http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/ en Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:17:15 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/images/footy/misc/rss.jpg http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/ http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/78-charlton-diary-match-report-1.html Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:26:42 GMT [COLOR="Red"]Charlton Athletic[/COLOR] v [COLOR="Cyan"]Wycombe Wanderers[/COLOR]

Final Score: Charlton 3-2 Wycombe

It was a day for the debutants at The Valley today, as both Christian Dailly and Miguel Llera netted on their Addicks bows. Christian Dailly powered a header home in the 21st minute from a Jonjo Shelvey corner. Nicky Bailey then doubled Charlton's lead 2 minutes later, smashing the ball into the top right corner from 15 yards.

Miguel Llera then walked off the pitch with blood streaming down his face, quick work from the Charlton physio allowed him to return to action 5 minutes later, with 11 stitches is his head, and a Terry Butcher-esque bandaged head. This didn't stop him putting his body on the line for the cause though, as he twice jumped in front of shots, but wasn't quick enough to ball as Chris Zebroski headed the ball into the far corner.

As the teams came out at the start of the 2nd half, the players knew what the fans wanted, another early goal. They were not dissapointed, as wounded Miguel Llera stabbed the ball home after a frantic goal rush 5 minutes from the re-start.

A goal rush to match that of Llera's goal, resulted in a fantastic double save from 'keeper Rob Elliot, only for Chris Zebroski to smash in from 5 yards, to make the remaining 15 minutes nail biting.

So many long balls upfield resulted in Charlton's defenders losing out on headers, as 16,556 Charlton's fans hearts skipped a beat. But The Addicks held firm against Wanderers' attacks, as the ref' blew his whistle, resulting in all Charlton fans breathing a sigh of relief.

My Verdict: Pleased with the result, maybe deserved more goals than we got, a bit dissapointed at the amount of silly passes we gave away, but a win is a win at the end of the day.

[COLOR="Red"]Charlton Line-Up[/COLOR]

1. Rob Elliot (GK)
2. Frazer Richardson (RB)
3. Kelly Youga (LB)
[COLOR="Green"]4. Nicky Bailey (LM)[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Blue"]5. Miguel Llera (CB)[/COLOR]
6. Jose Semedo (CM)
7. Jonjo Shelvey (AMC)
[COLOR="Yellow"]8. Therry Racon (MC)[/COLOR]
10. Deon Burton (ST)
[COLOR="Yellow"]11. Lloyd Sam (RM)[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]35. Christian Dailly (CB)[/COLOR]

*Blue Name Denotes Goal
*Yellow Name Denotes Booking
*Red Name Denotes Sending Off
*Green Name Denotes Booking and Goal ]]> Addickted4Life http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/78-charlton-diary-match-report-1.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/74-charlton-athletic-diary-2009-2010-match-preview.html Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:34:11 GMT [COLOR="Red"]Charlton Athletic[/COLOR] v [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]Wycombe Wanderers[/COLOR]
Coca-Cola League 1: Match Day 1
Saturday 8th August 3:00pm
The Valley, Charlton

Charlton will be looking to get a good start to the season in their bid for promotion back to the Championship. With 3 new signings in defence, the enw look back line will be put to the test by Wycombe's pacy strikers. A mix of experience and youth in the team is sure to be able to get the Addicks off to a good start.

Charlton's Likely Line-Up

GK: Rob Elliot
DL: Kelly youga
DR: Frazer Richardson
DC: Christian dailly
DC: Miguel Angel Llera
ML: Nicky Bailey
MR: Lloyd Sam
MC: Therry racon
MC: Matt Spring
AMC: Jonjo Shelvey
ST: Deon Burton

Without a doubt, Charlton's ability to keep the core of the team together in the coming month will be crucial in their bid for promotion. Key players such as Therry Racon, Deon Burton and Nicky Bailey, all have to stay at The Valley if Charlton are to make an immediate return to the 2nd tier of English Football. ]]> Addickted4Life http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/74-charlton-athletic-diary-2009-2010-match-preview.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/71-iron.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:03:02 GMT [B][CENTER][SIZE="4"]The Iron![/SIZE][/CENTER][/B]

