingly enough, we drew Coventry at home in the third round of the English League Cup today.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 10:12 PM

Sep 24, 2011 -

Today we play Coventry. They are playing a 4-5-1 and are doing well in the EPL so far this year. They are currently in 5th place while we are in 1st. Their team is led by the strong play of striker Shola Ameobi. Their midfield is very strong with Richie Partridge playing well at right wing, Paul Konchesky playing well at left wing. Their midfield is ruled by Gareth Williams and Graham Barrett. Their centrebacks Jay McEveley and Simon Mensing are good. Their keeper Paul Anderson is young and inexperienced, but he is getting better with time. I hope we can fluster him today.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the high 50's.

GK: Howard
DL: O'Shea
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Djemba
MC: Cook
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Taylor
S2: Parker
S3: Marino
S4: Cahais
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 10:36 PM

1st minute: Schreurs passes down the right sideline to Smith.. he crosses to McFadden.. he heads it.. wide right.

8 minute mark: McFadden crosses from the left side of the box.. the keeper punches it away.. Djemba gets the ball.. he shoots.. upper right corner! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

22 minute mark: Lucio intercepts it at midfield.. passes it to Cook.. who passes it to Lucio who has run up the pitch.. Lucio passes between two defenders to Smith.. he fakes left.. dribbles right.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

30 minute mark: Schreurs passes it long to McFadden in the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. it's past the keeper.. GOAL!!!! 3-0. Great assist by Schreurs.

Halftime: We are up 3-0. We have over 62,000 fans here today.

I put Parker on for Djemba and King on for Smith because Parker and King are both losing match fitness.

46 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles up the right sideline.. crosses to the far post.. McFadden jumps.. heads it.. into the upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0.

60 minute mark: I put Cahais on for Ferdinand to get Cahais some match practice.

85 minute mark: Howard stops a long range shot from Ameobi.

89 minute mark: Cahais heads it to Duff on the left wing.. he passes it long from midfield into the box.. King gets to it.. shoots.. blistering shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-0. That is King's first goal of the year.

Game over. 5-0 win.

We outshot them 12-5 (7-1 on target)

James McFadden won MoM, 10 for form, 12 of 16 passes, 2 of 2 tackles, 5 of 16 headers, 6 runs, 2 goals.

Duff and Schreurs also had 10 for form. Grygera, O'Shea, Lucio, and Cook all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

SunDancer

03-28-2005, 10:45 PM

OOC Note: Gotta love the wife. She comes home from work and said, "You want to play your little ball game until bedtime, don't you? That is fine, I want to play some Vampire on the computer." (she is into Vampire the Masquerade on the main computer right now. That game is ruined by bugs for me, but she deals with them.) She then says, "Guess what, I brought you a Daquiri." So, I'll now be playing while possibly getting slightly tipsy on a White Russian Daquiri. Hopefully, I don't do anything foolish ;)

You mean with the wife, or the United? ;) (had to throw it in). I agree with the others, don't let her go. :)

Lots of action on the transfer front. It will be cool to see Freddy get more mention in the dynasty (I've always curious to see how the top American talent does), just not with you :(. Amazing to see the floundering at Arsenal. This game always has suprises. Setting the values of players, I always went with unspecified. I never knew it "public" unless they declare their interest. Are all "enquiries" and offers always private (expect when you respond with a counter-offer, when you can make it public), that the player wouldn't know he is being sought unless the declare the interest.

How is the happiness of Chivu now that he re-signed? Also, is Rooney content now? He doesn't seem to be among the most popular players that came out, so trading him likely won't sting you too bad. He's an amazing talent, but with the deep up front, the rising talent of Adriano, and a $100-some talent payday, it would be very tempting. Rooney seems to not play enough. But he's a world-class star who is capable of putting up a goal or two every time he plays.

SunDancer

03-28-2005, 10:49 PM

There is a thread in General Discussion where Marc Vaughan commented on this. I'd be incline to go with what he says.

Any idea on what thread it was?

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 10:53 PM

Sep 26, 2011 -

Aston Villa is concerned because midfielder Michael Tonge broke his leg today. He will miss 2-3 months.

Grygera, O'Shea, and Schreurs were all selected to the EPL Team of the week.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 10:58 PM

You mean with the wife, or the United? ;) (had to throw it in). I agree with the others, don't let her go. :)

Lots of action on the transfer front. It will be cool to see Freddy get more mention in the dynasty (I've always curious to see how the top American talent does), just not with you :(. Amazing to see the floundering at Arsenal. This game always has suprises. Setting the values of players, I always went with unspecified. I never knew it "public" unless they declare their interest. Are all "enquiries" and offers always private (expect when you respond with a counter-offer, when you can make it public), that the player wouldn't know he is being sought unless the declare the interest.

How is the happiness of Chivu now that he re-signed? Also, is Rooney content now? He doesn't seem to be among the most popular players that came out, so trading him likely won't sting you too bad. He's an amazing talent, but with the deep up front, the rising talent of Adriano, and a $100-some talent payday, it would be very tempting. Rooney seems to not play enough. But he's a world-class star who is capable of putting up a goal or two every time he plays.
I'm curious to see how Freddy does too. I just hope he isn't responsible for Chelsea beating me!

I usually go with private negotiations, but sometimes I'll make them public to put pressure on the team.

Rooney is "very angry at not being allowed to move clubs. He also doesn't feel he is fully fit yet." I'm going to keep playing him anyway.

Chivu is happy to remain at the club, and is reacting to recent PR by Paul Scholes and wants to prove Paul and all of the pundits correct by helping us win the league title. He has also responded favorably to comments by me earlier.

Rooney is the only player on my squad that is unhappy now that I have sent Heaton on loan. He was also unhappy before he left the club for a few months, but that is understandable.

Oh yeah, most of my club still doesn't like Downing. They think his attitude could cause problems.

Several players don't like Lucio either, because he "takes himself too seriously."

Almost everyone loves Adriano, and thinks he has a world of potential.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 10:59 PM

Any idea on what thread it was?
I know it was a fairly recent thread, but I don't remember which one. Maybe, the "I Hate FM Thread?"

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 11:02 PM

September 27, 2011 -

Today I decided to offer Adriano a new 4 year deal in which I will raise his salary from 32,000/week to 52,000/week. Of course, the advantage of this deal is that it will last 2 years longer than his current deal.

I also decide to offer Rooney a 4 year deal as his current deal only has 2 more years. I offer him 160,000/week which is what he is making now, but I offer him the asked for 6 million dollar signing bonus.

Jamie Cook is currently making 4,800/week for 2 more years. I decide to offer him a 5 year deal at 44,000/week with a 1.2 million dollar signing bonus.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 11:08 PM

Here is the thread where Marc talked about Tour's effects a bit:

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=37120

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 11:17 PM

Sep. 28, 2011 -

Today we travel to play Juventus. They have a masterful team, but are currently 11th in Italian Serie A. They are led by super striker Carlos Tevez. This 27 year old superstar striker has 6 goals in 6 appearances on the year. Borut Semler is a very good 26 year old striker who plays alongside Tevez. Their centerbacks, Vincent Kompany and Tomas Hubschman are both top notch. Their right winger Ruben Ariel Olivera is good. Their left fullback Adriano is going to cause the announcer fits. Their keeper Gianluigi Buffon is a world class keeper. They will be tough to beat.

They are 6-4 favorites.

It's a beautiful sunny day in Italy, but temperatures are mild in the mid 50's.

We are pulling out most of the big guns. I want us to make a statement.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Mamam
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Taylor
S2: Parker
S3: O'Shea
S4: Lucio
S5: King
S6: Stevanovic
S7: Smith

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 11:30 PM

1st minute: Tevez burns Brown bad.. crosses to Pizarro.. hard shot.. Howard stops it.

4 minute mark: Eagles steals it at midfield.. passes it to Downing.. Kompany stops him in the box.

12 minute mark: Montilovo with a hard curving shot from 25 yards.. Howard stops it.

13 minute mark: Costanino Corona steals it at midfield.. passes it to Borlut Semler just outside the box.. he shoots a hard curving shot.. it sails around Howard.. curves.. into the right side of the net. GOAL. Down 1-0.

16 minute mark: Pizarro passes it into the box to Semler.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. Howard dives... it is out of his reach. GOAL. Down 2-0.

23 minute mark: Kompany gets away with a warning despite tripping Adriano.

43 minute mark: Rooney with one of the most brilliant dribbles I've ever seen from him or any other player.. around 5 guys as he works his way up the pitch.. finally into the box.. he passes to Downing.. Downing shoots.. over the bar.

Halftime: Down 2-0. They have over 70,000 fans here today.

Silvestre is having a bad game. Their wingers are making him look very bad. I'll put O'Shea on now.

52 minute mark: Kompany stops a Rooney breakaway.

55 minute mark: Nuno Ferro gets a yellow card for a trip on Rooney.

62 minute mark: Adriano is tired. I put King on for him.

69 minute mark: Tevez gets into the box.. shoots.. Howard blocks it.. it bounces to Montolivo.. he hits a strong curving shot.. it curves into the right side of the net! GOAL. Down 3-0.

73 minute mark: Downing dribbles down the left sideline.. crosses for Rooney.. Kompany heads it away.

Game over. We got our butts kicked today. 3-0 loss.

They outshot us 11-2! (9-1 on target)

Carlos Tevez won MoM, 8 for form, 15 of 15 passes, 0 of 1 tackles, 4 of 12 headers, 2 runs, 1 assist.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 11:33 PM

Sep 28, 2011 -

Wayne Rooney rejected my contract offer. He wants a higher basic salary.

Maybe, I'm being too attached, but I'm going to offer him 190,000/week as well as the requested 6 million dollar signing bonus.

Eaglesfan27

03-28-2005, 11:38 PM

Sep 29, 2011 -

Adriano signed a new deal for 4 years worth 10.5 million dollars.

Cook signed a new deal for 5 years worth 10.5 million dollars.

Desnudo

03-28-2005, 11:49 PM

Rooney is overrated, in my opinion. Since he's the only guy in England that can run faster than an old Brazilian, everyone loves him. I know your love of Man U causes you to keep players you shouldn't, but trade him in for some cash. :)

daedalus

03-29-2005, 04:29 AM

Alright, alright . . .

How's send Shrek, er, Rooney onto Serie A and either spend the money on Reyes or Tevez? :D

Tevez would probably be tougher to get since Juve seems have a few oodles of money.

Out of curiousity, in your eternal search for depth on the wing, have you considered trying Smith out wide on the right?

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 10:39 AM

Desnudo, I know that my love of Man U does make me hold onto some guys, but I'm starting to give much more consideration to selling Rooney.

Daedulus, ROFL :) Actually, I'd really like to get Fernando Cavenaghi. I "discovered" him in CM 03/04 without reading any boards, and he was incredible for me. He is still young enough in 2011 to be quite good. I'd probably splash the money on him :)

Yes, I've strongly considered Smith on the right wing, and played him for a bit out there last season in one game. He didn't do very well, but he does have the skill set to be able to play the position. However, now Schreurs is starting to show something :) But if he or Eagles is hurt, I'll give Smith another shot on the right wing.

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 11:02 AM

October 1, 2011 -

Wayne Rooney just rejected my offer of 6 million dollar signing bonus, and 190,000/week. I think it is because he is angry. I was hoping the new deal would sooth his anger. If I get a huge money offer for him again (and I do mean Huge - at least 90 million) I will almost certainly take it. I'll probably use it to acquire another very good striker and maybe Freddy Adu if I have enough money left over.

The board are very pleased with my performance as manager.

Steven Pienaar of Middlesbrough has won the EPL Manager of the Year award. Rafael van der Vaart of Chelsea came in 2nd, and Eric Djemba Djemba came in 3rd.

Everton's Sean Brady, an 18 year old defender, has won the young player of the month. Jordi of Liverpool came in 2nd, and Gavin Lunch of West Brom came in 3rd.

Chelsea's Jose Mourinho has won Manager of the Month. I came in 2nd, and Peter Taylor of Fulham came in 3rd.

Wayne Rooney's goal against the Wolves on September 10th has won the goal of the month award. James McFadden came in 3rd for his goal against Coventry on Sep 24.

We play Liverpool tomorrow. Tony Colbert has told me that morale in the Liverpool dressing room is extremely high and that his side fears no one. He also said, I shouldn't try to play any mind games with him because it wouldn't work.

I decide not to respond to the comment.

