Pingvinen Press office
Today we can reveal what areas the manger would like to improve in the coming close season. The need for a backup striker has been highlighted already and a right winger. The manager has revealed though that he is looking to bring in a new central defender and a right winger.
'The cost of signing a striker that would be of a good enough standard would be to high for our club. Because of this I am happy to use our youth strikers to back up the first team. I would preferably bring in a AMR/S so then he could maybe take on the role of backup striker as well.'
The potential targets have been indentified but are not going to be revealed until any deals are done. This site will bring any news of new signings in the next week, stay tuned.
Saturday 2 May 2009
Diogo Rincón arrives at Pinvinen FC
Pinvinen press office
Diogo Rincón has signed for the Pingu's from Blackley Rangers for the princely sum of £210,000. With the mangers concerns about the first team squad being a little on the light side, the board moved quickly to secure the signature of Rincón. An attacking midfielder who will give the youthfull team the experiance of competing at the very top.
Manager Jay Derriman was quoted: 'He will give me more options in the midfield and his experiance will really help the younger players. I am very pleased the board has backed me on this move and I am confident we can now ease away from the relegation zone'
Thursday 30 April 2009
Relegation Fears......
By Elvin Davies Chief sports writer EADS
With the Pingu's hovering only just above the relegation places these are worrying times at Helmes Deep.
Combine this with the recently released board statement saying there would be no more transfer funds made available this season and you start to see the club is in big danger.
Any team that can boast Helmes, Lux, Donk and Özbek has a chance to beat the drop but the squad is definately on the light side. Ziehl is playing on the right wing and although he is improving rapidly he needs another season or two before he can produce consistantly. Also having no real back up to Helmes is very concerning, when he hasnt produced in games there has been nobody to come of the bench and give us a different option.
I asked the manager if he was beginning to feel the heat. 'Well to be honest I have started looking down and not up for the first time today. Yes I am a little worried about the threat of relegation however I also have utmost faith in the current squad of players. We will have Zampa back from Daredevils FC very soon and he will give us the spark that maybe we have lacked recently.'
'I am also very confident of securing a big name in the close season, for the first for 3 seasons I will have money to spend in the wage auctions, and although I expect the bidding to be hard we will do ok.'
So with the manager confident of bringing in new players over the close season, the emerging talent from the youth squad is this the time for fear and trepidation or a time to look to the future? I for one will be keeping my fingers crossed that Derriman can keep the Pingu's in the Premiership, relegation for a club this size would be a crime. The next few matches are really make or break this season so I urge you all to get behind the team and roar them onto glory.
With the Pingu's hovering only just above the relegation places these are worrying times at Helmes Deep.
Combine this with the recently released board statement saying there would be no more transfer funds made available this season and you start to see the club is in big danger.
Any team that can boast Helmes, Lux, Donk and Özbek has a chance to beat the drop but the squad is definately on the light side. Ziehl is playing on the right wing and although he is improving rapidly he needs another season or two before he can produce consistantly. Also having no real back up to Helmes is very concerning, when he hasnt produced in games there has been nobody to come of the bench and give us a different option.
I asked the manager if he was beginning to feel the heat. 'Well to be honest I have started looking down and not up for the first time today. Yes I am a little worried about the threat of relegation however I also have utmost faith in the current squad of players. We will have Zampa back from Daredevils FC very soon and he will give us the spark that maybe we have lacked recently.'
'I am also very confident of securing a big name in the close season, for the first for 3 seasons I will have money to spend in the wage auctions, and although I expect the bidding to be hard we will do ok.'
So with the manager confident of bringing in new players over the close season, the emerging talent from the youth squad is this the time for fear and trepidation or a time to look to the future? I for one will be keeping my fingers crossed that Derriman can keep the Pingu's in the Premiership, relegation for a club this size would be a crime. The next few matches are really make or break this season so I urge you all to get behind the team and roar them onto glory.
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Transfer Buget
By Elvin Davies Chief sports writer EADS
The board today have annouced that Derriman will have to make do with the squad he has since there will be no new funds available for transfers. Derriman recently highlighted the need for a right winger but after spending considerable funds already this season, the board has had to look long term.
