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Djuuhus is pure quality at this level - he should be an immediate contributor. Congratulations on winning the League!
Djuuhus is pure quality at this level - he should be an immediate contributor. Congratulations on winning the League!
Yeah, he looks great. And thanks!
- National team World Ranking: 170th - Up 15 places
- UEFA coefficient: 2.500, 48th place Up 2 places
- UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League, no change (but Champions back into Q1 instead of Q2)
- League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 241st Up 79 places (1 star Up half a star)
- Biggest club: HB (1 star) - No change
- Hoyvik reputation: 0.5 star - No change
- Hoyvik European ranking: 390h Down 6 places
- Hoyvik club value: £450k Up £25k
- Hoyvik title odds: Evens Shortened from 7/4
A good season for the league as the reputation goes up from half a star to a full star.
Champions League
In my rush to read my news item at the end of last season I failed to notice that it would be 2019/20 season when the Faroese champions would need to play in the first qualifying round of the Champions League. Since we are just starting season 2018/19, it means that we bypassed the other diddies and went straight into the draw for Q2 this year.
The draw pit us against Slovenian champions Maribor who I imagined would be a step up yet again after we lost to Skonto last season. Despite that, I think we have improved as well so was interested to see if we could give them a good game. We were drawn at home in the first leg and our fans were certainly interested in seeing how we would fare.
What followed was simply amazing. Within 2 minutes we were a goal down and at that point I must admit I was thinking damage limitation, but then the impossible happened; we scored. Then we scored again, and again, and again. And again! It ended 5-1 in what is surely our best result ever, in front of our record attendance. That even broke our gate receipt record as we brought in a massive, ahem £22k.
Id be lying if I said we didnt ride our luck a bit in that match, but I was fairly sure that we wouldn't capitulate in the second leg. Thankfull,y we only lost by four goals to two and that was enough to send us through 7-5 on aggregate. It was a great achievement and shows that we are making real progress.
The next round drew us against Danish giants FC Kobenhavn. Surely this would be a step too far for us. They had reached the Europa League group stage last season and the Champions League groups the season before that. That said, I was confident we could cause an upset.
Seems I was living in cloud-cuckoo land. A heavy 3-0 defeat at home (in front of another record attendance) was followed by a 7-2 humiliation over in Denmark. Not exactly what Id hoped for.
Its obvious that our steps forward are going to be very small, slow and steady. We cant expect to suddenly beat well established European teams, but we need to keep putting ourselves up against them so we can learn from these matches and, more importantly, gain the income we need to build up our own club.
So that concludes our Champions League campaign for this season, BUT not our European campaign. We now fall into the Europa League Fourth Qualifying round where we will face Dinamo Moscow. Im not expecting much from that one to be honest. The tie is after the season starts, so Ill update you on how it goes in the next post.
Pre-Season Results
Just the three pre-season friendlies this year and they were all played by backup players because the main first team guys were busy playing in our Euro campaign. Results were mixed. My assistant had somehow persuaded French side Nantes to travel to the Faroes to play us (a sign of our slowly growing reputation?) and we put up a decent showing to only lose 4-3. Otherwise we played a couple of domestic sides as usual.
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Qualify for Europe
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the quarter final
Faroese Super Cup: Learn from the experience
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience
The board expectations have increased again this season. I wish theyd place less importance on the cup because tomorrows tricky first round tie comes just days before our first game against Moscow.
My Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience
I just want to win the league.
Currently looking pretty good, but I know from experience that we will be back in the red by the end of the season. That hasnt stopped me having another go at getting our training facilities improved again.
As for season ticket sales, a highly surprising figure of 28 were sold.
Squad and Key Players
I think our squad is just about the right size now, but it is lacking in balance. We have too many players in some positions (e.g. centrebacks) and not enough in some others (e.g. fullback). Furthermore, the difference between our best players and worst players is starting to grow.
We are really struggling to find a decent goalkeeper. Karl Poulsen (YP59) is our best bet after the departure of Askham leaves us with only YP players in the squad.
I dont want to spend too long going into detail about our key players, because I post them in the end of season round-up and not much changes between then and now!
Achievements Completed
- Entire squad made up of YP players Achieved 2018/19
No shame in losing out to FC Kobenhavn, the best of luck for the new season and the Europa League quallys!
FC Kobenhavn and then Dinamo Moscow - ouch! But like you said, even though they are small, steps are being made. It definitely shows in the quality of your youth intakes year after year!
Thanks guys. Yes we're making progress, but I wish the big teams would take pity on us a little instead of smashing 7 goals past us!
Before I get onto the mundane of the league, we had another European tie to play. We faced Dinamo Moscow in the Europa League 4th Qualifying Round. The results against Kobenhavn had dented my confidence a little and I didnt expect much going into the matches against the Russians.
We were soundly thrashed in the first leg, before we retained a little pride in front of another record crowd in the second leg.
With Europe out of the way for another season, it allowed us to focus our attentions back on the league.
Results - League Table League Graph
Im happy to say that Europe hasnt been a distraction this season and our ever-improving squad are in a comfortable position at the top of the table. Weve scored the most goals and conceded the least in the league and that is usually a good recipe for success.
Weve also managed to meet the boards minimum requirement of a quarter final place in the cup, and we retained the Super Cup against NSI. All-in-all, very satisfying.
Our talisman has definitely been Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97), who has been putting in performances the likes of which have never been seen before at a club like ours. I hope we can hold onto him for a long, long time.
Great stuff mate :-) NSI must be sick of the sight of you!
I can't believe Djuhuus hasn't been capped at senior level!
I have a quick question for everybody; now that I have a squad fully made up of players from my youth system, do you think I should still give each player a YP number after their name, or is it no longer necessary?
Some tough results in Europe this season, but starting to dominate domestically. That's a sign of good progress
I've decided to keep numbering them, but will start to release the poorer ones immediately. Thanks for your input guys.
First of all, the worlds quickest league update. Weve pretty much got it won. Hurrah!
As for the youths:
Its a fairly disappointing intake this season, but we cant have a great one ever year I guess. The best player this year is Eydun Bech (YP113). He probably isnt good enough to get in the team though. You can guess what that means about the lesser players from the intake they arent great.
Having said that, our lack of quality at right back and in goals means that Frits Kristiansen (YP120) and Johannes Lakjuni (YP116) might get a few games until someone better appears.
For the first time we released some of the intake immediately as seven of them were shown the door without even getting a YP number.
Finally, the reputation of our youth system improved some more a three of our players lined up for the Faroes in their recent friendly against Macedonia. Tordur Dam (YP81) picked up his 5th cap and there were debuts for Hallur Petersen (YP82) and, you guessed it, Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97). Its a shame they were beaten 3-0, but its more progress for our club.
In other news, we managed to get ourselves a parent club. I asked the board for one purely for the extra income and Viking they send us any I wont play them.
League Results - League Table League Graph Cup Results
Another very satisfying season ends with the treble of League, Cup and Super Cup for the second season in a row. I think it is safe to say that we are now the team to beat domestically. We ended up going unbeaten for the entire league season and that is quite an achievement. Ive been in charge just short of eight years now, so from second tier rubbish to invincibles in that time frame is pretty good in my eyes.
Europe is a different story and this seasons results showed just how far we still have to go to be able to even compete at the highest level. We are progressing though and that is the main thing. It is slow going, and once again the chairman cancelled the upgrade of our training ground. It was due to cost £95k and we ended the season with just £60k in the bank, so its frustrating but we are getting there financially.
Well be forced to play in qualifying round 1 of the Champions League again next season (I think!), but hopefully we can get through that and then the next round (i.e. a repeat of this seasons success). If we can Im sure well be able to afford the training ground improvements this time next year.
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Qualify for Europe Surpassed
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the quarter final Surpassed
Faroese Super Cup: Learn from the experience Surpassed
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience Achieved
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience Achieved
My Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered Achieved
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered Achieved
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience Achieved
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience Achieved
Key Players
Top Scorer: Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97) this guy is a machine and we are so lucky to have him.12 goals.
Most Assists: Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97) 22 assists!
Managers Player of the Year: Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97) 6 motm!
Fans Player of the Year: Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97) Awesome player.
Lets face it; these awards are a bit one-sided. Believe it or not, we arent a one man team. So here are a few other important players we have:
- Tordur Dam (YP81) the young defender is a key player at the back, but also in the opposition penalty area.
- Hallur Petersen (YP82) another creative spark that sits just behind our lone striker.
- Runi Joensen (YP66) Runi is our unsung hero in the middle of the park. Originally an MR, he has adapted well to a more cetral role.
- Frits Lakjuni (YP88) the other half of our centreback pairing that has capped a fine season with his first cap for the national team
Unfortunately, its not all success and some players just dont quite manage to make the grade. For instance, goalkeeper Karl Poulsen (YP59) blew his chances this season and will leave when his contract runs out this month. Another man on his last chance is a star in decline, Jakup Martin Poulsen (YP52 , who continues to underachieve. He has just one season left to show me he is worth keeping.
