Anderson Silva - from the UFC to the EPL

[Mr.T]

Note: This story was made using Chris22's (Unofficial) FM UPDATE V 10.2.3

Birmingham City
Nation: England
Year Founded: 1875
Reputation: National
Chairman Status: Loves the club
Legends: Gil Merrick, Jeff Hall, Joe Bradford, Trevor Francis
Icons: Christophe Dugarry, Paul Devlin, Barry Fry, Geoff Horsfield
Favoured Personnel: Stan Lazaridis, Franck Queudrue, Steve Bruce
Fierce Rivals: Aston Villa
Other Rivals: Wolves, Stoke, West Brom
Finances: Okay
Average Ticket Price: £30.10
Average Season Ticket Price: £402
Season Ticket Holders: 10520
Estimated Value: £41.5M
Continental Competition: None
Media Prediction: 17th
Squad Personality: Determined
Captain: Lee Carsley
Vice-Captain: Stephen Carr

Birmingham City Official Press Conference

BBC Radio 5 live Question: You stand here unveiled as the new Birmingham manager. As a big fan of the club, surely this must be a dream come true?

Mr.Silva: I cannot stop smiling, this is a wonderful feeling.

KiCK! Magazine Question: You have taken the job as Birmingham Manager without being able to speak English. Surely this will have a negative effect while you get to grips with the language?

Mr.Silva: I don't think it's as much of an issue as some people will have you believe

TEAMtalk.com Question: What is your overall approach to the tactical side of the game?

Mr.Silva: We will look to play successful, attractive football.

Fm-base.co.uk Question: Many other members have reproduced Birmingham stories in the recent past what sets you apart from them?

Mr.Silva: I am a champion, I retired on top of UFC and I will regain a championship soon...The Story of the Year Championship. My story will make the reader feel like they are a part of this movement.

TEAMtalk.com Question: How involved do you intend to be in the day-to-day running of the club?

Mr.Silva: I intend to be heavily involved in all areas of the club.

BBC WM Question: Would you agree with the assessment that you already have an idea of which players you like and those that you aren't so happy with?

Mr.Silva: It would be unfair to have made definitive decisions on players without seeing them play first.

BBC WM Question: Your response suggests you have confidence in your players. What do you consider to be your strongest area of the team?

Mr.Silva: I am fully confident that all areas of them are strong and up for the challenge.

BBC Radio 5 live Question: You have taken charge of Birmingham at a time when it is expected that James McFadden may well be leaving the club. What are the chances of you keeping him around?

Mr.Silva: I definitely want to keep James here

Sporting Life Question: Recent reports have linked you with a move for Leicester central defender Aleksander Tunchev. Are you prepared to go on record with your thoughts on this story?

Mr.Silva: I won't be discussing any transfer stories today, sorry.

Anderson Silva also posed for some pictures in a Birmingham City top he said he was looking up toward the future

His adventure starts here!!!

[Gza-Ob1]

lmfao wtf is this

[Luke]

An FM Story, look at what section it is in

[Mr.T]

story section + anderson silva + birrmingham = Birmingham City story with Anderson Silva as manager

[iNickStuff]

Lol,interesting.

[Aannddyy]

Possibly the most far fetched story ever. LOL

[SamScfc]

Wohooo, will definatley follow

[Mr.T]

Pre-Season Update

A very productive pre season for Birmingham City has them smash 32 goals in and concede only 7, although as Silva has pointed out three were in one game where Joe Hart had received an injury and no sub goalkeepers were available.


The 4-1 drubbing of Southampton was certainly the highlight.

