The news first then, and it was the facilities again making the headlines..
As you might have remembered, we have ‘Excellent’ youth facilities as it is at Varbergs BOIS. ‘State of the art’ next? That would be awesome :D
It is only January, but I still have a rack full of transfer news to give you..
‘Outs’ first as ever and as you can see, some pretty big names have left us at the start of winter.
Furuholm was a club legend (literally) and is currently in our best XI. Age however has got the better of him now and his physical stats have deteriorated quite rapidly over the past few years. Still, he has been a great servant for the club and wont be forgotten. The big Fin scoring 198 goals in 212 appearances for us!
Erwin Thiessen has been with us since the tender age of 17, which is almost 10 years now! He didnt have the ability to hold down a place at Varbergs any longer and was only really kept due to his home grown status.
Next was Viktor Selmer, an equally important figure in the history of the club. Old age again, and he was shipped off to Betis when his contract ended. Will be sorely missed as he has been my first choice full back for the best part of 8 years :)
Lastly, but by certainly no means least, Janne Puronaho has been with us since the Swedish second division! Club legend and the fans are distraught about me getting rid of him. Unfortunately, the club captain had to go as he was getting on. Sad day all round.
Some good news though!! Right at the end there you will see that I managed to sell Kakâ for £13m. He was costing me an arm and a leg on wages, and although we was a rotational figure in the side, he was getting on at 29 and I figured that it was for the best, especially having obtained him on a free a few seasons ago! I offered him to other clubs and Leverkusen were the only ones that came back with the asking price.
Onto the ‘Ins’ now then! More South American talent I here you cry? Well I have just the players..
Oliveira will join us from Gremio for £1.8m. This 17 year old was highly recommended by the scouts and I can see great potential in his abilities. With brilliant technical attributes, he will join us on the 10th February of this year!
Promising centre midfielder Rafael Roldan will join us from Argentina with some brilliant potential. He wont be joining us till the end of this year, so I hope that Estudiantes can up those attributes for me! He actually joined us on a free, but I am having to pay £1.6m in compensation. Suppose its better than the 4m price tag they were asking for him ;)
Lastly, we introduce Facundo Castro back into the side.
Before
After
Not overly impressed at his development I have to say, but I don’t mind as he has a long way to go till he flourishes as a keeper. Hopefully he can up the majority of those attributes at Varberg and become our new number 1 when Bertolotti retires :)
So that’s it for this episode boys and girls, join me next time to see how we fair in the Champions League knockout stages against none other than Barcelona, plus all the news and transfers of preseason in Varberg.
Till next time, Hej då :D
Pawn_pt
31 мая, 2011 at 09:54
30-0-0 is pretty impressive!! :) Never done that as I simulate all league games and many of cup ones, due to the easiness to win it. Brilliant campaign in Europe, but what an awful draw :p Wish you good luck (you willl need it! :D)
Cheers,
Excessive
31 мая, 2011 at 10:06
Thanks mate :)
Yeah I know what you mean. In all fairness, I have never actually simulated a game on the save as I’m scared my Assistant will sod things up. Just about control for me..
Barcelona will be tough, fingers crossed though! :D
Johnny Karp
31 мая, 2011 at 10:06
You had an amazing run in the Champions League group, you surely deserved to meet an easier opponent in February… Anyway, if you managed to beat Inter I can’t see why you wouldn’t pull off an upset against Barcelona! Good luck!
P.S.: I’m not commenting on your domestic achievements anymore, you’re way better than the other teams and that’s probably why they don’t give you that award :P
Excessive
31 мая, 2011 at 10:10
Tell me about it. Inter got Chelsea, so I don’t really know who was worst off. We’ll see come February I guess ;).
P.S Your not wrong.. Although I’m still stumped on why I didnt manage to win it in the early days?
Johnny Karp
31 мая, 2011 at 10:12
I guess they knew what was coming for them and they just wanted to discourage you :P
CsAtlantis
31 мая, 2011 at 11:59
If you can go through Barca then you will establish yourself as genuine contenders for Champions League (maybe Barcelona have deteriorated somewhat over the years though, you’ve gotten some good South American midfield talent coming in, you had to release some of your old players but they will remain in your club’s history, so looks like all your facilities are going to be at their peak soon, did you get any good regens coming into your team?
Excessive
31 мая, 2011 at 12:05
Absolutely. Well, we will have to see in February really. The only way to gauge really ;).
As for the regens, all the academy players are horribly sub-par which is why I’m bringing in youth players from South America. They should do me well though as some have cracking potential :)
Darren Smith
31 мая, 2011 at 12:02
Unlucky Jake, that was a real tough draw in the CL, but you never know what might happen as Barcelona must be weaker having finished 2nd. Your league form is outstanding and I believe your form in general could cause an upset. Also brilliant signings especially Oliveira who looks great. Keep up the good work.
Excessive
31 мая, 2011 at 12:07
Thanks Darren, I hope that our form can be carried over into Europe! :)
Stromson
31 мая, 2011 at 12:31
Woot, an update to my favorite story! League domination almost isn’t worth mentioning anymore, but those were some excellent Champion’s League results! It’s a bummer about your draw, but I’m excited to see how you’re able to perform against such tough opposition. Transfers are looking solid as always!
Excessive
31 мая, 2011 at 12:41
Aw, thanks mate :)
I know what you mean about the domestic cups though.. I might just start posting only about Europe and the obvious transfers/news. Keeps things a little more fresh and means I can go through a season quicker!
Ana Garcia
31 мая, 2011 at 14:24
Ironic, you finish top and still get a really tough draw!!
Great win over Inter though! It seems your team is developing well every year so good luck against Barca!
I am in the same boat as Johnny, no need to comment on your domestic form as are just so dominant!!
Great to see you improve those facilities once again, you should be close to producing some young talented Swedish players soon!!
As always, good luck!!
Excessive
31 мая, 2011 at 14:35
That’s always the trouble with us, never get the run of the green.
Ahh well, we will get there eventually. Probably not at the expense of Barca though ;).
Thanks Ana, we are getting closer to finally producing the talent, but we aren’t quite there yet :(.
Laxeyman
31 мая, 2011 at 16:12
Great Champions League run Excessive, just a shame you got Barca, still, you’ve got a chance against them, after all Messi is retired now ;) Obviously you were brilliant in the league, and good luck v Barca!
Excessive
31 мая, 2011 at 17:30
Haha I guess so.. Thanks Laxey :D
vaibhavc
31 мая, 2011 at 17:28
Hey Excessive
Good champions league run, but FM always has to pair you with Barca. Somehow, you still did not win manager of the year. Do you have the latest patches?
Excessive
31 мая, 2011 at 17:32
I know? Still, you have to take what comes I guess.
I am on the 11.2 patch as that is when I started the game.. Unfortunately.
Doesn’t matter, I keep winning the monthly one which is a consolation I guess ;)
Sears
31 мая, 2011 at 21:14
Haa, well done on winning every league game, I was hoping you’d do it… Shocking that you won every ‘MoM’ but yet did not win ‘MoY’… You did fantastic to finish ahead of Inter, but I hate when you get a difficult opponent despite finishing top! So annoying,, :-( Anyhow, I’m sure you’ll trash Barce ;) Good luck lad!
Excessive
31 мая, 2011 at 21:19
Cheers mate! :)
I know? I mean, its supposed to be ‘finish top, easier draw..’
Ahh well, I hope so mate ;)
Kevin
1 июня, 2011 at 09:44
Brilliant perfromance in your domestic competitions as well as in the Champions League. Good luck against Barcelona.