Next Season
More of the same is needed really. Another title is the minimum requirement, and we really need at least one win in Europe to secure funding for the badly needed investment in our training ground. The one annoying thing in the background is the continuing attempts of the chairman to sell the club; talks keep on breaking down, but I wish it would just get over and done with.
Easy league title, all about Europe now.
Indeed, see if you can progress in Europe.
That's it; domestically we should go from strength-to-strength now. Europe is, and always was going to be, the biggest challenge here.
- National team World Ranking: 196th - Down 26 places
- UEFA coefficient: 2.125, 48th place no change
- UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League, no change (but Champions back into Q1 instead of Q2)
- League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 204th Up 37 places (1 star no change)
- Biggest club: HB (1 star) - No change
- Hoyvik reputation: 0.5 star - No change
- Hoyvik European ranking: 430h Down 40 places
- Hoyvik club value: £500k Up £50k
- Hoyvik title odds: 4/5 Shortened from evens
This really is a great read!
Looks like you have nailed the domestic scene, looking forward to seeing how Europe goes
Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying it
Champions League
Confusion reigns every year over whether we enter the Champions League at the first or second qualifying round. All the information we had pointed towards a first qualifying round match this season, but for whatever reason we ended up being entered into the second qualifying round.
The draw paired us up with Slovakian team MSK Vilina. They looked much the same standard as Maribor, or possible slightly worse, so I was fairly confident that we would be able to beat them over two legs. That certainly looked likely when we put three goals past them without reply in the first leg. Having said that, the match statistics belied another story as they dominated possession and shots on goal. However, I was sure wed be able to do enough in the second leg to progress, and that proved to be correct as we held them to a draw despite being outplayed again.
As expected, qualify round 3 gave us a much sterner test; this time against Sparta Prague. I didnt expect an awful lot (expect another heavy beating), so I was very pleasantly surprised when we came away from their ground with a narrow defeat. The away goal gave us a great chance in the second leg if we could just sneak a 1-0 victory. Alas, it was to no avail, as once again we were outplayed and this time they showed no mercy.
So now we are given a second chance by going into the 4th Qualifying round of the Europa League. This season we will play Turkish giants Besiktas. For the first time in our history, we will be live on TV. Its another small milestone for the club and, whilst the extra revenue is small, every little helps.
Pre-Season Results
We only had a couple of pre-season friendlies this year, and the reserves managed to remain unbeaten.
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Qualify for Europe
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the semi final
Faroese Super Cup: Learn from the experience
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience
Once more the board want us to do better in the domestic cup. Its a trophy I put very little weight on, so we obviously have slightly different ambitions. Somewhat bizarrely, we will play a team of trialists in the first round of the competition and no one fancies us to win!
My Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered
UEFA Champions League: Reach Q3
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience
As always, the league is my main aim. I wanted the money from reaching Q3 in the Champions League so I am pleased that we managed to achieve that.
Starting to look very healthy now. Surely we can invest some money in our facilities this season without it being cancelled. The board have agreed (as they usually do), so hopefully it wont be cancelled this time. Theyve also agreed to spend some more on coaching of our juniors.
Season tickets sales I hear you ask? *drumroll* 28! Bah.
I think my post-season round-up more than covered our key players. In more general terms, our goalkeeper is mediocre, as is our rightback. The rest of the defence is very good. The midfield is quite strong too, but we could do with a new striker. So, three or four new players and I think wed have a much better chance in Europe. Heres hoping youth candidate day is good to us this year.
I thought our Europa League 4th Qualifying round matches against Besiktas were going to be tough, but I hadnt realised quite how difficult they would be. A quick look at their squad unveiled players like this guy; the type of player I can only dream about having.
We put up a reasonable showing in the first leg, but it was never going to be enough to even give us a chance of progressing. Unfortunately, the second leg was equally one-sided. Better luck next year I guess.
Results - League Table League Graph
We are well and truly in the position of being too good for our domestic league and not good enough for Europe. I think that is reflected well in our results this season. I mean, weve only conceded one goal in the league so far this season; that is ridiculous. I expect someone will take a at least point a point off us before the end of the season, but I fully expect us to be champions for the third year running and the fourth time in my tenure.
In other news, we have completed another of the achievements I set myself at the beginning of this journey. It was achieved when we had five players called up to the same national squad in September. To be honest I hadnt been paying to much attention to the full squad, so I was a bit surprised to see that the manager hadnt been picking a full compliment of players. I guess that means that most of my squad are terrible if theyd rather have fake players in there! In any case, it did them no good. All five of my players started the match as they were trounced by Montenegro.
Strangely, the fifth of our players to gain international honours was Tummas Jacobsen (YP103). I say strangely because I dont particularly rate him and he spends more time on our bench than on the pitch.
Achievements Completed
- Have five players called up to the national team squad Achieved 2019/20
I guess now its just a matter of pumping money into developing the quality of the youth intake so you can begin making some noise in Europe!
Besiktas, the draw isn't kind to you is it?
With the league as good as won, I have been looking forward to youth intake day. As I said at the start of the season, I felt that we needed a better GK, DR and FC. Would we get any of these? Read on to find out:
The best of the new players is an OMC Eydun Lakjuni (YP122), who looks terrific and is a similar player to our current star man Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97). If he can make the same impact as Djuhuus then Ill be delighted.
Next best player is probably Eydun Rasmussen (YP123), who thankfully plays in our weak DR position. Having said that, Im not entirely convinced he is any better than current incumbent Frits Kristiansen (YP120).
Otherwise there isnt an awful lot of talent on display. Some are worth keeping and will had some depth to the squad, but I dont think they will make a huge impact. We will just have to wait another year until we can get the GK and FC that I think is critical to our plans for success in Europe.
Theres been a bit of a worrying development this week as for the first time a club from abroad became interested in one of our players. Charleroi of Belgium are after Tordur Dam (YP81). Ive stuck a £2.5m pricetag on his head, so hopefully that will ward them off.
Well, 1ish out of 3.
Nice career so far mate .
League Results - League Table League Graph Cup Results
A treble treble! We continued our domestic dominance this season with the trio of league, cup and super cup success for the third year running. We were pretty close to a 100% record in the league, with just two points dropped all season (against second place HB). We only conceded four goals in our 18 league games and simply outclassed everyone else.
With the domestic scene tied up, our real challenge is now in Europe. We showed that we are good enough to reach the third qualifying round of the Champions League, but no where near being good enough to even compete with the teams at that level. There is still an awful lot of work ahead.
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Qualify for Europe Surpassed
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the semi final Surpassed
Faroese Super Cup: Learn from the experience Surpassed
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience Achieved
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience Achieved
My Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered Achieved
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered Achieved
UEFA Champions League: Reach Q3 Achieved
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience Achieved
Key Players
Top Scorer: Hallur Petersen (YP82) A bit of a strange one this; his finishing is terrible, but he still managed 15 goals from midfield. It seems that his pace and aggression cause teams all sorts of problems with his runs from deep positions.
Most Assists: Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97) Djuhuus didnt quite reach last seasons fantastic levels, but he was still impressive. An unfortunate injury near the end of the season could see him miss out on our European campaign for next season. If so, that would be a massive loss for the team.
Managers Player of the Year: Hallur Petersen (YP82) I think he deserves it for his goal and assist haul alone.
Fans Player of the Year: Hallur Petersen (YP82)
We have a number of key players outwith those recognised above, but most of them have been highlighted before, so here are a few that I dont think Ive mentioned much previously that deserve a bit of praise this year:
- Roi Jacobsen (YP110) Roi has made a good fist at becoming our number one striker. Hes not the quickest, but has managed to get in amongst the goals this year.
- Johannes Lakjuni (YP116) Ive moaned quite a bit about our lack of a decent goalkeeper, but Lakjuni has had a reasonable enough season to stop me from worrying domestically at least. European football is probably going to prove too much for him though.
- Kaj Hentze (YP98) Kaj is our unchallenged leftback and if I was to pick out one of our uncapped players for the national team, it would be him.
Next Season
Im very relaxed about our domestic fixtures now. Baring a disaster, we should be capable of winning the title every year. For some time much of my focus has been ensuring that we have Champions League football each season, but next year will probably be the first time that Im confident enough that we will achieve that fairly easily. Hopefully that means that we can now join the road leading to making an impact in the competition.
Next season is likely to be too soon to progress beyond Q3 (unless we get a favourable draw for once), but now that we have finally begun building up our training ground I really feel that we have the opportunity to ramp up our speed of progress.
I think the biggest problem we have to avoid is any complacency; both in the league and in the early stages (Q1 and Q2) of the Champions League.
- National team World Ranking: 170th - Up 26 places
- UEFA coefficient: 48th place no change
- UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League - no change
- League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 218th - Down 14 places (1 star no change)
- Biggest club: HB (1 star) - no change
- Hoyvik reputation: 0.5 star - no change
- Hoyvik European ranking: 434th Down 4 places
- Hoyvik club value: £600k Up £100k
- Hoyvik title odds: 4/6 - Shortened from 4/5
Champions League
We found ourselves back in qualifying round 1 for no discernable reason this season. That meant a tie against San Marino minnows Tre Penne and one that I expected to win fairly easily.
