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Santa Eulalia v Pro Vercelli – Preview
By: Tom B |
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The next match, however, is probably my most important match of the season, it is a clash of cultures, Spain v Italy. And which Italian giants of the game are we matched against? The one and only Pro Vercelli, as brought to you by Brian Phillips.
I considered myself lucky on 2 accounts – firstly – [...]
Category: FM09
Money is Finite
By: Tom B | No Comments
This is an important title. Money is finite, and when you’re managing the very semi-professional Santa Eulalia, money is very finite.
I’ll be honest, at the start of the game, I didn’t realise how dire our financial situation was. So when our best (and best by some way) goalkeeper was contractless, I thought I’d sign [...]
Category: FM09I quite like Hector (but only for the time being)
By: Tom B | No Comments
Our first match, my first ever match as manager of the mighty Santa Eulalia, was against CF Reus Deportiu. The reason I have any idea where Reus is is that it is one of the Ryanair airports that service Barcelona and where Gaudi was born. Editors note: If you go to Barcelona, check out all [...]
Category: FM09How do you change the dimensions on an artificial pitch?
By: Tom B | 3 Comments
This is the post in which I try to explain how I intend to have my charges play football this year, and why.
As I alluded to earlier, I have very little quality in the width in my team, and very little quality up front. I do have several competent centre backs and centre mids, which [...]
Category: FM09Meet the fine men of Santa Eulalia
By: Tom B | 2 Comments
Hello all,
Now it’s time to meet some of the characters in this drama which will see unfolding digitally into the future.
Here is my squad:
As you can see, there is a lack of width, a massive lack of quality in width. Jordi Gonzales is the only player with sufficient dribbling and crossing to make any kind [...]
Category: FM09And so the Journey Begins
By: Tom B | 4 Comments
Hi All,
My name is Tom B and I’m taking over the LLM Blog from Dave I.
The game I am commencing is to start in the lowest division of Spain (Division B3), by a little club from Ibiza called Peña Deportiva Santa Eulalia. According to my trusty source (Wikipedia) they were only promoted to this division [...]
Category: FM09Managerial Merry Go Round
By: Daryl | 1 Comment
We have our first managerial casualty on FM Offside.
Despite an excellent start blogwise, and a decent start Wuppertal wise, Dave I and FM LLM Offside have parted by mutual consent. Readers can rest assured that Dave received the most Eriksson/Scolari-esque compensation package FM Offside could manage.
Category: FM09A Dilemma…
By: Dave I | 5 Comments
So here’s the dealio. As I said in my first post, I am a second semester senior in high school, and unfortunately things are kinda hectic right now. While I find that I have time to play LLM or write about it, I don’t really have much time to do both. And I’ve seen in [...]
Category: FM09Quick Update (3-4-09)
By: Dave I | 4 Comments
So just a quick update on the past two games.
Do you want the good news or the bad news first?
Category: FM09The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By: Dave I | 5 Comments
I’ve gone three games since our last update, and each could not have been more different. I haven’t messed with the formation too much yet, but if things start to get serious in 3. Bundesliga, you can bet your ass I’ll find something else! In between each of these games, there has been a constant [...]
Category: FM09
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