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Post by Azzy Thu 23 May 2019, 10:52 am

The football world has changed wholesale since Lord Azzy first welcomed fake online managers into his fake Boardroom more than ten years ago. Today, Lord Azzy is looking for an entrepreneurial candidate who can not only achieve success in the modern game, but make a profit. Are you that candidate?

If you would like to star in this year's Azzrentice, please notify the producers below and they will be in touch accordingly.

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Fluxy

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Your first task is very simple. The Scottish FA recently appointed Steve Clarke as their new manager, taking over from the dreadful Alex McLeish to right the wrongs of the past two decades of Scottish football.

From each of the two teams I would like you to provide a blueprint for the future of the Scottish national team. From coaching to playing personnel, from tactics and playing style to resolving the stadium issue and improving the quality of available personnel, I want to see your ideas for making Scotland a force in world football once again. The glory days of Souness, Dalglish and Law are long gone - but the "Flower of Scotland" spirit endures. The last major tournament Scotland qualified for was France 98, and this needs to be remedied over the next few years.

I will score your ideas as follows:

Coaching, tactics and playing style /5
Playing personnel /5
Resolving the stadium issue /5
improving the quality of available personnel /5
Other ideas /10

Now, to split you into teams.

Team 1: Dolph, Trebs, Nadz, Fluxy
Team 2: Bam Bam, Fernando, Twist, Renege

You must decide who is your team captain, and decide on a team name. Don't make the mistake of previous Azzrentice losers and pick a wildly inappropriate name for your team - this is a serious fake online managerial competition, and I am looking for serious candidates to fix the broken system in today's global game.

Post your submissions on this page by 12:00 on Wednesday 5 June, and I will see you all in my Boardroom after lunch that same day.


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Post by BamBam Thu 23 May 2019, 1:32 pm

Depending on when its running, I'm in (on holiday for a week mid June)

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Post by Azzy Thu 23 May 2019, 2:29 pm

BamBam wrote:Depending on when its running, I'm in (on holiday for a week mid June)
We'll do a task per week, length all dependent on numbers of entrants Smile

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Post by Dolphin Ziggler Thu 23 May 2019, 3:20 pm

Yeahhhhhh

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Post by BamBam Thu 23 May 2019, 3:48 pm

Excellent, had to be back to defend my crown anyway king

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Post by Fernando Thu 23 May 2019, 4:43 pm

im in

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Post by Azzy Thu 23 May 2019, 4:44 pm

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Post by Trebs Thu 23 May 2019, 11:07 pm

I would like to express an interest - please can you send me a copy of the application form.

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Post by TwisT Thu 23 May 2019, 11:53 pm

Snap

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Post by Renege Fri 24 May 2019, 7:59 am

Sign me up. Do we need to hit out with football cliches?

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Post by Azzy Fri 24 May 2019, 10:58 am

The producers of The Azzrentice 2019 have announced that the new season of The Azzrentice will begin at 2pm on Tuesday 28th May 2019.

Candidates will be split into two teams and presented with a task to complete, through which they will be expected to demonstrate their extended knowledge of the beautiful game and their commercial nous.

The first task will be titled: "Flower of Scotland"

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Post by Afro Fri 24 May 2019, 8:37 pm

Azzy wrote: "DeFlowering of Scotland"

Rof’s been doing that for years....
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Post by GSC Sun 26 May 2019, 8:34 am

Can I be fake claude
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Post by Trebs Tue 28 May 2019, 9:39 am

I just want to confirm that I will be away 10th June for a week so my time will be limited for that task.
If I can get a bye that week that would be spot on

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Post by BamBam Tue 28 May 2019, 9:48 am

Assuming you get that far ....

I'm also away that week

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Post by Fluxy Tue 28 May 2019, 12:23 pm

I could try and give this a go...

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Post by Trebs Tue 28 May 2019, 12:56 pm

Nadz has expressed an interest too....

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Post by Azzy Tue 28 May 2019, 1:59 pm

As I'm in a meeting at 2pm, shall we say tomorrow instead?

