Red Star Belgrade How did it come to this?

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February


We drop more points in the Super League and Partizan are only 1 point behind.
Europa League miracle as we give Arsenal a lesson in football & possession


Fixtures



Europa League Last 32 1st Leg
Red Star 3-2 Arsenal
Zivkovic 3
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This was by far our best performance so far & perhaps shows the benefits of a winter break as in our 1st game back we beat English power house Arsenal leading almost the whole way and nearly went into the 2nd leg with a two goal lead until Welbeck scored a late 2nd for Arsenal.


Cukaricki 1-1 Red Star
Mohamed
2nd team went out due to a certain Europa League game


Europa League Last 32 2nd Leg
Arsenal 2-2 Red Star Agg Red Star 5-4 Arsenal
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An amazing result if not the result itself but the fact that at the Emirates we had more possession than the Gunnars. Our last 16 opponents Tottenham had much less problems getting to the last 16 beating Stromsgodset 9-1


Mladost 0-1 Red Star
Lazic




Super League
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Dont be alarmed as Partizan are only 1 point behind us at the top of the table. We have two games in hand with European games putting us behind.




Player of the Month
Danny Latza
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The German is having a great 1st season which may be over with a broken foot.



 
I was looking for a new save earlier and I remembered this story and what a great young team you start off with. I'm looking forward to playing this save and checking how far I can take the team.

Keep up the good work.
 
Nice stuff beating Arsenal like that mate!!!
 

March



We only dropped points once but our next tie is at home to Partizan where we can all but tie up the title.
European Dream crashed, burned & stamped out.
Abysmal youth intake!


Fixtures


Radnik Rosa 1-4 Red Star
Jovic 3
Piris


Europa League Last 16 1st Leg
Tottenham 4-1 Red Star
Kovacevic
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Injurys did not help but we have a incy wincy bit of hope thanks to the away goal


Red Star 1-1 Vozdavac
Mohamed
We needed a late penalty to stay unbeaten as Partizan loose


Europa League Last 16 2nd Leg
Red Star 0-3 Tottenham Agg Tottenham 7-1 Red Star
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Wow that was nasty! down to 10 men from the 4th minute but we fought as hard and in no way deserved to get turned over like this!


Vojvodina 1-3 Red Star
Jovic
Putilo 2


Red Star 5-0 Metalac
Mohamed
Jovic
Bosancic
Zivkovic
Putilo




Super League
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The gap at the top is at 5 points and if we can win the eternal derby at the start of April should put one hand on the title. Still 9 games to go though




Player of the Month
Milos Bosancic
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Never far away from a vital moment his record this year has been mad! 13app 10 goals in the league from midfield! Not sure how i'll be able to part with this magician if we ever get our hand on young superstars.



 

End Of Season


April went a bit like this
Thrash Partizan
Loose back to back matches to diddy teams
3 wins on the trot to secure the title
May was a month of wins for the kids
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Fixtures


Eternal Derby
Red Star 6-2 Partizan
Jovic 2
Mohamed
A Zivkovic
Kivacevic
D Zivkovic
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Thats how you take control of a title battle and remind everyone who is top dogs. Crazy first 20 minuts saw the score at 3-2 before we would run away with it!


Red Star 1-2 Novi Pazar
Jovic


Jagodina 2-1 Red Star
Mohamed


Red Star 2-0 OFK Beograd
Mohamed
Siskov
Phew! after two dodgy results this was a HUGE win


Nepredak 0-3 Red Star
Putilo
Jovic
Jovanovic


Red Star 2-1 Rad
Tufegdzid
Rangelov
The kids wrap up the League title!


Radnicki 0-2 Red Star
Jovic 2


Red Star 4-1 Javor
Jovic 2
Zivkovic
O'G


Spartak 1-2 Red Star
Jovic
Zivkovic
Loving this Jovic goal a game since the start of April




Super League
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We end up Champions 12 points clear of Partizan who were 10 points clear of the rest. At the other end i'm stunned to say Cukaricki who were runners up last year fall into the play offs.





 

Season 2016/17 Preview




Pre Season
Big changes from last year as 6 starting players leave the club combined with a awful youth intake and outrageous requests from free transfers leave the squad very skinny.




Super Cup
Red Star 3-2 Partizan
Vadala
Jovic
Mohamed
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Partizan almost pulled off a dramatic late comeback but we held on this time.




Pre Season results


Champions League Qualifyer 2nd Round
Red Star 8-1 Partizani
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Champions League Qualifyer 3rd Round
M Tel Aviv 1-9 Red Star
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Champions League Play Off
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Well face Red Bull Salzburg in the playoff after they got a stage further than when we put them out last year. Both sides have improved so it will be a interesting game!




Targets
Super League - Win
Serbian Cup - Win
Europe - Group Phase


Same as last year. We screwed up the cup last year and amazingly were in Europe after Christmas but i'd settle for reaching the groups and the money that comes with that.




