This is my first shot at a FM 2015 story so I’ll do my best and first time playing the game So i have to start with the lowest league first and then work my way up.
Our U18 squad only has 9 players; U21 has 3 and our main squad has 17 players on my main squad.
Just a bit of history of myself
Growing up in Hamilton, Ontario Canada I was a huge hockey fan and after completing the SWMM scouting and GM course I knew what it would take to run a successful franchise. However there was no shot in becoming a team manager in hockey unless you had your foot in the door or basically knew someone. Like the saying goes it’s not what you know it’s who you know. So I decided to take my management skills and apply them to a soccer team. So here I am sitting in my Hamilton apartment as i just finished my smww hockey gm and scouting course I have decided to give up my hockey dream and begin my soccer manager team. After a poor past couple of seasons it was known in the media that the Guiseley FC has recently fired their Manager and has begun their search for their new manager in hopes to change the franchise around and build their club. As I look at the possible ideas to help change the club I would decide to fax my resume to the ownership of Guiseley FC and after a few interviews as a canadate for the manager position I got a few phone calls later to find out that out of all of the managers that they interviewed i was the best one for the job so now I have been named as the new Guiseley FC Team Manager.
Also as a little background even though I’m Canadian and playing in the England league i have selected the following leagues:
Belgium, England, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, N.Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Wales and USA, England the league im playing in will be playable as well is Italy and Holland as I am a quarter Dutch and a Quarter Italian
Little background info on my manager styles, I am a rebuilder through our youth squads..
Attacking, Defending, Fitness, Tactical, Technical – 7
Goalkeepers - 4, Mental – 5
Working with Youngsters – 11
Player Knowledge - 5, Yougster Knowledge – 12
Determination, Level of Discipline, Man Management – 5
Motivating – 12
Adaptability – 4
July 2014
July 8th
In what may have been as a surprise appointment, the Guiseley board has named a virtually unknown Canadian Head Coach as their new boss. Rick Stevens who turns 29 next birthday was introduced to fans and journalists alike at the Nethermoor this morning.
I have been given a 1 yr deal with making 36,500 until June 30th 2015
Our player wage budget is 8k per week
Our plan for the youth squads is Our U18 squad will be 15-17 yr olds, soon as they turn 18 they move to reserves until 21 and then when they turn 21 we will decide ontheir future if we let them go or bring them up to our main squad. Right now we only have 4 players on our U18 so instead of signing players for our main squad I will only be signing players for our U18 squad only. The only players I can bring on our main squad are players via loans.
I have decided to let go of the following staff:
Head of Youth Development – fired Jack Newman – Darren Barnard
July 9th
With our head scout we will be sending him to go scout players for our U18/U21 as we have no players on those rosters.
We plan on having 2 goalies, 6 defenders, 5 midfielders and 3 strikers for our U21/reserve and our U18 squad.
July 10th
We have named John Gray to our coaching staff
July 12th
We have signed two good youngsters 17 yr old Matty Wyke from England and 16 yr old defender/midfielder Kasey Hodge for our U18 squad.
Our Main squad has their first friendly game on home pitch as we take on Bradford. Our main squad lost 2-1 with Danny Lowe picking up the lone goal.
July 13th
We have signed 17 yr old English full back Richard Tomassen to a contract and will be reassigned to our U18 squad.
Our U18 squad has a friendly today against Boston Utd U18. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. Steve Allard an unknown scored the lone goal.
July 16th
We have signed 17 yr old midfielder Joe Harrison to a contract for our U18 squad.
July 17th
We have added some loans to our club:
Elliot Parrott (English) – 17 yr old Stiker (6 month loan) – sent to our U18
Kler Heh (Thailand) – 17 yr old Midfielder (3 month loan) – sent to our U18
Fahad Ismall (Smoalia) – 17 yr old Midfielder (3 month loan) – sent to our U18
Our U21 squad is going up against Grimsby U21 in a friendly game. Our U21 won 4-2, Redmond Lee, Jameel Ible and Reis Casson (Unknown) pick up the goals
We have signed 16 yr old goalkeeper Dan Edwards for our U18 club.
July 18th
We have added 16 yr old forward Michael Singglh to our U18 squad. We have also signed 15 yr old goalkeeper Robert Shaw to a youth contract. What makes him stand out is that he’s 6’4 and has a jumping reach of 14-20.
