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Football Manager 2007 (MAC)
Oct 25th
I’m losing hope at Bishops Stortford. I’m keeping the players’ morale up, but mine’s on the floor. We’re twenty-seven matches in now and sitting firmly in 21st place in the Conference South. Our last match was a real killer – we went 1-0 up, but then our opponents got two penalties and ran away with the points.
Looking at the stats, it seems Jack Midson is the second highest scorer in the league this season, but we’re very high up in the goals conceded list. That’s getting better now I’ve brought in Foster on loan to sit back on the right – he’s only a solid 7, but that’s better than anyone else I’ve got there – but I’m still not doing well enough.
I really, really want to save the club and my job now; if we can just scrape through this season then I can use my experience next season to take us further up the table – and hopefully take me into a better job. I’m aiming to be a Premiership manager within a few seasons, but that’s not looking likely right now.
We’ve just got to improve. Not a lot, but just enough so we edge these close matches. We’ve got to do it for the club, for the 352 people who come to see us play each week and, most of all, for me, so I don’t have to start a new game at the end of this season.
Football Manager 2007 (MAC)
Oct 24th
I’m still struggling with Bishops Stortford in the Conference South. It’s just after Christmas and we’re second from bottom.
It’s depressing, but sometimes we just do well enough to give me hope and keep me from resigning. I’ve loaned a defender worth a mammoth £4,000 from Dagenham & Redbridge and he seems like he’s going to fit in well. I’ve also asked to loan a young striker, just to see if that’ll help. I feel for my striker Essandoh, he’s a decent chap and he puts in good performances, but he just doesn’t score.
Though scoring goals isn’t so much of a problem. We’ve scored 23 this season, which is over one per game on average, I believe. It’s just we’ve let in forty.
You know, I’m really getting in to this now. I so want to pull off a miracle and avoid relegation and then take the club to glory next season.
Football Manager 2007 (MAC)
Oct 22nd
Well, now we’re at -
PLAYED: 14
WON: 3
DRAWN: 2
LOST: 9
We’re out of the relegation zone and morale is soaring.
Three things seem to ahve prompted this small turnaround.
1) My cpatain went out with the flu and his replacement is doing better.
2) I moved to a more attacking 4-4-2.
3) I promoted Anton Innocent from the reserves to the main squad. He’s not fit enough to last a whole match, but he’s great when he’s on.
Football Manager 2007 (MAC)
Oct 22nd
After a 5-1 defeat to non-league Solihull in the FA Cup my finger was hovering the “Resign” button for a while.
But nobody else will give me a job, so that would mean restarting the whole game.
Hmpf.
Football Manager 2007 (MAC)
Oct 22nd
Current record this season -
PLAYED: 8
WON: 1
DRAWN: 0
LOST: 7
Oops.
Football Manager 2007 (MAC)
Oct 21st
I took control of Bishop’s Stortford.
I’ve, er, not been doing so well so far. In the pre-season friendlies I lost all but one match.
Oops.
If the season goes badly I’ll either look for a new job or start a new game at a different club.
Football Manager 2007 Demo (MAC)
Oct 18th
Just playing around with this as Villa while I wait for the full version to arrive.
I’m quite enjoying having money and players I’ve heard of, so I might even do this in the full game, instead of taking a random lower league team on.
Football Manager Handheld
May 5th
I decided not to apply for the Southampton job and was rewarded with a win against Bournemouth and a draw against Hull. In both matches the opposition goalkeeper won Man of the Match. Bastards.
Football Manager Handheld
May 5th
First two matches of the season this morning. League One now, remember, so I wasn’t hoping for much. Came away with an unlucky draw and a lucky win, which isn’t bad for starters.
However, Southampton have sacked their manager. I’ve got all morning to decide whether or not to apply for the job. (Er, while I write some PHP code to talk to a Microsoft SQL database. I’m not just going to be sitting around pondering.) It would take me up to the Championship, but Southampton’s finances are insecure so I might be stuck with a rubbish squad and no money. I had told myself I’d apply for any job just to get away from Torquay, but after two half-decent games this morning I’m thinking that maybe I should stick with them.
Hmm… chin stroking time and no mistake.
Football Manager Handheld
Apr 29th
Ah. No transfer budget. Well, £3K, which is as good as nothing.
Played my three pre-season friendlies. Not good results.
This coming season may be… tricky.