Preview of the Month ahead

AUGUST PREVIEW

Fixtures
A tricky opening month for Silva's Boys comprising of only one home game and three away fixtures

Aston Villa(Fav) v Birmingham PRM - Silva Says 1-1 (TV) - Featured Review Match
Birmingham v Arsenal(Fav) PRM - Silva says 1-3
Stockport v Birmingham(Fav) CC - Silva Says 0-4
Hull(Fav) v Birmingham PRM - Silva says 0-1

The team will be using Dan's Training this month and Silva will be watching closely as he is a fan of bringing up youth through the system. One player he has his eye on is Brice Ntambwe

There have been some transfer market dealings but all will be reviewed at the end of the window but some rumored goings and comings include Marc Muniesa(In) and Cameron Jerome(Out)

[kaay]

I lol'd at the press conference question from fm-base
nice work so far, interesting angle, good luck ill be following

[Mr.T]

I lol'd at the press conference question from fm-base
nice work so far, interesting angle, good luck ill be following

Originally Posted by kaay

thanx mate
august review should be up soon...

[Div_Muzza]

Cant wait to see Anderson Silva fight Vitor Belfort.

[Deano]

Make him put the players in his clinch when they're shite.

[Mr.T]

Lool ill make him do a cantona if the fans get on his nerves

[Mr.T]

AUGUST REVIEW

End of Transfer Window Report


Anderson Silva wasted no time in dipping his toes in the transfer market immediately snapping up Joe Hart on a permanent basis. He has also signed up and coming attacking midfielder Sergio Canales. A full list of his transfers is below, along with the major movers worldwide.

Young left back Dodo has also confirmed his transfer to Birmingham which will be completed on 30/06/2010



FEATURED MATCH

15th August 2009 Aston Villa v Birmingham

Match Highlights

Match Highlights

Results

15th August 2009 Aston Villa 4-1 Birmingham - PRM - See Featured Match

22nd August 2009 Birmingham 2-3 Arsenal - PRM
'6 McFadden,'54 Michel ; '22 Diaby,'66 Song,'82 Vela

26th August 2009 Stockport 0-2 Birmingham - CC
'17 Cole,'28 Benitez

29th August 2009 Hull 1-3 Birmingham - PRM
(Pen) '6 Zaki ; '21 Benitez,'24 McFadden,'70 Benitez

After the month of August the table looked like this

Monthly Awards
Manager of the month - Carlo Ancelloti - 9pts
Player of the month - Frank Lampard - 7.90
Young player of the month - Frazier Campbell - 7.23
Goal of the month - Marek Hamsik

Hamsik's Goal

Hamsik's Goal

Training Report
This Month Christian Benitez trained well in the 'tactics' department(stamina and pace rose)


Silva's End of Month Remarks - " We have got our first 3 points on the board and made progress in the cup, I was a little disheartened by our rival defeat but we held the lead twice against title challengers Arsenal and we have scored in every match so far so there are reasons to be positive. I would also like to thank any followers and look out for my monthly preview soon."

[Div_Muzza]

How did you record the goal like that?

[Mr.T]

A bit poor quality will improve next update but using fraps record the goal separately using 3d and 2d engines then just join them using windows movie make or any other film making software then bobs your uncle and you have a highlight just like Hamsiks goal

---------- Post added at 04:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:28 PM ----------

using dmc to convert then movie maker could yield better quality

[bilalahmad]

I actually thought that Anderson Silva started playing in the EPL LOL!

[KidBlink56]

Haha, cool idea mate. Will follow.

[Mr.T]

finally been able to get back on the site september preview in a hot sec

[Mr.T]

Official Preview of the Month ahead

SEPTEMBER PREVIEW

Birmingham(Fav) v Stoke PRM - Silva says 2-1
Sunderland(Fav) v Birmingham PRM Silva says 1-1
Birmingham(Fav) v Fulham PRM Silva says 2-0 - Featured Match
Birmingham(Fav) v Swansea CC Silva says 3-0
Burnley(Fav) v Birmingham PRM Silva says1-2

This month Silva has opted to persevere with Dan's Training. Another point of interest is that Scott Dann, Liam Ridgewell, Marc Muniesa and Roger Johnson have all been told to retrain to adapt to the Sweeper position.(All players are the clubs 1st choice centrebacks)

