Mikal Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 This career will be your standard journeyman career. I've had no luck trying to find motivation looking for a challenge or a specific team, so I’m just going to start unemployed and take it from there; maybe add some challenges along the way if something grabs me. Leagues loaded (all at least 1st and 2nd divisions (if applicable)): Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Croatia Denmark England Finland France Germany Iceland Italy Holland Mexico N. Ireland Norway Portugal Russia Scotland Serbia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine USA Also using FM Weegie's Summer Transfer update (as off 05/07) for a little change Introducing Eskimo Joe A late comer to the beautiful game, this Icelandic born Brit never quite made it past the 65 minute mark at Sunday League level. Some say it was all the cigarettes and late night booze sessions. Others say it was his two left feet. But all that time spent on the bench allowed Eskimo Joe to observe what was happening on the pitch and transcend into the man you see before you. A football manager. Eskimo Joe took over his Sunday League team and led them to 3 wins. The other results do not matter to this story. All that matters is Eskimo Joe had a taste of success, an overwhelming urge to win. His ice-cold demeanour (and beginning his journey in Iceland) earned him his illustrious name. 2013 was fast approaching and Eskimo Joe knew the time was now. New year, new beginnings. We join Eskimo Joe in January 2013 as he sends his unimpressive managerial CV out to any prospective employers. Who is going to give this determined amateur a chance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mikal Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 As Eskimo Joe sat patiently by the phone and continually monitoring his AOL email account, he wondered if a dream job of Palermo or Schalke would come calling. One by one teams turned their attention elsewhere; FC Twente, Palermo, Schalke - Eskimo Joe slowly realised this will be a tougher journey than anticipated. Next for rejection, Dundee, Charleroi, Stade Brestois 29 and finally Santa Clara. Just as Eskimo Joe was planning on calling the local shipping yard to see if he could get his old job back, one final letter was awaiting Eskimo Joe. Job application successful. The club are not quite as prestigious as Eskimo Joe had expected, nor had he even heard of them in fact, but it's a start. Eskimo Joe signed a £625 per week contract for the remainder of the season with the expectation of staying clear of relegation and to play attacking football. All this with no transfer budget and a mere £4.5k p/w wage budget. Newry City F.C. Northern Irish First Division The Results The Squad Well the less said about these the better. Full of greyed out 17/18 year olds. Luckily the transfer window is open from July until March, so we can bring in a few more able bodies with our minimal wage budget. 9 remaining league games. 10 point gap on safety. Inexperience oozing throughout the club. Eskimo Joe certainly has a first taste of managerial pressures early on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 It took Newry a long time to get a win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Not a great start Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Newry City F.C. The first order of business in charge of Newry City was to bring in some real players otherwise we would truly be facing an impossible task of avoiding relegation. As you can see we brought in A LOT of players, 24 to be precise (with I believe 2 more awaiting confirmation). We needed enough to field a first XI, and enough for backups. Pretty happy overall with the quality I've been able to bring in and the depth we now have. Most of the players contracts will expire at the end of the season, so we can re-evaluate contracts nearer the end of the season. Our first game was against Loughall and our new boys showed what this team had been missing all season. Debutants Ward, Waters and ex-English Premier League rightback Woods all amongst the scorers. We followed this result up with another 2 positive results with a draw against Coagh (which we should really have won with the CCC's we created) and a 2-1 win over Limavady. Slowly but surely getting the points on the board and now 6 points behind safety with 6 games to go. If we can keep up our current form we could potentially be in with a chance. But we have some tricky fixtures left remaining. Transfers The Results Northern Irish First Division Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Newry City F.C. The curtain has drawn on this years campaign and inevitably Eskimo Joe was unable to save Newry from near certain relegation. Managed to get points on the board but it was always going to be a monumental challenge to survive. Signing