The first leg met my expectations as we thrashed them 4-0, gaining 70% of the possession and even missing a penalty along the way. We went one better in the second leg to progress 9-0 on aggregate. Hopefully that will be the last time we find ourselves in Q1 and from now on we can start out in the next round.
So far we've managed to do pretty well in Q2 and this year gave us the chance to progress again as, for once, the draw was pretty kind to us. We would travel to Slovenia to meet NK Domzale who looked relatively poor on paper. Having said that, the first leg was a pretty tight affair and they may even have deserved more than the 1-1 draw they got. Thankfully we pulled our act together for the second leg and we looked very dominant as we progressed 6-1 on aggregate.
The draw for Q3 unfortunately wasn't so kind because this time our name came out alongside Belgian champions Anderlecht. If we could get anything out of this, it would easily be our best result to date, so I was immensely proud of the team when we managed a creditable 1-1 draw at home. I was even slightly disappointed for them to equalise with 15 minutes remaining when we looked like we might even sneak a 1-0 victory. It is the first time that we have been able compete with a team of that calibre and it gave us the slimmest of chances in the second leg.
It looked very much like we were dead and buried within the first ten minutes of that though when they hit two early goals. However, we didn't crumble and managed to get a goal back. One more and we would be through on away goals.
But then disaster happened; late in the first half Frits Lakjuni (YP88) was ordered off for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity and that completely dashed our hopes. The heads went down and Anderlecht got two second half goals to seal their victory.
The result puts us into the Europa League 4th Qualifying Round again where this year our opponents will be Dutch side Heerenveen. I'd rate them roughly around the same level as Anderlecht so, with a lot of luck, we can hopefully make a positive impact.
Pre-Season Results
Again, with our European matches acting as our pre-season, we only had a couple of friendly matches. This year, both were against foreign sides and both ended in defeat. I'm not at all bothered as only our backup players featured.
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Learn from the experience
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience
The board have finally come around to my way of thinking; the cup matters not a jot and the league is where we need to focus. It's nice of them to finally catch-on!
My Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered
UEFA Champions League: Reach Q3
UEFA Europa League: Put in a fighting performance
Virtually the same as last year, except that this time around I want to give Heerenveen a good game in the Europa League.
We've maintained a healthy bank account over the course of the last two seasons. It goes without saying that it is a great boost to our development and this allows us to invest in our infrastructure. To have excellent junior coaching is hopefully going to help us make another step-up in quality.
Season tickets sales were 28 for the 9th season in a row.
The squad is still somewhat unbalanced. We've picked up a couple of injuries recently and it has really highlighted our lack of depth. We don't have much, if any, cover for goalkeeper, both fullbacks, attacking midfield or striker whereas we have a plethora of central defenders and defensive midfielders.
Overall, we should have plenty in reserve for winning the league but we are at least one quality centre forward away from making a real impact in Europe. Indeed, our options up front reduced a little when Jakup Martin Poulsen (YP52) left the club last month. He remains our club record goalscorer, but his dwindling return saw him become a bit-part player last season. He wasn't too happy at that obviously and chose to try his luck elsewhere.
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It may have been misplaced optimism, but our performances against Anderlecht in the Champions League qualifiers gave me a glimmer of hope that we could really cause a shock against Hereenveen. Of course we were rank outsiders, but I was certain that if we could stay within touching distance after the first leg away from home then we could think about grabbing a narrow victory back on our home turf.
At halftime in the first leg, my optimism did seem misplaced. We were 2-0 down and looking like going further behind, but we regrouped and came out fighting for the second half. Almost immediately, we halved the deficit and then before long we were all square. I was certain that if we could keep it at 2-2 we would be able to hold on at home, but, with just nine minutes remaining, the Dutch struck a third to steal away our chances of a famous draw.
Still, a 3-2 defeat away from home in Europe is hardly a disaster and I was still hopeful that we could fight for victory and with it, a place in the Europa League group stages. Unfortunately, it just wasnt to be this season. We fought hard and even had more possession, but we just lacked the quality required. A 2-0 defeat was disappointing, but overall we continue to show signs of improvement and that is all I can ask for.
Results - League Table League Graph
We continue to dominate domestically and are averaging four goals a game. Even teams like NSI who used to give us a good game are brushed aside. There really isnt any challenge there at all now, yet Im not particularly highly thought of as a manger the Faroes international team manager post came up, but I was laughed out of town for even applying for it. They chose to appoint the under 19s manager instead, so I applied for that post too, but failed to get it either.
One last piece of news to leave you with: Anfinn Jacobsen (YP92) has just become our sixth YP player to be recognised for full international honours.
Ah, the uncomfortable place where you're not quite good enough to compete in Europe yet but are absolutely thrashing your domestic opponents!
Yeah, not half. Thankfully I'm seeing signs of a slow improvement in Europe. I'd expect us to make the step up to the group stages (probably of the Europa League) possibly within the next three or maybe five seasons.
In the league we are champions already. Results like this and this have certainly helped. We also had another couple of players in the Faroese national team. Our goalkeeper Johannes Lakjuni (YP116), who has come on leaps and bounds, was joined by midfielder Eydun Bech (YP113).
Just prior to youth intake day, I managed to persuade the board to invest even more money into our junior coaching., so I was really quite excited to see what this year would bring.
I guess strikers are like buses; you wait ages for one and then two come along at once. Petur Jacobsen (YP133) and Roi Hansen (YP134) are our highest rated players. Jacobsen looks much the stronger to me. Hes not the usual type of striker Id look for because hes more of a targetman than a poacher, so I will need to consider whether we should change our style of play to accommodate him or whether I should try to squeeze him into our system.
Elsewhere, Arnbjorn Nielsen (YP135) is the most impressive other player from this year's intake and he will fight for a place in our already busy midfield department.
A few good ones there.
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Impressive for Faroe Islands
League Results - League Table League Graph Cup Results
The domestic scene is too easy for us now and I cant see it getting more difficult any time soon. After winning 18 out of 18 in the league and averaging almost 4.5 goals per game, we really have nothing left to prove at this level. We only showed signs of slowing down when I blooded some of the new youngsters towards the end of the season.
The coach of the Faroe Islands is slowly realising where the talent lies and his latest squad included a massive 12 of our players.
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered Achieved
Faroese Super Cup: Learn from the experience Surpassed
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience Achieved
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience Achieved
My Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered Achieved
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered Achieved
UEFA Champions League: Reach Q3 Achieved
UEFA Europa League: Put in a fighting performance Achieved
Key Players
Top Scorer: Eydun Lakjuni (YP122) like his fellow attacking midfielder Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97) did two years ago, Lakjuni dominates the awards this season. He has simply been the creative, goalscoring, driving force behind our success.
Most Assists: Eydun Lakjuni (YP122)
Managers Player of the Year: Eydun Lakjuni (YP122)
Fans Player of the Year: Eydun Lakjuni (YP122)
We have had a number of other players at the tops of their games this season.
- Jon Kjaerbaek (YP132) it has been an amazing season for the forward. He never really came into my thoughts until injuries to other players forced him onto the teamsheet, but his record has really amazed me for a player of such obviously limited talent. He has really been helped by the quality just behind him on the pitch.
- Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97) Djuhuus embodies the quality that has helped get the most out of Kjaerbaek. Whilst he hasnt laid on as many goals this season, he has added more goals to his game.
- Hallur Petersen (YP82) Petersen is the third player in our attacking midfield trio. Whilst he isnt as technically (or indeed mentally) strong as Djuhuus or Lakjuni, he weighs in with his share of goals and assists.
- Frits Lakjuni (YP88) Another of the Lakjuni family, but this one is more about defending than attacking. We only conceded 5 goals in the league this year and a lot of that is down to this guy.
Next Season
Id be very surprised if we didnt win the league, so the focus will be on Europe again. Im becoming something of a broken record in saying that, but it is true. With another season behind us I think we have improved and hopefully that will show when we kick off our qualifying campaign in July.
- National team World Ranking: 176th - Down 6 places
- UEFA coefficient: 46th place Up 2 places
- UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League - no change
- League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 242th - Down 24 places (1 star no change)
- Biggest club: HB (1 star) - no change
- Hoyvik reputation: 1 star - Up half a star
- Hoyvik European ranking: 412th Up 22 places
- Hoyvik club value: £700k Up £100k
- Hoyvik title odds: 4/6 no change
Achievements Completed
- Club reputation 1 star Achieved 2021/22
Woo hoo! Our reputation is up half a star this season, so we cant be far away from becoming the biggest club in the country
Last edited by Scribe; 11-12-2011 at 14:32.
Looks too easy now on the domestic front now it's just going to take some time and some lucky draws to progress in Europe.
How much is your youth setup costing per month? Congratulations on getting the junior coaching to exceptional.
this screenshot, the increase has been pretty steep over the past season or so.
WOW, what a season from Lakjuni! I definitely see big things for your new youth striker Jacobsen, he's going to be an immediate contributor.
Finally your reputation has increased.
