[FM24] [EN] LLM - The Oldest Club in the World - A Carlos Dolbeth Adventure

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Não dás mesmo hipóteses esta época. É para vingar os playoffs das épocas anteriores.

[Maffu]

Inserir quote do Bruno de Carvalho sobre os adversários precisarem de começar a dar luta.

[Burkina2008]

Citação de cadete, Em 09/05/2025 at 10:52:

Não dás mesmo hipóteses esta época. É para vingar os playoffs das épocas anteriores.

Sim tem de ser. Odeio esses playoffs!!!!

Citação de Maffu, há 2 horas:

Inserir quote do Bruno de Carvalho sobre os adversários precisarem de começar a dar luta.

lol

[Burkina2008]

December 3rd, 2027 - Not unbeatable but dreams can come true!

15 wins in 15 games and by this time the only thing that the supporters had on their mind was the automatic promotion. Still there are still 2 thirds of the league to go and there are cups to be played so team management became even more a priority than previously. Away at Southport another good win for the boys making it 16 out of 16, but 3 days later and clearly with a logical step of fielding a “weaker” side due to the FA Cup game coming next, at home against King’s Lynn finally Sheffield F.C. failed to win. It was not a bad game, and a fair result would have been a draw which was close to happen as having been 0-2 down at half-time, the boys were much better in the second half and Mintus saw the 2-2 being disallowed, with the 1-3 coming up already when it was all on attack. It was a wonderful run, but we all knew it would not last forever…now is time to regroup and get back out there…

…to the first round of the FA Cup in Stockport. Playing home, Stockport County sitting 7^th in League One, was mission impossible for a club like Sheffield and Dolbeth mentioned that “we just want to make a good impression”. What nobody was counting on was that Stockport did not value the game enough and decided to play with a rotated squad which evened up things…better even, on the field Sheffield played a better form of football and was superior in all aspects of the game, ending up with a fair 0-2 win to give Sheffield the most important victory of the last 100 plus years and almost 55k in cash. Despite the success on the FA Cup, that competition was not the main objective of the team, so on the first game of November visiting Altrincham, the boys were extremely unlucky and recorded and unfair defeat, gathered in the last minute, once again against the flow of the game. 3 in a row would put a question mark to the automatic promotion, so 3 days later against Oxford City it was all hands-on deck in a decent performance that sees the team back to victories!

Until the end of the month, there was the start of the FA Vase, something where the board and the fans are expecting a deep run and which started with an easy win over lower league Bury and followed up with another 4 league wins, with more or less ease, including away at second placed Gloucester City and in Manchester against FC United, to create an even greater gap on the first place in the general table. But that was not the highlight…after the unexpected win against Stockport County, Sheffield F.C. needed another miracle in the 2^nd FA Cup round. Dolbeth now had home advantage and Crewe Alexandria was “only” in League Two but they would not do the same mistake as Stockport and field a weaker team, so it was up to the boys to pull up another amazing performance, coming up from behind and managing to turn the game close to the 90^th minute, leaving a lot of money in the club box, a lot of beer drunk and a dream…promotion was now expected and who could say how far Sheffield could go in the FA Cup…

 

 

Cronica Leonina!

Estávamos a ir tao bem…mas tínhamos de empatar com uns marrecos de Viseu que acabaram de subir e depois de ainda conseguirmos vencer o Porto, tivemos um Novembro horrível. Sim na Europa contra o Arsenal e o PSV aceita-se, mas depois levamos do Braga em casa…epa inaceitável. Vamos lá ver que Dezembro com os lampiões e o Ajax pode ser decisivo! De resto crl, vamos la deixar de perder com os pequeninos!

 

 

Obrigado a quem segue e sobretudo a quem comenta! 

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Duas derrotas que não mancham em nada a excelente campanha até ao momento. O Sporting é que descambou.

[Banks29]

Bem, as duas derrotas não criaram grande perigo porque continuaste a dominar e a vantagem sobre o 2º lugar ainda é muito larga.

[Maffu]

Eish, perderam dois jogos, é despedir o treinador...