off with a nice 4-1 win over follow relegation side Dundela hopefully gave the fans something to cheer about, for a bit. The Results Northern Ireland First Division Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 With Eskimo Joe's contract due to expire at the end of June, he decided the time was right to leave early and begin looking for a new challenge. Only 2 jobs are currently available, Perth Glory and Bari. Perth Glory instantly laughed off Eskimo Joe's advances. Bari have just been relegated from Serie B so will become in active. Let the holidaying commence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 NK Nehaj After a being unemployed for 2 months, and countless rejected job offers, Eskimo Joe finally received an offer to ply histrade in the Croatian Second Division with NK Nehaj. With very little history and resources available, this will prove to be exciting and challenging. Based in the small town of Senj, with a population of around 7,000, this semi-professional club are currently going through best spell of success this decade. They play their home games at the pod Nehajem stadium. NK Nehaj Overview | NK Nehaj Information | Facilities | Finances | Croatian Second Division Rules Very basic, and very little to work with. With £0 transfer budget and £7.7k p/w wage budget. A reliance will have to be on free transfers and hopefully some loans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 NK Nehaj Pre-Season 2013/14 The first order of business for Eskimo Joe was to bring in some staff. They currently had no-one on their books, so a small backroom team to help out was needed. Good enough additions to make it through the season. Was very difficult trying to find staff members to join. Put to use the job advert feature. We got a decent pre-season in with mixed results. Due to no assistant, the first game had to be taken by EJ, luckily resulted in a win. The assistant then went on to pick 1 point up from 3, so EJ took over again and recorded a 3-2 victory. With the team predicted to finish rock-bottom of the league, reinforcements were paramount. Both quality and depth was needed, which is why 15 players were brought in. Numerous players were also put up for sale, but there were no takers, nor do I blame them. They are truly awful. Money Signings Marko Tadic - The big money signing to play as our #1 striker. Mario Galesic - Versatile and has quality. Will be first choice in CM. Slavko Sipic - The final signing saw us bolster our attacking options. Should be first choice on the left flank. The league begins in 1 weeks time. Let's hope Eskimo Joe and the team are up for the challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 At least you gave Newry a fighting chance. Senj looks a nice place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 You actually did pretty well with Newry Good luck with Nehaj Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 NK Nehaj 2013/14 So we're now a third way through the season and here's how its all looking. Our form picked up vastly after a shaky start with the highlight being the 3-2 victory over Solin, their first defeat of the campaign and a MOTM performance by Tadic. This match also so Eskimo Joe do a Di Canio as we clinched the win in the 91st minute. However we are still conceding a lot of goals, mostly from corners! And we miss copious amounts of one-on-ones, especially Tadic. Overall, very happy to be sitting in 5th place, 4 points above relegation considering we were nailed on for the drop. Still a long way to go, but hopefully we can keep up our decent form. The Results Croatian Second Division The Team A quick look at how the team are performing. While I slated Tadic's one-on-one ability, he is clearly our only source of goals at the moment, bagging 11 in 11. He's also joint leader on assists, so he is absolutely crucial to our survival. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 NK Nehaj - Before the Break - 2013/14 It's December 1st and all games have finished for a hefty 97 day break with the next match coming early March. Now I've no idea why they need so long off, but there we go. On to the last 4 games. We were on very good form picking up 3 wins and 1 draw, propelling us further away from the relegation zone. The 2 cleansheets were also a pleasant sight as they don't come by too often. We also managed to fit a friendly in there due to a 2 week cooling off period, which kept morale high. The Results The Table The Personnel Again Tadic has been on top form, he is the standout player in this side and generally if we score, he's involved somehow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 NK Nehaj - January Transfer Window - 2013/14 The opening of the January transfer window saw the board offer us some more transfer and wage budget in exchange for a higher position. With these funds we brought in 5 new faces