https://www.fmscout.com Write up your FM 2011 stories en Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:05:01 -0000 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:41:58 -0000 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:46:23 -0000 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:20:33 -0000 May 2018

It's our annual dance. I think I've earned a much better contract than Leverkusen offer, but my counter leads to "we couldn't possibly". They've got a hard-wired limit that they won't exceed even for the manager that has led them to their greatest success ever, which also causes them to list me as "untouchable".

Valencia are suffering a bit with their battle on three fronts. In rotating to save some players for the match with us, they've taken a 0-0 draw with Valladolid, and the match before the first leg was similarly a draw, with Malaga. That's four points dropped - and they're...]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:09:16 -0000 April 2018

Match: Bayern Leverkusen - Arsenal (ECC Quarter Final Leg 1)
Score: 3-0 (Rafael 15, Bustos pen 36, Vida 47)
Summary: I know what I'd like out of this one... a solid performance defensively, preferably no away goals for Arsenal, and a few of our own. 2-0 would be nice. We're having to withstand some quality Arsenal play early, but we've got the opening goal on a counter-attack, eyes in the back of the head by Derdiyok as he receives from Bustos with his back to the goal and wraps around a pass that Rafael runs onto and scores. We're a better side this year with Rafael. It's hard to...]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:27:27 -0000 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:35:24 -0000 March 2018

Monthly Results
VfL Wolfsburg 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen (Sandro 22, Bustos 52)
Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 Hertha BSC Berlin (Troost 5, 47, 52, Kiessling 44, Winter 61 - Deac 90)
Werder Bremen 0-9 Bayer Leverkusen (Bustos 2, Troost 4, 25, 37, 56, Botia 9, Kiessling 49, Fernandez pen 64, Winter 73)
Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 Sevilla FC SAD (ECC 1st Knockout Rnd Leg 2) (Derdiyok 13, Schürrle 22, 83 - Negredo 68) Leverkusen win 8-3 on aggregate
Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 VfB Stuttgart (Bustos 18 Derdiyok 21, 39, Dieye 28)
Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 1.FC Koln (German Cup Qtr Final) (Daniel 34, Kiessling 69 -...]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:29:14 -0000 February 2018

Monthly Results
Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 FC Schalke 04 (Derdiyok 89)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen (Troost 29, Daniel 47)
Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 VfL Wolfsburg (German Cup Qtr Final) (Sandro 22, Bustos 52)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen (Derdiyok 34, Schürrle 41, 83)
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 1.FSV Mainz 05 (Winter 53, Pamic 65 - Savio 80)
Sevilla FC, SAD 2-5 Bayer Leverkusen (ECC First Knockout Rnd, Leg 1) (Negredo 7, Doumbia 44 - Schürrle 9, 54, 71, Rafael 18, Vida 90)

Match: Bayer Leverkusen - FC Schalke 04
Score: 1-0 (Derdiyok 89)
League Position: 1st
...]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:09:49 -0000 January 2018

Monthly Results
Bayer Leverkusen 6-0 Karslruher SC (Schürrle 5, 62, Rafael 18, Troost 50, 73, Vazquez pen 57)
TSV Alemannia Aachen 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen (Botia 29, Bustos 46, Derdiyok 69, 76)

Some interesting stuff as year-2017 honors are announced. Gonzalo Castro and Marijn Troost have been named - as starters - in the world team of the year. Very very mysterious, as neither have been full-time starters for the whole year by any means. Derdiyok and Adler are substitutes. Troost is also European striker of the year !?!? Adler second behind Joe Hart for European keeper, Castro...]]> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:02:40 -0000 December 2017

