Manchester United - The Continuing Quest for the Quadruple

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

We've been awarded 3.2 million dollars for advancing to the next stage of the Champions League.

In the other Quarter Final Matches:

Real Madrid beat Chelsea 1-0 today and 3-1 on aggregate to advance.

Milan beat Aston Villa 2-0 today and 5-0 on aggregate to advance.

Inter and Juventus played to a 0-0 tie with Inter winning 4-2 on penalties to advance.


I'm the lone English hope left.

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Post Match Info:

We've been awarded 3.2 million dollars for advancing to the next stage of the Champions League.

In the other Quarter Final Matches:

Real Madrid beat Chelsea 1-0 today and 3-1 on aggregate to advance.

Milan beat Aston Villa 2-0 today and 5-0 on aggregate to advance.

Inter and Juventus played to a 0-0 tie with Inter winning 4-2 on penalties to advance.


I'm the lone English hope left.

The hopes and Dreams of Liberty loving people are upon you.

[Eaglesfan27]

April 16, 2016 -

We have drawn Inter in the Champions League Semi-Final. The first leg will be on their pitch on April 27th.

Henk ten Cate told the media that he thinks his Bolton team will beat us and prevent us from winning the EPL Title. I responded uncharacteristically and virtually guaranteed that we will win the EPL Title!

[Eaglesfan27]

April 17, 2016 -

Today we host Bolton in an EPL match. They are in 17th place and we are expected to handle them easily. They do have several dangerous players including striker/right winger Achille Emana who is expected to start at striker today. Emana has 4 goals and 9 assists in 33 starts and he is a talented speedster. Quincy Owusu Abeyie is a new striker who is playing due to an injury to Filipe Oliveira. Abeyie is a 30 year old burner who uses great speed to make plays. He has 11 assists in just 20 starts. David Robinson is a 21 year old midfielder who is playing well this year. However, their defense has been a mess. Jonathan Spector, the 30 year old American Defender, has been their best defender and he isn't that good. Raymond Soeororedjo has been their second best defender and he has been below average at best. Alexandre Negri is a good keeper, but he has been having bad games due to facing so many shots.


We are 4-7 favorites.

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


GK: Howard
DL: O'Shea
DC: Cahais
DC: Miller
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Adriano, GK
S2: Barbosa
S3: McFadden
s4: King
s5: Marchetti

[Eaglesfan27]

1st minute: Parker steals the ball from them in the midfield.. he passes it to Downing in the left corner.. Downing spins past a defender.. dribbles into the box.. draws over the keeper.. fires a pass to the far post.. Schreurs with a diving header.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

5 minute mark: Godoy gets a yellow card for a trip on Emana.

7 minute mark: Groenevid with a long pass to Abeyie.. Abeyie bruns Cahais.. dribbles into the box.. fakes right.. dribbles left.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL. 1-1.

10 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney in the box.. he is tripped by Soeroredjo in the box.. yellow card for Soeroredjo.. Rooney takes the penalty shot.. blasts it into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!! 2-1. That is Rooney's 30th of the year!

21 minute mark: Downing crosses it to Schreurs.. he heads it.. the keeper blocks it.. Godoy gets it outside the box.. he shoots.. middle of the net.. powerful shot.. the keeper pushes it over the bar.

25 minute mark: Abeyie has it at midpitch.. he plays a long throughball.. Groenevid races to it.. Howard races to it.. the defender beats Howard.. he dribbles around him.. shoots into the net! GOAL. 2-2.

29 minute mark: Great dribble by Schreurs past two men.. crosses it to Downing by the far post.. he heads it.. over the bar.

30 minute mark: Negri stops a flurry of shots by Godoy and Adraino.

31 minute mark: Adriano pushes their defender.. yellow card to adriano.

33 minute mark: Downing dribbles to the left corner.. past his man.. crosses it to the far post.. Adriano heads it.. over the bar.

41 minute mark: Schreurs passes it to Godoy just outside the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.

44 minute mark: Downing crosses it to the far post.. Godoy heads it.. upper right corner.. the keeper blocks it.


Halftime: 2-2 tie. We have over 87,000 fans here today.



54 minute mark: Miller with a good defensive play.

61 minute mark: King on for Adriano.

72 minute mark: we get off a flurry of shots which their defenders or keeper block.

77 minute mark: Schreurs passes to King right of the box.. he centers it to Parker just inside the box.. he blasts a shot.. the defender blocks it wide of the net.

Barbosa on for Downing who is tired.

80 minute mark: Barbosa dribbles past two defenders.. gets himself some room.. centers it to King.. he heads it.. just wide right.

82 minute mark: Miller is hurt after a collision with de Camargo, but I think he can continue.

88 minute mark: Cahais trips Emana.. he gets his second yellow card!

I put Marchetti on for King and go to a 4-4-1. Howard has had a pathetic game, and he might have just started his last match this year...

93 minute mark: Miller with a goal saving tackle in our box.


Game over. 2-2 tie. How disappointing. I hope we don't let the EPL Title slip away again (particularly after that guarantee.)

We outshot them 23-4 (10-2 on target)

Schreurs won MoM, 10 for form, 20 of 25 passes, 1 key pass, 0 tackles, 4 of 6 headers, 21 runs, 1 foul drawn, and 1 goal.

Downing had a 9 for form.

Howard had a 4 for form. He is going to become the backup now.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

YES!!! Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-0! We are now 6 points ahead of Chelsea with 4 games to go! We just need 2 more wins out of our last 4 games to win the EPL.

[Eaglesfan27]

April 19, 2016 -

Schreurs and Downing were both selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Salva has resumed light training. He is expected to back at full strength in about a month.