 

 

Até na estás numa forma fantástica. Este ano só paras na divisão acima.

[Burkina2008]

Citação de cadete, Em 11/05/2025 at 23:29:

Duas derrotas que não mancham em nada a excelente campanha até ao momento. O Sporting é que descambou.

O Sporting acaba sempre no descalabro

Citação de Banks29, Em 12/05/2025 at 02:04:

Bem, as duas derrotas não criaram grande perigo porque continuaste a dominar e a vantagem sobre o 2º lugar ainda é muito larga.

Sem duvida

Citação de Maffu, há 2 horas:

Eish, perderam dois jogos, é despedir o treinador...

 

 

Até na estás numa forma fantástica. Este ano só paras na divisão acima.

Sim este ano subimos!

[Burkina2008]

January 21st, 2028 - Winning the day

We cannot always be lucky and this time for the FA Vase which was seen as an important cup for which Sheffield should be aiming for a quarter-final, in the 3^rd round Dolbeth had to face already a team from an upper division. It was not Crew Alexandria or Stockport but Tranmere Rovers was in the Vanarama National and they had home advantage…well it was a tough match but for the third time this season, the boys managed to win against a theoretically stronger opponent and then got some lucky draw as the next team they are facing is from the lower leagues. Being still in both cups, combined with a lot of league games, meant a very packed schedule, so it was not surprising when 3 days later at home against the always difficult team of Bradford Park Avenue, and after being up 2-0, the team collapsed in the second half and suffered the 3^rd defeat of the season.

At the same time, the winter market was getting close, and bids were expected to come…the first one was for Daniel Rigge who mainly was coming from the bench and agreed to join York City for 30k, followed by Eathen Ingram who had all agreed with Stevenage for 145k, when the deal fell due to a takeover of the League Two club. Always careful and looking for a new face, Dolbeth in the meantime brought a free transfer, central midfielder Joe Rothwell having left Wycombe Wanderers in the summer and being without club ever since. He was quietly and slowly introduced to the team who in the remainder of the month of December manage to build another winning streak, including a trashing of Radcliffe and secure wins over Morpeth Town and Boston United in Boxing Day. The last game of 2027 was home with another big win follow by the beginning of 2018 with another win, this time a bit tighter for a good reason…

…that being, every single player of the starting 11 wanted to be extra fit to face Everton in the 3^rd Round of the FA Cup. A dream come true, a team from the EPL was coming to Sheffield and not to play United or Wednesday but to play our boys. It was certainly the end of the line in the competition but the whole thing was a celebration with a packed Home of Football and many fans not able to get tickets which were selling in the black market for 150 pounds. Everton did have some of the regulars like Pickford, Branthwaite but mixed up the team, which made some fans dream when Scott Barnett put Sheffield ahead…the minutes passed, and it was a very even game most of the time with Everton only managing to draw in the second half and taking the game to extra-time. Another 30 minutes with both teams showing a lot of fatigue and with Everton bringing in some starting 11 players, which took the lead 1-2 in the first half of extra time, but Dolbeth’s team kept fighting and in the second 15 minutes Ingram coming from the bench drew the game once more and took the match to penalties. It was a lottery, and it was clear that whatever the result on the field, Sheffield F.C. had won the day…it didn’t go their way, but everyone was crowded with applause and cheers on a day to be remembered in the years to come. The next couple of games were a bit tamer but still wins with Sheffield F.C. going to the round 16 in the FA Vase and being closer to automatically claim the league title and the promotion!

 

 

Cronica Leonina!

Que miséria! Nem uma vitoria para o campeonato em Dezembro e chegando Janeiro levamos na pa de uma equipa que nem salários paga…valha-nos a Europa! Já chega, presidente e treinador RUA!

 

 

Obrigado a quem segue e sobretudo a quem comenta! 

[Banks29]

Deste luta ao Everton na taça, o campeonato diria que está mais que fechado.

[cadete]

Está no papo. E na Taça, bela prestação.

[jacoslacon]

Este Sheffield já tem outro arcaboiço. Até já luta na taça contra gigantes e tudo. E a promoção já está quase garantida. Já estás tão farto de playoffs que deste um avanço para o 2º que já nem deixa dúvidas. Parabéns!

