Ricey Posted 16 May 2005 Posted 16 May 2005 Since my last Leicester FM Diary the squad has chnaged dramatically. Out go players like Walker, Dabizas, Scowcroft, Keown, Nalis, Gillespie, Elliott etc and in come the likes of Hughes, Maybury and De Vries. Financial Details The club have given me £520,000 to buy players with, considering we have the bare bones of a squad left that isn't much at all. The wage budget is £70,000 and it is currently £61,000, the board will only give me £6,000 maximum for a single player. I certatinly have a challenge on to bring in good players on this budget. Expectations It seems the board are ambitious folk, they EXPECT me to win the league while the supports expect us to challenge at least. I'm personally just looking for a top six finish, although we have some good players we don't have enough and it will be my job in the summer to bring in new players good enough to take this team up. Players like Hughes, Maybury, De Vries, Gudjonsson, Williams and Connolly must perform to their highest potential or else we may be in trouble. Transfer Targets We need a lot of new players. For definate we need a new Goalie, at least one center back, two wingers on either side and a new striker. I want to bring in youngsters, that may be gambling promotion this season but the long term needs to be considered and a young blood needs to be thrown into battle. BLUE ARMY!
Ricey Posted 17 May 2005 Author Posted 17 May 2005 Pre-Season Friendlies Hearts 2-1 Leicester City Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Leicester City Brentford 1-4 Leicester City Ross County 2-3 Leicester City Leicester City 3-0 Celtic Transfers In Lionel Morgan - Free Crag Sives - Hearts - £20k Dwight Pezzarossi - Free Kennith Stenild - Aab - Free Jussi-Pekka Savolainen - Tampere Utd - £45k Ian Walker - Free Karim Essediri - Tromso - £16k Matthew Kilgallon - Leeds Utd - Season loan Staff In Donogh Holohan - Preston Peter Beardsley - Free It has been very difficult to find quality players on the cheap but I'm pleased with who I have brought in. I've have spent little of the £500k budget I was given which means further players can be brought in throughout the season. I've tried to bring in a few players with the long term in mind like Craig Sives, Jussi-Pekka Savolainen, Kenneth Stenild, Matthew Kilgallon and Lionel Morgan who are all 21 or under but have a great future ahead of them and will play a part during this season. Ian Walker has returned to the club on less than half the wage he used to be on, there was no way I could of found a better keeper than him on my budget. Karim Essediri is a player I know can perform and the things I've heard about Dwight Pezzarossi have only been good, lets hope both players live up to their previous hype. Training I've set the players on schedules depending on their position (defender, winger etc), these schedules are focused on fitness work to try and get the players fighting fit during the season and not suffer from tiredness towards the end of the season. Tactics I'll be starting the season with a 442 formation playing attacking football but not throwing everything forward. I'll use Williams or Hughes (depending who plays) as a playmaker to hopefully feed through balls to Pezzarossi and with the pace and crossing abilties of Morgan and Essediri hopefully big Mark De Vries can get some headers in. Team to start against Preston on the opening day Let battle commence...
