DaveAzzopardi Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Dave Azzopardi The Red Angel So I was getting bored and thought, you know what, i'll go on an old football manager game and see how i do. So that is what i am doing. I am doing it with Manchester United. The only country I am selecting is England, lowest league I am selecting is Blue Sq. Premier and database size is large. I am starting as a 30 year old English, Maltese manager, with former International experience (easier that way). It is on the 9.2.0 update. I really enjoy football. Since a young age, I have adored such players as Steve Bull and Robbie Keane as I am a Wolves fan. In this generation I look up to the players such as Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. It's just the biggest sport in the world, and there are too many words to describe it. I have had many football manager games, I once had a Wolves manager game and then went on to Football Manager 2007, then 2008, then 2009, then 2010. It just a great game all round. Anyway, welcome to my story, hope you enjoy it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorusFM Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Pictures not allowed, Dave. Other than that, good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAzzopardi Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 @Gav, oops sorry mate The Red Devil Transfer Window In: Martin Palermo - Argentina - £1.5m - Boca - Striker - 15/7/08 David James - England - £3.4m - Portsmouth - Goalkeeper - 25/7/08 Andrey Arshavin - Russia - £11.75m - Zenit - Attacking Midfielder/Striker - 30/7/08 Out: Darren Fletcher - Scotland - £8.25m - Tottenham - Midfielder - 14/7/08 Richard Eckersley - England - Loan - Bournemouth - Defender - 18/7/08 John O'Shea - Ireland - £6.25m - Newcastle - Defender - 25/7/08 Pre-Season Friendlies 19/7/08: Stade Rennais - Cancelled 21/7/08: Gladbach - W 3-0 27/7/08: Altrincham - W 9-0 29/7/08: Bury - W 5-0 2/8/08: Antwerp - W 11-0 5/8/2008: SC Heerenveen - W 3-0 Added Friendly - 7/8/2008: Tow Law - W 7-0 I am very impressed with winning all of my games so far. With a large amount of goals scored, I look foward to the season. Community Shield 10/8/2008 We went to Wembley playing a Portsmouth side who played well all season and had a brilliant cup run to win the FA Cup. I had doubts for the game. No Arshavin as he got injured in the Tow Law game and Cristiano Ronaldo was injured. After a tough game we came out winners with a 2-1 victory. Wayne Rooney grabbing both goals. We now play Pompey again in our next match for the first game of the season. -Starting XI- -Stats- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAzzopardi Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 The Red Devil August Review As the manager of a club, in your first month, you have to impess! Thats just what I tried to do. You really have to do impress when your at the best team in the world. Results Community Shield: vs Portsmouth - W 2-1 - Rooney x2 Premier League: vs Portsmouth - W 3-0 - Ferdinand, Arshavin, Giggs Premier League: vs Hull - W 3-1 - Palermo, Giggs Berbatov Super Cup: vs Zenit - 0-0 (Lost on Penalties) Featured Game: vs Zenit -Starting XI- -Stats- A very good start to the season. The pre-season lifted us off, and a brilliant 3-0 victory vs Pompey lifted the spirits. Arshavin was awesome in that game. We then played Hull who again we played brilliantly again. We should of had 6-7 goals, which was the reason the fans were not happy. Giggs and Arshavin shined for me in this game In the Zenit game there was a big blow, I was without Arshavin and Evra which forced me to play new signed Razvan Rat at left back. We fought well all game, with David James making great saves. However, the penos were disgraceful. 3 missed, from my key 3 strikers. Tell you something? End Of Summer Transfer Window 08/09 In: Martin Palermo - Argentina - £1.5m - Boca - Striker - 15/7/08 David James - England - £3.4m - Portsmouth - Goalkeeper - 25/7/08 Andrey Arshavin - Russia - £11.75m - Zenit - Attacking Midfielder/Striker - 30/7/08 Razvan Rat - Romania - £2.6m - Defender - 29/8/08 Out: Darren Fletcher - Scotland - £8.25m - Tottenham - Midfielder - 14/7/08 Richard Eckersley - England - Loan - Bournemouth - Defender - 18/7/08 John O'Shea - Ireland - £6.25m - Newcastle - Defender - 25/7/08 Ji Sung Park - South Korea - £6m - Man City - Midfielder - 20/8/08 Owen Hargreaves - England - £8m - Bayern Munich - Midfielder - 31/8/08 Champions League Draw + Registration In the group stage, I probably have the toughest group. It consists of