The Scanland Clan

[Guest]

ISSUE ONE

I VOTE YES

ISSUE TWO

I VOTE YES

ISSUE THREE

I VOTE YES

I dont mind how the holiday thing goes as i would usuallly always be there. As for u17's i have better rep. than most of yous (apart from oj n sami) so im okay with that. As for the shortlists, I couldn't really care if people have my players on their shortlists, and i dont mind if people want me to take their players off mine, so whatever.

[Guest]

ISSUE ONE

I VOTE YES

ISSUE TWO

I VOTE YES

ISSUE THREE

I VOTE YES

I dont mind how the holiday thing goes as i would usuallly always be there. As for u17's i have better rep. than most of yous (apart from oj n sami) so im okay with that. As for the shortlists, I couldn't really care if people have my players on their shortlists, and i dont mind if people want me to take their players off mine, so whatever.

[OJ]

1. YES

2. YES

3. YES, if somebody is on a holiday for say 2 weeks, then missing 4 sessions is much. But NO, if someone is going to miss 1 session for various reasons, then I don't think we should skip the session in question.

[Guest]

Good point OJ. If someone has to miss A session for whatever reason then we will play. However if a manager is going on holiday when we will stop playing until that manager returns. (if indeed the vote goes that way)

ISSUE 1 - YES 5

ISSUE 2 - YES 5

ISSUE 3 - YES 4 NO 1

[e-fiend]

ISSUE 1

NO

ISSUE 2

YES

ISSUE 3

YES

[Guest]

Issue One : I Vote No

Issue Two : I vote Yes

Issue Three : I vote Yes

Like others have said if the holidays are for longer than a week I would hope we could postpone those sessions, however if it is one or at the most two then continuing sounds fair.

And as for OJ's reputation being better than everyones hahahahahahahahah what world do you live on OJ ? we have not even finished the first season and you are claiming to be the best hahahahahaha you make me laugh !!! Shall we have a wee look at player reps tonight then and see just how superior you are ?? I think Sami with his UEFA games AND League Cup win is at this time within the game the BEST player of us all.....(fivers in the post Sami ;

[Guest]

Regarding Holidays, I say that to miss ONE session is ok, however if you are away for a weeks holiday or longer and in turn you have to miss TWO or more sessions then thats when we should stop.

[e-fiend]

About the holidays, im with Mincs, and as for the fivers RobMore, shhh....

[razor123]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Moncs:

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Regarding Holidays, I say that to miss ONE session is ok, however if you are away for a weeks holiday or longer and in turn you have to miss TWO or more sessions then thats when we should stop.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

does a week away doing work count the same as a weeks holiday: i,e we do not play?

[Guest]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by razor123:

does a week away doing work count the same as a weeks holiday: i,e we do not play?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I say YES that would count as the same as being away on hols.

[Guest]

Are we saying then that one week or two sessions is enough to get the game cancelled ? I thought that it had to be over one week.

[Guest]

Yes Rab, TWO OR MORE SESSIONS

(if the majority voting says YES)

[OJ]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RabMohr:

Issue One : I Vote No

Issue Two : I vote Yes

Issue Three : I vote Yes

Like others have said if the holidays are for longer than a week I would hope we could postpone those sessions, however if it is one or at the most two then continuing sounds fair.

And as for OJ's reputation being better than everyones hahahahahahahahah what world do you live on OJ ? we have not even finished the first season and you are claiming to be the best hahahahahaha you make me laugh !!! Shall we have a wee look at player reps tonight then and see just how superior you are ?? I think Sami with his UEFA games AND League Cup win is at this time within the game the BEST player of us all.....(fivers in the post Sami ;<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You are thick, aren't you. I was talking about CLUB reputation, not my manager reputation. So hahahahahahahaha to you, ya muppet.

[Guest]

Did you say CLUB rep in your post ?? I didn't think so. And as for name calling well we shall continue this on Messenger tonight !!!

My definition of a muppet would be someone who quotes a whole reply instead of the specific part intended...which makes you OJ a muppet !!