Muz Posted 17 May 2005 Posted 17 May 2005 Ricey , How comes you have a picture for every player you sign? Ive been on Sortitout.com but i cant seem where to find them. Thanks
toonboy Posted 17 May 2005 Posted 17 May 2005 Pre-Season FriendliesHearts 2-1 Leicester City Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Leicester City Brentford 1-4 Leicester City Ross County 2-3 Leicester City Leicester City 3-0 Celtic Transfers In Lionel Morgan - Free Crag Sives - Hearts - £20k Dwight Pezzarossi - Free Kennith Stenild - Aab - Free Jussi-Pekka Savolainen - Tampere Utd - £45k Ian Walker - Free Karim Essediri - Tromso - £16k Matthew Kilgallon - Leeds Utd - Season loan Staff In Donogh Holohan - Preston Peter Beardsley - Free It has been very difficult to find quality players on the cheap but I'm pleased with who I have brought in. I've have spent little of the £500k budget I was given which means further players can be brought in throughout the season. I've tried to bring in a few players with the long term in mind like Craig Sives, Jussi-Pekka Savolainen, Kenneth Stenild, Matthew Kilgallon and Lionel Morgan who are all 21 or under but have a great future ahead of them and will play a part during this season. Ian Walker has returned to the club on less than half the wage he used to be on, there was no way I could of found a better keeper than him on my budget. Karim Essediri is a player I know can perform and the things I've heard about Dwight Pezzarossi have only been good, lets hope both players live up to their previous hype. Training I've set the players on schedules depending on their position (defender, winger etc), these schedules are focused on fitness work to try and get the players fighting fit during the season and not suffer from tiredness towards the end of the season. Tactics I'll be starting the season with a 442 formation playing attacking football but not throwing everything forward. I'll use Williams or Hughes (depending who plays) as a playmaker to hopefully feed through balls to Pezzarossi and with the pace and crossing abilties of Morgan and Essediri hopefully big Mark De Vries can get some headers in. Team to start against Preston on the opening day Let battle commence... 110525[/snapback] Sure thats the right team shot?
Ricey Posted 17 May 2005 Author Posted 17 May 2005 Sure thats the right team shot? 110536[/snapback] Try pressing Ctrl and refresh.
toonboy Posted 17 May 2005 Posted 17 May 2005 Sure thats the right team shot? 110536[/snapback] Try pressing Ctrl and refresh. 110537[/snapback] problem sorted
Ricey Posted 19 May 2005 Author Posted 19 May 2005 7th August 2004 - Championship Leicester City 2-0 Preston North End A solid and impressive performance to take all three points in the first game of the season at the Walkers Stadium. We played well throughout and looked a real threat when going forward. Dwight Pezzarossi opened the scoring and his City account by rounding the keeper and slotting home after 26 minutes. Mark De Vries then made it certain after 75th minutes with a powerful header. 10th August 2004 - Championship Leicester City 2-1 Nottingham Forest Despite being the better side throughout the first half it was Forest who took the lead after 44 mins from the penalty spot, Jack Lester getting the goal. Early on in the second half David Johnson was sent off for two bookings and this ignited a Leicester comeback. Subtistute David Connollys first touch of the ball was to volley it into the net to equalize after 57 minutes and nine minutes later Pezzarossi was fouled in the area, up stepped Connolly to score and give us the game. Great to beat Forest and make it two wins out of two. 14th August 2004 - Championship Burnley 0-1 Leicester City A very close game with plenty of chances for both sides but Gareth Williams' sweet strike from just inside the area was enough to send up home victors and to keep intact our 100% record 17th August 2004 - Championship Gillingham 2-1 Leicester City We were unlucky to have lost this game but after going 2-0 down we found it very hard to get back into the game, despite Mark De Vries' 60th minute header we couldn't find an equalizers. We are 3rd in the table now.
Ricey Posted 19 May 2005 Author Posted 19 May 2005 21st August 2004 - Championship Leicester City 3-0 Millwall Nothing like a good trouncing of a Dennis Wise team. An excellent display in flowing attacking football gave us three goals and three points. Pezzrossi put us ahead after taking one touch and finishing cooly after half an hour. After 50 mins Gareth Williams deflected shot sent the keeper the wring way and the ball trickled over the line to make it 2-0. Matthew Kilgallon then wrapped it up with a firm header from a corner. 25th August 2004 - Carling Cup 1st Round Reading 0-1 Leicester City Dwight Pezzarossi's sharp finish was enough to deservedly send us through to the next round after a battling performance. Stephen Hughes was stretchered off in the gane though and wil be out for a couple of weeks. 28th August 2004 - Championship Sunderland 0-0 Leicester City A draw was fair result despite Sunderland having far more chances on goal. We did play well and pressured the Sunderland goal but their superb defence was too yough in the end. Gareth Willams picked up a knock in this game and will also be out for up to 2 weeks, Savolainen will have to now replace him despite being half fit. We are now 3rd in the table after a good start.
