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**fulham_fanatic** · 30-04-08, 08:02 PM

So here goes, i'm GOING to win the premier league with arsenal! One way or another, not cheating though obviously!

So, just started the game transfer deadline day coming up but all my transfer work is done, i'm now broke but the club seem to have a lot of money in the bank, £39m but i spent my budget! Need to reduce the wage bill a bit but not by much!

Here are a few screenies so far, Played 2 games in the league, drew both which was disappointing as i had a good pre season. On course to qualify for the champions league group stages as i'm 2-0 up after the first leg away to slavia prague!

Anyway, the screenies...

mufckingud7 · 01-05-08, 01:39 AM

I will follow this and see how you do keep us informed thanks

**fulham_fanatic** · 01-05-08, 10:10 AM

did a few games last night, 8 games in, won 4 drawn 4...i can;t seem to kill anyone off! I beat everton and newcastle but then end up drawing to reading and man city!

I also lost to olympiakos away 1-0 in the first game of my CL group! Fabregas and Fernandez are both injured for a month now too so not a great start to the campaign!

**Bozza** · 01-05-08, 04:18 PM

Good luck with your current game Fulham. Even thought you had an unlucky start, I'm confident that you will turn things around. You've got a great selection and bought some quality players like Garay and Matias Fernandez (even thought the last one is injured for a month). I hope you will continue this game and again, try to turn things around!

**Hartynips** · 01-05-08, 05:27 PM

some great signings in rafinha, garay, marcelo and fernandez

will be looking forward to an update soon FF
good luck fella

**abeatty2209** · 03-05-08, 12:07 PM

good story m8 lookin forward to the next installment!!
KUTGW

**penza** · 03-05-08, 12:58 PM

yeah its great ... well done keep it up!

**fulham_fanatic** · 03-05-08, 05:40 PM

Just gone into january, signed enyeama for 350k, couldnt let him go at that price. Also a bid for joao moutinho is going through at the minute although a lot more bids have been accepted so down to who he wants to join.

Fernandez is out for another month! Kolo toure is being tapped up by barca but they have since bid for mertesacker so i'm hopeful they'll stop their equiries. Inter and AC milan have both been in contact about van persie. I tried exchanges and cash my way with the likes of gilardino and suazo but they withdrew offers, not that i'm bothered. Van persie has 23goals in 26games!

My league form has been dodgy, only lost the once away to man united of all people but i'm getting too many draws and a few too many injuries. Flamini signed a contract extension for me which is good so now i can shift on gilberto silva. Makoun has cemented his place in the side.

Will post screenies later

**fulham_fanatic** · 05-05-08, 02:08 PM

Overview of the team...few injuries, as you can see vidal is awaiting a permit, he's played in 11 if chiles last 11 games so hopefully he'll be eligible come the end of the season! Fernandez,fabregas,eduardo seem to alternate injuries! Just happens it makes for easy rotation when they are out injured. The african nations cup also took a few away. Makoun and toure mainly! But Samba and Djourou have done exceptionally well in the abscence of the regulars! Also Garay went missing..international duty for quite some time and came back with a 2 month injury same time as the african nations players did!

Leauge table...lost only twice (spurs :& and man u) but next season will hope to turn more of these draws into victories and then should be challenging. still hopefully of having a late surge this season though. Enough time left to catch up.

Player stats...not much to say...lol

team stats...top of the form table :D

van Persie....Mr. Van Persie to you....his stats are on the up all the time and turning out to be quite the performer. He does seem to be a tad inconsistent though. Every now and then he'll have a rating of 6 but follow it up the next game with a brace and a rating of 9 or something.

Happy enough with my progress, will be looking more to next season now but still hopefully of catching the leaders! In the summer will be looking to move some players on, promote from the reserves and make the most of the youthful talent that should come up!

woodsy · 05-05-08, 02:13 PM

Nice work there never really seen Enyeama before must be good if you signed him for Arsenal though KUTGW

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**fulham_fanatic** · 05-05-08, 02:53 PM

to be honest..i never rated him lmao but everyone else raves about him so i thought he'd be a good backup to fabianski next season and his value will only go up. For 350k its more an investment than a player i plan to use

Congrats on the 200th post lol

scholesy18 · 05-05-08, 05:09 PM

Not a bad 1st season mate, maybe u can push on next year and win the league, btw my Arsenal game is goin ok made a pretty decent 4-2-3-1 formation and lie top after 5 games won them all, also beat Rosenberg 9-1 on Agg. in CL quals

**fulham_fanatic** · 05-05-08, 05:38 PM

show off lol good start! Keep it up!

Season not over yet lol, just knocked out barca in the champs league 1st knockout...ac milan up next! I can't seem to beat newcastle though, beat them in the league when i played them, then they beat me in the semi of the cup and the 6th round of the fa cup! Can't win lol

**fulham_fanatic** · 05-05-08, 07:18 PM

League table..lost 2 of my last 4 games! Happy enough really for my first season, hopefully the board won't sack me and i can push on next season

Fernandez and Fabregas 1-2

3rd...hopefully 1st next season

Overview of the season!

Any ideas on how to buck up the team? Will be doing a few transfers in the summer, strengthen more, need a left winger as mata goes back to valencia now.

adamjigey · 05-05-08, 08:11 PM

3rd seem pretty good mate KIU

**fulham_fanatic** · 06-05-08, 12:05 AM

My latest transfers! Deadline day just passed. Call me mad but had hoped to shift on Fabregas and Van Persie!! Both are unhappy and came out to the media after interest had been declared saying how they would like the move! Fabregas agreed a 38m move to valenica on deadline day but valencia didnt have any cash and wouldn't swap fab + 16m for silva! Oh well!

mufckingud7 · 06-05-08, 12:08 AM

Brilliant updates so far mate team doing well too keep it up as for the transfers some superb players in and some i aint herd of before

**fulham_fanatic** · 06-05-08, 03:00 PM

got off to a terrible start in the campaign, undefeated in the champions league though beating juventus etc. but the league tells a different story. I achieved my goal of not drawing a many games so far, just a shame instead of drawing i'm losing! Unable to hang on. This could be down to the fact toure has left the club and we're going through a bit of an adjustment but i'm not sure how much time the board will give me! Will keep plugging away though, i've won 4 out of the last 5 in all competitions so hopefully that will buy me some time!

Fabregas was ecstatic to have agreed terms with real madrid for 38m so he's off as he was unhappy at the club and van persie is also unhappy and would welcome a move although Inter Milan who were most interested turned around and said he doesnt have the quality to improve their team!

Still though, i'll soldier on and try and turn things around, usually i'm sacked by christmas in the second season so might break my record yet lol Screenshots to follow this evening!

**abeatty2209** · 07-05-08, 01:02 PM

great story mate cant wait to hear more i cant belive you sold toure

as well as gallas i the first season

im in october in my arsenal game 2 point behind man utd.

**fulham_fanatic** · 07-05-08, 08:58 PM

i'm amazed i still havent been sacked! This season is one to forget, some good signings made but been leaking goals left right and centre...will show you what i mean later, if i still have a job!