April 20, 2016 -

Alberto Flores had cooled off the last two games but he had our sole goal at the 2 minute mark to beat Everton's reserve's 1-0.


April 22, 2016 -

Alberto Flores dominated in our 1-0 win over Preston's Reserves. He had a 9 for form, completed 29 of 35 passes and had the game winning assist. He makes players around him better which is key.

[Eaglesfan27]

April 24, 2016 -

Today we travel to play Leeds in an EPL Match. Leeds is in 8th place currently. They are led by the strong scoring of Shane Paul who leads the team with 16 goals. However, their second leading scorer is midfielder Matthew Alexander with 5 goals. The rest of the offense is weak. However, their defense is very good with Steve Edwards, Billy Jones, and Paul Adams all having above average years. Richard McDonald has had some rough spots, but he is playing better the last few weeks as well.


We are 4-7 favorites.

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


GK: Adriano (It's his team the rest of the way, unless he does something VERY boneheaded.)
DL: Schmidt
DC: Cardozo
DC: Miller
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Godoy
MC: Parker
MR: Ortega
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: McFadden
S3: Schreurs
S4: King
S5: Marchetti

[Eaglesfan27]

4 minute mark: Adriano stops a long shot by Alexander.

18 minute mark: Adriano passes to Adriano at midfield.. he passes to Rooney.. he dribbles into the box.. shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper tips it over the bar.

22 minute mark: Alexander passes to Chapman in the box.. Adriano tried to intercept the pass.. misses it.. chapman shoots into the open net! GOAL. Down 1-0

36 minute mark: Boogaart passes to Rooney in the middle of the box.. he blasts a shot.. lower left corner.. great save by the keeper.



Halftime: Down 1-0. They have over 40,000 fans here today.



62 minute mark: McFadden on for Downing. I need to give the team a spark.

I also tell the offense to take many chances.

65 minute mark: Ortega passes to Adriano in the right side of the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper saves it.

71 minute mark: McFadden passes to Godoy just inside the box.. Godoy shoots.. over the bar.

75 minute mark: McFadden with a long pass.. the keeper beats Adriano to it as it rolls into the box.

77 minute mark: King on for Godoy.

79 minute mark: Ortega passes to Adriano right of the box.. he crosses it to Boogaart in the box.. he heads it.. just wide left.

81 minute mark: Ortega passes to Boogaart in the box.. he blasts a shot.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-1.

90 minute mark: Boogaart passes to McFadden left of the box.. he dribbles into the left side of the box.. he shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1!!!

92 minute mark: Jones passes to Paul.. Shane Paul fakes out Miller.. shoots.. upper left corner.. Adriano dives.. it is out of his reach.. GOAL. 2-2.



Game over. 2-2 tie. How disappointing after that late comeback.

We were outshot 14-10 (6-6 on target)

Boogaart wins MoM, 9 for form, 30 of 40 passes, 4 key passes, 6 of 6 tackles, 5 of 5 headers, 12 interceptions, 6 runs, 1 foul drawn, 1 assist, and 1 goal.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Chelsea beat Birmingham 4-1 and are now only 4 points behind us with 3 games to go.


April 25, 2016 -

Lucio has returned to full training after recuperating for 2 months. Lucio has finally lost most of his speed and is essentially useless.

Michael wood injured his ankle in training and will miss the next 3-4 weeks.


Boogaart was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

[Eaglesfan27]

April 27, 2016 -

Today we travel to play Inter in the Semi Final First Leg Match of the Champions League. Inter has a highly talented team that is currently 4th in italian Serie A. Francisco Guillermo Ochoa is a very good keeper who is still highly effective. Phillip Lahm is a very good right back who is on top of his game. Left winger Roberto is a world class player who has 12 goals and 10 assists in 39 starts. He is only 24 and he keeps getting better. Roberto Salvatierra is a 24 year old Argentinian striker who is becoming on of the best in the world. He has terrific speed, great dribbling ability, and a lethal shooting touch. He has 15 goals in 18 starts this year. Uilliam is a 25 year old Brazilian midfielder who is also one of the best in the world. He is strong, fast, agile. He is relentless, brave, even dirty at times. He is a superb passer, shooter, with great technique, creativity, and flair. Their other best striker obafemi Martins is injured for the next 2 weeks.


We are 5-4 favorites.

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


I'm taking a chance today by resting Rooney and Adriano for the final few games.. hopefully it doesn't cost us.


GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: O'Shea
DC: Marchetti
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Fletcher
MC: Parker
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: King

S1: Howard
s2: Cahais
S3: Ortega
S4: Alfonso
s5: Miller
S6: Barbosa
S7: Adriano

[Eaglesfan27]

5 minute mark: McFadden dribbles left of the box... passes it to Fletcher in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper dives.. catches it.

11 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles right of the box.. passes back to Parker outside the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper saves it.

13 minute mark: Parker gets a yellow card for a trip on Uilliam.

17 minute mark: Schreurs passes to king right of the box.. he centers to Downing.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper has perfect position.. saves it easily.

19 minute mark: Boogaart passes to King at midfield.. he dribbles past a defender.. dribbles past another defender.. shows more speed than I thought he had.. crossover dribble past a third defender.. into the right side of the box.. fakes left.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

23 minute mark: Adriano with a pair of acrobatic saves.

25 minute mark: Plessis passes to Obodo.. he passes to Santa Cruz.. he passes to mario who is inside the 6 yard box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. Adriano just can't stop that one. GOAL. 1-1.

33 minute mark: Downing passes to McFadden left of the box.. he crosses it to the far post.. king heads it.. into the crossbar.

39 minute mark: Downing passes to McFadden in the left side of the box.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. the keeper dives.. barely tips it wide.

40 minute mark: Downing dribbles past a defender.. short cross.. McFadden heads it.. into the upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.