Our coming along revamped U18 squad takes the pitch today as they take on Nuneaton U18 squad. I will be attending this game
Our U18 squad won 3-0 over Nuneaton U18. Matty Wyke, Kier Heh and Elliott Parrott all picked up the goals, was very impressed with how well our U18 did today.
Kasey Hodge will be out 6 to 8 weeks with a twisted ankle he suffered in the U18 game today
July 20th
Our main squad is at home against our parent club Leeds however it’s their U21 squad that our main squad is playing. The game finished in a 1-1 draw, Nicky Boshell picked up our lone goal
July 21st
Our U21 squad went up against Harrogate U21 and won the game 4-2. Alex Johnson and Redmon Lee pick up goals as well does unknowns Andy Spooner and Shadab Twyford also picked up goals.
Our main squad has set a trail try out with 19 yr old midfielder Aristote Kamaneno
July 24th
Our U21 is going up against Chorley U21 in a friendly game. Our U21 squad lost 2-1 as Alex Johnson picked up the lone goal.
July 26th
Our Main squad has a friendly today against Yeovil on our home pitch. Our main squad has lost 3-1
July 27th
Our U21 is up against Traffo U21 in friendly action. Our U21 squad won by a score of 4-2; Alex Johnson picked up a goal as well as unknowns Shadab Twyford, Don Dorrington and Reis Casson.
July 28th
The drawn for the U18 Cup was held today with them opening the tournament up on the road against Stalbridge u18 on the 24th of September.
July 29th
Our U18 squad is going up against Workington U18 in friendly action. The game finished in a 1-1 draw. Elliot Parrott picked up the lone goal.
July 30th
We signed 19 yr old Jacob Turner a midfielder for our U21 squad.
July 31st
Our main squad is in friendly action against Bradford U21. Our Main squad lost 1-0 to Bradford U21
We lost Gavin Rothery and Jacob Lawlor to injuries during the game. Gavin Rothery sustained strained knee ligaments and will be out 2 to 3 months. Jacob Lawlor suffered a thigh strain and will be out 4 to 5 weeks.
Our U18 squad only has 9 players; U21 has 3 and our main squad has 17 players on my main squad.
Just a bit of history of myself
Growing up in Hamilton, Ontario Canada I was a huge hockey fan and after completing the SWMM scouting and GM course I knew what it would take to run a successful franchise. However there was no shot in becoming a team manager in hockey unless you had your foot in the door or basically knew someone. Like the saying goes it’s not what you know it’s who you know. So I decided to take my management skills and apply them to a soccer team. So here I am sitting in my Hamilton apartment as i just finished my smww hockey gm and scouting course I have decided to give up my hockey dream and begin my soccer manager team. After a poor past couple of seasons it was known in the media that the Guiseley FC has recently fired their Manager and has begun their search for their new manager in hopes to change the franchise around and build their club. As I look at the possible ideas to help change the club I would decide to fax my resume to the ownership of Guiseley FC and after a few interviews as a canadate for the manager position I got a few phone calls later to find out that out of all of the managers that they interviewed i was the best one for the job so now I have been named as the new Guiseley FC Team Manager.
Also as a little background even though I’m Canadian and playing in the England league i have selected the following leagues:
Belgium, England, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, N.Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Wales and USA, England the league im playing in will be playable as well is Italy and Holland as I am a quarter Dutch and a Quarter Italian
Little background info on my manager styles, I am a rebuilder through our youth squads..
Attacking, Defending, Fitness, Tactical, Technical – 7
Goalkeepers - 4, Mental – 5
Working with Youngsters – 11
Player Knowledge - 5, Yougster Knowledge – 12
Determination, Level of Discipline, Man Management – 5
Motivating – 12
Adaptability – 4
July 2014
July 8th
In what may have been as a surprise appointment, the Guiseley board has named a virtually unknown Canadian Head Coach as their new boss. Rick Stevens who turns 29 next birthday was introduced to fans and journalists alike at the Nethermoor this morning.
