Limerick FC - This Is Not A Joke Part 2

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Limerick FC

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Oct/Nov/Dec 2016 - End Of Season

Senior Challenge Cup V Dundalk

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Flood opened the scoring for us before there young Danish Midfielder grabbed an equalizer but it was our night as Feeney grabbed what turned out to be the winner just after the hour mark as we avenge our loss to Dundalk from last seasons final.

Limerick Secure Treble (Quadruple Really)

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Aargh! Limerick All Time Top Goalscorer Denis Behan Wants To Retire

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Europa League Fixtures

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Well it didnt go too well but it was expected as we lost our last 3 Europa League games and finished bottom of the group.

Europa League Group Stage

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Right up next is the end of the season stats and awards​
 
Didn't realise you had started another one this year! Sorry if it seems im trying to take over the thread, i just wanted to show you what you insiped me to do!

This inspired me to start one with Sligo Rovers!

I battered the league but i was disappointingly knocked out of all the cups.

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However the main talking point was my incredible champions league run in my first season.

I managed to sneak through the first two rounds against very good opposition

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This meant all i had to do was beat Partizan to go through to the group stages and i did 3-1 on aggregate!


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So then my group? Man United,PSG and Ajax!

I got battered both times against United and PSG, but in my best ever result, i beat Ajax 4-1! (This is the best performance i have ever seen from a team on my save!)

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Although i only won once i managed to scrape 3rd position and go into the EURO Cup!

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I face PSV in the first round (Eventual runners up) and although i scored early to earn a credible draw at home we were smashed for 6 away from home!

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Im on the verge of the group stages for the second time and i'm running away with the league and potential treble, my wage budget increased ten fold after the champions league money so i have a great team ready to compete this year!


(Once again, i'm sorry if it feels im invading the thread i just wanted to show someone!)
 
Didn't realise you had started another one this year! Sorry if it seems im trying to take over the thread, i just wanted to show you what you insiped me to do!

This inspired me to start one with Sligo Rovers!

I battered the league but i was disappointingly knocked out of all the cups.

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However the main talking point was my incredible champions league run in my first season.

I managed to sneak through the first two rounds against very good opposition

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This meant all i had to do was beat Partizan to go through to the group stages and i did 3-1 on aggregate!


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So then my group? Man United,PSG and Ajax!

I got battered both times against United and PSG, but in my best ever result, i beat Ajax 4-1! (This is the best performance i have ever seen from a team on my save!)

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Although i only won once i managed to scrape 3rd position and go into the EURO Cup!

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I face PSV in the first round (Eventual runners up) and although i scored early to earn a credible draw at home we were smashed for 6 away from home!

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Im on the verge of the group stages for the second time and i'm running away with the league and potential treble, my wage budget increased ten fold after the champions league money so i have a great team ready to compete this year!


(Once again, i'm sorry if it feels im invading the thread i just wanted to show someone!)
Looking good mate, are Sligo already a Professional side? It will make a big difference for me next season, but thats an amazing first season in Europe.
 
Yeh thats been the main reason behind my success! It's a **** of a lot easier to sign players when you're a pro side
 
Limerick FC

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December 2016 - End Of Season Stats And Awards


Limerick Squad In Order Of Most Apps

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Top Goalscorer - Denis Behan - 34 Goals

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So an amazing 34 goals for Behan who at 33 is looking to retire at the end of the season when we turn Professional but im desperate to keep him on for a couple more years even if his stats are dropping.
Hes Limericks all time league top goalscorer with 87 goals.

Player of the Year - Val Feeney

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The young Attacking midfielder missed a big chunk of the season but he still finished it strong with 13 goals and 18 assists this season and the highest average rating in the team

Young Player of the Season - Thomas Maher

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The 18 year old Youth Intake product scored 28 goals for us this season and is our main striker now despite his age hes already on 47 goals for the club in all competitions and has the best part of 15 seasons left,

Val Feeney Wins Ireland Under 21 Player of the Year

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Best Eleven - This Season

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Best Eleven Ever - 4 Seasons

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As expected Club Legend Behan is the top goalscorer since i took over and has played the most games at 188.


