Leaving Belfast in 2013?
Enter Dave Ferty, a 36 year old former footballer having plied his trade in the Irish League, staying with Linfield his entire career, until his premature retirement due to a career-ending knee injury aged 30. Skip forward 6 years to today, March 2013. After several years coaching in his native land it is seen as his time to leave Belfast and impose himself on the world of Football Management. And what better for a man from Belfast to do than go to England, right?
(Just so we are all aware, the game was started normally, and I've just let time fly past until 2013, figured it'd be more interesting to start with a team a few seasons into the game. I've got the English, Irish and Italian leagues loaded up and we shall see how things go, I'll probably chop and change them a lot)
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I guess I should go back to work...
Another gruelling domestic seasons winds down to a close, the unemployement rates set to sky rocket as chairman evaluate the performances of managerial staff.... Perfect opportunity for an Irish man sat around in England, trying to feed off any scraps to get back into management.
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"Welcome back to Sky Sports news, we have a quick update announcing the recently vacated managerial position at Bradford following the clubs poor performance in the league. After a week of negotiations with the clubs chairman Mark Lawn, it has been announced that former Linfield defender, Dave Ferty, will be taking over the reigns of the club. We go to Valley Parade for the latest."
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Speaking live at the first press conference.
"This club shouldn't be playing in League 2, and finishing in mid-table last season isn't where this club should be. A lot of the players here are earning far too much for this level and we don't need any primma donnas here. It's going to take a monumental effort to eliminate the debts surrounding us, rebuild the team and try to attain promotion back up the leagues."
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(Coming shortly, will be an update of activities at the end of the season/over summer building to a new season in League 2)
Enter Dave Ferty, a 36 year old former footballer having plied his trade in the Irish League, staying with Linfield his entire career, until his premature retirement due to a career-ending knee injury aged 30. Skip forward 6 years to today, March 2013. After several years coaching in his native land it is seen as his time to leave Belfast and impose himself on the world of Football Management. And what better for a man from Belfast to do than go to England, right?
(Just so we are all aware, the game was started normally, and I've just let time fly past until 2013, figured it'd be more interesting to start with a team a few seasons into the game. I've got the English, Irish and Italian leagues loaded up and we shall see how things go, I'll probably chop and change them a lot)
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I guess I should go back to work...
Another gruelling domestic seasons winds down to a close, the unemployement rates set to sky rocket as chairman evaluate the performances of managerial staff.... Perfect opportunity for an Irish man sat around in England, trying to feed off any scraps to get back into management.
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"Welcome back to Sky Sports news, we have a quick update announcing the recently vacated managerial position at Bradford following the clubs poor performance in the league. After a week of negotiations with the clubs chairman Mark Lawn, it has been announced that former Linfield defender, Dave Ferty, will be taking over the reigns of the club. We go to Valley Parade for the latest."
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Speaking live at the first press conference.
"This club shouldn't be playing in League 2, and finishing in mid-table last season isn't where this club should be. A lot of the players here are earning far too much for this level and we don't need any primma donnas here. It's going to take a monumental effort to eliminate the debts surrounding us, rebuild the team and try to attain promotion back up the leagues."
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(Coming shortly, will be an update of activities at the end of the season/over summer building to a new season in League 2)