Thanks for reading and inputting into the thread guys, it's appreciated
Champions League
Thankfully we went straight into the second qualifying round for the Champions league this season. We are becoming quite adept at progressing past that point and we soon dispatched Irish side Bohemians with a couple of impressive victories; firstly a well deserved 3-1 win away from home that was then followed by a more even match as we recorded a 2-1 win at the Gundadular.
Fans of variety will not be pleased to hear that we drew Anderlecht again in the third qualifying round; they were the team that put us out of the competition at this stage last year.
We travelled to Belgium for the first leg where we more than held our own to record a brilliant 1-1 draw. That left us within touching distance of the fourth round (the Champions playoff). Even the losing teams that get to that round are guaranteed a place in the group stage of the Europa League with the winner sealing the ultimate prize; a place in the Champions League group stage.
The second leg was simply amazing and is probably best described by the highlights themselves
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To lead twice and still lose was pretty soul-destroying, but the positives hugely outweigh the negatives. We are so close to getting through this stage. Next year, surely!
Our efforts were rewarded with a really tough Europa League tie against Wolfsburg, which, as always, I will update you on in the next post.
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Win it
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience
Much the same as last season from the board except that they expect us to win the Super Cup this time around.
My Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered
UEFA Champions League: Reach Q3
UEFA Europa League: Put in a fighting performance
And much the same from me as well.
Our finances are still quite steady. The increased sums of money we spend on junior coaching are having quite a big impact though. We really could do with going one better in Europe at some stage soon.
Especially since season ticket sales remain steady at 28, again!
Still a bit big, still a bit unbalanced, but slowly getting there! Last youth intake day brought us the better strikers we needed, so there are now really only one or two positions that need strengthened. I think our performances in the Champions League qualifier against Anderlecht prove that.
It is coming mate, surely a group stage is coming.
As Daz said you are getting closer and closer to the Group Stages, maybe even next year?
Hopefully we can if we get a favorable draw. Although anyone except Anderlecht would do me just now!
I had pretty much zero confidence going into our Europa League qualifier against Wolfsburg. Despite our excellent showing against Anderlecht I knew this was going to be an entirely different prospect. German sides are notoriously strong and my aim was simply to avoid humiliation; if we could keep them to single figures over the two legs then that could be viewed as reasonable result from our point of view.
In the end, my fears we realised. We were outclassed in both matches, but thankfully we did keep the scoreline fairly respectable in both legs. A 3-0 defeat at their ground was followed by a repeat of that score at our own ground.
Those defeats drew our European adventure to a close for another year and now we have the slog of the league to contend with until we get another chance.
Results - League Table League Graph
It has been a similar story this year to last, although we did lose our 100% record in the Super Cup. That particular match came right on the back of the Wolfsburg ties and the normal team was exhausted; the red card didnt help either. Otherwise it has been pretty much plain sailing.
A couple of slightly newsworthy items; firstly the Faroes manager got the boot again. I applied again and didnt get it. Again. We also got ourselves another parent team to help raise additional funding. We are currently losing about £65k per month so I felt it necessary to boost our coffers in some way.
Unlucky on getting Wolfsburg
Shame this wasn't quite your year.
In terms of the general quality of this years intake, it has to be said that it is a little lower than usual. However, there is one jewel which outshines the rest of the players. Martin Joensen (YP143) looks like a tremendous talent. Whilst we arent particularly weak in central midfield, he is already better than anyone else we have in that position. Given the choice I think Id actually prefer intakes like this, with one player already set for the first team rather than two or three that need some work.
Of the other players in this intake, Bui Jacobsen (YP144) and Eydun Andreasen (YP145) look the most talented, but will need something special to break into the first team.
Good grief, Martin Joensen should become the greatest Faroese player of all time. Good luck keeping hold of him in the future
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhh! I keep getting this on the same date. Can't get past it
Have you tried holidaying for a day to get past this day?
And that hasn't worked either. Any ideas anyone?
I've posted but tbh I think it might be gone forever.
Will just need to plot my next path to victory in the interim
Looks like the game is gone forever - it seems most likely that the error has been caused by the data update I used. I hope everyone enjoyed reading
That's a bugger Scribe. I was interested to see if you could finally make the group stage.
Noooo! Unlucky mate...
And Martin Joensen looked so great that's so unfortunate!
I don't want to just leave the thread hanging, so I'll sum up my final season and close it out properly.
League Results - League Table League Graph Cup Results
A final, successful league campaign was unfortunately not matched by our cup performances. We lost the Super Cup and were then defeated in the Løgmanssteypið semi final against Skala, who are a team we can usually beat put five or six goals past. A shame that we could not complete another clean sweep in my final season before the big crash, but I think we have done Hoyvik proud with the way we progressed over my ten seasons in charge.
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered Achieved
Faroese Super Cup: Win it Failed
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience Achieved
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience Achieved
My Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered Achieved
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered Achieved
UEFA Champions League: Reach Q3 Achieved
UEFA Europa League: Put in a fighting performance Achieved
Key Players
Top Scorer: Petur Jacobsen (YP133) Jacobsen was the standout player from last years youth intake and he showed why with a very impressive haul of 32 goals in just 21 starts this year. Not only that, but he seems to have actually improved over the past 12 months, perhaps as a result of our recent investment in our training ground.
Most Assists: Eydun Lakjuni (YP122) Lakjuni never quite reached the heights of last year, but he remained a star contributor with his goals and assists
Managers Player of the Year: Petur Jacobsen (YP133) he only just edges it over Lakjuni, mainly because I dont want to award the same player every year!
Next Season
Unfortunately, there will not be a next season. The game has gone forever it seems.
We only got as far as domestic dominance and couldnt quite make the step up in Europe. Im quite sure we would have reached the group stages of the Champions League in the next few seasons. I dont know if we would ever have been able to become a force in Europe, and sadly we will never find out.
I never got the chance to manage the national side either, but even if I had I really doubt I could have made much of an impact at this early stage. Perhaps in a few years it would have been a different story.
Ill make one more update in this thread - a few stats and records from my time with Hoyvik.
Manager: Balder Sigurðr Steinsson
Time in charge: 3963 days (real time: 5 days, 1 hour, 29 minutes)
So, after 11 seasons in charge the dream is finally over. I think our progression was pretty good, despite such uncertainty off the field! The board were actually pretty ambitious in terms of upgrading our facilities, especially junior coaching.
We did leave a bit of a legacy, and I even became a club legend!
Here are our brief club and player records. Let me know if you want any last screenshots before I consign the save game to the recycle bin.
As from where I go from here, I think this has put me off using an unofficial database. The smallest league in Europe that comes with the game is probably Iceland, so I might end up in the second division there. Who knows!
The End... or is it??
Last edited by Scribe; 17-12-2011 at 19:03.
Such a shame, great thread. What do you plan on doing next?
A real shame for you, was a great thread to read.
Already looking forward to your next one!
Great news, lovin the story
Hope to see it soon.
Yeah, looks like the Faroes will rule yet.
Might want to remove the 'The End'...
Replace it with 'To be continued...'
Only just started reading this thread today, and gutted to see it crashed on you.
Try one starting in Scotland. I'm doing it at the moment and because of the bigger teams, it seems a much bigger challenge but still enjoyable.
I look forward to your next thread.
I've been reading occasionally bits and pieces here of this thread, and only today decided to go from start to bottom. But then was shocked it has ended! Highly entertaining career, hopefully you can still rescue this. I want to see what happens to those players... Hoyvik was starting to look like a specialist factory of quality midfielders: Djuhuus, Lakjuni and now Joensen... But the biggest question of all was - would you ever get a 29th season ticket holder?
I'd also like to mention I'm completely daft and it took me AGES to figure out the pun in the title.
Took me about the time it took me to read it.
Does it work now?
Hopefully it works now after the patch.
And we're back!
- National team World Ranking: 179th - Down 3 places
- UEFA coefficient: 47th place – Down 1 place
- UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League - no change
- League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 186th - Up 56 places (1 star – no change)
- Biggest club: HB (1 star) - no change
- Hoyvik reputation: 1 star - no change
- Hoyvik European ranking: 560th – Down 148 places
- Hoyvik club value: £775k – Up £75k
- Hoyvik title odds: 4/6 – no change
I'm not sure what caused the big slump in our European ranking this season. Perhaps just a small adjustment in the patch or something. I'm sure it will go back up again over time anyway.
Champions League
The early stages of the Champions league are starting to become a familiar place for us, and this year we were pit against a familiar side in the second qualifying round; Maribor. We played and beat the Slovenians back in 2018/19 season, so given our improvement since then I was fairly certain we could do the same this time around.
The first leg didnt exactly go to plan and we had to come from behind twice to salvage a 3-3 draw. We did have a goal disallowed that would have seen us take a lead to Slovenia, but as it stood we needed a victory in Maribor to progress to Q3.
Almost immediately, it was clear that we werent going to make things easy for ourselves. Within 7 minutes we were a goal down and hanging onto our Champions League hopes by our fingernails. Thankfully the boys are made of stern stuff and soon equalised. At half time, and still trailing on away goals, I threw caution to the wind and went all out attack in search of the goal that would take us through. With just under 20 minutes remaining we got that crucial goal and managed to hold out for the remaining time for victory.
