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[texasbum06]

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Northampton
Season 1
League 2

Spoiler

March

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League Objective: Fight for Promotion

League
Northampton 3 - 0 York City
Cristian Lopez 6‘ (PEN)
Nicholls 40‘
Nicholls 76‘
A one sided match were we out shot them 6 to 1 and we had 72% possesion all because our midfield had a great match. The whole team is in great form so we are doing very well. Brad Walker has proven to be a great signing so far and continues to do well match after match.

League
Oxford Utd 0 - 1 Northampton
Marquis 40‘
A match played entirely in the midfield with the two teams having a combined total of three shots all match. It was a boring match that we were lucky to take all three points from, sadly Darren Carter is out for 6 weeks because he tore his hip flexor.

League
Morecambe 0 - 2 Northampton
Hooper 15‘
Hooper 24‘
Hooper is in fantastic form and had continually scored almost every match he plays in. Morecambe created plenty of chances but Luke Daniels was up to the task today.

League
Northampton 2 - 1 Dagenham
Deegan 45‘
Nicholls 71‘
Osborn 79‘
With games so close on the schedule we had to play a second lineup that was still very impressive and deserved the win. Dagenham only had one shot but Osborn took it well curling it far upper 90 from about 20 yards or so.

League
Accrington 1 - 4 Northampton
Marquis 32‘ (PEN)
Langmead 42‘
Marquis 45‘ (PEN)
Winnard 59‘
Marquis 90‘
A match that would have been a lot more even if the ref had not made to bad calls to give us two Pks. Accrington will feel sour after a loss that makes it look much worse than it was as they had as many shots as us and I think we would have tied without the penalties. This match makes it so mathematically third is the worst we could do.

League
Northampton 2 -1 S****horpe Utd
Hayes 7‘
Langmead 60‘
Cristian Lopez 76‘
We were terrible the first half at half time we had only one shot and 33% possesion but we came back in the second half and it was all us to give us a much need morale boost ahead of the Johnstone Paint Trophy Final!

Johnstone Paint Trophy Final
Northampton 2 - 0 Leyton Orient
Marquis 52‘ (PEN)
Marquis 55‘
We won our first trophy!! An even match that both keepers were called in to action quite often. Leyton Orient was unlucky to score as they hit the post 5 times all match! Right after half time Marquis was played the ball in the box with his back to goal but the defender shoved him down for a penalty kick and he converted with easy. And then right after kick off Deegan won the ball and played Marquis through and he muscles three defenders off and finishes smartly to the bottom corner. Hopefully we can return to Wembly in the future!

TABLE:

1. Northampton - 100 pts
2. Portsmouth - 80 pts
3. Plymouth Argyle - 73 pts
4. S****horpe Utd - 67 pts
5. Rochdale - 65 pts
6. Bristol Rovers - 64 pts
7. Southend Utd - 63 pts

YOUTH ACADEMY:

Danny Woods - Age 16 - ? - England - Ovr 41/49 - Pot. 69/81
James Willis - Age 15 - RM -England - Ovr 49/55 - Pot. 72/80
Joe Connell - Age 15 - CB - England - Ovr 42/44 - Pot. 80/86
Tyias Kellett - Age 16 - ? - England - Ovr 47/57 - Pot 67/83

Q. You won your first trophy at Northampton congratulations! Is this a big deal for you?

A. Thank you. Of course winning something in your first year at a club is always a good thing, and I think it shows everyone that we as a club are ready to move on to better things.

Q. Your whole team is in great form right now do you know why?

A. I think it is because we have good chemistry, everyone is working hard, and once a couple of players start doing good it makes it easier for other players to and it is just kind of builds up.

Q. You are already at 100 points with a month left if you had to say how many points you will end with what would you guess?

A. I would say around 118 just because we will be doing our best and hopefully go win the title.

Q. Most people at the beginning of the season said you would finish 4th place do you have anything to say to them.

A. Nope that’s what they thought. We proved them wrong. Bye I have to go celebrate with the team.

Congrats on the J. Paint Trophy! Also with only a month left and a 20 point lead in the table, have you already mathematically won the league? You mentioned you want 18 more points by season's end so I'm guessing 6 matches left? If so then you've already won the league!

[indiblue]

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Press Conference

Good afternoon. I'm Nigel Collins for Bristol City TV, and welcome to a very special end of the season episode. The Robins have won the league and are off to the Championship, with just one promotion separating us from the Premier League! It's all very exciting, but let's take a minute to look back at the wonderful season we've had. I met with none other than Indi Blue, so let's find out what he had to say on the season past.