I have started a new game on FM2008 with S****horpe United. In my first season, I aim to finish top-half, maybe at a push make the play-offs. To achieve this, I have made the following transfer deals:

[url=http://www.imagechicken.com][img]http://www.imagechicken.com/uploads/1249423368018925700.jpg[/img][/url]

The sale of Joe Murphy was not one that I wanted to do, but £1,000,000 for a player worth £200,000 is not bad at all, especially looking at my finances. I brought in Jimmy Walker on the last day, due to the very late sale of Murphy. In the games Jimmy has played, he has done very well, including a clean sheet on his debut vs preston, where for 30 minutes we had just 8 players on the pitch, yes thats right, 8! At the moment I am 1st, with 5 games played, I have won all 5! I am very pleased with the transfers I made, all 5 new players are 1st team regulars, Wade Elliot has been fantastic on the right wing, Syefo Soley is a brilliant anchorman between midfield and defence, Walter Centeno has been outstanding in the middle of the park, along with Chinese new boy, Li Tie. Look out soon for my January signings. ]]> Addickted4Life http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/71-iron.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/67-i-am-heartbroken.html Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:12:52 GMT What has happened to my beloved Charlton? 4 years ago, we were a mid-table premier League team, now we need a miracle if we are not to be condemned... What has happened to my beloved Charlton? 4 years ago, we were a mid-table premier League team, now we need a miracle if we are not to be condemned to League 1. Administration is on the horizon, and things are not going well at all. Our manager -Phil Parkinson- sits down for 90 minutes each game, and the only person on the bench rthat is enthusiastic and spurring on the players, is Mark Kinsella -Asisstant Manager-. When your assisstant manager is the only one up and about on the bench, you have to worry. So I ask, why was Parkinson hired in the first place? Lets look back shall we? Alan Pardew's final 8 games in charge took just 3 points, and all of those came from draws [2-2,1-1 and 1-1], then when he sacked due to lack of form, Phil Parkinson was appointed caretaker manager. The 8 games he had in temporary charge, won us another 3 points, with 3 draws, and 5 losses, then on 2nd January 2009, he was appointed full-time manager. How can it be that the same form gets one manager sacked, is then deemed good enough to reward another? We then went 19 games without a win, before finally beating close rivals Palace 1-0 at home. 2 wins and 2 draws in 6 games, gave us the hope of a great escape, but losing 2-1 at home to Doncaster Rovers, leaves us 9 points adrift at the bottom, and 12 from safety with only 11 games to go. It is killing me to see Charlton down where they are, and nothing upsets me more than the thought of us going bust, which is a big possibility shouold we go into administration. ]]> Addickted4Life http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/67-i-am-heartbroken.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/jack-f/66-cmon-you-lot.html Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:50:20 GMT It seems these blogging things have become a bit desolate and empty! Remember you can post anything here, not just FM Stuff! This is your place, post... It seems these blogging things have become a bit desolate and empty! Remember you can post anything here, not just FM Stuff! This is your place, post whatever you like, as long as you avoid rude links or stuff along those lines! ]]> Jack F http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/jack-f/66-cmon-you-lot.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/63-we-beat-scum-1-0.html Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:23:21 GMT Charlton Athletic finally won their first league game since October 4th over their south east london rivals Crystal Palace. Matthew Spring opened the... Charlton Athletic finally won their first league game since October 4th over their south east london rivals Crystal Palace. Matthew Spring opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a volley from 12 yards. Charlton held on to secure their first league victory in 19 league games, and it certainly awakened The Valley faithful. Their whole trips home were filled with car horns blaring, and drunken songs blasting through the pub doors and windows. Phil Parkinson had this to say "This is the first step to securing survival in this league" ]]> Addickted4Life http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/63-we-beat-scum-1-0.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/62-who-i-am.html Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:22:51 GMT My full name is Louis Jay, I am a 16 year old student living in South-East London. I am a lifelong Charlton Athletic fan, and a season ticket holder... My full name is Louis Jay, I am a 16 year old student living in South-East London. I am a lifelong Charlton Athletic fan, and a season ticket holder in the mighty covered end. I sit at Upper North, Block H Row VV Seat 119, I go with my brother who sits at 120, in the past 2 seasons, I have changed my seat 4 times! Each time to get closer and closer to the atmosphere. I currently have a record of 42 home league, cup and friendly matches. The magic 43 will come this tuesday at The Valley against *coughs* scum *coughs* Crystal Palace. Favourite current player is Jonjo Shelvey, he is 16 years old and an excellent player, favourite all time player is Chris Powell, the man is a living legend. I play XBOX360 in my spare time, add me on XBOX LIVE, my gamertag is rktmn54, always up for a game of CoD5, FIFA09 or Rock Band. I am a drummer and hold several top 1000 scores on Rock Band drums. Favourites bands are Nickelback and Coldplay. Not sure what else to say now so laters! ]]> Addickted4Life http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/addickted4life/62-who-i-am.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/jack-f/58-ive-got-fm-blog.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:16:34 GMT Which you can find here:

