The Career of Me

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Hi fellow fm2012 players please read and enjoy my story of my career as a football manager. Starting my career at the end of the 2011-12 season.

The ambition to be the most successful manager and win as many trophies as i can......

 

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After Finishing 17th in the 2011-12 season. Newcastle United Sacked Alan Pardew and I saw this as a ambitious but great way to start my football life. I applied for the job and was shocked when i was offered a two year deal. I signed frantically and couldn't believe that i was a premier league manager.



The squad i inherited had plenty of potential and with the right tactics i believed i could have this team challenging for the European places within 12 months. The hard work started now.





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Turning up at Darsley Park (Newcastle's Training Ground) i looked around the facilities and decided that i needed to get some backroom staff in that had my philosophy of football.


Andrew Cole - First Team Coach - Former Newcastle Player and great inspiration for the players.
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Ray Clemence - Goalkeeping Coach - Great Proven Goalkeeping Coach who would surely make Tim Krul a great Goalkeeper.
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Terry McDermott - Assistant Manager - Terry is Newcastle through and through and bringing him back to the club would surely help the fans realise that i have the club's interest at heart.
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Gary Lewin - Physio - Simply the best physio in Europe for me. Hopefully able to keep my injuries down to a minimum
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Looking at the squad i knew that there will need to be some faces coming and going to help me with my goal of European football, i also had to sort out a pre-season friendly schedule.......... more to follow.......

 

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After putting a friendly schedule together and wheeling and dealing in the transfer market. This is how my pre-season unfolded

Transfers In
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Cheik M'Bengue Toulouse £5.75 Million
Sebastien Bassong Tottenham £2.3 Million
William Gallas Tottenham £475,000
Jose Bosingwa Chelsea Free Transfer
Charlie Adam Liverpool Loan
Yossi Benayoun Chelsea Loan
Marouane Chamakh Arsenal Loan
Esteban Granero Real Madrid Loan
Felipe Melo Juventus Loan


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Transfers Out
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Danny Guthrie Blackpool £2.5 Million
Gabriel Obertan Southampton £2.2 Million
Shola Ameobi Birmingham City £2 Million
Mike Williamson Southampton £2 Million
Dan Gosling Derby County £1.9 Million
Danny Simpson Southampton £1.5 Million
Ryan Taylor Fulham £1.5 Million
Leon Best Bristol City £1.3 Million
Tomas Kadar/Peter Lovenkrands and Alan Smith Released




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PRE-SEASON RESULTS
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Hoffenheim 5-2 Newcastle United(Chamakh x2)

Barnsley 1-3 Newcastle United (Chamakh x3)

Newcastle United 4-0 F.C. Porto (Benayoun, Ba, Gosling & M'Bengue)

Carlisle United 0-1 Newcastle United (Ba)

A.C. Milan 2-2 Newcastle United (Granero & P.Cisse)

Newcastle United 2-1 Red Bull Salzburg (Vuckic & Marveaux)

Newcastle United 1-1 At. Madrid (P.Cisse)

Crusaders 1-5 Newcastle United (Ba, Cisse, Chamakh & Coloccini x2)





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Pre Season Review

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I am happy with how pre-season went, The additions i have made to the squad look great and the squad looks strong in quality and in depth. The friendlies i arranged went great and now both myself and the squad are raring to go and have a good season.


August results and review next.........​