Club Information
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Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK)
Formed: 1891
Chairman Status: Loves the Club
Rivals: IFK Göteborg, Hammarby Fotboll, Djurgarden
Finances: Secure
Continental Competitions: None
Captain: Martin Nielsen
Vice Captain: Jere Forsman
Media Prediction: 4th (Swedish First Division Elite)
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So the media thought I was crazy, dropping down a division to become the new manager of AIK after being in the top flight of Swedish football for so long. They also said that I lacked ambition?! Sorry, is my aim to get them to destroy the current leading dynasty in Swedish football not enough for you lot? Haha. Ahh well, so it looks like I have it all to do already. Here is the background on my new club…
Excellent, a club with pedigree! I love taking fallen giants, much like I was trying to do with Malmo, and try to restore their stature so this will be a great challenge for me. I honestly don’t understand how they managed to get relegated, especially with such a loyal fan base, brilliant facilities and when I played them with Varbergs BOIS, brilliant players! But they have been in the Swedish second tier for the best part of 4 years.. Something I need to change drastically if I am going to get this club back fighting for Allsvenskan league titles.
Lets have a little gander at their history..
A little less full than Malmo, but with 11 league titles, 9 league cups and a Swedish Super Cup to their name they are no strangers to success.
Now, I say that with a pinch of salt as their current standing in the game is.. Well you can see for yourselves as this is where they managed to finish in the Swedish second tier last year:
Well, that took me by surprise anyway. They were relegation candidates last season! In the Second Division of Swedish Football! Blimey.. I honestly thought they would be higher than that when I clicked on the previous standings. Still, its a challenge so the harder it is the more rewarding it will be ;)
A quick look at the finances too:
Top ten isn’t half bad, especially for a Swedish second division club! We are a long way off the BOIS so hopefully this is something I can rectify over the course of the save. £95+ Million to make up though.. It is quite a figure ;)
Lastly a gander over the squad:
This view shows the ‘Home Grown’ Players that I have got currently. I won’t take you through the squad as it is most likely going to endure a major overhaul as we try and nab a few more players over the winter, but my Home grown players aren’t exactly great.
Anyway, thanks to you lot for voting, hopefully this time we can go all the way to (finally) smashing Varbergs BOIS off their perch at the top of Swedish football!
See you next time when I’ll be going through the pre-season in Stockholm.
Till then, hej då :D
Vineeth
29 августа, 2011 at 12:26
All the best, Excessive!
Too bad you couldnt get a Swedish Premiere Division team…Malmo again would have been nice ..
PS — Friendly advice….Please dont forget to make backup saves… ;) This time I would like to see you take BOIS down… :D
Excessive
30 августа, 2011 at 00:22
Thanks Vin! It would have been, but I guess this is more of a challenge. Plus there were literally no jobs in the Premier League much to my disappointment :(
Will do bud ;)
Laxeyman
29 августа, 2011 at 12:40
Looks like a massive challenge Excessive, harder than Malmo for sure. However, you did it with BOIS, so I’m confident you can dominate Sweden with AIK too :) Good luck!
Excessive
30 августа, 2011 at 00:23
Thanks Laxey, it’s going to be tough but AIK have got the pedigree :D!
Darren Smith
29 августа, 2011 at 13:34
And the dynasty destroyer starts again lol :) With an even worse team too boot, you really have a challenge here Jake but I think given enough time you’ll do it. The key is that Varberg will start to lose their best players and I doubt they will find the same talent as when you were in charge…meaning they will start to fall as you are on the up. Lets hope thats the case anyway. Good luck mate.
Excessive
30 августа, 2011 at 00:24
It does!! Haha, yeah it will be a little tougher for sure but I guess your right…
That might be true to an extent yeah.. Hopefully I can captalise on that then ;)
Cheers Darren
Johnny Karp
29 августа, 2011 at 13:44
AIK is a club with a proud history and tradition and you will be the man that will take them back to the top! Good luck mate! And please backup your saves :P
Excessive
30 августа, 2011 at 00:25
Thanks mate, I will do ;)
nielsneutron
29 августа, 2011 at 13:55
I actually like the AIK challenge more than the malmö, but I must admit losing a save is never a fun experience. I have never gotten so far with any of my saves but it must have been quite a blow.
Enjoy the game.
Excessive
30 августа, 2011 at 00:26
Awesome :). Absolutely not, to loose any save no matter how much you have put into it is a massive blow..
vaibhavc
29 августа, 2011 at 22:06
Hey Excessive
AIK has a lot of history, and you will be beating Varbergs Bois with that them. Make sure you back-up your saves, just in case something like that happens.
Excessive
30 августа, 2011 at 00:27
Thanks mate, I hope so!
Will do mate ;)
Kevin
30 августа, 2011 at 08:45
Nice choice — good luck to you!
Excessive
30 августа, 2011 at 17:51
Thanks Kevin!
Sibo
31 августа, 2011 at 08:57
What a fall from grace for AIK…hopefully you can bring them back to the top of Swedish football, if anyone can do it, it will be you Jake! :D
Excessive
31 августа, 2011 at 13:23
Thanks bud :)
cak
31 августа, 2011 at 20:16
Hey Excessive
This is some challenge you have here, what you have achieved with Varburgs is immense, so if anyone can take over another club and make them an improvement on what you had already achieved, that would be you ;)
Good luck with it and i look forward to reading the next post
Excessive
31 августа, 2011 at 21:50
Hey bud, thanks mate much appreciated :)!
It’s going to be a long round, but if I can stick with it, it should happen sooner or later ;)