One interesting, and much welcomed development this season was that we were seeded for the Q3 draw. In theory that would give us a much easier tie and that looked like it might be true when we were drawn against Georgian side Dinamo Tbilisi. Whilst it would not be easy by any stretch of the imagination I was sure wed have a better chance than we did against the likes of Anderlecht, Sparta Prague and Kobenhavn of previous seasons.
In the first leg (at home), we started poorly once again and conceded an early goal, but things soon turned our way. After just 7 minutes our visitors were reduced to ten men when Petur Jacobsen (YP133) was tripped in the box when through on goal. We scored the resulting penalty and managed to score a second penalty to seal a 2-1 victory. However, I couldnt help but feel a little disappointed and that it was an opportunity missed. Wed controlled the match and really should have put the tie to bed. Instead, wed have to face a tough trip to Tbilisi with the narrowest of leads.
The second leg was an enthralling match, so here are the highlights:
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We got off to a great start but looked like a red card might ruin our chances, only for them to get a man sent off as well. In the end, we secured a great result and progressed on away goals.
That excellent result puts us into the playoff for the group stages where we will play Sparta Prague. Now unless Im mistaken that secures us a place in the Europa League group stage even if we lose. Excellenty!
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Win it
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience
The board expectations remain the same. I might stop putting this bit in my preview to be honest!
My Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered
UEFA Champions League: Reach Q3
Were not in great shape at present. We continue to lose money, whilst not quite at an alarming rate, a pace that is a little uncomfortable. However, we havent had any money from the Champions League campaign yet (it usually comes in when we get knocked out), so Im hoping we get a little more than usual because of the relative success weve had this season.
Season tickets remained at 28 again.
I have a few too many players at the moment so need to consider sending a few out on loan. Im pretty pleased with our squad now though; we have some real quality (by Faroese standards!) at the club.
Just for your information, here is my first choice XI as it stands:
GK: Johannes Lakjuni (YP116) one of our many Faroese international players. Not a bad player.
DR: Eydun Rasmussen (YP123) another internationalist and again, not a bad player.
DC: Frits Lakjuni (YP88) one of my most important players in the spine of the team
DC: Tordur Dam (YP81) probably our first ever high quality youth pull. Its a bit of a shame that he has never improved all that much.
DL: Kaj Hentze (YP98) sadly another prospect that hasnt really improved since he arrived at the club. That said, still a decent player.
MC: Anfinn Jacobsen (YP92) probably the player with the most competition for his place in the first team. We have a lot of other central midfielders of similar talent to this guy
MC: Martin Joensen (YP143) the star of last seasons youth intake and possibly our most gifted player.
AMC: Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97) one of our most productive players. Again, he hasnt improved much over the course of his career.
AMC: Hallur Petersen (YP82) he doesnt look that great, but he delivers week-in week-out.
AMC: Eydun Lakjuni (YP122) the third of our Lakjuni trio and definitely the best of the bunch.
FC: Petur Jacobsen (YP133) the striker we were lacking for a long time. He is being chased by a club from the UAE but hopefully that will come to nothing.
Id be interested to know what position you all would hope to get a good player in on youth intake day if you were me? Personally a goalkeeper would be my next priority or maybe a rightback.
It's the 2nd dynasty.
The Champions League playoffs does indeed guarantee the Euro group stage, and you probably won't have too much finance troubles after the prize money even if you lose the draw.
For the youth intake, I would have to say your fullbacks probably, with your rightback as you mentioned being the worst one. If I'm not mistaken, 6.8 is a pretty good rating for a GK which he managed even in the Champions League, but 6.5 and 6.1 for fullbacks is just not that great. Would probably help you if they are a bit more offensively suited too since with playing 3 amcs the fullbacks can provide more width for you.
When we played Sparta Prague back in 2018/19, they beat us 5-1 on aggregate in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. That time we managed to come away with a narrow 2-1 defeat in Prague, but were then clinically defeated 3-0 at home. This season, we were away in the first league again so I would have been quite pleased with a similar narrow defeat. However, what followed was in no way narrow, but it was quite a defeat.
They absolutely hammered us. The 6-1 scoreline reflected their dominance over the 90 minutes and I cant complain about it at all. I wasnt happy about the manner we conceded the goals and if we were going to play like that in future, it was just as well that we werent going to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League. If that is what a mid-sized team like Sparta Prague could do to us, I would hate to think how wed get on against a Barcelona or a Man Utd.
So, back to the Faroes with our tails between our legs, I was determined that the second leg would be a different story; for a bit of pride if nothing else. For the first time in history we managed to sell out the stadium (or at least the seated section since no standing areas are permitted in European competition), as 3,000 hardy souls turned up to watch the rematch. We performed much better and deserved the 0-0 draw that we achieved.
Overall, the Champions League campaign has been a good one. We got further than ever before, and as I said the result guaranteed us a place in the Europa League group stages. We also received a massive sum of money for the CL success and then some more for the Europa League place. That took our finances up to the £3m mark and I immediately asked the board to improve our training facilities. Last time they invested £95,000, but they didnt hold back this season and put over ten times that aside! That will surely make a huge positive impact on the clubs future.
Unsurprisingly, we were seeded 4th for the group stage draw and were probably the team that everyone in the competition wanted. There were a lot of great teams in the draw; Liverpool, Man City, Spurs, Fiorentina, Lazio, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and so on, so I was sure wed get a few tough games no matter what.
Ultimately we were placed in Group F alongside Basel of Switzerland, Tottenham of England and Bordeaux of France. Im really quite excited to see how we fare. Even if its six defeats, its great to just be in this stage of the competition.
Achievements Completed
- Reach the Europa League group stage Achieved 2022/23
Great stuff mate
Now your board are backing you with the facilities, the long term goal gets ever so slightly easier. Just slightly. But by making the group stages of the Europa League, you have that first step.
It's been great seeing your team slowly progress over the years, hopefully you can pick up some points in the Europa League
Great news on the Europa League
Brilliant news on the game being 'back'
- Thanks guys
I can only apologise, but I was so engrossed in the game that I forgot to take any screenshots at the mid-season point, so weve skipped straight to youth intake day this season, doh! Ill give a fuller update on the season so far because of that.
Our Europa League campaign started with arguably our easiest tie; Basel at home. If youd asked me before the game, I would probably have said Id be happy to take a draw, so our 2-2 result should really have been a good result, but to be honest I was slightly disappointed. They had a man sent off and we had chance after chance, but failed to capitalise.
Since then, it looked like we would lose every match. We certainly didnt disgrace ourselves as we lost our next four games though. Our last match in the competition saw Spurs come to town and this happened. An unbelievable result! It wasnt enough to stop us from finishing the group in last place, but frankly, who cares!
Its been a great experience to play in the group stages of a European competition for the first time. It has certainly given me a taste for it and made me all the more determined to keep progressing and improving.
Results - League Table League Graph - Europa League Table
Thankfully our Europa League exploits havent had too much of a negative impact on our domestic campaign. I have had to rotate a lot more than previous seasons, so our matches immediately after the EL games have proven a little tougher; for example, our only draw came directly after the Tottenham away match.
Overall, its been a good 6 months. We managed to win back the Super Cup and are in the final of the Løgmanssteypið, so I couldnt ask for more. The only thing that would top it all would be a great set of youths
Ok, not outstanding this season, but still acceptable. There are only really two players of note. Heini Joensen (YP152) will go someway to resolving our problematic rightback problem, but he needs some intensive pace training before hell be a reliable defender.
The second player of the intake worth keeping an eye on is Jakup Hansen (YP151), who will join our long list of centrebacks. Hes another player that needs some pace training, but standing at 67, you wouldnt expect him to be too quick!
Achievements Completed
- Win a point in the Europa League group stage Achieved 2022/23
- Win a match in the Europa League group stage Achieved 2022/23
Great to see you back up and running!
Shame about the Sparta result but nice work in the Europe League. What a result against Spurs
Slowly getting somewhere in Europe.
Results 1 Results 2 - League Table League Graph
Its been a landmark season. Our progress in European competition has taken us up a level, not only on the playing field, but also in terms of our infrastructure.
Domestically, we are also back on top. Last season we only won the league, but this year saw the return of the Super Cup and the domestic Cup.
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered Achieved
Faroese Super Cup: Win it Achieved
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience Achieved
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience Achieved
My Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered Achieved
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered Achieved
UEFA Champions League: Reach Q3 Surpassed
UEFA Europa League: Put in a fighting performance Achieved
Key Players
Top Scorer: Petur Jacobsen (YP133) the big striker hit 38 goals in 33 games. He was particularly potent in the domestic cup competitions, but I was most pleased by his performances in Europe where he scored 5 goals.
Most Assists: Eydun Lakjuni (YP122) Lakjuni has been our most creative player for some time now, and this season was no different
Managers Player of the Year: Hallur Petersen (YP82) Petersen is another player that is consistently productive, both in terms of goals and assists. This season was a great one for him. However, hes looking for a new contract at more than double the wages of anyone else in the squad and Im not keen on giving him that.