[Burkina2008]

Citação de Banks29, Em 14/05/2025 at 02:53:

Deste luta ao Everton na taça, o campeonato diria que está mais que fechado.

Foi uma surpresa mas sim acho que o campeonato vamos encomendar as faixas

Citação de cadete, Em 14/05/2025 at 03:19:

Está no papo. E na Taça, bela prestação.

E ainda falta outra taca!

Citação de jacoslacon, há 23 horas:

Este Sheffield já tem outro arcaboiço. Até já luta na taça contra gigantes e tudo. E a promoção já está quase garantida. Já estás tão farto de playoffs que deste um avanço para o 2º que já nem deixa dúvidas. Parabéns!

Sim desta vez nao ha ca playoffs que nos parem!

[Burkina2008]

March 6th, 2028 - Mathematical Champion?

Everyone at Sheffield F.C. has a standard 12-month contract and it was that time of the year when the club could still make some money in getting some players sold and that was the train of though behind the departures of both right and left starting wing backs. Logan Pye went to Salford City for 40k while Ethan Ingram was the biggest ever sale of the club by joining Stevenage for a whooping 140k on a second try after the first failed due to a transfer embargo. It was not easy to replace such players but there were old-timers in the free transfer market that could fill the gap for the remainder of the season, which at this point was Sheffield’s to lose, so veterans Tyler Blackett with 130 games under Rotherham United, was the solution for the left back, while 32 year old Jason McCarthy after 9 seasons at Wycombe Wanderers was snatched for the right defensive back. They were “downgrades” but should be enough for the rest of the season, was what transpired from Clubhouse talks…

These changes seem to make no real difference in the team, which kept on winning games in the remainder of January, only losing points on an unfortunate draw at home against Merthyr Town. February started with one of the board objectives, getting to the quarterfinals of the FA Vase. The boys had already won against Gloucester City by 3-0 for the league, so with a home advantage, this was expected to be a relatively easy win, but the foreigners were tough and maybe the boys started the game a bit too cocky. Being down 0-1, the second half was all Sheffield, probably due to a harsh team talk from Carlos, but despite the never-ending offense, only managed to draw the game after 90 minutes, which meant that for the second time this season, there would be penalties deciding who was going through. Here this time and after the first series where everyone scored, on the sixth penalty, Sykes-Kenworthy managed to stop the Gloucester strike and put Sheffield in the quarter finals.

The first game of February for the league was another win at Braintree Town, which had the importance of mathematically put the boys in the playoffs, as at this time, the difference to Bishop’s Stortford in 8^th place was a staggering 40 points! The rest of the month were more games with Sheffield not being at their best but still managing to win all except an away match at Chorley, a team who was also heavily into playoff contention. With 8 games to go, 17 points already separated Dolbeth from second placed Gloucester Town, meaning that 7 points would be enough to mathematically secure the title, the promotion and a record of points and wins. Still there was the FA Vase and March started with the quarterfinals. If at first Carlos was dismissive about such competitions, by this point it seems to have become a priority and with a full-strength team, Sheffield managed to beat yet another team from a higher division, with Tamworth being eliminated at home by a clear 1-3. Semi-finals will be held only in April and Sheffield will visit an old “friend”: South Shields…

 

 

Cronica Leonina!

O que nos vale ‘e que o resto das equipas também são uma cambada de marrecos. Acabamos Janeiro bem e começamos Fevereiro a eliminar os lampiões, tendo conseguido passar pelos escoceses (sempre gostei do Celtic desde os anos 60) na Champions, mas conseguimos empatar com o Casa Pia e Moreirense e mesmo assim estamos em segundo. Ok, o campeonato esta entregue ao Porto, na Champions já fomos, depois da primeira mão, mas ainda podemos vencer a taca e fazer uma época…não terrivel!

 

 

Obrigado a quem segue e sobretudo a quem comenta! 

[cadete]

Espero que também venha o FA Trophy, pois o campeonato está praticamente garantido.