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 11:08 AM

Oct 2, 2011 -

Today we play Liverpool on their pitch. They are currently 4th in the EPL. We are currently in 1st place. They have a very talented team. Djibril Cisse leads the team with 6 goals, and is a dangerous scorer. Andres D'Alessandro can dominate from the midfield. Their defense is solid with Jordi and Djimi Traore being their best defenders so far this year. Chris Kirkland is a very good keeper. Steven Gerrard is also a dangerous link in the midfield.

We are 6-4 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the mid 50's.

GK: Howard
DL: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Cook
MR: Eagles
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Taylor
S2: Adriano
S3: O'Shea
S4: Duff
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 11:32 AM

1st minute: Downing burns two defenders.. crosses to Smith who heads it to Djemba.. who heads it on goal... the keeper saves.

7 minute mark: John Arne Riise gets a yellow card for tripping Eagles.

19 minute mark: McFadden passes to Smith just outside the box.. it was a long pass and the keeper came out of the box to get it.. Smith chips it.. over the bar.

22 minute mark: Eagles passes to Smith in the box.. Jordi tackles him before he can get off a shot.

31 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from Garcia.

36 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from Yakubu.

39 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from Cisse.

44 minute mark: Cisse with a 20 yard shot.. curving.. left corner.. Howard dives.. catches it!

45 minute mark: Eagles with a long pass to McFadden in the box.. Great pass from Eagles.. Mcfadden controls it.. dribbles around a defender.. around the keeper.. shoots.. into the left side of the net! GOAL!!!! 1-0. That is McFadden's 5th goal of the year.

Halftime: We are up 1-0. Liverpool has over 61,000 fans here today.

55 minute mark: cook is tired, and I try an experiment by putting King on at midfield.

59 minute mark: Howard stops a 20 yard hard curving Gerrard shot.

59 minute mark: Garcia gets a yellow card for tripping Eagles.

62 minute mark: Smith is tired, I put Adriano on for him.

65 minute mark: King passes it to Adriano in the box.. Adriano is tackled by Jordi.. whistle.. yellow card for Jordi! Penalty shot awarded! McFadden steps up to take it.. hard shot.. left side of the net.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.

72 minute mark: Garcia crosses to Cisse who heads it.. Howard with a brilliant play to punch it over the bar.

75 minute mark: Carragher gets a yellow card for tripping Downing.

80 minute mark: Lucio gets a yellow card for tripping Cisse just outside the box.. Le Tallec takes the free kick.. blasts it over the bar.

81 minute mark: Eagles takes a corner kick..sends it to Ferdinand in the box.. Traore trips Ferdinand.. whistle.. penalty shot awarded.. Traore gets a yellow card. King steps up to take the penalty shot.. shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

Game over. A great 2-0 win on the road against a tough opponent! :)

We outshot them 14-10 (9-7 on target)

Christopher Eagles wins MoM, 9 for form, 22 of 28 passes, 6 of 10 tackles, 2 of 5 headers, 7 interceptions, 5 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 1 assist.

Howard and Ferdinand also had 9's for form. Smith, Cook, Adriano, and King had 7's for form. The rest of the team had 8's.

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 06:30 PM

Oct 3, 2011 -

Ferdinand and Eagles were selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Sheffield United have asked to borrow Barry Parker for 3 months. They have top notch training facilities, and I would like Barry to get some more experience, so I agree with the clause that I can recall him at my will.

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 06:33 PM

Oct. 5, 2011 -

Today we host Birmingham. They are currently in 5th place and have had a surprisingly good first portion of the season. We are currently in 1st. Birmingham is led by an excellent defense that is fueled by Matthew Upson and Mourad Benhamida. However, they also have a very good offense now. Striker Dmitry Sychev has been playing very well and he has 6 goals on the year. He is currently injured for this game. Right winger Geremi has 5 assists and 5 goals already. This explosive offense is a new dimension to their team that they didn't have last year. Their keeper Jose Moreira has been good this year. Left Winger Robin van Persie has played very well this year.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the mid 60's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Mamam
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Marino

S1: Taylor
S2: Adriano
S3: O'Shea
S4: Parker
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 06:48 PM

13 minute mark: Schreurs with a powerful 35 yard shot.. the keeper saves it.

24 minute mark: Duff passes to Rooney.. he dribbles between three defenders.. crosses to Marino.. the keeper intercepts it.

37 minute mark: Schreurs is injured in a collision.. he has to go off. I decide to put King in at right wing.

Halftime: 0-0 tie.

We have a full house of 64,000 plus fans.

46 minute mark: Stevanovic with a long range shot.. hard curving shot.. it hits the crossbar.. Rooney heads the rebound.. into the left side of the net! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

64 minute mark: Adriano on for Marino.

70 minute mark: King passes to Adriano in the box.. point blank shot.. the keeper blocks it.. Rooney with the rebound.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

76 minute mark: Silvestre tackles van Persie just outside the box.

77 minute mark: Adriano intercepts a corner.. passes it long to rooney.. he is racing a defender down the pitch.. beats him.. into the box.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

80 minute mark: Mamam gets the ball at midfield from Howard.. passes it to Rooney outside the box.. Rooney dribbles between two defenders.. into the box.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. That is Rooney's second of the game.

Game over. 2-0 win for us.

We outshot them 12-2 (7-1 on target)

Rooney won MoM, 10 for form, 21 of 24 passes, 0 tackles, 8 of 12 headers, 1 interception, 7 runs, 1 foul drawn, and 2 goals.

Duff had a 9 for form, Stevanovic had a 8 for form. The rest of the team had 7's except for King who had a 6 at right wing.

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 06:50 PM

Post Match Info:

Jeroen Schreurs damaged his shoulder and will miss 5 days.

Mamam damaged his thigh and will miss 5 days.

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 07:02 PM

Oct 8, 2011 -

The following international roundups are from European Championship Qualifying Group Play.

Spain beat Ireland 2-0. Despite the loss, Damien Duff and John O'Shea played well.

James McFadden was brilliant for Scotland as he had a goal and 2 assists in their 5-1 win over Slovakia.

Christian Chivu won MoM for his excellent defense in Romania's 2-0 win over Azerbaijan.

Zdenek Grygera played well for the Czech Republic in their 2-0 win over Albania.

Dalibor Stevanovic played well and scored 2 goals in Slovenia's 4-1 win over FYR of Macedonia.

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 07:13 PM

Oct 11, 2011 -

Eric Djemba Djemba played well in Cameroon 3-0 win over Malawi in an African Nations Qualifying Match.

Wayne Rooney was selected to the EPL Team of the Week (for the first time since I've been manager.)

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 07:24 PM

Oct 12, 2011 -

England U21's team beat Slovakia 6-0 in the Euro U21 Championship Qualifying match. Michael Wood had 2 assists. Jamie cook and Barry Parker also played well that match.

Alfonso scored the winning goal for Spain's U21 team against Belarus.

Wayne Rooney had a hattrick for England in their 6-0 win over Slovakia in the European Championship Qualifying match. Christopher Eagles also had a goal and an assist (to Rooney.) Stewart Downing also played well for England. Alan Smith came on as a substitute and did well. Rio Ferdinand and Craig King were unused subs.

Damien Duff scored two assists for Ireland in their 3-0 win over Luxembourg. John O'Shea also played well in that match.

Zdenek Grygera played well for the Czech Republic in their 2-0 win over Andorra.

Dalibor Stevanovic played well for Slovenia and scored their only goal, but they were beat by Croatia 4-1.

James McFadden had an assist for Scotland, but they lost 2-1 to Romania. Christian Chivu played excellent defense for Romania in this match.

condors

03-29-2005, 07:25 PM

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 07:31 PM

October 15, 2011 -

The stadium expansion is now complete! Our capacity is now 91,300 with an all seater, retractable roof, and under-soil heating.

Today we travel to play Sunderland. They are 20th in the EPL while we are in 1st. Sunderland relies on an excellent keeper. Luca Brunoni is a 23 year old Italian Keeper who is becoming a star. He has played very well this year. Left winger Rohan Ricketts has played very well for this team. Midfielder, Alexei Eremenko has played well this year as well. Marco Streller is the only striker to have even one goal, in his case he has 5. Their centrebacks George McCartney and Alberto Lopo are just average.

We are 4-7 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the mid 70's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Mamam
MR: Eagles
SC: Adriano
SC: Marino

S1: Taylor
S2: Cahais (will get on if we get a big lead.)
S3: Schreurs
S4: van Nistelrooy (will get on if we get a big lead.)
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 07:33 PM

Glad to see Rooney have a good game for you. In past games for me he has been the best goalscorer in the premier league. Now that he is unhappy though i am not sure he will ever get back to his best.

Great Dynasty KUTGW
Thanks for the compliment.

If he has another good game, I'm planning on praising him. I'm hoping I can nurse his bruised ego. If I can get him to be a little less angry, maybe he will sign a new big contract and become happy. I certainly see the potential for him to be my top scorer.

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 07:52 PM

4 minute mark: Howard initiates the counter attack.. long kick to Adriano.. he crosses to Mamam.. hard shot.. over the bar.

16 minute mark: Downing passes to Marino in the box.. hard shot.. over the bar.

22 minute mark: Howard stops a long range shot from Ricketts.

26 minute mark: Howard passes it to Marino in the middle of the pitch.. he passes to Adriano about 20 yards ahead.. Adriano outruns two defenders.. goes around a third.. into the box.. flicks a shot towards the lower right corner.. it's so fast, the keeper can't react... GOAL!!!! 1-0.

30 minute mark: Eagles gets a yellow card for a trip on Arca.

38 minute mark: Silvestre starts the counter attack.. heads it to Downing at midfield.. he plays a perfect through ball to the edge of the box.. Adriano gets to it.. dribbles.. into the box.. shoots.. the keeper punches it over the bar.

Halftime: 1-0 lead for us. They have over 48,000 fans here today.

51 minute mark: Downing passes from midfield to Adriano in the box.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

53 minute mark: Howard stops a 15 yard shot from Cornu.

63 minute mark: van Nistelrooy on for Marino.

66 minute mark: Howard stops a long range shot from Eremenko.

81 minute mark: Long pass from Downing to van Nistelrooy at the edge of the box.. he shoots.. over the bar.

87 minute mark: Eagles crosses for Djemba.. diving header.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. tips it over the bar.

90 minute mark: Howard misplays a long shot from Ricketts.. fortunately it sails wide left of the net.

91 minute mark: Eagles passes to Adriano in the box.. hard shot.. inches wide left.

93 minute mark: van Nistelrooy steals it at midfield.. passes to Adriano.. he is dribbling towards the box.. unimpeded.. Whistle.. Game over.

Game over. 1-0 win for us.

We outshot them 14-8 (but 6-5 their favor for on target.)

Downing wins MoM, 10 for form, 33 of 36 passes, 2 of 5 tackles, 3 of 6 headers, 1 interception, 9 runs, 1 foul drawn.

Howard had a 9 for form.

Brown, Ferdinand, Mamam, and Adriano had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 08:00 PM

Post Match Info:

Tim Howard sprained his ankle and will miss around 5 days.

Liverpool was beaten by Birmingham 2-1.

Right now, Chelsea is the only team really chasing me and they are a point behind me.

After 10 games, We've scored 23 goals. We've given up 2! I guess Howard doesn't really need to be replaced ;)

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 08:41 PM

Oct. 19, 2011 -

Today we host PAOK in a Group B CL Match. PAOK is a good Greek team. They are led by their midfielder Labros Vangelis and their centreback Christos Karypidis. Keeper Spyros Papagiannopoulos is a good keeper, but not quite up to EPL standards. Panagiotis Vasileious is a good striker.

We are 4-7 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the high 50's.

GK: Taylor (Howard is hurt)
DL: O'Shea
DC: Chivu
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Cook
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Harper
S2: Silvestre
S3: Lucio
S4: Djemba
S5: King
S6: Adriano (doubtful due to an injury, I'll likely rest him)
S7: Downing

Eaglesfan27

03-29-2005, 08:58 PM

1st minute: Schreurs picks up an injury.. he is hurt, but insists he can keep playing.

7 minute mark: Duff passes to Stevanovic.. hard shot.. the keeper saves it.

12 minute mark: Duff with a corner to Smith in the box.. hard shot.. wide right.

24 minute mark: Duff crosses to Stevanovic outside the box.. he shoots a hard curving shot.. upper right corner of the net.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. That is his first goal of the year.

42 minute mark: Duff crosses to Stevanovic.. hard shot.. it hits the crossbar.. the defense clears it.