On a serious note we have at least 14 fixtures to complete before the seasons end and that does not include Sami's UEFA if he goes further and OJ's FA cup run OR the Div 1 playoffs. So can we keep our time consuming activities to a min and try and do that kind of stuff when a player has a game. Otherwise I will turn the timer back on....you have been warned !

[OJ]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by OJ:

...cause I have the biggest club reputation along with Elite's Saints...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Whose the muppet Rab? You are!!

[Guest]

You did not put it in BOLD so it does not count besides I am old and you are cheeky so why don't you.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz sorry what was I saying ?

[OJ]

I accept your apology.

[lister67]

voting:isuues 1+2 yes

issue no 3 i do nt know

but wiil go with what ever vote has the biggest

majoraty

[Guest]

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[This message was edited by Goldy on 06 February 2004 at 11:43.]

[razor123]

Just testing

[razor123]

wow it works, blimey

[razor123]

WEST HAM UNITED UPDATE…

With the season ending and west ham sitting in 3rd place and 2 points behind Cardiff City, it was important that west ham go on a good winning run, here's how there next 6 league games went:

Preston (Moncs) A: Won 2-1

West ham got off to a good start creating early chances and hitting the Preston post 3 times with Reo-coker and Kristjansson the main culprits. But on 27 mins Defoe pops up to put the Hammers in front. Then on 39 mins Defoe arrives at the back post to put West Ham 2-0 up.

And so to the 2nd half, Preston changed their formation and in doing so they had all the chances but could only find 1 goal from someone called Fuller (must be a new player Moncs created).

West ham held out for a good win that saw them move up to 2nd spot in Division 1.

Bradford. H. Won 4-0

In a drab 1st half west ham sneaked the lead on the stroke of HT through Etherington.

The second half was all one way traffic with goals coming from Reo-Coker, Defoe and Pongolle to seal a comfortable win for the Hammers.

Rotherham H: Won 5-2

West Ham started Brightly and opened the scoring on 9 Mins through Reo-Coker who rounded off a nice West Ham move, and it was Coker again on 45 Mins with a screamer from the edge of the box.

The floodgates opened up in the 2nd half with Reo-Coker getting his hat-trick, Defoe and Kristjansson netting for the Hammers. Rotherham pulled 2 goals back near the end through Byfield and a Young Penalty.

That Result meant that West Ham booked there place in the Play-offs.

Burnley A: Won 2-0

West Ham got off to a cracking start with Defoe netting after only 1 Min on the breakaway.

But West Ham had to wait until the 87 Min when Sub Bellion sealed the game for West Ham.

Millwall H: Won 3-2

This was a right old London derby. West ham got off to the best possible start with 2 goals inside the 1st 9 Minutes through Mullins and Reo-Coker.That seemed to settle the home team down and they played some neat passing football. Then on 37 minutes up pops Defoe to get his 20th goal of the season.

Millwall pulled 2 goals back in the 2nd half through Fofana and Whelan to set up a tense finish, with the hammers holding on.

Cardiff A: Draw 3-3

And so to West Ham's biggest game of the season. With Cardiff in 3rd and West Ham in 2nd places in Division1 a draw would see the Hammers back up in the Premiership.

Alan Lee put Cardiff in front early on (7), only for Defoe to level 4 minutes later, then Gabbidon head in from a corner(28) to put Cardiff back in front, this time it was the turn off Reo-Coker to level on 37 minutes, but on the stroke of HT Lanley put Cardiff in front for the 3rd time.

West ham through everything at Cardiff in the 2nd half and it paid off when Defoe levelled on 81 minutes to send the West Ham supporters into a wild celebration .

West Ham hung on for the draw which gave them that 1 point they needed to go straight back into the EPL at the 1st attempt.

[Guest]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by razor123:

wow it works, blimey<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Bloody cheeck... of course it works!!!

[Guest]

I have a true dilema for Thurs session...my beloved Hibs play Rangers in the semi final of the Scottish League Cup and it's live on Ch5 OR I can see out the last few games with Coventry the team that didn't want promotion this season coz it's too early !!!! and I have achieved a Play Off spot !!!!

