Sir Alex Ferguson: His Career

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This is a save I do on every edition of Football Manager.

The career is fairly straightforward. I copy managerial legend Sir Alex Ferguson's career, starting of at lowly East Stirlingshire working my way up to Manchester United via St Mirren and Aberdeen.

Can I not just copy the career path of Fergie, but win as many trophies as him?

Let the journey begin...

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Click for season updates:

2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
St Mirren
2021 League Cup Final
Aberdeen
2021/22
2022/23
2023 Scottish Cup Final
2023 League Cup Final
2023/24
Scotland
2024/25
2025/26
2026 Champs Lge Final
2026 World Cup
2026/27
500 GAMES
2027/28
2028 Champs Lge Final
2028 UEFA Super Cup
2028 World Club Cup
2028/29
2029 Champs Lge Final
2029/30
2031 Champs Lge Final
2030/31
2032 Champs Lge Final
2031/32
REJECTED BY MAN UTD!!
2032/33
MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
2033/34
2034/35
1000 GAMES
2035/36
2036/37
2037 UCL FINAL
2037/38
2038 UCL FINAL
TOP OF THE WORLD
2038/39
2039 UCL FINAL
Peter Ledsham - 50 goals
2039/40
2040 UCL FINAL @ OLD TRAFFORD
2040/41
2041 UCL FINAL
2041/42
2042 UCL FINAL
Peter Ledsham - 100 goals
1500 GAMES
2042/43
2043 UCL FINAL
ARISE SIR ALEX
Richard Forrester - All time goalscorer
2044 UCL FINAL
2043/44
FERGUSON'S SON
2044/45
2045/46
2046 UCL FINAL
2046/47
2047 UCL FINAL
Peter Ledsham - All time goalscorer
2047/48
2048 UCL FINAL
BACK AT SCOTLAND
Sam Ferguson - Golden Boot
2049 UCL FINAL
2048/49
2049/50
2050 UCL FINAL
************SIR ALEX FERGUSON PARK****************
2000 GAMES
2051 UCL FINAL
2050/51
2051/52
2053 UCL FINAL
2052/53
WELCOME TO THE SIR ALEX FERGUSON PARK
2053/54 UCL FINAL
2053/54
2055 UCL FINAL
2054/55
2056 UCL FINAL
2055/56
2056/57
2500 GAMES
2057/58
2058/59
2059/60
2060/61
2061/62
2062/63
SAM FERGUSON RETIRES
THE END OF THE FERGIE ERA​
 
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Having just been promoted to League Two in Scotland we have a load to do just to get a squad good enough to survive relegation never mind rising up the league and attracting the attention of St Mirren.

We signed a lot of players, all on free transfers the best of which are below (and I use the word 'best' lightly)

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Season One - 2017/18 - East Stirlingshire


Just promoted into the Scottish League system after a year out the minimum I expected was a relegation battle and at best a mid table spot, getting to know the many new signings we made and build a squad for a much better second season.
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20 games gone

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A good start for a team threw together in the final days of the window. I'll take mid-table at the end of the season to be honest.

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After 30 games

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We are neck and neck at the top with preseason favourites Stirling Albion! We've already secured a playoff spot which is more than we could have hoped for at the start the season.

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Our form hasn't gone unnoticed as I've been offered various jobs including Brechin and, recently, Dundee United. I only have eyes for St Mirren who have already sacked one manager in a disastorious SPL campaign that sees them firmly at the foot of the table.

The board rewarded my loyalty..

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END OF SEASON 2017/18 - East Stirlingshire​

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CHAMPIONS!!!

Ourselves and Stirling went head to head for most of the season with an ultimate showdown with three games left when we beat them at home 2-1 to open up a 4 point cushion with two games to go. A nervy win against Albion Rovers in front of 584 people secured the title!

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- Manager Profile -

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The first of many league titles I hope.​

 
A SURPRISE PROMOTION PUSH BUT ARE WE OUT OF THE TITLE RACE ALREADY??​

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We maintained our good start but defeat to Livingston see us 10 points off the pace now.​


OFF TO DUNDEE UTD?​
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The early favourite for the Dundee Utd job. Good to see the reputation is growing.