Indi, good morning. Top of the league and off to the Championship. Did we do it right?

I'd like to think so, yes. We played our passing game, and we made incredible use of the transitions between defence and attack. We scored some absolutely beautiful goals, but we also managed to win when we weren't at our best. I think that's what set us apart and made us so fun to watch.

To get relegated one season, and then come back on that and score nearly 100 goals. What's going through your mind right now?

To be honest, I've already started thinking about next year! But needless to say, I'm thrilled with how we ended the season. Breaking the 100-point mark was very special, and to see Louis Carey lead the team out and score the winner in his last game was icing on the cake.

Who have been the standout performers in our team?

The whole team has been phenomenal, including the lads who left us in January and their replacements. There's not a single player who did not contribute in some way, so credit to the lot of them. That said, you can't deny that Sam Baldock's 30 goals helped us quite a bit. I also have to give credit to Liam Kelly for his wonderful organisation in midfield, and to Frankie Fielding for his 19 clean sheets.

The Championship. Are you excited?

Like I said, it's almost all I can think about right now! I didn't expect us to do so well and get promoted right away, but the lads took to my methods quickly. We wasted no time in finding our feet, and we earned the right to move up a division. This team is full of some extremely good football players, but we also need to recognise the other good teams. Wolves did a great job of running us close until the middle of April, and Preston did well to win the playoffs and join us in the Championship. I can't wait to start the next season, but we'll need to look into a few details.

Is there anything you have in mind?

We aren't going to have the kind of budgets that clubs like Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers will have. Despite our owner being able and willing to splurge on the club, Bristol City wants to spend reasonably and within our own means. We'll take things slowly and build our income streams from within, rather than rely on Steve Lansdown's chequebook.

Surely you must be planning on signing someone.

I never implied that we wouldn't. All I said was that we won't have as big a budget as some other clubs, which means that we need to be more careful with who we sign. We'll sell before we buy, but we have a core squad that has done an excellent job, and I want to give those players the chance to perform on a higher stage. You can expect most of the incoming players to join on loan.

The stadium seems to be coming along very nicely.

Yes, quite well. One stand is completely finished, and the summer break means that by the time we kick off against our first opponent in the Championship, another considerable portion of work should be done. We expect that attendance will be slightly higher next season due to a higher capacity as well as increased interest in the team. Construction should be completely finished by early 2016, by which time we hope to be classified as a UEFA Elite Stadium under Category 5.

Perhaps we'll be in the Premier League then.

Maybe. Maybe not. I'll be sticking to my philosophy of one game at a time. It's worked so far, and I hope that continues.

As do we! Thanks for your time, Indi. Good luck for the season ahead.

Always a pleasure, Nigel.

Preseason 2014


Bristol City 1-1 Levante

Tigres UANL 1-0 Bristol City

Bristol City 2-1 Valenciennes

LOANED
Bobby Reid to Charlton Athletic – season

LOANED
Jordan Wynter to Blackpool – season

PRESEASON REPORT

Bristol City have been training at St. George's Park right here in England, where they hosted two prominent European sides in Levante and Valenciennes, as well as Mexican club Tigres. Results aside, the first team looks fit and ready for their first matches – York City in the Capital One Cup, followed by Leicester City in the Championship.

Indi has been playing a 4-1-2-1-2 formation throughout most of preseason, except during the first half against Tigres, when the 4-2-3-1 was tried out to poor results. Nonetheless, despite a public tone stating otherwise, the boss is fully confident that with a bit of supplementation, he can lead this Bristol City squad to the Premier League, and he wants all his players prepared for the campaign ahead. Sam Baldock, Liam Kelly and James Wilson are thought to be among the key players.

There's word of two players going out on loan to other Championship sides. While it's thought that Jordon Wynter doesn't have a future at Bristol, Bobby Reid has been loaned out so that he can play regularly in preparation for the top flight. We're also hearing that club captain Marvin Elliott may be on the verge of a move to Birmingham City so that he can spend more time with his family, who are based in the city.