What should I do guys ??

[Guest]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RabMohr:

I have a true dilema for Thurs session...my beloved Hibs play Rangers in the semi final of the Scottish League Cup and it's live on Ch5 OR I can see out the last few games with Coventry the team that didn't want promotion this season coz it's too early !!!! and I have achieved a Play Off spot !!!!

What should I do guys ??<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Tough one m8, Hopefully Hibs will hammer the huns but no doubt they will get a dodgy penalty and Hibs will get a man sent of for tieing his shoelace.

On the otherhand you could come up and play CM and watch Coventry get humped in the play offs!! Choices Choices

[Guest]

mmmmm get humped.....I will be there about 5pm then.

On a serious note in my visits to other game sites I just found out what Eidos are planning for CM5, I won't post details here as I realise this is the SI Games Forums and I don't want to get into trouble from Mr X coz he scares me

[razor123]

Can you not play CM03/04 and have a telly in the same room with CH5 on

[Guest]

The TV I have in the room for some reason does not get Channel 5

[razor123]

well stick the radio on then, or don't you have that in scotland.

Or you phone me up and i will give you a running commentary.

[Guest]

You really are a numpty razor aren't you ! I need convincing to play CM and NOT be distracted by the semi. Moncs has an ulterior motive as he will be up against my Coventry in the play offs.

And what the hell is this 'radio' thing you talked about ?

[Guest]

NEW HOPE FOR SUNDERLAND?

Sunderland have a new manager in Dan Kelly, a completely unproven, unknown manager who already faces the challenge of convincing the huge fan base that he's up to the task.

With 3/4 of the season gone and Sunderland sitting in mid-table, attention immediatly went into releasing a heap of young and reserve team players to reduce the clubs crippling wage bill. With the chances of the board giving me any money in the summer about the same as Aston Villa staying up, i've drawn up a shortlist of cheap sometimes free players I hope I can entice to the the Stadium of Light in the summer - A couple of them I'm really exited about if I can get them to sign.

After eight games in charge the tag 'bore draw specialists' had already been attached to Dan's new team. five succesive draws, three of which were 0-0 kicked off life up north. In fact it was six games before Dan tasted defeat and seven before his first victory - truly mid table form!

With two games left to go and nothing to play for Dan has an opportunity to try new formations and tactics in competetive games. The team has a good nucleus, experience from Poom in Goal to Breen in Defence, Arca has excelled down the left, McAteer is still doing the business in the middle and the exiting young Tommy Smith has started hittin the net since I got here. A busy summer is in store searching for the missing links and the fans will expect nothing less than a promtion challenge next season..

Time to stand up and be counted...

[Guest]

Nice one Dan......

[razor123]

oi Grandad, What about the brilliant report on the high flying hammers.

Talking of reports, this is the first season i have started doing reports on a regular basis, on the condition that we would all be doing them....but it has not turned out that way, so unless i see more reports on here i will stop doing them.

[Guest]

I'm first to admit that I have been very slack with doing reports over the past wee while.

But dont worry there will be a large end of season report from Deepdale very soon.

Not happy at all tonight, I have to say.....

£50 on Spurs to win @ 5/4. 3-0 up at H-T

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH

[Guest]

Ooops, didn't know we had agreed to do regular reports, no-one told me. Sorry guys, someone should've said. Well not really got anything to report (apart from a hell of alot of losses) so ehhhhhh......

WWW.ASTONVILLA.COM

Well the results have came in for the sack-smith-vote, and here they are: sack him-88%

keep him-12%

The fans were not confident of Smith taking over with such little experience, and I think they are starting to turn on the chairman aswell now for his severe judge of character. Smith has done nothing for the villans but lose, and it surely cannot be long before the board see sense and kick him.

There is also speculation that they have already lined up a replacement for Smith, another not-so-well-known manager Craig SmithII. It is surely just a matter of time.

Stand up and be heard-KICK SMITH OUT!

[Guest]

Razor my boy...please show some respect to your paternal Grandad.....and I agree that we should all do reports but unless it is put to a vote ?

