| |  |  01-08-08, 05:22 PM | #1 (permalink) | | Backup To The First Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 156 Thanks: 16 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0 |  The Almost Champions - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
The team earned a series of top four finishes from 1997 to 2002 that included four second place finishes. The finishes of 2000 and 2002 were heart-breaking for supporters as on both occasions the team had the Bundesliga title within its grasp. In 2000, Bayer Leverkusen needed only a draw against minnows Unterhaching to win the title, but an own goal by Ballack helped send the team to a crushing 2-0 defeat, while Bayern Munich clinched the title with a 3-1victory over Werder Bremen. Two years later, the club surrendered a five point lead atop the league table by losing two of its last three matches while Borussia Dortmund swept ahead with three consecutive victories in its final matches. The 2002 season has been dubbed the "Treble Horror", as Bayer Leverkusen were also beaten in the German Cup final 4-2 by Schalke 04, and lost the UEFA Champions League final to Real Madrid 2-1. Now Unknown manager Andrew Stewart has taken the helm at Leverkusen making it his aim to bring glory to the highly unlucky Leverkusen team. New manager Stewart released a short press statement saying: “I am delighted at being appointed as manager of such a great club and am looking to bring long awaited glory to the clubs board and fans.” | | |  |  | | 01-08-08, 05:50 PM | #2 (permalink) | | Backup To The First Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 156 Thanks: 16 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0 |
Pre Season: Players In: no-one Players Out: Fabian Hergesell (loan) The Squad:  Frendlies Arranged: Chamois Niortais – Away, Hacoah Amidar – Away,H. Petach- Tikva – Away, M. Netanya – Away, De Graafschap – Away Results:  Summary: I feel the pre-season was fairly average considering the opposition we faced durin the teams friendly matches were pretty much nobodys except De Graafschap. Highly disappointed losing the first game to French nobodys Chamois Niortais and also drawing with M. Netanya of Isreal very poor aswell, however the wins against the other teams showed we can score goals. Only had a budget of 7 million and had to ask the board with some cash and was delighted to find they gave me a transfer budget of 5 million after some persuasion and negotiating it up from 350K. Was mainly looking for a centre midfielder and tried for a few, one of which being Derek Boateng but the price his club wanted was more than i was willing to pay so ended up coming away with nothing for the beginning of the season. | | | | | | |
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