Hello friends and welcome to the final installment of Vancouver’s first season in Major League Soccer. September 2011 We started the final two months of the regular season with a four game road trip, the first stop being in New York to take on the Red Bulls. It was very much a one sided game which we controlled after New York were reduced to 10 men which shortly after we took the lead through Edinho [Read more]
Greetings from Canada and welcome to the latest editon of my first season in charge with the Vancouver Whitecaps. July 2011 We left off last time with Vancouver sitting in a play-off spot and with some key games ahead of us over the next 2 months. The board had come back with the disappointing news that they were unable to find a parent club so for now that idea has been shelved. The draw for the [Read more]
Hello readers and welcome back to another episode of my brand new Football Manager Story set on the beautiful west coast of Canada in British Columbia. Canadian Championship: Semi Final 2nd leg We started off May with the visit of Edmonton for the second leg of this semi-final having lost the first by a single goal. The first half was a sloppy performance and it very much looked like we were going to lose. We finally [Read more]
Hello friends and welcome back to my brand new Football Manager Story as I begin my challenge of leading Vancouver to the MLS Championship and ultimately (in a few seasons)being appointed Canadian Head coach. First things first though and that’s to get started with Vancouver’s opening game in Major League Soccer! The excitement throughout the week had reached boiling point as the Whitecaps took the field for their very first MLS game against none other [Read more]
“Across the flat land of The Prairies, through the majestic Rocky Mountains, following the banks of the Frasier River we eventually find ourselves on the shores of the Pacific. Under the shadow of Grouse Mountain at 777 Pacific Blvd we arrive at a modern Coliseum in the form of BC Place where battles with the ball will unfold in Major League Soccer.” “Welcome to the Vancouver Whitecaps and my brand new 2012 Football Manager Story” [Read more]
Hello friends and welcome back to my continuing struggle with Plymouth as our second season in the EPL draws to a close. We showed some slight improvement over the last couple of months so let’s seem if the team could carry that forward into the New Year. January 2016 The start of the New Year began with the usual board meeting where I decided to keep the clubs expectations at avoiding relegation despite our current [Read more]
Hello friends and welcome back to another episode of my Plymouth Argyle Football Manager Story. The first couple of months of our second season in the EPL hand’t been very productive so let’s see if things had improved any? October 2015 We travelled along the coast line to meet Southampton which turned out to be another frustrating time especially in attack that in essence would ironically play in this away defeat. Ten minutes from the [Read more]