11 Seasons Summarised - Page 10 - FMFormation.net - Football Manager

**WozzaWolves** · 06-07-08, 05:18 PM

Much better results, good luck!

BirdyFC · 06-07-08, 05:28 PM

April 2029

LEEDS MARCH ON
1 Bedford
3 Leeds

Promotion hopefuls Leeds United did what was expected and pile the pressure on a poor Bedford side. John Boakye scored his 15th goal of the season as a consolation for the home side.

BACKS AGAINST THE WALL
2 Millwall
0 Bedford

Bedford now have a massive fight on their hands to survive as they drop into the relegation zone on for the first time all year, albeit on goal difference. Chris Bird's players will have to find that extra something in their last three games now as they have to play Charlton and Aston Villa (2nd and 3rd) and the most important game of the three, Newcastle, whom are also in the relegation zone.

BIRD: WE NEED TO BEAT NEWCASTLE
0 Bedford
2 Aston Villa

After a loss against promotion chasing Aston Villa, Bird's first comments was to make sure the side beat the already effectively relegated Newcastle.

JACK'S IT!
0 Newcastle
1 Bedford

England U21 Jack Anderson scored the crucial goal which could keep Bedford in the Championship next season. It also means that Newcastle return to League One.

May 2029

And so the relegation fight goes to the last week of the season with the final relegation place between Blackpool and Bedford.
Bedford have 3rd placed Charlton while Blackpool host 10th place Huddersfield. Bedford also have the upper hand of being two points ahead but a worse goal difference by one. It really could go either way....

I need that luck now.

**Y2Stu** · 06-07-08, 05:29 PM

i wish you all the luck but im supporting Blackpool lol

BirdyFC · 06-07-08, 10:10 PM

Gameweek 46 - Live Updates

13:06PM
Sensational scenes at Bedford Stadium here as Charlton left back Michal Salak has been given a straight red card!!

13:10PM
Blackpool 0-1 Huddersfield

13:27PM
John Boakye has put Bedford ahead! The fans are going wild!
Bedford 1-0 Charlton

13:31PM
Bedford extend their lead after an unfortunate own goal!
Bedford 2-0 Charlton

13:39PM
Bedford are going to survive! John Boakye adds his second of the game!
Bedford 3-0 Charlton

13:47PM
Half Time

14:03PM
It's all over here as Zoumana Courteille scores the fourth!
Bedford 4-0 Charlton

14:30PM
Hat-trick for John Boakye!!! The Bedford fans are in full voice now!
Bedford 5-0 Charlton

14:35PM
Blackpool 0-2 Huddersfield

14:46PM
Blackpool 1-2 Huddersfield

14:48PM
Full Time - WE SURVIVE!!!!!

BirdyFC · 07-07-08, 10:21 AM

Summer 2029

DANISH DELIGHT
3 Denmark
0 Slovenia

Denmark put on a fantastic display of football yesterday as they simply walked over Slovenia in the latest of the World Cup Qualifiers. Vestergaard, Sehmus and Fabricius got a goal each.

DANES DENTED
3 Germany
2 Denmark

The Danish hopes of reaching the World Cup took a massive blow yesterday as Germany narrowly defeated them 3-2. Rene Andersen came off the bench to grab both goals for Denmark but a late goal from Germany sealed the win.

BIG CHANGES AT BEDFORD
After a poor season and nearly getting relegated, Chris Bird has ordered massive changes to be made at Bedford Stadium. The stadium itself will be increased by a further 6579 seats, while the training and youth facilities will also be improved.

Bird has also had a change in his backroom staff, replacing one coach, one physio and two scouts. As well as this, he has added another fitness coach to the staff list.

The link with Motherwell has also been terminated, and Premier League side Ipswich Town have announced a new partnership.

Bird has also had a clear out of his playing staff with the following departures:
Leigh Jones > Bristol City (Free)
Jamie Chambers > Crewe (Free)
Keith Rigg > Hearts (Free)
Tom Stead > Stockport (Free)
Nuno Silva > P Ferreira (Free)
Donato Cogoni > Frosinone (Free)
Tore Moland > Wigan (100k)
Romain Delahaye > Bury (100k)
Keith Stewart > Bury (30k)
David Park > Swindon (100k)
Anthony Dupuis > Dijon (100k)

Despite the long list of departures, Bird has kept his signings to a minimum this summer with only the following arrivals:
Franck Courtin. A France U21 defender from Lens on a free.
Victor Sendra. A goalkeeper signed on a free from Atletico Madrid.
Raffaele Marchegiani (loan from Ipswich)
Vladimir Hruska. 15yr old Czech talent from Slavia Prague for 22k.