August 2014


York City 0-2 Bristol City

SOLD
Marvin Elliott to Birmingham City – £400,000


Leicester City 1-3 Bristol City

SOLD
Jack Batten to Bohemians – free transfer


Bristol City 1-4 Cardiff

Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Bristol City

Bristol City 2-1 Stoke City

Burnley 1-2 Bristol City

SIGNED
Kortney Hause from Wycombe Wanderers – £400,000 + Aden Flint

LOANED
Renzo Mariño from VfL Wolfsburg – season

LOANED
Ezekiel Fryers from Tottenham – season

LOANED
Ruben Blanco from Celta Vigo – season

Table

1. Cardiff City, 15 points
2. Queens Park Rangers, 13 points
3. Bristol City, 12 points
4. Stoke City, 10 points
5. Burnley, 10 points
6. Crystal Palace, 10 points
...
22. Barnsley, 2 points
23. Ipswich Town, 1 point
24. Huddersfield Town, 1 point

Squad

AGUIRRE, Santiago†
BAHLOULI, Fares†
BALDOCK, Samuel*
BLANCO, Ruben†
BRYAN, Joseph*†
BURNS, Wesley*†
CHETTRI, Nirmal
CUNNINGHAM, Gregory*
FIELDING, Frank*
FONTAINE, Liam*
FRYERS, Ezekiel*†
HAUSE, Kortney*†
INCE, Rohan*
KELLY, Liam (c)
MARIÑO, Renzo†
MARTIAL, Anthony†
MOLONEY, Brendan*
PACK, Marlon*
PARISH, Elliot*
RALTE, Lalrindika
WAGSTAFF, Scott*
WILLIAMS, Derrick*
WILSON, James*

*Denotes homegrown player
†Denotes U21 player

4-1-2-1-2: Fielding; Moloney, Wilson, Fontaine, Cunningham; Kelly, Wagstaff, Bryan, Bahlouli; Martial, Baldock

Substitutes: Blanco, Williams, Chettri, Ince, Aguirre, Ralte, Mariño

Reserves: Parish, Hause, Fryers, Pack, Burns

Notes

• Renzo Mariño is Claudio Pizarro's regen. I also have my eyes on a LW from Italy named Masiello, Totti's regen. Not a lot of players called it quits last season, but there's going to be a bounty of regens next summer: Xavi, Seedorf, Ronaldinho, Campagnaro, Milito, Pirlo, and more!

• We'll be playing the wide 4-4-2 diamond until we reach the Premier League at least, but perhaps in it as well.

• That 4-1 hammering against Cardiff was tough to swallow, especially since it was my first derby. When I pulled one back to make it 2-1, I thought I really had a shot. Jordon Mutch came on at halftime and scored a brace in less than 15 minutes.

• Santi Aguirre has been phenomenal. Just five games and he's grown to 69 OVR, so I can't wait to see what he can achieve when he hits the mid-70s! He's listed as a LM, but because of his high ratings in passing and ball control, his best position is CAM.

• I'm going to use Scout Future Star to bring two more youth players into the first team by May. I've got two or three left, and I'm really enjoying this career, so I've decided to invest all of them into it. Hopefully, I can get a variety of players that I can actually.

• Joe Bryan's contract was set to expire in 2015, and he wanted a 100% pay rise to £6,000 per week. He's such a bright talent that I thought nothing of granting it, and he's now on a five-year deal. I'm not sure if he'll stay with me long-term, though. It depends on how Aguirre develops, because I'll need to fit both him and Fares Bahlouli in the first team.

• Speaking of Bahlouli, he's been phenomenal this year. I gave him the entire preseason at CAM, and he impressed me enough to start against York, where he grabbed the first goal. Since then, Bahlouli has been starting every game and has grabbed four goals. Marlon Pack is now a reserve thanks to this Frenchman's fine form.

• Baldock is out for three weeks with a sprained ankle, but Mariño and Anthony Martial are holding down the fort with support from Wesley Burns, who happens to be quite handy as a striker.

• I've got £3.4 million and £15,000 in wages left. If by deadline day on January it looks like I have a good chance of fighting for promotion, I'll either sign Koen Casteels from Hoffenheim, or get Ben Foster from West Brom on a pre-contract.

[Notsle12]

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Congrats on the J. Paint Trophy! Also with only a month left and a 20 point lead in the table, have you already mathematically won the league? You mentioned you want 18 more points by season's end so I'm guessing 6 matches left? If so then you've already won the league!

There is actually 8 games left in the league but I plan on expirementing with some stuff in that last few games if I win the title so I doubt I will get all the points.

