Oriental Lisbon ~ One Step Closer (Page 9)

Walter

2013-07-10 08:27#119090 Northwood : Tropical villa on the shores of Barbados??

Sure must pay a LOT better to manage in the lower Portuguese leagues then what you can make in Spain.
Congratulation on going pro. Will enjoy seeing the LIGA Orangina logo in every update.

Hahaha maybe you should make the move

No, maybe it is more of a shack than a villa haha I'll edit that in. The club actually only pays me £50 more than in the first season. I'll explain that in the next update.

Thanks I'll add the logo in as much as I can

EDIT: I made it a bungalow? Is that better? Sounds better than shack imo

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Walter

12 years

2013-07-10 08:36#119091 lwalter66 :
2013-07-10 08:27#119090 Northwood : Tropical villa on the shores of Barbados??

Sure must pay a LOT better to manage in the lower Portuguese leagues then what you can make in Spain.
Congratulation on going pro. Will enjoy seeing the LIGA Orangina logo in every update.

Hahaha maybe you should make the move No, maybe it is more of a shack than a villa haha I'll edit that in. The club actually only pays me £50 more than in the first season.

Just adding on, the finances in Spain are MUCH better than Portugal, in my first season the salary was £500, my next contract was £550!

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Walter

12 years • Edited

The Board Take Things Into Their Own Hands

Normally the board are pretty good at Oriental. The chairman, Mr Nabais, lets me get on with my job without any interruptions, and doesn't sell my key players behind my back. He told me himself he was enjoying life at the club.

But yesterday he informed me of some news. The board had accepted an offer from SC Beira Mar to be their feeder club and them to be our parent club.

In all honesty, I have no desire for an affiliation, and I have no intention of using this one. One of my goals for Oriental was to do it on our own, as a club, and this doesn't help.

I really don't want to rely on loan players so I haven't used any. When I get promoted I will cancel this link as I think we can be better than them.

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Verdinho

12 years

A belated Congrats on promotion. Prepare well for the big sharks (Liga Zon Sagres B Teams) next season

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Walter

12 years

2013-07-10 10:44#119106 P-KIDDY : A belated Congrats on promotion. Prepare well for the big sharks (Liga Zon Sagres B Teams) next season

Thanks P-KIDDY. Yeah surprisingly they are actually doing extremely poorly.

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Walter

12 years • Edited

Deal Or No Deal

About a week after the title was won, I was feeling a bit nervous. The board had still not offered me a contract, and I was beginning to think that my dreams at Oriental were going to get squashed just as they were getting started.

I am not normally a pushy type, but I had to ask for a new one. I only had about a month and a half on my remaining one.

I asked the board, and thankfully, they agreed and drew up a contract worth £550, £50 more than last time. I asked for £50 more but they said they couldn't afford it.

I agreed and we settled on a two year contract extension, and I hope to extend it further in the coming years, to ensure I am at this club for the long term.

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shylax

12 years

I usually find that I can't negotiate the wage up on coaching contracts. Still, it's good that the board offered you a new one!

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Walter

12 years

2013-07-10 23:49#119267 ebEliminator : I usually find that I can't negotiate the wage up on coaching contracts. Still, it's good that the board offered you a new one!

Yeah same, anyway I don't normally it is really just a meaningless number on the game, unless you play for the money

Yeah I know I was worried and I requested one and they gave me luckily!

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Mohamed

12 years

Congratulations on the promotion! I hope you go all the way to the PL and win the CL maybe! Consider this a challenge from me

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Walter

12 years

2013-07-11 00:02#119271 MohamedElleithy : Congratulations on the promotion! I hope you go all the way to the PL and win the CL maybe! Consider this a challenge from me

Thanks Mohamed

Yeah I hope so too, If I ever win, I will dedicate it to you

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Rablador

12 years

This new contract clearly shows the board have faith in you. Hopefully in a couple of years time you will be playing against the "Big" Lisbon clubs, and maybe even beat them

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Walter

12 years

2013-07-11 01:16#119276 Rablador : This new contract clearly shows the board have faith in you. Hopefully in a couple of years time you will be playing against the "Big" Lisbon clubs, and maybe even beat them

They left it pretty late :\ That's the goal thanks for reading.

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Walter

12 years

The Off Season

After a successful campaign last season I knew I couldn't afford to rely on the players who had done so well last season. If they weren't up to scratch, they weren't in the team. I started with the exits.

Captain Jorge Correia was let go. A big decision but a good one, seeing as though this season he was turning 40 and probably wouldn't have the same physical stats as the season before, and he wouldn't be able to adjust to the Segunda Divisão's pace and physicality.

Jose Norinho was let go, because he didn't make the grade in the youth team. His contract was not extended. Renato Dinis left the club and so did Hugo Grilo, who joined Barreinense. Pedro Melo also left the club, joining Carregado.

Four players arrived, all youngsters who were released by their previous clubs.

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Joao Paulo Pinto was released by Leixoes, and joined Oriental. He has a massive future ahead of him and could become a quality left back at his peak.

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A nippy little winger who has shown lots of potential. Is a right midfielder but can play higher up. Portuguese but eligible for Angola too.

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Tiago Duque has bags of potential and is one of the youngsters that has excelled under the new coaching staff this season. Wil definately make some big appearances in the near future.

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How lucky I was to find that his reputation was 'Unknown'. Monteiro will become a Portugal great, it is clear for all to see. This kid will be a star and will definately stay at this club as long as I am in charge.

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Classy striker who can fill the hole behind the striker, he is the heir to Rodrigo Antonio's throne, and that is the only thing which might keep him out of the lineup.

That completed out window along with a couple of other signings signed just for cover and backup purposes. Tero is the only signing for the first team, the center back joined on a free. With these signings I felt we were ready for the upcoming season which was going to prove tougher than ever.