as well as many more rejections. No players left the club. We also managed to tie a few players down on longer contracts and some whose will expire at the end of the season. Of the players we brought in, I'm hoping at least 3 of them will become first team regulars to help us push on. The Transfers With such a long break (and still 25 days to go until the season starts again) we put together a friendly game on a weekly basis, of which I left my assistant in control of the match. He did not do too well. Only positives was the 2-2 with First Division Hajduk, and the 1-0 win over First Division (but relegation candidates) Zadar. The Friendlies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 NK Nehaj - 2/3 - 2013/14 Two thirds of the way through the season and we have found ourselves in remarkable form, morale is high and we're playing good football although we were embarrassingly poor in our last game. Really disappointing. I think we'll be asking a lot to keep this tempo up to try and catch Solin though as we're currently closer to 5th than 1st. But the signs are positive and avoiding relegation shouldn't be an issue. The Results Croation Second Division The Personnel Tadic again top rated over the past 5 games. Although I expected more infront of goal from him, but his assists make up for it. 17 goals and 12 assists in 22 games is brilliant. We're terrible financially, constantly making monthly losses so a few of the higher earners may have to leave at the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 One More Year! One More Year! Eskimo Joe has been offered the chance to build on this season with a year extension, to which he has graciously accepted - albeit with a £25 p/w pay cut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 NK Nehaj 2013/14 End of Season Review Croation Second Division League Analysis Would you believe it! Now that was a tight finish, one which I did not expect at all. Solin didn't capitalise on their lead and ended up on equal points, finishing a place below. Even though we got so close, I am happy with the overall performance. And had we not had long injuries with 4/5 games to go to key players, who knows what could have happened. It does inspire confidence going into next season though. Squad Review *Only including players with a minimum of 5 starting appearances* Player Stats | League Team Stats | League Player Stats GK Kristijan Dumencic Positional Rating: 5/10 CB Mario Galesic Ferdinand Hudolin Goran Juros Slobodan Stranatic Davor Vukelic Positional Rating: 6/10 FB Nikola Menegati Marko Dabic Elvis Peco Positional Rating: 4/10 MC Denis Kljuce Antonijo Turkalj Positional Rating: 3/10 AMC Deni Rubcic Ivan Lijtman Positional Rating: 6/10 IF Sime Maruna Slavko Sipic Ivan Egri Stjepo Njire Positional Rating: 3/10 ST Marko Tadic Positional Rating: 6/10 Looking at the squad there are clear weaknesses and vulnerabilities. My change in tactic saw a few positions become weaker, notably the sole central midfielder and the inside forwards, as I only possessed conventional winger type wide players. It's also evident we do not have enough goal scorers, with Tadic contributing the majority (also triggering top goalscorer and player of the season contract clauses, damnit!). Behind the Scenes Board Overview | Finances Need to improve the finances if we can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 NK Nehaj 2014/15 Pre-Season Media prediction: 6th League season expectation: Respectable position Croatian cup expectation: Second round Transfers Players for the First Team Dario Rugasevic Mate Salek Sven Jajcinovic Marko Puskaric Players for Backup and Rotation Blenard Colaki Igor Tolic Marko Kartlelo Darijan Radelic-Zarkov Tarik Okanovic Hot Prospects N/A Transfer Thoughts Reasonably happy with the overall quality we've been able to bring in. Some of the backup players look like they could fight for first team spots and the players for the first team could find themselves on the bench. Ideally we need to be looking for promotion within the next 2 years otherwise some of the higher earners will definitely have to go, but with the players we've now got, hopefully we can push on and compete. The deal for Tolic was only £10k and not the £525k it shows on the transfer screen. We will just owe £500k to HASK if he plays 10 international games, and at 36, with a year contract and a backup I think we're pretty safe on that front. Pre-season Friendlies A lot of the team didn't play the first few games due to needing an extended leave, but the friendlies got the job done I suppose. Behind the Scenes Board Overview Finances Were currently having the stadium expanded for league regulations and it's taking a large chunk of profit each month. Our balance is only going to go down before we can try and move it back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 NK Nehaj 2014/15 - Q1 