The Dragon Slayers.....The Birth Of The England National Team Of The Future!!!

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St. George FC - The English Youth Academy

After I was flicking through the Custom Scenarios/Databases page, I stumbled across this database and immediately began thinking how challenging this could be but fun at the same time! So I thought I would have a go at it and see how it goes. So here we go......

C'mon you Dragon Slayers!!!!!!!

Name: St. George FC
Nickname: The Dragon Slayers
Stadium: St. George Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 18000
Division: League 2
Transfer Budget: £5,000,000
Wage Budget: £210,000
Transfer Restrictions: English and U23
Training Facilities: Good
Youth Facilities: State of the Art
Chairman: David Bernstein​

Here is the squad that has been created, and what they had to say about joining St. George FC.


Goalkeepers

Alex Smithies - £1.4m
“When my agent phoned me about this opportunity, I couldn’t accept the proposal quickly enough! The chance to go straight into the radar of the England team and a fantastic future, all for just a drop of one division!”

Jason Steele - £1.2m
“I was sick of going unnoticed by the England squad, and this opportunity is brilliant. Even if I may not be first choice, I know that I will develop well here and get a few games.”

Jack Butland - £1.1m
“The chance to fight for a first team place was too good to turn down. The facilities here are magnificent, and the coaching set up will help me to develop into a top player.”


Defenders

Martin Kelly - £3.2m
“Many people laughed at me when they heard I was taking this huge step down, but I honestly believe that it’s a step in the right direction. This move will get me in the England squad in the long term, and at 23, I can move back to a Premiership club, after helping the Dragon Slayers to climb the leagues!”

Jordan Spence - £2.4m
“I can’t wait to get out there and start playing. Yes, it’s League 2, but this presents a great chance for me to show off my skills, and I can only hope that the new manager will treat me fairly and give me a chance in the team.”

Jack Robinson - £200k
“Liverpool really wasn’t working out for me. I have bags of potential, but I couldn’t fulfil it with Liverpool. This is a fresh start for me, and hopefully in a year or two, I can be competing for a first team spot!”

Ryan Bertrand - £2.5m
“This is a step forward in my career in my opinion, and I can only pray that Fabio Capello will acknowledge the sacrifice I made to make sure he notices me and always considers me when picking the England squad.”

James Tomkins - £4.1m
“As I already had a first team spot at West Ham, this is a huge risk for me. However, I’m sure that as vice-captain, I can help inspire this team to great things.”

Kieran Trippier - £400k
“After a conversation with Roberto [Mancini], I realised I was not in the first team plans at Man City, and when such a brilliant opportunity was presented to me, it was impossible to refuse.”

Phil Jones - £3.1m
“The decision to leave Blackburn, who I’ve come to love, was a very difficult one. However, I feel the facilities here at St. George will help me develop into a top player, and maybe one day, I will be able to return to Ewood Park.”

Steven Caulker - £1.8m
“This is a great chance for me, and I was thrilled when my agent told me that I had a place reserved. The Dragon Slayers will help me to develop into a great player, and maybe one day, I’ll get my first England cap!”

Kyle Bartley - £2.1m
“Moving from Arsenal to League 2 is a step down, no doubt. However, this is a great opportunity to make [Fabio] Capello notice me, and one that was too good to refuse.”

Conor Coady - £100k
“Liverpool told me that I should take this opportunity, as I wouldn’t be playing for their first team anytime soon. I was hurt of course, but I know that this will make me a better player, and maybe I’ll eventually become a Premier League regular. With St. George? We’ll have to wait and see.”


Midfielders

Jack Rodwell - £5.7m
“Leaving Everton was a tough decision, as they’ve done so much for me. But with the offer of being captain, I had to accept. Also, I am sick of being overlooked for the England squad, and I’ve been told that St. George FC is the perfect way to get myself noticed, especially as captain!”

Fabian Delph - £3.1m
“This is a brilliant opportunity, and I can’t wait to pull on the red and white strip of the Dragon Slayers. To say that I’m excited is an understatement. I will work hard to ensure that I can cement a first team place, and maybe get in the England team.”

Josh McEachran - £1m
“Realistically, it was going to be a while until I was in the Chelsea first team, with the standards of players, so I thought this was a sensible move. Hopefully, after a while with St. George, I will be able to go back to a top team.”

Danny Rose - £1.1m
“I’m sick of rotting in Tottenham Reserves, and I want to be able to compete for a first team place. St. George can offer me that. I’ll be able to show off some of my skills in League 2, and maybe get a big money move one day.”

Ravel Morrison - £300k
“I wasn’t developing well at Man United, so hopefully this move will help me to do that. I honestly believe that one day, I can compete with the best, and that this is a step in the right direction.”

Sanchez Watt - £1.2m
“I really hope that St. George FC will give me the chance to get regular football, and I hope that I can do my job well, shooting up and down the wings and providing plenty of crosses.”

Matt Phillips - £1m
“Blackpool have treated me well, but I feel that it’s time for a move. St. George will help me to advance in my career, and hopefully, when the time comes, a big club will come calling!”

Nathan Redmond - £300k
“As one of the more ‘low-key’ figures to join the team, I’m under no pressure. It will make it more difficult to get games, but hopefully it will make Fabio [Capello] take more notice of me.”

