So, my eighth season at the helm of the Blyth Spartans begins… After tying to make my team better in pre season I was quite confident that we could achieve something nice this season too. And there was silverware on the table right from the start, the Community Shield! We had to face Tottenham, the team that won the FA Cup last season. It was an even game but ultimately two of my new signings [Read more]
Here we go, what did chilly February bring for my fabulous Blyth Spartans? Our fans could not believe what they were witnessing, their Spartans were the Premier League leaders at the end of January! Although I like to keep them optimistic I urged them not to get carried away, our goal was a Champions League place, not the title. I was a bit uncertain regarding the strength of my squad and I was a bit [Read more]
Here we go again, the Blyth Spartans Football Manager 2009 story continues. My Spartans did pretty well so far in their second season as a Premier League team, we were in 2nd place at the end of November and my dream of getting a Champions League place seemed realistic. We did pretty well in the Europa League too, we needed at least a draw at Werder Bremen to qualify for the first knockout round. We [Read more]
After the triumphant European debut and a good start in the Premier League my Blyth Spartans had to keep up the good work and stay up in the league table. We had a perfect chance to continue with a win, we had to meet newly-promoted Queens Park Rangers. We dominated the game from the first second to the last but we only scored once, Tomas Necid powered one in. We should have won by a [Read more]
Finally, our second season in the Premier League is ready to begin! It will also be the season in which my Blyth Spartans will participate in the Europa League, the first time ever! After a good transfers campaign there was a lot of enthusiasm around the club, the season tickets were sold out! The first game of the season was at home, the European debut with Dinamo Tbilisi in the Europa League 4th qualifying round, [Read more]
Here we go, the Blyth Spartans achieved a great success in their first season in the Premier League, the 6th place and the improbable qualification for the Europa League. Now I had to prepare the squad for this new challenge and it was pretty obvious that we needed a few more good players to make a success out of our first European outing. I told the board that we could achieve continental qualification next season [Read more]
Hello my friends, thanks for following the Blyth Spartans Football Manager 2009 story! We’re getting closer to the end of our first season in the Premier League and my Spartans were in 5th place at the end of February with a good chance to fight for an Europa League place. The good results were in the shadow of the board takeover news though, the new chairman announced that he will decide whether to bring a [Read more]