Guest Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 exellent read ,thank you. If Danny gamble ever comes down my street i will smack him with a brick(i dont know why,but he really annoys me) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste93 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 i was absolutly gutted looking at the transfers in and out but reading the update i realise it aint so bad. kutgw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mravac Kid Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Now that the team has settled, the time is right for Davies to prove just how bad he is... :-/ I hope I'm wrong, but I see them struggling to avoid relegation, despite the very good squad (apart the few top-class players like Trezeguet and Buffon, they're better than my Juventus team). When will their struggles with poor management end? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waz_nufc_awk Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Great update as always Kip, can't wait to see how the season pans out. Just out of interest have there been many major takeovers, in the premier league, in the last few years? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross8 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Sad to see King go, but you can't turn down £30 mil can you. Can't believe Dove has returned, and what a bargan, looks like playing in europe has made a big difference in the type of players the Bandits can now attract. Looking forward to the update of the season, I think it's gonna be a good one, I can feel it! (I'm a Newcastle fan IRL, ever the optimist ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest arrogantio Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Poor old Ben Clayton. The most successful manager the club had ever had, wins the club their first ever major trophy and earns them a place in Europe for the first time ever, and all that anyone and the club wants is for him to have a bad season so they have an excuse to sack him. And Martin Jol thought he had it bad... Admittedly, the tiniest amount of ability to motivate and a bit more determination on his own part might have helped Ben Clayton bring the Bandits back into form and saved his job, but the manager screenshot kinda confirmed what I suspected all along: he's not at all bad at spotting the potential of his younger players (hey, he brought more young talent to the club than anyone else managed) but was forced into selling some of them off at bargain prices by other circumstances. For all their profitability and fan base, the football world has never regarded the Bandits as a big club. Their new manager looks like someone that really should have the title "first team coach"; he's clueless about team selection and tactical changes as well as being every bit as bad a motivator as Clayton. Anyone reckon there might be someone else behind the scenes pulling the strings? Prediction: A Ben Clayton managed club to finish higher than the Bandits over the next 2-3 seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltoro Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Unbelievable thread..Absolutely awesome..Start to read yesterday and finished it..wow.. As a Turkish guy I'm eagerly waiting Umit Abdulkadir-Trabzonspor striker to make his big move and become a leading star just like our Striker 4... Switching to wait mode for the last update.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Williams Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Great update I think Bandits have had a good'un. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoe Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Just read this thread start to finish. It's now 2.15 am! But the time flew by. Awesome stuff. I bloody love those bandits! Other favourite bit is the Man utd updates- Just waiting for the resurgence... Anytime now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Metaphysical Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 just spent the last four hours reading this thing front to back. kipfizh, you are a god. A GOD. I'm a TOTAL bandits fan (what would their fan nickname be? a bandit? lol) really want goalkeeper 2 to succeed coz he was so loyal (even if it was to dirty lids) and so awesome. but looks like he doesn't have what it takes. bring back gamble! really depressed at the way the AI has bitchslapped man utd, though! it's depressing watching your team slide down into nothingness. and my second team, barca, have been outshone by their facist opponents madrid in europe! so sad =( but the bandits, the bandits keep me goin'! I got LEGIT pleased whenever an improvement was made. and now that the club is somewhat settled as a PL team, I can't wait for the final push into the upper tiers of football. it has to happen, the bandits are the best! you did a PL history picture on an earlier page, any chance of a newer one? (you could edit it in PS, making it vertically taller and doing multiple printscreens and a bit of editing and fit all the history in one image) and maybe a similar thing for the champs league? it'd be ace. once again, kipfizh = GOD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross8 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Originally posted by Metaphysical:really depressed at the way the AI has bitchslapped man utd, though! it's depressing watching your team slide down into nothingness. . Thats one of my favorate bits seeing how average they now are Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste93 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 when's the next update going to be kip? i might start reading it from the start again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mravac Kid Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I'm a TOTAL bandits fan (what would their fan nickname be? a bandit? lol) Fandits? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veg Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Kip: when will the next update come? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meitheisman Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Good work but you teased us all again Very satisfied with the transfers (in and out) honestly, I was really expecting something bad and overall it wasn't. Seeing who we have in the team I project a 3rd European campain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie#10 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Wow, just read that whole thread tonight and must echo the sentiments of hundreds of others. Fantastic thread, fantastic read and fantastic idea. Striker 4 - a Liverpool goalscoring legend who will be forever missed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damienroden Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 goosebumps signed up today looked at this thread had a little read through, clicked on the screenshot of the man utd board and noticed my name as assistant manager.... maybe not amazing if my name was say john smith but damien roden come on, what are the chances ayy gotta say aswell some of this was like a fairy tale, ryan morley best english player ever, former bandit england manager, nice one whatever you name is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenVW Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Originally posted by damienroden:goosebumps signed up today looked at this thread had a little read through, clicked on the screenshot of the man utd board and noticed my name as assistant manager.... maybe not amazing if my name was say john smith but damien roden come on, what are the chances ayy gotta say aswell some of this was like a fairy tale, ryan morley best english player ever, former bandit england manager, nice one whatever you name is All I need is someone to be called 'Raven Blackburn'. Not very likely I must say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfizh Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Sorry all, I know the updates are slow in coming at the moment, they are on the way but things are very very busy this end at the moment! I'll give you a taster in a moment to keep you going, but to answer a few questions - practically every team has been taken over at least once, we have played forty years after all, and I'm not sure how to find out who lists X as a favourite player or favourite team without going through all the possibilities one by one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonBlade Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Originally posted by kipfizh:I'm not sure how to find out who lists X as a favourite player or favourite team without going through all the possibilities one by one. It's a filter in the player search. "Favourite" then "Contains" VB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfizh Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Season report preview - part 1 (as an apology for being so slow!): A summer of stability caused an unprecedented level of optimism amongst the long serving Bandit fans, with many predicted that Stuart Davies’ managerial skill could take such a talented squad into the top six. The media were predicting ninth place and a European challenge, and no-one could wait for the season to begin. But before any domestic football could be played, the Intertoto Cup had to be navigated. A friendly looking draw against Russian team Rubin was all that stood between them and the UEFA Cup qualifiers, and after Tom Finley’s goal gave them a creditable 1-1 draw in the away leg, they thumped their visitors 4-0 in the home leg to progress. Experienced Swiss side Young Boys lay in wait in the UEFA Cup qualifying round, but were heavily dispatched, a 6-1 aggregate victory seeing the Bandits reach the UEFA Cup proper again. Meanwhile, the league season was beginning, and they made a good start, gaining eight points from the four games leading up the UEFA Cup first round tie with Hadjuk Rodic of Serbia. Once again the European flag flew high, with 4-0 and 3-0 victories giving the Bandits a thumping aggregate victory and a passage to the group stages. In between the two matches, they drew 2-2 with Aston Villa and produced a superb performance against Chelsea to win 2-0 and move up to second in the Premiership. Second became first with two more victories before the UEFA Cup group stages began, FC Kobenhavn putting a massive dent in their hopes by claiming a 1-0 win on English soil. The loss was quickly followed by a league defeat at the Emirates, before the got back on track with four wins on the bounce, including an impressive win away at Fenerbahce, thanks to a solitary late Philip King strike. With the Bandits now seven points clear at the top of the Premiership and getting vertigo, a shadow side was sent to play Boston in the League Cup and was duly thumped 3-0, a mark of how small their squad really is. A poor run in the league saw their lead entirely overturned, and as the dropped away from the top of the table, Valencia came to town and won 3-1, leaving the Bandits needing to beat the impressive Iraklis in the final game. The Greeks had already won in Spain, and were looking good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles elbow Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Phew I came across this thread last week… went back to page 1, and have gradually read through the whole lot. Fantastic work kipfizh You deserve a