PRE-SEASON REPORT
Willebroek 1-3 Bedford
Cheshunt 1-1 Bedford
Bedford 4-2 Roma (TV)

Bedford looked impressive in pre-season and look even better going forward than normal despite no changes to the starting line-up as yet. Victor Sendra was ruled out with injury so it is not yet seen to how good he is in goal.
Rumours are still circulating that manager Chris Bird is still looking for a centre back and a left back to tighten up the defence before the end of the transfer window.

**liveru** · 07-07-08, 12:15 PM

Congratulations on staying up mate.

Just make sure you do it next season. I hope these new players get you closer to the Premier League mate.

Losing 3-2 to Germany away isn't a bad thing. Looks like your Danes put in a good shift.

BirdyFC · 07-07-08, 03:41 PM

Thanks ru.... here's the start of the next season.

August 2029

BEDFORD DESTROYED
5 Sheffield Wednesday
1 Bedford
(Live on Sky Sports 2)

Despite a 5-1 loss on the opening day, Bedford were looking a more confident side in the first half and the final scoreline was very harsh. Zoumama Courteille got the consolation goal for Bedford. Chris Bird will be hoping they can bounce back from this defeat.

CARDIFF CRUSHED
3 Cardiff
6 Bedford
(League Cup 1st Round)

Bedford booked their place in the next round of the League Cup thanks to goals from Zoumana Courteille (2), Cedric M'Laab, Jack Anderson (2) and James Williams (pen).

BEDFORD SIGN ARBERI
News has emerged today that Bedford have signed Albanian left back Ardian Arberi from Dundee for a fee of 55k.

GUTTED
1 Bedford
1 Arsenal

Chris Bird's was visually gutted as a late injury time equaliser from Arsenal cost Bedford a fantastic win. Damien Love had put Bedford ahead earlier in the game.

SUB LOVE
1 Bradford
4 Bedford

Substitute Damien Love came off the bench and grabbed two goals as Bedford put on a fantastic display to defeat Bradford. Jack Anderson and Zoumana Courteille also found the net.

BEDFORD SIGN MAJOROS
Bedford today unveiled their latest signing of Slovakian centre back, Igor Majoros. Majoros joins from Sparta Prague for a fee of 575k.

WEST BROM STEAL IT
2 Bedford
3 West Brom
(League Cup 2nd Round)

After a fantastic comeback from 2-0 down thanks to goals from Kevin Beresford and Jack Anderson, West Brom stole the win thanks to a late injury time goal.

BIRD MAKES ANOTHER SIGNING
Bedford fans woke up to a shock striker signing this morning as they unveiled Jiri Cizek from Slavia Prague for a mere 2k. Despite his value, the Czech player has a fantastic scoring rate and could be the biggest bargain of the transfer window.

September 2029

BEDFORD RUE MISSED PENALTY
0 Bedford
0 Huddersfield

Bedford's finishing was terrible this afternoon as they just couldn't hit the target to see off Huddersfield. Kevin Beresford will especially be kicking himself after skying a penalty.

ESTONIA FINALLY LOSE
3 Denmark
1 Estonia

Denmark kept their qualification hopes alive and handed Estonia their first defeat of the group stages thanks to goals from Klavs Stenderup, Rene Andersen and Lasse Johansson.
Group B is now wide open with four teams chasing qualification with three fixtures remaining.

DANES OUT!
2 Belgium
1 Denmark

Belgium produced a fantastic comeback to destroy Denmark's chance of qualification. Klavs Stenderup had put the Danes ahead, but they now will not qualify.

EASY WIN FOR BEDFORD
0 Swindon
2 Bedford

Zoumama Courteille and Jack Anderson were on target for Bedford as they cruised past Swindon.

BORING BEDFORD
0 Bedford
0 Bristol City

Despite creating chances, Bedford struggled against bottom side Bristol City and could only manage a point.

GILLS WIN
2 Gillingham
1 Bedford

Gillingham came from behind to beat Bedford after Zoumana Courteille had initially put the away side ahead. It's only a matter of time before Bedford finally get going for a winning streak.

BRUM BLITZED
4 Bedford
1 Birmingham

Jiri Cizek scored his first two goals for Bedford as they cruised to an easy victory over Birmingham. Zoumana Courteille also grabbed two goals.