Update Well the league has reduced in size from 12 teams to 10 teams, meaning we now play each team 4 times instead of 3. But as it stands, we go into this first quarter in good shape sitting at the top of the table. Some results more impressive than others. We got off to a great start getting a win over recently relegated side Zadar who are predicted to go straight back up. Or league form has been so-so these past few games and despite the 4-1 win over HNK (and that was an even match) we've not set the world alight. The Results Croatian Second Division We made hard work of the preliminary round of the Croatian Cup, getting taken to extra time by a non-league outfit. We were then unfortunately drawn against First Division side RNK Split who passed us off the park. We held on amicably until the 70th minute but we couldn't keep them out any longer. Croatian Cup Tadic is still our main contributor of goals. I'd really like to spread this out some more, but we don't really have the talent to do so. The Personnel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Doing well with Nehaj, shame you didn't go straight up last season but you're off to a good start this so hopefully you can do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Doing well with Nehaj, shame you didn't go straight up last season but you're off to a good start this so hopefully you can do it. Yep, our form has been good and we're in good shape for promotion. NK Nehaj 2014/15 - Before the Winter Break So we're at the point where the teams stop playing for 3 months, so here's the final update of the year. Very happy with how we've performed over the past 6 games, dropping only 2 points and creating a 9 point gap at the top. A long way to go still with 21 games still to be played, but if we can keep this up we will be right up there come end of the season. The Results Croatian Second Division Good form all around. Honorable mentions to Stranatic who has been a rock in defence, Tadic for being the only goalscorer and Rugasevic who has been impressive at both CB and WBL. The Personnel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 NK Nehaj 2014/15 - January Transfer Window Minimal activity here as we only brought in 2 new players, with one of those being a loanee for backup. I'm hoping Jajalo can push for a first team spot. The Transfers Players for the First Team Kristijan Jajalo Players for Backup and Rotation Matej Mijoc Youth Players and Hot Prospects N/A As usual we looked to play a friendly a week to keep the players match fit during the 3 month league break. However the draw back to this is the injuries your players can pick up, and boy did we get some injuries with one guy picking up an 8 month injury. The results were actually very good with wins over a couple First Division sides keeping the team on high morale. The Friendlies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 NK Nehaj 2014/15 - Youth Intake Nothing to write home about, but I'm not expecting this team to produce any First Division quality players just yet. Contracts Offered To Marko Tolic - Coach Report Nikica Rudan - Coach Report Senad Arapovic - Coach Report Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 NK Nehaj 2014/15 - Q3 Update A very busy 2 months almost saw the fixture pile up knock us off the top spot. Luckily our post-break form gave us enough of a lee-way to afford such results. At one point we were 11 points ahead and when the Hr. Dragovoljac match came around we were just 1 point ahead of them who were in 2nd. Had a word with the team and thankfully it boosted the morale and we were able to get a very lucky 1-0 win to put us 4 ahead. We followed this up with another shakey performance but 3 points none the less. 9 games to go and 5 points ahead of the pack. It's going to be a very tight finale. The Results Croatian Second Division The Personnel Key players: Menegati (WBL): Really picked up his performances the past 5 or so games. Rugasevic (WBL): Our other wingback who was rotated between there and CB to cover tiring players and performed very well. Tadic (ST): Our continued main source of goals with 21 goals in 29 appearances so far. Rubcic (AMC): Pitched in with some vital goals towards the end when Tadic started to go through a baron spell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 NK Nehaj 2014/15 - New Contract Happy to sign a new 2 year contract. I'm hoping we do get promoted as it will make the contract signing worth while, even if it's just a year at the top it will be a good experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Some youths with great potential according to the star rating there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Some youths with great potential according to the star rating there. Yeah definitely, any that can progress into half decent First Division players are worth keeping hold