Anyway decision made for me as I will be busy tonight guiding my beloved Coventry to the EPL (and then if I fail I can go back to my original claim of it being to early for the EPL) so I will see you all online tonight for the usual banter.....

[e-fiend]

SHORT SAINTS PREVIEW REGARDING THE END OF THE SEASON

Well im nervous and excited at the same time as we are in a shout for a CL place and still in the Uefa Cup.

The next match in the Uefa will be PSV away and im 1-0 up after the first encounter. We had a red card(Ormerod with 2 yellows), which was the first one during the whole season funny enough, but Oskarsson made it 1-0 at the end with a nice lob from the edge of the penalty box.

So we are missing Ormerod in the return leg but he wouldnt be in the first eleven anyway. Dont know who is gonna take he's place in the bench though. I have Borrillo on loan from Milan but he hasnt performed at all really during the season.

And good luck to Rab and Moncs in the playoffs and very big congratulations to both Razor and Fudge for making it to the EPL.

The Saints Gaffer

[Guest]

Guys I won't be on tonight due to having to work till 9pm - only found out this afternoon so outta my hands i'm afraid, enjoy the playoffs...

[Guest]

SEASON ONE - 2003/04 E.P.L

Southampton has had a quite outstanding season, and I'm sure their manager Elite will be the first to admit that they have exceeded EVERY expectation that they had before the season even kicked off.

A quite outstanding late season burst of form saw them shoot up the table from a mid-table position to clinch a fantastic 3rd place and more importantly that lucrative Champions League Spot.

As well as the Saints stunning league form, they had two great cup adventures as well, first up was the league cup which saw them march all the way to the final and crush Chelsea 4-0 to take the first silverware of the season. On top of that came their UEFA cup run, which was cruelly ended by way of penalties in the final against Roma after a quite breathtaking 5-5 draw. So what lies ahead for Elite and his Saints next season??

only time will tell, but if it is half as good as this season then the fans will be happy.

O.J and his spurs side struggled to do much this season, they were riding high for the most part then just after the festive period they seemed to go off the boil and lose their way, dropping points and losing goals where in the first half of the season they would have had the games tied up and the points in the bag.

The slump in form may even have cost them a European place next season. The cups proved no joy for Spurs either as a Semi Final defeat in the FA Cup at the hands of Man Utd ended any chance of a trophy. So, what does season 2004/05 hold for Spurs?? They must be aiming to finish higher in the league and at least reach a cup final, otherwise the natives will become restless.

Craig and his Villa team started the season with very high hopes of challenging at least for a european spot and maybe a good cup run, however from early on it became apparent that this was never going to happen. A disastrous season saw them pick up only FIVE wins out of 36, and score a mere 26 goals in the process.

Sadly that sort of form left them constantly fighting for survival for the whole season.... a battle they sadly lost. Ending up bottom of the pile the fans are unhappy as Aston Villa lose their top flight status, however manager Craig Smith will at least have the comfort to know that is job is SAFE

as chairman Doug Ellis has informed him on more than one occasion. So what lies ahead for Craig, the fans will DEMAND an immediate return to top flight football however will Craig still be in the hotseat in order to take them back up??

[Guest]

SEASON ONE - 2003/04 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Bambi came into the season persisting he did not want promotion, maintaining throughout the season that his team was not ready for the EPL, none of the other managers were having any of it. And if he did mean it, then his West Brom side certainly made a mess of things for him. Throughout the whole season WBA was up in the top 5 and never for a moment looked to be fading, and at the end of the day they were run away leaders amassing an impressive 103 points and scoring 87 goals in the process. Only losing 3 league games all season is a massive testament to Bambi and his Brummies.

Cup competitions were nothing to write home about, crashing out of the league cup at the first hurdle, and losing in the 4th round of the FA Cup to Man Utd. However in hindsight that may well have been the making of WBA's season as it left them to concentrate on league matters.

The big question is, does West Brom have the squad to stay up with the big boys, or will Bambi be proved right when he said his squad was not ready for the EPL?

