Wolves - - Out of darkness cometh light

Club History

The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at Molineux. Having been relegated from the Championship on the final day of the 2012–13 season, the club is currently competing in League One, the third tier in the English football league system, for the first time since 1988–89.

Historically, Wolves have been highly influential, most notably as being founder members of the Football League,as well as having played an instrumental role in the establishment of the European Cup, later to become the UEFA Champions League.[2] Having won the FA Cup twice before the outbreak of the First World War, they developed into one of England's leading clubs under the management of ex-player Stan Cullis after the Second World War, going on to win the league three times and the FA Cup twice more between 1949 and 1960.It was during this time that the European Cup competition was established, after the English press declared Wolves "Champions of the World" following their victories against numerous top European and World sides in some of British football's first live televised games.

Wolves have yet to match the successes of the Stan Cullis era, although, under Bill McGarry, they contested the first-ever UEFA Cup final in 1972 and won the 1974 League Cup, a trophy they lifted again six years later under John Barnwell. However, financial mismanagement in the 1980s led to the club's very existence being under threat as well as three consecutive relegations, before a revival and back-to-back promotions under manager Graham Turner and record goalscorer Steve Bull saw them finish the decade in the Second Division, winning the Football League Trophy along the way.

Despite the financial backing of then-owner Sir Jack Hayward during the next decade, they were unable to regain a place in the top flight until 2003,when manager Dave Jones ended their nineteen-year exile but only for a solitary Premier League season. The club returned for a three-year stay at the top level after Mick McCarthy led them back as Football League Championship champions in 2009, but his dismissal in 2012 preceded relegation back to the Championship. The following season saw two further managers dismissed as the club entered League One after another relegation.



JACKETT SACKED!!

Unbelievably Kenny Jackett has been sacked by Wolverhampton after only being in charge for 4 months. The decision has been made due to Jackett not following the same philosophies as the current board. Apparently the lack of young players getting the chance to break into the first team is short and therefore a change is needed.

Who can take this job under such a impossible board??

Great start! And that an awesome looking banner, did you make it yourself?

2013-11-02 23:48#141310 AaronHJFT96 : Great start! And that an awesome looking banner, did you make it yourself?

nope someone else found it but I agree it is awesome

NEW MANAGER



(From the reception desk)

A new manager has been quickly appointed for the Wolves. FM General takes the post. He has set out some key points to what he wants to achieve this season.

To be strong at home

To bring in young faces into the squad

Get rid of a lot of the high earners at the club to save money

Promotion in the first season

To concede the least goals in the division

The manager hopes to achieve most of the targets set by himself and the board.

MANAGER PROFILE

Hello everyone and welcome to my FM14 story. Just to give you a outline of the story ahead I like to do a lot of 3rd person throughout mainly on news stories etc. Then I will describe personally more of the actual club side to my story with buying players and game to game results and my take on them.

I always have the same philosophies with pretty much all my clubs that I manage on FM. I make my team try and control the games through possession and having a really solid defence. Down to these tactics it makes home form vital for success.

Also I tend to not spend a lot in of money unless I believe they are a different class for the level that I am at. Also I always run a very tight expenditure. The way I see it the more money you save the more the board will give you and that is especially important for growing a club.

The tripod

What is a tripod you may ask. My formation is always the old Chelsea one. 4 defenders a dm 2 cm's 2 wingers and a lone striker. My 'tripod' is my front 3, I don't like my centre mids to roam forward so all of my attacking threat is through the tripod. They must be pacey and be able to create a lot of chances.

Looking at the club

Facilities

For its level in the football league Wolves have fantastic club facilities. A huge stadium and a reasonable youth system. This club clearly has great potential and is going to be a really exciting challenge.

Seasons Budgets

The board have given me 500k transfer budget and the wage budget of 300k a week!! that wage budget for a league one side is Ludacris.

Squad Summary

Looking at the squad available I cannot wait to get tinkering. Players like Kevin Doyle and Roger Johnson are on 30k a week plus. Even the second string of the squad look strong compared to the rest of the league.

Season expectations

Looking at the squad I would be very disappointed not to win the league. The players look incredibly strong to pretty much all the sides in this division.

TRANSFERS OUT!

Wayne Hennessey--2.7m



Wayne leaves due to being a 20k a week earner at the club. At this point I don't think we need someone as good as him especially when Ikeme is more than capable at this level.

Richard Stearman--1.6m



With other young centre backs in the squad Richard wasn't really needed.

Stephen Ward--1.5m



Ward is a great player but not worth the wage that was being spent on him. With sam rickets and golbourne at the club he was worth selling.

Roger Johnson--1.2m



Unfortunately Roger had to go. At 30k a week he was not worth keeping when you think about how much I am saving for a year without him its around 1.5m!!

David Edwards--950k



I wanted to keep david at the club as he was only on 10k a week. However receiving 950k for him was too much to pass up considering he probably would of struggled to make the bench.

George Elokobi--725k



George was also on a big wage and looking at the squad depth we did not need him as much as some of the other players.

Aaron McCarey--92k



This was a odd transfer. Chelsea bought him!! his potential was poor but even spurs and man u were also interested

Georg Margreitter--Free



Already out on loan so might as well get rid for nothing.