Fans Player of the Year: Petur Jacobsen (YP133)
Next Season
Im hopeful that we can get into the Europa League groups again. Its been a very enjoyable and financially beneficial competition, so I want another chance at it.
Im excited to see how our new training ground will impact on the players we have. Even with the fairly basic facilites we have just now, we have managed to produce 14 players for the latest national squad. We really have come a long way in a relatively short space of time.
Only 7 goals conceded, brilliant defensive
- National team World Ranking: 180th - Down 1 place
- UEFA coefficient: 45th place Up 2 places
- UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League - no change
- League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 216th - Down 30 places (1 star no change)
- Biggest club: HB (1 star) - no change
- Hoyvik reputation: 1 star - no change
- Hoyvik European ranking: 267th Up 293 places
- Hoyvik club value: £1.9m Up £1.125m
- Hoyvik title odds: 4/6 no change
Reaching the Europa League groups has really helped both our European ranking and especially the estimated value of the club; it has more than doubled in the last 12 months.
Achievements Completed
- Estimated value greater than £1m Achieved 2022/23
New Achievements Added
- Top 250 European club ranking
- Top 100 European club ranking
- Top 50 European club ranking
- Top 10 European club ranking
- Top 3 European club ranking
- Top European club
That was a good season - 20 goals conceded the past FOUR league campaigns! Get out!
More to do with the dross I face in the league than my exceptional management skills I'd say, hehe!
Great career so far Scribe been following for awhile but decided to post now as been busy recently.
Good to see the hardwork didnt goto waste with the small well big crash problem.
Champions League
I was somewhat worried when our name came out of the Q2 draw alongside Swedish side Helsingborgs. I have to say it looked like a very tough test at that early stage of the competition. However, it was a sign of our growing confidence in European competition when we cam away with a fine 2-0 victory in the away leg. Whilst not quite a formality, it allowed us to relax a little for the second leg where we recorded a nice 3-2 victory.
If I thought that draw wasnt kind to us, things were about to get worse. Last season we were seeded for the third quailifying round and that ultimatetly allowed us to reach the Europa League group stage. For whatever reason, that was not the case this year and our unseededness meant wed play FC Kobenhavn in Q3; a team that put ten goals past us in two games the last time we met.
We were magnificent in the first leg and more than matched them in a fine 3-2 win. Even so, I knew the second leg would still be a massive challenge; I was just praying that the defence could withstand the battering they were undoubtedly about to receive.
I dont want to go much into the second game to be honest. This screenshot says it all. To lose on away goals thanks to a last minute winner is a soul destroying way to go out of the competition.
We will now face Rubin of Russia in the Europa League 4th Qualifying Round. We pushed Kobenhavn all the way, so I hope we can at least put up a good fight in that one although I suspect they might well be a level above the Danes.
Board Expectations
Vodafonedeildin: Win it
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Win it
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience
Were still in a very good financial state. We obviously wont make the same profit as last season because we were knocked out of the Champions League one round earlier, but it shouldnt have too adverse an impact.
Season tickets sales were a big sigh inducing 28.
The squad continues to get better with each passing season. My first choice XI hasnt really changed since last season though, so wont link any screenshots. Although in all honesty, I think Im just too annoyed at the Kobenhavn result to be bothered to go to the effort!
Good to see you back up and running. Hopefully, now you've done it once, you'll be a regular Europa League group stage team now.


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Fancher receives George Pinho scholarship
SOUTHINGTON — Levi Fancher was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the George Pinho Memorial Scholarship Fund last Friday night at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington at a post-golf tournament banquet.
Fancher graduated from Woodland High last spring and was a two-time All-Naugatuck Valley League linebacker. He led the Hawks to the CIAC Class S title game against Ansonia and a pair of NVL Copper Division titles. Fancher is currently a freshman at Assumption College.
Fancher's parents, Kristen and Cliff Porter, accepted the honor on his behalf while he attended preseason workouts at Assumption.
Woodland football coach Tim Phipps recited Fancher's essay to the 200-plus dinner guests on what George Pinho meant to Fancher from the time he was a young boy. Pinho was the head freshman coach at Woodland until his untimely death in January 2013 at the age of 48.
In a tribute to Pinho, Fancher will wear the jersey No. 48 in college, as will Pinho's oldest son, Jake, who is a defensive back at Central Connecticut State.
In a Republican-American Athlete of the Week profile last April, Levi Fancher acknowledged that his favorite sports memory was when Woodland beat Naugatuck 25-22 last year in front of 2,500 fans and saw his teammate Jack Pinho hold up the George Pinho Trophy, dedicated to his late father, a Naugatuck native.
The second annual George Pinho Memorial Golf Tournament was held earlier Friday at the Southington Country Club.
The Woodland Touchdown Club, the team's booster club, had previously awarded four $500 scholarships to Fancher, Jack Pinho, Robert Paternoster and Jake Boncal during graduation ceremonies in June. Jack Pinho will be a freshman at Springfield College, where he will run track.
Remember when: This season will be the 10th anniversary of Pomperaug's Class MM state title and 13-0 season. During the preseason exactly 10 years ago, Pomperaug's field, the Edward Arum Athletic Field, was under construction, directed by an ex-Panthers' football player and 1987 team captain, Chuck Stone, of H.I. Stone and Son, Inc., in Southbury.
The Panthers weren't able to practice or play on the field until mid-November and played all games at away sites. The Panthers beat perennial South-West Conference contender Masuk at Seymour High in the regular season en route to the SWC title with a win over Brookfield.
In the Class MM semifinals, Pomperaug defeated Bunnell of Stratford, then coached by current Naugatuck coach Craig Bruno, and topped Branford 30-7 in the final at Trumbull.
Name from the past: Seymour linebacker K.C. Sirowich was labeled the state's most valuable player in 1986. Sirowich, who went on to play at Syracuse and was a member of four bowl teams with the Orange, is among the inductees who will be honored at the second annual Seymour High Sports Hall of Fame dinner Nov. 1 at the Colonial Tavern in Oxford.
Benefit dinner: The Prospect Police and Parks and Recreation Department will hosting a ziti dinner Sept. 3 at the Prospect Fire Department, from 4:30-8 p.m., to help offset medical expenses for Jack Walsh, a sophomore at Woodland, who is undergoing treatment for cancer.
Walsh's dad, Rick, is a Woodland football coach, and his mother, Debbie, is an aerobatics and dance instructor with Prospect Parks and Recreation.
Tickets are $10 per person, $20 per family (maximum four) and children under 5 are free. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling Lisa at the Prospect Police Department at 203-758-6609 or Woodland assistant football coach Chris Moffo at 203-758-4461.
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE - A measure introduced this week by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman stops Congress from raising the nation's debt limit unless "dollar-for-dollar" spending cuts are specified.
The "Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act" was one of three bills entered into legislation Tuesday by Portman, R-Ohio.
He also introduced the "End Government Shutdowns Act" - along with Sen. John Tester, D-Mont. - aimed at preventing last-minute budget deals in Congress and stopping threats to cut off federal government services.
And Portman's "Small Business Health Relief Act" addresses the mandates and provisions of new health care reform laws that adversely affect small businesses.
Portman is a member of the Senate Finance Committee and is involved in the current debate regarding the raising of the federal debt limit.
"As we begin the latest in a string of battles over raising the debt limit, it's time to address the underlying problem - why is Washington's spending so out of control that it has to borrow money to pay our bills?" he asked. " Our economy has not exhibited the robust growth we all hope for, and continuing this pattern of soaring spending will only worsen matters by piling onto our record-high debt and dumping an unconscionable burden on future generations.
"Washington cannot continue to raise the debt limit while kicking the can down the road on deficit reduction. In order to spur job creation and get our economy back on the right track, we must restore fiscal responsibility, and this starts by stopping Washington's reckless pattern of spending money we don't have."
The Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act will make the "dollar-for-dollar" rule a permanent debt-limit policy to ensure that any increase in the debt limit corresponds with spending cuts, he explained. It requires that any presidential request to raise the debt limit be accompanied by a proposal to cut non-interest spending by an equal or greater amount over the next decade, and prohibits the use of timing shifts and expiring emergency spending to reach the spending savings target.
Portman explained his "End Government Shutdowns Act" addresses a number of critical issues, while reducing the need "for haphazard, last-minute budget deals that lawmakers are asked to vote on before they have even read them."
The measure creates an automatic continuing resolution for any regular appropriations bills not completed by Oct. 1. After 120 days, the funding of the appropriation would be reduced by 1 percentage point, and would continue to be reduced by that margin every 90 days, Portman explained.
The "Small Business Health Relief Act," meanwhile, repeals fines on employers with more than 50 full-time employees who do not offer insurance coverage that meets federal requirements.
It also abolishes the annual fees imposed on insurance companies, which the Congressional Budget Office has estimated will likely be passed along to consumers through higher premiums, according to Portman. The Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated that repealing this health insurance industry fee would reduce the premium prices of plans offered by 2.0 to 2.5 percent, and would decrease the average family premium in 2016 by $350 to $400.
