cswalk08 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 50 Shades of Play An Attempt at a Witty Title for a Journeyman Career Thread Leagues Loaded (All loaded to the lowest tier, using The Latest Patch Starting from July 2011): Argentina Belgium Brazil China Colombia Denmark England France Germany Holland Ireland Italy Mexico Portugal Russia Scotland Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey USA+Canada Goals: 1. Have fun 2. Win enough silver to fight off a hoard of Werewolves This is going to be a simple journeyman thread where I prance around the world managing different clubs. Starting Profile: Nationalities: American and Dutch Past Experience: Sunday League Footballer Languages: English, Dutch, Spanish, German Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Career Summary Club Career Summary Year Country Team League Position Other National Career Summary Year Country Achievements Club Achievements Personal Achievements Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Managerial Stats Manager Stats *as of 5 Jul 2011 Number of Clubs Managed: 0 Number of Nations Managed: 0 Longest Time at a Club: 0 days Shortest Time at a Club: 0 days Number of Awards Won: 0 Total Career Earnings: 0 Total Game Time: 0 Time Spent on Holidays: 0 days (0.00%) Number of Players Bought: 0 Total Value of Players Bought: 0 Number of Players Sold: 0 Total Value of Players Sold: 0 Highest Fee Spent: 0 Highest Fee Received: 0 Total Fees Paid to Agents: 0 Number of Players Released: 0 Overall Career Stats Overall Played: 0 Games Won: 0 Games Drawn: 0 Games Lost: 0 Goals For: 0 Goals Agaist: 0 Goal Difference: 0 Win Percentage: 0 Cup Wins: 0 League Wins: 0 Promotions: 0 Relegations: 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I like the idea of you 'prancing around'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Stealing the intro format from cerud's thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Is the US + Canada just MLS or the Magnum league structure file? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 deltablue-I can be quite graceful when I want to be rancer890-just MLS. I didn't want to deal with the hundreds of open jobs from that format. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidmonkey Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 "My body writhed and quivered from the pain. I had learned my first lesson. Never again would I leave my crotch uncovered from a Backham free-kick" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 After applying for every open job, here are the highlights of the jobs I've been offered originally: Thisted FC: Danish 2nd Division Wage: $300/week Transfer Budget: $0 Payroll Budget: $3.8k/week Current Wages: $5.54k/week Altamira: Mexican Promotion League Wage: $1.9k/week Transfer Budget: $100k Payroll Budget: $98k/week Current Wages: $90.25k/week Delemont: Belgian Challenge League Wage: $1.8k/week Transfer Budget: $44,500 Payroll Budget: $18k/week Current Wages: $27.55k/week Chongqing: Chinese First Division Wage: $1.9k/week Transfer Budget: $700k Payroll Budget: $4.9k/week Current Wages: $5.77k/week Guarany de Sorbal: Brazilian Third Division Wage: $1.5k/week Transfer Budget: $29,500 Payroll Budget: $15k/week Current Wages: $15.59k/week Pacifico FC: Colombian Second Division Wage: $900/week Transfer Budget: $70,000 Payroll Budget: $9k/week Current Wages: $3.62k/week Poli Ejido: Spanish Second Division B4 Wage: $1.9k/week Transfer Budget: $0 Payroll Budget: $27k/week Current Wages: $10.45k/week FOC Farsta: Swedish Second Division South Svealand Wage: $190/week Transfer Budget: $3,900 Payroll Budget: $775/week Current Wages: $926/week Gold Coast United: Australian A-League Wage: $3.4k/week Transfer Budget: $5.25M Payroll Budget: $40.5k/week Current Wages: $37.47k/week Saudi Arabian U23s I've also applied to others but there is no delay option so I have to decide to take it or risk that one of the others coming through. I've delayed them all for a week and will post any other interesting offers come up. I also rejected two others (New England and Sporting Mahones) What are everybody's thoughts on these offers? EDIT: This is the final list and I risked it turning down the U23 job and didn't get any of the others So gimme your thoughts on these offers and we can get rolling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 acidmoney-I brought that upon myself didn't I? Well done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUTactician247 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Well at least you attracted some females to this thread, if only for a short while before they realised it was an FM Career thread . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Stealing the intro format from cerud's thread I thought that looked familiar That's a ton of job offers!! Altamira seems like the best on paper in terms of your salary and budgets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 I've narrowed it down to Pacifico, Poli Ejido, and Altamira. All give me room to add to the team with their wage budget. I'm now considering if I want to manage in Mexico, Colombia, or Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 nice thread title, not sure which of those 3 I'd go to, all have the latino kind of thing going on though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Estudiantes de Altamira Club History: On July 12, 2001, the expansion club Estudiantes de Santander announced an open try-out that was attended by hundreds of youth in Tamaulipas, wishing to form part of the club that would begin play in the Segunda División de México (Second Division). The club was officially founded on August 9, 2001. During the 2004-05 season, the club was promoted