[texasbum06]

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Morecambe F.C.
Season Three

The Shrimps

Transfer Budget: £1,300,000
Wage Budget: £6,000
League Objective: Avoid Relegation

With Morecambe set to begin play in the Football League Championship, we have received word that their transfer and wage budgets have been confirmed. All of the supporters are on the edge of their seats to see what Tex Bumosix will do with the available funds, the largest he has received yet with the club. Rumors have been circulating that clubs are interested in several Morecambe first team players, and if any are on their way out, others will surely have to be brought in to replace them. Confidence is high among the supporters as Bumosix has had success with his signings so far with the club. There has been no hints at any targets so far as the manager is keeping his front office very tight-lipped on any transfer speculations. Even the usual insiders are coming up blank on what to report. What could Bumosix be up to? I guess we will all have to wait and see.

[indiblue]

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Morecambe F.C.
Season Three

The Shrimps

Transfer Budget: £1,300,000
Wage Budget: £6,000
League Objective: Avoid Relegation

With Morecambe set to begin play in the Football League Championship, we have received word that their transfer and wage budgets have been confirmed. All of the supporters are on the edge of their seats to see what Tex Bumosix will do with the available funds, the largest he has received yet with the club. Rumors have been circulating that clubs are interested in several Morecambe first team players, and if any are on their way out, others will surely have to be brought in to replace them. Confidence is high among the supporters as Bumosix has had success with his signings so far with the club. There has been no hints at any targets so far as the manager is keeping his front office very tight-lipped on any transfer speculations. Even the usual insiders are coming up blank on what to report. What could Bumosix be up to? I guess we will all have to wait and see.

What positions are you looking to strengthen?

[texasbum06]

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What positions are you looking to strengthen?

I'm not too sure yet. My midfield and my back line are EXTREMELY young, but with the youth academy players I just promoted they will be amazing in the years to come. I have 3 backline players and 3 midfielders all with "showing great potential" or better.

So I'm in a serious debate right now about whether or not to try to do it with the kids, or to make some signings. Alternative would also to be to sign an older player or two to a 1 year contract.

So basically I have several ways I could go right now and I'm pretty torn about which one to choose.

[Jwetson]

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Ok so i'm back off holiday an Im hoping to post the August update of my Freiburg career later this evening. Fortunately the hotel i stayed in had wifi so ive been able to keep to speed with all the stories. I must say that they are all looking fantastic!!

[indiblue]

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I'm not too sure yet. My midfield and my back line are EXTREMELY young, but with the youth academy players I just promoted they will be amazing in the years to come. I have 3 backline players and 3 midfielders all with "showing great potential" or better.

So I'm in a serious debate right now about whether or not to try to do it with the kids, or to make some signings. Alternative would also to be to sign an older player or two to a 1 year contract.

So basically I have several ways I could go right now and I'm pretty torn about which one to choose.

I find that the only older guys worth chasing are in the top flight, and their wages effectively rule them out for people in our financial situations. But you could try to raid Bristol City. Marvin Elliott is great as a holding or box-to-box player, while in defence, Brendan Moloney can play anywhere. Oh, and if you need a goalscorer, I have to recommend Sam Baldock. Such a beast, and his lack of strength doesn't even show.

[Regens4Life]

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Alright, so I'm back. It may or may not have seemed long ago that I posted, and the reason for that is basically I finally got my pool open and haven't done much else. But I'm back and ready to resume with Torquay United. I would like to congratulate all of the people that were promoted . So, what is my first game back? Morecambe.

[texasbum06]

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I find that the only older guys worth chasing are in the top flight, and their wages effectively rule them out for people in our financial situations. But you could try to raid Bristol City. Marvin Elliott is great as a holding or box-to-box player, while in defence, Brendan Moloney can play anywhere. Oh, and if you need a goalscorer, I have to recommend Sam Baldock. Such a beast, and his lack of strength doesn't even show.

I may go to loan route then. Basically I don't want to tie anyone up long term since my young players should progress quickly.

Alright, so I'm back. It may or may not have seemed long ago that I posted, and the reason for that is basically I finally got my pool open and haven't done much else. But I'm back and ready to resume with Torquay United. I would like to congratulate all of the people that were promoted . So, what is my first game back? Morecambe.

The challenge awaits!

[Regens4Life]

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And the game after Morecambe? You already know.

