Oriental Lisbon ~ One Step Closer

2013-07-31 20:35#124349 lwalter66 :

2013-07-31 17:23#124291 Lucas_C : Hey pal, was bored so I made you some kits for this save:) Don't need to use them, just a thankyou for being active on my stories and stuff

They're brilliant! I might try put them into the game soon, thanks heaps!

You're welcome, I can try help you get them ingame sometime if you need help:)

2013-07-31 20:36#124350 Lucas_C :

2013-07-31 20:35#124349 lwalter66 :

2013-07-31 17:23#124291 Lucas_C : Hey pal, was bored so I made you some kits for this save:) Don't need to use them, just a thankyou for being active on my stories and stuff

They're brilliant! I might try put them into the game soon, thanks heaps!

You're welcome, I can try help you get them ingame sometime if you need help:)

Yeah sure, I'm not that good with config files so might need some help That would be great, thanks a lot

The Arrivals

After clearing out the deadwood and wage budget wasters, it was now time to do business, and for the first with a transfer budget. Again, I looked for talented youngsters who had potential to get promoted and make a statement. The first signing was a pre arranged deal for left midfielder Sandro Alves for €6K, the first signing that cost us something. Alves was younger and hungry for game time, so he could certaintly fill the void left by Vaschetto and Mendonca, who departed earlier.

Next was attacking midfielder Filipe Oliveira, who could really give Rodrigo Antonio a run for his money in the attacking midfield position. Young Oliveira signs on a free from CD Trofense, which is a quality signing in our case. The next signing was our replacement for Ibrahima Balde, young striker Marco Margaca has huge potential and he signed as soon as his Naval contract expired. He has bags of potential so with the right development, he could be our Higuain-esque player.

Two more free signings of midfielder Boubacar and Edivandio were completed, before we wrapped up a club record €70K signing of Nuno Rocha, who could be vital in our promotion hopes. After that we completed loan signings of many potential stars, especially Manuel Lopes and Malaysian midfielder Nazmi Faiz who we signed from feeder club SC Beira Mar. One more signing wrapped up our window, but it wasn't over just yet, so a few more sales or arrivals might just happen.

Nice signings, I hope they do well for you.

2013-08-01 08:14#124421 edu1878 : Nice signings, I hope they do well for you.

Thanks Edu Hopefully they do, Margarca has 5* PA so high hopes for him!

What To Do?

A last ditch signing in the first window of my reign at the club. Signed without any real scouting knowledge. Rodrigo Antonio was barely known to any fans around Portugal when he snapped up on a free by us. And what an icon he became, Rodrigo was a fundamental part of our side that was crowned champions of the Terceira Divisao. Playing behind Antonio Alves in an attacking midfield position as an inside forward, he combined with the Portuguese striker with many goals and assists.

And in the second season when we were in the Segunda Divisao, he played well too. Even if Alves and Balde scored more goals, we didn't find our rythym if Rodrigo wasn't in the side. There is no doubt that he has become an icon of the club and was loved by all the fans, and even was a media favourite.

So when champions Vitoria Setubal came in with a titanic offer of €60K for his services, I was left with a big decision to make. He was by now 29 years old, passed his peak and I wasn't sure if he was capable of keeping up his level of performances this year, due to fitness. With this money we could bring in a number of youngsters with even bigger potential. I left the email open and looked out of the window of my office.



I mulled over all the various pros and cons of the decision, and then went back to my email. I clicked the reply button and began typing the email. But I still found myself stuck on what to do. This was a Primeira League team making an offer for his services. Does that mean he is good enough for this level? I didn't think so, so I finally came to my decision, even if it was possibly, if not the biggest decision in my time here, and so I put it into the email.

Hope the profit goes far for the club, hopefully you can use it to get someone twice as good, great story so far, keep it up

Well, if you don't think he was good enough, then selling him was probably the best deal for all parties, especially you. and besides, you have a 60k profit to make you feel better about the transaction.

2013-08-03 08:14#124937 edu1878 : Well, if you don't think he was good enough, then selling him was probably the best deal for all parties, especially you. and besides, you have a 60k profit to make you feel better about the transaction.

That was my exact thought, thanks for reading edu

2013-08-03 08:13#124936 LFC : Hope he does well for you, great story so far, keep it up

Thanks LFC

How much of the 60k will be available for new players?

2013-08-03 12:57#124981 Northwood : How much of the 60k will be available for new players?

I'm actually not sure, I will try to find out.

Great story mate, keep it up!

2013-08-04 11:14#125213 Racsiofy : Great story mate, keep it up!

Thanks mate, hope you continue to follow

The Moment I Had Been Dreading...

It was just a normal day in my office, sorting out pre season fixtures and transfers when I got a ring from from Manuel Ramos, my assistant manager. What he told me next shocked me and also made me feel a little sick inside, seeing a though I had seen this coming the whole time, but had been so ignorant to even realise.

Manuel was calling to inform me that our star youngster Joao Paulo Pinto had publicly stated his desire to move to a bigger club and seek a move away from Oriental Lisbon. This came as a bigger shock to me, seeing as though he had never really talked to me about it before. That annoyed me as well, because if he told me, I may have let him go if the right offer arrived.

I scrolled through A Bola's website and saw that Spanish side C.D Xerez were tracking him. I gulped, this was going to be hard. I called Joao in for a meeting, and he sat down opposite me. He started talking first. He told me about his intentions to fulfill his potential and I agreed, but told him he could do that at Oriental.

"How are you planning to do that?" he asked me.

"I believe with your abilities and all the others in the team, we can make a strong assault on promotion to the Liga Zon Sagres," I promised him, still not sure as to whether I could live up to that promise.

Next he asked how long it would take, and I told him that we could get promoted this very season. He agreed, but said if I didn't get the team promoted, he'd be off. I probably should have realised there and then that his attitude was dominating the conversation, but I was too worried about losing one of our hottest prospects that I agreed, and with that, he left.