Saving the Scottish Game

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How the **** did you manage to beat arsenal 3-0 at their own backyard?
 
Amanado said:
How the **** did you manage to beat arsenal 3-0 at their own backyard?
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Possession wise we werent too far apart and we took all of our 3 clear cut chances while Arsenal missed all 10 of theres
 

November


Results at home and away go to pot with a leaky defense loosing points to Ross county & Dundee Utd at home then throwing away a lead in Turkey putting our European future in MAJOR jeopardy
Home victory to near rivals Aberdeen saves us from a total disaster at home
Falkirk dispatched with ease in the Scottish Cup
Hibs sack Terry Butcher




Fixtures
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SPL
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Back to back draws for us lets St Mirren back top as they go through a takeover. Aberdeen in 3rd are already 11 points off top spot.




Europe


Celtic 1-2 Arsenal
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Sweet revenge for the Gunners who put on a much better display this time round. Galatasaray also won throwing the group totally wide open.




Galatasaray 3-1 Celtic
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Being on the wrong end of a upset in Europe is sick. We couldnt afford to loose to the Turks in either game as it would probably mean we'll finish behind them and now it looks like we might which will mean no Europe after Christmas.






Group
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Ideal situation is Arsenal beat Galatasaray and we beat Juve however i'll take anything that will see us in Europe after Christmas



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Unlucky in the Champions League mate, you have got a very difficult group. On my Sunderland story Galatasaray won the Champions League in the first season and were runners up in the second season, so to have them as the 3rd seeds in the group in really unlucky!

Really like the idea of the story though, love managing in Scotland on the game so I might give the save a go at some point or on a later version of FM. Would be great if you could get it to a point where the SPL had over half of their teams in Europe XD
 
Will keep an eye on this, looking good so far, I reckon you could easily get into the next round of the Champions League if you set your tactics up right.
 
Have a look at the Croatian league for decent players on my Dinamo save Celtic have bout 9 players from the croatian leagues in 3 seasons. KIU
 

December




The festive season was full of gifts for the Parkhead faithful. Top of the table, a win against Juventus and last 16 in the Champions League
St Mirren were 1 game away from leading the League into new year till they lost to bottom side Hearts
Only Hearts keep us under 4 goals a game in the SPL




Fixtures
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SPL
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St Mirren already seem set for a top 2 finish as they are 20 points clear of those expected to battle for 2nd Aberdeen & Dundee Utd. Hearts finally hit positive points and will have to chase down there nearest rivals Hibs now managed by former Hearts boss Craig Levein




Europe


Celtic 2-1 Juventus
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Ask and you shall receive they say and we got exactly what we wanted! Lee Griffiths scored the opener right on half time from a controversial penalty decision. Juventus equalized through Newcastle outcast Davide Santon. We were still heading through as Arsenal were comfortably ahead of Galatasaray our Champions League super man Griffiths popped up again to score the most another massive Champions League goal and cause the mother of upsets and secure or last 16 place.


Final Group B table
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Last 16 Draw
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Suddenly the Europa League doesnt look so bad!


Barca and Celtic are just drawn to each other in this competition it seems. Barca lead the way over in Spain as usual and share the same amount of points as us (36) at the time or righting. Big question is will we see Celtic 2012 where they could have beat Barca in both games or Celtic 2013 where they flopped during both games.



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Celtic vs Barca 3 years in a row, Well done on getting through that difficult group mate!
 
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December



SPL
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St Mirren already seem set for a top 2 finish as they are 20 points clear of those expected to battle for 2nd Aberdeen & Dundee Utd. Hearts finally hit positive points and will have to chase down there nearest rivals Hibs now managed by former Hearts boss Craig Levein


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.... Can you take over Hibs now.... please?
 
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January

A Full month of SPL action
Top of the table clash at St Mirren park keeps the fight at the top alive




Fixtures
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SPL
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We finally get a bit of air between us and St Mirren but they do have a game in hand. Dundee Utd edge away from the Dons and Hearts make no progress in Hibs






Transfer Window


SPL
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Outside of Celtic two sides loose there stand out players to the English Premiership with St Johnstone selling Stevie May to Stoke & Dundee Utd's Gary Makay Steven off to Cardiff




Celtic
Sold 4 Loaned 4


In


Martin Kelly - DR
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Not sure how good Kelly could become in the future but again he has half a season to prove himself and like most players can play in the Champions League




Ricardo Kishna - MR
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Ajax youngster so he'll come good? He has 6 months to prove he's worth ?10m in the summer




Damien Duff - ML
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The Irishman's best days are past him but again he was a quick fix that will do this season since nothing was coming up in January.




Nicolas Anelka - AT
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Has not set the world alight since his Chelsea days but im confident he'll do a job for us if called upon. Will be behind Griffiths and Pukki but offers some experience and depth for the Barca games




Out
At while building a SPL club its about maximizing the profits of players at the right age and the right time.


