Nobby_McDonald Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 Thank you everybody. Next season will be a test, no doubt, but with the run we had to close this past season, I'm confident of staying up. Keeping Wordsworth will be key, as well as Evans who would have been Young Player of the Year had he been a year younger. If Innocenti can reproduce his form of this season, where he played miles better than he ever had before in his career, that will go a long way too. And yes... nice to see Billericay come up. Who knows when I will manage them next..? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 2022 World Cup Hosts: China Holders: France GROUP STAGE Italy, Ecuador, United States, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Korea, New Zealand, Iran, Senegal, Japan, Ghana, Colombia, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Austria, China, Mali SECOND ROUND Portugal 1 Russia 1p Saudi Arabia 2 Germany 1 Brazil 0 Spain 2 Bulgaria 3 Serbia 1 Turkey 2 Scotland 3e Croatia 1 England 1p Ukraine 2 Mexico 1 Argentina 1p Uruguay 1 QUARTER FINALS Russia 3 Bulgaria 0 Saudi Arabia 0 Spain 2 Scotland 1 Argentina 4 England 1 Ukraine 0 SEMI FINALS Russia 2 England 1 Spain 0 Argentina 3 THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF England 0 Spain 2 FINAL Russia 0p Argentina 0 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Off goes Mohammed Sanogo, my goalkeeper who got capped for England under 21s. With his contract up in 12 months and he wanting to move to a bigger team to further his career, I sold him to Leicester for £1,100,000. I've signed six players in total, a couple of whom are in midfield to replace Mousinho who retired and Bray who was on loan last season. The last deal was to sign Bray himself, I actually spent some money... £150,000 I also signed Federici who is now 37, but he will add some needed experience at a higher level and will allow my young goalie who should make it at Championship level another year of development first. Wordsworth is still here. This season will be his first big test. In his three seasons of his career so far, he's already played in 122 league games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidmonkey Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 will be intresting to see how Wordsworth copes with the step up, any inkling on if he will flourish or flop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 No idea yet. He picked up a hamstring injury in pre season and had to sit out the opening league match and the first round of the League Cup. Should be back in a couple of games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Blimey, hiring extra scouts and all the extra scout reports it has produced is making my game longer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 I've made a very good start to life in the Championship and 10 games in I've just noticed I'm playing my target man and my poacher the wrong way round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 It could have been worse. It could have been the poacher in goal and the goalie up front Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 I wasn't drunk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Neither was I Think my finger slipped. Or the game lagged. Matches are being processed in the background when I set up the team pre-match, which means there are horrible lags at times. I've also disabled the confirm popup when going from the setup to the match, so I'm screwed if something goes awry. It did that time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidmonkey Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 hell if it works leave it lol i would Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 One of the biggest cup upsets I've seen. Sadly it isn't the first time a non league team have won at a top flight club as West Ham are now in the Championship, but still a fantastic result for Forest Green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmonkeyleue Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 in my save, in my 3rd season, forest green beat everton in the fa cup but went out to burnley next round. they reached the 5th round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 With two games left of the season, I've been approached by another club and been made a very tempting offer. I asked if I can delay my decision until the end of the season. Fortunately their new chairman has agreed. Will this season be my last at Northampton..? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmonkeyleue Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 my advice is if you do well stay at northampton or if the 'mystery' team are a lot better then go to them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I'd stay at Northampton. But then I prefer to stay with one club instead of jumping ship when the opportunity rears its head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle ron Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 All depends who the other club are. The offer is irrelevant to me as the money isn't real, unless SI are going to start paying me a wage! I wish I could be approached for a job. I don't recall being approached once in my current save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 If I do change clubs, it will be my first move in this save that I haven't actively sought. The playing season is over, the end of season is near. I might get to post it all tomorrow, if not it's going to be as late as Monday. I've 98% made up my mind what I am going to do by the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Good luck in your new club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 I haven't moved. Yet? It's going to be Monday before I can update. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 2021/2 - Northampton Town (Championship) It's Northampton Town's return to the second tier... Board: Fight bravely Media: 24th Bookies: 50-1 Season tickets: 4444 (up 1621) It's a dream start as we winning 3-0 at Plymouth on the opening day and follow up by beating Crystal Palace 2-0 at Sixfields. It continues and we don't concede our first goal until the fifth game, at home to Norwich and our first defeat comes in match seven, 2-1 at Leeds. We're well up the table and pinching ourselves. As the season takes shape properly, we are comfortably in the top half of the table and very much holding our own. By the halfway point we already have 39 points and lie 8th. This is superb stuff. With ten to play, we're still suffering from vertigo and still have a chance of one of the most unlikely playoff appearances ever. The season has gone so well we are already safe from relegation. A bad finish slightly takes some shine off an excellent season. CHAMPIONSHIP FA CUP FOURTH ROUND: Northampton Town 0 Stoke City 1 LEAGUE CUP SECOND ROUND: Portsmouth 3 Northampton Town 1 Average rating: Matthew Bray 7.12 (50 games) Top scorer: Nicky Ajose 10 in 37 games (9 in 33 league) Fans' player of the year Unknown (see later) Young player of the year (as decided by me) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Roll of Honour PREMIER LEAGUE Champions: Arsenal Champions League qualifiers: Newcastle United, Liverpool, Manchester City Relegated: Birmingham City, Reading, Huddersfield Town CHAMPIONSHIP Champions: Middlesbrough Promoted: Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town Relegated: Notts County, Southend United, Oxford United LEAGUE ONE Champions: Fulham Promoted: Bournemouth, Sheffield Wednesday Relegated: Stevenage Borough, Barnsley, Rotherham United, Preston North End LEAGUE TWO Champions: Swindon Town Promoted: Alfreton Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Macclesfield Town Relegated: Accrington Stanley, Barrow CONFERENCE PREMIER Champions: Gillingham Promoted: Cheltenham Town Relegated: North Leigh, Yeovil Town, Truro City, Sutton United CONFERENCE NORTH Champions: Nuneaton Town Promoted: Merthyr Tydfil Relegated: Worcester City*, Kettering Town, Hinckley United CONFERENCE SOUTH Champions: Kingstonian Promoted: Salisbury City Relegated: Crawley Town, Staines Town, Chelmsford City ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE Champions: Waltham Abbey Promoted: Dorchester Town Relegated: Eastbourne Town, Mertsham, Grays Athletic, Willenhall Town NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION Champions: Vauxhall Motors Promoted: Chorley Relegated: Durham City, Frickley Athletic, Shepshed Dynamo, Harrogate Railway Athletic SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE Champions: AFC Hayes Promoted: Welling United Relegated: Chippenham Town, Hampton & Richmond Borough, Cirencester Town, Northwood ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH Champions: Aveley Promoted: Braintree Town Relegated: Tilbury, Chatham Town ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH Champions: Godalming Town Promoted: Metropolitan Police Relegated: Molesey, Carshalton Athletic NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH Champions: AFC Fylde Promoted: Bamber Bridge Relegated: Wakefield, Thurrock NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH Champions: Gainsborough Trinity Promoted: Leigh Genesis Relegated: Prescot Cables, Matlock Town SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION MIDLANDS Champions: Banbury United Promoted: Romulus Relegated: Halesowen Town, Rushall Olympic SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST Champions: Gosport Borough Promoted: Bridgwater Town Relegated: Biggleswade Town, Didcot Town * indicates 10 points deducted FA CUP Manchester City 0 Arsenal 3 LEAGUE CUP Newcastle United 2 Liverpool 2p FA TROPHY Clevedon Town 1 Barnet 2 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Bayern Munich 0 Inter Milan 2 Wembley Stadium, London EUROPA LEAGUE Manchester United 1 Liverpool 2 Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne OTHER LEAGUES Scotland: Celtic Ireland: Bohemians Northern Ireland: Linfield Wales: Afan Lido France: Lyon Germany: Bayern Munich Italy: Juventus Spain: Barcelona Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 New Club Records Highest gate: £190,000 v Fulham (FA Cup Third Round) Average attendance: 7599 Transfer fee paid: £400,000 for Wayne Crawford from Lazio/Salernitana (co-owned, £200,000 to each club) Transfer fee received: £1,100,000 for Mohammed Sanogo to Leicester City Transfer spending: £550,000 Transfer income: £1,200,000 New League Records Consecutive games lost: 15 - Southend United Consecutive games without conceding: 7 - Middlesbrough