medal for all the work you have put in over the past 10 or so months… my only problem now is that I have to follow in real time, and wait patiently for your updates, rather than read it at my leisure As with all of you I have become an avid Bandits fan, as well as a keen observer of the AI developments in the game (for the team and players etc). I have a couple of things to contribute… ~Firstly, was I the only person to shed a tear at the retirement of the players, especially the first one (even if he was one of the idiots)? I feel like I grew to see them all as real personalities, following their playing careers with interest, and now with the few that remain in the game. ~It was very interesting to watch their CA’s rise as they approached their peak, and even more interesting to see it decline once past it. The AI does a great job of taking a player from the cradle to the grave, if you know what I mean. ~While the players (except the idiots) had good loyalty attributes, and most stayed with their top sides (Chelsea, Arsenal etc) for the majority of their careers, why did none of them end up at either Real Madrid or Barcelona? (this may have been discussed previously before I noticed the trend). Even if the answer is that you didn’t run the Spanish league fully, you might still expect one of two players to end up at those clubs given their status and wealth? ~Why, even more so now they have reached the PL, are the Bandits still appointing apparently poor managers (with lowish CA’s/PA’s)? Is this the same issue they had in the early days with players (struggling to buy better ones that are easily affordable), and the reason why they are they struggling to attract good/top managers despite being very rich? Further on this, you talked about the Chairman being possibly the reason behind the lack of ambition, plus the players themselves not wanting to join a lowly team (despite the financial situation and therefore potential for promotion). Does the manager or scouts have any AI responsibility here too, as between them they must somehow draw up a list of potential recruits based on positions that need strengthening, and the funds available, and how does the AI draw up a shortlist of players? Anyway… as I mentioned at the outset, this has been a superb experiment and read. Well done kipfizh Come on the Bandits!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHaggs Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Wow. I have been the world's worst employee this week. I spent all of my off time (and some of my on time) reading through this. How can so many care so much about a team that no one has ever heard of and [now] consists entirely of fictional personnel? I don't get it, but I love it. You have a real knack for storytelling. I hope that, when the Bandits' future history ends, you will continue to write for all of us. Kudos! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salawanca Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Just found this, and what an amazing read, great story telling by kip. I think its great how Morley went on to Captain England. And long live striker 4 All i need now is the new patch so i can start my 1 and only career for 2008!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ergio Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Semi-season report looks promising. At least we played good from time to time to grab the lead in EPL. UEFA run is pretty good imo, winning away against my home team kinda upset me though Hope we get past Iraklis and make it to the KO stages. But I'm kinda worried about the squad depth handling all this tiring fixture. You don't need to apologize for being slow or late or whatever Kip. All the things you've this far is absolutely awesome. Guess I'll talk about this thread with my grandchildren in the future, mentioning how it kept me attached to pc, refreshing for the update KUTGW mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzii Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Originally posted by 5ergio:Semi-season report looks promising. At least we played good from time to time to grab the lead in EPL. UEFA run is pretty good imo, winning away against my home team kinda upset me though Hope we get past Iraklis and make it to the KO stages. But I'm kinda worried about the squad depth handling all this tiring fixture. You don't need to apologize for being slow or late or whatever Kip. All the things you've this far is absolutely awesome. Guess I'll talk about this thread with my grandchildren in the future, mentioning how it kept me attached to pc, refreshing for the update KUTGW mate. Like how you refer to the Bandits as we I think people are starting to think the bandits actually exist Excellent work Kip, your a legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB-forever Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Somehow it makes me happy that FC Copenhagen beat the Bandits Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suited2007 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Quality this is, i love reading about this keep up the good work What leagues are you running Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meitheisman Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Bandits leading the EPL It makes me so happy!!! I actually have to move tomorrow and was all tired after a long week of work but that just pumped me up and boosted my moral, for all I know the Bandits are real since they have a real influence on my life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSmith91 Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 It's nice to see the Bandits nearing their potential. And it's also nice to see the