to the Primera A (now Liga de Ascenso), where they became a farm team to Real San Luis and later, Pumas UNAM. But their stay in the Primera A was short, and they were eventually relegated back to the Second Division after the Clausura 2005 tournament. In 2006, the team changed its name to Estudiantes de Altamira. It would be almost 5 long years before Altamira returned to the Liga de Ascenso in 2010. This, due to the fact that the teams that reached the Second Division championship that year (Universidad del Futbol and Chivas Rayadas, respectively) did not have the right to be promoted. So, Estudiantes de Altamira took their place. The team crest represents the important resources in and around the port city of Altamira (the anchor, the ship, and the factories). In the foreground, there is a ship's steering wheel. The navy blue and white colors symbolize the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. (taken from Wikipedia) Club Status: Year Founded: 2001 Status: Professional Reputation: Continental Nickname: Los Estudiantes Fierce Rivals: None Other Rivals: Correcaminos The Stadium: Estadio Altamira Location: Altamira Year Built: 2003 Capacity: 13,500 all-seater Owner/Rent: Owned Facilities: Corporate: Fairly Basic Training: Adequate Youth: Basic Junior Coaching: Adequate Youth Recruitment: Fairly Basic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 2011 Estudiantes de Altamira Season Preview 2011 Mexican Liga de Ascenso Apertua 15 games in this stage then playoffs among the top 7 teams. Board Expectation: Apertua: Safe Position Clausura: Safe Position Media Prediction: 12th Preseason Friendlies Transfers Only on player in: Junior Timbo Other Key Players ST-Francisco Ibanez DL-Alvin Mendoza Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Good move Probably the best of the group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Good luck at Altamira Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Good luck fella . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 2011 Estudiantes de Altamira Apertua 1st 5 Games A Decent Start 2011 Liga de Ascenso Apertua A decent start at the new club. Our offense is very potent with us having yet to be held to under two goals. Unfortunately we are not as strong on the other side of the coin and are giving up a lot of goals. A third of the way through the Apertua Stage and we stand just outside the playoff picture but it is still very close and we can definitely still make the playoffs stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 cerud-Thanks, it definitely gave me the chance to work in a place different from the rest. B.W.G-Thanks! It's a great place so far. SRL88-Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Not a bad place or a bad start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Jeroen Thijssen Posted July 18, 2012 SI Staff Share Posted July 18, 2012 I had to smile - there's a song by a Dutch band called Dreadlock Pussy called Altamira. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLPrDjw5Gz0 Warning - it's nu-metal and the lyrics are quite explicit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 2011 Estudiantes de Altamira Apertua 2nd 5 Games Up then Down 2011 Liga de Ascenso Apertua Its was an up and down path over the middle 5 games of the season. Our first two games saw us move up into 3rd place, but a loss of form and 3 losses sent us back into 8th place. The drop in form coincided with Junior Timbo feeling homesick and I gave him a leave of absence, hopefully he returns soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 deltablue-Agreed, the games are quite exciting with a lot of back and forth action Reddiablo-haha, its always fun to see what interesting coincidences there are with names. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 Set with one game remaining in the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 2011 Estudiantes de Altamira Apertua Final 5 Games Hot Streak Into the Playoffs 2011 Liga de Ascenso Apertua I held a team meeting before the 1st of these 5 games and sparked a perfect record through the final 5 games of the stage. The goals flowed and our defense was strong enough. We have been drawn against Necaxa in the quarterfinal of the playoffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Wow! Looks like your team talk worked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Very nice month to clinch a play-off spot . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Done well to clinch a playoff spot,best of luck for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Excellent first stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 2011 Estudiantes de Altamira Apertua Playoffs Well That Didn't Go Well 2011 Liga de Ascenso Apertua Poor play saw us exit the Playoffs in the first round. In the first game Necaxa went down a man around 30 minutes in with the score 0-0 and then we were later granted a penalty around the 70th minute with score still 0-0. A missed penalty and 3 goals later and the return leg was near hopeless and we failed to deliver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 SRL88-I think thats the only successful Team Talk I've ever had. cerud-Thanks, it helps when the team agrees that they are not playing well B.W.G-Thanks, unfortunately out form went away at the wrong time deltablue-Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Bit of a humbling loss to Necaxa. They look like a strong team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Decent start, although it looked like Necaxa had your number in the playoffs. There's always the Closing Stage though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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