42 minute mark: Schreurs gets a yellow card for a trip on Roberto.

44 minute mark: Adriano with a pair of acrobatic saves.


Halftime: 2-1 lead! They have over 85,000 fans here today.



57 minute mark: Adriano stops a pair of shots.

76 minute mark: Adriano stops a pair of shots again.

77 minute mark: Ortega on for Schreurs who is tired and Alfonso on for Parker who is tired.

82 minute mark: Plessas with a corner kick to the far post.. Nicolas Burdisso heads it.. he outjumped Boogaart.. upper right corner.. GOAL. 2-2. That was Burdisso's first of the season.


Game over. 2-2 tie. That is all I wanted - a tie on the road. Of course, it would have been nice if we held onto the lead.

We were outshot 17-14 (9-7 on target in our favor)

Downing wins MoM, 10 for form, 19 of 25 passes, 1 key pass, 8 of 14 tackles, 1 of 5 headers, 1 interception, 11 runs, 1 foul drawn, 1 assist.

McFadden had a 9 for form. Most of my starters had 8's.

[Eaglesfan27]

April 30, 2016 -

Today we travel to play West Ham in an EPL Match. This is very important to win as our last 2 matches are against Newcastle and Liverpool and I'm not sure we can win both of those. West Ham is currently in 12th place. They are led by midfielder Aaron Lennon who is a 29 year old English player who is on top of his game this season. He is a great dribbler and he is making plays. Andy Reid is 33, and he is starting to show declining ability at left wing but he does have 11 assists this year. Warren Norman is a 25 year old keeper who is developing into a good keeper. He has 13 clean sheets in 39 starts. Richard Duffy and Stuart Giddings are leading the defense with decent play. Roberto is key to their offense. The 25 year old Spanish striker is a VERY fast player who leads the team with 12 goals and 9 assists in 27 starts.

We are 4-7 favorites.

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


GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Cardozo
DC: Boogaart
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Godoy
MC: Parker
MR: Ortega
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: Cahais
S3: Downing
s4: King
s5: Marchetti

[Eaglesfan27]

8 minute mark: Boogaart starts the counterattack with a long pass to Ortega.. he dribbles past a defender.. turns on the speed.. dribbles into the box.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. Ortega's 5th of the year.

10 minute mark: Reid gets the ball in the box.. shoots from 15 yards out.. Adriano dives.. saves it.

22 minute mark: Rooney argues an offside call against him.. yellow card for Rooney.

27 minute mark: Godoy trips Lennon.. yellow card for Godoy.

38 minute mark: Adriano with a pair of acrobatic saves.

40 minute mark: Schmidt gets a yellow card for a trip on Roberto.

41 minute mark: Barbosa passes to Rooney in the left side of the box.. Rooney dribbles past a defender.. shoots.. powerful curving shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. Sensational goal by Rooney.



Halftime: 2-0 lead for us



48 minute mark: Ortega get sthe ball at midpitch.. long pass to Rooney just outside the box.. he fakes right.. dribbles left.. strong move.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.

51 minute mark: Parker gets a yellow card for a trip on Reid.

63 minute mark: I move Barbosa to striker and put Downing on at left wing for Rooney. I also put King on for Adriano.

I also put Cahais on for Schmidt.

75 minute mark: Miller with a series of good defensive plays.

85 minut emark: Cardozo grabs his leg.. he is hurt. He has to come off the pitch. I move Parker back to DC and go with a 4-3-2.


Game over. 3-0 win for us

We were outshot 14-9 (6-4 on target)

Rooney wins MoM, 10 for form, 13 of 16 passes, 3 of 3 tackles, 4 of 11 headers, 1 interception, 11 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 2 goals.

Adriano (GK), Barbosa, and Ortega all had 9's for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info -

Cardozo fractured his ankle in our last match and will miss a month (ie the rest of the season.)

Alberto Flores had a hattrick for our u18 team in their win over Leeds!

Our U18 team won their 5th consecutive Group 3 Title today.

[Eaglesfan27]

April 30, 2016 -

Manchester City have won the English Championship Title and promotion back into the EPL.


Wigan have been relegated from League One


May 1, 2016 -

The board is very pleased with my performance as manager.

Valencia has sacked Paco Melo today.

McFadden partially tore knee ligaments in practice today. He is done for the season (and that is the end of his time with me as he is moving to Chelsea on a Bosman deal next year.)



Antonio Ortega has won the EPL Player of the Month. Stewart Downing came in 2nd, and Stephen Taylor of Leeds came in 3rd.

Fulham's Craig Gardner has won the EPL Young Player of the Month. Ben Marshall of Everton came in 2nd, and Richard Harding of Bolton came in 3rd.


Newcastle's Tony Colbert won EPL Manager of the Month. Dave Jones of Charlton came in 2nd, and Steve Coppell of Fulham came in 3rd.

[Eaglesfan27]

May 2, 2016 -

Rooney was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Birmingham have been relegated from the EPL.


May 4, 2016 -

Today we host Inter in the second leg of the Semi Final of the Champions League. In the other Semi Final, Milan is hosting Real Madrid with a 1-1 tie in the first game.


We are even odd favorites.

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


GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Marchetti
DC: Boogaart
DR: Miller
ML: Downing
MC: Godoy
MC: Parker
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney (slightly injured, but wants to play today.)
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: O'Shea
S3: Barbosa
S4: Oswald
S5: Cahais
S6: Ortega
S7: King

[Eaglesfan27]

9 minute mark: Downing starts the counterattack off of their corner kick.. long pass to Adriano.. he dribbles past a defender.. crossover to his right.. fakes out the keeper.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

19 minute mark: Miller with a good defensive play.. starts the counterattack.. long pass to Adriano at midpitch.. he passes to Schreurs ahead of him.. Schreurs outracing the defenders into the box.. dribbles into the box.. shoots from 12 yards out.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. misses it! GOAL!!!! 2-0.

