The greatest comeback since Lazarus
I sat in my chair, puffing a cigarette, and examined the man sitting across the desk from me. The man who should have been a living legend, now just a broken down piece of meat, a joke for douche bag bloggers who would never in their lives taste the greatness that once dripped from his every pore. His body ravaged by injury, donuts, and tranny love sticks, it would be easy to write him off as burned-out and washed-up, just another athlete whose body had served its purpose, put down like a lame race horse. But I saw the hunger in his eyes, and it wasn’t for the corn dog in his hand: the hunger to set his legacy straight, the hunger for redemption. This man still had a final chapter to write in his story, the conclusion to a remarkable career with only one fitting end, the one honor that had eluded him: Champions League glory. Read the rest of this entry »
Week 1
By: aman |
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Sunderland Vs. Sunderland Reserves, July 8th 2009, 7:30 PM I told the team before the game started to go out there and impress me. They failed. I sat and watched these bastards run around for an hour and a half, and one goddamn goal is all they could manage. The defense wasn’t challenged at all, so [...]
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Day 1
By: aman | 6 Comments
July 7th, 2009. I step out of my rented BMW, straighten my tie, and study the man waiting there for me. Mr. Eric Black, who will be assisting me with my managerial duties, at least for the time being. Mr. Steve Bruce brought him [...]
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Sunderland.
By: aman | 21 Comments
Well, it seems like the Arsenal job is no longer on the table. All the better, since my ambition is to be a manager, not a babysitter. Wenger can keep his boys for now.
After being courted by a number of high profile clubs including Liverpool, Valencia, Newcastle, [...]
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Oct. 30th, End of Days
By: aman | 11 Comments
As BillG so helpfully pointed out in the comments to Daryl’s last post, a person with no life has indeed been found to continue this blog. That would be me. I figured I’d be playing the damn game so much, I might as well write about [...]
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Do You Want to Blog About Football Manager 2010?
By: Daryl | 21 Comments
Sadly, I couldn’t find anyone to take over my Newcastle save. What would have become of The Pog, Marquinhos, John Fleck et al, we’ll never know. My best guess is that under my leadership Newcastle would have somehow qualified for World Cup 2018 and then won it. [...]
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Letter of Resignation
By: Daryl | 9 Comments
I tried to resign as digital Newcastle manager back in May, but got talked out of it. Since then I’ve tried to make time and keep this blog going, but turns out there just aren’t enough hours in the day.
So… I want to extend my original offer [...]
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Help Me Pick a Team to Face Arsenal
By: Daryl | 6 Comments
Big game coming up vs Arsenal at home. We’re third, they’re second (it’s 2012 so Man City have finally spent their way to first place). It’s the 4pm game on Sunday, which means we’ll be on Sky Sports. No pressure then.
Here’s how Arsenal are shaping up:
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Getting Away With It
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
Based on the responses in the previous post, here’s the team that went out to face WBA:
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Five Questions Before We Play WBA
By: Daryl | 8 Comments
After getting some good input before the game against Chelsea, and then getting a good result, I’m looking forward to hearing who everyone thinks should start for digital Newcastle when we travel to West Brom.
For those unfamiliar with how things work here on FM Offside, the new [...]
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Team News
It's a possible theory: Maybe I'll return writing!
Hello guys! After having won a Champions League with Villarreal in LIVE, which you can see in last post, I've thought that maybe I can return blogging, but it depends on two things:
1. I am forward to making another blog here in The Offside, not about FM. If Daryl accepts ...
Dec 25, 2009 | Read this article...
Just to say goodbye...
Hello guys..I'm sorry to say my FM10 blogging time has ended...I can still play, but posting can take 2 much time, so I'll write this next post to tell goodbye.. I played my whole 1st and I'm going to end my 2nd season, and will play right now the Champions League Final (who would have guessed it?) against the Galacticos! In this 2 years I won 2 Ligas and a Copa del Rey! My biggest transfers were this: Giuseppe Rossi out to Man U. for 30mil... Ronaldinho for only 3mil, can you believe this? Cuz I can't! Hulk for 8mil, Kjaer from Palermo for 8mil, and.... AGUERO FOR 30MIL!
Here you got the live comments of my last Villarreal game, the FINAL OF THE UCL!!!!!!!:
Awful, truly awful.
So for the match against Creteil, I opted for the same side as last time, looking to reward them for their fine work.
10 Mins in, disaster. Their right back cleared a long ball forward, which was bouncing harmlessly to my Jules Vanni, my keeper. He had a brain freeze ...
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September Retrospective.
So, to the first day of (virtual) Spring. And I think it is time to have a look where we stand.
Firstly - to the table, I'm sitting pretty in 10th, having knocked off the league leaders.
Secondly - what the fans/board think. In short, they like who I've signed. ...
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French National Just Got Interesting
I fear I may have chosen the wrong club.
I mentioned before of my affection for Jan Koller
Well check this out
http://www.goal.com/en/news/90/france/2009/12/01/1658678/veteran-striker-jan-koller-set-to-join-cannes
Oh to restart in January with Mr Koller under my charge. Oh well, such is life.
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Next Up - A tough assignment.
Next up is the 997km trip to Amiens, a team predicted to come 3rd this season.
The only selection change was to bring in on loan (from parent club AS Monaco) Left/Centre Back Jérémy Dazzan as a more solid (and less attacking) option at left back.
They set up ...
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All you need is height. Well some technique could do me some good as well.
Sorry for the delay, have been applying for jobs and rehabilitating my knee.
So, having gone 5 games unbeated, it is now time to face Club Sportif Louhans Cuiseaux 71.
So, I shape up to Patrick Deceguis, my ass. man., who informs me that the only advantage we hold over Louhans ...
Dec 10, 2009 | Read this article...
PSG: The January Transfer Window (2010)
Birds with arms. Always hilarious. Always.
As I said before, the January window for us is almost entirely about building for next year. That means poaching as many players on expiring contracts as possible. I am experiencing a minor dilemma, thanks to Cheik M'Bengué's fragile achilles tendon. He damaged it in ...
Dec 07, 2009 | Read this article...
PSG: The End of 2010
2010 is over, and I couldn't be happier. The wheels haven't come off, but like any new car eventually there are going to be problems or some inconsiderate jerk is going to scratch your door and not leave a note.
We're becoming a team without a concrete identity. In league ...
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PSG: Kinda Like A Big Deal
I'm loathe to say that things are breaking our way. I think the team is too good to give most of the credit for a run like this to luck. And maybe I lack the experience with French football to be saying something like this, but a French team that ...
Dec 05, 2009 | Read this article...
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