August: The beginning of something special?
With our first game fast approaching it was seeming like it was going to take a miracle to get the players to start playing to the best of their abilities. Playing a simple attacking 4-4-2 with a big & fast partnership up front.
August results...
Pre-Season summary
So here we are, the day before our first match in the Wearside Football League. Annfield Plain stand between us and 3 points.
So with Adriano as my assistant i've managed to put together a rag tag squad of ex players and local youths (i actually have a full u18 squad made...
DO I CONTINUE WITH THE 3RD PERSON, IF NOT LET ME KNOW
15th July 2015:
As i get into the clubhouse for my first full day as manager, there is a knock on the door. 5-6 young lads about 15-16.
'so you're the new manager of Hartlepool then? how about giving us a game, eh, seeing as thought...
Hartlepool FC : A brief introduction
14th July 2015:
So in my first day at the club, i realise the extent of my task. No players registered with the club, no stadium, no training facilities. We play our matches in a local park attached to our makeshift club office, i'm required to work from...
14th July 2015:
I receive a phonecall from Adam Goddard again:
'Look, Ryan, we were stupidly impressed by your interview and your vision for the club. We want you to come down to the club and sign the contract to be our new manager. How does that sound?'
Obviously i'm over joyed, i'm over the...
13th July 2015:
My phone is literally ringing off the hook and i end up attending 3 interviews in one day. Gateshead Leam Rangers, Stockton Town and Silksworth Colliery Welfare all pull me in for a chat and to see if i'm the 'right fit for the club'
I also get a call from a bloke at Stranraer...
11th July 2015
I got a phonecall at 11:15am:
'Hello, mate, it's Adam Goddard from Hartlepool FC, we was flicking through your CV and we thought we'd invite you in for a chat and see if you fit the club and what not'
So i pop on my best suit and jump in the car down the motorway, practicing...
So on the 8th July 2015 i decided to take my first steps into football management. After spending my youth playing for a few teams, a bad injury saw me hang up my boots and want to take up a spot in the dugout.
So with no real footballing experience and no coaching badges, i set about handing my...
So as my last save in FM 15 i decided to download a mod which allows me to manage all the way down at level 12 and start unemployed with no experience or coaching badges.
Hopefully you'll follow me on my journey from the very bottom to somewhere near the top (HOPEFULLY)