So Adam Matthews. Probably had a few more seasons before reaching his best but a ?4.5m was too much to turn down with Kelly on the market and a bunch of regens just 3 months down the road. His Back up Mikael Lustig also left the club with a similar story of ?3m for a back up being way too good to turn down.


Kris Commons is now in his 30's i was quite happy to take ?2m for him. Amido Balde was never going to get a game so ?1m for a 3rd choice player was good enough for me


Steven Mouyokol & Darnell Fisher leave on a free




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Reckon this story has all the potential to become brilliant mate. Looking forward to this. KIU
 

February


Came so close to getting a win over Barcelona in the 1st leg.
Meanwhile in the League Cup we easily saw of St Johnstone so we reached the final where we'll play Inverness CT who are enjoying a good upturn in form.
Goals dried up domestically as our focus switched to Barcelona
Hearts failed to make any tracks on Hibs and it looks like my prediction for there survival is down the toilet




Fixtures
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SPL
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St Mirren keep right on our tracks as we both stuttered through the short month. Dundee Utd should be safe in 3rd now too while Hearts look down!




Europe


Celtic 1-1 Barcelona
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I felt we put on a very proud display against Barcelona and the stats dont lie. This was not the 90% domination we saw in real life by a long way. After taking the lead which we held for most of the match for Barca's efforts on goal they probably earned a draw making the 2nd leg a far trickier affair.




Scottish Cup
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Need 2 games, Extra time & penalties to get past St Mirren in the Scottish Cup.



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March


SPL looks in the bag at St Mirren go on a 4 match loosing streak
Ross County embarrass us in the Scottish Cup
We make up for that shambles in the League Cup




Fixtures
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SPL
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St Mirren have gone to pieces and thats left us 13 points clear at the top. Im going to fill the team with younger or back up players for the rest of the season.




Europe



Barcelona 0-0 Celtic
Barca win on away goals
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This time Barcelona did knock the stuffing out of us with shots and possession. We only made 1 chance the whole game with my plan to sit back and defend for our lives then hit them on the counter to try and steal an away goal but sadly it never came to be and Barca deservedly go through. JUST!




Scottish Cup
Quarter Finals
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The treble dreams are over as the majority of the team was U19's We had to rest players for the Barca game. Was not worth it in the end. Just like real life its looking like a Aberdeen - Dundee Utd final



League Cup Final


Celtic 5-0 Inverness CT
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Celtic were on fire here. Comfortable as could be and to top it off Lee Griffiths hit a hattrick to secure the golden boot in a 4 way tie.

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stonecold said:


January

A Full month of SPL action
Top of the table clash at St Mirren park keeps the fight at the top alive




Fixtures
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SPL
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We finally get a bit of air between us and St Mirren but they do have a game in hand. Dundee Utd edge away from the Dons and Hearts make no progress in Hibs






Transfer Window


SPL
View attachment 526572
Outside of Celtic two sides loose there stand out players to the English Premiership with St Johnstone selling Stevie May to Stoke & Dundee Utd's Gary Makay Steven off to Cardiff




Celtic
Sold 4 Loaned 4


In


Martin Kelly - DR
View attachment 526575
Not sure how good Kelly could become in the future but again he has half a season to prove himself and like most players can play in the Champions League




Ricardo Kishna - MR
View attachment 526582
Ajax youngster so he'll come good? He has 6 months to prove he's worth ?10m in the summer




Damien Duff - ML
View attachment 526583
The Irishman's best days are past him but again he was a quick fix that will do this season since nothing was coming up in January.




Nicolas Anelka - AT
View attachment 526588
Has not set the world alight since his Chelsea days but im confident he'll do a job for us if called upon. Will be behind Griffiths and Pukki but offers some experience and depth for the Barca games




Out
At while building a SPL club its about maximizing the profits of players at the right age and the right time.


So Adam Matthews. Probably had a few more seasons before reaching his best but a ?4.5m was too much to turn down with Kelly on the market and a bunch of regens just 3 months down the road. His Back up Mikael Lustig also left the club with a similar story of ?3m for a back up being way too good to turn down.


Kris Commons is now in his 30's i was quite happy to take ?2m for him. Amido Balde was never going to get a game so ?1m for a 3rd choice player was good enough for me


Steven Mouyokol & Darnell Fisher leave on a free




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Mate, big mistake. Amido Balde is actually really good if you play him as a Target Man, and still good as a poacher.
 
FootballManagerG0D said:
Mate, big mistake. Amido Balde is actually really good if you play him as a Target Man, and still good as a poacher.
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I really couldnt get him to work out for me. With my 2 striker tactic formation going down the pan too left less space for him and my normal tactic requires a striker who can move around. A big lumbering striker is no good!
 
stonecold said:
I really couldnt get him to work out for me. With my 2 striker tactic formation going down the pan too left less space for him and my normal tactic requires a striker who can move around. A big lumbering striker is no good!
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His Physicals improve quite rapidly, he had like 16^ for all physical stats for me when I sold him.
 
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