Halftime: 1-0 lead. We have 71,000 plus fans here today.

51 minute mark: Schreurs crosses to Stevanovic.. a powerful striker form 30 yards out.. curving.. curving.. into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0! Stevanovic with 2 goals!

62 minute mark: King on for McFadden.

84 minute mark: Duff passes to Stevanovic just outside the box.. hard curving shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0. That is his hattrick!

92 minute mark: Duff burns his man.. dribbles all the way down the left side of the pitch.. crosses.. Smith heads it.. the keeper saves it.

Game over. 3-0 win.

We outshot them 16-0 (7-0 on target)

Dalibor Stevanovic wins MoM, 10 for form, 40 of 41 passes, 1 of 2 tackles, 2 of 3 headers, 1 interception, 1 run, 1 foul drawn, 3 goals.

Duff also had a 10. Schreurs and Cook both had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Desnudo

03-30-2005, 01:18 AM

91,000, that's unbelievable. I can only imagine the revenue from a CL match.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 05:18 PM

91,000, that's unbelievable. I can only imagine the revenue from a CL match.
I can't wait to see it :)

I'm on call tonight, but it is raining heavily. So, I'm hoping for a nice quiet call with plenty of FM.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 05:35 PM

Oct 23, 2011 -

It finally happened! Arsene Wenger has been sacked by Arsenal!

Interestingly Paul Scholes is the favorite to take over the team. How can a former Red Devil even consider it!?! Giorgio Pellizzaro, Lucas Alcaraz, and Jose Luis Mendilibar are also linked to the job by the press.

Arsenal is currently 15th in the EPL!

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 05:50 PM

Oct. 23, 2011 -

Today we host Middlesborugh. They are 9th in the EPL. We are currently in 1st. This match will be televised. Middlesbrough's best player, Johny Alejandro Acosta is hurt this game. Their midfield is still strong with Thorben Marx and Steven Pienaaar leading the way. Centreback Chris Riggott and right fullback Hanno Balitsch have played well. Porcellis is the leading striker, but he only has 3 goals on the year. Jan Lastuvka is having an excellent year in goal.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the mid 50's.

GK: Howard (back from injury)
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Mamam
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Marino
S2: Taylor
S3: Cahais
S4: King
S5: Cook

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 06:03 PM

8 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney in the box.. he has a hard curving shot.. upper right corner... the keeper saves it.

15 minute mark: Mike Davies gets a yellow card for holding Chivu's jersey.

43 minute mark: Mamam steals it at midfield.. passes it into the box.. Rooney racing to it.. the keeper racing to it.. Rooney beats the keeper to it.. Rooney fakes out the keeper.. shoots.. center of the net! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

Halftime: 1-0 lead for us. We have over 71,000 fans here today.

45 minute mark: Djemba passes to Downing in the box.. hard shot.. the keeper saves it.

59 minute mark: Rooney with a hard shot.. the keeper saves it.

60 minute mark: Adriano is tired, I put King on for him.

66 minute mark: Porcillis with a point blank very hard shot.. Howard blocks it.. Chivu clears it.

79 minute mark: Howard with a long kick to Rooney.. he bursts past two defenders.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.. Riggott gets to it.. passes back to the keeper, but Rooney intercepts it! Rooney shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

Game over. 2-0 win for us.

We outshot them 14-3 (9-1 on target)

Eagles wins MoM, 10 for form, 13 of 15 passes, 2 of 3 tackles, 1 of 5 headers, 1 interception, 18 runs, 2 fouls drawn.

Rooney also had a 10 (great, now I can praise him as planned.) Downing had an 8. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 06:09 PM

Oct 26, 2011 -

Eagles and Rooney were selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Fans agree with my praise of Rooney are in strong support of him in a recent newspaper article.

Meanwhile, Rooney is still angry at me for now allowing him to move clubs. If he continues to do well for another month or two, I'll try praising him again.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 06:15 PM

Oct 26, 2011 -

Today we play Coventry in the third round of the English League Cup. Coventry is currently 10th in the EPL. They are playing a 4-5-1 and are doing well in the EPL so far this year. Their team is led by the strong play of striker Shola Ameobi. Their midfield is very strong with Richie Partridge playing well at right wing, Paul Konchesky playing well at left wing. Their midfield is ruled by Gareth Williams and Graham Barrett. Their centrebacks Jay McEveley and Simon Mensing are good. Their keeper Paul Anderson has been benched, and Marco Tedeschi has done well since taking over in goal.

We are 1-2 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the mid 50's.

GK: Hoard
DL: O'Shea
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Cook
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Neville
S2: Taylor
S3: Downing
S4: Adriano
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 06:36 PM

9 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from Amoebi.

10 minute mark: Long pass to Smith in the right corner of the pitch.. he crosses it for Cook in the middle of the box.. hard shot.. the keeper saves it.

30 minute mark: Duff takes it down the left sideline.. crosses to the center of the box.. Smith settles.. shoots from 5 yards out.. great save by the keeper.

32 minute mark: Duff with a corner kick.. to Smith.. he heads it.. the keeper blocks it.

Halftime: 0-0 tie. We have over 62,000 fans here today.

48 minute mark: Duff with a corner kick to Ferdinand.. he kicks a hard shot.. Barrett at the end line blocks the shot.. saves a goal.

57 minute mark: O'Shea passes it into the box to Smith.. he fakes out three two defenders.. brilliant move by Smith.. dribbles around the keeper.. shoots.. upper left corner! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

59 minute mark: Cook gets a yellow card for tripping Chaplow.

63 minute mark: King on for Schreurs.

76 minute mark: Duff passes to McFadden in the box.. fakes out two defenders.. shoots.. over the crossbar.

84 minute mark: Howard stops a long range shot from Chaplow.

92 minute mark: King crosses to Stevanovic.. he passes it quickly to Mcfadden in the box.. McFadden shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

Game over. 2-0 win for us.

We outshot them 17-10 (10-5 on target)

Damien Duff wins MoM, 10 for form, 24 of 30 passes, 0 of 1 tackles, 2 of 6 headers, 1 interception, 12 runs, 1 foul drawn.

McFadden and Smith both had 9's for form.

Cook, Stevanovic, O'Shea, and Howard all had 8's.

The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 06:45 PM

October 28, 2011 -

With his side about to face me, Kevin Keegan told TEAMtalk.com that he doesn't think my side is good enough to end the season as champions.

I respond, "I feel very good about our chances to win the title."

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 06:51 PM

Oct 29, 2011 -

The fourth round of the English League Cup was drawn today. We didn't get a lucky draw. We will go face Charlton for our next League Cup match.

Today we travel to play Leicester. They are currently 13th in the EPL While are in 1st. They are led by a dynamic duo of wingers in right winger Peter Canero and left winger Piotr Trochowski. Their centrebacks, Mark Hudson and Martin Cranie, are technically sound. Their keeper Paul Gallacher has played very well. Their strikers have been average, with Jareth Asprilla standing out some with his 5 goals in 11 games.

We are 1-2 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the mid 40's.

GK: Howard
DL: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Mamam
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney (I'm not babying him any longer. He will play regularly.)
SC: Adriano

S1: Marino
S2: Taylor
S3: Cahais
S4: Cook
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 07:11 PM

8 minute mark: Downing with a corner.. to Lucio in the box.. he heads it.. over the bar.

11 minute mark: Canero and Lucio collide.. Canero is hurt and has to leave the game.

13 minute mark: Wilheimsson crosses it to Asprilla in the box.. he has a great strike on the half volley.. upper right corner.. GOAL. Down 1-0.

22 minute mark: One of the prettiest goals I've ever seen just happened.. Downing crosses long to Eagles.. who heads it to Mamam.. he heads it to Rooney.. Rooney heads it Adriano in the center of the box.. Rooney cuts across the middle of the box.. he heads it.. into the upper left corner of the net! GOAL!!!! 1-1.

41 minute mark: Howard stops along range shot from Stewart.

Halftime: 1-1 tie. They have over 32,000 fans here today.

50 minute mark: Downing with a corner kick.. to the near post.. Adriano heads it... into the left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.

54 minute mark: Rooney gets it at midfield.. passes a nice through ball to Adriano 30 yards out from goal.. the keeper is coming out to meet Adriano.. Adriano shoots.. long range.. curving.. wide of the keeper.. wide of the net.. curving.. curving.. into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-1! Great Strike!

66 minute mark: Rooney is tired. I bring on Marino for him. I also bring on Cahais for Lucio.

70 minute mark: Khalid Boulahrouz gets a yellow card for tripping Adriano.

Game over. 3-1 win for us.

We outshot them 15-11 (6-6 on target)

Downing won MoM, 10 for form, 18 of 24 passes, 3 of 4 tackles, 2 of 8 headers, 2 interceptions, 11 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 1 assist.

Chivu, Ferdinand, Lucio, Djemba, Adriano, and Rooney all had 8's for form. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 07:48 PM

OOC Note: Two kids on the adolescent unit (age 14 and 13) fought over a cute 13 year old girl. I had to go evaluate one kid because the other boy had attempted to bite his ear off. He only cut the edge of the ear, and therefore I didn't have to send him to the ER or suture him, but I really wanted to give both of them a big red card.

Post Match Info: Chelsea continues to win and hang with me.

After 12 games, our record is 10 wins and 2 draws for a total of 32 points. Our Goal Differential is plus 25. Chelsea is right behind me with 10 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss for a total of 31 points. Their goal differental is "only" plus 18. The third place team is Liverpool with 21 points. It looks like we are going to keep pulling away from the rest of the pack.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 07:58 PM

Oct 31, 2011 -

Stewart Downing was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 08:00 PM

November 1, 2011 -

The Board is delighted with my performance as manager.

Wayne Rooney has won the EPL Player of the Month Award! Stewart Downing came in 2nd, and Salomon Kalou of Arsenal came in 3rd.

Adriano has won the EPL Young Player of the Month Award. Ryan Barrett of Birmingham City came in 2nd, and Jordi of Liverpool came in 3rd.

I won Manager of the Month for guiding my team to victories in all 5 league games last month. Jose Mourinho of Chelsea came in 2nd, and Joe Kinnear of Birmingham City came in 3rd.

Thierry Henry won goal of the month. However, Adriano's shot against Charlton from October 5th came in 2nd.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 08:01 PM

November 1, 2011 -

Today we play PAOK on their pitch in the CL Group B match.

I forgot to do a preview before starting so just the lineup:

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: O'Shea
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Cook
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 08:15 PM

2 minute mark: Papaioaunun gets a yellow card for tripping McFadden just outside the box.

3 minute mark: Stevanovic crosses to Schreurs in the middle of the box.. he heads it.. wide left.

12 minute mark: Duff crosses to Cook in the middle of the box.. hard shot.. the keeper saves it.

28 minute mark: McFadden with a powerful curving cross... to Smith in the right side of the box.. he heads it.. the keeper blocks it.

Halftime: 0-0 tie. They have over 29,000 fans here today.

55 minute mark: Silvestre with a 30 yard pass into the box.. Smith gets to it.. fakes out one defender.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

63 minute mark: I put Saha on for McFadden who is tired.

73 minute mark: Schreurs is hurt in a collision.. I put Alfonso on for him.

82 minute mark: Manikas passes it to Vasileiou in the box.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL. 1-1.

Game over. 1-1 tie.

We outshot them 15-4 (7-4 on target)

Duff wins MoM, 8 for form, 28 of 41 passes, 1 of 3 tackles, 4 of 6 headers, 2 interceptions, 9 runs, 2 fouls drawn.

Ferdinand also had an 8. Alfonso had a 6. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 08:19 PM

Post Match Info:

We only got 200,000 for the draw (as opposed to 400,000 for a win)

Jeroen Schreurs tore a groin muscle and will miss about 4 weeks. I'm going to need guys to step up and play the position some.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 09:09 PM

Nov. 6, 2011 -

Darren Fletcher has resumed full training today.

We host Arsenal at home today in a televised match. Will this help us sell out our new seats? Arsenal has had a winning streak and is now in 6th place. They are led by striker Lukas Podolski who has become the premier striker on their team. Thierry Henry is still a very good player, but he is mostly a sub now. In any case, he was hurt last week and will miss this match. Jose Antonio Reyes was also hurt in the past week and will miss this match. Javier Saviola is a very good striker who will be starting alongside Podolski. Right winger Salomon Kalou has been playing very well, but the word is that he wants to be traded. Centrebacks Joseph Yobo and Kolo Abib Toure are playing well. Keeper Manuel Almunia is showing his age, and isn't playing as well this year as he has in the past. They are still a very good team.

