FMStyle: Last Chance Saloon: A Big Kolo Diary

Last Chance Saloon: A Big Kolo Diary
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NewsreadeR on 18 April, 2009 13:22:00
 
I wanted to start a story of my latest endevour into the game, however this will
not be about updates of how im getting on, this is more of a diary of the
emotions the game puts me through and how I am getting on with it.
Hope you enjoy it.
Hello Everybody,
So it has come to this, my previously unwavering support of the great Football
Manager series has been tested by SI Games latest masterpiece. Having seen my
experiences of past games yield nought but success I expected much of the same
as I loaded up the newest version.
My previous attempts at managerial perfection had gone well on FM 2008 all the
way back to FM 2006. On last years edition I took Swansea City to the Champions
League final twice and won once, I will admit this seems pale by some of the
standards paine has set but you try telling a sixteen year old me, that. FM 2007
also saw success with Nottingham Forest, two consecutive promotions followed by
a fourth placed finish in my inagural season in the Premier League is probably
my finest moment in FM history.
As you may be able to tell by my own glowing reference, I like to think I am
rather good at the game and expected FM 2009 to produce more top moments of
Wenger like brilliance. It was not to be. After, first trying my hand at the
helm of Leeds I discovered how much more realistic the game was. Team gelling
issues, previously unheard of, crippled my title chances and I soon gave up.
Take 2, I went again with Leeds and found that with shrewd spending I could get
promoted quite easily, however I got bored easily with this game and I again
quit. Now, after taking control of Gateshead, Leeds and previous attempts at
Peterborough I found myself at the end of my tether. Could I have really become
this bored and, perhaps more importantly, this bad at a game I had poured so
many hours into.
So I find myself in Last Chance Saloon, my alamo, the final attempt at becoming
a great on FM2009. Through, this diary I will share with you my final foray as
manager of Peterborough United. I hope you enjoy it and please leave comments.
To be continued here,
Big Kolo.