[Jwetson]

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FREIBURG SEASON 5

AUGUST:

TRANSFERS IN: Robin Van Persie for £10 million from Manchester United
Asmir Begovic for £10.4 million from Napoli
Kevin Volland for £16.5 million from Hoffenheim
Mato Vukusic for £2 million from Frankfurt

TRANSFERS OUT: M’Baye Niang joined Werder Bremen for £3.1 million
Moritz Leitner joined M’gladbach for £2.8 million
Peniel Mlapa joined Real Zaragoza for £6.5 million
Danny Hoesen joined Schalke for £3.2 million
Fallou Diagne joined Leverkusen for £3.1 million
Oliver Baumann joined Southampton for £2.4 million
Chris Gunter joined QPR for £1.225 million
Ziereis, Elia, Boland, Fernandez, Ottl and Markovic all left on season long loans.

BUNDESLIGA

Hertha 1–5 Freiburg
The new season kicked off with a trip to Hertha and if last season’s game was anything to go by, I was in for a tough game. New boys Kevin Volland and Sonny Kittel started with Locadia still the man in the middle, and Sneijder played his 1st game in his new role as a central midfielder. It didn’t take me long to get going, with Lewis Holtby scoring a screamer from 25 yards on the half volley after a corner was headed clear. My new attacking threats were prominent during the 1st half, but Hertha levelled the scoring in the 29th minute, when a header was flicked on at the near post, allowing Badelj to have an easy tap in. It remained 1-1 until the 50th when some high pressing forced the Hertha keeper into an awful error, which Locadia duly capitalised from to give me the lead again. Just 2 minutes later it was 3-1; Locadia this time turning provider and debutee Kevin Volland finished tidily into the far corner, a chance I know Sam wouldn’t have taken. I was really starting to have fun with this team, and my lead was increased when we broke quickly, leaving Kittel some space to get in on the act on his debut. The rout continued and Xhaka was the man this time, slotting underneath the keeper’s legs. It was a resounding win, and could have been more had Mlapa not hit the post and then the bar in the final 10 minutes. Still a great start and debut goals for both Kittel and Volland.

Freiburg 4–0 Hoffenheim
The 2nd game of the season saw me take on rivals Hoffenheim. Kevin Volland started against his former side and Bosnian keeper Asmir Begovic made his debut for the side. Volland had had a brilliant 1st game, and started the 2nd one just as well after a brilliant lofted pass found Locadia running through, who dispatched it with confidence at the near post. Hoffenheim were much the better side after the goal though, but could not break through my solid backline. I was then able to catch them on the break and in the 23rd minute Locadia grabbed his 2nd from Volland’s 2nd assist of the game. Volland was putting on a master class and he showed his desire again in the 41st minute when he got on the end of an over hit pass from Locadia before playing in Kittel for his 3rd assist against his former club. The 2nd half didn’t produce the chances like the 1st did, but I was able to grab a 4th in the 73rd minute when Sneijder’s delivery found the head of Brooks, who increased the advantage even further. Another victory of a 4 goal margin and a pulsating start to the season, leaving me top after 2 games.

Leverkusen 0–0 Freiburg
The trip to Leverkusen was the biggest game of the season so far, with my high flying side taking on what I considered to be my biggest rivals in the league given the hostilities between the sides last season. But the aggression seemed to be lacking from both sides, and the defences certainly had better days than the front men, leading to goalless draw between 2 title contenders. However, it was a better point for me than them.

Freiburg 1–0 Nuremberg
I was a little sceptical before the game; with a low expectation given that it was the first time I’d played Fifa in 11 days. Much to my surprise, I offered a lot of attacking intent, even if though the half-time score-line suggested otherwise. It was goalless at the break but their keeper had made 8 saves, and I hit the post. My heart sank just after the restart, when I conceded a penalty which I could have no complaints about. Fortunately though, it was a shocker of a spot-kick, hitting the post from which Brooks hacked clear. That lucky escape drove me on, and after some wonderful play down the left from Kittel, he stood a cross up perfectly to find the head of Locadia, subsequently giving me the lead and him his 4th in as many games. The game remained tight however, and neither side could hit the back of the net. My defence was shaky, but my attack strong, or at least strong enough to retain my place at the top. I also bought on RVP late on for his debut.