26 minute mark: Uilliam passes to Salvaatierra in the right half of the box.. he passes back to uilliam.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. Adriano dives.. he can't reach it. GOAL. 2-1 lead for us.

42 minute mark: Inter's defender is called for a push on Rooney.. Salvatierra argues the call.. the ref gives a yellow card.. he continues to argue.. he gets a warning.. he continues to argue.. he gets his second yellow card! He is gone!

45 minute mark: Uilliam passes to Mario in the right side of the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. Adriano misses it. GOAL. 2-2. (4-4 on aggregate.)


Halftime: 2-2 tie. We have over 91,000 fans here today.



46 minute mark: Boogaart gets a yellow card for a push on uilliam.

55 minute mark: Rooney get a yellow card for a hard tackle on their centreback.

61 minute mark: Parker intercepts a pass.. to Schruers.. he passes to Rooney in the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOA... offside call on Rooney.. the goal is waved off.

74 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney.. long range shot.. barely over the bar.

80 minute mark: Downing dribbles past his man.. long cross to Godoy.. diving header.. over the bar.


End of 90 minutes.


Halftime of Extra time: 2-2 tie. I hate to lose Rooney's penalty shooting, but he is exhausted. I put King on who is also a fairly good penalty shooter. Also, I put Ortega on for Schruers. Ortega is a much better penalty shooter than schreurs.

111 minute mark: Downing passes to Parker.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

112 minute mark: Ortega dribbles past two defenders.. long cross to the middle of the box.. Adriano has it 10 yards out.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-2.

115 minute mark: Downing passes to king left of the box.. he dribbles into the box.. passes to the near post.. Godoy with a header.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-2.

117 minute mark: Parker starts our counterattack.. long pass to ortega.. he turns on great speed.. dribbles down the right sideline.. centers it to the far post.. King hits it on the halfvolley.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-2!



Game over. 5-2 win! (7-4 on aggregate) We are going to the Champions League Final again!

We outshot them 22-7 (11-3 on target)

Adriano wins MoM, 10 for form, 27 of 35 passes, 5 key passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 5 of 17 headers, 1 interception, 2 runs, 2 fouls drawn, 1 assist, and 2 goals.

Downing had a 10 for form. Godoy had a 9 for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

We've been awarded 4 million dollars for winning the Champions League Semi Final.

Milan beat Real Madrid 2-0 on the road to win their Semi Final 3-1 on aggregate.

We will play Milan in the Champions League Final on May 25th.



Craig King suffered a minor knee sprain, but will miss about a week.



Alberto Flores just had an average game, but our reserves won 1-0 over Leeds on a goal by Dalibor Stevanovic. This win secures our Reserves third consecutive title.

[Eaglesfan27]

May 7, 2016 -

Derby have been relegated from the EPL.


May 8, 2016 -

Today we host Newcastle in an EPL Match. They are in 13th place. If we win this match, we win the EPL Title! This is our best chance as this team is weaker than Liverpool. They are led by Kasper Lorentzen who is still a good left winger and who has been their best player so far. James Milner is playing well on the right wing. Luis Carlos and Dion Dickhoff are doing very well for the defense. The midfield is the one weakness on this team beside the keeper who has been erratic. Michel Testerink has been very inconsistent. Ignacio has been great at the striker positon and he leads the team with 20 goals. Jermain Defoe defies time and he has 18 goals on the year.


We are even odd favorites.

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


GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Cahais
DC: Marchetti
DR: Boogaart
ML: Barbosa
MC: Godoy
MC: Parker
MR: Ortega
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

s1: Howard
S2: O'Shea
S3: Schreurs
S4: Wright
S5: Miller

[Eaglesfan27]

16 minute mark: Barbosa crosses it long to Ortega right of the box.. he dribbles into the box.. shoots.. upper right corner.. good save by the keeper.

28 minute mark: Parker intercepts it.. passes to Godoy.. Godoy passes between two defenders.. great pass to Adriano in the box.. he shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

40 minute mark: Rooney has picked up an injury.. I'll be keeping a close eye on him.



Halftime: 1-0 lead for us. We have over 91,000 fans here today.



47 minute mark: Barbosa passes to Parker just inside the box.. he shoots.. over the bar.

49 minute mark: Lorentzen passes to Defoe inside the left half of the box.. he shoots.. Adriano blocks it.. Ignacio gets the rebound.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL. 1-1.

62 minute mark: Wright on for Rooney who is limping.

75 minute mark: Wright steals it from a defender.. crosses it to the far post.. Adriano heads it.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.

I put Miller on for Boogaart who is tired.

80 minute mark: Adriano stops a flurry of shots.

87 minute mark: Miller with a key defensive play.

93 minute mark: Parker passes to Adriano in the box.. he fakes right.. dribbles left.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-1. That is Adriano's hattrick! That is also his 20th goal of the year!


Game over. 3-1 win WE WIN THE EPL TITLE!

We outshot them 11-7 (8-5 on target)

Adriano (GK) wins MoM with a 10 for form for his 4 saves and 14 of 24 passes.

Adriano the striker had a 9 for form with his 3 goals. Barbosa and Ortega also had 9's for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

We've officially won the EPL Title! There are many articles with the fans praising my achievements.


Papers are writing articles suggesting that I'm one of the top 20 managers of all time throughout the world.



Supporters are suggesting that the club should sign me to a lifetime contract I'm a beloved man right now, and it feels good.

[weinstein7]

Mazel tov! This season got off to a rough start, but you guys really turned it around.