manager splashing the cash a little more too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alurny Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I think the views alone indicate how good this thread is. Amazing work Kip, a joy to read Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfizh Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 Originally posted by VonBlade:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by kipfizh: I'm not sure how to find out who lists X as a favourite player or favourite team without going through all the possibilities one by one. It's a filter in the player search. "Favourite" then "Contains" VB </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Thanks The answer is - Craig Hutton, a former Bandit who played for them back in the Championship days, and some youth players who went nowhere. None of the current crop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfizh Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 Originally posted by achilles elbow:~While the players (except the idiots) had good loyalty attributes, and most stayed with their top sides (Chelsea, Arsenal etc) for the majority of their careers, why did none of them end up at either Real Madrid or Barcelona? (this may have been discussed previously before I noticed the trend). Even if the answer is that you didn’t run the Spanish league fully, you might still expect one of two players to end up at those clubs given their status and wealth? In all honesty, I'm glad they didn't, because the legendary centre back who ended up at Milan was hard to track as I wasn't running the league. There will be a later version of this experiment, some time in the future, that will take all the lessons learnt from this one, one of those lessons being that I need to run every major league to get a true reflection. ~Why, even more so now they have reached the PL, are the Bandits still appointing apparently poor managers (with lowish CA’s/PA’s)? Is this the same issue they had in the early days with players (struggling to buy better ones that are easily affordable), and the reason why they are they struggling to attract good/top managers despite being very rich? I wish I knew. It might be bad luck, but as someone suggested I do before, I'll track who is rumoured to take over next time. I don't know whether the board are stupid, or if there's just no-one good around at the right time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfizh Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 Seasonal report is now very close, so in the meantime, here is part 2: A summer of stability caused an unprecedented level of optimism amongst the long serving Bandit fans, with many predicted that Stuart Davies’ managerial skill could take such a talented squad into the top six. The media were predicting ninth place and a European challenge, and no-one could wait for the season to begin. But before any domestic football could be played, the Intertoto Cup had to be navigated. A friendly looking draw against Russian team Rubin was all that stood between them and the UEFA Cup qualifiers, and after Tom Finley’s goal gave them a creditable 1-1 draw in the away leg, they thumped their visitors 4-0 in the home leg to progress. Experienced Swiss side Young Boys lay in wait in the UEFA Cup qualifying round, but were heavily dispatched, a 6-1 aggregate victory seeing the Bandits reach the UEFA Cup proper again. Meanwhile, the league season was beginning, and they made a good start, gaining eight points from the four games leading up the UEFA Cup first round tie with Hadjuk Rodic of Serbia. Once again the European flag flew high, with 4-0 and 3-0 victories giving the Bandits a thumping aggregate victory and a passage to the group stages. In between the two matches, they drew 2-2 with Aston Villa and produced a superb performance against Chelsea to win 2-0 and move up to second in the Premiership. Second became first with two more victories before the UEFA Cup group stages began, FC Kobenhavn putting a massive dent in their hopes by claiming a 1-0 win on English soil. The loss was quickly followed by a league defeat at the Emirates, before the got back on track with four wins on the bounce, including an impressive win away at Fenerbahce, thanks to a solitary late Philip King strike. With the Bandits now seven points clear at the top of the Premiership and getting vertigo, a shadow side was sent to play Boston in the League Cup and was duly thumped 3-0, a mark of how small their squad really is. A poor run in the league saw their lead entirely overturned, and as the dropped away from the top of the table, Valencia came to town and won 3-1, leaving the Bandits needing to beat the impressive Iraklis in the final game. The Greeks had already won in Spain, and were looking good. The Bandits travelled to Greece for the crunch match, but a late equalizer only gained them a point in an entertaining but ultimately disappointing 2-2 draw. Their opponents went through, along with Valencia and FC Kobenhavn. One point from their next three league games saw them fall to seventh, in danger of throwing away the wonderful start to their season. As January rolled around, their form began to pick up, and although QPR knocked them out of the FA Cup in the third round, their league position began to climb, until they sat fourth with six games to go. The lofty target was now the Champions League, and with Chelsea and Sheff Wed running away at the top, it was left to three teams to fight for third and fourth – West Ham, Liverpool and the Bandits. Wins over Sunderland and QPR seemed to guarantee third spot for the Bandits, but then they lost two on the spin – Sheff Wed and Charlton