Summary

I think I have done well with who I have sold. The only player I was unable to get rid of was the top earner Kevin Doyle on 38k a week! But hopefully if he scores plenty then teams will look

TRANFERS IN!

Jacob Mellis--1.3m



Jacob looks a fantastic signing. It is hard to attract players from the league above that have potential and this boy certainly has that. I have seen him before at Chelsea and even his loan spell at Southampton and was very impressed. I reckon in 3 years he could play in the premiership so 1.3m is a great buy.

Harlee Dean--575k



Following Johnson and Stearman leaving the club I had to look at getting a young centre back with some potential with reasonably low wage and Harlee seems to fit all of those. Once again a ex Southampton player and its nice buying a young English player from the same division.

Luke Freeman--350k



Luke is a good player and was bought in as more of a backup in some areas of the squad. However he is young and determined and should relish the chance of playing with some great young English players.

Jak Alnwick--325k



After losing 2 goalkeepers I needed someone to cover Ikeme and Jak became available relatively cheap for a young English player. Very low wage which is also a bonus and he seems a good lad to have around the place.

Rory Donnelly--300k



Very excited about rory. He will be playing more of a AMR role then his preferred striker position. But he has a lot of ability and some great attributes for this league. Plus for only 300k he looks very good.

Free transfers

Keith Fahey



Keith is a great signing on such a low wage. Has more ability then some of the players I got rid of so he is going to be a key player for me this season.

Pablo Ibanez



Pablo is a experienced centre back who will become a back up for my regular two. Very capable at this level and has a nice wage

Loans

Vellios and Gueye





Both players loaned from Everton. I don't normally like loaning players and they are only at the squad for emergencies.

Summary

I saved so much money for the chairman with who I got rid of and the new signings look great. Mellis and Fahey especially I am excited about and will play a huge part in hopefully my success this season

Pre Season Results

Wolves 1-1 Stade Bretois

Arbroath 0-3 Wolves

Brechin 2-1 Wolves

Telford 1-6 Wolves

Summary

The brechin result was a odd one but it was a decent enough pre season with a lot of new faces and a completely different formation and tactics for the players so it shouldn't take too long to gel.

AUGUST

Preston 1-5 Wolves

Wow! Incredible start for the team away to arguably one of the best teams in the division. Doyle ended the game with 2 goals but the team performance was fantastic. Full of energy and work rate. Sako, Donnelly and Mcdonald were also on the scoresheet. The only downside to the game was that we did not have as much as possession as I would of like but we took our chances well.

Wolves 3-2 Newport (Capital Cup 1st Round)

Nice win for the team, shame we conceded 2 goals but we created 17 chances in the game which is really good. Sako grabbed another 2 goals for himself and harlee dean powered home the winner late on.

Wolves 2-1 Gillingham

First home league of the season and it was a great win. Controlled the game from start t finish with 70% possession! However we have not kept a clean sheet yet which does worry me but at least we are winning. Doyle and Dean scored again and Danny Batth got sent off late on but by that time the damage was done.

Bristol City 1-2 Wolves

BRILLIANT! Once again a awesome away win against another top team in the league. Harlee Dean scored again from centre back and already looks a great buy. Mellis got the winner with his first goal for the club. We dominated the game which really surprised me, 14 shots and 62 possession really shows the work we have done in training.

Wolves 2-0 Crawley

Finally a clean sheet, two early goals from Ibanez and Sako pretty much ended any chance Crawley had in this game. However they did miss a penalty late on which will hopefully give the defenders a massive boost.

Wolves 0-1 Stoke (Capital Cup 2nd Round)

Not a great performance but I am glad we are out of the cup so we can concentrate more on the league. Crouch got a goal early on and Adam got sent off but we were unable to create anything and to be honest we were just outclassed on the day.

Port Vale 1-3 Wolves

Once again brilliant away performance. Keith Fahey grabbing his first goal for the club really set the mood for another well controlled game. Doyle sealed the game with a 2 goal brace and looks in fine form considering the last month he has been wanting to move.

Summary

Amazing start to the season and did not think we would be that much better then the other teams in the league which takes a lot of pressure off me and the players. The whole squad has gelled so quickly and its great to see and lets hope it continues.

DEADLINE DAY DEALS

Bit of a odd deadline day for me. I couldn't get work permits for two fantastic youngsters and one of them went to Inter Milan because of this. However I managed to get Kelvin Etuhu for 175k who isn't a bad buy and great back up for the current wingers





I also bought Moise Bambara on a free as a back up defensive mid and he looks pretty solid.

Great results mate, maybe try to use headings for the titles. Also, give some other codes a try, like the goal one.

Great signings mate, Wolves are doing very well! I recommend you add screenshots of your games to make the story easier on the eye. Good Luck!

2013-11-03 14:56#141459 TVDLC123 : Great results mate, maybe try to use headings for the titles. Also, give some other codes a try, like the goal one.

Not sure how to do this but thanks

2013-11-03 14:56#141461 The Madridista : Great signings mate, Wolves are doing very well! I recommend you add screenshots of your games to make the story easier on the eye. Good Luck!

Yeah I was thinking that would be better thanks buddy