[url]http://fmexpo.blogspot.com/[/url]

Dunno why I called it FM Expo but it kind of sounds right :D

I'll still be updating here but will also try to update lots there with more FM stuff, here I will just ramble :P ]]> Jack F http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/jack-f/58-ive-got-fm-blog.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/vamoslosbeticos/57-gateshead-pre-season-transfers.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:52:31 GMT [CENTER][IMG]http://www.gateshead-fc.com/images/misc/gfc_badge_medium.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]

So I have started a game as Gateshead in the Blue Square North.I relised I would have to bring in a number of players if I wanted to challenge for promotion.I loaded all players from the countries that were suggested in the BSS/BSN thread.I was given a transfer budget of 20k and a weekly wage budget of 5k.I moved most of my transfer budget into the wage
budget and went after players on free transfers.Just before the start of the season these were my signings.

[IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/3178946011_836bccd382_o.jpg[/IMG]

Most of the signings I made were signed out of the lower leagues in France and also you can see the 2 players I got from Middlesbrough who I got as a Parent club.The most important thing for me was to get the spine of the team right and then I added players for the wide positions.

My pre-season fixtures were good tests as I was playing clubs on a higher level than mine.The new signings fittted in well and I remained unbeaten throughout the pre-season.

[IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3178946007_5bdb1b8699_o.jpg[/IMG]

The results against Rochdale was the most pleasing as they are a strong League 2 outfit and the hammering of BSP team Ebbsfleet was nice aswell.All my new signings seemed to gell together well which was something I thought would affect the team. ]]> VamosLosBeticos http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/vamoslosbeticos/57-gateshead-pre-season-transfers.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/vamoslosbeticos/56-gateshead-introduction-like.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:20:41 GMT [CENTER][IMG]http://www.gateshead-fc.com/images/misc/gfc_badge_medium.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]

I am starting a new game as Gateshead in the BSN.They have a large 11,000 seater stadium and I am hoping I can them challenging against fellow north-east rivals like Hartlepool and Darlington,and then maybe against the likes of Newcastle.I am not sure if I will do the BSN/BSS challenge or if I will accept offers from other clubs and move through the leagues that way.I am hoping for promotion this season and have loaded all players from countries that were suggested in the BSN/BSS challenge thread.I will post updates of my seasons through blogs. ]]> VamosLosBeticos http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/vamoslosbeticos/56-gateshead-introduction-like.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/jack-f/55-trying-different-things-tactically.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:23:28 GMT Yes! A Jack F post ABOUT FM! It doesnt happen often so enjoy it while you can...

I've been developing a new tactic for my Sociedad side and whilst doing it realised a few things - I have brilliant AMCs, strikers who mainly play on the left, I have just 1 player who could fit into a 4-4-2 in the MR/AMR position.

So Obviously as soon as I had started I figured that an AMR was out of the question. However, with myself just buying Albert Riera from Liverpool, I knew that if I didn't play a AML or ML, he would be wasted as well! So I decided to play a AML (With Aquino, Mata and more who could play there I knew I had to). But I'm now unbalanced, right? Do I play a MR to make up for it?

[B]You don't need to be a mirror tactician.