I have been given a 1 yr deal with making 36,500 until June 30th 2015
Our player wage budget is 8k per week
Our plan for the youth squads is Our U18 squad will be 15-17 yr olds, soon as they turn 18 they move to reserves until 21 and then when they turn 21 we will decide ontheir future if we let them go or bring them up to our main squad. Right now we only have 4 players on our U18 so instead of signing players for our main squad I will only be signing players for our U18 squad only. The only players I can bring on our main squad are players via loans.
I have decided to let go of the following staff:
Head of Youth Development – fired Jack Newman – Darren Barnard
July 9th
With our head scout we will be sending him to go scout players for our U18/U21 as we have no players on those rosters.
We plan on having 2 goalies, 6 defenders, 5 midfielders and 3 strikers for our U21/reserve and our U18 squad.
July 10th
We have named John Gray to our coaching staff
July 12th
We have signed two good youngsters 17 yr old Matty Wyke from England and 16 yr old defender/midfielder Kasey Hodge for our U18 squad.
Our Main squad has their first friendly game on home pitch as we take on Bradford. Our main squad lost 2-1 with Danny Lowe picking up the lone goal.
July 13th
We have signed 17 yr old English full back Richard Tomassen to a contract and will be reassigned to our U18 squad.
Our U18 squad has a friendly today against Boston Utd U18. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. Steve Allard an unknown scored the lone goal.
July 16th
We have signed 17 yr old midfielder Joe Harrison to a contract for our U18 squad.
July 17th
We have added some loans to our club:
Elliot Parrott (English) – 17 yr old Stiker (6 month loan) – sent to our U18
Kler Heh (Thailand) – 17 yr old Midfielder (3 month loan) – sent to our U18
Fahad Ismall (Smoalia) – 17 yr old Midfielder (3 month loan) – sent to our U18
Our U21 squad is going up against Grimsby U21 in a friendly game. Our U21 won 4-2, Redmond Lee, Jameel Ible and Reis Casson (Unknown) pick up the goals
We have signed 16 yr old goalkeeper Dan Edwards for our U18 club.
July 18th
We have added 16 yr old forward Michael Singglh to our U18 squad. We have also signed 15 yr old goalkeeper Robert Shaw to a youth contract. What makes him stand out is that he’s 6’4 and has a jumping reach of 14-20.
Our coming along revamped U18 squad takes the pitch today as they take on Nuneaton U18 squad. I will be attending this game
Our U18 squad won 3-0 over Nuneaton U18. Matty Wyke, Kier Heh and Elliott Parrott all picked up the goals, was very impressed with how well our U18 did today.
Kasey Hodge will be out 6 to 8 weeks with a twisted ankle he suffered in the U18 game today
July 20th
Our main squad is at home against our parent club Leeds however it’s their U21 squad that our main squad is playing. The game finished in a 1-1 draw, Nicky Boshell picked up our lone goal
July 21st
Our U21 squad went up against Harrogate U21 and won the game 4-2. Alex Johnson and Redmon Lee pick up goals as well does unknowns Andy Spooner and Shadab Twyford also picked up goals.
Our main squad has set a trail try out with 19 yr old midfielder Aristote Kamaneno
July 24th
Our U21 is going up against Chorley U21 in a friendly game. Our U21 squad lost 2-1 as Alex Johnson picked up the lone goal.
July 26th
Our Main squad has a friendly today against Yeovil on our home pitch. Our main squad has lost 3-1
July 27th
Our U21 is up against Traffo U21 in friendly action. Our U21 squad won by a score of 4-2; Alex Johnson picked up a goal as well as unknowns Shadab Twyford, Don Dorrington and Reis Casson.
July 28th
The drawn for the U18 Cup was held today with them opening the tournament up on the road against Stalbridge u18 on the 24th of September.
July 29th
Our U18 squad is going up against Workington U18 in friendly action. The game finished in a 1-1 draw. Elliot Parrott picked up the lone goal.
July 30th
We signed 19 yr old Jacob Turner a midfielder for our U21 squad.
July 31st
Our main squad is in friendly action against Bradford U21. Our Main squad lost 1-0 to Bradford U21
We lost Gavin Rothery and Jacob Lawlor to injuries during the game. Gavin Rothery sustained strained knee ligaments and will be out 2 to 3 months. Jacob Lawlor suffered a thigh strain and will be out 4 to 5 weeks.