of. NK Nehaj 2014/15 - End of Season Review The Final Results Croation Second Division League Analysis Champions! We managed to eventually hold on and secured promotion with 2 games to spare. Not overly convincing and relied a lot on team spirit and a few slip ups by our rivals. But up we go and hopefully we can have a good season in the top flight. Croatian Cup We lost to the eventual winners. Squad Review *Only including players with a minimum of 5 starting appearances* Player Stats | League Team Stats | League Player Stats GK Kristijan Dumencic Positional Rating: 5/10 Comments: Between him and our new signing we may be OK at the back for next season. Not a crucial position to fill anyway. CB Mario Galesic Ferdinand Hudolin Goran Juros Slobodan Stranatic Igor Tolic Positional Rating: 4/10 Comments: Only Stranatic held down his position, and Galesic too but only because we don't have many other sweepers. I will look to bring in some new defensive faces for next season. WB Nikola Menegati Marko Dabic Dario Rugasevic Marko Puskaric Positional Rating: 5/10 Comments: Left wingback is solid enough, but we will need to make improvements on the right side. MC Marko Kartelo Tarik Okanovic Positional Rating: 4/10 Comments: Better than last term, and I brought Kartelo in largely to play at CB, but our lack of quality in central midfield saw him there majority of the season, and doing a good job too. AMC Deni Rubcic Mate Salek Positional Rating: 4/10 Comments: A problem area which needs addressing. We just aren't creating enough. IF Sime Maruna Slavko Sipic Stjepo Njire Radovan Ivkovic Positional Rating: 4/10 Comments: Problem area. Will be looking to bring in some new faces who can create and pitch in with goals. ST Marko Tadic Positional Rating: 6/10 Comments: Our only recognised striker. Need a reliable backup as Tadic has a tendency to go missing. Behind the Scenes Board Overview | Finances Hopefully financial improvements can be seen next season. Next Season Bring in some better players and avoid relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 NK Nehaj 2015/16 - Pre-Season Media prediction: 10th League season expectation: Mid-table finish Transfers Players for the First Team Luka Kotromanovic Mamoutou Coulibaly Evaldo Abel Perala Nikola Valentic Players for Backup and Rotation N/A Hot Prospects and Youth Players N/A Transfer Thoughts I'm extremely happy with the players we've been able to bring in so far. This has tightened our defence up one hell of a lot, I just hope they gel quick. With still a month left to go in the transfer window I'm looking to bring in a backup striker and ideally a central midfielder. We have two players coming in January (I misread the end of contract time!) who will add quality further up the pitch, so hopefully we can hold out until then. But we've done well so far, but really depleted our resources and we don't have much funds left for many more signings over the coming month. Pre-season Friendlies We didn't have long between pre-season and the actual season starting, so only minimal games here unfortunately. Behind the Scenes Board Overview | Finances Next update will be the end of the transfer window and current progress in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 NK Nehaj 2015/16 - End of Transfer Window Transfers Players for the First Team Dudu Players for Backup and Rotation Matjaz Kouter Nahuel Fernandez Silva Hot Prospects and Youth Players N/A Transfer Thoughts We're now at the end of the transfer window and it got to the point where we couldn't attract anyone due to having no money or wages available. But since the last update we've brought in 3 players with 2 on loan. Dudu is going straight into the first team in the advanced playmaker role. His physicals are lacking which is why we'll be relying on his technical and mental skills. The other two are backups of a higher quality than what we have. We also managed to offload a few players and bring in a little cash in the mean time. - - - On to the league. The difference a few signings can make! I feel we're much stronger defensively despite falling a way a tad after the first 3 games, but we're doing a whole lot better than I imagined we would. I can't really fault the team as long as we keep getting the points on the board. Also as a rule you need at least 4 homegrown players in your matchday squad, which is a nightmare as ours are god awful, we essentially only have 3 subs a game. The Results Croatian First Division The Personnel Key Players Tadic (ST): When it rains it pours. When he's on fire he can't stop. We still struggle for goals when he's not scoring which is still an issue. Dudu (AMC): New signing has added a lot of quality to our build up play and is pretty tidy on the ball. Evaldo (CB): Playing at both sweeper and CB positions he has been really solid. One of our top signings this year and will