Schalke 1–1 Freiburg
My last game of the month was a huge as I travelled to a Schalke side who I was unable to conquer last season. After 17 minutes, it looked although the same story was being told, as Leon Goretzka put Schalke ahead. Begovic’s clean sheet record had gone. Then, horror struck. Kittel went down injured with a dislocated shoulder (I believe about 6 weeks). My highest rated player will now miss about half of the UCL group stages. It remained 1-0 to the hosts up until the 57th minute, when after a good spell of pressure, I equalised through none other than marquee signing Robin Van Persie. It turned into a very nervy game afterwards, with both sides clearly favouring avoiding defeat rather than sensing victory. A 1-1 draw a very respectable result in my eyes though.


Standings at the end of August (all teams have played 5 games)

Bayern 12 points
Freiburg 11 points
Bor. M’gladbach 10 points
Dortmund 10 points
Hamburg 10 points
Stuttgart 9 points

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13th Hoffenheim 5 points

Squad report: It has been an excellent start to the campaign, but severe injuries (8 weeks and 3 months) to my 2 best players (Sonny Kittel and Alex Telles) have dampened the mood a little. I am very pleased with the acquisitions I made in the window, and also with some fringe players who were sold. Mlapa was a tough one. I didn’t want to sell him, but with Van Persie, Locadia and Vukusic, he simply wouldn’t have had the game time. There was no way I would sell him to another Bundesliga club though. Locadia has started the season on fire, and I have already played 2 tough teams away in Leverkusen and Schalke. I have also been able to stock up £23 million plus £300,000 in wages, should the side need strengthening in January to battle in the UCL.

My UCL group- it’s rather difficult

1) Liverpool
2) Zenit
3) Lyon
4) Freiburg

[Lethalfish]

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Portsmouth 2014-15

In Pompey we Trust

With Portsmouth's Striker injury problem getting worse it can be seen in this month. There was a week were I pretty much did all my transfers so I will put them in the correct position in between games.

January

League 1
Oldham 2-0 Portsmouth
Dunfield 2'
Philliskirk 64'
(Simmed)
What a bad decision that was

League 1
Portsmouth 1-1 Coventry
Wilson 13'
Ferry 81'
Jervis injured 8 weeks

FA Cup
Blackburn 0-1 Portsmouth
Barcham 17'
Played a new 4,3,3 False 9 with Kahraba sitting in the middle but it didn't seem to work so at half time I changed to a 5,2,2,1 and sat back and defended for the rest of the game.

League 1
S****horpe 0-0 Portsmouth

Transfers

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Players in:
Oluwasanmi Odelusi LM/ST - 69 Ovr Age 22 - MK Dons £700'000 + Drennan
Jordan Marie LB - Age 23 - Dijon FCO Pre-contract Agreement
Maxime Bourgeois LM/RM/CAM - Age 24 - LB Châteauroux Pre-contract Agreement
Jordan Ibe LM/LW/ST - 68 Ovr Age 19 - Birmingham Straight swoop Wallace
Players out:
Adam Webster CB - 58 Ovr - Dagenham and Red £100,000
Therry Racon CM - 60 Ovr - Exeter city £110,000

As I posted before, my striker situation got slightly worse when Jervis was put out for around 2 months leaving me with only Craddock. I have never really heard of Odelusi but he's been leading the league in goals since the first day so I looked at his stats and hes amazing! while it was slightly a panic buy I am glad I got him as he has 2 goals in three games so far. Jordan Ibe is either glitched and stayed at Birmingham or they have bought him off Liverpool. I've been watching him for a while and was going to go in for him in summer but I decided that I could use another pacey winger that can also be back up striker. I did get him on transfer deadline day so he wasn't in any games this month.

J.Paint trophy
Portsmouth 3-1 Brentford
Craddock 15'
Finn 28' 61'
Bidwell 44'

League 1
Portsmouth 1-1 Preston
Odelusi 22'
Davies 46'

League 1
Walsall 0-1 Portmouth
Craddock 77'

FA Cup
Newcastle 5-1 Portsmouth
Adebayor 6'
Sissoko 19' 41'
Odelusi 47'
Marveaux 53' 70'

Just outplayed and embarrassed really.

League 1

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1. Charlton 68pts - 37GD
2. Barnsley 58pts - 28GD
3. Preston 58pts - 15GD
4. Portsmouth 54ps - 17GD 1 game behind everyone else
5. MK Dons 53pts - 15GD
6. Coventry 51pts - 7GD
7. Notts County 49pts - 10GD

Games wise, a dismal month. Transfer wise, extremely promising. With what most are saying 'Portsmouth's worst month since their decline' Mr Fish has stated how important it is to focus on the positive signings of young talent that help push us back into automatic promotion.