We are 6-4 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the mid 40's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Mamam
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Cahais
S2: Taylor
S3: Marino
S4: Neville
S5: King

Our Bank Balance before this match is 72,384,597. It will be interesting to see how much this match generates in income.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 09:18 PM

4 minute mark: Downing dribbles down the left side of the pitch.. crosses to Adriano in the box.. he heads it to Rooney.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

29 minute mark: Downing passes to rooney.. he heads it to Adriano.. he shoots.. over the bar.

45 minute mark: Almunia with a long range shot.. the keeper blocks it.

Halftime: 0-0 tie. We did IT!!! 91,269 fans are the announced attendance. This place is rocking. We just need to give them something to cheer about.

75 minute mark: Djemba has picked up an injury, I put King on for him.

They played turtle and completely shut down any good opportunities.

Game over. 0-0 tie.

We outshot them 7-3 (2-2 on target)

Downing won MoM, 10 for form, 17 of 21 passes, 3 of 6 tackles, 3 of 7 headers, 2 interceptions, 30 runs, 4 fouls drawn.

Chivu and Rooney both had an 8. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 09:24 PM

Post Match Info:

Christopher Eagles bruised his thigh and will miss 3 days.

Eric Djemba bruised his ribs and will miss 3 days.

Our attendance of 91,269 was a new record for the club.

Our Bank Balance is now 75,877,758 dollars.

Assuming my math is correct, that match against Arsenal earned us over 3.5 million dollars in gate receipts and Tv revenue!

Even better news: The Wolves tied Chelsea 0-0! We remain in 1st place as a result.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 09:26 PM

Nov 6, 2011 -

With Eagles and Schreurs injured, I'm going to have to use some creative tactics at right wing in our 4th round of the English League Cup.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 09:33 PM

Nov 8, 2011 -

Downing was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Jose Luis Mendilibar has been hired from Recreativo to become the new manager at Arsenal. He is a well known, experienced 59 year old manager who will be a tough competitor.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 09:44 PM

Nov 9, 2011 -

Today we travel to play Charlton. They are currently 17th in the EPL. We are currently 1st. They are led by a solid defense which starts with Andy Gibson in the middle of the defensive line. Midfielder Mohamed Sissoko is fast and creative. WE need to keep an eye on him. He is their leading scorer with 3 goals on the year. No one else on the team really worries me. Peter Enckelman has been benched, but Stephan Andersen has not been playing well in goal. It will be interesting to see who starts.

We are very heavy 2-5 favorites.

It's raining, it's windy, it's in the 30's.

GK: Hoard
DL: O'Shea
DC: Chivu
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Downing
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Cook
MR: Mamam (I always forget that he has natural talent at right wing.)
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Cahais
S2: Taylor
S3: Adriano
S4: King
S5: Marino

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 09:58 PM

16 minute mark: Ross McCormack gets a yellow card for tripping McFadden.

29 minute mark: Stevanovic with a hard shot.. Smith tries to redirect it.. it goes wide right.

42 minute mark: Stevanovic passes to McFadden just outside the box.. he passes between two defenders to Smith.. he shoots.. greats save by the keeper.

43 minute mark: Mamam with a long pass into the box to McFadden.. he gets it.. fakes out a defender.. dribbles to his left.. around the keeper.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

Halftime: 1-0 lead. They have over 27,000 fans here today.

46 minute mark: Stevanovic passes it to Smith.. he dribbles towards the box.. passes it between two defenders to McFadden.. McFadden in the box.. dribbles to his left.. around the keeper.. fires it.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

48 minute mark: Chivu intercepts a long pass deep in our zone.. heads it to Downing.. Downing with a long pass to McFadden.. he dribbles from 30 yards out.. into the box.. he is beating a defender.. 15 yards out.. two defenders catching him from behind.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0. That is his hattrick!

62 minute mark: Cahais on for Chivu and Marino on for Smith. (McFadden is still looking good and frisky out there. He deserves a chance to score a 4th.)

68 minute mark: Ferdinand passes it long on a free kick from our own end.. into the box.. McFadden gets it.. in the box.. shoots immediately.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!!! 4-0! That is McFadden's 4th! That is his 10th goal of the year.

82 minute mark: Howard stops a 15 yard shot from Sissoko.

Game over. 4-0 win for us :)

We outshot them 12-10 (6-4 on target)

James McFadden wins MoM, 12 of 15 passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 2 of 7 headers, 8 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 4 goals! What a game!

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 10:00 PM

Post Match Info:

We were awarded 130,000 dollars for that 4th round win the English League Cup.

I have to praise McFadden after that performance.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 10:04 PM

Nov 11, 2011 -

Fans wrote the paper in thousands agreeing that McFadden is playing brilliantly and putting the world alight at Old Trafford.

Luton have requested to borrow Santi for 3 months. Santi is a 20 year old keeper who looks like he is developing nicely. I agree to loan him out.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 10:06 PM

November 12, 2011 -

Today we had a fairly favorable draw for the English League Cup Quarterfinal. We will be hosting Southampton. They are currently 16th in the EPL and certainly should be easier than Liverpool or Fulham who are also alive still.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 10:12 PM

Nov. 12, 2011 -

Cristian Chivu was brilliant with a 9 for form in Romania's 3-0 win over Norway in a European Championship Qualifying Match.

Darren Fletcher had 2 assists for Scotland as they beat Singapore 5-0 in a friendly. James McFadden also played well and had 2 assists and a goal.

John O'Shea played well for Ireland in their 3-0 win over Albania in the European Championship Qualifying Match. Damien Duff also played well.

Dalibor Stevanovic played well for Slovenia in their 1-0 win over Azerbaijan in a friendly match.

Zdenek Grygera played well, but his Czech Republic team lost 2-0 to Nigeria in a friendly match.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 11:01 PM

Nov 13, 2011 -

Matias Cahais played as a substitute for Argentina and the 23 year old centreback played well in their 2-0 win over Hungary in a friendly match.

Tim Howard was magnificient and had a 9 for form in the USA's 3-0 win over Finland in a friendly match.

Freddy Adu scored all 3 goals for the USA, and he did it all in the first 15 minutes of the match!

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 11:08 PM

November 14, 2011 -

Carlos Bocanegra suffered a compound leg fracture while training for the USA today. Fulham will miss him for at least 5 months and possibly 6 months.

Brentford have asked to borrow Santi.

Wigan have also asked to borrow Santi, our young keeper.

Jamie Cook had an assist for England's U21 team which won 6-0 against Russia's U21 in a friendly match.

Thankfully, officials moved our November 19th match against West Brom to December 14th due to all of our International Call-ups.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 11:18 PM

Eric Djemba did well for Cameroon in thier 0-0 tie with France in a friendly match.

The United States beat St. Kitts & Nevis 4-0 in a friendly match, and Tim Howard played well.

Damien Duff had an assist in Ireland's 1-0 win over Albania in the European Championship Qualifying Match. John O'Shea also played well.

Cristian Chivu played well for Romania, but they lost to Norway 2-0 in European Championship Match.

Wayne Rooney had 2 goals for England in their 4-0 win over Russia in a friendly match. Downing had an assist in the match. Wes Brown played well in the match. Christopher Eagles did ok. raig King came on as a substitue and also did well.

Scotland beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in a friendly match. Darren Fletcher scored both goals for Scotland. James McFadden also played well in the match.

Slovenia beat Liechtenstein 2-0 in a friendly match. Dalibor Stevanovic played well in the match.

Zdenek Grygera did ok for the Czech Republic, but they lost to Turkey 1-0 in a friendly match.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 11:29 PM

November 19, 2011 -

Mick Wadsworth has been sacked by Wigan. Wigan are currently 24th in the English Championship and they are floundering. Wellington Paulista is their main scorer with 3 goals. They are finally using Fabrice Begeorgi, but he only has 2 goals. Joao Paulo has 2 goals in limited action. Paddy Kenny is having a bad year in goal as age catches up to him.

Eaglesfan27

03-30-2005, 11:38 PM

November 20, 2011 -

Excellent! Santi rejected offers from Luton and Brentford and has chosen to go to Wigan on Loan. Hopefully, he can help my old club.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 01:28 AM

November 22, 2011 -

David Harper started for England's U21 Team in their match against Germany. He played well in their 1-1 tie. Barry Parker also played well in this match.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 01:31 AM

November 23, 2011 -

Today we travel to play Fenerbahce in CL Group B play.

We are 4-5 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the mid 50's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Duff
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Fletcher
MR: Eagles
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Grygera
S2: Taylor
S3: Chivu
S4: Adriano
S5: king
S6: Mamam
S7: Downing

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 01:49 AM

1st minute: Duff with a long pass into the box.. it is high and it sails over Smith's head.

8 minute mark: Stevanoic elbots Mustafa.. yellow card.

28 minute mark: Budak with a corner.. to Altintop in the far side of the box.. he heads it.. upper right corner.. past Howard.. GOAL. Down 1-0.

39 minute mark: Eagles dribbles down the right side of the pitch.. crosses.. McFadden heads it.. over the bar.

Halftime: Down 1-0. They have over 51,000 fans here today.

46 minute mark: McFadden steals it at midfield.. dribbles past two players.. suddenly shoots from 30 yards out.. curving.. curving.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-1. That was a great striker from long distance!

53 minute mark: Fatih bodychecks McFadden.. yellow card for Fatih. On the ensuing free kick.. Duff crosses from left of the box.. To Smith in the middle of the box.. he heads it.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.

57 minute mark: Ferdinand gets a yellow card for a trip on Altintop.

75 minute mark: King on for McFadden who is tired.

81 minute mark: Fletcher with a hard shot that Yildrim tries to deflect.. instead he deflects it into his own goal! Own GOAL!!!! 3-1.

Game over. 3-1 win.

We outshot them 14-9 (7-5 on target)

McFadden wins MoM, 10 for form, 16 of 19 passes, 4 of 4 tackles, 4 of 8 headers, 2 interceptions, 11 runs, 1 foul drawn, and 1 goal.

Smith also had a 10. Everyone else on the team had 8's.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 01:53 AM

Post Match Info:

We were awarded 400,000 dollars for that win.

Rio Ferdinand suffered a calf strain and will miss about 2 weeks.

Matias Cahais played well for Argentina, but they lost to Colombia 2-1 in the World Cup Qualifying match.

That win qualified us from Group B in the CL. We and Juventus will be advancing from this group.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 02:10 AM

Nov 26, 2011 -

Jeroen Schreurs has returned to full training.

Jimmy Murphy, a 19 year old left fullback, has gone to Tranmere for a loan period.

Giovanni Vavassori has been sacked by Roma.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 02:14 AM

Nov. 27, 2011 -

Today we host chelsea. Chelsea has a top notch team led by their strong midfield. Freddy Adu has been superb for Chelsea this year. He is the second leading scorer with 7 goals. Only the dynamic striker, Adriano has more goals with 9. Diego and Pablo Aimar are still big parts of the midfield. Their defense is good with Ricardo Carvalho being a potential weak link. Keeper Petr Cech still remains on top of his game. It will be a tough match today.

We are 5-4 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the high 30's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu (easy choice with Ferdinand hurt.)
DC: Lucio
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Stevanovic (Djemba is still hurt.)
MC: Fletcher
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Grygera
S2: Taylor
S3: van Nistelrooy (veteran presence)
S4: Cook
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 02:27 AM

9 minute mark: Lucio tackles Adu just outside the box.. clean tackle.

10 minute mark: Rooney with a brilliant dribble down the length of the pitch.. finally he is tackled by Naldo.

12 minute mark: My Adriano is tackled by Carvalho.. yellow card.

14 minute mark: My Adriano has his jersey pulled by Carvalho.. second yellow card.. he is ejected.

18 minute mark: Adu with a great dribble into the box... shoots.. upper right corner.. Howard saves it.

21 minute mark: Howard stops a long range shot from Adu.

27 minute mark: Fletcher gets a yellow card for tripping van der Vaart.

29 minute mark: Downing dribbles into the box.. Tuncay is pulling his jersey.. Whistle.. yellow card.. penalty shot awarded! Stevanovic steps up.. shoots.. right side of the net.. Cech dives.. saves it.

42 minute mark: Downing crosses to rooney in the box.. he heads it.. the keeper saves it.

Halftime: 0-0 tie. We have over 91,000 fans here today.

51 minute mark: Downing crosses to Eagles.. he shoots.. wide left.

52 minute mark: They sub on Joe Cole for Adu.