be vital in staying in this league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Our biggest goal threat, Tadic: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Since the loss of Tadic I was initially going to see out the remaining 9/10 games until the winter break where he'd be fit afterwards, but had a message pop up offering us a Croatian legend on a free transfer. I couldn't resist and would like to welcome Ivica Olic to the squad on a 1 year contract. While his technical stats aren't all that, he more than makes up mentality. I'm hoping he can have an immediate impact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 NK Nehaj 2014/15 - League Update As the image above suggests, we haven't been on our best of form lately and the honeymoon period of being in the top division has certainly ended. We've really struggled for goals since Tadic's injury and we're conceding far too many, especially to set-pieces. It has taken a few games but Olic is starting to find his feet with a hatrick in our last game (also boosting him to 2nd topscorer), and we need him to quick. The Results Croatian First Division The Personnel Key Players Olic (ST): He has played well in his games and gets in dangerous positions moreso than the rest of the side. Peralta (AMR): Been good on the assists lately. Valentic (WBR): Does really well down the right flank and chipped in with the odd assist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 NK Nehaj 2014/15 - Before the Winter Break A little better over these last 5 games. Zagreb look favourites for the drop at the moment so the win against them was very important to maintain some distance and we now have a 20 point gap on the relegation spot. There's still not really a lot in it between 2nd - 7th and 1 result can change a lot. Happy to have ended this half of the season with a win as well, we should come back stronger after the break with our new faces. The Results Croatian First Division The Personnel Key Players Olic (ST): Becoming a very important player for us if we are to win games, very reliant on him as we were with Tadic. Evaldo (CB): Still a rock at the back and other than the 4-0 hammering we got via the hands of Dinamo, he has been very tidy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Hmm, so got this dilemma: It's really tempting. I've never managed in Australia before and the rules are a lot different than what I am used to, so could be an interesting challenge. However they have a distinctively average looking squad and I am making head-way (kind of) with NK Nehaj. So I'm not sure what to do! I've 18 months left on my current deal and it's unlikely I'll renew after that if I'm able to start attracting better positions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Olic has clearly made an impact. You've gone ****. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Yeah he has, been a solid signing. I'll have 3 strikers on the books now fighting for 1 spot, so we'll see who can step up. I think I'll turn down the Perth Glory job and see out until at least the end of the season before seeing what else is out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 NK Nehaj 2015/16 - January Transfer Window Few players coming in who were signed at the beginning of the season. Happy with the quality in depth we're slowly building. I may look to use Belle in the first team straight away, but with Dudu's form it would be hard to drop him, but looks a good option to have coming off the bench. Borrachinha also looks a promising prospect upfront and I'll try give him as many games as possible. TransfersPlayers for the First Team Frank Oliver Ongfiang Players for Backup and Rotation Ibrahim Belle Youth Players and Hot Prospects Borrachinha Very positive results during the break, really can not complain and morale in the camp is good. The Friendlies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 NK Nehaj 2015/16 - Youth Intake Poor intake. But I don't expect to bring through many First Division worthy players yet. Contracts Offered To Stefano Perkovic - Coach Report Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 NK Nehaj 2015/16 - Q3 Update A mixed bag. We carried our form from the friendlies into the league with some good results, but we've slowly fell away at the wayside especially against tougher opposition. There's a lot of work to do with this side still. Very grateful Zagreb have only picked up 2 points from their last 9 games otherwise we could have been in trouble, but as it is we have avoided relegation this season. The Results Croatian First Division The Personnel Key Players Evaldo (CB): We'd easily be in a much worse position if he hadn't been in the squad. Menegati (WBL): Really picked his form up lately, but we're unable to come to terms on a new contract so he will be leaving at the end of the season. We also mutually