[Banks29]

O campeonato já é uma questão de jornadas até ser confirmado, será que vem a taça junto ?

[Maffu]

A liga em principio está feito. Nem uma catastrofe te tira da subida, até porque 1 empate e 4 derrotas (e 1 derrota nesta série) é praticamente nada. Apesar de inicialmente não ser prioridade, estás na parte em que te poodes focar na taça. A ver se levas ambos.

[LUIZ CESAR]

parabéns pelos 100 pontos conquistados e tudo indica que o título será conquistado. Boa sorte na sequência.

[Burkina2008]

Citação de cadete, Em 15/05/2025 at 13:47:

Espero que também venha o FA Trophy, pois o campeonato está praticamente garantido.

Sim seria a cereja!

Citação de Banks29, Em 16/05/2025 at 02:32:

O campeonato já é uma questão de jornadas até ser confirmado, será que vem a taça junto ?

Sera?

Citação de Maffu, Em 16/05/2025 at 09:09:

A liga em principio está feito. Nem uma catastrofe te tira da subida, até porque 1 empate e 4 derrotas (e 1 derrota nesta série) é praticamente nada. Apesar de inicialmente não ser prioridade, estás na parte em que te poodes focar na taça. A ver se levas ambos.

Queremos a dobradinha

Citação de LUIZ CESAR, há 22 horas:

parabéns pelos 100 pontos conquistados e tudo indica que o título será conquistado. Boa sorte na sequência.

Thanks

[Burkina2008]

May 15th, 2028 - Two Cups

It was expected…at this point and with so many points difference in the table, a complete tragedy would have to happen for Sheffield to miss the title and promotion, so it was not a surprise that after a win home against Southport, and with 6 games still to be played, away at King’s Lynn in a relatively boring game, a 1-0 result was enough to secure the first place and for the party to start in Sheffield. Dolbeth did get a song from the supporters who from old to young, smiled, sang, drank and cried with happiness as the team was with the Vanarama National next season. The remaining league games were more in decompression than anything else, with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last league games. In some these games, Dolbeth even had the “audacity” to get Bruno Profirio to manage the team, not always with the best results. Record of points (116) with 139 goals scored and 58 conceded it was season to remember for the club. The second team promoted was United of Manchester who had an amazing late season run.

But besides this competition there was also the FA Vase still to be played. A competition that was deemed unnecessary by Dolbeth by the beginning of the season and only through a formal request by the club president, was taken a bit more into consideration, with the team slowly winning games, saw Sheffield face South Shield with a field disadvantage. Now it was serious, and this was also a bit of rival for the boys. A team who managed to get promoted on top of Sheffield in the past season and who trashed Dolbeth retentively, vengeance ended up being served cold and the team left South Shields by 5-0 and off to the final. The final ended up being a major event, played in Wembley stadium, this would be for many the first and only opportunity to play in such a venue. The other contender was kind of a surprise (as was Sheffield), a team from the Vanarama South, Erith & Belvedere had reached the playoffs of the league but failed to go through and was also not a real challenge for Dolbeth, who grabbed a win (despite two conceded goals close to the end) to make it “gold over blue”…as they seem to say in Portugal (according to Carlos).

Overall, this was a record league across the board, so it was only expected that also in terms of individual awards, the whole thing would be dominated by Sheffield. Dolbeth won the Manager of the month 6 times and was without a surprise Manager of the Year. Individually, it was no so much the attack but mostly the midfield that was decisive with Pye, Forsyth, Taylor and the departed Ingram making the top 5 of the best average rating, while Mason having the 3^rd best assist record. Still going into the next season, the question that everyone was thinking about was “will we turn professional?”. And with the poor academy prospects, a small stadium and not a lot of money in the bank, would Dolbeth be able to create a team that will not be automatically relegated from the Vanarama National. One thing was for sure, a lot of changes were expected for the beginning of the 28/29 season.

 

Cronica Leonina!