55 minute mark: Downing with a corner kick.. Adriano heads it back to Downing.. he passes to Fletcher in the middle of the box.. hard shot.. upper left corner.. Cech dives.. saves it.

68 minute mark: Sneijder gets a yellow card for pulling Downing's jersey.

76 minute mark: Cook on for Stevanovic who has picked up an injury.

91 minute mark: Downing dribbles past 3 guys.. dribbles into the box.. towards the left post.. draws the keeper over towards him.. passes around the keeper towards the far post.. Cook traps it.. shoots.. upper right corner.. easy finish for Cook.. great assist by Downing.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

Game over. 1-0 win for us :)

We outshot them 12-4 (3-2 on target)

Downing wins MoM, 10 for form, 15 of 18 passes, 2 of 2 tackles, 0 of 1 headers, 14 runs, 3 fouls drawn, and 1 big assist.

Howard, Chivu, and Rooney all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 02:30 AM

Post Match Info:

Eagles suffered a calf strain and will miss about 2 weeks.

Stevanovic sprained his anke and will miss about a week.

That win over Chelsea puts us 4 points ahead of them and reaffirms that we are the only team in the EPL to remain without a loss in the season.

daedalus

03-31-2005, 03:20 AM

12 minute mark: My Adriano is tackled by Carvalho.. yellow card.That reminded me of the Arsenal-Celta game last year where both teams featured Brazillian left-footed midfielders name Edu (Eduardo Cesar Daud Gaspar vs Luis Eduardo Schmidt). And they both scored in the game. That rocked.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 05:08 PM

November 28, 2011 -

Downing was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Sheffield United and Bristol C have both asked to borrow Michael Wood for 3 months. I agree to both offers.

Ipswich has also made an offer to Borrow Wood and I agree.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 05:12 PM

November 29, 2011 -

Wigan have hired 54 year old Olafur Johannesson to be their new manager. This manager is reportedly fairly talented. He was the manager at Fimleikafelag Hafnarfjar ar, an Icelandic team prior to coming to Wigan.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 05:18 PM

November 30, 2011 -

Today we host Southampton. We are 1st in the EPL. Southampton is currently 16th in the EPL. Striker Robbin Kieft is the only guy on their team really scoring. Keeper Simon Jentzsch is doing well in goal. Bobby Convey is playing well in the midfield. Centreback Danny Higginbotham is trying to hold the defense together. Most of the team is unhappy, and this team is on the verge of mutiny.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's windy with temperatures in the low 40's.

GK: Hoard
DL: O'Shea
DC: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Cook
MC: Fletcher
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Adriano
S2: Taylor
S3: Mamam
S4: Cahais
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 05:33 PM

11 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles down the right sideline.. beats a defender.. crosses it to Fletcher in the middle of the box.. shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper saves it.

17 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from Convey.

20 minute mark: Smith steals it from Higginbotham.. dribbles further into the box.. shoots.. the keeper saves it.

25 minute mark: Chivu passes it long to McFadden in the left corner of the pitch.. he crosses to Duff in the left side of the box.. Duff shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

Halftime: 1-0 lead. We have over 78,000 fans here today.

60 minute mark: Cook with a long range shot from 25 yards out.. the keeper blocks it.. the rebound bounces to Smith.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

Schreurs has picked up an injury, I put Mamam on for him.

I also put Cahais on for Chivu.

77 minute mark: Cahais with a good tackle on Beattie.

Game over. 2-0 win for us.

We outshot them 16-5 (10-1 on target)

Damien Duff wins MoM, 10 for form, 32 of 39 passes, 0 tackles, 4 of 8 headers, 7 runs, 3 fouls drawn.

Schreurs, Cook, and McFadden all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's except for Cahais who had a 6.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 06:07 PM

Post Match Info:

That match was actually a League Cup Qtr Final. I really do need to keep better track of these things!

In any case, we won 360,000 dollars, and we are through to the semi-final.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 06:14 PM

Dec. 1, 2011 -

The board is delighted with my performance as manager.

Newcastle's Ricardo Oliveira has won the EPL Player of the Month. Jorge Pina of Southampton came in 2nd, and Anthony Le Tallec of Liverpool came in 3rd.

Sunderland's Charlie Wilson has won the EPL Young player of the Month. Giovanni Carotenuto of Newcastle came in 2nd, and Luke Clark of Everton came in 3rd.

Tottenham's Gary Megson has won EPL Manager of the Month. Kevin Keegan of Leicester came in 2nd, and Ian Holloway of Middlesbrough came in 3rd.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 06:24 PM

Dec. 2, 2011 -

Manchester City Boss Richard Money has told the press that he doesn't like me, and that he doesn't want Manchester United to win the EPL Title this season. He said that he hopes to beat us and put a dent in our title chances during Saturday's match.

I reply, "I don't like him. I hope his team underachieves this year."

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 08:22 PM

Dec. 3, 2011 -

Managerial Legend Tullio Gritta has been named the new manager at Roma.

We drew Birmingham in the English League Cup semi-final. We will be hosting them. Leicester and Watford will play in the other semi-final.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 08:33 PM

Dec 3, 2011 -

Lucio has come into my office and told me that he is unhappy that I made "unprofessional comments to the media about Richard Money." He wishes I would conduct myself in a manner becoming a top notch manager. I let him know that I appreciate his input, and now let's go kick Manchester City's butt. He agrees.

Today we travel to play Manchester City. They are currently 10th in the EPl. We are currently 1st. They are led by a very strong defense. Centrebacks Sylvain Distin and Andrew Davies are playing as well as any duo in the league. Their keeper Thomas Van Putten has played well behind this very good defense. Their offense has been a weak point. Their top striker has 3 goals, and he is out injured. They will need striker Robert Earnshaw to pick up his game. He has been dreadful this year. They will also need midfielder Tim Borowski to play great if they are going to beat us.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's raining with temperatures in the mid 50's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Cook
MC: Mamam
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Fletcher
S2: Taylor
S3: Marino
S4: Cahais
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 08:57 PM

1st minute: Downing with a corner.. to Adriano by the far post.. he heads it.. the keeper blocks it.. Rooney on the half-volley.. the keeper somehow blocks that!

4 minute mark: Rooney with a brilliant dribble around three defenders.. weaving into the box.. passes to Adriano on his left.. Adriano heads it.. over the bar.

13 minute mark: Borowski steals it from Mamam.. shoots.. long range shot.. Howard saves it.

21 minute mark: Lucio heads away a cross.. the header goes to Mamamat midfield.. he passes long to Rooney just outside the box.. Rooney dribbles between both centrebacks.. into the box.. shoots.. lower right corner.. it's past the keeper.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

23 minute mark: Downing dribbles down the left sideline.. past two defenders.. crosses for the far post.. Adriano jumps.. heads it.. over the bar.

32 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney in the left side of the box.. he crosses it short to Adriano.. he heads it.. great save by the keeper.

39 minute mark: Earnshaw with a breakaway.. hard shot from 15 yards out.. Howard with a diving catch. Great save.

44 minute mark: Borowski passes to Burzanoic.. he passes to Earnshaw just outside the box.. hard long shot.. curving.. great fast curving shot.. Howard dives.. it is just out of his reach.. into the upper right corner. GOAL. 1-1.

Halftime: 1-1 tie. 48,000 fans here for them.

47 minute mark: Schreurs has picked up a minor injury. I put Marino on at right wing (worth a shot.)

50 minute mark: Downing has been tackled hard by Delaney.. he is hurt! I put Fletcher on at left wing.

57 minute mark: Fletcher passes into the box for Rooney.. he passes to Adriano.. hard shot.. the keeper blocks it.

60 minute mark: Rooney passes into the box for Adriano.. hard shot.. over the bar. Rough game for Adriano.

63 minute mark: Corner kick from Boufaher.. Silvestre tries to clear the corner.. he heads it.. backwards.. into the upper left corner of the goal! Own goal from Silvestre :( Down 2-1.

72 minute mark: Rooney gets the ball on the left wing.. dribbles down the left side of the pitch.. crosses.. To Adriano.. he heads it.. into the crossbar.. really rough game for Adriano, but he never gives up, so I leave him on the pitch.

74 minute mark Marino with a good dribble.. cross.. Rooney heads it.. the keeper punches it over the bar.

85 minute mark: Rooney passes it to Adriano in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper punches it over the bar.

88 minute mark: Earnshaw with a hard 20 yard shot.. Howard dives.. punches it over the bar.

Game over. 2-1 loss :(

They outshot us 20-16 (12-7 on target)

Thomas van Putten, their keeper, wins MoM with a 10 for form. Along with his saves, he completed 14 of 26 passes.

Howard had an 8. Adriano and Marino both had 6's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 09:11 PM

Post Match Info:

That was our first loss of the year. Chelsea has not played their game yet, so I don't know if we will remain 4 points ahead of them, or if they will pull back to being just 1 point behind us. Either way, we will keep 1st place.

However, we take a blow besides the loss as Downing has a torn groin muscle and will miss about 4 weeks.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 09:14 PM

Dec 5, 2011 -

Lucio was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

We had an unlucky draw in the English FA Cup. We will be traveling to play Birmingham. There are so many League One, League 2, and English Championship teams left it is unfortuate that we drew an EPL team on their pitch. However, if we play well, I'm sure we can beat them.

SunDancer

03-31-2005, 09:34 PM

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 09:44 PM

Continue the success....

Adriano looks like he'll he the next great one. I love watching Brazilian players, though he isn't cut from the same cloth as his native peers in terms of flair and creativity (which brings me to thinking, why are Brazilian players so good at that?). Have you got a certain "attachment" to him?

I'm definitely becoming attached to Adriano, and he will be one of my biggest stars in the future I think. I just need to be careful I don't wear him out at such a young age. However, he is one player who really has me excited about future years.

Eaglesfan27

03-31-2005, 11:52 PM

Dec. 6, 2011 -

Today we host Juventus in a fairly meaningless CL Group B Match. Juventus has a truly masterful side with skill at every position.

We have 7 guys injured: Downing, Eagles, Djemba, Stevanovic, Ferdinand, Grygera, and Taylor!

As a result, we are going to be challenged to win this game.

We are 6-4 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the high 20's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DR: Brown
ML: Alfonso (I want Duff to be fresh for our next game which is more important.)
MC: Cook
MC: Mamam
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Harper
S2: Fletcher
S3: O'Shea
S4: Duff
S5: King
S6: Saha
S7: Adriano

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 12:14 AM

1st minute: Alfonso surprises with a strong dribble past his defender.. crosses to the near post.. Smith heads it.. great save by the keeper.

4 minute mark: McFadden gets a yellow card for a trip on Montolivo.

13 minute mark: Lucio gets a yellow card for a trip on Semler.

21 minute mark: Alfonso collides with a defender.. he is hurt and cannot come back. I decide to put Duff on for him.

22 minute mark: Schreurs crosses to MCFadden just outside the box.. he shoots.. hard curving shot.. it doesn't curve enough and is wide left.

35 minute mark: Brown passes long to Duff at midfield.. he dribbles down the pitch.. Duff dribbles around one defender.. dribbles it through the keeper.. shoots.. middle of the net! GOAL!!!! 1-0! Great goal by Duff, excellent pass by Brown.

Halftime: 1-0 lead. We have over 91,000 fans here today.

58 minute mark: Lucio gets called for tripping Semler.. second yellow card for Lucio. He is ejected.

McFadden has a yellow card and is tired, so I pull him off the pitch for O'Shea.

67 minute mark: I put King on for Schreurs who is tired.

72 minute mark: King intercepts a pass from the keeper to a defender.. he passes it to Smith who has an open shot at net.. Smith quickly shoots.. middle of the goal! GOAL!!!! 2-0.

86 minute mark: Semler with a shot from 20 yards out.. Howard saves it.

Game over. 2-0 win for us :)

We outshot them 17-10 despite being a man down the last 32 minutes.

Duff won MoM, 9 for form, 14 of 18 passes, 2 of 2 tackles, 1 of 4 headers, 13 runs, 1 goal.

McFadden also had a 9. Howard had an 8. Cook only had a 6. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 12:16 AM

Post Match Info:

We were awarded 400,000 dollars for that win.

Wes Brown suffered a groin strain. He will be out for about 2 weeks.

Alfonso bruised his shin and will miss about 5 days.