I guess better to start weak and finish strong than the other way around (like last year).

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by weinstein7

Mazel tov! This season got off to a rough start, but you guys really turned it around.

I guess better to start weak and finish strong than the other way around (like last year).

Thanks and I definitely agree. I think my experiment of putting 4 offensive midfielders failed early and caused early problems. Parker has become an integral part of my midfield. Parker constantly makes all of the hustle plays, and really keeps our time of possesion up.

[Eaglesfan27]

May 9, 2016 -

Adriano, Adriano, and Ortega all were selected to the EPL Team of the Week.


May 12, 2016 -

I call Flores into my office. I let him know that I want to give him a taste of playing with the big club. He is going to start in our final EPL match

[Eaglesfan27]

May 13, 2016 -

Our reserve lose 2-0 to Sunderland's reserves without Flores in the lineup.


May 14, 2016 -

Real Madrid won the Spanish First Division Title.

Our U18 team tied Bolton 0-0 without Flores in the lineup.



Wayne Worthington suffered a compound leg fracture in a match against Aston Villa today. He is expected to need surgery and miss the next 5 months.

Bolton has been relegated from the EPL.


May 15, 2016 -

Bordeaux have won the French First League Title.

Dani has told me that he wants to be in the first team or he wants to be traded. The 22 year old keeper has potential, but I don't think that he is worthy of starting over Howard and Adriano.



Italy have been made favorites to win the European Football Championship with 3-1 odds. France is second with 7-1 odds. We (England) are third at 10-1 odds. Holland is next at 11-1. Spain has 11-1. Portugal has 14-1 odds.

Our first match is June 13th.

[Eaglesfan27]

May 15, 2016 -

Today we travel to play Liverpool in our Final EPL Match of the year. Liverpool is in 7th while we have won the EPL. Liverpool's new acquisition Nicky Platt has 3 goals in 7 starts. Lebohang Mokoena has 10 goals on the year which is second best. Markus Stadler leads the team with 13 goals. Yakubu is becoming old, but he has 7 goals in 24 relief appearances. Chris Kirkland is doing well in goal. Jordan Holmes and Jose Luis Abad have been leading the defense from their fullback positions. Nuno Ferro has been their most dangerous midfielder as D'Alessandro is finally losing his abilities.

We are 6-4 favorites.

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

GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Marchetti
DC: Miller
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Godoy
MC: Parker
MR: Ortega
SC: Flores (The 17 year old is the youngest player I've ever started with Manchester Utd.)
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: Barbosa
S3: Rooney
S4: King
s5: Cahais

[Eaglesfan27]

4 minute mark: Adriano stops a flurry of shots.. punches it out to Flores who dribbles past two defenders.. he passes to Downing.. Downing holds it.. passes back to Flores.. he centers for Adriano.. the pass is a bit high or Adriano just mistimed it.

9 minute mark: Downing dribbles down the left sideline.. centers to Flores.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper blocks it.

12 minute mark: Dalmat dribbles into our half.. he dribbles around Marchetti.. into the box.. around Adriano.. shoots.. lower right corner.. he scored too easily. GOAL. Down 1-0.

15 minute mark: Dalmat passes to Platt right of the box.. Platt with a quick cross to the far post.. Hall heads it.. upper left corner.. Adriano can't get over fast enough. GOAL. Down 2-0.

20 minute mark: Nuno Ferro pushes Flores.. no card.. BS.

31 minute mark: Downing passes it to Flores.. he dribbles past a defender.. into the box.. dribbles on goal.. shoots.. powerful shot.. lower left corner.. the keeper blocks it... the defense clears the rebound just before Adriano shoots.


Halftime: Down 2-0. They have over 60,000 fans here today.



50 minute mark: Flores collided with Holmes.. Holmes has to be carried off the pitch.

76 minute mark: I put Rooney on for Flores and King on for Adriano.

Flores wasn't great, but he was good.

85 minute mark: Parker passes to Ortega.. he dribbles past a defender.. long cross.. Godoy with a diving header.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.


Game over. 2-1 loss.

They outshot us 11-9 (8-6 on target)

Downing won MoM, 9 for form, 14 of 16 passes, 1 key pass, 1 of 5 tackles, 0 of 1 headers, 13 runs.

Flores had a 7 for form, 10 of 12 passes, 4 of 4 tackles, 2 of 2 headers, 4 runs, 2 fouls drawn.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Milan have won their 3rd consecutive Italian Serie A Title.

We've been given 21 million dollars for winning the EPL.



May 18, 2016 -

Stewart Downing has won the English Player's Player of the Year Award. Wayne Rooney came in 2nd, and Jaime Gavilan (a 31 year old left back) came in 3rd.


Stewart Downing has won the English Footballer of the Year Award. Rooney came in 2nd, and Jaime Gavilan came in 3rd.


Wayne Rooney won the EPL Top Goalscorer Award with 28 League Goals on the year. Adriano of Chelsea came in 2nd, and Stephane Dalmat of Liverpool came in 3rd.


Wayne Rooney won the goal of the Year Award for his strike against Coventry on october 10th.



Chris Miller has won the EPL Player's Young Player of the Year Award. Paul Simpson of Derby came in 2nd, and Martin Gibbons of Sunderland came in 3rd.


Chris Miller acknowledged in an interview that I was a key reason for the consistent form he showed this year, and that I was integral to him winning this prestigious award. He thanked me


I won the Manager of the Year Award. Jose Luis Mendilibar of Chelsea came in 2nd, and Bruce Arena of Aston Villa came in 3rd.



WOW! Chris Miller, Downing, Parker, Rooney, and Adriano (the striker) were all selected to the English Players Premier Division Select Team!