 
Yeh thats been the main reason behind my success! It's a **** of a lot easier to sign players when you're a pro side
Definitly agree with that, im a little further ahead on the game than i am the story and its been a lot easier since we turned pro.
 
What i don't understand about the Irish league is the dominance of average players!

Danny North is playing for me, his stats are really average but in 2 seasons he's scored 53 in 53! (Including Champions League)
 
What i don't understand about the Irish league is the dominance of average players!

Danny North is playing for me, his stats are really average but in 2 seasons he's scored 53 in 53! (Including Champions League)
I know man as you can see Behan was my top goalscorer and hes a 2 star player, I guess he is still a top player for the league but just one of my worse players in the squad now?
 
Professional is excellent news, finally able to tie up long term contracts!
 
Limerick FC

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January 2017 - Winter Transfer Window

Season Expectations

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So our wage budget can almost be doubled if we wanted to splash the cash along with almost a Million to spend on the transfer budget but i love my free transfers too much to buy anyone for cash.

9 Players Released

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A few youth players i would have liked to have kept refused new contracts so were on the move but nothing i will miss right now.
Along with them several players left on loan for the season but we didnt have to sell anyone this window despite interest in Maher and Delaney.

Players In

So i brought in 6 players on free transfers and they will all play key roles this season and should hopefully tighten up our defence.

Lee Lynch - AMRC

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Lynch was a key player for our big rivals Sligo Rovers last season with 16 assists for them so i was glad to snap him up on a free transfer from them.

Alan Sheehan - DLC

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The Irish man has just been released by Barnsley and was signed by Sunderland for ?2.7Million only 3 years ago and will be my first choice LB for this season.

Eddie Nolan - DRL

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The Full Ireland International joins from Derby after his contract expired and will be my first choice RB as i look to reshape my backline.

Solomon Sambou - DC/CM

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The Former Fulham academy product already has 5 caps for Gambia and will more than likely slot into our back line as i look to stop shipping so many goals.

I also picked up an AMC on loan for the season from Man City who could be awesome whilst we signed Ian Harte without realising we had him as player/*** manager and the board quickly got rid of him when it was all confirmed.

Transfer History

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Starting 11 and Tactic

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So this is just for the opening game of the new season but i have one more month to post up before i will do a bit of a meet and greet with the starting 11

 
Professional is excellent news, finally able to tie up long term contracts!
Yes i have been worrying for ages that Maher or Delaney would refuse a contract with me only able to give them 2 year deals.
 
Limerick FC

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Feb/March 2017

Irish Premier League Odds

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So despite having now won back to back titles we are still only classed as 3rd favourites behind Dundalk and Sligo Rovers for the League this season.

Season Ticket Sales Go Over 1000

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Bad Injuries Everywhere As Key First Team Players, Delaney, Curran and Boadu Will Miss A Lot Of Time

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So thats 2 key players out injured for a while but i did manage to strengthen the side with a young French Centre back who has some potential.

George Brady - DC

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Feb/March Fixtures

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An amazing start to the season with 6 wins in a row before the draw, You can see how good Man City loan signing Boadu is going to be once he comes back from injury after he scored a brace in the opening 2 games.
We also comfortable beat Northern Irish side Linfield in the All Ireland Cup before thrashing local rivals Cork City with Behan on top form after deciding to stay on for another season as i look to rotate the squad with Maher a little fatigued.
We did end the month on a low though as bogey team Shelbourne came from 3-0 down to grab a draw with us.

League Table

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Down in 5th at the moment but we have played a couple less games than most of the other teams at the moment with Cork City top of the table after winning their other 5 league games after we put 5 past them.

