Manchester Speed
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| Manchester Speed (56428) | ||
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| managed by bittersweet_symphony | ||
| Location | Greater Manchester, England | |
| Arena | the sham stadium | |
| Fan Club | not a supporter - have no fan club | |
Manchester Speed is an English club from Greater Manchester and was founded on the 23rd of December 2005 by jmw-2003(now managing under the moniker bittersweet_symphony). The team's initial name was inter money
but changed after season 31. The stadium's capacity is 30,000. The first foreign player was Daniel Nunes from Portugal and the first player to cost more than 100,000 £ was Luis Blazquez from España.
Season 28 was the first season for the club Slightly boring to be honest and i was glad of promotion.
Season 29 was relatively mediocre though i didnt lose as many games as i thought i would have done..
Season 30 saw an improvement and a 2nd place finish just behind Norway VI Overall i was pleased with the second placed
finish.
Season 31 Saw another 2nd placed finish , this time behind Sprowston Lads. A little disapointed not to have made a closer
challenge for the title.
Season 32 was when Speed finally promoted. To league V.2. Though initally happy i knew deep down my team wouldnt be able
to compete and i was also a little sad to leave VI.253 as I had made friends there and had good memories.
Season 33 As expected i relegated. Saved money for the future
| Season | League | Season Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Position | |||
| 34 | V.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Still in progress |
| 34 | VI.148 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 37 | 1 | |
| 33 | V.2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 6 | 7 | |
| 32 | VI.253 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 6 | 40 | 1 | |
| 31 | VI.253 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 12 | 34 | 2 | |
| 30 | VI.253 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 23 | 32 | 2 | |
| 29 | VI.253 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 4 | |
| 28 | VII.420 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7 | 42 | 1 | |
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The current squad of Manchester Speed
Keepers
Luis Blazquez
Bought from Athletes for £160,000 Luis has been 1st choice keeper since he arrived. He is known for his love of strawberries and learnt English remarkably quickly after his transfer. Luis enjoys Bowling and goes regularly with Edmundo Figo.
Nicknames:Gordon Banquez
Gonerts Butkans
Bought for £40,670 from RSC Smooth, Gonerts is currently 2nd choice keeper. He is 6 foot 7 inches tall which has made him the butt of many of the teams jokes. He absolutely hates cats and people who drive Renaults.
Nicknames : Butt-man, lanky,
Defenders
Les Fennimore
The last surviving member of the start up team. Les grew up in South Manchester where he still lives today with his wife 3 kids and pet Labrador - Les is a fan of the TV show "QI"
Nicknames : Les Fez, Manc
Paul Holtzclaw
Paul was bought for £300,000 from Phoenix Connection. He was brought in to help the club in V.2. He lives with his Wife and their two children and their ferret, George. Named after St George. He is a very Patriotic guy and is proud of being English.
Nicknames : Holty, The claw
Ferenc Tihor
Ferenc was bought for £95,330 from Villa de Grado and was the clubs most talented defender during their time in VI.253. He is a huge fan of Weird Al Yankovic, and good friends with former Speed team mate Simeon Novachev
Nicknames: Super Slovak
William Wemyss
William came to the club from Mavi Köşe 2000 for £30,000 amidst rumours that he was related to the manager as they shared a surname - These rumours were extinguished immediately. William enjoys destroying Lord of the rings merchandise in his spare time.
Nicknames: WW , Weemzie
Neville Parry
Nicknames: Welshie, Nev
Marsels Frišenfelds
Nicknames: Feldster, Marcie
Salomão Fernandes
Nicknames: Nando
Amadeusz Flaga
Nicknames: Flagman
Iu Prats
Nicknames: Prat , Jerry
Midfielders
Philippe Marxer
Nicknames: Marx, Phil, Superman
Augustin Lupescu
Nicknames: Loopy , Pesky
Razvan Nitu
Bought at the tail end of season 33 in a failed attempt to bolster the midfield and gain a bit of credibility.
Nicknames: Raz, Nitty
Grant MacLean
Nicknames: Mack , Don
Jose Ihring
Bought from Senorbac for 6,000. Jose has never been the most popular team member, He grew up in Montevideo with 12 brothers and sisters. Jose is one of the quickest members of the squad.
Nicknames: Sprint, moaner
Wingers
Julius van Popta
Bought for only £667 from Team Zoefzoef, the friendly Dutchman has been a hit with the fans as well as his fellow team mates since he arrived at the club on 6th of September 2006. He is the club joker and although his first team appearances have been few and far between he is the most valued member of the squad. Julius though clearly untalented (passable winger/passable playmaking) was bought simply because if his quirky name. The managers friends were looking on the transfer list with him and suddenly noticed him. The manager was bugged by his friends to bid on van Popta, he did and thats that - the story goes on from there. His shirt is the biggest seller in the club store.
Nicknames: julius van pothead , van , poppa , JVP , poptart , julius van popular
Paul Nigg
Nicknames: licky
Yvo Grischke
Nicknames: Pinhead
Edmundo Figo
Nicknames: Eddie , Figaro
Strikers
Roel Croes
Nicknames: Rolo , Rozza
Ola Stigner
Nicknames : Olli , Stinger
Coach
Diego Llacer
Notable Former Players
Alan Moore
Favoured the Number 8 while at the club he was a cult figure with the fans until his departure to to Fc Roullete boy for £82,667 Was the first player to reach 4 stars at the club. Was the best of the start up team. Alan has now retired
Nicknames: Granddad, Alamo
Chris Jarratt
Preffered the number 11 shirt while at the club. Chris was popular with the fans and his shirt sold well in the club shop until the arrival of Julius van Popta. Chris left the club in February 2007 for £71,333.
Nicknames: Jazz, The widest winger in the west, CJ
Nicky Allen-Gao
Another member of the start up team. Nicky wore the Number 2 shirt in most of his games. He was sold to FC Gringos for £64,667 on 07/07/07. Nicky was a utility player, he was a solid defender AND striker. He also had passable winger so was a decent wingback
Nicknames: Nag , Nico
Simeon Novachev
Simeon enjoyed all of his appearances for Speed, He preffered wearing his beloved number 5 shirt, and was a loyal club servant, He was good friend with defensive partner Ferenc Tihor. Nicknames: Vauxhall Nova-chev , Sim
Albert Hasler
Nicknames: Farm boy
