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England4life
10-31-2007, 10:42 PM
Name:Michael Thomas
DOB: 17.10.1988
POB: Peckham,South London
Position:Centre Midfield
Caps: 3
Club: Celtic Fc

The start of an era at 16 after finishing school i had college on my mind then i saw an ad for Football icon(the old tv Show where you win a chelsea contract) i didnt think i was good enough to go to get into chelsea but i decided to go but unfortunatlly i failed the trials for my boyhood team. Distraught i was playing in a park in a football tournament i put 100% in my performance when i got spotted by Charlton Manager alan pardrew while he was walkin the dog as he saw something special so he decided to give me a trial. So I did everything right especially the tackling one it became succesful got a contract negotiated a bit then accepted.I was so happy i cried of happyness so did my parents. So then i got ready for my debut.

Charlton V Fulham The Valley.
A south London Derby a right time for a premiership debut great atmosphere and i was ready starting line up. Nervous but exited at the sam time i can see my proud Family watching in the stands the game was underway made a few passes everything was going well until the opening goal went fulhams way but then before half time darren bent took a shoot then i slotted the rebound home 1-1
Get In! then second half started an indirect free kick a suprise i had to take it curled in 2-1! i couldnt believe it myself goalkeeper was well away from it. Full time. Rating 10 Man of the Match.

Dream debut i suppose the next match against Aston villa turned out great as i made an an assist but we lost 2-1 but rating was 8 but then my carreer was turning into a nightmare my form dipped we were thrashed 4-1 at home by man u and i got my first yellow rating 4 the next 4 matches went 7,6,4,5 i thought this aint happening the fans were getting restless so were family and friends and team mates but the coach still had faith i had to win them back so i did extra training and played my next match versus chelsea the team that rejected me i scored and set up a goal made so many tackles great game 2-2 rating 9 im back. my form went up again thought i deserverd a call up but i was only 18. it ws the end of 06/07 12th in the league(not like real life)

the next season wasnt that bad but the fa cup was an embarrasment as we lost to plymouth 2-1 in the fourth round and the league table was a bit better than before we finished top half and my performance was exellent only had a few minor injuries. And thats were i met my missus the annoying feisty type

Season 3 is the one like to forget i just played a few matches then i got injured against birmingham as it was 1-1 i was shocked wen i saw i will miss 6 matches then the worse was yet to come i went out with my mates to a party with my girlfriend and the alcohol went up 70%! i couldnt play for ages and i still caused alot of contreversy by speeding in my Bently. didnt even play alot of matches as i requested to rest alot so i only played 17 games that season scoring once.

Well that was the end of me for charlton as i wanted to go to my Celtic the team that will get me european football went for £18 million with a big money contract i brought back the old charlton days and played out of my skin scoring 14 goals in 28 games won a european spot and the scottish double my first piece of silverware in my first season i think like it here in scotland. next season The Uefa Champions league was my target to win it the old firm derby against Rangers which was exiting as we won 2-0 but i got sent off the next match but i earned the place in the ireland team.

Ireland v Sweden Croke park
Finally the day has come my irish debut 21 years old, I was more nervous than my charlton debut my whole family my mums and dads side said they were going to watch me among the stands, And to add to the pressure Ireland Need to win to qualify the wholenation was behind our backs Realised how important the game was. As the national anthems were playin as you saw on TV you can see how tense we looked. my nervouseness kicked in i made a few sloppy passes and mistimed tackles but got away with it .As the game went on Ireland scored the opening goal 23 minutes into the game Robbie Keane scored a sensational first time volley what a goal great cross by Damien Duff. Afterwards i made up for my mistakes in the 40th min and set up Kevin Doyle but only to see he agonisingly hit the post after beating 2 me from 14 yards out what a goal that would have been first. Just a few minutes beforehalf time sweden were awarded a indirect free kick Mellborg headed it and Larsson tucked away the rebound 1-1 half time. As the second half went underway i dont know what the coach told them but sweden were coming right at us creating so many chances then finally after the hour mark 68 mins Ibrahimovic scored a 20 yarder what a goal it was not looking good were losing when we just needed to win i even took my chance but when wide as i followed another shot 2 mins later as i made the keeper parrie it as the rebound was cleared. i was trying to feed the ball to our only hope Robbie Keane but he just kept getting tackled and just hit it wide. 10 minites left of the match we couldnt break throug until the 82nd min when the ball was cleared then i picked up the ball played a one 2 pass with mcgeady and ran with it then passed it across goal then Keane tucked it away 2-2 late equaliser a lifeline for us it was a chance to make amends we knew we could do it the fans were at full voice behind us we did evertything possible o try and score but full time whistle 2-2 no euro for ireland. i sat there crying as we tried so hard but couldnt do it. we saw the swedes celebrate just as theey were next to us as they needed a draw i shook there hands and wished them luck as i applauded the fans as i walked into the tunnel.
As the season came to an end we won our title on the last day against kilmarnock and won 4-0 as i scored the last goal. but the champions league didnt go well as planned as we failed to reach the quarter finals.well thats the story so far hope you enjoyed it theres more to come