Henri Lansbury - £2.1m
“I was bored of only getting the occasional League Cup match with Arsenal. I hope that St. George will treat me with respect and take me seriously. I want to be in the first team before too long!”

Alex Chamberlain - £1.1m
“Lots of people were surprised that I didn’t move to one of the big clubs that were expressing interest, but I want the opportunity to compete for first team football straight away, whilst getting the chance to be noticed by England as well. The Dragon Slayers are perfect for that!”


Strikers

Nathan Eccleston - £2.1m
“I realised it was unrealistic to aim for first team football with Liverpool with the class of their players, so this was a great opportunity. When my agent told me Bernstein was interested, I jumped at the chance.”

Connor Wickham - £1m
“I am confident that this move will help me to develop into a top player, and I hope that I can return the favour and help get St. George the publicity and fame it deserves, helping them to get promoted in the process.

Nile Ranger - £3.1m
I was sick of rotting on the bench at Newcastle, and this is perfect for me. Being here will do wonders for me, and I’m confident that I can cement a first team place here.”

Victor Moses - £2.3m
“Being a diverse player, I think that I will have a good chance of getting lots of gameplay here. I can play in attack, on the wings, or attacking midfield. I am sure whoever takes over as manager will make the right decision about me, and help me to get noticed by England.”

Jay Rodriguez - £1m
“I always seem to get overlooked for England, and I’ve come to think that maybe it’s because [Fabio] Capello doesn’t realise I’m English with a name like Rodriguez. Hopefully this move will get me the recognition I think I deserve!”


Rules

1. Players purchased must be aged 21 or younger, and English
2. When a player turns 24, they must be released. Therefore, it is advised to sell them when they are 23 to make money from them.


Luckily for me, the eldest player in the squad is James Tompkins, who is only 21 so that gives me enough time to bring his replacement up to speed before he turns 24!

2010/2011 Season​
nPower League 2​

Club Expectations

The minimum the chairman expects of me is to win the nPower League 2 title at our first attempt, and when you see the standard of the squad I believe it's a very attainable prospect. He also wants to make the Third Round of the League Cup, but isn't worried about the Johnston's Paint Trophy.

I decided as I was building for the future of England to follow the current best club team and national side in the world right now - that being Barcelona and Spain. So I downloaded LGFIRE's Pep Guardiola's Barcelona Tactic (http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/f103/pep-guardiola-barcelona-tactic-t54859.html) and see if I could mould the future of England into our own Iniesta's and Xavi's!

I went for a starting 11 of:

Alex Smithies

Martin Kelly - Phil Jones - James Tompkins - Ryan Bertrand

Jack Rodwell

Henri Lansbury - Fabian Delph

Sanchez Watt - Victor Moses

Nile Ranger​


Pre-season Friendlies​

Our season got underway with the usual friendly against our own reserve team. I wasn't expecting much as every single player had just arrived at the club, and not had time to settle it. I shouldn't have worried as we won 5-0. We then welcomed Queen Of The South to the St. George Stadium. This time I was expecting a close encounter but we absolutely hammered them 6-1 and could've scored more! I was getting that tingly feeling that this could be a great career here!

Our first away game came next to Dover who ran us close but we snuck a 0-1 win. Here came the major test of our squad, tactics and formation with the visit of Norwich. They fielded a full strengh side but didn't expect us to take a 3-2 win over a team 2 leagues above us, a feat I was proud of. Manchester United reserves arrived next and again they left with their tails between their legs as we took a 1-0 win. Fair enough it wasn't the first team we played, but it still had Smalling, Park, Gibson and Bebe in the starting XI.

Sunderland came and left the same way as United's reserves did after losing 2-1 to us, making it 6 out of 6 for us with only Sevilla left from the friendlies....surely we can't beat Sevilla?!?!?!?

Well you're right we didn't! But we did take a 1-1 with them and could've pinched the win at the end too!

So in the end our pre-season finished

Played 7 Won 6 Drawn 1 Lost 0 For 19 Against 5​

Going into the first game of the season away at Stockport I was quite confident we could carry the pre-season form over and we did just that, hammering them 0-4 at Edgeley Park. The 1st round League Cup came next and we had a tough away tie at Watford. We took a 2 goal lead only for Watford to pull it back to 2-2 in injury time. In extra time I sent them out to fire straight into them and we took the lead again,only for us again to let the lead slip. Penalties awaited us and Alex Smithies became the hero, saving 2 for us to go through 4-3 on penalties.

I took charge of my first proper home game against Torquay and the guys didn't let me down, giving us a 4-0 win. On the road again we went, this time to Gillingham and a brace from Jay Rodriduez brought us a 2-1 win, giving us good form for the 2nd round League Cup away at Cardiff. We were controlling everything when Peter Whittingham scored a deflected goal to put us behind after 68 mins. I straight away pushed us into attack and the boys did me proud again by scoring 2 in the last 10 minutes to give us our second giant killing so far. Back to league and we welcomed 2nd placed Bradford to the St. George. The top 2 couldn't be separated and it finished 0-0.


More updates as I go further through the season




Cmon you Slayers!!!!!​
 
Not that this has been done before or anything... You need to give credit to Eds in the OP - It's his idea, his story. Without credit, people are going to think it's your idea, when it's not =)
 
Challenge done. Two consecutive championship wins from League 2 to League 1 to the Championship along with a League Cup win.

Do I win? :)
 
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