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We're Tangerine, Not Orange! (FM11)
Hop on board and join me in experiencing Blackpool FC’s first ever season in the Premier League. If my past FM-related efforts in this forum are of any indication, this will be short and sweet - maybe even disastrous. Yay!
It took me two-and-a-half centuries to figure out what team I wanted to manage. I probably considered all 20 EPL clubs before finally settling on Blackpool. At first I wanted to take over one of the Top 6 or 7 clubs as European football was an attractive option. Then I considered how much fun it could be to fight for top division survival. Plus, no one really expects Blackpool to stay up, so really there is no way to fail! You can read a helluva lot more about the club on their wiki page, but here’s the gist. Their greatest success was during the 50s when they won the FA Cup in 1953 and finished runners-up in the top division in 1956. Blackpool’s home ground is Bloomfield Road, which was built in 1901. Capacity-wise it is the smallest stadium in the EPL by far, seating 16,220 only after an addition of another stand after promotion. Not even 10 years ago they were playing in League Two, the 4th-highest division in the English football pyramid. Blackpool’s fiercest rival is Preston North End and they have three nicknames: The Seasiders, The ‘Pool, and The Tangerines (see kits below) Onwards and upwards… My expectations from the board are to “fight bravely against relegation” in the Premier League, reach the 4th Round of the FA Cup, and the 3rd Round of the League Cup. Easy peasy. I’ve been giving a transfer budget of 4 million pounds, which actually isn’t that bad of a sum for such a small club. Wage budget is 205k pounds, 182k of which is already being used. Speaking of wages, the average wage pulled in by a Blackpool player is 4.2k/wk, which is less than half of the next-lowest paid team. Facilities and the such are all average or adequate. Enough blither blather. Let’s get things started by introducing the tangerine-clad squad. |
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