Hef aldrei send inn manager grein hérna enn ákvað að prufa.

Ég tók við Preston og stefndi á að vera á topp tíu á fyrsta tímabili.

Leikmen keyptir fyrir áramót:
Moreno Udinese 140k
Manuel Ruz Hércules 250k
Sander Puri Levadia 250k
Philippe Christanval Free Transfer
Dejan Skolnik Maribor 160k
Erik Grendel Dubnica 100k
Ron-Rober Zieler Man Utd Loan
Darron Gibson Man Utd Loan
Henri Lansbury Arsenal Loan
Ranko Despotovic Murcia 450k
Nabil Baha Málaga 500k
Moses Adams Westerloo Loan
Robin Staaf Örebro 50k
James McEveley Derby 450k
Emil Kenzhisariev Aktobe 50k
Birkir Már Sævarsson Brann 120k
Christophe Aubanel Marseille 50k
Leikmen seldir fyrir áramót:
Jason Jarrett Barnsley 100k
Neil Mellor Bristol City 1,5m
Lewis Neal Sheff Utd 75k
Brett Ormerod MK Dons 100k
Callum Davidson Stoke City 200k
Simon Whaley Crewe 300k
Barry Nicholson Hibernian Loan Fee 85k
Joe Anyinsah Exeter City 45k
Karl Hawley Bradford 75k
Chris Sedgwick Coventry 775k
Youl Manwéné ESTAC 800k

Dæmigerð uppstilling fyrir áramót og dæmigerðir varamen í sviga:

GK: Andrew Lonergan
DR: Manuel Ruz (Birkir Már Sævarsson)
DL: James McEveley (Moreno)
DC: Liam Chilvers (Philippe Christanval)
DC: Sean St. Ledger (Michael Hart)
MC: Billy Jones (Darron Gibson)
MC: Richard Chaplow (Darren Carter)
ML: Ross Wallace (Dejan Skolnik)
AMR: Christophe Aubanel (Sander Puri)
ST: Stephen Elliot (Nabil Baha)
ST: Chris Brown (Ranko Despotovic)

Leikir fyrir áramót:
Bristol City 1-0 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Accrington 0-1 Away League Cup 1st Round
Barnsley 1-2 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Q.P.R. 2-1 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Coventry 0-1 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Charlton 1-0 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Reading 0-2 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Southampton 0-1 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Swansea 2-0 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Wolves 3-1 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Derby 2-2 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Sheff Utd 1-0 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Blackpool 1-0 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Sheff Wed 1-1 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Watford 2-4 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Birmingham 1-1 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Plymouth 3-1 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Nott Forest 1-0 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Ipswich 1-1 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Doncaster 1-1 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Cardiff 2-0 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Norwich 2-2 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Burnley 2-2 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Bristol City 2-0 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Barnsley 4-3 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Coventry 1-1 Home Coca-Cola Championship

Þegar komið var að mánaðar mótum desember – janúar stóð liðið í 3 sæti deildarinnar og var ég nokkuð sáttur.

Leikmen keyptir í janúar glugganum:
Indriði Sigurðsson Lyn Oslo Free Transfer
Marco Navas Albacete 130k
Samuelle Dalla Bona Napoli 325k

Leikmen seldir í janúar glugganum:
Erik Grendel Barrow Loan
Emil Kenzhisariev Barrow Loan
Michael Hart Coventry 150k
Darren Carter Nott Forest 200k

Dæmigerð uppstilling eftir áramót:
GK: Andrew Lonergan
DR: Manuel Ruz (Birkir Már Sævarsson)
DL: James McEveley (Moreno)
DC: Indirði Sigurðsson (Philippe Christanval)
DC: Sean St. Ledger (Liam Chilvers)
MC: Billy Jones (Darron Gibson)
MC: Dalla Bona (Richard Chaplow)
ML: Dejan Skolnik (Ross Wallece)
AMR: Marco Navas (Sander Puri)
ST: Nabil Baha (Stephen Elliott)
ST: Ranko Despotovic (Chris Brown)

Leikir eftir áramót:
Liverpool 3-4 Away FA Cup 3 round
Q.P.R 1-1 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Charlton 2-2 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Reading 1-0 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Southampton 2-2 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Derby 1-1 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Sheff Utd 1-3 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Swansea 2-1 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Wolves 1-0 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Blackpool 6-0 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Sheff Wed 3-1 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Watford 1-0 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Nott Forest 1-0 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Birmingham 0-0 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Plymouth 2-0 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Ipswich 3-1 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Crystal Palace 1-1 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Doncaster 2-0 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Cardiff 2-2 Away Coca-Cola Championship
Norwich 2-1 Home Coca-Cola Championship
Burnley 2-1 Away Coca-Cola Championship

Lokastaðan í deildinni:

1.Reading 102stig +47
2.Preston 90stig +31
3.Wolves 86stig +29
4.Bristol City 84stig +21
5.Derby 80stig +26
6.Sheff Utd 79stig +11

20.Charlton 48stig -12
21.Watford 45stig -18
22.Blackpool 40stig -40
23.Plymouth 39stig -38
24.Burnley 37stig -27

Náði að lokum öðru sætinu í deildinni þrátt fyrir að hafa mist furðulega marga í meiðsli seinni hluta tímabilsins. Það má eiginlega segja að ég hafi farið upp á breiddinni.

Lið ársins kosið af stuðningmönnum:

Leikir/Mörk/Meðaleinkun
GK: Andrew Lonergan 47/0/6.98
DR: Manuel Ruz 41/2/7.17
DL: James McEveley 46/1/7.15
DC: Sean St. Ledger 47/3/6.94
DC: Liam Chilvers 25/3/7.00
MC: Billy Jones 43/1/6.84
MC: Richard Chaplow 40/5/6.80
ML: Ross Wallace 31/4/7.00
MR: Christophe Aubanel 24/2/6.92
ST: Nabil Baha 25/7/6.76
ST: Stephen Elliott 30/19/7.17
SB1: Ron-Robert Zieler 1/0/6.00
SB2: Dalla Bona 21/6/7.14
SB3: Birkir Már Sævarsson 18/2/7.06
SB4: Dejan Skolnik 19/1/6.95
SB5: Ranko Despotovic 24/7/6.71
SB6: Darron Gibson 20/1/6.80
SB7: Chris Brown 18/9/6.94
Indriði Sigurðsson 14/1/6.98
Marco Navas 15/1/7.14

Navas og Indriði voru ekki í hóp í valinu hjá stuðningsmönunum þar sem þeir spiluðu ekki nógu marga leiki enn þeir voru lykil men á endasprettinum þar sem stórhluti liðsins var í meiðslum.

Leikmaður ársins kosinn af stuðningmönnum: Manuel Ruz
Svo átti ég tvö bestu kaup tímabilsins í deildinni:
Manuel Ruz og Samuelle Dalla Bona