Consecutive games without scoring: 8 - Plymouth Argyle Most points: 103 - Middlesbrough Top goalscorer: 37 - Greg Baker (Middlesbrough) Worst discipline: 16 yellows, 4 reds - Delroy Baxter (Peterborough United) Youngest goalscorer: 16 years 125 days - Adam Burke for Millwall v Southampton All Time Best Eleven Not viewed (see later) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Season Summary [b]Season[/b] [b]Team[/b] [b]Division[/b] [b]Pos[/b] [b]FA Cup[/b] [b]Other[/b] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011/12 Curzon Ashton Northern First Division North 11th Second Qualifying Round FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round 2012/13 Curzon Ashton Northern First Division North 6th First Qualifying Round FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round Northern League President's Cup winners 2013/14 Curzon Ashton Northern First Division North [b]1st[/b] First Qualifying Round FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round 2014/15 Curzon Ashton Northern Premier Division 21st First Round FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round Resigned after 16 league games 2014/15 Hednesford Town Conference North 12th Knocked out before joining club 2015/16 Hednesford Town Conference North 2nd Fourth Qualifying Round FA Trophy Second Round Lost in playoff final 2016/17 Hednesford Town Conference North [b]1st[/b] First Round FA Trophy Quarter Final 2017/18 Hednesford Town Conference Premier 17th First Round FA Trophy Quarter Final 40th birthday :cake: 2018/19 Hednesford Town Conference Premier 9th Second Round FA Trophy Third Round Contract expiry 2019/20 Northampton T. League One 18th First Round League Cup Second Round 2020/21 Northampton T. League One 7th Fourth Round League Cup First Round 2021/22 Northampton T. League One [b]2nd[/b] Third Round League Cup Second Round Football League Trophy winners 2022/23 Northampton T. Championship 12th Fourth Round League Cup Second Round Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiovascular Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 So where are you off to next Nobby? Looks like you had a great season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 At the end of the season, the chairman of a club who had sacked their manager with two games to play came back to me. While it was hard to leave Northampton after having such a good first season back in the second tier, the opportunity to both manage a considerably bigger club and also earn more than twelve times my salary at Northampton, I packed my bags and left for the North of England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 So where are you off to next Nobby? Looks like you had a great season. A late night viewer. I've left a couple of hints... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiovascular Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Please.. not Geordieland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UELLfan Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Newcastle United, Simon? Really? Good luck then, you'll most probably need it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidmonkey Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 ill have to stop reading this if its to the mags although if its sunderland it will be an even better thread. but the "new chairman" thing doesnt bode well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoham Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Good season and a bigger job, nice career going there. What league are Charlton in, below or above the Championship? I'm going to guess below. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Ahh I was expecting all to be revealed when I saw your update. Tease. Great season with Northampton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 The tease is over... and Cardio and Monkey will be pleased. In April 2023, Antoine Veyrat led a French based consortium and took Sunderland off Niall Quinn's hands. It took him a mere nine days to sack Richard Naylor and from there an offer came to me for two years, earning £12,000 per week to take the reins. I wanted to finish the season with Northampton, so managed to negotiate making a decision until the end of the season. I've enjoyed the time at Northampton, but I'd be a mug if I were to turn down a twelve fold increase in salary and a much bigger club. The Stadium of Light, Sunderland holds 48,300 (all seated) with under soil heating, good corporate facilities, good training facilities and good youth facilities plus academy. There is one sponsor, a 4 year kit deal worth £989,000 per season which ends after the coming season. Four gift loans of £90,750,000 in total will be paid back when the club is in profit. There is also one bank loan of £2,900,000, to be paid back at £12,250 per month until April 2048. The club is ranking 127 in the European rankings, having gone up 3 places despite not playing in Europe since 2012. Transfer market has been relatively quiet so far. The club's best player, Steve Irwin had already agreed a Bosman move to CSKA Moscow before I came in. I have signed two players, both from Northampton - Matthew Bray for £425,000 and Bob Evans for £950,000. Clearly Curtis Davies, who was promoted from Coach at Northampton, values