Tactically Silva has opted for a tweak of his 4-3-3 formation. It is still 4-3-3 based but one MC has dropped back to DMC and the two CB's have dropped to SWC

The estimated value of Birmingham FC has also gone down to £33.5M and the club is currently in a negative balance of approximately £1M

Silva's Message to Fans and Followers - "I'm looking for another cup round win and hopefully 6 points on the board to really kick start our season. Hopefully my tactical tweaks will tighten up our defence, and I hope to give one youngster from the reserves their debut." The rumour mill has been rife with sources quoting Brice Ntambwe as the player to earn a full debut.

[kaay]

nice update
unlucky against arsenal
and 0/4 for predictions lol
did the video uploads take long?

[Mr.T]

nice update
unlucky against arsenal
and 0/4 for predictions lol
did the video uploads take long?

Originally Posted by kaay

Thanks for following mate
but they videos didnt take that long once i got the hang of it, just a tad long for youtube to 'process' them

[Mr. KR]

Wen is the sept update coming?

[Mr.T]

Wen is the sept update coming?

Originally Posted by Mr. KR

soon my friend probably tomorrow

[Jake]

like the videos. well produced with the newspapers and whatnot, good luck.

[Micky Pain]

Good luck.
Great to see a different angle to the whole Person X takes charge of Team Y rinse-and-repeat, but I ouldn't want to be your players when you get 'angry" at half-time....

[Mr.T]

September update up very soon
With bigger and better highlights
(Don't forget to like the first post if your following)

[Mr.T]

SEPTEMBER REVIEW

FEATURED MATCH
19th September 2009 Birmingham v Fulham

Silva used this match to recall Barry Ferguson who was back from injury and also hand a full debut to Marc Muniesa who has now acclimatised to English weather. He also gave a full senior debut to Luke Hubbins who came off the bench to score his 1st senior goal in the previous match.

Match Highlights

Match Highlights

Results

2nd September 2009 Birmingham 2-2 Stoke - PRM - MOM - Joe Hart
'5 McFadden,'18 Larsson,'65 McFadden Sent off ; '37 Etherington,'90+7 Higginbotham (Pen)

12th September 2009 Sunderland 2-1 Birmingham - PRM - MOM - Lorik Cana
'8 Bent,'31 Cana ; '77 Hubbins

19th September 2009 Birmingham 3-2 Fulham - PRM - See Featured Match

23rd September 2009 Birmingham 2-1 Swansea - PRM - MOM - Kevin Phillips
'32 Cole,'47 Phillips ; '49 Kuqi

26th September 2009 Burnley 1-2 Birmingham - PRM - MOM - Sergio Canales
(OG) '45+4 Joe Hart ; '2 Queudrue,'66 Canales

After the month of September the table looked like this

Monthly Awards

Manager of the month - Carlo Ancelloti - 9pts
Player of the month - Didier Drogba - 7.93
Young player of the month - Micah Richards - 7.35
Goal of the month - Paul Scholes

Goal of the month competition

Goal of the month competition

Training Report
This Month Luke Hubbins and Robin Shroot trained well. Lukes attributes shot up and even though they are still low there is a marked increase from combining first team game time with Dan's Training and Shroot has shown improvements its just a pity Birmingham don't play with wide players




Silva's End of Month Remarks - " I was very pleased with the points haul this month, even though we were robbed against Stoke they scored 7 minutes into injury time after only 3 were put on the board. I am also very happy with Luke Hubbins progress he only made the squad due to James McFadden's suspension but he is keeping people like Benitez out because he is scoring 2 in 2 starts so far. I have to say I don't read too much into to tables till December and as such I was very surprised to find we lie in 7th, hopefully we can keep it up. Thank you to all followers hope your enjoying my adventure."

[lfclover2314]

How do you svae/upload matches????

[Ronan]

brilliant layout