Here is the complete team:

GK: Jose Moreira, Birmingham
DL: Jaime Gavilan, Arsenal
DC: Chris Cohen, Aston Villa
DC: Aleksandar Djuric, Everton
DR: Chris Miller (the youngest player to be named to this team!)
ML: Stewart Downing
MC: Freddy Adu, Chelsea
MC: Barry Parker
MR: Aaron Lennon, West Ham
SC: Wayne Rooney
SC: Adriano (my striker)

S1: Jan Lastuvka, Middlesbrough
S2: Paul Adams, Leeds
S3: Kasper Lorentzen, Newcastle
S4: Hatem Ben Arfa, Arsenal
S5: Adriano, Chelsea

[Eaglesfan27]

May 21, 2016 -

Salva has resumed full training. Do I throw him back into the fire for the champions League final?

Oh yeah, he is ineligible as I didn't think he would recover in time. He is ineligible for this match.


May 22, 2016 -

Milan won the double by beating Chievo 3-1 in the Italian Cup Final. They will be going for the treble when we play in the Champions League Final on the 25th.


May 23, 2016 -

Jeroen Shreurs told the press that he is unhappy that he isn't starting more frequently and he thinks he is better than Ortega. He wants to leave if we aren't going to use him more regularly.


May 24, 2016 -

Chris Miller, Mark Hall, and Alan Watkins have been called up to the England U19 squad for their match against Belgium's U19 squad on May 25th.


Managerial Legend Rafa Benitez has been named as the new manager at Valencia.

[daedalus]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Ville-pekka Luukkonen

Still think you should sign this Ville-(Mother)pekka. Just for cool name-sake.

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

82 minute mark: Gary Moore starts the counter attack.. long pass to Adu.. he dribbles past Marchetti.. fires a shot into the upper right corner.. GOAL. 1-1 tie.

Disappointing late equaliser.

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

112 minute mark: Ortega dribbles past two defenders.. long cross to the middle of the box.. Adriano has it 10 yards out.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-2.

115 minute mark: Downing passes to king left of the box.. he dribbles into the box.. passes to the near post.. Godoy with a header.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-2.

117 minute mark: Parker starts our counterattack.. long pass to ortega.. he turns on great speed.. dribbles down the right sideline.. centers it to the far post.. King hits it on the halfvolley.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-2!

That's a hell of a 5 minute stretch. What? You think you're managing Liverpool or something?

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Flores had a 7 for form, 10 of 12 passes, 4 of 4 tackles, 2 of 2 headers, 4 runs, 2 fouls drawn, 1 fullback broken.

Fixed the statline for ya.

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Managerial Legend Rafa Benitez has been named as the new manager at Valencia.

Who says you can't go home again?

[Eaglesfan27]

I love the stat line fix

Yeah, that 5 minute stretch was very nice. Bringing Ortega on late allowed him to totally dominate his man and got the whole team fired up again

I was going to finish the Champions League Final last night, but the board wasn't cooperating. I'll play that tonight after work.

[Eaglesfan27]

May 25, 2016 -

Today we play Milan in the Champions League Final. Milan is led by superstar midfielder Marcel Silberbach and Cristiano Ronaldo who are both dynamic players. Ronaldo is playing on the left wing and he has been nearly unstoppable with 21 goals and 19 assists this year. Fernando torres is 32, but the Spanish Striker is still a dynamic scorer and he has 25 goals and 14 assists on the season. Francesco Bilardo hasn't been nearly as good, but he has had his moments. He has 8 goals and 6 assists in 35 starts. Carlos is a 20 year old midfielder who is on the verge of becoming a star. He has 11 assists on the year. Andreas isaksson is a 34 year old keeper who is still on top of his game. He has 24 clean sheets in 54 starts on the year.


We are 6-4 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures around 80.


I stupidly recruited Miller to England's U19 game (which is occurring at the exact same time) and he is unavailable for this match!

GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Marchetti
DC: Cahais
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Godoy
MC: Parker
MR: Ortega
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: Barbosa
S3: Fletcher
S4: Cook
S5: O'Shea
S6: Schreurs
S7: King

[Eaglesfan27]

5 minute mark: Torres shoots from 20 yards out... Adriano saves it cleanly.

24 minute mark: Adriano stops a point blank shot from Torres.

28 minute mark: Bonera gets a yellow card for pushing Rooney.

31 minute mark: Adriano gets a yellow card for obstructing Colocini.

33 minute mark: Ronaldo passes to Torres in the box.. Adriano stops a point blank shot.

36 minute mark: Kasumov gets a yellow card for shoving Godoy.

37 minute mark: Downing dribbles past his man.. crosses it to the far post.. Adriano heads it.. GOa.. no! He is judged to have unfairly pushed the keeper.

39 minute mark: Godoy gets a yellow card for tripping Torres.



Halftime: 0-0 tie. They are dominating us, but we are hanging in.



51 minute mark: Downing takes the corner.. to the near post.. Adriano heads it.. over the bar.

55 minute mark: Ortega passes to Parker.. he blasts a shot from 25 yards out.. upper right corner.. their keeper easily saves it.

72 minute mark: ortega passes to Parker.. he blasts a shot.. upper right corner.. their keeper saves it.

Their defenders are completely blanketing my strikers.

87 minute mark: Downing passes to rooney.. he is 25 yards out.. banana shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper catches it cleanly.

91 minute mark: Downing with a corner.. to the near post.. Marchetti heads it.. the keeper blocks it.


End of regulation. 0-0 tie.


91 minute mark: Marchetti with a very good defensive play.

92 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney in the box... Nicolas Allali trips rooney.. PENALTY!!! Rooney steps up... He kicks it.. lower left corner.. the keeper doesn't even get close! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

96 minute mark: Ortega dribbles past his man.. long cross.. over Rooney's head.