[/B]Formations do not have to be the same both sides, often people play them because they make the most sense, which they do, but if you can't fit your players into a tactic, then [I]you have the wrong tactic. [/I]Fit the tactic/formation for the players, not the players to the tactic. I also knew with my cohort of AMCs, I needed to play a AMC. Did I sacrifice a striker? NO! I have 4 top quality strikers, so there is no way I can consider only playing 1 in my team. So I put a AMC in, who should run the game really if you think about it, and take control.

I'm gonna cover this in more detail later, but to all those who build rigid formations we have seen 50 times over, why not try something new?

PS - I just blogged at Soccer City FC [URL]http://www.soccercityfc.com/2009/01/newcastle-utd-things-just-got-worse.html[/URL] ]]> Jack F http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/jack-f/55-trying-different-things-tactically.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/armageddonash/53-real-sociedad-double-cup-winners-more-part-4.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:09:29 GMT Heres The New Signings I Have Made

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Defour.jpg[/IMG]"]Steven Defour[/URL]

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Mathebula.jpg[/IMG]"]Bradley Mathebula[/URL]

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Merlo.jpg[/IMG]"]Maximiliano Merlo[/URL]

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Witsel.jpg[/IMG]"]Axel Witsel[/URL]

well as you have seen i had a great 2nd season i just hope i can live up to my 3rd season expectations after doing so well last season ]]> ArmageddonAsh http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/armageddonash/53-real-sociedad-double-cup-winners-more-part-4.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/armageddonash/52-real-sociedad-double-cup-winners-more-part-3.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:08:04 GMT so my Team has taken a complete different look with only 1 player that came up with us still playing and thats only coz of injuries. heres my first... so my Team has taken a complete different look with only 1 player that came up with us still playing and thats only coz of injuries. heres my first team squad and details about there great season:

Heres the formation im currently using [URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Formation.jpg[/IMG]"]Formation[/URL]

Heres the player stats for last season with Pics

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Asenjo-Copy.jpg[/IMG]"]Sergio Asenjo[/URL]
37 Appearances, 30 Conceded, 16 Clean Sheets, MoTM

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/NKoulou.jpg[/IMG]"]Nicolas N'Koulou[/URL]
15 Appearances, 1 assist

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Monzon.jpg[/IMG]"]Fabian Monzon[/URL]
17 Appearances, 1 goal

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Carrico-Copy.jpg[/IMG]"]
Daniel Carrico[/URL]
18 Appearances, 1 Assist

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Mongongu.jpg[/IMG]"]Cedric Mongongu[/URL]
13 Appearances, 1 MoTM

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Walter.jpg[/IMG]"]Walter[/URL]
14 Appearances, 7 Goals, 5 Assists, 2 MoTM

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Trejo.jpg[/IMG]"]Oscar Trejo[/URL]
34 Appearances, 24 Goals, 5 Assists, 7 MoTM

[URL="[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/FM09/Mata.jpg[/IMG]"]Juan Manuel Mata[/URL]
33 Appearances, 7 Goals, 17 Assists, 3 MoTM

Please See Part 4 :) ]]> ArmageddonAsh http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/armageddonash/52-real-sociedad-double-cup-winners-more-part-3.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/armageddonash/51-real-sociedad-double-cup-winners-more-part-2.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:06:32 GMT I got Nicolas N’Koulou (£4million) and Cedric Mongonu (£5million) from AS Monaco FC and i got Daniel Carrico from Sporting CP for £6million and Bruno... I got Nicolas N’Koulou (£4million) and Cedric Mongonu (£5million) from AS Monaco FC and i got Daniel Carrico from Sporting CP for £6million and Bruno Formigoni from Sao Paulo for £3.7millio and Fabian Monzon from Boca fro £9million i finished off with the signing for Walter from Internacional for £10.5million. i have been very happy with Formigoni, Monzon and Walters performances so far for me and im glad the risk on Walter paid off considering what i paid for him. Nicolas N’koulou struggled to begin with but ended up with some good performances as did Mongonu and Carrico.