Monthly Results
1.FC Kaiserslautern 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen (Troost 3)
Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (ECC Group A) (Botia 11, Derdiyok 32)
Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (Vazquez pen 14, Troost 36, Rafael 85, Kiessling 90)
Sydney FC 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen (Club World Champ. Semi) (Pool 7, 11, Naciri 19, Fernandez 41)
Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Lanus (Club World Champ. Final) (Troost 13, 19, Derdiyok 26)
Hamburger SV 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen (Privat 77 - Fernandez 62)
Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 FC Bayern München (Derdiyok 30, Schürrle 36, Botia 60, Vazquez pen...]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:23:27 -0000 November 2017

Monthly Results
Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 Borussia Dortmund (Troost 6, 27, 32, Botia 14, Schürrle 17, Bustos 22, 85 - Santana 55)
Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan (ECC Group A) (Derdiyok 32)
1.FC Nurnberg 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen (Derdiyok 25, Schürrle 46, Sam 78)
Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 1.FC Koln (Rafael 2, Derdiyok 41, 47, pen 81, 88)
CSKA Moscow 2-5 Bayer Leverkusen (ECC Group A) (Botia o.g. 67, Payet 81 - Bustos 3, Derdiyok 37, 56, pen 89, Kiessling 72)

International Results:
Germany 2-1 Finland (Friendly) (Schroder 7, 50 - Puustinen 76)
France 2-0 Finland (Friendly) (Koscielny...]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:46:23 -0000 October 2017

Monthly Results
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen (ECC Group A ) (Derdiyok 90+1)
Hertha BSC Berlin 1-3 Bayer Leverkusen (Thygesen 77 - Bustos 18, Derdiyok 20, Troost 42)
Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 Werder Bremen (Derdiyok 24, Troost 41, 54, 86 - Salamon 71)
AC Milan 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen (ECC Group A ) (Kiessling 46, Bustos 57)
VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen (Derdiyok 80)
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 VfL Bochum (German Cup 3rd Rnd) (Troost 21, 46 - Messaoudi 73)

International Results
Finland 1-0 Croatia (UEFA World Cup Qual Group 3) (R.Eremenko 51)
Luxembourg 0-2...]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:59:06 -0000 September 2017

Monthly Results
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 CSKA Moscow (European Super Cup, Stade Louis II, Monaco) (Kiessling 3, Fernandez 49 - Vagner Love 77)
Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 SpVgg Greuther Fürth (Schürrle 8, Bustos 32, 72, Botia 44, Krol o.g 67)
Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Vida 3, Kiessling 21, Bender 26 - Zubar 58, Jucilei 61)
Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 CSKA Moscow (ECC Group A ) (Vazquez pen 25, pen 43, Botia 53)
1.FSV Mainz 05 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen (Derdiyok 62, Schürrle 79)
SVW Mannheim 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen (German Cup 2nd Rnd) (Pool 2, Dieye 12, 38, Kiessling 70)
Bayer...]]> Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:48:22 -0000 July/August 2017

Monthly Results
SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg 0-6 Bayer Leverkusen (German Cup 1st Rnd) (Kiessling 8, Sam pen 16, 50, Mares 21, 24, 48)
Karslruher SC 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen (Derdiyok 6, 40, 72)
Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 TSV Alemannia Aachen (Troost 30, 80, Derdiyok 45+1, 58, Bustos 54, Schürrle 69, Mares 88 - Rieloff 78)
FC Schalke 04 - Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 (Riviere 47 - Botia 58)

International Results:
Italy 5-1 Finland (Friendly) (De Rossi 14, Colonna 35, Carraro 45+2, Pazzini 50, Acquafresca 75 - Hamalainen 77)

To wrap our yearly activities off, the shareholders get €21m,...]]> Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:48:25 -0000 June 2017

A short report on the international activities between seasons. Finland have a devilishly tough tie in Croatia and a difficult one in Georgia, which will determine whether there's any chance left of World Cup qualification. I want to bring young blood into the side, but the players who are candidates just plain aren't ready. But for the forthcoming Euro 2020 campaign, or if we crash out so there's no qualification chance left for WC 2018, that will have to start happening.

The tactical decision with this pair of matches: do you run out your best against the first, and tougher side,...]]> Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:41:59 -0000