Halftime of extra time: 1-0 lead.

King on for Adriano, Cook on for Godoy, and I put Schreurs on Parker but slide Schreurs to right wing with Ortega inside.


107 minute mark: Schmidt with a great pair of defensive plays.

111 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles past two defenders.. passes it to Rooney in the box.. he fakes right.. dribbles left.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

118 minute mark: Boogaart and Cahais each with a very nice defensive play.



Game over. 2-0 win!!!!! We've won the Champions League!!!

We outshot them 20-12 (11-5 on target) We dominated possession once the second half started and throughout most of the rest of the game.

Ortega wins MoM, 9 for form, 18 of 28 passes, 1 key pass, 7 of 8 tackles, 1 of 4 headers, 3 interceptions, 11 runs, 1 foul drawn.

Rooney and Adriano (the keeper) also both had 9's for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

We've been given 8 million dollars for winning the Champions League Final.

We've been given 24 million from Champions League TV revenue.


Fans are throwing huge parades as we return to the stadium after our Champions League Win.

We've pulled off the most important double, but would still like to pull off the quadruple. That goal eludes my grasp for yet another year.



(OOC: I'll post end of the season stats and finish out the international play of this season later this week.)

[daedalus]

Nice double.

Treble next year!!!

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by daedalus

Nice double.

Treble next year!!!

At least

Thanks.

[robbgmaier]

clap clap clap

[Barkeep49]

Congrats on another successful season. Is a lifetime contract really possible in FM or is that hyperoble?

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

Congrats on another successful season. Is a lifetime contract really possible in FM or is that hyperoble?

That was artistic license. However, I really did get a news item that ranks me as 18th in the World of all time managers.

Thanks guys

[tucker342]

Keep up the great work Eaglesfan

You know the list you showed that had the best English managers of all time (I think that was this season, it may have been last season) and it listed your major tournaments won and minor tournaments won (which was at 0) anyone know what they consider to be a minor tournament?

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by tucker342

Keep up the great work Eaglesfan

You know the list you showed that had the best English managers of all time (I think that was this season, it may have been last season) and it listed your major tournaments won and minor tournaments won (which was at 0) anyone know what they consider to be a minor tournament?

Thanks

In response to your question, I'm not sure what they consider minor and what they consider major. The next time I view that screen, I'll see if there is anyway I can figure it out.

[Eaglesfan27]

OOC NOTE: Not even a game as fun as NCAA 2006 could keep me away from FM for a week. Time to post some end of season stats and go through the end of season international play. /OOC.


I awake this morning to look back at the final standings for the EPL 2015-16 season:

[Eaglesfan27]

A few interesting tidbits about the end of season stats:

We had the most goals of any team by over 20 goals! Despite our problems at times, we still had the 2nd fewest goals allowed only behind Chelsea. Arsenal's fall to around 8th has been consistent for a few seasons now. They seem to be having problems finding a reliable keeper as well as two good centrebacks who work well together.

Middlesbrough had another surprising season coming in 3rd.



Individual EPL Stats:

Average Form:

1. Stewart Downing - 8.59
2. Helder Barbosa - 8.05
3. Wayne Rooney - 8.04
4. Antonio Ortega - 7.91
5. Jaime Gavilan, Arsenal - 7.85
6. Adraino (mine) - 7.80
7. Barry Parker - 7.76
8. Jose Antonio Reyes, Arsenal - 7.75
9. Adriano, Chelsa - 7.72
10. Jeroen Schreurs - 7.71



Not bad, we have the top 4 spots and 7 of the top 10!


Other Manchester United Notables:

16. Mark van den Boogaart - 7.57
23. Carlos Godoy - 7.47
29. Chris Miller - 7.41 (not bad for an 18 year old )
31. Tim Howard - 7.39
40. Mickael Schmidt - 7.35
49. Craig King - 7.31

Adriano, my keeper didn't crack the top 100


League Goals:

1. Wayne Rooney - 28 (A new team record!)
2. Adriano, Chelsea - 20
3. Stephane Dalmat, Liverpool - 17
3. Christophe Sanchez, Middlesbrough - 17 (possibly a target for me to acquire as a new young 3rd, eventually 2nd striker?)
5. Adriano - 16
6. Jermain Defoe, Newcastle - 15
7. Michael Chopra, West Brom - 14
7. David, Fulham - 14
7. Ignacio, Newcastle - 14

6 tied with 13.


Other Manchester United Notables:

20. James McFadden - 9
20. Craig King - 9

48. Barry Parker - 5
48. Jeroen Schreurs - 5


League Assists:

1. Stewart Downing - 18
2. Kasper Lorentzen, Newcastle - 14
3. Freddy Adu, Chelsea - 13
4. Arjen Robben, Chelsea - 11
5. Andy Reid, West Ham - 10
5. Jose Antonio Reyes, Arsenal - 10
7. Salomon Kalou, Arsenal - 9
7. Philippe Durand, Liverpool - 9

9. 6 tied with 8 including Antonio Ortega and Adraino of Chelsea.

Other Manchester Notables:

15. Wayne Rooney - 7
15. Jeroen Shreurs - 7
15. Adriano - 7
22. Barry Parker - 6
22. Carlos Godoy - 6



League MOM Awards:

1. Jaime Gavilan, Arsenal - 9
2. Jose Moreira, Birmingham - 8
3. Freddy Adu, Chelsea - 7
3. Michael Rensing, Fulham - 7
3. Adriano, Chelsa - 7
3. Aaron Lennon, West Ham - 7
7. Stewart Downing - 6
7. Chris Kirkland, Liverpool - 6
7. Kaka, Middlesbrough - 6
7. Wayne Rooney - 6

Other Manchester United Notables:

15. Helder Barbosa - 5
29. Jeroen Schreurs - 4

[Eaglesfan27]

May 27, 2016 -

Stewart Downing has been named the Champions League Best Player! Antonio Ortega came in 2nd, and Cristiano Ronaldo of AC Milan came in 3rd.