With several key players willing to leave on free transfers i had no choice but to sell them or lose them for nothing i sold Xabi Prieto to West Ham for £14million, Mikel Gonzalalez to Benfica for £10million Carlos Martinez also went to Benfica for £3million Riesgo went to Portsmouth for £500thousand and Markel went to Austria Wien for £1million Ion Anstegi (£3million) and Gorka Elustondo (£6million) will both be joining Betis at the end of the season. But i lost Imanol Agirretxe and Xabier Castillio on free transfers as well as Borja Viguera but im not too bothered about Viguera and Agirretxe but disappointed that i couldn’t sell Castillio

After the great season we had last season i went for Continental Qualification through league finish as my start of season expectations which has given me £18.5million to spend but as we are spending only £189thousand a week on wages i think im going to reduce the £400thousand a week limit we have to add more money to the transfer budget with a few tartgets i have in mind i think that we can get into Europe again next season maybe even go one better and win the league after coming close this season being 5points behind Real Madrid in 1st but being 14points ahead of Barcelona in 3rd as long as we keep Asenjo, Mata and Trejo but also add a couple more quality players i think we can do well again


Well so far i have sold mikel Labaka to Ferrol for £2.5million and sent Giovanni Sio and Rual Estrada out on loan for a combined fee of £285thousand. The first of my targets im going after is Mathebula is beginning to annoy me as they want too much, but i really want him so i have no choice and it looks like i will have to pay £13million+ for him.

I finally gave in with a £14.1million deal (£6million up front and £8million over 24months) but with a transfer budget at £21.16million and with the potential of another £9million if i reduce the wage budget i think im going to be okay. On the very last day of the transfer window i got the deals for Steven Defour (£12.3million) and Axel Witsel (£13million) from Standard De Liege i had to reduce the wage budget in order to get them but im pleased, i could get another £2.1million if i reduced the transfer budget even more.i think i will wait to see if i can get anymore in January before deciding what im going to do. The purchases were also helped by the sale of Daniel Estrada for £2.5million

Im also going to look into the midfield as i think we are weak in midfield. Im looking at Andrea Mazzarani for the right side of midfield and he could be used as a right defender as well i think im going to go for 2 more players with Andrea Mazzanrani for the right midfield and another striker to replace De Cerio. I have finally got Mathebula cost me £14.1million, i now have £10.8million left to spend but im hoping to make another couple million from selling a couple of players.

I now have Real Madrid in the Super Cup and im hopeful despite the 2 – 0 we had when we last played them in the league but we knocked them out of the Spanish Cup so im hopeful that we can get a good result and retain the Super Cup. The home leg has finished and we won 2 – 0 thanks to a Mata goal and a Pepe own goal i used my 4 – 5 – 1 formation which i should have used in our 2 – 0 defeat to them but with Asenjo and Trejo out injured i went defensive and lost.

The second leg came and wow Real Madrid improved alot in the first leg we did very well but we just couldnt get hold of the ball and went 1 – 0 down on 24minutes thanks to Raul and Thiago Neves scored on 68 minutes to make it 2 – 0. It finished 2 – 0 and we went into extra time and both sides had chances to score but neither side could get the goal and so my first penalty shootout came and it was against Real Madrid and i wasn’t expecting us to come out on top.

It was Sociedad to go first and it was Bradley Mathebula to take a Pen for us and he scored, Raul took the first for Madrid and i was delighted to see Asenjo save it making it 1 - 0. Fabian Monzon stepped up and slotted away, Fernando Gago was the next to take a Pen for Madrid and he scored, to make it 2 – 1. Next Oscar Trejo stepped up and scored next forReal Madrid was Wesley Sneijder skied his making it 3 – 1. Mata then took his Pen but it was saved but thankfully we still won as Thiago Neves was the next to take a Pen and he also missed – which meant we won 3 – 1 on Pens and won the Super Cup for the second year in a row but it was alot closer then it was against Barcelona.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/SuperCup-1.jpg[/IMG]

Well the Champions League draw has been completed and im in group D with Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk and Spartak Moscow so i think its going to be very hard, but with the players i have im hoping to get about 6points from the 6 games i think i should do well against Spartak Moscow and hope to do well enough to get a couple of draws against Arsenal and Shakhtar but we will see what happens my first game is against Arsenal which is just my luck but to my suprise we did great and though we had to come back from behind we managed to snatch the win in the 87th minute.