Lloyd Wordsworth as highly as I did, as he's holding out for a lot more money than is left in my transfer kitty. I need a goalkeeper, but attempts to sign one thus far have been fruitless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Charlton Athletic 2022/3 - 5th in League One The Valley, London holds 17,801 (all seated) with adequate corporate, average training and adequate youth facilities, plus academy. LEAGUE 2009/10 - Highest position of 4th in League One 2011/2 - Highest position of 4th in League One 2017/8 - Lowest position of 19th in League One 2021/2 - Lowest position of 19th in League One CUPS Best FA Cup - Fourth Round in 2022/3 Best League Cup - Second Round eight times Best Eidos Suck Arse Paint Tin - Winners in 2019/20 SIGNIFICANT CLUB RECORDS Attendance: 75,031 v Aston Villa (February 1938) Receipts: £450,000 v Huddersfield Town (League One Playoff Semi Final, May 2010) Biggest Win: 8-1 v Middlesbrough (September 1953) Biggest Defeat: 1-11 v Aston Villa (November 1959) Highest Scoring Game: 1-11 v Aston Villa (November 1959) Top Scorer: 32 - Ralph Allen (1934/5) League Appearances: 579 - Sam Bartram League Goals: 153 - Stuart Leary Youngest Player: 16 years 23 days - Scott Willis v Scunthorpe United (League One, September 2017) Oldest Player: 42 years 41 days - Sam Bartram v Arsenal (March 1956) Youngest Goalscorer: 16 years 170 days - Trevor Bennett v Scunthorpe United (League One, December 2013) Oldest Goalscorer: 38 years 239 days - Chris Powell v Coventry City (May 2008) Transfer Fee Paid: £5,250,000 for Darren Bent from Ipswich Town, June 2005 Transfer Fee Received: £16,500,000 for Darren Bent to Tottenham Hotspur, June 2007 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almondo Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Well done with Northampton there Nobby. Here's hoping you can take the Black Cats to the top now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Cheers Almondo. One step at a time though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidmonkey Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 *Does a little dance* Woo take us back to the top Nobby! Nobby McDonalds Red n white Army!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoham Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Good decision. Thanks for the Charlton update, the ground has had 10,000 seats taken out! Still stuck in League One Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Just a small pay rise then, good luck with Sunderland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Monkey won't be dancing if I get them relegated. Scoham - I guess parts of the ground was closed as they couldn't afford the upkeep. Thanks LCFC. Pre season has gone... very badly. It doesn't bode well for when the real stuff starts again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Oh, one other thing... I tried to sign a Turkish goalkeeper. He agreed, and a work permit was turned down. I appealed and was successful. It does work sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UELLfan Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Sunderland it is then. I have a soft spot for them after my England FM08 career as they became quite a powerhouse in the 2040s and gave me many seasons of enjoyment trying to take the title from their hands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Really enjoying this career so far. Keep it up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFC-NIFC-MUFC-RFC-LFC Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 football manager makes you curse cause your an angry little man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Really enjoying this career so far. Keep it up! Thanks Whitesox. Saw a lovely little touch earlier. Was playing a home match, I forget who against. My right midfielder/winger had scored two and we were awarded a penalty. The usual (and assigned) penalty taker, a striker who is my top scorer, steps aside and allows the right midfielder/winger to get his hat-trick. Not long until the end of the season now. Hopefully I'll be able to update tomorrow night, but it's more likely to be later on in the week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 football manager makes you curse cause your an angry little man Your English teacher would curse if (s)he were able to read what you wrote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidmonkey Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 good bout time i need to see an update i need to know how you are getting on with us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiovascular Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Good luck with them. :shudder: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 I thought you didn't want me to go to Geordieland Cardio? I didn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Nice climb through the league Nobby. Building up Rep as you go. 48,500 is always nice for support and should generate loads of cash to take sunderland forward. Good job you never took the Newcastle job. I have had two games with them and never do well. Great save gonna go back to the beggining and have a good read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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