Failure, Success, Martinez

[Jack Fulham]

Coyle Leaves Burnley

Owen Coyle today resigned as Burnley Manager after a baord dispute with the Burnley Chairman Barry Kilby. According to inside sources, Coyle was quoted saying "It would be impossible to compete in the premier league with a squad of this size and stature, the board have not backed me financially despite me winning them promotion on a shoe string budget". It is believed Burnley are scoruging the market for a new Manager, Kilby said in his latest press conference "The board has a tight budget as well as the Manager, we know how tough the Premierleague can be but we need someone to keep us in the division on a tight budget, I believe it was a disgrace that Coyle criticised the current squad that he assembled and we fully believe that they will be able to compete at this level". The names being touted for the Burnley Manager position are Graeme Sounouss, Glenn Hoddle and Paul Jewell.

The tactic I am using for this game is Kris's Ancelotti Tactics, they can be found here on this thread
http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/f72/kris-ancelotti-tactic-t26902.html

 

[*Paul*]

Good luck sounds interesting.

 

[Max]

Pwang, it's not a story.

This is real

 

[Nick.]

no, this is a story. it's in the stories section

 

[Jack Fulham]

7th July 2009

Unkown Argie takes Burnley Post

Background Information
Rudolf Martinez has been appointed Manager of Burnley after the resignation of Owen Coyle, he descision comes as a surprise for the Burnley fans and Media a like, Martinez never made it as a Professnial footballer as his father refused to let him sign for Boca Juniors when he was 18, instead, he was sent to Manchester University to study Sports Science where he learnt to speak English, after leaving University with first class honours, Martinez retuend to Argentina joined Boca Juniors as Fitness coach much to the the disgrace of his father. Martinez earned his coaching badges in Argentina and was soon Manager of Boca Juniors reserves. The Argie went to further his career by joining Ajax as a coach and was part of the coaching team that saw them win the European Cup in 1998. Martinez left Ajax is 2003 to become a free lance scout but returned to football with Roy Hodgson and became a coach for the Finnish national side. Martinez quickly follow Hodgson to struggling Fulham where he was appointed First team coach. Martinez left Fulham for Lancashire the summer after the clubs most succesful season in the top tier of English football.

The Argie said in his interview while being unveiled "I know I am not very well known in English or world football but I have had a successful coaching career, I have worked under some of the finest Managers in the game and learnt many things from them, I am very proud to take over a club with such great history in the game, I believe I can take Burnley back to the glory days of the 60's. It was sad to leave Fulham but I feel I have worked long enough in the game to make the step up, Burnley fans won't know much about me but they will once were 10 games into the season. I fully believe that with my expertise and with some hard work on the training field, the lads will be able to keep this team in the League.

Burnley Chairman Barry Kilby added "Martinez is a hungry young Manager who has surprisingly been in the game quite a long time, I am confident that he will keep us in the division and embrace the challenge ahead with dignity and confidence, the board have every faith in the team and he Manager to succeed".

Many bookmakers have tipped Burnley to be relagated and odds have shortened since the appointment of the new Manager, the media prediction is 19th so the young Argentine will have a point to prove.

 

[Jack Fulham]

Pre Season

After pre-season, Rudolf Martinez was very pleased with the results after he said "We had some tough games pre season, we looked to win them all and we pretty much did that, we did have a blip with the reserves but y'know we wouldn't want to shatter the reserves confidence before the start of the season, I was mightly pleased with the results against Benfica and Zaragoza and it has proved how important Turf Moor will be this season".

 

[unknown111222]

Pwang, it's not a story.

This is real

What did you say max? (K)

 

[*Paul*]

How is it real? I know Coyle might leave Burnley for Bolton but he hasn't argued with the board and got sacked .

 

[Jack Fulham]

Start of the season

Young Argentine Rudolf Martinez announced in an interview with SSN "I epxect my team to finish mid table, I think finishing within the top 15 places is certainly acheiveable, many pundits have written us off already but if you compare our squadto the teams that will be up and around us, there is not too much difference, pre-season has given us much confidence, I just hope we can apply our efforts in training on to the pitch".