The measure also repeals multiple restrictions on health savings accounts and flexible spending arrangements, including the $2,500 limit on annual salary contributions to these accounts and restrictive rules regarding paying for medications from health savings accounts, he said.


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Then, there are crowds to brave. If you think the stores are more crowded than usual as you shop for that perfect item today and tomorrow, you're not mistaken: most people shop for Valentine's gifts in the five days preceding Feb. 14, according to Time magazine. More than six in 10 Americans planned to spend money to celebrate Valentine's Day, American Express research in 2011 found. On average, people expected to spend $181 overall, with the bulk split between dinner and a gift. The credit card company found that flowers tended to top the list of gifts, followed by gift cards. But what are some options for tokens of affection beyond flowers and cards?
Of course, there are the usual gifts associated with this holiday of love: lingerie, jewelry and perfume. We talked to purveyors of some of these items, as well as a few others, to seek advice on finding the perfect present.
First, there's lingerie. In case in needs to be said, which it shouldn't, we'll state the obvious: Typically, these purchases should be reserved for relationships that are solid, lest the gift-giver get an "I'm just not that into you" glare as the box opens. For those assured gift buyers, intimate apparel can range from a practical purchase to something more racy.
Before you head out the door with visions of what you might want to see your significant other in, consider statistics and expert advice. For starters, know that more than 50 percent of lingerie is returned, compared with 30 percent of other kinds of clothing, according to NPD Fashionword.
Charlene Jurgaitis, owner of Princess Lingerie in downtown Waterbury, tries to guide customers to pick the perfect gift. She said each holiday offers something different when it comes to lingerie-giving. Valentine's tends to be marked by sweet and sexy unmentionables.
Jurgaitis said in many ways, lingerie is a gift for both parities in a partnership. Sometimes, women even come in in advance of the holiday with designs of surprising a spouse with something new. Men tend to like garters with stockings, panties and bras, while women prefer teddies and nighties, she said.
"This year, we've been steering the guys away from safe, from something very practical. We're steering them more toward something that is still appropriate, but may be on the edge," said Jurgaitis. "We always think that something personal is a perfect gift, whether intimate lingerie or something that provides comfort. A nightgown could be on the cutting edge for someone because they always try sweatpants."
Jurgaitis and her staff try to talk customers who aren't quite sure what to get through their purchase, starting with asking about colors and what the personality of the recipient is like. They also advise that gift-buyers either take a peek at sizes in a dresser drawer or closet. Gifts that a woman wouldn't ordinarily buy herself might be good, but so, too, could be old standbys.
"Bras and panties are safe. Sometimes, just going with a different color brings the element of surprise," said Jurgaitis.
Across town, at Elizabeth Richard Gifts on Chase Parkway, Lori Greene joked that if her husband came home with flowers and candy alone "I'd be very angry."
In reality, Greene said, she and her husband tend to avoid celebrating Valentine's Day because of a snafu over the holiday early in their relationship. But she's happy to help everyone else determine what to give their sweeties.
"To give a heart shaped gift, or a red gift, that alone doesn't necessarily say love," said Greene, whose wares range from cookery to china to charm bracelets. "What does say 'Love' is knowing the person you're buying for."
Along those lines, Greene suggested gifts like a vase for a gardener to place her carefully tended and cut flowers, or a special spatula and baking dish for someone who enjoys baking.
Other ideas Greene offered spanned from scarves, to high-end lotions and bath bombs, like a line of cupcake-shaped ones she carries, that someone might not ordinarily indulge in for themselves.
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What�s big, yellow, round (sort of) and powers the world?
The taco, of course.
This humble Mexican staple has become as American as the hamburger in the last decade, only tastier. And Durango has all but cornered the market on them, from soft and cylindrical to crunchy and messy to Navajo and novel.
So here�s the burning question � what makes the perfect, ultimate, memorable taco?
This can be a chancier query than you might imagine. My unofficial survey of more than 30 guests in five Durango restaurants revealed that divisions in the local population are hard and fast and almost insurmountable.
If you�re Mexican, and our community fortunately has its share, tacos consist of five ingredients and no more. The tortilla is always soft and corn; the filling is always slowly cooked meat (pork, beef and their sundry parts) and the condiments are always onions, cilantro and salsa. Maybe, if you�re feeling extravagant, a squeeze of lime.
�Carne asada, cilantro, lime, salsa, that�s it,� said Marco Zuniga, a paraglider pilot enjoying a meal at Emilio�s in the Main Mall. �That�s the perfect taco.�
If you�re American, the more things you can stuff in a single orb of flattened cornmeal, the better. Rice, beans, meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, salsa and sour cream are just the basics � fish, chicken, pineapple and mango-flavored sauces often are preferred.
�Pico de gallo, avocado, rice is good, local cilantro, fresh veggies, mango, steak or pork,� said Steve Mace, a biologist waiting in line at Zia Taqueria during a busy Tuesday lunch hour, as he listed his favorites. �I go with everything,� he added, the tiniest bit sheepishly.
But beyond the inevitable disagreements about what to put into the perfect taco, an even greater rift remains � soft or crunchy?
If you�re over 40, you�re partial to the crisp half moons available in your childhood. If you�re younger, you�ll most likely choose the soft corn tortilla authentic to Mexican cooking. (You�ll be hard-pressed to find a fried taco shell in Mexico.)
�I like soft,� said Jesse Blake, a Fort Lewis College student getting ready to drive to North Carolina for a summer internship, as he waited for his order to come up at Nini�s Taqueria. His two fellow students and dining companions agreed.
�Crunchy, definitely,� said Cheryl Larkin, a very fit member of the over-40 crowd meeting up for a reunion of a women�s tennis group, also at Nini�s.
�Oh yeah, crispy,� her friend, Denie Dorminy, piped up.
Then there�s that Southwest specialty that defies convention (and understanding, for those unfamiliar with it) � the Navajo taco, made with fry bread. It looks like a pressed, plate-sized doughnut, fried to a mildly crisp golden brown and topped with a Paul Bunyanesque serving of pinto beans, ground beef, green or red chile, lettuce, cheese and a bit of tomato, if you like. It�s served at Kachina Kitchen, tucked in Centennial Center, an unassuming shopping center on the south side of town.
The day I visited, almost everyone in the restaurant had one of these behemoth concoctions before them, attesting to the fondness locals hold for the Native American creation. They know it�s not really a taco, but they love it anyway.
�I like the (fried bread)� said Lisa Mickey, lunching with her husband who works nearby. �That�s my favorite thing.�
Kachina Kitchen�s jovial owner, Fred Rector, smoothly demonstrated how he makes the puffy yet substantial bottom for his taco. He pulled out a tennis-ball sized round of pure white dough, patted it with flour between his palms and fed it several times through a machine resembling a pasta maker.
�The Navajo ladies do this by hand,� he confessed, �but I can�t.�
Then he used a pizza cutter to make a perfect circle and tossed the dough into a deep fryer. About 40 seconds later, the finished product emerged, hot and golden.
If there is dissent over which ingredients form the ultimate taco, there is none about the best time of day or season of the year to consume one. Any time, any day or night, any season. Tacos are warm and hearty comfort food for some, a light and easy snack for others. Some adore them at breakfast, bursting with fried eggs, cheese and salsa and others like them at dinner stuffed with traditional Mexican ingredients like tripe and beef cheek.
And everyone � really, everyone � enjoys them with a libation, almost exclusively a cold beer or a tangy margarita.
Which is why having a liquor license can mean success or failure at so many Mexican-themed restaurants. Owning a restaurant here is a tough business. Credit is tight, English can be new, getting a business permit is a trial. Many restaurants are open seven days a week.
It took three tries for Ada Garcia and Antonio Bogarin, owners of Tacos Nayarit, to obtain their liquor license. Some residents objected to a restaurant serving liquor so close to a school (Tacos Nayarit sits just across from Durango High School). But many customers supported the restaurant�s application and it recently went through.
�It has helped,� said Luis Garcia, who works with his sister at the restaurant. �The first thing they say is �I want a margarita or a beer.� You say no, and they go somewhere else.�
Emilio�s owners, Jose and Leticia Pe�a, have their own tales of hardship. When they bought their restaurant three years ago, the kitchen didn�t have a refrigerator. They resorted to leasing a smaller space on the other side of the mall and turning it into Pepe�s, a take-out taco bar. And they too, just received their liquor license and plan to start serving dinner in addition to breakfast and lunch.
So it should be no surprise that the taco places that make it in Durango often have a loyal following. And well they should.
The pressure-cooked pinto beans at Kachina Kitchen are the best I�ve ever tasted, sourced just up the road at Dove Creek. The salsa at Emilio�s is to die for, the perfect mix of tomatoes and cilantro, heat and crunch. (The secret ingredient? Radish.) The vegetables and sauces at Nini�s Taqueria taste as if they zipped from the garden to your plate. The small corn tortilla and filling of grilled shrimp at Tacos Nayarit are as authentic a taste of Mexico as you�ll find here. And the old-fashioned crunchy taco shell fried on site at Zia Taqueria? The best.