West Ham's manager Razor was probably under the most pressure to deliver, taking on a team that had just been relegated from the EPL, the fans were wanting immediate promotion and nothing less would do.

And pretty much like Bambi and his West Brom team, there was never a moment throughout the season when it looked like they would not make it. Constantly in the top 5, they pulled away and made the 2nd spot their own in the last quarter of the season. Again the same as WBA, their cup form was dismal, losing to Chelsea in the league cup and getting knocked out in the FA Cup in the 3rd round against lowly Hull City. The manager of the year award was a nice feather in Razor's cap, but it would mean nothing if they come straight back down.

Razor knows he has to improve his squad if he has any chance to stay in the EPL next season, he has already added to the team at the beginning of the close season, I predict a struggle for them next season but who knows??

Moncs and his Preston side are surely the surprise package this season, the fans and chairman content with a mid-table finish, but not Moncs, he wanted the title from day one, and even he now admits that, that was a bridge to far. However after an uninspiring start to the season they soon found their form and were constantly involved in the play-off positions. A great run of results boosted that position to 3rd, and while the automatic promotion place was just out of reach they happily settled for a play off place. The fans and board already delighted with progress made, to get promotion to the EPL was beyond their wildest dreams. Even before the first leg of the play off Semi Final against Stoke, Preston lost two key players to injury, Fuller and Lewis. however after a 3-1 home win in the first leg things were looking brighter, but four days later a 3-1 defeat by Stoke forced the match into extra time and then onto penalties, where a miss by Iain Pearce meant a 5-4 loss and another season in division one.

4th round of the league cup was the best Preston had to offer as they crashed out to second division giant killers Chesterfield, and a 3rd round hammering by EPL side Portsmouth ended their FA Cup hops.

All in all a fantastic season for Preston, they exceeded all expectations, but sadly they could not take that final step. Next season will be a big test, they HAVE to maintain the form they showed this term and hopefully make it to the EPL at the second time of asking.

Rab and his Coventry City team were not expected to do much at all this season, and like Bambi, Rab maintained he did not want promotion this season, he also felt his team was not ready, as it turned out he did not get promotion, but closer they could not have come.

Throughout the first half of the season, inconsistent result meant they were drifting around in mid-table, then a great run of form after half way saw them fight for the playoff place and indeed grabbing one with some to spare. A very respectable 5th place finish for the Sky Blues meant they faced Cardiff in the Play off Semi. A fighting 2-1 first leg home win meant the had the advantage but they had lost the away goal which could prove critical. The second left arrived and for all the Cardiff pressure they could not break down the Sky Blues defence, the game ended 0-0 and Coventry were in the final. In that final they faced Stoke, who scrapped through the Semis on penalties by kicking their superior opponents off the park (I'm not bitter!!! ). A largely poor game, saw Stoke have most of the ball and in turn most of the chances, 0-0 it finished at the end of normal time, and even extra time could not separate them. Sadly like Moncs's Preston the Sky Blues fell to Stoke as they lost 4-2 on penalties. Stoke after scrapping a play-off place on goal difference on the last day of the season were promoted.

Like the other managers, Coventry's cup form was poor, going out of both cups in the early rounds to Watford and Wigan.

Next season Coventry have to add depth to their current squad, will Rab have the funds to do that? Ask the chairman.

A mediocre season for Notts Forest, manager Lister had the potential in his squad to make a challenge at least for a play off place, but sadly failed in the final straight.

An influx of free transfers show Lister add depth to his squad but sadly not the required quality to maintain a challenge. A few more quality signings near the end of the season has added a little bit more quality to the team, and given the time to gel, Forest could be up there next season.

As for the cups defeats to Liverpool (LC) and Leeds (FA) put paid to any cup run they may have dreamed off.

As for 2004/05, the fans and board will demand a higher league position, has the signings the Lister has made been wise?, will they add that sparkle that is required? tune in for next season to find out.

Dan came in as manager of Sunderland in mid-march, by that time they were already resigned to finishing mid-table and indeed they did coming in at 12th spot.