Transfers
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Horrible window so far for us as we've lost several starting player and cleared the reserve team out. I've still got lots of work to do in the window




In


Guido Vadala AM
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Was going through the list of quality youngsters and stumbled across Guido at an amazing buy out price, was VERY reasonable with his wages so i expect to see him move on for a huge fee in the future if not becoming a long time member of my team is Serbians continue to be mediocre


Marko Rog MC
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Will play the bigger games and offer support to the attacking midfielders

Nicolas Gancedo AM
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Was going to replace Pulito in the middle but is a large downgrade on what we had hence the arrival of Rog then i found Vadala so will probably turn out to be a waste of cash.



Mevan Celik ML
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Can't remember who i signed him for in a previous save but he'll be a one year back up.




Two youngsters join us one being Partizan's best youth player.
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Out
We make lots of money but loose LOTS of experience. First two to leave were (Aleksander Kovacevic to AZ £2.5m) (Anton Putilo WBA £2.5m) both being key players for us in the second half of the season but Putilo was only here for the profit he would bring while Kovacevic had reached the tip of his development and it was others time to shine. managed to sell 6 back up players while releasing another 5. We were full of forgien players so the next 3 were meant to leave to free up some foreign spaces but that flopped massively, (Ivan Piris - Basel £1.4m) (Danny Latza Aston Villa £2.8m) (Sergey Politevich Sparta Prague £2.5m)






Starting team
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Expect a right back to be added to this before the window closes. IF i can find one!



 

August





Top of the League and unbeaten
Thrash Salzburg to reach the Group stages again
We loan 3 players to boost our Champions League squad as we couldnt get players into my wage budget


Fixtures

Vozdovac 0-4 Red Star
Jovic 2
Tufegdzic
Mohamed


Red Star 3-0 Metalac
Mohamed
Jovic 2


Spartak 0-1 Red Star
Zivkovic


Europa League Playoff 1st leg
Red Bull Salzburg 1-1 Red Star
Bosancic
Close game where both sides had there chances to win but the score draw is a great result for us


Red Star 4-1 Radnicki
Vadala
Celik
Jovanovic
Lazic


Europa League Playoff 2nd leg
Red Star 3-0 Red bull Salzburg - Agg Red Star 4-1 RB Salzburg
Bosancic
Zivkovic
Jovic
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Dominated the game at home. red Bull got chances but didnt take them so we go to the Champions League group as they go to the Europa League group


Napredak 1-5 Red Star
Mohamed
Zivkovic
Tufegdzic
Jovanovic
Rog




Super League
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5 wins from 5, Jovic scoring for fun & Partizan are already 11 points behind after an awful start.




Champions League Group
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We were the last team out of the hat and its a tougher draw than last year. Man City & Barcelona should have there way at the top and i consider Sporting a far tougher challenge than Olympiakos




3 Loans. Should see very little of them out of the European games.
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Terrible group to fall in but then again its Champions League there isn't much you can do yet. One day though you'll even beat Barcelona. ;)
 
Terrible group to fall in but then again its Champions League there isn't much you can do yet. One day though you'll even beat Barcelona. ;)

That day will be Beyond a dream. Got one over Bayern last year so you never know!
 

September


8 League games in and were still perfect
Partizan only 3 points above relegation zone and got hammered by us to compound there misery
In the Champions League we led Barcelona and were 2 minutes from a point at the Etihad in a case of what could have been!


Fixtures

Red Star 4-0 Radnicki
Traore 3
Jovic


Champions League Match 1
Red Star 2-2 Barcelona
Rog 2
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Thats a result! We beat Barca at there own game of keep ball 51%-49% possesion and our greatest moment came in the 56th minute we took the lead. finished with a point but this is a huge point gained!




Cukaricki 0-5 Red Star
Marcano
Ndiaye
Mohamed
Jovic 2


Serbian Cup 1st Round
Red Star 4-1 Jedinstov Putevi
Milic
Gancedo
Celik
Jovic


Eternal Derby
Red Star 4-0 Partizan
Vadala
D Zivkovic
Traore
Bosancic


Champions League Match 2
Man City 1-0 Red Star
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Laptop was almost launched with this one. Two minutes away from another HUGE point when Edin Dzeko turns up to smash home the winner. Sad end to a great month.




Super League
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We extend the lead at the top to 8 points from the epic battle for 2nd. Jovic still firing the goals at one end as our 3 clean sheets in a row at the other end.




Player of the Month
Vukasin Jovanovic
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At 20 years and 3 month he gets the nod to be the club captain. Will he hold this role for 10-15 years?



 

October



Disappointing draw to Sporting puts our European future in jeopardy
Back in Serbia its 12/12 this season 18 wins on the bounce in total which is a new Serbian Record
Cup progress against former title challengers Cukaricki


Fixtures

Boruc 0-3 Red Star
Jovic 2
Bosancic


Red Star 4-1 Jagodina
Jovic 2
Grujic
Bosancic


Champions League Match 3
Red Star 1-1 Sporting
Bosancic
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Shame we couldnt have got a win in this vital fixture but we had to work hard to get a point from the last minute equalizer!