Board Member David Burley:
'Although we back Derriman's judgement impeccably the long term future of the club is more important then 2 places higher in the league. We are not in danger of being relegated and we have recently brought in high profile player Guy Demel showing our commitment to ensuring the team does not struggle'
Jay Derriman:
'I am not happy with this decision at all, yes we brought in Demel but Bonera left a few days before so we needed to bring someone in. The board has broken promises to me, I was told by this season the stadium would be completed and the cash flow would put us into the big hitters league. I will let the board know my feeling about this one I can assure you....'
Supporters Trust Chairman:
'We understand and support Derriman's position on this, without the ability to strethen in the pre-season how are we going to challenge turkyie for the title? We have sat back for 3 seasons now and seen our beloved team slowly decline, it needs to change and it needs to change now!!'
The board today have annouced that Derriman will have to make do with the squad he has since there will be no new funds available for transfers. Derriman recently highlighted the need for a right winger but after spending considerable funds already this season, the board has had to look long term.
Board Member David Burley:
'Although we back Derriman's judgement impeccably the long term future of the club is more important then 2 places higher in the league. We are not in danger of being relegated and we have recently brought in high profile player Guy Demel showing our commitment to ensuring the team does not struggle'
Jay Derriman:
'I am not happy with this decision at all, yes we brought in Demel but Bonera left a few days before so we needed to bring someone in. The board has broken promises to me, I was told by this season the stadium would be completed and the cash flow would put us into the big hitters league. I will let the board know my feeling about this one I can assure you....'
Supporters Trust Chairman:
'We understand and support Derriman's position on this, without the ability to strethen in the pre-season how are we going to challenge turkyie for the title? We have sat back for 3 seasons now and seen our beloved team slowly decline, it needs to change and it needs to change now!!'
Tuesday 28 April 2009
A Look Behind The Scenes
By Elvin Davies
Hi, i'm Elvin Davies, chief sports reporter for the The East Anglian Daily Squid. I also post for Pingvinen FC home page and for my first item I have interviewed Jay Derriman about the setup of the club:
Q: Hi Jay, first of all, why Pingvinen FC?
A: Good evening Elvin. The name Pingvinen comes from a bar where I live and when I was at the crossroads of forming a new team ready for the launch of FML I decided to go for that.
Q: So the club badge, it looks similar to another clubs badge. Was this intended?
A: Yes it was, as you know I managed Ipswich Town FC for 11 seasons in beta so when this club was disolved we took a corporate descision to include some of the history behind the Pingu's.
Q: Helmes Deep is your stadiums name, what made you choose this?
A: The living legend that is Patrick Helmes is the insparation behind this. Last weeks 'Theme of the Week' was LOTR and the stadiums name was changed for this. The fans, corporate sponsors and local media all decided that in honour of the current club captain to keep this name indefinately. Helmes himself has also said that because of the inmense pride this has given him he will never leave the club.
Q: You have been critised recently from some sections of fans about spending money on the stadium rather then the team. Do you have a response?
A: Who said this? I havent heard any discontent from the fans so instead of trying to make a story how about you report the facts!!
Q: Calm down Jay it was just a question, i'll move on......
A: Too right you'll move on or this interview is finished.
A: The youth team was a natural progression as our club continues on its quest to be the biggest and most succesfull team in St John. By developing in youth we are confident of finding some future superstars, a fact underlined by the emergence of a couple of youth players that are already pushing for starting spots in the first team.
Q: Since you secured the FA Organisers gig have you taken your eye off the ball?
A: Are you trying to annoy me or what? I work hard for the team and any other jobs I take on merely increases the media focus on Pingvinen.
Q: Recently the team has dropped to below 50 in the rankings, are you saying this would have happened regardless of your 'other' positions?
A: This interview is finished.
After this Derriman left the room, I tried to calm him down but he threatened to set Chris 'Raccoon Watcher' Buchan on me. He was reportedly seen later entering a chatroom with both Chris and Kylar Stern with rumours of a new signing being discussed......
Hi, i'm Elvin Davies, chief sports reporter for the The East Anglian Daily Squid. I also post for Pingvinen FC home page and for my first item I have interviewed Jay Derriman about the setup of the club:
Q: Hi Jay, first of all, why Pingvinen FC?
A: Good evening Elvin. The name Pingvinen comes from a bar where I live and when I was at the crossroads of forming a new team ready for the launch of FML I decided to go for that.