**liveru** · 07-07-08, 03:45 PM

That's well harsh losing to Belgium. Shame you didn't make it to the World Cup but you seem to be doing fairly well with Bedford at the moment.

soulzNUFC · 07-07-08, 04:23 PM

Top win over Birmingham!

Wednesdayboy · 07-07-08, 07:12 PM

well done mate, good start. loving the opening day, Come on Wednesday lol. Do you have a screeny of the league, ty

BirdyFC · 07-07-08, 07:28 PM

I actually have nothing better to do than play this at the moment. Sad lol.

October 2029

BEDFORD DRAW
2 Millwall
2 Bedford

Bedford don't seem to have the edge they used to for scoring winners. Whether that is the absence of Damien Love due to an injury is another question. Courteille and Anderson score for Bedford.

JIRI-O
0 Bedford
1 Hereford

Jiri Cizek was sent off for Bedford after coming off the bench. This inevitably cost Bedford the game.

DESTROYER DANES
6 Denmark
0 Luxembourg

Ahmet Sehmus and Klavs Stenderup both bag a hat-trick as Denmark win a game without much meaning. A great performance though.

QUALIFIERS OVER
2 Slovenia
2 Denmark

Ahmet Sehmus and Klavs Stenderup both scored as the final whistle blew on the World Cup qualifiers.

PALMER TO BEDFORD
Striker Steven Palmer has joined on loan from Ipswich.

BEDFORD STUN PALACE
3 Crystal Palace
4 Bedford

In what was one of the most dramatic games of the season, Crystal Palace drew level on three separate occasions only for Bedford to snatch the game in injury time. Sylvain Cisse had put them ahead with a flukey effort, while Zoumana Courteille bagged a fantastic hat-trick!

GOALFEST AT BEDFORD
5 Bedford
6 West Brom

Despite scoring five goals and nearly making one of the greatest comebacks in football, Bedford still lost due to their hapless defence.
Courteille scored another hat-trick, with Domenghini and Cizek also scoring for Bedford.

BEDFORD ANNIHILATE PRESTON
1 Preston
6 Bedford

Bedford put on a fantastic first half display to annihilate Preston at Deepdale. Goals came from Jansen (2), Cizek (2), and Courteille (2).

Well it hasn't been a bad season so far... not great, but we've definitely had some great results and our defence in general has improved except for a few bad games.
Somehow though we find ourselves in 10th and just three points outside the play-offs.

My player of the season so far is Zoumana Courteille. That's eight goals in the last three games.

Arsenalfan · 07-07-08, 08:05 PM

Hey Birdy can you find someone that is born when a save begins in fm it is on 7th of july i think, 2007. Thanks

**liveru** · 07-07-08, 08:09 PM

Looking great so far mate.

A lot better month mate. Even managed to pick up 4 out of 6 points with Denmark. Shame it was too little too late.

Good luck with the Euro qualifiers as well.

BirdyFC · 07-07-08, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arsenalfan

Hey Birdy can you find someone that is born when a save begins in fm it is on 7th of july i think, 2007. Thanks

I would but I don't fancy looking through everyone's date of birth lol

And thanks again ru. Seems last year was just an off year.

BirdyFC · 08-07-08, 12:20 PM

HUGE update.

November 2029

RAMPANT RANGERS
1 Bedford
4 QPR

Raffaele Marchegiani scores his first goal for Bedford but it's only a consolation goal as promotion challengers QPR are just too strong.

SOUTHAMPTON RUE MISSED PENALTY
2 Southampton
3 Bedford

Southampton missed out on a point yesterday thanks to a missed penalty. It was a great result for the Bedford side with Cedric M'Laab, Zoumana Courteille and Jack Anderson scoring.

HI-JACKED
2 Bedford
0 Norwich

England U21 star Jack Anderson is really coming of age this season and put in a fantastic display scoring both goals for Bedford. The win sends Bedford into the play-offs for the first time in 18 months.

NOTE: Damien Love is certainly back for Northern Ireland as he scored four goals to send them to the World Cup instead of Italy

BEDFORD FIGHTBACK
1 Hull
4 Bedford

After going 1-0 down, Bedford fought back in superb style. Courteille (2), Marchegiani and Love got the goals to give Bedford a third win on the bounce.

Bedford announce new deal with Forest Green Rovers.

LOVE IS BACK IN TOWN
2 Bedford
1 Watford

Damien Love put in a fantastic performance as he scored both goals to give Bedford another three points. Victor Sendra has also found his form in goal lately and putting in some great performances.