Our Gate Receipts of 6.2 million dollars were a new record high for the team! 6.2 Million! :eek:

3ric

04-01-2005, 11:52 AM

...in terms of flair and creativity (which brings me to thinking, why are Brazilian players so good at that?). Brazilian soccer is all about "o jogo bonito", Portuguese for "the beautiful game", which means "a game in which prodigious individual skills outshine team tactics, where dribbles and flicks are preferred over physical challenges and long distance passes", to quote a book by Alex Bellos named "Futebol: the Brazilian way of life".

It's a way to express flair and creativity in the Brazilian culture, I guess. :)

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 02:33 PM

Dec. 10, 2011 -

Today we host Everton in an EPL Match. They are currently in 14th while we are in 1st place. Everton is led by a strong midfield. Tim Cahill and Aaron Lennon lead that strong midfield. The defense is solid with Cristian Zaccardo at right fullback and Sean Brady at centreback leading the way. Richard Wright is still an effective keeper. Sergio Garcia is their leading striker with 4 goals.

We are 4-7 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the low 40's.

GK: Howard
DL: O'Shea
DC: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Fletcher
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Silvestre
S2: Harper
S3: Saha
S4: Cahais
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 02:50 PM

8 minute mark: Fletcher passes it into the box for Adriano.. hard shot.. the keeper blocks it. Good save by Wright.

9 minute mark: Lucio trips Anthony Gardner in the box.. whistle.. Penalty shot awarded.. Andy Reid steps up.. shoots.. lower right corner.. it is out of Howard's reach. GOAL. Down 1-0.

25 minute mark: Chivu is called for tripping Gardner.. Adriano argues the call.. yellow card for Adriano.

27 minute mark: Schreurs passes to Stevanovic outside the box.. hard shot.. curving.. Wright saves it.

33 minute mark: Stevanovic passes into the box for Rooney.. he shoots.. Wright saves it.

34 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles down the right side of the pitch.. he crosses long to Duff.. Duff immediately passes it to Rooney in the box.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-1.

Halftime: 1-1 tie. We have over 75,000 fans here today.

59 minute mark: Schreurs passes it to Adriano in the box.. wide open.. hard shot.. barely wide left.

66 minute mark: Duff with a corner kick to the near post.. Adriano heads it.. just over the bar.

69 minute mark: King on for Stevanovic who is tired.

91 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles down the right sideline.. crosses to the middle of the box... Rooney heads it.. into the crossbar.. the defense clears it.

Game over. 1-1 tie. Very disappointing.

We outshot them 8-5 (5-1 on target)

Duff won MoM, 9 for form, 30 of 36 passes, 0 of 1 tackles, 0 of 4 headers, 1 interception, 10 runs, 1 assist.

Rooney also had a 9. Schreurs had an 8. the rest of the team had 7's except for Howarad who had a 6.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 02:56 PM

Post Match Info:

I'm not sure how this happened, but Chelsea had a tie when I wasn't looking. As a result, I remain one point ahead of them as we approach the half-way point in the season.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 02:59 PM

Dec. 11, 2011 -

Eric Djemba has resumed full training.

Damien Duff picked up a groin strain today and he will miss about two weeks. I now lack a premium left winger that is healthy.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 03:05 PM

Dec. 11, 2011 -

Theirry Froger has taken over as manager at Marseille. His names reminds me of my friend whose nickname is Frogman. It will be interesting to see what he does at Marseille.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 03:07 PM

Dec. 12, 2011 -

Wayne Rooney was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 03:14 PM

Dec. 13, 2011 -

West Brom Boss Sammy Lee has told me that he doesn't want us to win the title, because he doesn't like me. He replied that he hopes to put a dent in our title chances by beating us tomorrow.

I reply that "I believe that our team has the talent to win the league. As long as we fight hard every day, we can win. We will be focused tomorrow."

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 03:33 PM

Dec. 14, 2011 -

Today we travel to play West Brom. They are currently 13th in the EPL. We are currently 1st. West Brom is led by the play of striker Johan Elmander and left winger Kasper Lorentzen who are driving the offense of this team. Midfielder Rob Davis is also playing well. Michael Chopra is a good compliment at striker for Elmander. Centreback Thomas Gaardsoe has also played well this year. Their keeper, Gary Baker, has been very inconsistent.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the mid 30's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Ferdinand (back from injury)
DR: Grygera
ML: Cook (not a good position for him, but I have few options.)
MC: Djemba (also back from injury)
MC: Mamam
MR: Eagles (also back from injury)
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Taylor
S2: Adriano
S3: Stevanovic
S4: Cahais
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 03:58 PM

2 minute mark: Cook's attempts at crosses are repeatedly getting shut down by the right fullback.

5 minute mark: long pass from Albrechsten to Lorentzen.. he crosses to Ninkovic in the box.. Ninkovic shoots.. upper right corner.. Howard dives.. tips it.. still into the goal. GOAL. Down 1-0.

9 minute mark: Eagles steals the ball at midfield.. crosses to Djemba.. he dribbles between two defenders.. into the box.. shoots.. lower right corner.. the keeper dives.. it's past him.. GOAL!!!! 1-1.

25 minute mark: Djemba steals it in our zone.. passes long to McFadden.. he is dribbling into the box.. Albrecstein catches up to him.. tackles him.

30 minute mark: Djemba passes to Cook on the left wing.. Cook crosses to Mamam in the center of the pitch, just outside the box.. Mamam shooots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1. That is Mamam's first goal of the year.

42 minute mark: Silvestre with a long pass down the pitch.. it rolls just outside the box.. Smith gets to it.. dribbles into the box.. shoots.. the keeper partially blocks it.. it rolls slowly... into the net! GOAL!!!! 3-1. That is Smith's 50th League Goal of his career for Manchester United!

Halftime: 3-1 lead. They have over 30,000 fans here today.

61 minute mark: Eagles is tired, so I put King in for him.

70 minute mark: Cahais on for Ferdinand.

75 minute mark: Long pass from Albrechstein to Elmander left of the box.. he crosses it to Davis.. Davis shoots.. it hits off Chivu.. into the left corner of the net. GOAL. 3-2.

86 minute mark: chivu intercepts the ball in our box.. passes long to McFadden.. he and Smith have 2 on goalkeeper breakaway.. McFadden dribbles into the box.. draws the keeper over.. passes to Smith on his right.. Smith buries the easy goal! Great play! GOAL!!!! 4-2.

90 minute mark: Cahais heads away a corner kick.

Game over. 4-2 win for us.

We outshot them 12-11 (8-8 on target)

McFadden won MoM, 10 for form, 30 of 31 passes, 3 of 4 tackles, 2 of 9 headers, 2 interceptions, 11 runs, 1 assist.

Smith had a 9 for form with his 2 goals. Every other starter on the team had 8's for form. Cahais had a 7 and King had a 6.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 04:31 PM

December 16, 2011 -

How rude. We drew Aston Villa in the 1st knockout round of the Champions League. I think they are one of the better teams that we could have drawn and I'd rather not face another English Team right off the bat.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 04:35 PM

Dec. 17, 2011 -

Speaking of Aston Villa, we play them now on their pitch in an EPL Match. They are currently in 4th place while we are in 1st. Three of their best players are hurt, Centreback Liam Ridgewell, winger Daniel Bierofka, and striker Luke Moore. Of the remaining players, Keeper Leo Franco will be their most important. Left winger Jermaine Jenas will need to play well too. Midfielder Mourad Meghni has played well this year. Striker Darius Vassell is the best of the healthy strikers on this squad.

We are even odd favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the high 30's.

GK: Hoard
DL: O'Shea
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Cook
MC: Djemba
MC: Fletcher
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Marino

S1: Taylor
S2: Adriano (will play, but off the bench. I think he was either a bit jaded or worn out as a frequent starter.)
S3: Stevanovic
s4: Cahais
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 04:54 PM

10 minute mark: Cook with a long pass down the left sideline.. Rooney gets to it.. dribbles into the box.. draws two defenders over.. passes between them to Eagles in the box.. he shoots.. over the bar. Missed an open net.

19 minute mark: Cook passes to Rooney on the left side of the box.. he draws over two defenders.. and the keeper.. he passes around them.. to Fletcher.. he shoots.. over the bar.

26 minute mark: Cook passes to Rooney on the left side of the box.. he dribbles between two defenders.. he shoots.. the sharply angled shot.. almost parallel to the end line.. it curves.. into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. Great shot by Rooney.

30 minute mark: cook passes to Rooney in the left side of the box.. he draws the keeper over.. passes to Marino.. he heads it.. over the bar!

36 minute mark: Gargorov passes to Whittingham just outside the box.. he passes to Keane in the middle of the box.. Keane shoots.. upper right corner.. Howard dives.. it's past him.. GOAL. 1-1.

47 minute mark: Eagles with a corner kick to the center of the box for rooney.. he heads it.. wide right.

Halftime: 1-1 tie. They have a little over 42,000 fans here today.

47 minute mark: Cook passes to Rooney in the box.. hard shot.. the keeper blocks it.

59 minute mark: Adriano on for Rooney who is tired. King on for Taylor.

60 minute mark: Gorlitz wth a free kick from 30 yards out.. Keane jumps with Grygera.. Keane heads it.. softly.. it floats past Howard.. he was slow to react on that one. GOAL. Down 2-1.

66 minute mark: Howard stops a point blank shot from Vassell.

78 minute mark: I tell the offense to open it wide up, and I bring Stevanovic in for Djemba who is tired.

87 minute mark: Eagles passes to Adriano in the box.. he shoots.. great save by Franco.

91 minute mark: cook passes to Adriano in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper saves it.

Game over. 2-1 loss. Disappointing.

We were outshot 8-5 (2-2 on target)

Peter Whittingham won MoM, 9 for form, 29 of 33 passes, 0 tackles, 5 of 7 headers, 4 interceptions, 10 runs, 1 assist.

Rooney, Eagles, and Cook all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 05:00 PM

Post Match Info:

Chelsea beat Sunderland 4-0. As a result, they are now in 1st place. We are in 2nd and 2 points behind them.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 05:07 PM

Dec. 20, 2011 -

Silvestre and McFadden were selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 05:54 PM

Dec. 21, 2011 -

Today we host Newcastle in an EPL match. They are currently 9th in the EPL. We are 2nd. They ar eled by their striker Ricardo Oliveira who is having a very good year. Left winger Diomansy Kamara is also playing well. Their keeper, Jesus, has been playing great. The defense has been supplied by Per Kroidrup and Scott Murphy. Craig Bellamy, their 2nd striker, is suspended for this game. Fabian Ernst a good midfielder is out injured for them.

We are even odd favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the high 30's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Chivu
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Alfonso (Duff and Downing are still injured)
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Cook
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Taylor
S2: Adriano
S3: Mamam
S4: Cahais
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 06:13 PM

4 minute mark: Kamara tripped Schreurs.. yellow card for Kamara.

9 minute mark: Rogerio tripped McFadden just outside the box.. yellow card for Rogerio.

25 minute mark: Jermaine Pennant tripped Alfonso.. yellow card for Pennant.

27 minute mark: Diego Placente pulled Schreurs' jersey.. yellow card.

30 minute mark: Schreurs tripped Placente.. yellow card for Schreurs.

45 minute mark: Schreurs crosses it across the entire pitch to McFadden.. McFadden dribbles into the left corner of the pitch.. crosses it to the near post.. Alfonso heads it.. into the upper left corner of the goal! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

Halftime: We are up 1-0. We have over 91,000 fans here today.

Smith is having a bad game, if he doesn't turn it around in 5 minutes, I'll put Adriano on for him.

47 minute mark: Schreurs crosses to Alfonso.. he dribbles between two defenders into the box... shoots.. very wide left.

48 minute mark: Schreurs pulled Julio's jersey.. Schreurs gets his second yellow card.. he is ejected.

I pull Smith and put Mamam on at right wing.

55 minute mark: James Milner tripped Alfonso.. yellow card on Milnar.

64 minute mark: McFadden is tired, I put Adriano on for him.

72 minute mark: Alfonso crosses to Adriano who heads it.. into the crossbar.. Mamam shoots the rebound.. over the bar.

79 minute mark: Ferdinand intercepts the ball deep in our zone.. passes it long towards the box.. Adriano races past both defenders.. into the box.. Adriano wide open.. shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. Adriano back on the score sheet!

Game over. 2-0 win for us.

We outshot them 9-7 (4-2 on target)

James McFadden won MoM, 19 of 26 passes, 0 tackles, 4 of 7 headers, 1 interception, 5 runs, 2 fouls drawn.

