iHeadHunta x Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 After a fairly long time away from the forums and the game, I have only just got round to buying the game. With that point, this can only lead to one thing - A Journeyman Save! Quite a few of you may remember my threads back earlier in the year, so hopefully this can get as much support and hopefully more than ever. I aim to go to many clubs in my career all over the globe gaining knowledge in many unknown countries along the way. So lets get this career going, the world is my oyster! --------------------------------------------------- | Nation | Lowest League Loaded | --------------------------------------------------- | Argentina | Second Division | | Australia | A League | | Belgium | Third Division | | Brazil | Second Division | | England | Blue Square N/S | | France | National | | Germany | Third Division | | Holland | Jupiler League | | Ireland | First Division | | Italy | Serie C2 | | Mexico | Promotion League | | Portugal | Second Division | | Russia | First Division | | Spain | Liga adelante | | South Africa | National First Division | | Turkey | Second Division | | USA | MLS | --------------------------------------------------- Manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 All the best mate and welcome back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 All the best mate and welcome back. Thanks mate, going to look through evryone's thread later! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyosullivan Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Nice to see you back, enjoyed reading your previous careers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Look forward to seeing where you start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Thanks for the good support so far, will get an update up in the morning !!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 After applying for a number of jobs over the past week, There was 3 teams that got back to me wanting me to be the manager - One being Vimmerby in the lowest tier of Swedish Fooball and the other two being in the lowest tier of Turkish football. Although Sweden would be a nice star aswell, I feel at the moment Turkey would be a good challenge and a nation that I have never managed in before: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyosullivan Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Only managed in Sweden in FM12, but I found it pretty hard getting out of the Second Division Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I can recommend Turkey! Good luck wherever you end up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Kirklarelispor - Second Division (Turkey) Some of you might be wondering what club I will go to and I have decided against Sweden and go to manage Kirklarelispor in the Bottom Tier of Turkish Football. The league rules are somewhat similar to the rules in the English Lower League with 1st place gaining promotion and 2nd-5th position battling it out in a play-off. As you may see in the badge, their is 3 stars which in all honestly, represents something unknown to me. The club is situated in the Eastern Thrace which is bordered on the Black Sea. (Situated Top Left) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Only managed in Sweden in FM12, but I found it pretty hard getting out of the Second Division I can recommend Turkey! Good luck wherever you end up!]Thanks for the comments, Turkey looks like my prefered destination. A different challenge in store! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJCFC Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Good luck in Turkey, always looks like an enjoyable place to manage, not that i have ever managed there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 Good luck in Turkey, always looks like an enjoyable place to manage, not that i have ever managed there! Thanks, unknown to me aswell so should be fun! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Hopefully I'll be there in FM before too long, seems interesting from what I've seen on other people's threads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 Hopefully I'll be there in FM before too long, seems interesting from what I've seen on other people's threads. From what I've seen so far, interesting league! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 Kirklarelispor - Pre Season 2012 With an average squad, we was predicted by the media to not pull up many results but to settle in the middle of the table without any serious promotion challenge which I agreed with. The finances of the club aren't the healthiest with a projected balance of (-360,000) come the end of the season so I can only afford 1 or 2 free transfers and maybe a loan signings. However if I can get rid of any dead wood of the squad this will help the bank balance out considerably. I came into the club and the first main thing I did was arrange 4 friendly matches o get us match fit and to also test out the squad and my own formations. Pre-Season was a fairly good time testing out my new formations and we won the majority of are matches with some good attacking performances: As I said previously the club wasn't finacially healthy so I had to rely on getting rid of any dead wood in the squad which meant a number of players who I felt incapable of playing out this level to be sold which paved the way for 2 signings - Sinik and Arslan! Sinik looks a great signing who plays striker with some good attributes and should score some vial goals this season and Arslan is a defensive holding midfielder as the formation I like to play involves this position and the players at the club were not the best in this position with both players being signed on a free. 4 Players left the club which helped out on paving the way for these 2 players. Squad Can Ozkan - 23 Year Old central defender who is rated with the highest abillity in the squad. Will be a key player this year trying to keep the back line as solid as possible! Musa Buyuk - Right Winger who can also play right back, at the age of 32 he may not have the legs to continue playing for many more years but still a key player for now! Serdar Sinik - The new signing I made in the summer who should hopefully score a number of goals this season, for a free transfer I can't go wrong! Serkan Sozmen - Full Back with some good attacking stats and pace and also the best left back in the squad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Sorry for lack of updates recently, busy xmas and new year but will continue shortly !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJCFC Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Some decent friendly results there, look forward to seeing how you start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Some decent friendly results there, look forward to seeing how you start. Thanks First Month update shortly! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Kirklarelispor - September 2012 So after a long and very stressful Pre-Season with very little money to spend on new players we had to rely on free transfers, a week before the season had started we signed Sercan Guvennisik on loan from San Jose Earthquakes so hopefully he can be a key player this year sitting in the lone striker role. We started the season with a winnable yet loseable tie against Bayrampasa at Home and we went down early on before Can Ozcan scored late on with a header. Our first victory came away against a strong Iskenderun side with loanee Guvenisik bagging his first goal for the club and adding a 2nd just before half time and he scored in the 1-1 draw 11 days later against Ofspor. The season has been going average so far scoring in each game and also keeping 1 clean sheet but the last game of the month was a 2-0 defeat to Malatyaspor at home which was dissapointing but we will kick on next month hopefully and get a few more wins on the board. The draw for the cup also has been done and we have drawn a very good Ingelspor side. Players Signed this Month Sercan Guvensinik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Kirklarelispor - October 2012 After an average first month in charge in the League, this month was a busy month as we had to play 5 league games and 1 cup game in a month. We had some very tricky games this month so we needed as many points as possible and we started in the worst possible way with a defeat to Altay. We seemed to be getting into positions in games where we can push on a pick up victories but we keep failing to convert chances. But are fortunes turned 4 days later as we picked up back to back victories and then a fair point. The last week of the month saw us play Ingelspor twice in the league and cup but our cup chances looked slimmed as we were demolished 4-0 away but days later we got revenge with an extra time vicory his time at home. We end the month sat in 11th place as we drop a couple of spots since last month but at least we are in the next round of the cup competitions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitalo Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Goodluck with Kirklarelispor! I'll be following this thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Goodluck with Kirklarelispor! I'll be following this thread Thanks mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 We a very inconsistent side, winning 3 or 4 in a row one minute but then losing back to back games the net! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Kirklarelispor - November and December 2012 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitalo Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Some decent results, only need to improve in away games . Halfway on 4th, not bad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJCFC Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Going well so far, as said above, if you can sort out your away form then your sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Hopefully you can get out of that dip; Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyosullivan Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Nice to seeing you in a play off position, hopefully you'll finish in the top 5 this season. Is your aim to get promoted this season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Some decent results, only need to improve in away games . Halfway on 4th, not bad! Going well so far, as said above, if you can sort out your away form then your sorted. Hopefully you can get out of that dip; Nice to seeing you in a play off position, hopefully you'll finish in the top 5 this season. Is your aim to get promoted this season? Been a good season so far, Guvensinik playing and scoring goals. My aim was mid-table at the start of the year but the play-offs would be very pleasing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 February 2013 - The League is starting to take shape! So after the disappointing 3-1 defeat 2 days before christmas, we had the winter break and are next competitive fixture was 35 days later against Iskenderun who finished the first half of the season in second position so It was never going to be easy. We came away with a 1-0 victory thanks to a late header from Ozcan before a superb 4-0 victory a week later with Sezer Guler being the stand out performer with a brace. Are form is continuing to improve as the season progresses which is pleasing so hopefully we can make a push for the play-offs. The problem with this league is their is always a couple of weeks break throughout the season and rustiness has affected us as we lost 1-0 against Altay when we really should be overcoming opponents like Altay. The last game of February saw a thriller away at Malatyaspor where we took the lead 3 times in the match with Guvensinik scoring another hat-trick. He has been superb for us since coming in on loan in the Summer and although he may not want to sign permantely I will try to secure his services for the long haul. Table Watch After a average yet fairly good month we sit in 7th tied on 32 points in what looks a very tight league table, luckily we have a game in hand on our opponents above us so if we can achieve a victory then we can leapfrog Gaziosmanpasa and Tokatspor and move back into the play-off positions where we was at the end of the winter break. Player of the Month Sezer Guler gets my vote for player of the month with some fine performances including a brace against Ofspor and then the crucial equaliser in the thrilling 4-4 draw. He is only 27 years of age and is at the prime of his career. His wage is a problem I'm going to have to look at in the summer and try to reduce it as 525 per week and this level is a little on the pricy side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Your game in hand could become key here. Who is it against? Goal difference is also very tight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Oh no, Crash Dumps :'( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJCFC Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Oh no, Crash Dumps :'( How much have you lost? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Gone back a few weeks, just hope I don't get it again ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Weekly 3-file rolling autosave is my friend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Just continueing my save now, hopefully It doesnt happenn again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitalo Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 We all hope that doesn't happen again m8! now go on and get that promotion going Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 March 2013 - The Push for the Play-offs continues! So as we ended the previous month with a thrilling 4-4 draw with Serdar Sinik scoring a hat-trick, we had to kick off March with a Home match against Denitzli and Sinik continued his fine form by scoring the second goal in a 3-1 victory to add to his scoring tally. He has been in fine form in this second half of the season being the clubs top goalscorer after the winter break with 4 goals in 4 games. Next up we had to play a very strong Ingelspor side who sat in 2nd position so I knew it was never going be an easy game and we went down to a 2-1 defeat taking the lead thanks to Sezer Guler but back to back draws including goals from Guvensinik and another two from Sinik put us back on the straight and narrow to trying to push for a play-off spot. The last game of the month was up against Balikesirspor in front of our home crowd and we delivered the result they wanted to see as we won 3-1 with 2 goals in the first 15 minutes before Sinik rounded off the victory in the second half. We have 6 games left in the season with 4 games coming next month so if we can pick up 9 points from a possible 12 then we have a real chance of trying to find a play-off spot. Table Watch After picking up 8 points from 15 in the month of May we move up one position in the table from last month meaning we are 1 spot outside the play-off positions in 6th. However the league is very tight with 3 points separating 3rd position down to 7th so one or two slip ups could cost us dearly so we need to kick on with 6 games left and pick up as many points as possible. Player of the Month As you could probably have guessed Serdar Sinik gets my vote this month and he we also voted as the Player of the Month in the League. He scored some vital goals at times aswell as providing assists for Guler and Guvensinik on the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 We all hope that doesn't happen again m8! now go on and get that promotion going So far so good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 So close to the playoffs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 I can smell the play-offs I'm that close Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 April 2013 - One last Push! We have now moved into the move of April and this moves us 6 games closer to the end of the season. If we can keep consistent during these 6 games of the season and pick up at least 12 points then we can hopefully achieve that spot. The first game of the month saw us having to play Eyupspor and we was predicted to win comfortably away and the side delivered with a 4-1 victory thanks to my 3 key players at the moment Sinik, Guler and Guvensinik. This was the best possible start to the month and a week later we picked up another fantastic 3 points with a 2-1 victory at home thanks Guler again and a Can Ozcan header from a corner. We are in a very positive position in the league as we have a better goal difference than are main rivals in the league so if it comes down to equal points then this could play a major factor. However a disappointing defeat next up and a score draw in the last game of the month have put us in a position we really shouldn't be in as we are still level on points with our rivals bu if we had won these games then we could have ensured our play-off spot and in turn rest some of our key players for the play-offs. Table Watch We have stayed in 6th position after the month of April which is very disappointing after we started the month in such a positive manner picking up 6 points from 6 but a defeat and a draw has really affected us going into the last 2 games with are side having to face a very good Tokatspor side and a side who are on really good form winning their last 4 games so we are going to have to put in some much better performances if we are to achieve one of these spots. Player of the Month ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Other News After a successful season so far I have signed a new contract with the club to show my players of the stabillity of the club, they offered me £650 per week but due to the clubs poor financial state I have decided to renegotiate the contract and taking a pay cut to £500 per week to help with the running of the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Good luck for May. You need to have a great month! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Lets hope so, 2 games to go in the season and we are level with 5th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Go go go! Two games and two wins! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Go go go! Two games and two wins! Won't be easy but I feel we can do it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJCFC Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 So close, good luck in the last couple of game! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 May 2013 - Season comes tumbling down in 2 games! So after a long, stressful season it came down to 2 games of the season to see if I could achieve a 3rd place play-off position. I'm still not sure whether you can achieve promotion through this play-off but at the start of the season I told the board I can achieve a mid-table position so what ever the outcome of the last 2 games It has been a successful year. We went into the last 2 games sat in 6th position and despeight drawing the first game we still moved into the play-off position with a game to go which was pleasing. The league at this point was so tight and any of 3 or 4 teams could still take the elusive spot and unfortunately we failed to win to ensure this. We went 2-0 and the game looked set for a defeat. We scored late on which made me think that if we could score again then that could have been enough but looking at the table a win was the only outcome that would have prevented Korfez and ensured that we got the spot. However overall the season has been a good year. Sercan Guvensinik's loan deal will expire in just under a month with a couple of players retiring due to old age. So we will have a bit of money in the coffin to improve the squad to a high standard. Table Watch A dissapointing way to end the season and to be in the position we are. We could have been a bit higher but the league was so close right up to the last game so I can't fault the performance of the squad. If we was more consistent we would have finished much higher up the league and this was proven with the last 2 games of the year failing to win. In the end it seemed we was far away being 2 places of the play-offs but this was due to the tightness of the league table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Tough being close like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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