Day 1
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 along from Birmingham to Wigan, and then the Stadium of Light. Black repays this by turning his back on Bruce when the board makes the questionable call to throw his ass out and install an amateur like myself in his place. I have no respect for a man with such lacking loyalty. He greets me with a smile and a warm handshake; all I have for him is a look of mild disdain. He will serve his purpose over the next few weeks, and then be replaced, sent crawling back to Bruce. Read the rest of this entry »
Sunderland.
By: aman |
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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 | 19 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 | 8 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 | 4 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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Back in Business
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
First of all, big thanks for all the input on the last post. Hearing from all the Newcastle co-managers makes me motivated to keep going.
After reading the comments it seemed the majority favoured:
Sticking with 4-1-2-1-2 for the game against Chelsea despite the poor result against Portsmouth.
Starting Pog [...]
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Help Me Pick a Team to Face Chelsea
By: Daryl | 10 Comments
Apologies for the hiatus folks. I was distracted by the Confederations Cup recently, but now that’s over we can get back to work with Newcastle.
Must confess, I was a little disappointed with the response on the last post. If we’re going to go ahead with this co-managing [...]
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Team News
Problems.
Problems. Problems. What a bad not so good start. Only one day at Villareal and I already have problems. Couldn't have wished for worse. What is the problem, you may ask. Simple, Villarreal already bought 3 non-EU players, the maximum for a Spanish team. I was already thinking on a player, young, but, unfortunately, non-EU. His name is James Rodriguez, and I tried him in the demo, he was incredibly good. A lot of teams want him, including Milan and Arsenal. What should I do, buy him for next year or leave it there? I tell you, he’s great and should get him for a little more than a million.
Nov 04, 2009 | Read this article...
Roman Renaissance : Start of a New Era
14th July, 2009
In front of my idiot box, I sat there, amazed at the events unfolding at the headquarters of AS Roma, news suddenly broke that Luciano Spalletti had left his position as the manager of AS Roma, I was not only dissapointed because of my natural love for the Giallorossi but also because of this ongoing soap opera at Roma.
Let's Get It Started!
"Let’s get it started yeah! Let’s get it started hah!" The Black Eyed Peas song. I also got it started, and I need to say it was faster than in FM09. I chose Villarreal, the team I want to take to victory. The Yellow Submarines are maybe the best team I could choose to manage, and now, my job is to win.
Nov 01, 2009 | Read this article...
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010, CAREER STARTED!!
Remmember that in the last post I said my new computer will arrive in a day or two and then I will start the new game?? MY COMPUTER ARRIVED 15 MINUTES AGO AND I HAVE ALREADY STARTED MY CAREER!! WOW!! WILL WRITE ABOUT IT TOMORROW!! SEE YA!!
Oct 30, 2009 | Read this article...
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010, I LOVE IT!!!
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 IS MINE!!!! IT'S OFFICIAL, I'LL PLAY WITH VILLAREAL!!!! I WILL POST AN IMAGE OF THE TEAM IN THE NEXT POST. TO PLAY IT I WILL WAIT FOR MY NEW COMPUTER, THAT SHOULD ARRIVE TOMORROW OR AFTER TOMORROW. DON'T WORRY, I WON'T WRITE IN UPPERCASE IN ALL THE ...
Oct 30, 2009 | Read this article...
See ya on FM10!
Hello guys, it's me, I am sorry about the lack of updates, but it's because of the new FM10, when it will be ready i'll start the blog all over again...
Tell me, with what team should I play?
With what team should I play in FM10?(online surveys)
Also, if you want, ...
Oct 17, 2009 | Read this article...
Samir is back...
Hi guys, I am back from a week off, and I hope you will like this Napoli blog even more from now because... it will be like Daryl's, I will ask you some questions on what formation to play, so it will be very interactive. Tell me, it's a good idea?
I thought about this when I saw your answers in my last poll, whether my Napoli plays good or not, and the majority was that I should play a LOT better. And, I think that the only way to make Napoli play the way YOU want or like is making YOU decide on what Napoli play. Sorry to Daryl for copying him, but I think we should really try it.
We are still in the EURO...
Hello guys, this is it, the moment I have been waiting, the moment to know whether my Napoli in the next season can look to even win the Coppa Italia and qualify to the Champions League. And, I am finally sure that I can do it.
This is again a short post, but it was not my decision, the problem is that I had the post already written, but my computer somehow shutted down without my command, and I need to write this post fastly... But don't worry, from next post the Sami that wrote long, interesting posts will back.. And, Koutouan, the player from ASEC I showed you in the last post will arrive, what do you think about him??
Happy times are back...
Oh yes guys, good news... The true (well, not so true) Napoli is back, the Napoli that won an Euro Cup back in 1989, is finally back. Who made that happen?? Well, as Gignac should say, C'est moi!
Do you guys remember the first Udinese game? When I drew 0-0 with Pazienza being red-carded? Well, for the 2nd game of the season, Napoli is completely another team. Keirrison is out injured, but he will be back for the next game against Palermo, and I am happy about that, cause Ibrahimovic scored two goals and now he's at 14 Serie A goals, ahead of Keirri, who has 13 goals.
I'm sorry!!!
Hy guys, sorry for being late, but in this days I've been very busy and couldn't write for the Offside, but I still played some FM09 games. If you find this post very short or not interesting, please tell me in the comments, and I'm really sorry, but time is not always that much you need.
Sep 13, 2009 | Read this article...
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