KuPS - The Rocky Road To Glory

This is so good mate, I love Banzai

Well done on beating Celtic, you're getting into the groups!

2013-01-22 17:40#78429 Roy Keane : this is one of the best story's i have looked at so far mate well done

Thanks

2013-01-22 17:43#78430 joethequin : This is so good mate, I love Banzai

Everybody's gotta love Banzai

2013-01-22 17:47#78432 manchesterblue97 : Well done on beating Celtic, you're getting into the groups!

Thanks Ben It was a thriller!

p.s. 69 thanks!

August Update

Hello one and all. After last month I left you mid-way through the Champions League Third Qualifying Round against Malmo, after we secured a 3-3 draw in the first leg away. This month looked like an exciting month on paper, but did it turn out that way? Here we go!

1-1 Draw vs MYPA (H) League, 3.8.14.

KuPS:
Sean Cunningham 28'
Sean Cunningham (8.2)

MYPA:
Riley O'Neill 1'

1-1 Draw (a4-4 Win agg.) vs Malmo (H) CL 3rd Qual Rnd 2nd Leg, 6.8.14.

KuPS:
Ebrima Sohna 45'
Muhammed Demirci (7.7)

Malmo:
Alex Nilsson 18'

3-0 Win vs FC Inter (A) League, 16.8.14.

FC Inter:
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KuPS:
Jari Litmanen 1', pen 86'
Jerry Voutilainen 2'
Jari Litmanen (8.8)

2-0 Win vs Rosenborg (H) CL Playoff 1st Leg, 19.8.14.

KuPS:
Sander Puri 55', 82'
Muhammed Demirci (8.9)

Rosenborg:
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4-0 Win vs FC Lahti (H) League, 24.8.14.

KuPS:
Ilja Venalainen 1'
Sean Cunningham 38'
Aleksi Paananen 67'
Muhammed Demirci 74'
Jerry Voutilainen (8.7)

FC Lahti:
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3-0 Win (5-0 Win agg.) vs Rosenborg (A) CL Playoff 2nd Leg, 27.8.14.

Rosenborg:
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KuPS:
Muhammed Demirci 19'
Ebrima Sohna 47'
Rasmus Schuller 54'
Ebrima Sohna (9.2)


Manager's Reactions
"We were amazing to get to the group stages. Malmo gave it their all but we managed to beat them. This gave us the confidence to go and beat Rosenborg, which we did and by a considerable margin too! Quite extraordinary. Demirci, just a joy to behold. How many times did he prove to be the stand-out player? Too many times to count! He is an inspiration, a hero."


Veikkausliiga Table





Champions League Groups

I have a very tough group but it is one which I am looking forward to. There are not many more historical stadia than the San Siro, Parc des Princes and of course, Anfield. It will be such a great tournament for me and for KuPS to gain experience against Europe's elite.


Facility Upgrades
Training Facilities


Youth Facilities




September Fixtures



Next month we play Liverpool at home in our first match in the Champions League Group Stage aswell as the Finnish Cup Final against MYPA. This will be an exciting month. Until next time, stay tuned!

Great work Nick, knew you'd get into the groups!

2013-01-22 22:07#78482 manchesterblue97 : Great work Nick, knew you'd get into the groups!

Thanks I am delighted to have gotten to the groups

Nick Johnson: Tactical Genius

KuPS fans are hailing Irish manager Nick Johnson a "tactical genius" after they saw Johnson lead KuPS to a 5-0 aggregate win over Rosenborg to take KuPS into the Champions' League Group Stages for the first time in KuPS' history.

After a 2-0 win in the home leg, KuPSi fans were quietly confident that they could finish the job in Norway, although there was some doubt, as there always is. However Nick Johnson's strange "Banzai Tika-Taka" as he calls it, with no strikers has been a revelation in Finland this season, and saw off Rosenborg 3-0 on their own ground. This put KuPS into the groups for the 2014-15 Champions League, having already knocked out Scottish giants Celtic and another Norwiegen team Molde in previous rounds.

Some KuPS fans already believe Johnson is a legend of the club, and certainly looks like he could be, and although he's had a rough personal life lately, his footballing life has been nothing but tremendous, and if he keeps going this way, he will certainly be an icon of the club, maybe more.

There has been recent speculation as to whether Johnson's future lies elsewhere on the continent, if he outgrows Kuopio, and the Savon Sanomat Areena. However, Johnson has been quick to leap and reassure fans he won't be leaving any time soon. He's here to challenge the big boys of Europe, and he's here to stay.

Amazing work Ben, I will never get tired of these

Tiki-Taka is working for me too, had to try it I´ve won Finnish Premier for 6 times in a row

I have won OM 3-2 in CL game too, but that is my only win in CL group phase, been there 5 times. European top teams are too tough atm for my team. But building my team stronger every season

I hope you win more that me!