Rad 0-2 Red Star
N'Diaya
Zivkovic


Serbian Cup 2nd Round
Red Star 3-0 Cukaricki
Rangelov 2
Zivkovic


Red Star 3-1 OFK Beograd
Jovic
Zivkovic
Cvetkovic




Super League
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12/12 this season in the League. 12 points clear at the top and a crazy goal difference with only 4 goals conceded so far.




Champions League
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If we avoid defeat in Portugal we will have a great chance of taking 3rd place. A win should secure it defeat will leave us needing results against Man City or Barcelona who are fighting for top spot.



 

November



We finally drop 2 points in the League but were still unbeaten in Serbia since the 9th April
Were miss out On Champions League last 16 by 1 point
We reach the Serbian Cup Semi finals
Partizan sack Marko Nikolic after nearly 3 years in charge, Bring in former youth player Zoran Milinkovic to take over


Fixtures

Champions League Match 4
Sporting 0-3 Red Star
Vadala 2
Grujic
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What a result! All but secures at least Europa League football after Christmas but would probably to beat Barcelona & Man City to stay in the Champions League.


Javor 1-1 Red Star
Vadala
NOOOOOO
A strong side was put out but we drop points for the 1st time this season and ends our amazing winning run


Red Star 6-0 Novi Pazar
Gancedo 2
Celik
Bosancic
A Zivkovic


Champions League Match 5
Barcelona 4-1 Red Star
Rog
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We did well but the results not a shock. Man City beat Sporting to secure our 3rd spot


Mladost 0-2 Red Star
A Zivkovic 2


Champions League Match 6
Red Star 4-3 Man City

Ranglov
Mohamed 2
Zivkovic
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HAHAHA We beat Shity with 5 u19's in the squad. What a shame we couldnt beat Sporting at home then we'd have made it to the last 16.

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Serbian Cup Q/F
Red Star 5-1 Radnicki
Grujic 2
Rog
Mohamed
Zivkovic






Super League
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Despite dropping points we manage to move 15 points clear at the top. 51 goals in the 1st half of the season. Can we reach 100 in 30 games?




Europa League Draw
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Much better than last years draw. I think we can take Besiktas then Everton or Borussia Monchengladback would await in the last 16.



 

February



Pretty quiet window for Red Star who make 2 new signing that wont have a major effect on the 1st team
We play one of the most chaotic and wild Europa League games ever
Then return to Serbian action by putting in our worst performance of the season drawing 2-2




Fixtures

Europa League Last 32 1st Leg
Besiktas 3-1 Red Star
Grujic
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Its a long way back from here but that away goal could be vital


Europa League Last 32 2nd Leg
Red Star 4-1 Besiktas AET Agg Red Star 5-4 Besiktas
O'G
Vadala
Bosancic
Rog
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What a game! Missed penaltys & own goals in the first 15 minutes. As we went deeper into stoppage time, the 94th minute to be exact Milos Bosancic came off the bench to drag the tie level and lead the game to extra time. In extra time Marko Rog scored what turned out to be the goal that would settle this tie avoiding a potential penalty shootout and set up a last 16 tie with Everton.


Red Star 2-2 Vozdovac
Bosancic
Jovic
Everything went wrong here! Accidentally played my u19s so had to play a full strength team with Everton only 4 days away and to top it all off they ended up getting a draw thanks to a 94th minute Jovic equalizer.





Transfer Window


In


Branko Jovicic MC
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Following a spell in Russia for Amkar the were practically giving him away at £300k


Richard Hallberg DL
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Very much a project. Sure i overspent at £2m but if we make £5m or more then its job done!


Two players left on loan as 1st team chances were at a minumum for Gancedo & Brajovic


 

March


Everton end our Europa League dreams on Penaltys
League & Cup domination goes on including a record League win


Fixtures


Europa League last 16 1st Leg
Everton 1-2 Red Star
Marcano
Ndiaye
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Metalaca 0-3 Red Star
Vadala
Jovic 2


Europa League last 16 1st Leg
Red Star 1-2 Everton - Agg 3-3
Bosancic
Everton win 6-5 on Penaltys
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We played brilliant in both legs but Everton pulled us apart in the 2nd leg at the Marakana as well.


Red Star 7-0 Spartak
Jovic
Zivkovic
Mohamed 2
Jovicic
Rog
Celik
Not a bad day out for a Fan day!


Serbian Cup Semi 1st Leg
Radnicki 2-5 Red Star
Jovic
Own Goal 2
Jovanovic
Jovicic


Red Star 3-1 Napredak
Bosancic
Grujic
Jovic


Radnicki 1-2 Red Star
Jovic
Rog




Super League
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20 Games in and were still unbeaten and 15 points clear of Cukaricki and other comeback team Partizan!




Player of the Month
Marko Rog
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Scored and made several vital goals this month as we edge towards another domestic double.



Youth Intake
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Pants again! sign on 2 just as no more than cover for u19s



 
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