Atletico Madrid, Porto, Jeventus and ourselves. Also, Celtic have been drawn with Spainish superstars Real Madrid. Liverpool have been drawn with Roma, Steaua and Fenerbahce Rangers have got Inter, Bayern and CFR Cluj Arsenal have got Marseille and Gala Whilst Chelsea have to host Sporting. Players registered: Van Der Sar, David James, Kuszczak Razvan Rat, Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville, Vidic, Patrice Evra, Jonny Evans, Fabio Michael Carrick, Nani, Ronaldo, Anderson, Scholes, Giggs, Arshavin, Possebon, Gibson Rooney, Berbatov, Tevez, Palermo, Welbeck Carling Cup Draw Manchester United have been drawn against Welsh side Cardiff City in the third round of the Carling Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAzzopardi Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 The Red Devil September Review After a brilliant start of the season last months, I wanted to keep our unbeaten streak throught next month. Results Premier League: vs West Ham United - W 1-0 - Tevez Premier League: vs Blackburn Rovers - L 1-0 Champions League: vs At. Madrid - L 3-0 Premier League: vs Tottenham - L 3-2 - Rooney, Anderson Carling Cup: vs Cardiff - D 1-1 (Lost on Penalties) - Comminges o.g Premier League: vs West Brom - W 2-0 - Carrick, Rooney A really bad month. I expected us to do well. Rooneys injury at the start of the month was a blow. Plus with Arshavin still out we didnt have a lot of attacking options. Ronaldo was back, but didn't do a lot. Hopefully, we can do better next month with Arshavin, Rooney, Berbatov, Ronaldo, Tevex and Palermo all avaliable. League Position: 4th Champions League Group Position: 4th Top Goalscorer(s): Wayne Rooney - 4 Most Assists: Wayne Rooney - 3 Average Rating: Wayne Rooney (7.11) Nani wins Young Player of the month Azzopardi comes third in Manager of the Month (somehow!) Finances Overall the club recorded a loss of £13.73m last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAzzopardi Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 The Red Devil 'We Want Phelan,' fans protest outside Old Trafford this morning. The English assistant manager of Manchester United is being mocked by a number of fans outside the huges Old Trafford. After Manchester United's loss vs Cardiff City last week, Phelan said, 'We did not deserve to win, and it was good for us to lose, hope it knocks some sense into 'em.' Both fans, and players thought this was unacceptable from Phelan which is why Azzopardi may be recruiting a new assistant manager. Rumours are that Sir Alex could come back to Manchester to help out the struggling English manager. All will reveal itself in the next couple of days. Stay tuned in! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAzzopardi Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 The Red Angel October Review After a very poor month in September, we had to improve rapidly. What a way to start... vs Juventus :confused: Phelan Goes Mike Phelan has been sacked from his post as assistant manager at the club. After some bad comments after the game at Cardiff, players and fan were not happy. He was sacked on the 1st of October and was granted £2.7 million. I have now appointed Boltons assistant manager Chris Evans. Results Champions League: vs Juventus - L 1-0 Premier League: vs Newcastle United - D 0-0 Premier League: vs Liverpol - L 2-1 - Tevez Champions League: vs Porto - W 2-0 - Scholes, Rooney Premier League: vs Chelsea - W 1-0 - Giggs Premier League: vs Middlesbrough - W 6-1 - Rooney x2, Tevez x2, Scholes, Vidic League Position: 5th Champions League Group Position: 3rd Top Goalscorer(s): Wayne Rooney - 7 Most Assists: Rooney, Evra, Giggs, Nani, Ronaldo - 3 Average Rating: Wayne Rooney (7.14) A much better month. The first few games were slightlyy edgy, but wins versus Porto then Chelsea were brilliant. To cap it off we destroyed Boro 6-1. In January, I'm looking to sell some dead wood and sign a new Striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Welcome to FMS ... glad you're with us. As a tip, you might want to try going flush left on your formatting. Centering text, especially if a line contains only one word, is distracting to the reader. Otherwise, blaze away! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAzzopardi Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 @tenthreeleader Thanks for the advice mate. Will take it on board for when i do dialouge. The Red Angel November Review With a great end to last month, I wanted to lift us off to another good run of results. What a good way to do it start it against Wigan Results Premier League: vs Wigan - W 3-1 - Tevez x2, Scholes Champions League: vs Porto - L 5-4 - Scholes, Rooney x2, Tevez Premier League: vs Sunderland - D 0-0 Premier League: vs Stoke - W 2-0 - Tevez, Rooney Premier League: vs Arsenal - D 0-0 Champions League: vs At. Madrid - W 4-0 - Scholes, Brown, Rooney, Ronaldo Premier League: vs Aston Villa - W 7-0 - Ronaldo x3, Scholes x3, Friedel o.g League Position: 5th Champions League Group Position: 3rd Top Goalscorer(s): Wayne Rooney - 15 Most Assists: Rooney - 7 Average Rating: Wayne Rooney (7.20) Man Of The Matches: Rooney - 5 Scholes Wins Goal of the Month (vs Aston Villa) A good month. I'm glad the boys stayed fit as we had 7 games in one month. Pleased with them all. Ronaldo got his first few goals of the season which is good. Bad thing is we HAVE to beat Juventus to qualify for Champions League. Yet again, we have played really well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAzzopardi Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 The Red Angel December Review A great month in November so I hoped we could move up the table a little. We started off the month versus Fulham. Results Premier League: vs Fulham - W 4-2 - Rooney x2, Nani, Ronaldo Champions League: vs Juventus - L 3-0 Premier League: vs Man City - D 0-0 Premier League: vs Stoke - W 2-0 - Tevez, Rooney Club World Championship: vs Osaka AC - W 5-0 - Berbatov x2, Nani, Rooney, Matsushita o.g Club World Championship: vs Pachuca - W 3-0 - Tevez, Rooney, Berbatov Premier League: vs Hull - W 3-1 - Tevez, Palermo League Position: 5th Champions League Group Position: Finish 3rd - Qualify for UEFA Cup Top Goalscorer(s): Wayne Rooney - 15 Most Assists: Rooney - 7 Average Rating: Wayne Rooney (7.20) Man Of The Matches: Rooney - 5 Cristiano Ronaldo wins World Player of the Year A good month. I am glad we have won some silverware, we deserved it. It looks like Tevez is finding his form, which may save us some money as we won't have to sign another striker. Bring on selling the old, rubbish players haha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottleeSV Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Welcome, Dave. I enjoyed the snippet about Phelan; would like to see more of that. I agree with Tenthree that the centre text is tricky on the eye. Best of luck with the rest of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAzzopardi Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 I was starting to get slightly weary. I have still not been offered a new contract yet. I know its mid-January but sometimes they offer you one around this time. I know they expected us to get far in Europe and win the league but I still think I have done a decent job. What if my managing career is going to end before it has even begun... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAzzopardi Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 I am going to start the proper story at the end of the season - I aim to start today ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Red Devil January Review End of January Transfer Window In: Artem Milevskyi - Ukraine - £10.75m - Dinamo Kiev - Striker - 17/1/09 Wayne Hennessey - Wales - £3m (Part Exchange) - Wolves - Goalkeeper - 1/2/09 Out: Anderson - Brazil - £7m - Juventus - Attacking Midfielder - 5/1/09 Manucho - Angola - £2.5m - CSKA Moscow - Striker - 28/1/09 Dimitar Berbatov - Bulgaria - £30m - Arsenal - Striker - 29/1/09 Sam Hewson - England - Part Exchange - Wolves - Midfielder - 1/2/09 Richard Eckersley - England - Loan - MK Dons - Defender - 1/2/09 Results FA Cup: vs Everton - D 0-0 Premier League: vs West Ham - W 3-1 - Tevez x2, Scholes Premier League: vs Portsmouth - L 2-1 - Nani FA Cup Replay: vs Everton - D 0-0 (Lost on Penalties) Premier League: vs Blackburn - W 2-0 - Warnock o.g, Giggs Premier League: vs Everton - L 1-0 Premier League: vs Spurs - W 2-1 - Ronaldo, Arshavin League Position: 5th Top Goalscorer(s): Wayne Rooney - 15 Most Assists: Rooney and Scholes - 7 Average Rating: Cristiano Ronaldo (7.17) Man Of The Matches: Rooney - 5 Cristiano Ronaldo wins player of the month Finances Overall the club made a great profit of £19.41m last month. Overall a decent month. We should have won some games, such as the Pompey game as we were 1 up. We could have easily destroyed Spurs with 6 or 7 goals but we hit the bar or post I was disappointed to be knocked out the FA Cup aswell, we now have no chance of winning an English domestic cup this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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