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3ric · 03-23-2003, 10:59 AM

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August 2002:
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1/8/02 - at home vs Premier League club Sunderland. Our first real test before the start of the new season. We'll let the starters play as much as we can. DL Yates got injured in the 24th minute and was replaced with Ullathorne. We substituted Tonge at halftime for Montgomery, Tonge's expected replacement after his transfer. After trailing 0-1 we switch to a more attacking tactic with 20 minutes to go and get an equalizer when Windass scores on a freekick in the 82nd minute. Seven minutes later we get a winning goal on a long shot from midfielder Michael Brown, and get a nice 2-1 upset!

The physio report that Yates only got a small knock and would be fit again in a week. We've drawn Exeter from the Third Division in the first round of the Worthington Cup (formerly the League Cup).

Tonge, our coveted midfielder, reveals that he has agreed terms with Fulham, and we confirm the deal. We also get the news that Windass, Kabba and Kozluk has agreed to their new contracts, while McCall, Ndlovu and Tracey reject our proposals. All three are willing to continue negotiations, however.

We've slashed £6500 off the wages, leaving us only £14.5K over the budget. We put forward new contract offers to McCall, Ndlovu and Tracey. McCall wants to be guaranteed a place in the first team before considering a new contract. Tracey may have changed his mind about re-signing.

We start a more active approach to our transfer listed players - clubs that assistant manager Blackwell feels would be interested are offered our players. We start by contacting seven clubs, among them Bristol Rovers, and asking them if they'd be interested in Owen Morrison. We do the same thing for the other seven players, hoping that will generate interest.

We arrive to agreements with both GK Tracey and MC Montgomery, cutting their wages somewhat. But Ndlovu is still resisting our efforts, and now seems to want more than our budget would allow. We decide to hold off negotiations with him for a while.

Our phone calls to other clubs have paid off somewhat as Wycombe offer us £60K for Ben Doane, which we gladly accept. However, nobody else took the bait as we get a whole bunch of "thank you, but no thanks".

We get our backup GK on loan as Bradley Hughes agrees to the loan deal with Grimsby. Ben Doane accepts the contract terms with Wycombe and the transfer is completed. That saves us some more money in wages, and we're now just £11.25K over the budget.

6/8/02 - We play our final pre-season friendly away at Oldham Athletic, which turn into a uneventful 0-0 draw, thankfully without anyone getting injured. MC Montgomery was the man of the match, a good sign for his ability to handle first-team duty.

We make an offer to Portsmouth for their transfer listed DC Carl Tiler. Another defender that would be of value to us is clubless Brazilian Junior Baiano, who'd need a work permit, but his wage demands are reasonable, so we'll give him an offer just to see what he says. He's a former national with 27 caps but I don't know if that will be enough for a permit.

The First Division kicks off with the game Ipswich at Brighton, where Town dominates in a 3-1 win with Pablo Counago scoring a brace. Bobby Zamora, however, was man of the match and scored Brighton's only goal.

Junior Baiano agrees to our contract offer, but we have to wait two weeks to find out if he'll get a work permit. We withdraw our contract offer to Carl Tiler, as he wanted a relatively high wage and the assistant manager didn't think it would be worthwhile. Instead we contact Peterborough United for their 22-yr old defender Brian McGovern, whom one of our scout had seen in a friendly a couple of days earlier, and recommended.

11/8/02 - our first competitive game in the First Division is at home vs Crystal Palace. They play a 4-4-2 with wingers Tommy Black and Julian Gray pushing forward, and have Dele Adebola and Andy Johnson as strikers. We start the following lineup:

Code:

                      GK Kenny
DL Ullathorne - DC Murphy - DC Yates - DR Kozluk
ML Lewellyn - MC Brown - MC McCall - MR Ndlovu
          SC Kabba   -   SC Windass

We'll play my usual preference - long balls down both flanks to the speedy wingers who crosses in to get goals on headers. English 1st division football at its best.

We take the lead in the 23rd minute after Windass crossed the ball over to the right flank where McCall had drifted into an open space. The Scot then drove to the box and shot past the keeper into the top corner after beating his man for 1-0, Blades! Palace equalized in the 69th minute on a spectacular 40-yd free kick by Danny Granville. After 91 minutes Steve Kabba scored the winning goal after Windass played a through-ball that beat the offside trap, leaving the younger attacker alone with keeper Kolinko. Windass was deservedly Man of the Match in this 2-1 win.

We've been rated as having 40-1 odds to gain promotion this season, with Leicester as the favorite at the odds 2-1. Ipswich and Derby are priced at 5-2, Wolves and Millwall at 3-1 and Norwich at 14-1.

Charlton makes an offer for our star midfielder Michael Brown worth £425K, but we reject this as Brown is valued at £375K and the sale of Tonge has given us enough funds to keep us floating for a while more.

Peterborough ask for £35K and a 50% next sale clause in exchange for their defender McGovern. I try to negotiate this to £30K and 25% of the next sale.

Bolton Wanderers call and make a £500K offer for Michael Brown. Again we reject.