England4life
07-16-2008, 06:59 PM
please do not hesitate to comment people

Cookie Monster
07-16-2008, 07:03 PM
Very good story(even though I jumped 2 or 3 lines xD), hope to see the rest. A suggestion: you could post your stats :)

Clayton
07-16-2008, 10:08 PM
Good story, I like it how you were spotted in the park, Alan was coinsidently walking by, wish that happened more often be great, made me chuckle.

DS
07-17-2008, 08:42 AM
Nice story, seems like you have been playing it for a while.

England4life
10-08-2008, 10:00 PM
i know its been very long since i replied but anyway im going to post a story about our champions league season so i hope u enjoy it.

England4life
10-08-2008, 11:44 PM
Celtics UEFA Champions League Campaign

The Pre Season finally ended after a few Friendlys i felt fresh and ready to kick-off. After Winning the SPL we were guaranteed a automatic position in the uefa Champions league Celtic have'nt made it past the quarter finals since the new formation of the trophy since 1993 but this year was another chance to make a name for ourselves in europe once again.

Despite being League Champions we were seeded 3rd in our group so because of this were more likely to draw against 2 big clubs in our group like Arsenal,Milan,Real Madrid and Barca. so as the draws went away all the small clubs went 1st as they did in order from 4th seed to top. A team that i have never heard of before called CFR Cluj were drawn in group C, As the other teams went we were drawn in group C i was so happy, Easy 6 points i thought to myself. Then in our group we were drawn with Roma and Manchester United :wall:. We got some hard work to do. Manchester United they have Ferdinand Rooney and Tevez Old Trafford will be tough.

So as the season went on we were really confident our group was not that tough But obviously we knew Manchester United were favourites to be group champions so our aim was to grab 2nd place and get those vital away points.
but we were happy that we can get the tournament underway with Romanian Minnows Cluj.


Matchday 1

CFR Cluj Vs Celtic FC
Attendance 24,767

Celtic vs Cluj an away game and for those who dont know this is a real fact for the past 15 away games celtic only had 1 point so today was a chance to break that embarrasing record. I was happy to be in the starting line up for my first champions league game we played the 4-1-2-1-2 formation as i played in attacking midfield. It was really special actually being in the champions league hearing the theme song send tingles down my spine it was the 1st time i played in the champions league. We got the game underway we were in full control they couldnt get past the halfway line for the 1st 20minutes we were dominating that match, we got the match under control. But unfortunately we couldnt score we ended the half with 8 shots on goal while they had 1. as the second half went on at the 70th minue we finally broke the deadlock. nakamura scored a trademark freekick 1-0. 85 minutes on the clock close to winning our 1st away game the unthinkable happened they had a cross into the box and Steven Caldwell scored an own goal. 1-1 their fans went mad i was in shock the whole team were. full time couldnt believe it we took them too lightly we were too overconfident.

Celtic v Roma
Celtic Park, Glasgow

The 2nd game of the tournament a match we should win as we have the home advantage. Roma broke the deadlock a long ranged shot by julio baptista made it 1-0. but before halftime Hesselink made it 1-1. after half time past the hour mark i got off the game and got replaced by shaun maloney i got fustrated and had to watch the match from the bench in the 75th minute Maloney scored a long ranged goal to make it 2-1. then close to stoppage time baptista pass found Totti who took a low shot to make it 2-2.

Manchester United v Celtic
Old Trafford, Manchester

The Battle of Britain the press dubbed it we were both the best in our country. it was a tough game i hit the post after 8 minutes for a match in old trafford Manchester Unitesd were under pressure but rooney scored after 35 minutes. then the confidence of our team dropped we still dominated the game we tested kuzak so many times. but super sub maloney came on for scott brown but it was'nt enough after many times of trying to equalise Nani scored in the 88th to make it 2-0 we lost away once again.

Celtic Vs Manchester United
Celtic Park , Glasgow

The fans singing youll never walk alone created a large atmosphere it was a packed stadium ive never seen such an atmosphere before. the match was'nt as good as it turned out to be it was just a midfield battle Rooney and tevez created good chances. So did Samaras we. it started to get wet Brown got himself sent off and man utd had the extra man. Cristiano ronaldo made a great run but a last ditch takle by balde saved the game as his clearence found me as i made my run and took a shot and scored 1-0 the crowd went wild. 17 minutes to go. Manchester united had a last chance but hit the crossbar. A very scary moment there was relief among the fans.