2013-01-23 06:27#78521 DerAlte : Tiki-Taka is working for me too, had to try it I´ve won Finnish Premier for 6 times in a row

I have won OM 3-2 in CL game too, but that is my only win in CL group phase, been there 5 times. European top teams are too tough atm for my team. But building my team stronger every season

I hope you win more that me!

Sounds like you have done a great job What team are you managing?

CL group is extemely difficult. If I can get a single point from this group I will be delighted.

My aim is to top the Hall of Fame and then just keep going and going

2013-01-23 17:48#78559 The FM Rookie :

2013-01-23 06:27#78521 DerAlte : Tiki-Taka is working for me too, had to try it I´ve won Finnish Premier for 6 times in a row

I have won OM 3-2 in CL game too, but that is my only win in CL group phase, been there 5 times. European top teams are too tough atm for my team. But building my team stronger every season

I hope you win more that me!

Sounds like you have done a great job What team are you managing?

CL group is extemely difficult. If I can get a single point from this group I will be delighted.

My aim is to top the Hall of Fame and then just keep going and going

HJK Last season I got budget 46k wages and 5,5M transfer, thanks to every season CL 7,47M prize money

I got myself in the HOF list end of last season and also going and going to see if I ever reach CL 1st knockout round

$$$$$$$!! Heehehehehe! Some nice piece of journalism Blue! Always great and keep the updates running man. MISS YOU (NO HOMO BTW)

2013-01-24 05:40#78651 DerAlte :

2013-01-23 17:48#78559 The FM Rookie :

2013-01-23 06:27#78521 DerAlte : Tiki-Taka is working for me too, had to try it I´ve won Finnish Premier for 6 times in a row

I have won OM 3-2 in CL game too, but that is my only win in CL group phase, been there 5 times. European top teams are too tough atm for my team. But building my team stronger every season

I hope you win more that me!

Sounds like you have done a great job What team are you managing?

CL group is extemely difficult. If I can get a single point from this group I will be delighted.

My aim is to top the Hall of Fame and then just keep going and going

HJK Last season I got budget 46k wages and 5,5M transfer, thanks to every season CL 7,47M prize money

I got myself in the HOF list end of last season and also going and going to see if I ever reach CL 1st knockout round

Yeah the money helps so much. I have facilities being upgraded and I'm hoping to get Savon Sanomat Areena expanded soon because I hate having to play in a different stadium for the European games.

2013-01-25 00:08#78781 PaukerJ : $$$$$$$!! Heehehehehe! Some nice piece of journalism Blue! Always great and keep the updates running man. MISS YOU (NO HOMO BTW)

I'm back now (kinda) and I'll be updating again

September Update

Hello one and all. The end of the season is coming closer and closer. In September we had the Finnish Cup Final to play for, aswell as still competing to gaurantee winning the league title. So, here we go:

2-0 Win vs Mariehamn (A) League, 1.9.14.

Mariehamn:
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KuPS:
Rasmus Schuller 13', 31'
Rasmus Schuller (8.9)

0-0 Draw vs RoPS (H) League, 13.9.14.

KuPS:
Markus Joenmaki (7.6)
Tero Taipale 31'

RoPS:
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4-0 Loss vs Liverpool (H) CL Grp A, 16.9.14.

KuPS:
Pyry Karkkainen 66'
Muhammed Demirci 72'

Liverpool:
Luis Suarez 42', 63'
Jordan Henderson 90+1'
Stewart Downing 90+3'
Luis Suarez (8.9)

1-0 Win vs JJK (A) League, 18.9.14.

JJK:
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KuPS:
Jari Litmanen 46'
Ilja Venalainen (8.7)
Jari Litmanen 82'

3-3 Draw vs Honka (H) League, 21.9.14.

KuPS:
Aleksi Paananen 39'
Sander Puri 70'
Jerry Voutilainen 85'

Honka:
Mika Vayrynen 32', 63'
Efe Ehiorobo 54'
Mika Vayrynen (9.0)

1-1 Draw vs TPS (A) League, 24.9.14.

TPS:
Juho Lahde 4'
Juho Lahde (7.6)

KuPS:
Johann Smith 24'

e1-0 Win (0-0 FT) vs MYPA (N) Finnish Cup Final, 27.9.14.

MYPA:
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KuPS:
Jari Litmanen 116'
Rasmus Schuller (8.1)

1-1 Draw vs VPS (A) League, 29.9.14.

VPS:
Kim Boling 11'

KuPS:
Markus Joenmaki 15'
Markus Joenmaki (8.5)




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Champions League Group A
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Treble Winning Season



It was a very inconsistent month but we have won the treble again! Litmanen scored a great winner in the cup final and Joenmaki shined for us in the league. A great month in KuPS history! More to come, surely.

October Fixtures


So we have to play PSG and Inter away next month. These will be tough games but a great experience. Until next time, stay tuned!

Congratulations on doing the treble!