Schreurs and Smith had 6's. Howard had an 8. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 06:14 PM

Post Match Info

YES!!! Middlesbrough (7th in the EPL) beat Chelsea 2-1! We are back in 1st place.

At the halfway point of the season, we are in 1st place with 13 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses for a total of 43 points.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 06:20 PM

I awake to read the midseason standings in the newspaper (not all teams have played 19 games yet) :

http://64.17.163.76/images/EPL%20Standings%202011.jpg

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 06:26 PM

Dec. 21, 2011 -

A few stats:

Our 38 goals leads the league. Chelsea is second with 34 goals.

Our 10 goals allowed is second in the league. Chelsea is 1st with only 9 goals allowed.

Our Goal Differential of plus 28 is best in the league. Chelsea is second with plus 25.

Stewart Downing's League Form Average is 9. I'll be glad when he is back.

Wayne Rooney is second in the EPL with an average form of 8.25. He is finally playing well, and I need to get him to not be angry and sign an extension.

Christopher Eagles is third in the league with a 7.92 average form.

Wayne Rooney is tied for 1st in the league with 10 league goals.

Adriano is tied for 7th with 8 league goals.

Alan Smith is 18th with 5 league goals.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 06:42 PM

Dec 25, 2011 -

Jens Nowotny has been sacked by Leverkusen.

Dec 26, 2011 -

Today we are hosting Charlton in an EPL Match. they are currently 18th in the EPL while we are in 1st. Their best midfielder Mohamed Sissoko is hurt. They have a solid defense which they will be relying on. The defense is led by centreback Andy Gibson and left fullback Stephen Warnock. They have returned to using Peter Enckelman in goal and he is doing well lately. Tehir offense is very weak with striker Ross McCormack being the only player doing much scoring, and he only has 4 goals on the year.

We are 2-5 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the mid 40's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Duff
MC: Djemba
MC: Fletcher
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Taylor
S2: van Nistelrooy
S3: Mamam
S4: Cahais
S5: King

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 06:56 PM

9 minute mark: Adriano dribbles into the box.. draws two defenders.. passes to Fletcher on his left.. open shot at goal.. Fletcher hits the left goal post!

15 minute mark: Silvestre throws it in to Djemba.. he crosses to the near post.. Adriano outjumps three defenders.. heads it.. into the upper left corner of the net! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

44 minute mark: Rooney dribbles down the left side of the pitch.. dribbles into the box.. crosses to Adriano.. he heads it.. good save by the keeper.

Halftime: 1-0 lead for us. Only 65,000 fans here today.

60 minute mark: Mamam on for Duff who is tired. King for Djemba who has picked up an injury.

64 minute mark: Mamam crosses to Eagles.. who is tripped in the box.. Penalty shot awarded.. Mr. Queiroz thinks Mamam should take it.. he steps up.. blasts a shot into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

93 minute mark: Eagles with a corner kick to the near post.. Adriano outjumps his defender.. heads it.. into the upper right corner of the net! GOAL!!!! 3-0! Adriano's second. That is his 10th of the year.

Game over. 3-0 win for us.

We outshot them 12-0 (6-0 on target)

Eagles won MoM, 9 for form, 9 of 17 passes, 0 of 2 tackles, 0 of 7 headers, 3 interceptions, 9 runs, 5 fouls drawn, 2 assists.

Adriano also had a 9 for form. Howard, Ferdinand, and Lucio had 7s. The rest of the team had 8's.

SunDancer

04-01-2005, 09:51 PM

Dec. 21, 2011 -
Their keeper, Jesus, has been playing great.

Jesus has came back as a goalkeeper. :eek:

weinstein7

04-01-2005, 10:44 PM

EF,

By my count (and I could be wrong) there was a 3-game winless streak in there. Do you think it's just one of those things or is it maybe time to change tactics and mix things up?

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 11:02 PM

EF,

By my count (and I could be wrong) there was a 3-game winless streak in there. Do you think it's just one of those things or is it maybe time to change tactics and mix things up?
I think the amount of success we are having this season validates the tactic, and I'll keep it. However, I think a good left wing is key (I focus passing down the left wing) and my losses (and ties) have mostly occurred during Downing's injury. He will be back in a few days, and I expect the team to perk up when he returns. Also, Duff is back. It was rough having them both out injured.

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 11:39 PM

Dec. 28, 2011 -

Today we travel to play Southampton in an EPL match. They are currently 14th in the EPL. We are 1st. They are led by the dynamic play of striker Robbin Kieft who has 11 goals on the year. Their keeper Simon Jentzsch has also played very well. However, their next three best players, wingers Christoph Preub and Bobby Convey as well as midfielder Jorge Pina are all injured. Danny Higginbotham anchors the defense.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the high 30's.

GK: Howard
DL: Chivu
DC: O'Shea
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Duff
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Cook
MR: Eagles
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Taylor
S2: Van Nistelrooy
S3: Mamam
S4: Cahais
S5: King

Tellistto

04-01-2005, 11:56 PM

Eaglesfan27

04-01-2005, 11:58 PM

7 minute mark: Duff crosses to Smith who heads it.. the keeper saves it.

30 minute mark: Cook passes it to Smith on the edge of the box.. 20 yard shot... wide right.

Halftime: 0-0 tie. Eagles picked up an injury just before the half. I'll have to put Mamam on for him.

They have over 32,000 fans here today.

63 minute mark: McFadden gets the ball left of the box.. passes it into the center of the box for Smith who shoots.. over the bar.

69 minute mark: I put van Nistelrooy on for McFadden and King on for Smith.

80 minute mark: Mamam crosses from the right side of the pitch.. van Nistelrooy heads it.. over the bar.

81 minute mark: Duff with a corner kick for the near post.. King jumps.. Higginbotham pushes him down.. Penalty awarded!!! van Nistelrooy steps up to take it.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. That is van Nistelrooy's 200th career goal for Manchester United!

Game over. 1-0 win for us.

We were outshot 11-10 (8-3 on target in their favor)

Howard wins MoM for his 8 saves. He also completed 8 of 16 passes. He had a 9 for form.

Duff also had a 9. McFadden, Stevanovic, O'Shea, Chivu, and Grygera had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 12:00 AM

Personally, having played a whole season with Everton and the beginning of the second, I believe the game is biased towards the left wing for some reason. It seems that invariably the left wing player(if he's any good at all) has a great game, and most attacks occur from that side of the pitch. So, a good left wing is certainly beneficial.

Tell

Edit: To add good in that last part.
Edit2: Stupid keyboard...or is it my fingers?
I've been wondering about a left wing bias myself. Certainly Downing has some fantastic attributes and Duff has great speed, but their ratings are so consistently high that it is a little surprising. The only thing that works against that is when I play good players who aren't good left wing material, they haven't had very good form ratings. But, I still wonder if there is a left wing bias.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 12:06 AM

Post Match Info:

Craig King strained his wrist and will miss about a week.

Wow, I just realized that Chelsea tied against Leicester prior to tonight with a final score of 1-1. Tonight, they tied Arsenal 1-1. As a result, I'm now 5 points ahead of them.

Liverpool is trying to acquire Kasper Lorentzen from West Brom, but West Brom says they aren't going to sell at any price. I hope they hold onto that stance.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 12:21 AM

January 1, 2012 -

The board is pleased with my performance.

Newcastle has fired Fernando Vazquez.

Juventus' Carlos Tevez has won the World Footballer of the Year award. Borut Semler of Juventus came in 2nd, and Nicolae Mitea of Club Atletico de Madrid came in 3rd.

Tevez hahs also won the World Player of the Year Award. Wesley Sneijder of Chelsea came in 2nd, and Semler came in 3rd.

Tevez has also won the European Footballer of the Year Award. Semler came in 2nd, and Mitea came in 3rd.

Clus Atletico de Madrid's keeper Sebastian Saja has won the European Goalkeeper of the Year Award. Andreas Isaksson of Milan came in 2nd, and Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus came in 3rd.

Juventus' Vincent Kompany has won the European Defender of the Year award. Adriano of Juventus came in 2nd, and Tomas Hubschman of Juventus came in 3rd! I think that is the first time I've ever seen three defenders from one team sweep that award.

Nicolae Mitea has won the European Midfielder of the Year Award. Sneijder of Chelsea came in 2nd, and Valdo of Liverpool came in 3rd.

Carlos Tevez of Juventus also won European Striker of the Year. Semler of Juventus came in 2nd, and Vicenzo Di Giacomo of Inter came in 3rd.

James McFadden won EPL Player of the Month. Damien Duff came in 2nd, and Gareth Barry of Aston Villa came in 3rd.

Jamie Cook won Young Player of the Month in the EPL. Liam Walker of Wolverhampton came in 2nd, and Mark Harper of Coventry came in 3rd.

Tottenham's Gary Megson has won EPL Manager of the Month. I came in 2nd, and Jose Mourinho of Chelsea came in 3rd.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 12:25 AM

Jan 1, 2012 -

Today we host Blackburn. They are currently 16th in the EPL while we are in 1st. Blackburn is led by a great midfield. Brett Emerton is a dangerous scorer from the left wing spot. Midfielder Barry Ferguson has also played well in the midfield. Jozef Adam is playing well in the midfield. The defense is led by Petri Pasanen and Gianni Zuiverloon. Paul Gallagher is the leading striker with 5 goals. Their keeper Samir Handanovic has been average at best.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the 30's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: O'Shea
DC: Lucio
DR: Brown
ML: Downing (welcome back!)
MC: Djemba
MC: Fletcher
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Taylor
S2: van Nistelrooy
S3: Mamam
S4: Cahais
S5: Marino

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 12:36 AM

4 minute mark: Downing throws it in deep in enemy turf.. to Adriano.. he heads it to Lucio... Lucio heads it to Eagles inside the penalty box.. Eagles shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! Artistic goal. 1-0.

16 minute mark: Downing with a long cross.. to Eagles on the right edge of the pitch.. he crosses it to Adriano by the near post.. Adriano outjumps the defender.. heads it.. into the upper right corner! GOAL!!!! 2-0.

34 minute mark: Downing dribbles past three defenders.. crosses it to the middle of te box.. to Rooney.. he heads it.. barely wide right.

41 minute mark: O'Shea heads a keeper kick back towards the goal.. Adriano gets to it.. Johansson catches up to Adriano and tackles him.

43 minute mark: Johansson tackles Adriano outside the box.. Yellow card for Johansson.

Halftime: 2-0 lead for us. We have over 91,000 fans here today.

68 minute mark: Eagles crosses to Djemba.. he shoots.. hard curving shot.. it hits the crossbar.. Adriano kicks the rebound out of midair.. great save by the keeper.

70 minute mark: Marino on for Rooney, and Cahais on for O'Shea.

71 minute mark: Cahais elbows Gallacher in the nose.. yellow card for Cahais.

83 minute mark: Brown venturing up the right sideline.. passes to Eagles.. he heads it back to Brown.. Brown crosses to Djemba in the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.

Game over. 3-0 win for us.

We outshot them 12-0 (6-0 on target)

Downing wins MoM, 9 for form, 22 of 24 passes, 0 of 5 tackles, 1 of 3 headers, 12 runs, 2 fouls drawn.

Silvestre, Eagles, Djemba, and Adriano all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 12:45 AM

Jan 3, 2012 -

Grygera, Silvestre, and Downing were all selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

My young keeper, Manu, has signed a new 3 year deal.

daedalus

04-02-2005, 06:08 AM

Their keeper, Jesus, has been playing great.Because, y'know, JESUS SAVES! :D45 minute mark: Schreurs crosses it across the entire pitch to McFadden.. McFadden dribbles into the left corner of the pitch.. crosses it to the near post.. Alfonso heads it.. into the upper left corner of the goal! GOAL!!!! 1-0.Er . . . or not.

daedalus

04-02-2005, 06:09 AM

I've been wondering about a left wing bias myself. Certainly Downing has some fantastic attributes and Duff has great speed, but their ratings are so consistently high that it is a little surprising. The only thing that works against that is when I play good players who aren't good left wing material, they haven't had very good form ratings. But, I still wonder if there is a left wing bias.I think it's generally accepted that the CM4 engine, like the US media, has a left wing bias. Something (Des?) even made a passing reference to it in a thread in GD not too long ago when discussing ratings (something akin to "a rating of 9 mean they are playing very well or on the left wing"). Gave me a chuckle at the time.

daedalus

04-02-2005, 06:11 AM

My young keeper, Manu, has signed a new 3 year deal.Whatever happens, with a name like that, I think dude should always stay with the team.