As Dan did not have time to make this happen in the short period of time he had, however what he has done is stopped a leaky defence and installed some self belief into the players. A good pre-season is essential for Dan and the Black Cats as next season is a vital one for them, as the board will no doubt demand for Sunderland be back where they belong... in the EPL, is Dan the man with the plan??? time will tell.

[razor123]

Nice report Moncs...very good indeed (where do you find the time? )

[Dark_Soccer]

Hey guyz.....

Keeping track of your season and watching with great interest....as i would like to join the clan.....not atm since im doing Year 12 TEE but later on....

Rab 5th wasnt too bad for a team which you say you didnt wanna get promoted....and you know me from the other PM forum lol (Darksoul)

[Guest]

Yeah, v. nice moncs, good going!!

Craig Smith has reported to the villan fans that last season did go extremely terrible but promises that next season will be the complete opposite in that he believes his team should 'wipe the floor with the 1st div'.

Smith optimism looking very high, but if he breaks his promise then he will SURELY be released from his duties. Only time will tell!!

[OJ]

The Spurs season review

Well, when I took charge of Tottenham Hotspur I knew it wouldn't be easy. A team once considered a big club had a big history behind them but for many years that was about everything the Spurs fans could be happy about. Many mediocre managers and many mediocre players had worn the Spurs badge since the glory years and what made it worse for the fans was to see their biggest rivals Arsenal dominating for the past 10 years along with Man Utd.

So, in a bid to return to the days of glory the board took the chance to appoint me in charge and I started my work last summer. First season at helm is finished and time to analyze it a bit. When I started my work I had a clear plan to change most of the playing material over 2 seasons, as I had seen them performing over the past seasons and with a few exceptions, I found the team average and also on some parts, old. Although since the previous managers had been allowed to spend big bucks, the club didn't have any money at all: we were 2M in the red. Though I have to thank the board in that they still gave me 6M pounds to spend. I had convinced them that the team needs new faces.

I decided to spend some cash but I knew I also had to sell in order not to go bankrupt. Like already posted, my signings for last season were Renato for 5M, Zonneveld for 3.5M, Pletikosa for 5.5M and Mexes for 3.8M. From these signings most succesful was Renato. He was also the one I expected most from. He played most of the season in the right wing before moving to centre for the final matches. Scoring 9 goals and making 10 assists, thus being my top assist man, are nice figures for the debut season and I suspect he will really show everybody how good he is on his second season. I really expect him to be twice as good as this season. Pletikosa on the goal was a bit inconsistant, I feel. Had some great games and then some not so great games, but he's young and this was also his first season abroad, so I expect him to improve. Zonneveld playing as left back was pretty effective on the attacking end with 9 assists but he has to improve his defensive skills. He is also very young, so he will improve but it might be that he will lose his starting spot for the new season. Still, a very good signing for relatively small money. As for Mexes, he didn't shine but he was solid at the back and I believe he will improve, as his central defensive partner from Auxerre is joining us in the summer, Boumsong.

As you may have read from previous updates, the season was going very well until January when we were hit with two major injuries: Kanoute for a month and Postiga for six months. At that point we were fighting for the spot Elite's Saints finally got, the 3rd, but after those injuries we started playing poor and didn't get any results. Thus losses started rolling in and we started to slip in the table. We slid down to 12th place but with victories in the last games we were able to finish 8th, and despite it being the best position the Spurs have finished for a few years, I was bitterly disappointed. Robbie Keane was our top scorer with 16 goals and Kanoute together with Renato our best assister with 10 each.

The future looks good though. We are signing a host of Bosmans and are getting real quality. Players coming are Jermaine Pennant for 2.9M from Arsenal, Emmanuel Olisadebe from PAO, Andreas Hinkel from VFB Stuttgart, Benoit Pedretti from Sochaux, Jean Alain Boumsong from Auxerre and Fabian Grosso from Perugia. Yound and highly promising Brazilian Evandro Roncatto was also purchased in June for only 550K.

