Currently approaching the end of my 5th season as St. Mirren manager, and the only surviving member of my original squad is Chris Smith, who recently earned a full Scotland cap in a friendly match.
I was chasing down the Old Firm rather admirably, winning 9 league games in a row, but a few draws in my last couple of game have seen me slip out of the title picture as both halves of the OF are relentless. I am still more or less guaranteed 3rd position and a 3rd succesive UEFA cup adventure.
My Squad is currently:
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A couple of big name free transfers in there to shake things up, van Bronkhorst is a good age now and can't quite do it, but I was extremely please to capture Mista for zilch!
I payed about £450k for fortunato. £250k for Pujol from Partick, and he has been magificent. £500k for Lee Miller and a massive £1.2m for Samuelsson who has hardly set the heather alight.
For those enquiring as to how I made my money. I signed Gaetan Tomas Guzman on a free and sold him a year later to Nexaca for £4m. Sold free transfer Julio Cesar Leon to Newcastle for £2.7m. Scott Brown to Cetic for £3.7m up front plus 40% sell on, and 2 good UEFA cup runs, and 2 3rd place finishes each giving me a sweet £850k.
Usually, I wait until Scotland are dying on their arses and they sack the chump in charge, before I apply for the job. However, Ian McCall got the job in 2007....and the rest looks like it may become history!
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They have a good group as well, Brazil, Senegal, USA. Definately possible to qualify considering their record on the road to South Africa!
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