A saída da Europa foi com a cabeça erguida e estando em segundo lugar ainda tínhamos a taca, mas de novo conseguimos f*der tudo outra vez! Primeiro com empatezinhos de m*rda, com o Estoril, aqueles labregos de Barcelos e com Benfica B e mesmo vencendo os lampiões eles mesmo assim ficaram a frente e nos caímos para quarto lugar. 5 anos com as mesmas moscas! Esta na hora de mudar!

Obrigado a quem segue e sobretudo a quem comenta! 

[cadete]

Ai o Sporting. Já o Sheffield, os últimos dois jogos da liga foram para "inglês ver". Parabéns pela dobradinha que foi bem merecida.

[Burkina2008]

Citação de cadete, Em 18/05/2025 at 01:37:

Ai o Sporting. Já o Sheffield, os últimos dois jogos da liga foram para "inglês ver". Parabéns pela dobradinha que foi bem merecida.

Thanks!

[Maffu]

1 taça, 23 pontos de avanço... Limpeza total. Claramente as mudanças para esta época funcionaram e, após tanto tempo "a porta" finalmente estás no escalão seguinte. Agora veremos até onde levas no nível seguinte e que mudanças nos esperam.

[Burkina2008]

July 30th, 2028 - Professionalism

The news arrived with cheer, the club was turning professional and that meant that changes would happen in the next weeks. Professional contracts would need to be signed, including with the staff and the decisions of which players to keep for next season and which to cut came down quickly as in contrast to last season, Dolbeth announced that 13 players would be offered a professional contract. One of the players who would move on was Mintus…a player that was a fan favorite during the first 4 seasons of Dolbeth in charge of the team, last year had lost space and played very few minutes, it was an emotional goodbye as he moved to an old rival, Boston United. The biggest surprise was nevertheless the sticker with more minutes last year, McGuckin, announcing that he did not want to sign a new contract and was put on the transfer list and he was quickly moved to Stavenage for a record 250k fee. From the youth team there was once again little to hang on, so the external market had to be the solution once more.

 

Professionalism was good in some ways but bad in others, the pool of players interested in joining the club grew exponentially but so did the salaries and the request from players which now came with an agent and many demands. Still 8 new faces arrived at the Home of Football in early July, with both Sheffield main clubs providing loans, including right winger Cameron Mason who would be doing a second season at the club and who had become one of the fan favorites. The remaining players were mostly youngsters that had talent but also had a lot to prove and Dolbeth had gained a bit of fame in working with 17- to 20-year-olds and being able to deliver the best they could give during these early senior stages of their career. That said probably the biggest and most talented player to arrive was Matheos Ferreira, who after 8 seasons at Newcastle United, only had 5 appearances and was without a contract…it was also rumored to have been extremely expensive salary-wise, but so was McGuckin 2 season ago, a that turned out fine.

Mas Merrick was also hired for substitute goalkeeper in a team where Dolbeth reinforced shortly prior to the first official game of the season, “which still lacked some depth in the defensive wings and a starting goalkeeper”. In the pre-season the home of Football had an important visit of a historic club, Coventry City. It’s true that they did not field their best team, but it was a real party where the fans could see all the new faces. Overall, the whole month of July was a mixed bag of games, with a lot of goals scored but also many conceded and despite good results, there were also poor performances against weaker teams, like Bishop’s Stortford and Basford United. For the first time, Sheffield F.C. was also fully ranked in the bookies across the country with the average house putting Dolbeth’s boys in a mid-table finish, with the biggest favorites for promotion being Walsall, AFC Fylde, Halifax Town, Tranmere Rovers and Oldham. Good luck once again Carlos!

 

 

Cronica Leonina!

Bem a liga portuguesa agora esta cheia de treinadores vedetas…Papin no Gil Vicente, Nesta no Casa Pia, Tite no Farense e até o Klopp foi para o Benfica por troca com o outro alemão que foi treinar a seleção depois de mais uma prestação de m*rda. Fizemos uma boa fase de grupos e depois fomos comidos pelos croatas no Euro…enfim, mas também mais uma vez no Sporting nada muda!

Obrigado a quem segue e sobretudo a quem comenta! 

[cadete]

Com o clube se tornando profissional, os jogadores já são de outro gabarito.