With the dismal form in the second part of the season, I have decided to install new faces in the starting eleven and eventhough I still don't know if I sell/buy somebody once the transfer window opens, this looks to be my starting eleven for the new season:

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> Keane Kanoute/Olisadebe

Grosso Pedretti Renato Pennant

Zonneveld Mexes Boumsong Carr/Hinkel

Pletikosa</pre>

Will post the latest team news and transfer deals once the Pre season is over, arrivederci.

The Spurs Manager

[Guest]

Hey nice job Moncs.....

[Guest]

Guys Im doing a new website for the clan, can you have a quick look at the below URL (dont worry the URL will change) and let me know know of anything you think should be added.

NOTE: it is very basic at the moment and a lot of the links don't work yet, so don't worry. Just give me some ideas.

http://www.universal-it-solutions.co.uk/scanland_main.htm

[Guest]

How did my comment get in before your posting about the website ? And while it is basic it looks like it has potential. What happened to Fudges site ? I liked that one.

[Guest]

As I say at the the moment the website is VERY basic, I just want to concentrate on getting the content in there and I will worry about the presentation later.

I don't want anything fancy, theres no need for forums as we have this one, its just going to be an information site.

I'd like some feedback with regards to what content you would all like to see on the site, so please let me know.

[e-fiend]

THE SAINT SEASON REVIEW 03/04

Competitions

Now after the dust has settled a bit, it's time to make a review of the past season. Really can't be anything but happy about the season, 3rd in the league is more than we realistically had hoped for and the UEFA and League Cup runs were great.

We had a stable start to the season, winning games and losing some. We where for a long time a upper mid-table team, but the league was really tight. A win could take you up 5 places and vice versa. Slowly we creeped up the table and after the New Year we upped our game as the team had gelled. The biggest problem we had in the first half of the season was that even though we scored goals, we conceded far to many. After the defence tightened up and the attack continued to score it meant we started to push for a CL place and in the end ended up in a 3rd place. And the fact we ended up with the most goals in the league was a really nice surprise.

Even though it was great to achieve a place in a euro comp final, it's never fun to lose one. Especially as we led the game 2-0 and 3-1. Roma then equalised and went into the lead only for us to equalise the game in injury time from a corner and it meant that it was 4-4 after ordinary time. We even went into the lead in extra time only for Roma to equlise once more which then took the game to a penalty shootout. Cassano and Dickson Etuhu both scored a hat-trick. Well we lost the penalty shootout which left a bitter taste in the mouth. All i can say that experience left us hungry for more success.

The League Cup final was one of our best matches of the season. The team played really well as a whole and Chelsea was never in for a shout really. 4-0 tells the whole story and it could have been more.

I rate this season very high, 9+/10 really. Not much that could have gone better. But what's our goal for next season? A Official statement would be as manager of this club to say that our goal will be to qualify for the CL again.

Transfers

Not too many players coming in as Bosmans. Suazo to add some depth in the attack, Tieme Klompe to the defense from Heerenveen and K.Schmeichel. Might cancel the Klompe deal as i do have enough CB's. One position i need to look into is the left midfielder as Fernandes is only having 1 year left of his contract and we cant/wont meet his wage demanads. Maybe need to sell him. So there wont be many changes to the 1st eleven if any. Just adding squad depth.

Squad Analyze

GK:

Antti Niemi

Mr Reliable. Made only one mistake during the whole season and loads of important saves. Played in 58 matches. Avr. Rat 6.71. Indispensible.

Paul Jones

Retiring and was only used in 2 games and 1 sub. Avr Rat. 7.00

DEFENDERS:

Claus Lundekvam ©

A fans favourite and had a good season, nothing fancy but did his job. Avr Rat 7.29 in 50(2) matches. Scored 2 with 4 assists.

Darren Kenton

I like this guy. Has real physical presence and hes really quick. Had the best Avr Rat in hte defense with a 7.33 in 32(16) matches. Scored 2 with 6 assists.

Fitz Hall

Played more than i had anticipated and was a reliable choise every time. Avr Rat 7.23 in 37(7) matches. Scored 1 with 1 assist.