Q: So the club badge, it looks similar to another clubs badge. Was this intended?
A: Yes it was, as you know I managed Ipswich Town FC for 11 seasons in beta so when this club was disolved we took a corporate descision to include some of the history behind the Pingu's.
Q: Helmes Deep is your stadiums name, what made you choose this?
A: The living legend that is Patrick Helmes is the insparation behind this. Last weeks 'Theme of the Week' was LOTR and the stadiums name was changed for this. The fans, corporate sponsors and local media all decided that in honour of the current club captain to keep this name indefinately. Helmes himself has also said that because of the inmense pride this has given him he will never leave the club.
Q: You have been critised recently from some sections of fans about spending money on the stadium rather then the team. Do you have a response?
A: Who said this? I havent heard any discontent from the fans so instead of trying to make a story how about you report the facts!!
Q: Calm down Jay it was just a question, i'll move on......
A: Too right you'll move on or this interview is finished.
Q: Err.. right, ok. The club has recently started a youth team, why was this decision made?
A: The youth team was a natural progression as our club continues on its quest to be the biggest and most succesfull team in St John. By developing in youth we are confident of finding some future superstars, a fact underlined by the emergence of a couple of youth players that are already pushing for starting spots in the first team.
Q: Since you secured the FA Organisers gig have you taken your eye off the ball?
A: Are you trying to annoy me or what? I work hard for the team and any other jobs I take on merely increases the media focus on Pingvinen.
Q: Recently the team has dropped to below 50 in the rankings, are you saying this would have happened regardless of your 'other' positions?
A: This interview is finished.
After this Derriman left the room, I tried to calm him down but he threatened to set Chris 'Raccoon Watcher' Buchan on me. He was reportedly seen later entering a chatroom with both Chris and Kylar Stern with rumours of a new signing being discussed......
History of Pingvinen FC
Where did it all start?
At the very beginning of time in GW 4 there was a mid-size team going by the name of Ipswich Town FC managed by the young, up and coming manager Jay Derriman. Hovering around the 100 mark on rankings ITFC never really surprised anybody finishing around mid-table most seasons.
Then came the live worlds... After 11 seasons guiding ITFC through the choppy waters of Beta the decision was made to part company, therefore presenting the chance to build a club from the very bottom up.
PINGVINEN FC was formed
Starting out in GW Keane the Pingu's quickly established themselves as a well run club with potential to become one of the top teams. This was sadly short lived, the owner/chairman/manager Derriman one day decided it was time to move to pastures new. With the Pingu's sat at the top of the table and in the semi finals of the cup it was all scrapped.
Derriman and the club moved to GW St John.
With a steely determination not to make the same mistakes and become a force within the GW superstars Yobo and Gaurin were quickly signed up and the Pingus were on there way again. The first season was a relevation, the league title was won on in the last match of the season. A win was needed and the team didnt let their growing fan base down, after going behind to an early goal the team fought back with Derriman ranting from the touchline, barking orders and then almost crying when the game was finally over.
The first and so far only silverware to have made its way back to Helmes Deep was secured.
The Pingu's had landed............
At the very beginning of time in GW 4 there was a mid-size team going by the name of Ipswich Town FC managed by the young, up and coming manager Jay Derriman. Hovering around the 100 mark on rankings ITFC never really surprised anybody finishing around mid-table most seasons.
Then came the live worlds... After 11 seasons guiding ITFC through the choppy waters of Beta the decision was made to part company, therefore presenting the chance to build a club from the very bottom up.
PINGVINEN FC was formed
Starting out in GW Keane the Pingu's quickly established themselves as a well run club with potential to become one of the top teams. This was sadly short lived, the owner/chairman/manager Derriman one day decided it was time to move to pastures new. With the Pingu's sat at the top of the table and in the semi finals of the cup it was all scrapped.
Derriman and the club moved to GW St John.
With a steely determination not to make the same mistakes and become a force within the GW superstars Yobo and Gaurin were quickly signed up and the Pingus were on there way again. The first season was a relevation, the league title was won on in the last match of the season. A win was needed and the team didnt let their growing fan base down, after going behind to an early goal the team fought back with Derriman ranting from the touchline, barking orders and then almost crying when the game was finally over.
The first and so far only silverware to have made its way back to Helmes Deep was secured.
The Pingu's had landed............
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