Recent content by Mikeos

On the way over to the training ground, he looked over various print outs he requested from the club officials. Jacob studies the last few starting 11s and fixtures, working out what formation may suit the players best. He also asked for a print out of the table to see the task ahead of him...

After a few interviews with clubs ranging from Northern Ireland, Indonesia, Portugal, Belarus and so forth, he opted to go for the team which offered him the most money. It's been desperate times and while he may want to manage his own job security is vital. A few days of skype interviews...

BOB BRADLEY SACKED FROM SWANSEA! Bob Bradley was the first and most likely the last American manager to take control of a club in the top flight of England. His short tenure at the Welsh club ended in disaster after losing the respect of the playing staff and earning the nickname Ronald Reagan...

I've only played 2 games with your new tactic and the performances have gone backward. I drew at home to Leicester 0-0 and drew away to Hull 0-0. Both games I barely created anything, like literally 0 key chances. Leicester I didn't concede any key chances either. Whereas against Hull, they...

I had Pieenar and Januzaj playing in these positions, generally both offensive minded and good shots on them. I think fiddle about with the DM's role to try get a balance where he'll drop a bit deeper, especially if the fullbacks are caught out of position. Get the two wide players to drift in...

I'll play a few more games before I upload any images. The formation is pretty good. Friendlies were a mixed bag, few mistakes and goals conceded on the counter but good play in the middle of the field. Played 3 premier league matches and a cup game so the results are the following: Stoke 1 -...

I like the look of this. I'll test the tactic with Sunderland and give back some feedback.

Scottish League Challenge Cup 25/07/2015 We played fairly bad for the first fifty minutes. They had many shots on our goal and didn't defend well so it was no surprise to be 4-0 down, after that there was some improvement where we managed to get two goals back and had a few shots on there...

Journeying to the Stars Scottish League Cup 01/08/2015 A tough start to the League Cup campaign away to Scottish Championship team Rangers. We'd need to seriously pull off a brilliant performance if we're wishing to get far in this competition. I'm always quietly confident of the team's...

Journeying to the Stars Scottish League Challenge Cup 25/07/2015 The upcoming Scottish League Challenge Cup game was a difficult one. Stenhousemuir from League One. Although they've been fighting relegation in league one for the past couple seasons, playing at there place would prove a...

Journeying to the Stars Pre-Season Squad: Goalkeepers: This is probably the weakest part of the Black and White's Squad. Due to finances, a first team goalkeeper may have to be found through a loan or a free transfer. During pre-season, GK hasn't proved a problematic area therefore...

Journeying to the Stars 02/07/2015 Press Conference Do you feel that your ambitions for the club are matched by the chairman? (The Elgin Football Latest) I do, yes. Our discussions so far are often creative and there's been lots of good ideas floated about which promise good things for...

Journeying to the Stars 01/07/2015 The Black and Whites have finally unveiled there new man after the departure of Jim Weir. A relative unknown and rumored to be a Celtic and Liverpool supporter, Robert Carlisle, 36, is an inexperienced coach and hasn't managed at this level. In the early...

Journeying to the Stars 21/06/2015 After less than a year at Borough Briggs, Elgin City have mutually departed with manager Jim Weir. The 46-year old Scotsman had been appointed before Christmas to keep Elgin City up and avoid relegation from Ladbrokes League Two. He lead them to a seventh...