Darren Smith

Darren is the co-owner of Football Manager Story. He merged with Johnny Karp in 2011 after moving from his own successful site named Allthatisfootballmanager. A football fanatic, whether it be the real thing or video games. He has been playing Fifa and Football Manager for donkey's years. Deriving from the North East Darren supported Scarborough. However turned into a dedicated Newcastle fan from the age of 7. He enjoys watching Soccer Saturday and any live games. However Football Manager is his real passion. You can contact Darren at darrensmith360[at]googlemail.com

May 062012
 
FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 15 report: Pushed all the way!

Hey guys and welcome to my FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 15 report. Last year saw a tonne of high profile departures coincided with yet more silverware as Scarborough won the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. With every season that passes my squads average age and wage bill drops, this is all with the intention of making Scarborough self sufficient after living off a rich chairmen during our first few years of EPL football. [Read more]

Apr 292012
 
FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 14 report: Cutting costs, AGAIN!!

Hey guys, welcome to my FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 14 report. My last post consisted of a new era, one in which the club makes money and relies on youth as opposed to older stars. I had previously mentioned that anyway, but the real shock came in the fact that we enjoyed our most successful season yet. Scarborough lifted the EPL title, Champions League, Carling Cup, Community Shield, Euro Super Cup, Club World Cup and [Read more]

Apr 222012
 
FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 13 report: Guess who's back!!

Hey guys and welcome to my FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 13 report. Last season saw my sides best campaign yet as we lifted the Premier League title, Carling Cup and the Champions League, not to mention I wore a suit for the biggest final in club football But now is the time for change, from this season on its all about finances and youth. I aim to bring through 16-17 year old youngsters that can [Read more]

Apr 082012
 
FM 2012 Champions League final, Scarborough vs Chelsea: Suit up!

Hey guys and welcome to a very special post, not only will you witness my FM 2012 Champions League final featuring Scarborough against Chelsea…but you will also see me wearing a suit for the match. My Seadogs have already won the EPL title and League Cup, but reaching the Champions League final has been the highlight of 2023 for sure. Grab yourself a brew, sit back, relax and watch my build up video below. You [Read more]

Mar 312012
 
FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 12 report: Talk about competition!

Hey guys and welcome to my FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 12 report. My boys may have failed in all the cup competitions last season but we won the EPL title in dramatic fashion. Three sides were in with a shout on the last day but my Seadogs reined victorious in a title race that I’d rather not endure again. After our first Premier League title I set myself two goals for the coming season. A) [Read more]

Mar 262012
 
FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 11 report: Sooooo close!

Hey guys and welcome to my FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 11 report. Last season saw Scarborough narrowly miss the EPL title finishing 2nd, but we did win the FA Cup after beating Arsenal and also the Europa League after a nerve wrecking penalty shoot out against Benfica. All of this added up to make my best season yet and sounded my battle cry. The Seadogs had proven that we can match anyone on our day [Read more]

Mar 182012
 
FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 10 report: Giant strides

Hey guys and welcome to my FM 2012 Scarborough AFC season 10 report. My last update saw the Seadogs finish their first ever season in the Premier League 6th. This outstanding achievement meant my boys would experience European football in the Europa League, obviously I’d need to strengthen in the summer but there is much more than transfers to look at. Today’s post will be a long one so buckle up for a nervy ride! I [Read more]