terminated Olic's contract due to him only needing 1 more appearance before getting another year on his contract, and at 37 he did his job here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 NK Nehaj 2015/16 - End of Season Review The Final Results Croatian First Division League Analysis Delighted to finish where we did as I was expecting a relegation battle. The few players we brought in definitely were the difference as last seasons team would have been right down the bottom. Fourth place didn't get a European spot as that is designated for the Croatian Cup winners (if they aren't in top 3) and in this case it was non-division Radnik Sesvete. Croatian Cup I don't even think we were entered into the Cup this year. Squad Review *Only including players with a minimum of 5 starting appearances* Player Stats | League Team Stats | League Player Stats GK Kristijan Dumencic Kristijan Jajalo Positional Rating: 4/10 Comments: Not good enough for the top end of this league. Will look to improve but not a priority position due to a decent defence. CB Mario Galesic Evaldo Mamoutou Coulibaly Luka Kotromanovic Positional Rating: 5/10 Comments: Evaldo and Coulibaly are class, but we don't have much in a way of backup or competition. Will look to bring in 1 or 2 more players for this position. WB Nikola Valentic Nikola Menegati Dario Rugasevic Positional Rating: 3/10 Comments: Only Valentic is good enough for this team to progress. Menegati's contract is up at the end of this season so will look to add to both flanks. MC Mario Galesic Matjaz Kouter Positional Rating: 2/10 Comments: Not good enough in this position, and with the way I'm trying to play I need real quality here. High priority position. AMC Deni Rubcic Dudu Ibrahim Belle Positional Rating: 6/10 Comments: Dudu was very good for us and will likely remain first choice next season with Belle a more than capable backup. IF Frank Oliver Ongfiang Abel Peralta Slavko Sipic Positional Rating: 5/10 Comments: There's still clear room for improvement here. I'm wanting more goals to come from our wingers and these just aren't really delivering. Sipic's contract is up at the end of the season so I will need to add depth here. Ideally a first teamer with one of the others dropping to backup. ST Marko Tadic Borrachinha Positional Rating: 4/10 Comments: I don't think Tadic is good enough to take this team forward any more, and I had to up his wages just to the match highest earner clause, so it's likely he will be shipped out this summer. Borrachinha has potential, but that's all he really is at the moment. Will look to bring in a first team striker over the Summer. Top Scorers: Marko Tadic (9), Dudu (8), Peralta (5) Top Assisters: Peralta (11), Valentic (7), Tadic/Dudu (6) Behind the Scenes Board Overview | Finances Still not very good on finances, but we can not afford not to spend or we will slip into mediocrity. We're also spending £190k to expand the stadium by 250 seats! Next Season Improve problem areas, re-work backroom team and work our way into the European positions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 As I was coming to terms with staying with NK Nehaj for the remainder of my contract, we received this offer which we accepted. So let me introduce you to Eskimo Joe's third club. Metalurg Zaporizhya A step up from NK Nehaj in terms of club statue and population, new and exciting times are ahead for Eskimo Joe. No real history of note other than recently winning the Ukrainian First Division in 2015. They play their home games at the Slavutych Arena which has a capacity of 11,756. Metalurg Zp Overview | Metalurg Zp Information | Facilities | Finances | Ukrainian Premier League Rules Nothing too spectacular. Finances aren't in great shape, but the club do have Top youth facilities which is a bonus; maybe something for me to focus on as per our contractual agreement. Media Prediction: 12th League Season Expectation: Mid-table Transfer Budget: £90k Wage Budget: £45,887 (currently using £43,673) Meet the Team GK Vyacheslav Bazilevych Olexiy Shevchenko Comments: Only Bazilevych looks any good. May be capable enough for this season. CB Levan Makharadze Pavlo Stepanets Olexandr Volovyk Hrvoje Milicevic Taras Bondarenko Vladyslav Nevmyvaka Andriy Nesterov Comments: A lot of CB's just a shame on one or two look any good. A good overhaul here looks to be on the cards. FB Maxym Vorobey Eugene Opanasenko Sergiy Voronin Kevin Rendon Comments: A few solid looking players with cover to boot. MC Lorran Ryan Sergiy Zagnaylov Eugene Makarenko Dmytro Yusov Valeriy Luchkevych Comments: Lorran, Ryan and Makarenko look good but the rest I'l look to move on. AMC Maxym Lisovyi Semir Stilic Comments: Not many players, but Stilic looks absolutely class. I have a feeling most things will be going through him.