December 2029

CIZEK-ECTED
2 Bedford
0 Wigan

Jiri Cizek was super-sub as he came off the bench and bagged both goals to continue Bedford's fantastic run of form.

BEDFORD MARCH ON... MAJOROS MARCHES OFF
2 Charlton
3 Bedford

Damien Love and Zoumana Courteille (2) were on target to grab another deserved win for ten man Bedford. Bedford's three goal lead was just enough as Charlton fought back but to no avail.

BRIGHTON BEATEN
2 Bedford
0 Brighton

Bedford fans are back to seeing the best from Chris Bird and his side as they achieved their 7th victory on the trot. Goals came from Damien Love and Zoumana Courteille.

EVERTON ROB BEDFORD
4 Everton
2 Bedford

After going 2-0 up, Bedford gave away the three points as they became sloppy and let Everton make a fantastic comeback.
Zoumana Courteille had put in another strong performance as he scored both goals.

LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE
3 Bedford
4 Blackburn

For the second time in two games, Bedford throw away an important lead against their two of their promotion rivals, which leaves them trailing behind at this stage. Zoumana Courteille (2) and Stephen Whyte were on target for the home side.

BACK ON FORM
2 Arsenal
4 Bedford

Bedford returned to winning ways against Arsenal thanks to goals from Jack Anderson, Raffaele Marchegiani and a late double from substitutes Damien Love and Jiri Cizek.

January 2030

Bedford sign a young trio from Sporting Lisbon for a fee of 10k overall. Artur Branco (striker), Pedro Hugo (defender) and Jose Luis (defender) all sign deals which could see the future of Bedford turn slightly Portuguese. All three are expected to join Forest Green to help their promotion campaign from the BSP.

Bedford also announce the departure of Martin Garner and Chris Thompson to Luton for 48k.

HOLY MOLY
1 Bedford
1 Sheff Wed

Damien Love put Bedford ahead in this fixture, but Sheffield Wednesday left it to injury time to equalise against the ten man Bedford through Miroslav Holy. Bedford had been reduced to ten men due to an injury to Jack Anderson.

BEDFORD UP FOR THE CUP
4 Bedford
0 Hereford
(FA Cup Third Round)

Bedford looked ready to launch another long FA Cup run as they easily saw off Hereford 4-0 thanks to goals from Damien Love (2) and Zoumana Courteille (2).

Bedford unveil the new seating at Bedford Stadium, which takes the capacity to 20381.

Gauthier Dupont has also left Bedford for a fee of 12k to French side Istres.

Norweigan keeper Lasse Brandt has joined Bedford on a free. The young keeper is hotly tipped for the future and expected to go on loan on arrival.

DIRTY BRADFORD LOSE
4 Bedford
0 Bradford

Dirty tactics from Bradford City didn't prevail as they still lost heavily against high-flyers Bedford. Bradford injured two players within the first first 35 minutes.
Marchegiani, Courteille (2) and Love were the scorers for Bedford.

ZOU THE MAN
1 Huddersfield
2 Bedford

Zoumana Courteille continued his amazing season with both Bedford's goals, sending his total for the season to 33 in 30 games.

Denmark have been drawn with Scotland, Hungary, Northern Ireland and Malta for the Euro 2032 Qualifiers. Damien Love will be hoping to put out his manager's international side.

MAJOR MISTAKE
2 Sheff Utd
1 Bedford
(FA Cup Fourth Round)

Igor Majoros was the villain as he saw a direct red for a two footed challenge. Despite being down to ten men, Bedford battled hard and so nearly got the equaliser to force a replay, but were unable to. Kevin Beresford got Bedford's goal.

BIRD: WE WILL GET PROMOTED
2 Bedford
0 Swindon

After notching up another victory, Bedford manager Chris Bird was highly optimistic that his side will get promoted this season. Zoumana Courteille was on form again scoring both goals.

**liveru** · 08-07-08, 01:54 PM

Brilliant result against Arsenal. Shame you threw it away against Everton though.

You're doing really, really well. You might not catch up with Albion but you can easily finish 2nd and gain automatic promotion. You are only 1 point behind Blackburn and Everton after all, lol.

Can you post a screenshot of the current Premier League table as well mate. I'd love to see who's in it.

Oh and well done Northern Ireland for going to the World Cup at Italy's expense.

walkinshaw · 08-07-08, 02:00 PM

very nice update there Birdy, just going along very nicely.

soulzNUFC · 08-07-08, 05:29 PM

Zoumana Courteille=what a legend! lol