bringing them straight back down to earth. With two games to go, West Ham had 61 points, with the Bandits and Liverpool on 60 and an almost identical goal difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpig Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Ok, now thats just really not fair is it Kip. You can't keep us hanging like that Come the Bandits Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 You've left us hanging on excellently as always Kip. Can't wait to see if we made 4th place and the dizzy hights of the champions league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross8 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Eastenders hasn't got anything on you for cliffhangers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste93 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 ahhhh bloody cliff hangers, heres too hoping the updates up tonight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles elbow Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Originally posted by achilles elbow:my only problem now is that I have to follow in real time, and wait patiently for your updates, rather than read it at my leisure Real time is killing me!! I can't stand the suspense... come on the Bandits, we want CL footy... please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ergio Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Kip, you are most probably enjoying creating this immense suspense I think I'll be running this two games all over my head till the update but can't see any difference score than we winning both. Shame we couldn't make the KO rounds but it's good to challenge for CL. Hope we go to CL and manage to score an ace goal to put on screen with the official uefa hymn at the start of every CL game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfizh Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 Just so you know, I'm not being a git with the suspense stuff just for the sake of it - I'm just trying to give you partial updates instead of no updates, while I finish the full thing Just in case anyone thought I was being a swine! Update is very nearly finished now, just doing the world view sections. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick... Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Don't appologise for it, the suspense keeps us gagging for more. I love it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spmkillie Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 just stumbled across this thread now (don't know how i have missed it for nearly a year ) and just realised I have lost about 2 hours from my life cracking thread mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste93 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 i keep refreshing every five minutes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark24cde Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 so do I Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iNazho Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 amazing it took me about 5 hours of reading (whole thread) keep updating and thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerjnick Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Acmon wheres the update???????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfizh Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Bandits report – Season report A summer of stability caused an unprecedented level of optimism amongst the long serving Bandit fans, with many predicted that Stuart Davies’ managerial skill could take such a talented squad into the top six. The media were predicting ninth place and a European challenge, and no-one could wait for the season to begin. But before any domestic football could be played, the Intertoto Cup had to be navigated. A friendly looking draw against Russian team Rubin was all that stood between them and the UEFA Cup qualifiers, and after Tom Finley’s goal gave them a creditable 1-1 draw in the away leg, they thumped their visitors 4-0 in the home leg to progress. Experienced Swiss side Young Boys lay in wait in the UEFA Cup qualifying round, but were heavily dispatched, a 6-1 aggregate victory seeing the Bandits reach the UEFA Cup proper again. Meanwhile, the league season was beginning, and they made a good start, gaining eight points from the four games leading up the UEFA Cup first round tie with Hadjuk Rodic of Serbia. Once again the European flag flew high, with 4-0 and 3-0 victories giving the Bandits a thumping aggregate victory and a passage to the group stages. In between the two matches, they drew 2-2 with Aston Villa and produced a superb performance against Chelsea to win 2-0 and move up to second in the Premiership. Second became first with two more victories before the UEFA Cup group stages began, FC Kobenhavn putting a massive dent in their hopes by claiming a 1-0 win on English soil. The loss was quickly followed by a league defeat at the Emirates, before the got back on track with four wins on the bounce, including an impressive win away at Fenerbahce, thanks to a solitary late Philip King strike. With the Bandits now seven points clear at the top of the Premiership and getting vertigo, a shadow side was sent to play Boston in the League Cup and was duly thumped 3-0, a mark of how small their squad really is. A poor run in the league saw their lead entirely overturned, and as the dropped away from the top of the table, Valencia came to town and won 3-1, leaving the Bandits needing to beat the impressive Iraklis in the final game. The Greeks had already won in Spain, and were looking good. The Bandits travelled to Greece for the crunch match, but a late equalizer only gained them a point