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Bulldozer United
By: Daryl |
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Managing: Newcastle
Date: 2nd October, 2010
Progress: 7th after 6 Prem games (but still unbeaten)
After all the ill-advised tactical tinkering, I’m sticking with an attacking 4-2-3-1 and – to borrow jayslick’s phrase – I’m going to “quit being cute and start being the bulldozer you know you should be.”
And it’s working.
Here are the match reports to prove [...]
Category: FM09
FM BlogWatch: Jan 29th, 2009
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
Time for another look around the world of FM2009 blogging.
First, we have the first blog in the FM Offside network* up and running with FM Offside 2, where Mike has been spending the oil money at Man City. See his head-hurting shopping list here. Mike has also landed the Nigerian national team job, and has [...]
Category: FM09When Squad Rotation Goes Wrong
By: Daryl | 5 Comments
Was feeling pretty excited about my new signings and the depth of my squad. Arrogant even. Because after an unbeaten pre-season I had what was – in hindsight – a bad, bad thought: Squad rotation.
I’d drawn Portuguese no-marks Maritimo (apologies to any Maritimo fans out there) in the Europa League fourth qualifying round, but the [...]
Category: FM09Chantome Out, Camacho In
By: Daryl | 15 Comments
I’ve had a busy summer.
Outs:
Just one big one… Clement Chantome is gone, baby, gone. Signed for £12m last summer and one disappointing season later I’ve sold him to Valencia for £15m. How did that happen? Not sure. But I think it has something to do with France winning the World Cup and Chantome being in [...]
Category: FM09Fifth is the New First!
By: Daryl | 10 Comments
It’s not really of course. But trying to count my blessings here.
But, yeah. I did it. Finished fifth as promised (one better than last year) and feeling pretty good about it.
Quick match reports from final five games of the 2009/10 season:
Category: FM09Baby Steps
By: Daryl | 8 Comments
Managing: Newcastle
Date: April 23rd 2010
Progress: 5th after 33 games.
So, in my last post, I threatened the switch to 4-4-1-1.
And with the whole operation struggling for goals I went ahead and did it for what was a damn big game against European spot rivals Spurs.
With The Pog back from injury, here’s what it looked like:
Category: FM09Come Back Pog! All is Forgiven!
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
Managing: Newcastle (still)
Date: 27th March, 2010
Progress: Out of all cup comps, but 5th in Prem after 30 games (no hope of breaking les quatre grands though)
Addictedness rating: “Real football managers don’t need food” (Big Sam disagrees)
Remember how we all thought it was awesome that Liverpool didn’t make the Champions League last seaosn? Well now I [...]
Category: FM09Man Marking and Showing Players Onto Their Weaker Foot
By: Daryl | 12 Comments
Managing: Newcastle
Date: Feb 25th, 2010
Progress: 8th in Prem after 26 games
Addictedness rating: “Real football managers don’t need food.”
Apologies for the lack of updates over the last two days. We have some catching up to do.
[in TV voice-over voice] “Previously on FM Offside…”
My attacking 4-3-3 (or 4-1-2-2-1 if you prefer) was working and I’m nestled in [...]
Category: FM09A Job Offer From West Africa
By: Daryl | 21 Comments
Bit random this, but I just got my first international job offer. From Ghana.
Seems the Black Stars weren’t too happy with the job Milovan Rajevac did, and so he got the boot. Don’t blame them either. Ghana finished third in their group at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations (Cameroon won, beating Mali in the [...]
Category: FM09I Love it When a Plan Comes Together
By: Daryl | 21 Comments
Managing: Newcastle
Date: Feb 21st, 2010
Progress: 7th in Prem after 25 games (but with a game in hand over 6th place Everton, fyi)
It’s always gratifying to see your tactical thingies come off. But it’s extra satisfying when they come off in the Tyne-Wear derby.
vs Sunderland (away) W 2-1
This started badly, with George McCartney scoring in the [...]
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