Aberdeen - The new Sir Alex?

[Klippybo]

As I am working night shift this week (I am fortunate enough to play fm 09 on my laptop at work) I am starting this game and will play it until fm 10 comes out.

My target is to emulate Sir Alex Ferguson and restore Aberdeen FC to the top of Scottish football and to win a European trophy (or two).

I will be using the updatev6 by Chris but I have kept updating it myself since I downloaded it.

I have put Fraser Fyvie into the Aberdeen squad but I have not made him a superstar so I am not cheating!!

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Kris Stuart has been appointed the new manager of Aberdeen Football Club. His target for the season is to earn entry into Europe next season be it by League positioning or a cup win.
He also hopes to get to the group stage of the Europa League.

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Looking at the squad there is a bit of quality here. Charlie Mulgrew, Sone Aluko, Zander Diamond, Jamie Langfield and Lee Miller will be the key men methinks.

Got £150K to spend but will probably scour the free transfer market for most of my signings. Need to get a left winger, right back and 2 right wingers.

Also need to overhaul the coaching staff as Scott Leitch isnt good enough in my opinion as an assistant manager.

Will post again before my 1st game of the season.

COME ON YOU REDS!!!

 

[Keith]

luck try

gary twigg playes for shamrock rovers (ireland)

gary deegan plays for bohemians (ireland )

hugo from desportivo brasila

diomande from asec

airton plays brazil under 21

i wish u good luck and i will be following

 

[Klippybo]

CHEERS.

Cant find the brazilians but would Diomande not struggle to get a work permit? Will try anyway tho as he looks good.

 

[Keith]

no he always gets a work permit for me check a few of the irish lads aswell

james o'shea plays for galway united

 

[Klippybo]

Nobody in Galway squad but Deegan looks good.

 

[Keith]

yeah is very good he is their captain

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tsevtomir todorov is also a great young cheap player

 

[Klippybo]

Offered Deegan a contract. He wasnt interested. Offered him £4,400 a week to make him my highest earner and he still said no.

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Right about to play Hearts at home in the 1st game of the season. Got a tricky draw in the Europa League by coming up against Hajduk Split. Signings are


Stephen Appiah Free
Jason Culina Free
Leonardo Free
Gary Mackay-Steven Free
David Wotherspoon (Hibernian) Free
Tim Clancy (Kilmarnock) £85,000
Iain Flannigan (Kilmarnock) £75,000
Marcin Budzinski (Arka) £120,000

Delighted with Appiah, Culina and Leonardo. Didnt think I would get them. Missed out on Jorge Andrade and couldnt get work permits for Diomande and Mauricio.
Agreed to sign Peruvian international goalkeeper Erick Delgado on a free. Coming in January.

Sold:
Darren Mackie (Carlisle) £325,000
Ricky Foster (Hearts) £140,000
Derek Young (Sheff Wed) £120,000
Chris Gallacher (Montrose) Loan
Michael Paton (Airdrie) Loan

Pre season was mixed with good results but key striker Lee Miller picked up an injury and is out for 2 months.
Beat Sunderland and had narrow 1 goal losses to Benfica and Espanyol. Beat a few little German teams comfortably enough too.

Managed to get Massimo Neri as my assistant manager so he will still be working with Capello and England. Also brought back the legend that is Jim Leighton to the club as goalkeeping coach.

Finally got Peterhead as a feeder team. They already have two of my youngsters on loan so hopefully they will do well.

 

[Andy]

Im amazed you got£325000 for Mackie, he is utter *****.

 

[LH4]

Good Luck mate .

 

[Max]

Good luck, hopefully you can break the top 2 by at least 2 seasons

 

[Klippybo]

ABERDEEN 2-0 Hearts
Culina
Duff

Despite being with out Miller, Aluko, Maguire and Appiah we managed to win this one. However Kerr and Flannigan picked up knocks the latter coming off at half time. Mulgrew hit the post with a free kick and set up the first with another. As in real life his set pieces will be absolutely vital for Aberdeen.

 

[coop21]

Mon the dons!!! STAND FREE!!!

 

[Klippybo]

Im amazed you got£325000 for Mackie, he is utter *****.

I absolutely 100% agree. Headless chicken comes to mind

 

[coop21]

I absolutely 100% agree. Headless chicken comes to mind

i so agree aswell hes got pace but his 1st touch is horrible!!!!!!

 

[Andy]

Fraser Fyvie should be much better on F10 hopefully, i cant believe im older than him.

 

[Klippybo]

I am so not very hopeful before this game against Hajduk Split. So many ****** injuries and with the youth team just played none of them are match fit. Without Miller, Appiah, Leonardo, Flannigan, Aluko and Kerr. While Maguire, Pawlett, Fyvie, Budzinski etc are below 90% fitness. Maybe my new fitness coach I got off Hearts aint working well.

Thought I better get my excuses in early. Young Callum McRobbie will get his debut up front and Tommy Wright and Davide Grassi will be out of position as my wingers.

 

[coop21]

I am so not very hopeful before this game against Hajduk Split. So many ****** injuries and with the youth team just played none of them are match fit. Without Miller, Appiah, Leonardo, Flannigan, Aluko and Kerr. While Maguire, Pawlett, Fyvie, Budzinski etc are below 90% fitness. Maybe my new fitness coach I got off Hearts aint working well.

Thought I better get my excuses in early. Young Callum McRobbie will get his debut up front and Tommy Wright and Davide Grassi will be out of position as my wingers.

good luck mate cos wright is useless i think,

ive never played with dons yet since grassi got there

 

[Klippybo]

Hajduk Split 1-0 ABERDEEN
Mulgrew (og)

Even match McRobbie wasted a few chances but Mulgrew scored an own goal in the 1st half. Hopeful for second leg. Even got their youngster Ticinovic stretchered off and will miss second leg. Gary McDonald was surprisingly MOM.

Next up Celtic away

 

[Keith]

ur having some awful luck with injures hope things improve

 

[Klippybo]

Celtic 2-0 ABERDEEN
Robson (pen)
Brown

Still without 6 players and guess what happens. My right back Clancy gets taken off after half an hour and out for a month! Lasted until 70min and Clancys replacement Crawford gave away the penalty.


ABERDEEN 3-0 Motherwell
McDonald 2
Kerr

Superb! No ****** injuries. Aluko back as well. Went 2 up in 10 minutes and Motherwell got their first shot on goal late in the 2nd half. Totally dominated and Mulgrew got another 2 assists.
Hajduk up next