[/i] W/IF Artem Kultyshev Ivan Petryak Comments: Poor. Just poor. STC Mauricio Serrano Olexiy Chychykov Joao Silva Maxym Ilyuk Comments: Two good striker in Serrano and Silva. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucehum Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Those league rules seem very interesting. I should add that league to my play. Enjoy!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Ukraine is a lot of fun, best of luck there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 Those league rules seem very interesting. I should add that league to my play. Enjoy!! Ukraine is a lot of fun, best of luck there. Cheers guys! Metalurg Zaporizhya 2016/17 - Pre-Season Media prediction: 12th League season expectation: Mid-table finish Ukrainian Cup expectation: Third round Transfers Players for the First Team Olexandr Voloyk Fabian Webster Rafinha Mario Djurovski Players for Backup and Rotation Ivan Petryak Andriy Trosyuk Drazen Domjancic Jamal Rashid Bassem Boulaabi Paco Youth Players and Hot Prospects N/A Transfer Thoughts A busy transfer window saw 16 players depart from the club (with hopefully a few more still to go) which left us quite short on numbers and quality. We have received a decent amount in total for out outgoings and saved on some wages too. The players that have come in so far I'm very happy with and some of them will make an immediate impact. Trosyuk and Domjancic were brought in as staff but they'd only accept a player/staff contract, which was fine. I'm still looking to bring in some more faces, especially more defensive players, before the transfer window closes. Pre-Season Friendlies A good pre-season despite the hammering at the hands of league rivals Metalist. Behind the Scenes Board Overview | Finances Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Metalurg Zaporizhya 2016/17 - End of Transfer Window Transfers Players for the First Team Jamelao Borys Baranets Players for Backup and Rotation Sergiy Silyuk Youth Players and Hot Prospects[/i] Rancharia Transfer Thoughts A few more faces to equip us for the remainder of the season. We needed some more Ukrainians to meet league restrictions so that's what I tried to do. There really are not that many of note who are attainable. We brought in a couple though and hope they can make a contribution. I needed to strengthen at left mid and ideally left fullback, only left mid was able to be strengthened with the signing of Baranets, and arguably both Jamelao and Rancharia who can both stake a claim to that spot. - - - Taking a look at the beginning of the league season. An average start with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Overall I'm happy with how we're currently performing albeit I'd like a few more goals, but hopefully a change in tactic will see to this. The Results Ukrainian Premier League The Personnel Key Players Serrano (ST): Our main contributor of goals and a mainstay in this squad. Milicevic (CB): He didn't look all that looking at his attributes, but he's performed extremely well. Volovyk (CB): One of our highest rated CB's and he's been very good in helping us keep a tight ship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Metalurg Zaporizhya 2016/17 - End of October Update We've been absolutely class since the new tactic winning 7 of our last 8. Even the game we lost we didn't deserve to, but we weren't good enough for the win. Some really good results against top half of the table sides and if we can keep this sort of momentum up I'll be really looking for a top 5 finish. The Results Ukrainian Premier League Ukrainian Cup The second round saw us steamroll Sal Dnipro with no trouble really. We made horrendous work of the third round though, I decided to field a rotated side and we were lucky one of our main strikers was coming back from injury which is why I decided to play him and he managed to bag a hatrick. Other than that we were really complacent. We also managed to dodge a top team in the quarter finals and can only hope if we progress Desna can cause an almighty upset! Quarter-finalists The Personnel Key Players Serrano (ST): In very impressive form at the moment, if he's not scoring he's usually involved in our attacking play. Milicevic (CB): Still as consistent as previous update. Silyuk (W/ST): Surprise player for me. Played when there had been injuries and largely stood up to the plate. Don't think he'll do enough to hold down a spot, but he seems a good option to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Who has been winning the league in recent years, still Shakter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikal Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 Who has been winning the league in recent years, still Shakter? Here is the past winners. Been between Dnipro and Shakhtar for the most part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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