Ric Flair Posted 20 May 2005 Posted 20 May 2005 21st August 2004 - ChampionshipLeicester City 3-0 Millwall Nothing like a good trouncing of a Dennis Wise team. An excellent display in flowing attacking football gave us three goals and three points. Pezzrossi put us ahead after taking one touch and finishing cooly after half an hour. After 50 mins Gareth Williams deflected shot sent the keeper the wring way and the ball trickled over the line to make it 2-0. Matthew Kilgallon then wrapped it up with a firm header from a corner. 25th August 2004 - Carling Cup 1st Round Reading 0-1 Leicester City Dwight Pezzarossi's sharp finish was enough to deservedly send us through to the next round after a battling performance. Stephen Hughes was stretchered off in the gane though and wil be out for a couple of weeks. 28th August 2004 - Championship Sunderland 0-0 Leicester City A draw was fair result despite Sunderland having far more chances on goal. We did play well and pressured the Sunderland goal but their superb defence was too yough in the end. Gareth Willams picked up a knock in this game and will also be out for up to 2 weeks, Savolainen will have to now replace him despite being half fit. We are now 3rd in the table after a good start. 111897[/snapback] This geezer is better on the left wing, got 9 goals in 7 games for me once out there. Will still do well in the centre but if you need to change the game, whip him out left with an arrow up to the strikers and he'll win it for you.
Ricey Posted 20 May 2005 Author Posted 20 May 2005 This geezer is better on the left wing, got 9 goals in 7 games for me once out there. Will still do well in the centre but if you need to change the game, whip him out left with an arrow up to the strikers and he'll win it for you. 112007[/snapback] Yeah he does look a better winger but unfortunatley with Hughes and Williams being crippled we were short on attacking midfielders.
Ricey Posted 20 May 2005 Author Posted 20 May 2005 31st August 2004 - Championship Leicester City 3-1 West Ham United Three goals in less than ten minutes early in the first half was enough to give us the game. Mark De Vries opened the scoring after turning a defender in the area and blasting it home. Karim Essediri then ran from his own half, dribbled past three West Ham defenders and cooly placed it in the goal. Dwight Pezzarossi then fired into the top corner to put us in the comfort zone. We are playing some great football and we look very dangerous. 1st September 2004 - I am runner up for manager of the month. 11th September 2004 - Championship Wigan Athletic 1-1 Leicester City A great result considering we were down to 10 men since then 25th minue after Pezzarossi got his second booking. Wigan took the lead in the 23rd minute but three minutes later Mark De Vries scored a graet individual goal to keep it level. We were very unlucky then not to go on and win the game. 18th September 2004 - Championship Leicester City 2-0 Cardiff City Another one sided dominating victory from us at the Fortress Walkers. David Connolly's half-volley and Doin Dublin's penalty meant that we move up to 2nd on 20 points, just 1 point behind leaders Burnley. 21st September 2004 - Championship Leeds United 1-2 Leicester City Leeds took the lead through Ricketts in the 25th minute but Dwight Pezzarossi's one touch goal but us level after 66 minutes. Deep in to stoppage time Mark De Vries broke free on goal and stroked it home to snatch a late place in the 3rd round where we will face Plymouth away.