Burnley's first fixture the season is Sunderland which will be played at Turf Moor.

Burnley 2 - 1 Sunderland
Carlisle, Traore
Rampant Burnley spruced up a fine game at Turf Moor today, former Man United striker put Sunderland ahead but Burnley battled on for experienced centre half Carlisle to nod in from Chris Eagles corner, the game was won when Mathias Jorgensen was brought down in the box and youngster Traore stepped up to cooly slot home the penalty.

Burnley 4 - 3 Man City
Eagles, Blake, Paterson (2)
One of the finest performances that will ever bless this season, Martinez was quoted saying "We played from the heart not the head". Chris Eagles put the clarets ahead with a free kick early on but Adebayour was quick to equalise, Stephen Ireland added another before the break, inspired by Martinez's half time team talk, Burnley came out and veteran Robbie Blake quickly equalised, Burnley youngster Martin Paterson put Burnley 4-2 ahead as Tevez could only grab a consolation, Zabaleta was sent off for a second yellow in the 81st victory as Burnley claimed a priceless victory at Turf Moor.

Arsenal 4 - 3 Burnley
Bikey, Blake (2)
Early form side Burnley cmae to the emirates brimming with confidence, they were certainly looking to cause another upset after Bikey put them one up after 12 minutes, cooly converting from the spot but Aaron Ramsay equalised with a 25 yarder. Burnley went back infront through Robbie Blake with a fine effort in extra time of the first half, Eduardo pulled one back after the break before Blake once again put Burnley ahead, Arsenal rallied late on with Traore and Van Persie finding the equaliser and then the winner.

After the match, Martinez was interviewed by SSN and said "I am delighted with the level and calibre of the performances the lads have put in, I expect much more of the same, we have been playing very well and assembled a good squad, we must not get too confident though, we must work on the defence as we haven't kept enough clean sheets. My player of the month goes to Robbie Blake as he brings a wealth of experience to the side and is a match winner". Martinez later praised the fans who made the trip down to the Emirates and wished them a safe journey home.

 

[Jack Fulham]

Transfers

In an interview with SSN Martinez announced his delight of the players he attracted to the, he said "We have worked very hard to sign these players of the club, many of them young but will turn into amazing players at this level, some have already put in some quality performances at this level so I expect them to maintain that level of form, the likes of Jorgensen, Gunnarson and Addison will be crucial to how this season pans out. Lukovic offers much needed quality at left back while Wilson and Viera offer strength in depth, Stuabhuag will not feature in the first team this season as he is one for the future, Traore is a fantastic young player who I expect to develop into someone along lines of Shearer or Drogba, however he is own player so it his up to him to perform in training and on the pitch but the potential in this boy is outstanding".

(Request any screenshots if you want,comments would be appreciated)

 

[*Paul*]

Great results.

 

[Jack Fulham]

League Cup 2nd Round
Burnley 4 - 1 Blackpool
Rodriguez (2), Easton, Alexander
Burnley's second string came from behind to hit 4 goals against championship minnows Blackpool, Ian Evatt put Blackpool ahead but Burnley quickly turned it around with to quickfire goals from youngster Jay Rodriguez to put them firmly in control, Easton added a first with an outstanding strike and the the game was finished off with a fantastic 25 yard strike from veteran Graham Alexander.

Premier League

After the midweek clashes in the League cup second round, Premier League clubs return to League duty with Burnley facing Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Portsmouth are odds on favourite to win the match despite not winning all season, Burnley are looking for there first away win of the season while Pompey are looking for there first win of the season as they still haven't banked any points yet.

Young Burnley central midfielder has joined Peterborough in a deal worth to be 100k, the fee will paid over 48 months.

Rudolf Martinez has announced that he will be looking to bring in one more player before the transfer window closes, it is believed he is looking for cover in midfield.

