Greetings to everyone reading this. This is the electronic journal of Christopher Engles.
I'm a 36 year old manager who is considered something of a young phenom. I started out my first season of managing professional football at Harrogate Town in the English Conference North back when I was 29. During my first season, I didn't know if I was going to make it through to a second. We had some rocky games in that first season. Fortunately, I showed enough improvement in the 2nd half of the season, that they gave me a chance to come back for another season. You can read about my first season as manager in this thread:
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/f...ad.php?t=32963
In my second season as manager, I really developed a system and brought in some good talent. Thanks to their play, I managed to help Harrogate win promotion from the English Conference North. You can read about that season in this thread:
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/f...ad.php?t=33340
In my third season, we continued to gather talent and we continued to win. We won the English Conference National Title and were promoted to League Two. You can read about that season in this thread:
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/f...ad.php?t=33908
In my fourth season, after some early struggles, the team adapted to League Two play and we went on a tear in the second half of the season. Thanks to our hot play, we won the English League Two Title and were promoted to League One. You can read about that season in this thread:
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/f...ad.php?t=34430
In my fifth season, I had to make a very hard decision. The team was struggling in League One as the board had continued to refuse to expand the stadium over the years. We were losing money. We didn't have the money to keep our top players. We were floundering. My status was very high and I was being offered several high profile jobs because of what I had done with Harrogate. I made the hard decision to leave Harrogate in midseason and I moved to Wigan. I suddenly had massive amounts of money. I sent some of it to Harrogate Town for a few of my favorite players. You can read about my fifth season in this thread:
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/f...ad.php?t=35300
In my sixth season, I managed to bring in some potent talent to Wigan via Bosman signings. Thanks to that talent, we won the English Championship with a 99 point season in which we had 30 wins, 9 draws, and 7 losses. I was glad to see that my new system worked nicely at this higher talent level. You can read about my sixth season in this thread:
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/f...ad.php?t=36645
Then, in my seventh season, I knew that Wigan would have a hard time staying in the EPL and I also knew that Manchester United had a coaching vacancy. It took well over a month, but just before league play started Manchester United approached me and offered me the manager's job. I felt bad leaving Wigan after only a year and a half, but this was the golden ring I had been trying to reach. I quickly took the job. I had moderate to good success in my seventh season as I brought in a few very talented players, including wonderkids Adriano and Craig King. We also brought in the very talented Stewart Downing at left wing. As a result, we improved from the previous finish of 5th place to a 2nd place team. You can read about the seventh season here:
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/f...ad.php?t=36968
So, now I start my eighth season. I'm considered a World Class Manager. However, I doubt that will mean much if I don't win the EPL Title with Manchester United this year. This stop is the end of my search for the pinnacle of football managing. It is also the beginning of my journey to stay at the top of the football world.