An offer did come but I rejected it as I only have eyes for the St Mirren job to copy Sir Alex's career path. Unfortunately for me St Mirren are top of the Championship and looking like securing an instant return to the Premier League.

In other news, we reduced the gap at the top to 3 points with 4 games to play, with a playoff spot at the minimum already secured.

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DOWN TO THE WIRE!!​

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We've reeled in Livingston who were 10 points clear. Neck and neck with two games to go.

As fate would have it we are away to Livingston on the final day of the season.

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WINNER TAKES ALL!!​

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The pressure seemed to get to our young side as we failed to win either of our last two games and defeat to Livingston meant its the playoffs for ourselves and the title for them.​
 
LEAGUE ONE PLAYOFFS

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SENSATIONAL!!! Favourites for relegation after our surprise promotion from League Two. However we defied the odds and even mounted a title challenge only to fall short with two games to go.

Playoffs are never good but it was fairly comfortable in the end as we reach the dizzy heights of the Scottish Championship.

We won't meet St Mirren in the Championship as they secured a return to top flight football. In terms of the career path that is probably a good thing as St Mirren will be among the favourites to get relegated and so their manager could find himself on the chopping board fairly soon​
 
BREXIT



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A hard Brexit

Not really an issue now as I can barely attract Scottish players to join me but it will definitely make the Aberdeen and Man Utd stages more difficult​
 
100 NOT OUT

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Just another 2056 games to beat the great man's record
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Season Start

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This could be a looooooong hard season. We still have players from our League Two. Perhaps we've been promoted too quickly. The playing staff are far below Championship standard if I'm honest.

Hopefully St Mirren sack their manager sometime soon to save me a tough relegation battle with East Stirlingshire​
 
18 GAMES IN

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At least we managed a few wins! Still bottom but not too far adrift at this stage​




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24 GAMES IN
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3 wins and a draw see us out of the relegation zone for the first time!

Key to it has been a loan signing from Rangers

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I should thank him for my new contract also.

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St Mirren, now in the Prem, are predicted to finish 11th. They currently sit 10th so their manager won't be leaving anytime soon I think.



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THE JOBS OFFERS ARE COMING CONSTANTLY

Seems like I'm linked with most jobs now despite being at the bottom end of the Championship.

Dundee, Dundee Utd, Hamilton and Inverness all approach me but the biggest yet:

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Beating Paul Lambert and Patrick Vieira to jobs!?!

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EAST STIRLINGSHIRE SURVIVE!

A thriller against ICT (a game we should have won!) saw us beat the odds and retain our place in the Scottish second tier.

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We ended a respectable 7th, 7 points clear of the relegation playoff spot. It looks more comfortable than it was I can promise you.

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Elsewhere...

Despite sitting in 10th spot for most of the season St Mirren hit a woeful run of form with only 1 win in 15 that saw them relegated from the Prem via the playoffs.

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Consequently, Jim McIntyre was SACKED after I expressed a sneaky interest in the job!! (6)​
 
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ALEX FERGUSON PROFILE

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As I enter the second phase of this career I have an identical win ratio of 52% as Sir Alex did when he left East Stirlingshire. However Fergie was only there for 4 months. In my time we managed two promotions and a League Two title.​
 
OFF TO A GOOD START​


We start the season well despite losing goalkeeper Scott Bain to Rangers on deadline. I went on holiday and came back to find Rangers had activated a release clause :'(. Lesson learned the hard way, we now need to rely on the reserve keeper until January.​

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We recorded a fairly routine win over my old club to keep us on top of the table ahead of a League Cup quarter final.

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LEAGUE CUP FINALISTS​

We dispatch Ross County and Inverness in the quarters and semi finals respectively to set up a trip to Hampden Park for my first ever cup final​

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In the league we open up a 8 point lead at the top. An immediate return to the top flight looks ever likely​

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- Key Man -​

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2021 LEAGUE CUP FINAL

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What a game! Two nil down after 19 minutes and it looked like curtains for our lads. However a goal just before half time gave us hope and Conner Walters wrote his name into St Mirren history with a second half brace. I got him on loan from Hearts and his 23 goals in 29 games show this Fergie has an eye for a transfer too.​
 
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