Benji Posted 20 May 2005 Posted 20 May 2005 ricey when u start a new game have u selected the whole world or something? a couple of the players you've signed like essendiri(sp?) and Savolainen don't appear on mine and i've got eng/sco/spain/italy/france highlighted
Ricey Posted 20 May 2005 Author Posted 20 May 2005 ricey when u start a new game have u selected the whole world or something?a couple of the players you've signed like essendiri(sp?) and Savolainen don't appear on mine and i've got eng/sco/spain/italy/france highlighted 112225[/snapback] I play it on huge database which is the highest it can go, that is maybe why.
andy_croydz Posted 20 May 2005 Posted 20 May 2005 thats class mate, i did a 4 year career on football manager starting with leicester, getting promotion but i was doing poor in prem and got sacked but bounced back at wigan because they gave me the job and came 3rd and lost in play offs 2 seasons on a trot. I was playing it the other day did bout 10 matches forgot to save it and it cut off onto the desktop and i lost all the 10 matches i did and i didnt wanna do it all again so ive started a new career im well gutted bout that wigan file though started new career with leicester on huge database it does batter your computer if you havent got very good ram and good proccesor speed but ive got 383 ram and i play it with no other background programs running so its fine,ive signed that dwight pezerossi in pre season and some other good players off a free and ive got juve, as roma, barca at home and feyernoord away in pre season ! makes loadsa money when you have the big teams at home though which is good
C-man Posted 20 May 2005 Posted 20 May 2005 ive got juve, as roma, barca at home and feyernoord away in pre season !makes loadsa money when you have the big teams at home though which is good 112285[/snapback] You must have offered them loads to play you though
Ricey Posted 20 May 2005 Author Posted 20 May 2005 25th September 2004 - Championship Leicester City 0-1 Reading A disapointing display that saw our impressive home form come crashing down. We should on paper of won this game but in reality we didn't want it enough on the day 2nd October 2004 - Championship Sheffield United 1-0 Leicester City Very similar to the Reading game, we never really turned up and never competed with Shefield United. Not quite sure were this sudden bad form has come from. 16th October 2004 - Championship Derby County 2-1 Leicester City This game was dominated by Derby except a small fight back from us in the last 20 minutes that saw Stephen Hughes get a goal back. Another poor performance and this is our 3rd defeat in a row, and it was to Derby We now drop to 8th in the league 23rd October 2004 - Championship Leicester City 2-0 Crewe Alexandra It took until the 83rd minute for us to get the opener, David Connolly scrambling in a shot. Billy Jones then fired past his own keeper to gives us a two goal lead and the game. A better performance and a much needed 3 points Current Championship League Table
andy_croydz Posted 21 May 2005 Posted 21 May 2005 c-man i offered them bout 40 - 50k each and im predicted to make 400k and 300k EACH out of them so profit for us
Ricey Posted 23 May 2005 Author Posted 23 May 2005 27th October 2004 - Carling Cup 3rd Round Plymouth Argyle 0-4 Leicester City A rampant display to become the only team outside the top flight to stil be in the Carling Cup. Gudjonsson, Pezzarossi, De Vries and Dublin got our goals in an outstanding performance. 30th October 2004 - Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Leicester City We opened the scoring early on with a De Vries goal but a goal from Kenny Miller and a Dion Dublin own goal but Wolves ahead before the break. Mark De Vries then scored a stoppage time equalizer to give us a much deserved point. 2nd November 2004 - Championship Leicester City 1-1 Coventry City We managed a point against league leaders Coventry but really we should of won. We took the lead through Pezzarossi but a Stern John goal put Coventry level just before half time and we couldn't break them down in the second half. 6th November 2004 - Championship Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Leicester City We had plenty of chances and dominated the game but we failed to score and we left with yet another draw. We are now 8th in the league and 8 points of the leaders. 10th November 2004 - Carling Cup 4th Round Leicester City 0-1 Norwich City AET We were so unlucky not to win this. The first half was dominated by Norwich but the second has dominated by us and we had some great chances to score, but the game went into extra time. The first period was 15 mins of bombardment from us, we hit the post twice and had a ball cleared off line aswell as many goal mouth scrambles. Gutted we hadn't scored Norwich attacked early on in the second half and managed to score to put us out of the cup. Hard to take.
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