03-23-2003, 10:59 AM	#6
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	------------------------------- August 2002: ------------------------------- 1/8/02 - at home vs Premier League club Sunderland. Our first real test before the start of the new season. We'll let the starters play as much as we can. DL Yates got injured in the 24th minute and was replaced with Ullathorne. We substituted Tonge at halftime for Montgomery, Tonge's expected replacement after his transfer. After trailing 0-1 we switch to a more attacking tactic with 20 minutes to go and get an equalizer when Windass scores on a freekick in the 82nd minute. Seven minutes later we get a winning goal on a long shot from midfielder Michael Brown, and get a nice 2-1 upset! The physio report that Yates only got a small knock and would be fit again in a week. We've drawn Exeter from the Third Division in the first round of the Worthington Cup (formerly the League Cup). Tonge, our coveted midfielder, reveals that he has agreed terms with Fulham, and we confirm the deal. We also get the news that Windass, Kabba and Kozluk has agreed to their new contracts, while McCall, Ndlovu and Tracey reject our proposals. All three are willing to continue negotiations, however. We've slashed £6500 off the wages, leaving us only £14.5K over the budget. We put forward new contract offers to McCall, Ndlovu and Tracey. McCall wants to be guaranteed a place in the first team before considering a new contract. Tracey may have changed his mind about re-signing. We start a more active approach to our transfer listed players - clubs that assistant manager Blackwell feels would be interested are offered our players. We start by contacting seven clubs, among them Bristol Rovers, and asking them if they'd be interested in Owen Morrison. We do the same thing for the other seven players, hoping that will generate interest. We arrive to agreements with both GK Tracey and MC Montgomery, cutting their wages somewhat. But Ndlovu is still resisting our efforts, and now seems to want more than our budget would allow. We decide to hold off negotiations with him for a while. Our phone calls to other clubs have paid off somewhat as Wycombe offer us £60K for Ben Doane, which we gladly accept. However, nobody else took the bait as we get a whole bunch of "thank you, but no thanks". We get our backup GK on loan as Bradley Hughes agrees to the loan deal with Grimsby. Ben Doane accepts the contract terms with Wycombe and the transfer is completed. That saves us some more money in wages, and we're now just £11.25K over the budget. 6/8/02 - We play our final pre-season friendly away at Oldham Athletic, which turn into a uneventful 0-0 draw, thankfully without anyone getting injured. MC Montgomery was the man of the match, a good sign for his ability to handle first-team duty. We make an offer to Portsmouth for their transfer listed DC Carl Tiler. Another defender that would be of value to us is clubless Brazilian Junior Baiano, who'd need a work permit, but his wage demands are reasonable, so we'll give him an offer just to see what he says. He's a former national with 27 caps but I don't know if that will be enough for a permit. The First Division kicks off with the game Ipswich at Brighton, where Town dominates in a 3-1 win with Pablo Counago scoring a brace. Bobby Zamora, however, was man of the match and scored Brighton's only goal. Junior Baiano agrees to our contract offer, but we have to wait two weeks to find out if he'll get a work permit. We withdraw our contract offer to Carl Tiler, as he wanted a relatively high wage and the assistant manager didn't think it would be worthwhile. Instead we contact Peterborough United for their 22-yr old defender Brian McGovern, whom one of our scout had seen in a friendly a couple of days earlier, and recommended. 11/8/02 - our first competitive game in the First Division is at home vs Crystal Palace. They play a 4-4-2 with wingers Tommy Black and Julian Gray pushing forward, and have Dele Adebola and Andy Johnson as strikers. We start the following lineup: Code: GK Kenny DL Ullathorne - DC Murphy - DC Yates - DR Kozluk ML Lewellyn - MC Brown - MC McCall - MR Ndlovu SC Kabba - SC Windass We'll play my usual preference - long balls down both flanks to the speedy wingers who crosses in to get goals on headers. English 1st division football at its best. We take the lead in the 23rd minute after Windass crossed the ball over to the right flank where McCall had drifted into an open space. The Scot then drove to the box and shot past the keeper into the top corner after beating his man for 1-0, Blades! Palace equalized in the 69th minute on a spectacular 40-yd free kick by Danny Granville. After 91 minutes Steve Kabba scored the winning goal after Windass played a through-ball that beat the offside trap, leaving the younger attacker alone with keeper Kolinko. Windass was deservedly Man of the Match in this 2-1 win. We've been rated as having 40-1 odds to gain promotion this season, with Leicester as the favorite at the odds 2-1. Ipswich and Derby are priced at 5-2, Wolves and Millwall at 3-1 and Norwich at 14-1. Charlton makes an offer for our star midfielder Michael Brown worth £425K, but we reject this as Brown is valued at £375K and the sale of Tonge has given us enough funds to keep us floating for a while more. Peterborough ask for £35K and a 50% next sale clause in exchange for their defender McGovern. I try to negotiate this to £30K and 25% of the next sale. Bolton Wanderers call and make a £500K offer for Michael Brown. Again we reject. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC! Last edited by 3ric : 03-23-2003 at 11:03 AM.