http://fm.theoffside.com Blog about Football Manager 2010 game Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:53:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://fm.theoffside.com/fm09/the-greatest-comeback-since-lazarus.html 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 ... http://fm.theoffside.com/fm09/week-1.html 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 ... http://fm.theoffside.com/fm09/day-1.html 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, and QPR, ... http://fm.theoffside.com/fm10/sunderland.html 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 it. Perhaps the ... http://fm.theoffside.com/fm10/oct-30th-end-of-days.html 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. You can't prove ... http://fm.theoffside.com/fm10/do-you-want-to-blog-about-football-manager-2010.html 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 again. Is anyone ... http://fm.theoffside.com/fm09/letter-of-resignation.html 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: (click to enlarge) From previous ... http://fm.theoffside.com/fm09/help-me-pick-a-team-to-face-arsenal.html Based on the responses in the previous post, here's the team that went out to face WBA: Laurito put us 1-0 up after just five minutes when he headed home a Jonas cross at the far post and Camacho doubled the lead with a long range shot from a wide ... http://fm.theoffside.com/fm09/getting-away-with-it.html 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 deal is that ... http://fm.theoffside.com/fm09/five-questions-before-we-play-wba.html