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Post by Azzy Tue 28 May 2019, 4:21 pm

Sorry guys, I've been moved into an awful communal office and I had a nosy herbert poking her oar into my v2 postings. Will be back tomorrow with the Flower of Scotland task!!!

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Post by BamBam Wed 29 May 2019, 1:44 pm

Should I be excited for 2pm then

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Post by BamBam Wed 29 May 2019, 2:33 pm

Take that as a no Sad

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Post by Fluxy Wed 29 May 2019, 3:19 pm

You are used to being let down, let's be honest...


Should we just start a splinter rugby/football league?

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Post by Trebs Wed 29 May 2019, 3:27 pm

I'm still sat patiently in the boardroom...

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Post by Azzy Wed 29 May 2019, 4:21 pm

Sorry guys, I was interviewing!

I shall begin momentarily...

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Post by Trebs Wed 29 May 2019, 4:27 pm

I hope I get to be interviewed....

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Post by Azzy Wed 29 May 2019, 4:33 pm

Your first task is very simple. The Scottish FA recently appointed Steve Clarke as their new manager, taking over from the dreadful Alex McLeish to right the wrongs of the past two decades of Scottish football.

From each of the two teams I would like you to provide a blueprint for the future of the Scottish national team. From coaching to playing personnel, from tactics and playing style to resolving the stadium issue and improving the quality of available personnel, I want to see your ideas for making Scotland a force in world football once again. The glory days of Souness, Dalglish and Law are long gone - but the "Flower of Scotland" spirit endures. The last major tournament Scotland qualified for was France 98, and this needs to be remedied over the next few years.

I will score your ideas as follows:

Coaching, tactics and playing style /5
Playing personnel /5
Resolving the stadium issue /5
improving the quality of available personnel /5
Other ideas /10

Now, to split you into teams.

Team 1: Dolph, Trebs, Nadz, Fluxy
Team 2: Bam Bam, Fernando, Twist, Renege

You must decide who is your team captain, and decide on a team name. Don't make the mistake of previous Azzrentice losers and pick a wildly inappropriate name for your team - this is a serious fake online managerial competition, and I am looking for serious candidates to fix the broken system in today's global game.

Post your submissions on this page by 12:00 on Wednesday 5 June, and I will see you all in my Boardroom after KFC lunch that same day.

You may ask questions.

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Post by Marky Thu 30 May 2019, 12:54 pm

Azzy wrote:Don't make the mistake of previous Azzrentice losers and pick a wildly inappropriate name for your team

You may ask questions.

I have a question. Will you still blame and fire someone even if their captain was the one who submitted an inappropriate team name?

Also, I am a previous Azzrentice WINNER (and loser, can't win em all)

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Post by BamBam Fri 31 May 2019, 9:45 am

Team 2 questions

1. Do we have guidance of the financial resources available to the SFA
2. "Improving the quality of available personnel" - to be clear, this is playing personnel?

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Post by Dolphin Ziggler Fri 31 May 2019, 3:53 pm

Can we pick Niemi?

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Post by Azzy Mon 03 Jun 2019, 10:41 am

Marky wrote:
Azzy wrote:Don't make the mistake of previous Azzrentice losers and pick a wildly inappropriate name for your team

You may ask questions.

I have a question. Will you still blame and fire someone even if their captain was the one who submitted an inappropriate team name?

Also, I am a previous Azzrentice WINNER (and loser, can't win em all)
We're all losers here my friend Laugh

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Post by Azzy Mon 03 Jun 2019, 10:45 am

BamBam wrote:Team 2 questions

1. Do we have guidance of the financial resources available to the SFA
2. "Improving the quality of available personnel" - to be clear, this is playing personnel?
1. I can provide nothing other than what is freely available online via a quick Google search.
2. Playing personnel, yes. You're looking to develop the future of Scottish football as well as fix the current generation.

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Post by Azzy Mon 03 Jun 2019, 10:48 am

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:Can we pick Niemi?
If you mean Antti Niemi, he's both 47 years old and capped 67 times by Finland. You can suggest it, by all means, but previous Azzrentice contestants may like to inform you of the potential consequences*.




























*I'd likely gloss over it and fire someone totally undeserving instead because I play favourites.

