Hello my friends. I’m sad to say my Oxford save is no longer as it just didn’t grab my interest the same way my Swindon game did and in some respects I wish I hadn’t given up on them. Therefore, I’m looking to start a new game and Johnny has very kindly put together a poll for me.
So here are the choices and the reason why.
- Ajax …simply because the company I work for (AEGON) sponsors them. We have Ajax shirts in our lobby of our office here in Canada.
- Newcastle…. super underachievers and my wife loves the movie Goal.
- Nott’m Forest…. as I had the privilege of lifting up the European Cup shortly after they won it in 1979. It was on the Adidas stand at a trade show I went to in Birmingham.
- Derby County….try to bring back those glory days of the seventies
- Toronto FC….as I’m in Canada.
I’m open to other suggestions if you guys don’t like this selection :)
Thanks in advance for your understanding as I know one or two of you can relate to the position I find myself in.
Which team would you like me to manage?
- Ajax Amsterdam (43%, 20 Votes)
- Nottingham Forest (26%, 12 Votes)
- Newcastle United (13%, 6 Votes)
- Toronto FC (11%, 5 Votes)
- Derby County (7%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 46
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Johnny Karp
11 марта, 2010 at 17:32
As I told you before, I voted for Ajax but all five prospects seem interesting enough.
Lye
11 марта, 2010 at 17:39
Hi Kevin, i voted for Nottingham as i had an deep impression on their late manager Brian Clough. He was always very cool regardless of his team winning or losing. They definitely are the sleeping giants of English football. I hope you can bring them up again.
Kevin Mayo
11 марта, 2010 at 17:41
Wow, two votes already and it’s not even lunchtime….for me that is :)
Martin
11 марта, 2010 at 18:13
I Have The Utmost Understanding For Your Decision.
That Is Really Cool That Your Company Sponsors Ajax, But I’m Assuming There’s More Than One Branch Of Aegon:P
I Voted For Ajax Because It Would Be Quite Interesting To Have A Team From A Different Country On The Blog, Y’Know, Spice It Up A Bit :P
Laxeyman
11 марта, 2010 at 18:31
Hi Kevin, sorry to hear about your Oxford save, but all those options look interesting. I have voted for Ajax, but good luck with whoever you end up with.
Kevin Mayo
11 марта, 2010 at 18:46
Hello Friends
Based on my email alerts it looks like Ajax so far.
Johnny;Thanks for your help yet again
Lye: I like your vote for Forest they were a very good team years ago.
Martin: AEGON is in the USA as well as throughout Europe including the UK. We are also in Asia too.
Laxeyman: Thanks for your vote as well.
By the way there is town called Ajax in Ontario as well not far from where I live.
AEGON / Ajax link:
http://www.aegon.com/en/EN-Homepage/About/Sponsorships/Ajax-soccer/
cory berman
11 марта, 2010 at 19:14
gotta be ajax
Kevin Mayo
11 марта, 2010 at 19:25
Hi Cory
Thanks for your input. Appreciate it.
Sears
11 марта, 2010 at 19:27
I think you should defintly not be a english side.They are allready enough of them so to make it interisting I think you should become Ajax boss.Bring back the golden years of dutch football..the ‘total football’!
Kevin Mayo
11 марта, 2010 at 19:30
Sears:
Thanks for your «passionate» response. :)
Everyone:
It seems that Ajax is the popular vote already. I better check out the Ajax team poster in my office to see who plays for them :)
Johnny Karp
11 марта, 2010 at 19:38
The poll will be open for another 24 hours (or 30 hrs to be exact) so there is still plenty of room for surprises.
Kevin
11 марта, 2010 at 19:41
Johnny
Nice…add a little tension and drama.
Johnny Karp
11 марта, 2010 at 19:41
Haha, I’m pretty good at that :)
Sears
11 марта, 2010 at 20:11
kevin,my game in general is about passion + agression.I’m talking about the real life soccer I play for my u15 and u16 team ha!Anyway,never mind us voting,who do want to be yourself?
Kevin
11 марта, 2010 at 20:19
Hi Sears,
Difficult to say, hence the voting. Ajax would be a nice choice and would add a different perspective. I did quite fancy Toronto before I started the Oxford game but the transfer set up in the MLS can a be a pain. I have mixed emotions for all of the teams but this is based on how they were before you were born :) In then end though I’d like to try Ajax.
Johnny Karp
11 марта, 2010 at 20:25
Nobody voted for Toronto FC so far… I guess the MLS is not that interesting for Europeans like «soccer» isn’t too appealing for North Americans.
Kevin
11 марта, 2010 at 20:33
Johnny
I have been to two games and that’s only because FedEx gave me free tickets. I never watch it on TV….boring :(
Chris
12 марта, 2010 at 11:08
Hi, first post — gone against the norm and voted for Toronto — all the stories have been about European teams — it would be great to see you build up Toronto and then perhaps move to a bigger club if things go well. Like the idea of you taking the traditional route of starting with a smaller club then moving up the management ladder.
Looks like I will not get my wish tho. :-)
Chris
Kevin
12 марта, 2010 at 11:09
Hello Friends
Thirty votes so far.I’m shocked by that as I never expected such a great response. Thankyou.
It looks like Ajax are the clear leaders with Forest in second place with a day of voting still to go.
Kevin
12 марта, 2010 at 14:40
Chris:
Thanks for your input. The MLS transfer scene is a bit complicated which is why I had them down as my last choice.But some late voting may swing things that way :) Also I said in my post I was open to suggestions other than the teams posted for voting. So….?
ravenie
12 марта, 2010 at 18:06
Is there like a possibility of me starting a blog maybe? For fun? I’ve never done it before.
Kevin Mayo
12 марта, 2010 at 19:27
Ravenie
Sure, why not?
I’m a «guest» writer here, but I started off by going to this site and creating an account.
https://www.blogger.com/start
I’ve never done one before until last December so you’ll have to play around with it a little to get used to all the functions/templates etc. That’s what I did.
Once you are up and running you can always let people know through any new post on this site.