Portsmouth 0 - 0 Burnley
David James was the difference between the two sides at they shared the spoils at Fratton Park, Pompey picked up there first points but are still yet to score this season, Martin Paterson could of won it for Burnley if it wasn't for James acrobatics, Chris Eagles also spurned a few chances while Blake blazed one over.

Andre Bikey is ruled out for 2-3 weeks after picking up an injury versus Portsmouth.

Burnley draw Everton in third round of the League cup, the match will be played at Goodison Park.

Burnley announce the signing of Magne Hoseth from Norweigen side Molde, the 28 year Molde fan favourite signs for 1.3 Million pounds has been bought to add strength and depth to the side, Martinez said "I am delighted to have Magne come and join this project with us, he is good enough for the Premier League and is looking forward to seeing himself at this level, I believe he will become a quality and important player for us".

 

[Max]

Good result vs Blackpool mate, also Kris's Ancellotti tactics I see They are class, should do wonders for you.

 

[Ride The Walrus]

Don't think you should've sold Elliot personally mate,good luck anyway mate!

 

[Aannddyy]

It's okay, if you are Burnley and survive relegation you get £20M+ the next season

 

[Jack Fulham]

Beginners Luck

Burnley have made a fantastic start to the season with two wins and one draw from four games, this points tally leaves them in a comfortable 7th place with 4 points, Manager Martinez said "It is a great start to the season but we must remember this is a marathon and not a sprint, I fully expect the team to mantain a good standard of performance but there is no doubt more tough games to come, I am very proud by the reaction of the players and the fans to this new experience, I hope we can continue to succeed in all area's of the field, now we have time to refresh due to the international break, we also have Fletcher back from injury so we have some more bite upfront, I am looking forward to the game at Wigan and it is definitley a fixture where we can come away with a results".

 

[Jack Fulham]

It's okay, if you are Burnley and survive relegation you get £20M+ the next season

I wouldn't be surprised I only have one player earning over 10k a week, the wage budget is ridicolously small.

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Don't think you should've sold Elliot personally mate,good luck anyway mate!

Unfortunatley Elliot didn't fit into my system but he is always a player I've admired. He is quite old though so it got a decent amount of money for him.

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Good result vs Blackpool mate, also Kris's Ancellotti tactics I see They are class, should do wonders for you.

Kris's tactics are insane, working very well for me, I forgot to credit him, I'll do it now in first post.

 

[Deano]

doing very well mate some fantastic results there too

how is traore doing performance wise?

 

[Max]

Traore turns class I bought him for £7.5m for Portsmouth in the 2nd season, want me to post a screenie so you can see if he's worth keeping for you?

 

[Jack Fulham]

One month at a time

Ever present Icelandic Midfielder Aron Gunnarson has been ruled out for two or three weeks while on International duty with Iceland, Martinez commented "It is a big blow for us as Chris McCann is out as well, I believe we can hopefully adapt so we find suitable players to fill on for him, this is why we signed Magne Hoseth".

Steven Fletcher has once again picked up an injury on international duty, the record signing from Hibernian is hasn't figured since the first game of the season, he has been ruled out for 12-13 days.

Burnley host Wigan at Turf Moor in there latest game, Burnley are looking for win after a goalless draw at Fratton Park 2 weeks ago.

Burnley 0 - 2 Wigan
Wigan claimed a priceless first win of there campaign after Burnley turned up without a fight, Hamed Namouchi put Wigan ahead with close range finish within the box before Hugo Roddallega finished Burnley off in the second half.

Burnley Manager Rudolf Martinez said "It was a poor performance by us, we shouldn't be losing games like this at home, I expect the lads to bounce back in the next game because otherwise we'll end up slipping up, we must maintain belief and confidence within ourselves in order to succeed in the League, today showed how tough it can really be".

Andre Bikey has returned to full training after recovering from his injury.

Next fixture is agaisnt Blackburn

Will update leter, off to do some snow ball fighting