Please See Part 3 for Final Part ]]> ArmageddonAsh http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/armageddonash/51-real-sociedad-double-cup-winners-more-part-2.html http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/armageddonash/50-real-sociedad-double-cup-winners-more-part-1.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:04:42 GMT Here is the Best Blog Post EVER :) having Won promotion to La Liga my first mission was to stay in the league - who knew i would do a hell of a lot... Here is the Best Blog Post EVER :)
having Won promotion to La Liga my first mission was to stay in the league - who knew i would do a hell of a lot better then a thought

im in December coming up to January, after 15 games in second!!!
1st Real Madrid 38points 12 wins 2 draws 1 lose
2nd real Sociedad 35points 10 wins 5 draws 0 lose
3rd barcelona 31points 10 wins 1 draw 4 lose

im delighted so far, Oscar trejo has been great with 11 goals and 5 assists in 17 games, hes saved us quite a few times helping us get that lucky draw or win. i think if i can get another striker like him then i can challenge for europe.

Transfers

Ins
Bruno formigoni £3.7million
Nicolas N'Kaulou £4million

Outs
Xabi Prieto £14million
Asier Riesgo £500thousand
Mikel Gonzalz £10million

but ive hit a massive blow with most of my defence wanting to leave on a free as they wont accept any contract offer i make they are`;

carlos Martinez
xabier Castillio
ion ansotegi
Gorka Elustando
Mikel Aranburu
Markel

i have no choice but to sell them or ill lose them on free transfers im hoping to get £15million+ for them to add to the £14.28million i already have and ive got a couple of targets in mind but im going to consentrate on the defence as i think the midfield should be okay, but ill wait for a couple of games to see if i have no choice but to get another midfielder or 2

Cedric Mangonu
emiliano insua
Guiherme - if i cant get Insua

Well my first season in La Liga is over and i have 3 players to thank for my Spanish Cup, Super Cup and 2nd place La Liga finish. Sergio Asenjo was great in goal and despite some people thinking that i made the wrong move in signing him but in 37 league games he conceded 30 goals and had 16 clean sheets with 3 man of the match awards – he was also voted in the team of the season. Mata scored 7 and got 17 assists and 3 man of the match awards in 33 league games – Mata was also voted in the team of the year finally Trejo he scored 24 got 5 assists and 7 man of the match awards in 33 league games and he was also voted in team of the year.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mastergippal/League-2.jpg[/IMG]

Other players and need praise Walter who i got in January transfer window scored 7 goals and got 5 assists and 2 man of the match awards in 10 games but he also helped in the Spanish Cup with 4 goals in 3 games another player im pleased with Burno Formigoni with 3 goals, 7 assists and 3 man of the match awards in 21 league games De Cerio also helped in the limited amount of games he had with 8 goals, 2 assists and 3 man of the match awards in 6 games.

But thanks has to go to Betis for allowing Ansotegi and Elustondo to stay til the end of the season which i wasn’t really expecting to happen but thank god it did as they helped alot especially Elustondo with 4 goals and 3 assists in the Spanish Cup

I think the proof that i have Trejo, Mata and Asenjo is to thank for my league position is in the last 4 league games with only Mata out of the 3 available for the last 4 games and the results i got shows how important they are to the team with very close wins against Deportivo (2 – 1) and Almeria (3 – 2) but poor performance against Zaragoza losing (2 – 1) and an even more disastrous performance against Villarreal losing (4 – 1) just shows how different the season could have gone had i not signed them.

Several of my players got awards with Asenjo coming 3rd in Goalkeeper of the year and i was voted second best manager of the year with Schuster coming first – that was expected with them winning the league and Sociedad was voted most improved team of the year after coming second when we were predicted 12th. Mata was voted 3rd in the league player of the year but im disappointed he got a higher average rating then both Sneijder who came first and Xavi who came second and he also got the most assists and got more goals then Xavi, but Sneijder did get more goals 15 compared to Mata’s 7. Trejo got the Top Goalscorer award with 24goals in 34 games, V. Nistelrooy came second with 19 in 32. Oscar Trejo was voted best signing of the season and Mario Gomez £24million move to Barcelona was voted the worst signing of the season

Im delighted that i finally managed to win the Spanish Cup after coming so close last season. I had Zaragoza in the 4th round and did well with Trejo scoring both goals in a 2 – 1 win in which we came from behind and the second leg was even better with Mata scoring 2 and Aranuru. I just had to smile when i saw who i got in the 5th round – Real Madrid the first leg was great with us taking the lead twice through Barazite and Aranburu but getting pulled back to finish 2 – 2. The second leg was also close with a final score of 1 – 1 but this time i had to come back from 1 – 0 down but Mata got the goal to send us through.

