England Under New Management

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Steve McClaren is out as manager of the England national squad. Grant Starkweather is in. I'll be using Worldwide Soccer Manager, which is just the North American version of Football Manager 08.

Since I can attend the club matches of England players, I'll give some feedback on how my player are doing in the games I attend, as well as the overall state of the Premiership.

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Fixtures

22.8.2007 - Germany - Wembley Friendly 3-1 Win
8.9.2007 - Israel - Wembley Euro 2008 Qualifier 3-0 Win
12.9.2007 - Russia - Wembley Euro 2008 Qualifier 2-1 Win
13.10.2007 - Estonia - Wembley Euro 2008 Qualifier
17.10.2007 - Russia - Lokomotiv, Moscow Euro 2008 Qualifier
16.11.2007 - Austria - Wembley Friendly
21.11.2001 - Croatia - Wembley Euro 2008 Qualifier

Current Competitions

Euro 2008 Qualification - Group E
Croatia - 23 pts
England - 20 pts
Russia - 18 pts
Israel - 17 pts
FYR Macedonia - 8 pts
Estonia - 5 pts
Andorra - 0 pts

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Player Records

A place to track who has done what under my management

Competition History

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[Keeper]

I am excited for this dynasty.
I also need to find a place to download this game from (cough)

[Just Blaze]

i have never heard of this football manager thing...what is it??? right now im confused with how this dynasty is goin to be done

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Its a PC game, soccer simulation game.

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Manchester United v. Chelsea

Community Shield

I have decided to travel to the Community Shield to watch Manchester United take on the Chelsea Blues. This will allow me to get a first hand look at some key players for the England squad. John Terry, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney will be of key focus, including others.

Match Report

Chelsea took a lot more shots at goal, 14, than Man Utd, 6, and it payed off. Andriy Shevchenko's beautiful strike in the 31st minute was the difference as Chelsea prevailed 1-0 to win the Community Shield. Chelsea played a lot of ball control after Shevchenko's goal and never really allowed Man Utd to get into a rhythm to find the equalizer. Petr Cech was spectacular in goal and was never really challenged by Rooney or Carlos Tévez.

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[Keeper]

Go to soccergaming.tv's forums, and download the logo/kit packs.

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keepereusc said:

Go to soccergaming.tv's forums, and download the logo/kit packs.

I will look into that.

[Keeper]

Hines? He's the one who's a US citizen I believe, though I don't think he can play for us. Interesting call-ups for sure, should be a decent fixture against Germany

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A lot of guys are injured, I dont expect some of those call ups to last. Just waiting to get healthy.

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First Win, Out of the Way

Grant Starkweather began his international managing career today as England took on Germany in a friendly contest. The result was just what he was looking for, a 3-1 victory over a fifth-ranked Germany squad, according to the latest world rankings. England launched 27 shots in total as a team, with 12 on target and three finding the back of the net. Germany held a slight advantage in possession and corners, but were only able to knock in one score against Paul Robinson, a Hans-Jörg Schulz strike in the 23rd minute. If the English keep up this high level of play, qualification will certainly be in reach. Frank Lampard was noted as the Man of the Match for England and capped off his spectacular performance with his 13th goal for the senior team.

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Second post info is all updated as well.

[Keeper]

Could you post rosters for the games too? I don't know if that's too much, I'd just like to see match selections and who gets subbed in, little things like that. But if that requires you to type a bunch of shit up, I'd understand.

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Yeah there should be a place that shows roster and subs after the game, I'll look for it and get a screen shot for the next game.

[Cerrano39]

I'm liking this. I did a game with Olympique de Marseille and won 8 league titles, multiple domestic cups, and the Champions League twice. I got bored so I'm going to do a new game starting unemployed.

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Chelsea vs Liverpool

With just a little under two weeks to go until the next Euro 2008 qualifier, I have decided to attend the Chelsea vs Liverpool match. I will be sure to keep my eye on captain John Terry, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard and maybe even get a glimpse of Peter Crouch who is coming off a suspension.

Match Report

Chelsea were definitely the aggressors in this match, firing 14 shots (9 on target). However Liverpool keeper Charles Itandje was up for the challenge and earned Man of the Match honors by not conceding a single goal. None of the Reds six shots found the back of the net either, and the match closed at a 0-0 draw. John Terry made an early mistake which almost resulted in a Liverpool goal, but he recovered nicely to put on an acceptable performance. Meanwhile Peter Crouch came off the bench in the 61st minute but didn't really have sufficient time to have any real influence on the match.