David Mendes Da Silva *Purchase*

Retrained him to play as a right full back and had a solid season. Still young and will hopefully continue to develop. Had a Avr Rat of 7.09 in 51(4) matches. 2 goals with 7 assists.

D.Higginbotham

Played his games in the left full back poition and was solid but really nothing special at any point in the season. A player who needs to watch out if hes gonna stay in the squad. 3 assists and a Avr Rat of 6.94 in 49(2) matches.

J. De la Cuesta *Purchase*

A purchase made in January. A young and physical defender with good potential. I will have higher expectations of him in the second season as he has now had some time to settle in. Avr Rat 6.90 in 17(3) matches. 2 goals and 1 assist.

MIDFIELD:

Vampeta *Purchase*

The spine of the team in his Ded Mid positon. A really important figure in the starting eleven. Avr Rat 7.50 in 23(3) matches. Scored 4 with 2 assists.

R.Delap

Had a really great season for us scoring 22 goals and had 10 assists with a 7.33 Avr Rat. Dont know why but he just kept on scoring from the midfield. Will be interesting to see if he's gonna be able to continue that form into the next season.

F.Fernandes

Contract renewals looking grim . He had a great season with 8 goals and 15 assists with a 7.30 Avr Rat. But i think hes replaceable even though he does take the set pieces which would be the greatest reason we would miss him. We'll see what happens.

David Prutton

A player i wont sell, never ever. Has versatility which is a great asset and always has a place in the team. Doesnt matter if it's the Def Mid position or the flanks but he plays really well. Had 4 goals and 8 assists with a 7.17 Avr Rat.

Dickson Etuhu

Still a young player who will propably develop into a Def Mid. Will take over from Vampeta if he has the patience to wait for his turn. Get's the odd game here and there, usually plays a solid game. I mostly used him as a sub and he had a Avr Rat of 7.13 and scoring 6 goals with 2 assists in 11(21) matches. Had a marvellous game in the UEFA cup final scoring a hat-trick.

Marian Pahars

I know he is considered more of an striker but he doesnt have a spot there so he gets his football from the midfield. A player that i would be willing to sell if there was a decent offer made. Scored 6 and had 10 assists in 24(14) matches with a 6.95 Avr Rat. A fans favourite though.

Neil McCann

Played as a backup and got pretty many games. Played in the left flank and got 11 assists in 24(21) matches with a 6.98 Avr Rat. Could sell him.

STRIKERS:

Orri Freyr Oskarsson

is all i can say about this guy. Not really an unknown player but still, the first time i've had him and hes phenomenal. Scored 44 goals, had 25 assists in 37(11) matches with a 8.23 Avr Rat. Absolutely phenomenal. Indispensible.

James Beattie

Had a marvellous season aswell with 22 goals and 22 assists with a 7.71 Avr Rat in 48(8) matches. Needles to say a fans favourite and mine too. Only let down was in the UEFA Final but other than that pure class. Indispensible.

Brett Ormerod

Was the third striker and played a lot. Had a surprisengly good season with 23 goals and 11 assists and a 7.14 Avr Rat.

So not so many players having a high Avr Rat but what i can tell from those stats is that the team played rather well as a unit with a couple of players rising to the occasion and playing bit better than the rest, mainly the forwards. So i will stick to these guys and hope that everyone can up their game even a little bit, then the next season should be good. The thing they mainly need to improve on is their fitness as it seemed some got very tired. My training regime aint physically that demading, or it is but not if your gonna be a top club.

The next seaon will be very interesting. I suspect the Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man Utd boards werent too happy about their teams positions in the league. So they will be looking to improve for sure. The Spurs manager will get alot of new players in and the question will be, are they gonna gel in time? A lot of quality in those arrivals, no doubt. Then it will be very interesting to see what Fudge and Razor with their WBA and West Ham are going to do. Main objective will surely be to try to stay up and avoid relegetation. Craig is surely looking to bounce back from the Nationwide back to the EPL and the rest of the lot will be in for a shout for promotion.

Roll on season two!

The Saints Gaffer

[This message was edited by "elite" on 07 February 2004 at 12:18.]

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