Celtic v CFR Cluj

After the embarrasing draw versus Cluj we never took no prisoners there was no way we were drawing or losing this is a must win game. we scored in the 10th minute a great solo effort by Mcgeady. Then before the interval Samaras scored to make it 2-0. Maloney long ranged shot was too hot to handle for the Cluj keeper as i pounced on the rebound to steal it of Hesselink and made it 3-0. A win was on da cards. Before the game ended Hesselink got his well deserved goal to make it 4-0. A Comfortable win for Celtic Next stop Rome. Roma have 9 points we have 8a must win Match Celtic has not not won an away game for 17 games now were against one of the Toughest teams in Europe Can we do it?



Roma vs Celtic pre match Review

Olympic Stadium,Rome

Rome is such a beutiful city i have never been there before it was great going there and seeing the celtic fans around being so passionate about our team. The Roma Fans Obviously knew about our away record the atmosphere was very hostile. Riot police with batons it was intimidating fans with flares fireworks you can see Roma's Ultras in the crowd making the most noise and the game hasent even started! we were in the changing rooms we can hear the fans singin/shouting in italian. Gordon Stratchan and Our Captain giving us our inspirational team talk It was like a Cup final we had to win this even though its an away game. we were ready for the game we lisened to a bit of 50 cent to get us hyped up. We were ready for one of the biggest challenge in our career.

England4life
10-09-2008, 12:34 AM
sorry i couldnt complete it i had to go bed i have school in the morning good cliff hanger though:D

England4life
10-09-2008, 07:04 PM
Roma V Celtic


We walked through the tunnel and the crowd noise was even louder i have never experienced such an atmosphere in my footballing career as we all lined up shaking there hands and standing there listening to the champions league music go by made the game very tense. we played a 4-1-2-1-2 formation with me in attacking mid to support our two main strikers. We got the first kick off the match was very hostile every time we took a corner or throw in we got abuse. I couldnt understand italian but i knew what they were saying werent nice i got toilet roll thrown at me as i took the corner. but that didnt bother me but it went straight to the keepers hands. during the 25th minute i found space and my shot went terribly wide. Samaras was quite angry i never played it to him despite this he got the ball 12 minutes later despite my calls he decides to shoot as mexes blocked him. Our danger man of the match was Baptista and Totti who worked our defenders Roma only needed a draw to go through but took no risks 68 minutes Goal! who else Roma with 22 minutes left we cant score twice with their powerful defenders. we couldnt break through their defence they were so strong. but in the 72 minute i decided to shoot from distance i tried 3 times today but failed but this time top corner back in the net. Get in! were still in this and in the 80th minute i tried to run past their defence and cut in the box and took a left foot drive in the bottom corner. i took of my shirt and celebrated like i never will nd cried of happyness yellow card who cares. 10 minutes we just needed to hold on which we decided to make another effort as my pass found hesselink as he tucked it away 3-1. We made it past the Group stages Celtic just made history our first away win in the Uefa champions league. The Roma fans Couldnt believe it they were silenced the players distraught. We celebrated like we even won the trophy itself the fans singing my name we went over to the fans and celebrated. we sang along with them glorious night 2nd round here we come.

2 goals and an assist earned me a man of the match performance i even had an interview with the Sky Sports people. i had a 10/10 performance according to most newspapers and even me watching the news they couldn't stoptalking about me. As we celebrated on our plane our fans welcomed us as heroes and sang my name which made me feel special. My manager was aware of this media hype and told me not to get too big headed. Because of the janurary transfer window round the corner. there was rumours about me attracting big clubs like Man United ,Spurs And even Barcelona I was flattered by the interest. i told people im staying with celtic but deep down i am interested to a move abroad. As i went back to my mansion i recieved a phonecall from my agent He told me Barcelona were interested in me i was in shock for 5 minutes my friends were in the house playing PS3 on my big screen as they heard me shout in happyness on my mobile. I told them the great news they were all happy for me i couldnt wait to tell my girlfriend. My Girlfriend the feisty singer who is currently in a successful girl band came home as i told her the good news she never looked to overjoyed she dissaproved of it as she never wanted to end her music career just for us to move to spain. I told her i had no problem but i was unhappy deep down so i have to cancell my dream move to barcelona. The Fans were aware of my links with barcelona and the players on my first training session my relationship with the players went down as they were questioning me of why i would move. our next home match was to motherwell the fans turned on me now before they were calling me a hero now they started to chant judas. I wanted to win them back. it resulted in a poor performance as i got a 6. and was subbed off as my fitness went down despite our 2-0 win.