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I got an easier Quarter Final match in Getafe with new signing Walter scoring twice but Getafe got a 90th minute goal and the second leg also finished 2 – 1 thanks to Trejo and Elustondo goals to send us through to the Semi Final and i just knew who i was going to get- Barcelona and Trejo got us off to a great start but as typical they got the equaliser in the 93rd minute to make it finish 1 – 1 and in the second leg got another early goal from Walter that sent us on our way to the final with a 2 – 1 aggregate win and i was delighted to see who i got in the Final, Athletic but with Trejo and Asenjo getting injured before the game i was really worried but i didn’t need to be with a 4 – 0 win with goals from Formigoni (9), Elustondo (15), walter (34) and Aranburu (87) secured the win.


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Transfer Saga

Depending on how much i get to spend in my 3rd season could be make or break for us with several of my key players wanted by other clubs im going to have to try my hardest to keep them with Mata wanted by Chelsea, FC Bayern, Werder Bremen, AC Milan, Roma, Juventus, reggina, Zaragoza and Valencia and Trejo wanted by Manchester City, Roma and Fiorentina while Asenjo is wanted by Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea its going to be hard to keep hold of them all and it will take massive amounts of money to let them go.

As i expected the transfer window opened Juventus was the first to make an offer for Trejo with an offer worth up to £13.4million – which i rejected and then came Roma with a offer worth up to £16.1million which i also rejected. Juventus then made an offer worth up to £11.5million which i rejected i just hope they don’t make an offer which the board will intervene and accept. Now AC Milan have made a offer of £14million for Mata the first offer with all the money up front, im still turning it down though.

Real Madrid were the next team to make a offer for Mata at a tempting £16.5million it was kind of hard to turn it down but i have – hes too important to the team for me to let him go, if he must go i expect that i could get more then that next they came back and they came back with a 11.5million offer which is stupid! If i don’t accept a £16.5million why the hell would i accept a £11.5million offer. Then AC Milan came in for Mata and made a £13.75million offer for him which i turned down – im determined to keep hold of him.

Real Madrid came back for Mata again with another offer for £16.5million which i again rejected and im worried Mata will request a move if clubs don’t stop making offers for him. Out of nowhere Real Madrid want Walter as a replacement for Raul and just have made an enquiry which i rejected they then came back with a £10.5illion offer which i rejected with less then a week til the transfer window closes Real Madrid have come back with a offer worth up to £16.7million for Walter which i turned down.

With just 1 day to go in the transfer window and Real Madrid have come back for Walter with a £20million offer which i could negotiate but i turned it down again, great offer considering i paid £10.5million for him but hes only 20 and i think he could be key to us challenging for the La Liga title and in Europe.

As for targets i have a few already with Bradley Mathebula (AM RC) but i plan on using him in right midfield and Federico Laurito as another striker. I know im going to need cover for Mata for where i use him in AMC instead of LM and i need a replacement for Aranburu and a backup player for Mathebula if i manage to get him without having a RM. I have already signed Maximilliano Merlo on a free transfer from Boca – he looks very promising and is only 18 and the fans seem pleased that him as a good prospect for the future.

I was delighted to see that i was a potential replacement for Pellegrini of Villarreal and Schuster of Real Madrid though i wasn’t really expecting either side to come for me but a team did try and sign me after their manager got the sack and that was Espanyol and even though i didn’t even think about taking the job to see that they had got relegated and wanted me was really funny – why would i leave Sociedad with a Super Cup title and a Spanish Cup title and getting to Europe.

Please See Part 2 for Continuation of Post :) ]]> ArmageddonAsh http://www.fmstyle.co.uk/forums/blogs/armageddonash/50-real-sociedad-double-cup-winners-more-part-1.html