Inter's Obafemi Martins won the Champions League Golden Boot with 8 goals. James McFadden came in 2nd, and Fernando Torres of Milan came in 3rd.


Boogaart, O'Shea, Ortega, Downing, Parker, and McFadden were all selected to the Champions League Dream Team! Here is the entire team:

GK: Tim Wiese, Valencia
DL: Mark Gonzalez, Real Madrid
DC: John O'Shea
DC: Mark van den Boogaart
DR: Philipp Lahm, Inter
ML: Stewart Downing
MC: Barry Parker
MC: Cristiano Ronaldo, Milan
MR: Antonio Ortega
SC: James McFadden
SC: Fernando Torres, Milan

S1: Francisco Guillermo Ochoa, Milan
S2: Vincent Kompany, Real Madrid
S3: Uilliam, Inter
S4: Nelio, Valencia
S5: Roque Santa Cruz, Inter

[Eaglesfan27]

May 31, 2016 -

Harrogate Town have won promotion to League One!

Bristol C have won promotion to the EPL.


June 1, 2016 -

The board is very pleased with my performance as manager. Very pleased!?!? They should be delighted with my recent wins.


June 5, 2016 -

Wayne Rooney has won the European Golden Boot Award with 28 league goals. Jacques Lambert of Paris came in 2nd, and Babacar Gueye of Bordeaux came in 3rd.


June 10, 2016 -

Sheff Wed have offered a contract to Eric Djemba as we are letting him go.

Adriano had a hattrick for Brazil in their 5-3 win over Argentina in the World Cup Qualifying match. Carlos Godoy had 2 assists for Argentina in the match.

Darren Fletcher tore a groin muscle and needs surgery. He is expected to be out of training for 2 months.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 11, 2016 -

Tim Howard (who is now 37) played well for the USA in their 3-0 win over St. Kitts in the World Cup Qualifying Match.

Adriano had 2 goals for Brazil in their 3-0 win over Paraguay in their world cup qualifying match.

Matias Cahais played well for the defense and Carlos Godoy had an assist for Argentina in their 2-0 win over Colombia in a World Cup Qualifying match.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 13, 2016 -

Today we (England) play Serbia and Mont. in the European Football Championship Group Stage Match. Serbia is led by star midfielder Nikola Bozovic. He is a 28 year old midfielder for Villarreal. He is an excellent passer, and does everything well at the midfield position. Nikola Grubjesic is a good striker who is a 31 year old starter for Unterhaching. Nikola doesn't have much speed, but he is a lethal shooter. Vladimir Disljenkovic is a 34 year old keeper for Fiorentina. He had 10 clean sheets in 43 starts for them this year. He is an above average keeper in ability.


We are 4-6 favorites.

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


GK: Chris Taylor
DL: Steve Turner
DC: Wayne Dunn
DC: Ben Bennett
DR: Glen Johnson
ML: Stewart Downing
MC: Nigel Reo-Coker
MC: Michael Wood
MR: Christopher Eagles
SC: Wayne Rooney
SC: Craig King

S1: Paul Robinson
S2: Owen Hargreaves
S3: Jamie Cook
S4: Jermain Defoe
S5: David Evans
S6: John Hall
S7: Mark Tucker

[Eaglesfan27]

6 minute mark: Eagles with a corner.. King with the half-volley.. upper right corner.. wide right.

18 minute mark: Downing with a corner kick.. to Reo-Coker in the middle of the box.. he hits it on the half-volley.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

21 minute mark: Dunn gets a yellow card for a trip on their striker.

33 minute mark: Djuric collided with Eagles.. Eagles is hurt! I put Hargreaves on for him.


Halftime: 1-0 lead for us.



54 minute mark: Wood passes to Reo-Coker outside the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. inches wide left.

56 minute mark: Burzanovic crosses to the left post.. Ninovic heads it.. upper left corner.. GOAL. 1-1.

75 minute mark: Evans on for Wood and Defoe on for king. I tell the offense to be more aggressive.

80 minute mark: Glen Johnson with a nasty two footed tackle on their striker.. red card for johnson.

85 minute mark: Burzanovic passes to Perkovic in the box.. he fakes left.. shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL. Taylor misplayed that one. Down 2-1.

87 minute mark: Evans passes to rooney in the box.. he shoots.. over the bar.

91 minute mark: Evans dribbles down the right sideline.. crosses it to the near post.. Defoe heads it.. over the bar.

93 minute mark: Rooney with a breakaway.. dribbling into their half.. whistle for end of game.


Game over. 2-1 loss

We each had 12 shots (5-3 on target in their favor.)

Bozidar Anastasijevic (their DC) wins MoM, 8 for form, 14 of 22 passes, 2 of 4 tackles, 10 of 12 headers, 3 interceptions, 1 foul drawn.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 14, 2016 -

Lucio has informed me that he has become a qualified coach and that he would like to become a coach at the club soon.

My AM thinks he will be a decent coach for defenders. He is one of my favorite players. i'm going to offer him a deal to become a coach at the club. i offer him a 2 year deal for 15,500/week.


We have stayed in 1st in the European Club Rankings. The Young Boys have moved from 260 to 118th.

June 17, 2016 -

Helder Barbosa had an assist for Portugal in their 1-1 tie with Holland in their European Championship Match.

Tim Howard played well in the USA's 5-0 win over St. Kitts & Nevis in the World Cup Qualifying Match.