Player Stats

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Right so in my drunken state last night i may have played 4 or 5 hours of the save last night so be prepared for 12 odd updates for today as im practically a season ahead of the story now oops
 
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My Proffered Starting 11 For Limerick - Meet and Greet

GK - Niall Burdon

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Hes actually French/Irish and started his career at Stade Rennais before joining Shelbourne the season i started the save, after one year i picked him up on a free, He played a couple of games in the first season but really shone when he went on loan to West Brom.
After i brought him back from West Brom i let experienced GK Terry Ryan leave and gave him the starting berth which he has taken control of having played 93 games for us so far.

DL - Alan Sheehan

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I think i have always associated him with Leeds United when they were performing well in league 1 but since then he has had spells at QPR, Sunderland and most recently 3 seasons with Barnsley before coming in as our first choice LB ahead of Coll.

DR - Eddie Nolan

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The Irish man actually has 3 caps for the National team but that was a few years ago now, He started out with Blackburn but never saw much playing time and has frittered around a lot since but before he joined us had 4 solid seasons with Derby.

George Brady - DC

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The 20 year old French man has already played 9 times for the Under 21's and previously spent the last 6 seasons with Chelsea were he only managed one appearance in the league.

Solomon Sambou - DC

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Hes got 4 caps for Gambia already and is touted as their best player, He was at Fulham for the past 6 seasons but didnt play with his best time coming on loan at Tranmere and Portsmouth.

Jay Tabb - CM

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Tabb is an experienced midfield who played 30 odd games for us in his debut year last season after spending the previous 4 seasons at Ipswich, he also has 3 Ireland caps.

Shane Delaney - CM

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The 18 year old is already heavily involved with the Ireland Under 21's and has already played 50 goals for us since coming in the youth intake 2 seasons ago.

Val Feeney - AMR

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Feeney is arguably our best player at the moment and at only 21 is only going to get better, hes a key part of the Ireland under 21's team and surely will get a call up to the big boys soon.
He actually started at Athlone before joining us just before i started and already has over 130 matches under his belt with us along with several personal accolades.

Denis Behan - AMC

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Hes obviously started to decline now but as you can see he still knows where the back of the net is and as mentioned before is our all time league goalscorer and has played almost 200 games since i took over, he is my most used player.

Daniel Galbraith - AML

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Our loan Scots man on the wing may not get the recognition he deserves but has been consistent for me since i joined the club.
Hes got 68 assists for us in 4 seasons and was actually at Man Utd for 3 seasons before playing for Hibs.

Thomas Maher - ST

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The 19 year old striker is our other player from the youth intakes whos in the starting 11, Hes got 47 goals in 2 full seasons for us so far and looks to be the next David *** and has been keeping Curran and Flood out of the starting lineup for the last year or so.

Finally i thought i would also mention the player who will likely play ahead of Behan from now on.

Kurtis Byrne - AMC

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A brilliant recent addition who we stole from league rivals Dundalk were he scored over 100 goals in all competitions for them and a ton of assists.​
 
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Brilliant news about going professional, it's so much easier isn't it!

Have you had any decent youth players come through yet?

One of my best players in my third season has been a regen from my first year,he's the only one who has had over 3* potential in all 3 intakes!

His name is christian flanagan

Luckily i got him on a 4 year contract he's happy to stay and loves the club! have already rejected ?1M bids from Swansea and Villa for him

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Brilliant news about going professional, it's so much easier isn't it!

Have you had any decent youth players come through yet?

One of my best players in my third season has been a regen from my first year,he's the only one who has had over 3* potential in all 3 intakes!

His name is christian flanagan

Luckily i got him on a 4 year contract he's happy to stay and loves the club! have already rejected ?1M bids from Swansea and Villa for him

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Yes as shown in the screenshots above i have Delaney and Maher who both came from the youth intake and are awesome. Delaney has had offers for over ?4Million but i dont want to sell him and Maher around ?3Million,
 
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