in an entertaining but ultimately disappointing 2-2 draw. Their opponents went through, along with Valencia and FC Kobenhavn. One point from their next three league games saw them fall to seventh, in danger of throwing away the wonderful start to their season. As January rolled around, their form began to pick up, and although QPR knocked them out of the FA Cup in the third round, their league position began to climb, until they sat fourth with six games to go. The lofty target was now the Champions League, and with Chelsea and Sheff Wed running away at the top, it was left to three teams to fight for third and fourth – West Ham, Liverpool and the Bandits. Wins over Sunderland and QPR seemed to guarantee third spot for the Bandits, but then they lost two on the spin – Sheff Wed and Charlton bringing them straight back down to earth. With two games to go, West Ham had 61 points, with the Bandits and Liverpool on 60 and an almost identical goal difference. Then came a beautiful penultimate day – Liverpool lost at Villa, West Ham only drew at home to struggling Stoke, while a Paul Dove winner sealed a 2-1 triumph over Spurs, to move the Bandits back up to third. A point ahead of West Ham, and three ahead of Liverpool, a solitary point against Stoke would secure that top four spot. But they never got that point. Down to nine men after Steen Hansen and Owen Paris saw red, Stoke scored a winner with three minutes left, to leave the Bandits looking elsewhere for favours. They got them. Liverpool won 2-1 at QPR, but they needed two more to overhaul the Bandits’ goal difference, while West Ham, with a chance to go third, blew it completely, losing 2-1 at relegated Derby to finish fifth. So the Bandits finish third, and have a Champions League qualifying tie to play next season. What a tie that’ll be – if they can win it, the reputation boost they’ll get from appearing in the group stages will be immense. What a season they’ve had. Sure, the cups were disappointing, but with a small squad, the league position would’ve suffered had they gone very far in the knockout competitions. So Philip King has gone, Paul Dove is back, and Stuart Davies was wise enough not to change the squad too drastically. The future looks bright. Bring on the cream of Europe. Honours: League Cup (2044) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfizh Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Bandits report – Season summary 2006-07, English Conference South - 1st, FA Trophy - Winners 2007-08, English National Conference - 7th, FA Trophy - Final 2008-09, English National Conference – 7th 2009-10, English National Conference – 9th 2010-11, English National Conference – 6th 2011-12, English National Conference – 18th 2012-13, English National Conference – 5th 2013-14, English National Conference – 1st 2014-15, English League Two – 21st 2015-16, English League Two – 21st 2016-17, English League Two – 6th 2017-18, English League Two – 6th 2018-19, English League Two – 7th 2019-20, English League Two – 6th, Johnstone’s Paint Trophy – South Semi Final 2020-21, English League Two – 10th 2021-22, English League Two – 1st, Johnstone’s Paint Trophy - Final 2022-23, English League One – 13th, Johnstone’s Paint Trophy – South Semi Final 2023-24, English League One – 11th, League Cup – Final 2024-25, English League One – 11th, League Cup – Semi-Final 2025-26, English League One – 18th 2026-27, English League One – 17th 2027-28, English League One – 14th 2028-29, English League One – 20th 2029-30, English League One – 1st 2030-31, English Championship – 14th 2031-32, English Championship – 10th, League Cup – Final 2032-33, English Championship – 12th 2033-34, English Championship – 8th 2034-35, English Championship – 21st 2035-36, English Championship – 2nd 2036-37, English Premiership – 17th 2037-38, English Premiership – 12th 2038-39, English Premiership – 15th, FA Cup – Semi-Final 2039-40, English Premiership – 11th 2040-41, English Premiership – 14th 2041-42 English Premiership: (Pos 13), P 38, W 14, D 9, L 15, F 55, A 55, GD 0, Pts 51 (Media Prediction: 18th) FA Cup: 3rd Round League Cup: 3rd Round 2042-43 English Premiership: (Pos 11), P 38, W 15, D 7, L 16, F 58, A 68, GD -10, Pts 52 (Media Prediction: 15th) FA Cup: 3rd Round League Cup: 3rd Round 2043-44 English Premiership: (Pos 6), P 38, W 16, D 9, L 13, F 47, A 47, GD 0, Pts 57 (Media Prediction: 14th) FA Cup: Quarter-Final League Cup: Winners 2044-45 English Premiership: (Pos 9), P 38, W 14, D 10, L 14, F 60, A 53, GD +7, Pts 52 (Media Prediction: 8th) UEFA Cup: 1st Knockout Round FA Cup: 3rd Round League Cup: 3rd Round 2045-46 English Premiership: (Pos 3), P 38, W 18, D 9, L 11, F 55, A 46, GD +9, Pts 63 (Media Prediction: 9th) League Intertoto Cup: Qualified for UEFA Cup UEFA Cup: Group Stage FA Cup: 3rd Round League Cup: 4th Round Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfizh Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Bandits report - Best and Worst General Stats Finance Overview New records: Highest League Position: 3rd in Premiership (previous: 6th in Premiership) Most Man of the Match awards: Tom Finley (11) Highest Transfer Fee Received: 30m from Chelsea for Philip King (previous: 12m from Arsenal for Paul Dove) Total Transfer Income: 58m Note: Philip King was well on the way to breaking the assists record – he had ten before being sold in January) This season: Best player – Paris, 7.58 Top scorer – Finley, 27 Worst player – Dixon, 6.68 The Bandits moved ahead of Barcelona in the rich list, but Chelsea’s value soared to take the top spot so the Bandits remain in second. Rich Clubs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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