But my over-40, decidedly American, vegetarian tastes hardly represent Durango diners at large.
So what do they say makes the perfect taco?
At Francisco�s Restaurante Y Cantina, solid American-style fare rules the day, with crunchy corn tacos filled with ground beef, cheese, lettuce and tomato, salsa on the side, tallying up as the customer favorite.
At Zia, diners load up on soft tacos filled with chicken, black beans, jack and cheddar cheese, lettuce and pico de gallo. (If you�re smart, you�ll add a dash of their smoky chipotle puree.)
At Nini�s, the most popular taco (soft blue corn) also combines chicken, cheese and lettuce, but its customers add a dash of sour cream and one of their nine mild, medium or hot freshly made salsas. (The day I was there, the hot mango haba�ero was the big seller.)
Tacos Nayarit diners prefer its soft, tasty corn tortilla filled with carne asada (seasoned, chopped skirt steak), cilantro, onions and lettuce, salsa on the side. (I must, however, speak on behalf of their seafood offerings, which were superb.)
Carne asada, cilantro, and onions in a soft, corn tortilla are also the choice of taco-eaters at Emilio�s, with the addition of white pinto beans, a staple in Leticia Pe�a�s home state of Jalisco. (If you have room, and you likely won�t, a side of the traditional Mexican rice is scrumptious.)
And at Kachina Kitchen it�s no mystery what customers come for � the quirky, filling Navajo taco. (Diners seemed particularly taken with the green chili sauce, consuming it with abandon.)
But for some taco aficionados, the perfect taco is more than a particular ingredient or tradition. It�s something ephemeral and earthy at the same time.
�A good taco is the love they put into it,� said Martin Castillo, kitchen manager at Zia. �The way you prepare it makes it the best taco.�
Note: To any fabulous taco restaurant that I missed, please forgive me. A girl can only eat so many tacos for a single assignment. Let me know. I�ll come next time. The quest for the perfect taco never ends.


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STEUBENVILLE - The Cub Scouts arrived at the Fort Steuben Mall early Saturday holding their Pinewood Derby cars carefully.
It was a day of serious business as each of the 131 wooden cars were weighed. measured and carefully inspected by the adult volunteers.
Any adjustments were made under the supervision of a Boy Scott volunteer supervisor at a nearby table.
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READY TO RACE — Phillip Rawson and J.T. Pipo of Cub Scout Pack 141 of Toronto discussed racing strategy as they waited their turn to compete Saturday afternoon in one of a series of elimination heats at the annual Pinewood Derby at the Fort Steuben Mall Center Court. -- Dave Gossett
HELPING HAND — Roger Hilty, a veteran Boy Scout adult volunteer called out the names of six Cub Scouts set to compete Saturday afternoon during the series of heats at the annual Pinewood Derby. -- Dave Gossett
And then came the races.
The first place winner Saturday was Elijah Connell of Pack 415, Wintersville.
He was followed by second place winner Hunter Seminsky, Post 334, Weirton; Michael Buzzard of Pack 41, Wintersville in third place; Zone Shifflett, Pack 737, Wellsburg in fourth place; Austin Lewis, Pack 3, Steubenville in fifth place and Ian Folk, Pack 737, Wellsburg with a sixth place finish.
"We held triple elimination races all morning. We usually had five cars in each heat during the morning elimination. And it was tough at times because I tried to avoid putting racers from the same packs in the same race. But as the eliminations continued we started seeing boys from the same pack racing against each other," explained Race Chairman Joe Kovalesky.
His involvement with the Pinewood Derby started 26 years ago when his oldest son John was a Cub Scout.
"I have been very fortunate to have a core group of excellent volunteers. I served as master of ceremonies Friday night but on Saturday I am available for whatever needs to be done. But as you can see this event runs very smoothly and I think everyone has fun," he remarked.
"We got here about 3 p.m. on Friday to start setting up. The Pinewood Derby has some pretty stringent rules for the wooden cars but we all work together to make sure everyone meets the rules and can compete in the races. Dan Gamble runs the repair table and he will help the scouts make necessary last minute adjustments if they are needed," according to Kovalesky.
"Today was a good day. You can tell the kids and their families are getting more excited now that we are in the afternoon elimination races. The top three races in each heat move on to the next race until we finish with the final top six races," said Kovalesky.
"The Cub Scouts learn what competition is all about and also learn how to work with tools. It takes about eight hours to design and craft the car, sand it down and paint it," said Kovalesky.
"It was a long day but everyone enjoyed themselves. I'm tired but we had a very good day," commented Kovalesky as he prepared to dismantle the track.
Earlier Saturday afternoon Roy Shrieve of Pack 334 in Weirton said he was, "a little nervous," as he waited for his name to be called for a race.
"I like setting the car at the starting line and then waiting for them to come down the metal ramp and cross the finish line," the nine year old Shrieve stated.
"If my cousin Matthew gets involved in Cub Scouts I will help him with his Pinewood Derby car," Shrieve said.
Joe Bostaph Sr. stood with the group of Cub Scouts from Pack 334 of Weirton giving the four boys some final advice.
"I have been helping the pack for the past four years now but this is my first year being in charge. I help them learn how to use power tools the safe way. But the boys pick out the design for their cars, paint them and add the weights. And we all have fun," Bostaph explained.
And fun was what brought the adult volunteers and Boy Scouts to the mall on Friday night to compete for trophies in the Family Race Stock Class and Family Race Hot Rod Class.
Brock Snively came in first in the Stock Class followed by Jeremiah Campbell, Steve Seminsky, Jonnie Filler, Alayna Folk and Jordan Snively.
The Hot Rod Class was won by Karen Hill, followed by Joe Scugoza, Steve Seminsky, Ed Hill, Dave DeChristopher and Dave Vanbeveren.
"I won the Stock Car Class last year. It is a lot of fun and I'm glad I came back this year. I started racing five years ago when I was a Cub Scout and will probably keep racing," declared Buckeye Local seventh grader David Peshak.
His father David Sr. pointed to his son's Pinewood Derby winner sitting in front of last year's trophy.
"I don't know what the magic is with that car but it is a winner," he noted.
"This is an absolute blast for a lot of people," declared Greg Zolman of Wellsburg.
"My son is now in his seventh year of Pinewood Derby racing and after watching him I decided to build my own car this year. And the exciting thing is my son gets to do this for six more years. I am excited for him and for me because this is fun," Zolman said.
Each of the six winners were presented with a trophy, along with gift cards courtesy of Fort Steuben Mall.
Cub Scouts in the Two Chiefs district, which includes New Manchester, Weirton, Follansbee, Bethany and Wellsburg in West Virginia, and Freeport, Empire, Irondale, Bloomingdale, Richmond, Wintersville, Steubenville, Toronto and Martins Ferry in Ohio were invited to participate in the Pinewood Derby.


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My boyhood in a small town in Connecticut was shaped by my family, my friends, our neighbors, my chores and hobbies, the town's culture and environment, its schools, libraries, factories, and businesses, their workers, and by storms that came from nowhere to disrupt everything. . . . Yet childhood in any family is a mysterious experience. . . . What shapes the mind, the personality, the character?
So begins this unexpected and extraordinary book by Ralph Nader. Known for his lifetime of selfless activism, Nader now looks back to the earliest days of his own life, to his serene and enriching childhood in bucolic Winsted, Connecticut. From listening to learning, from patriotism to argument, from work to simple enjoyment, Nader revisits seventeen key traditions he absorbed from his parents, his siblings, and the people in his community, and draws from them inspiring lessons for today's society. Warmly human, rich with sensory memories and lasting wisdom, it offers a kind of modern-day parable of how we grow from children into responsible adults—a reminder of a time when nature and community were central to the way we all learned and lived.
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Ralph Nader was recently named by the Atlantic as one of the 100 most influential figures in American history, one of only four living people to be so honored. The son of immigrants from Lebanon, he has launched two major presidential campaigns and founded or organized more than one hundred civic organizations. His groups have made an impact on tax reform, atomic power regulation, the tobacco industry, clean air and water, food safety, access to health care, civil rights, congressional ethics, and much more.
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Directions for Use:
1. Remove applicator tube from package.
2. Hold applicator tube in an upright position.
3. Pull cap off tube. Turn cap around and place other end of cap back on the tube.
4. Twist cap to break seal, then remove from tube.
5. Have pet standing for easy application.
6. Part the hair on the pet's back and between the shoulder blades until the skin is visible.
7. Place the tip of the tube on the skin and squeeze to expel contents.
8. Amount and place of the application varies depending on the weight of the pet. Refer to label.
9. Discard empty tube as described on label.
Caution: Do no use on other animals. Keep out of reach of children. For external use on dogs and puppies only. Approved for use on pregnant, nursing, and lactating bitches.
Check with a veterinarian before using on debilitated, aged, pregnant or nursing animals or before using with other pesticides.
Cat Formula
Active Ingredients: Fipronil 9.8%, S-Methoprene 11.8%
Dog Formula
Active Ingredients: Fipronil 9.8%, S-Methoprene 8.8%
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