Squad Report

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Where it has three stars at the end of each line it is suppose to say assist and I cba to change it now
GK
Mark Howard Ovr 67 - Age 28 - Grown +4 - App 43 - Gls 0 - *** 0 - CS 11
Phil Smith Ovr 55 - Age 35 - Grown -2 - App 0 - Gls 0 - *** 0 - CS 0
Defenders
Cheikh Gueye RB - Ovr 64 - Age 28 - Grown +1 - App 24 - Gls 0 - *** 1
Danny East RB - Ovr 62 - Age 23 - Grown +1 - App 22 - Gls 0 - *** 0
Yassin Moutaoukil RB - Ovr 60 - Age 28 - Grown 0 - App 1 - Gls 0 - *** 0
Aaron Welsh CB - Ovr 63 - Age 17 - Grown +3 - App 25 - Gls 1 - *** 0*
Oda Murakami CB - Ovr 67 - Age 17 - Grown +1 - App 19 - Gls 0 - *** 0*
Sonny Bradley CB - Ovr 66 - Age 23 - Grown +3 - App 20 - Gls 0 - *** 0
Bondz N'Gala CB - Ovr 60 - Age 25 - Grown 0 - App 8 - Gls 0 - *** 1
Ben Chorley CB - Ovr 63 - Age 32 - Grown -1 - App 19 - Gls 0 - *** 0
Nicky Shorey LB - Ovr 64 - Age 33 - Grown -1 - App 22 - Gls 1 - *** 0
Marcos Painter LB - Ovr 62 - Age 28 - Grown 0 - App 21 - Gls 1 - *** 1
Midfielders
Pedro Azogue CM - Ovr 70 - Age 20 - Grown +3 - App 23 - Gls 1 - *** 3 - Captain
Joao Perruchet Silva CM - Ovr 67 - Age 19 - Grown +1 - App 20 - Gls 2 - *** 1
Danny Hollands CM - Ovr 63 - Age 29 - Grown -1 - App 13 - Gls 1 - *** 1
Simon Ferry CM - Ovr 63 - Age 27 - Grown +1 - App 12 - Gls 1 - *** 1
Wes Fogden RM - Ovr 67 - Age 26 - Grown +1 - App 22 - Gls 1 - *** 1
Andy Barcham RM - Ovr 69 - Age 28 - Grown +1 - App 21 - Gls 6 *** 3
Jordan Ibe LM - Ovr 68 - Age 19 - Grown 0 - App 0 - Gls 0 - *** 0
Ricky Holmes LM - Ovr 65 - Age 27 - Grown 0 - App 21 - Gls 0 - *** 5
Mahmoud Kahraba CAM - Ovr 71 - Age 20 - Grown +2 - App 25 - Gls 11 - *** 4
Ronan Finn CAM - Ovr 64 - Age 27 - Grown +2 - App 23 - Gls 8 - *** 0
Strikers
Jake Jervis ST - Ovr 69 - Age 23 - Grown +1 - App 23 - Gls 8 - *** 3 Vice-Captain
Martin Pardo ST - Ovr 65 - Age 17 - Grown +2 - App 21 - Gls 6 - *** 7*
Tom Craddock ST - Ovr 60 - Age 28 - Grown +1 - App 15 - Gls 5 - *** 2
Oluwasanmi Odelusi ST - Ovr 69 - Age 21 - Grown 0 - App 3 - Gls 2 - *** 1

*Home Grown
Stats are from all games (Not including friendlies) WITH Portsmouth.
Did Defenders in pink as the yellow was too hard to read.

Youth Squad

Spoiler

Jose Vidal - Pos Unknown - Age 15 - Ovr 35-43 - Pot 69-85
Peter McAlinder - Pos Unknown - Age 16 - Ovr 46-60 - Pot 66-84
Sean Barker - Pos Unknown - Age 15 - Ovr 42-54 - Pot 67-85
Sergio Mendez - Pos Unknown - Age 15 - Ovr 46-60 - Pot 75-94
Ian Arter - RW - Age 15 - Ovr 57-61 - Pot 80-86

Ian Arter is who I am most interested in right now but the other four have recently been added so we don't know enough about them to really understand whether they will be good or not.

Sorry about the long post but I wanted to get it all out and done. Next update will include Feb and Mar.

[Regens4Life]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

Anybody volunteer to be Orlov's target for this update?

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

Anybody volunteer to be Orlov's target for this update?