Barkeep49

04-02-2005, 09:58 AM

Caught up after a vacation and it's been great to see you experience so much success.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 12:26 PM

Caught up after a vacation and it's been great to see you experience so much success.
Thanks :)

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 12:51 PM

Jan 7, 2012 -

Barry Parker has returned from his loan at Sheffield United. He looks like he improved quite a bit and I hope to use him in the midfield more.

Today we travel to play Birmingham in the 3rd of the English FA Cup. Robin van Persie is playing well at left wing for them. Lucas Neill and Martin Taylor are anchoring the defense. Dmitry Sychev has been their best striker and he leads the team with 11 goals. Their keeper Jose Moreira has been average in the last 5 games.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's raining and windy with temperatures in the mid 40's.

GK: Howard
DL: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Fletcher
MR: Eagles
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Taylor
S2: Adriano
S3: Grygera
S4: Schreurs
S5: van Nistelrooy

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 01:11 PM

Just before the game, Thomas Heaton agreed to go on loan to Cardiff.

1st minute: McFadden dribbles up the left side of the pitch.. he passes it to Djemba in the middle of the box.. hard shot.. upper left corner.. the keeper dives.. and saves it.

11 minute mark: McFadden steals it from the defender in the box.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

12 minute mark: Downing passes it to Djemba in the outer edge of the box.. he shoots.. the keeper punches it over the bar.

13 minute mark: Sychev shoots from 25 yards out.. it deflects off Brown.. and veers into the right side of the net. Howard had no shot once it took that deflection. GOAL. Down 1-0.

27 minute mark: Downing passes to Fletcher on the edge of the box.. hard shot.. upper right corner of the net.. the keeper with a brilliant parry of that shot.

40 minute mark: Chivu with a long pass from midfield into the left edge of the box.. Smith gets to it.. dribbles to his right.. shoots.. lower left corner.. the keeper dives.. it is out of his reach.. GOAL!!!! 1-1.

We put the pressure on them in the last 10 minutes.

Halftime: 1-1 tie. They have over 30,000 fans here today.

49 minute mark: Eagles gets the ball at midfield.. passes it to McFadden just outside the box.. he shoots.. a good curving shot.. into the left half of the goal! GOAL!!!! 2-1.

55 minute mark: Downing dribbles down the left sideline.. beats three defenders.. crosses to McFadden in the left half of the box.. he shoots.. over the bar.

80 minute mark: Downing crosses to Djemba who is by the left post.. he hits it on the half-volley.. wide left.. embarassing miss.

Game over. 2-1 win for us.

We outshot them 17-9 (9-4 on target)

McFadden wins MoM, 10 for form, 24 of 31 passes, 0 tackles, 1 of 10 headers, 2 interceptions, 10 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 1 goal.

Downing had a 9. The rest of the team had 8's except for Howard who had a 7.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 01:32 PM

January 8, 2012 -

Akin Serhat has signed a deal with Everton. He will be going to them when his contract with us expires on July 1st, 2012.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 01:36 PM

Jan. 9, 2012 -

Today we drew Gillingham (English Championship) on their pitch in the 4th round of the English FA Cup. They should be an easy matchup for us.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 01:44 PM

January 11, 2012 -

In a fun scheduling quirk, we play Birmingham again. This time on our pitch in the 1st leg of the English League Cup Semi-final.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the low 40's.

GK: Howard
DL: Chivu
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Fletcher
MR: Eagles
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Taylor
S2: van Nistelrooy
S3: Grygera
S4: Schreurs
S5: Marino

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 02:00 PM

14 minute mark: Chivu passes it long to Rooney.. he breaks away from 2 defenders.. gets to the ball.. 30 yards out.. dribbling.. 25 yards out.. 20 yards out.. burning the defense.. crossover dribble to fake out the keeper.. fires it into the lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

19 minute mark: Downing burns two defenders.. dribbles into the box.. passes to Rooney.. he heads it.. the keeper blocks it.. Adriano shoots the rebound.. the keeper dives.. saves it.

25 minute mark: Eagles pulled Danny Smith's jersey.. yellow card for Eagles.

35 minute mark: Eagles passes it to Rooney in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper blocks it.

40 minute mark: Rooney is called for being offside.. Djemba argues the call.. gets a yellow card.

42 minute mark: Fletcher passes it to Downing just left of the box.. he passes to rooney who is just outside the penalty box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

43 minute mark: Adriano steals it in the midfield.. passes to Rooney 30 yards out.. he dribbles past one defender.. weaves around another.. and another.. into the box.. fakes out the keeper.. dribbles around a fourth defender.. shoots.. into the middle of the net! What a goal! GOAL!!!!! 3-0! That is Rooney's hattrick!

Halftime: 3-0 lead for us. We have over 83,000 fans here today.

50 minute mark: Chivu passes it long to Adriano.. two defenders tackle him.. the ball rolls to Rooney.. he shoots immediately from 25 yards out.. Banana shot.. it curves.. into the upper right corner of the goal!!!! GOAL!!!! 4-0. Rooney with 4 goals in the game.

58 minute mark: Djemba passes it to the left wing for Downing.. he dribbles to the corner.. crosses it for the near post.. Rooney with a diving header... he connects.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!!! 5-0! That is Rooney's 5th goal of the game! That is his 15th of the year!

67 minute mark: Sychev gets a yellow card for diving in the box.

70 minute mark: Grygera in an experiment on for Djemba. Marino on for Fletcher (also an experiment.)

71 minute mark: Geremi gets a yellow card for tripping Adriano.

71 minute mark: Grygera takes the long range free kick.. passes it to Rooney in the box.. Rooney dribbles between two defenders.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 6-0! Rooney with an amazing 6 goals! I've never seen one player score so many goals!

Game over. 6-0 win! It was the Wayne Rooney show today.

We outshot them 14-2 (11-0 on target. Rooney had 10 of those shots.)

Rooney wins MoM, 10 for form, 15 of 17 passes, 1 of 2 tackles, 3 of 9 headers, 8 runs, 4 fouls drawn, 6 goals!

Chivu and Downing also had 10's for form.

Everyone else had an 8 (except for Grygera who had a 7 and Marino who had a 6.)

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 02:14 PM

January 11, 2012 -

Rooney's six goals was a new Manchester United record for most goals in one game.

I sang Rooney's praises after the match, telling several reporters, that he has been playing amazingly well over the past few months.

Fans of Manchester United wrote to "The People" in thousands saying that Wayne rooney is lighting the world afire and that they are enjoying every minute of his play.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 02:15 PM

January 12, 2011 -

Mr. Queiroz tells me that Rooney is still angry at not being allowed to move clubs, and still feels he is in poor physical condition.

I wonder what he would do if he felt he was in good condition ;)

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 02:19 PM

January 14, 2012 -

Today we travel to play Tottenham in an EPL Match. They are currently 3rd in the EPL. We are in 1st. Tottenham has a varied offense and a strong midfield. Striker Daniel Omoya Braaten has scored 7 goals on the year and has 10 assists. Jermain Defoe has 5 goals and Carlton Cole has 11 goals. They are a very good trio of strikers. Matthew Taylor is playing well on the left wing. Simon Davies is playing well on the right wing. Centreback Kevin Hofland is leading the defense. Paul Robinson has been good in goal for them.

We are 4-5 favorites.

It is raining with temperatures in the mid 40's.

GK: Howard
DL: Silvestre
DC: Lucio
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Grygera
ML: Downing
MC: Djemba
MC: Fletcher
MR: Eagles
SC: McFadden
SC: Smith

S1: Taylor
S2: van Nistelrooy
S3: Adriano
S4: Schreurs
S5: Parker

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 02:35 PM

3 minute mark: Fletcher with a very pretty pass into the box.. McFadden shoots.. good sae by the keeper.

6 minute mark: Lucio with a long pass to McFadden.. he has a breakaway.. whistle.. McFadden was offsides.

11 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from Defoe.

17 minute mark: Downing crosses long to Fletcher.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

20 minute mark: Smith is tackled by Mbaziela.. he is hurt. I'll keep a close eye on him.

34 minute mark: Eagles passes long to Smith in the box.. great pass from Eagles.. Smith all alone.. dribbles towards the right post.. suddenly shoots.. powerful striker.. upper left corner.. sharp angled shot.. the keeper can't get it.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

Halftime: We are up 1-0. They have over 36,000 fans here today.

49 minute mark: Howard stops a flurry of shots from Cole and Defoe.

64 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from Defoe.

65 minute mark: Parker has been put on for Djemba, and van Nistelrooy on for McFadden who is tired.

68 minute mark: Grygera passes it long to Smith.. the keeper comes rushing out to get the ball.. Smith beats him to it.. he shoots a chip shot.. over the keeper.. it sails.. sails.. just under the crossbar! GOAL!!!! 2-0. Smith's second goal of the game.

86 minute mark: Howard tips a hard Mendes shot over the bar.

92 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from Defoe.

Game over. 2-0 win.

We were outshot 17-12! (11-5 on target in their favor)

Tim Howard wins MoM for his 11 saves. 10 for form! 22 of 35 passes.

Grygera, Lucio, Eagles, Downing, Fletcher, and Smith all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 02:46 PM

January 15, 2012 -

Sheffield Wednesday has sacked Paul Sturrock.

Sunderland has sacked Hugo Sanchez. Frank Yallop is the favorite to take over the job.

Wycombe has sacked Mike Walker.

Valencia has sacked Victor Munoz.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 03:02 PM

Jan 18, 2012 -

Howard and Grygera were both selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Wayne Rooney rejected a contract offer in which I offered him 190,000/week (the max the board will allow), an 8 million dollar signing bonus, and 12,500 dollar/goal bonus.

Eric Djemba and Souleymane Mamam have been called for African National play.

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 03:18 PM

Jan 18, 2012 -

Today we host the Wolves in an EPL Match. They are 18th while we are in 1st. Their left fullback, Jaco Van Den Heever is having a great year so far. However, the rest of their team is just average at best. Keeper Stuart Taylor is still doing well in the net. Left winger Julian Gray has been a capable assist man. Striker Leandrao has been a good scorer with 10 goals. Darren Carter has played well in the midfield. Andy Campbell has been adequate at right wing. Jay Bothroyd has been marginally effective at striker.

We are 1-2 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the mid 40's.

GK: Howard
DL: Chivu
DC: O'Shea
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Brown
ML: Duff
MC: Stevanovic
MC: Cook
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Taylor
S2: van Nistelrooy
S3: Cahais
S4: Downing
S5: Parker

Eaglesfan27

04-02-2005, 03:36 PM

13 minute mark: Schreurs crosses it to Adriano in the left side of the box.. he shoots.. good save by the keeper.

16 minute mark: Gray gets a yellow card for pulling Adriano's jersey.

24 minute mark: Schreurs crosses it from the right wing to Duff in the left side of the box.. he passes it to Cook with a quick one touch pass.. Cook just outside the box.. shoots.. over the keeper's left shoulder.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

36 minute mark: My four midfielders have been passing it back and forth probing the defense for the last two minutes.. finally Cook passes it to Duff on the left wing and he passes it on a diagonal cross into the box.. Rooney heads it.. into the upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

42 minute mark: Duff passes to Schreurs just outside the box.. Schreurs with a hard curving shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0. That is Schreurs' first career goal for us :)

Halftime: 3-0 lead. We have over 68,000 fans today.

48 minute mark: Duff with the corner.. towards the near post.. Ferdinand outjumps his man.. heads it.. into the upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0. That is Ferdinand's first goal of the year.

54 minute mark: Schreurs with a hard two footed tackle on Bothroyd.. he is lucky he only got a yellow card.

63 minute mark: Cahais on for Ferdinand and Parker on for Stevanovic.

72 minute mark: van Nistelrooy on for Adriano.

84 minute mark: Duff with a nice long curving pass into the left half of the box.. Rooney gets it.. tries the angled shot.. good save by the keeper.

93 minute mark: Rooney is tripped about 25 yards out.. whistle.. free kick.. he takes the free kick.. hits a powerful curving shot.. it goes around the wall.. curving.. curving.. into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-0! That is Rooney's 2nd goal of the game.

Game over. 5-0 win for us.

We outshot them 14-1 (11-0 on target)

Rooney won MoM, 10 for form, 14 of 15 passes, 0 of 2 tackles, 1 of 8 headers, 2 interceptions, 4 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 2 goals.

Duff also had a 10 for form. Schruers had a 9 for form. Brown, Chivu, O'Shea, Cook, and Adriano all had 8's for form. The rest of he team had 7's.