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Post by Azzy Mon 03 Jun 2019, 10:50 am

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Post by Dolphin Ziggler Mon 03 Jun 2019, 12:10 pm

It's an old phone-in joke, some Scot called up Talk Sport and was livid that Strachan (I think) wasn't picking Niemi

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Post by Fernando Mon 03 Jun 2019, 12:16 pm

NGL Antti Niemi was my favourite PL goalkeeper when he played for Southampton bought him every season on Fifa however Poopie he was Laugh

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Post by Marky Mon 03 Jun 2019, 12:41 pm

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:It's an old phone-in joke, some Scot called up Talk Sport and was livid that Strachan (I think) wasn't picking Niemi

"He's Finnish"

"He's no finished, he's only 28"

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Post by Azzy Wed 05 Jun 2019, 11:04 am

Good morning everyone. I have arrived early to my Boardroom and will be chatting to Claude while Lady Brady gives me a Rick Nash. I look forward to seeing your submissions.

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Post by BamBam Wed 05 Jun 2019, 11:15 am

Morning Lord Azzy

Happy to post the submission now if that's ok?

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Post by Trebs Wed 05 Jun 2019, 11:22 am

Good Morning Lord Azzy,


I would like to present our first task, The Flower of Scotland, on behalf of Team Unicorn.

This has been worked on by myself, Fluxy, Dolph and Nadz.

Thanks for reading and we welcome any questions.

Trebs


COACHING, TACTICS AND PLAYING STYLE:



PLAYING PERSONNEL:



RESOLVING THE STADIUM ISSUE:



IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF AVAILABLE PERSONNEL:




Other Ideas:

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Post by BamBam Wed 05 Jun 2019, 11:23 am

Team Sterling - Flower of Scotland:

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Post by Azzy Wed 05 Jun 2019, 12:01 pm

Thank you to both team captains for two very detailed and interesting proposals. I shall take the next 58 minutes to review and will give you my feedback from 1pm.

During that feedback process, at least one person from the losing team will be fired.

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Post by Azzy Wed 05 Jun 2019, 12:40 pm

Let's see if we can get this started now.

Trebs, as team captain of Team Unicorn, how do you feel the task went? Were you happy with the contributions of your team? How did you apportion responsibility?

BamBam, the same question goes to you as team captain of Team Sterling.

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Post by Trebs Wed 05 Jun 2019, 12:53 pm

The task went okay. I got some good contributions from the team, but I did the vast majority of the work. There were a couple of extenuating circumstances with me losing my phone and Dolph getting ill. I stepped up as manager for this task, despite a shaky knowledge of Scottish football, because I wasn't sure if the job would get done with someone else at the helm.

In terms of responsibility:

The first section was done by Nadz, and the stadium section written by Fluxy. I made a few minor alterations but that is almost all their work.

The other three sections ended up being done by me, with some suggestions made by the team.

Team Unicorn name was chosen by Dolph. I asked a couple of times if anyone had any objections, and got nothing back.

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Post by Trebs Wed 05 Jun 2019, 12:54 pm

Just additionally want to say best of luck to all of those on Team Sterling with their submission OK

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Post by BamBam Wed 05 Jun 2019, 1:00 pm

I thought the task went well overall. I tried to set clear deadlines for when I expected each task to get to a certain level of progress, and they were generally kept to.

I was nominated to be team captain, although I did think my knowledge of Scottish football probably wasn't close to being the best in the team. I did think I could do a strong job of project managing overall, and decided to focus my efforts on that. I also put together the final submission, and moderated some of the other areas

I decided to allocate tasks with the individual skill sets of the team in mind, Renege obviously had a strong knowledge of that area, while Nando usually has decent knowledge across most football leagues and a good tactical brain, so it made sense for me to have the two of them work most closely on the playing personnel, coaching and tactical set up, as they essentially went hand in hand.

That left the stadium issue and longer term player development, I offered Twist the stadium to start with but was happy to swap. I asked all team members to come up with ideas for part 5

I was happy with everyone's contributions to their individual areas, however if I had a criticism it would be that there was limited constructive comments on other areas. Its always good to have more opinions from different angles, and that side was slightly lacking

Good luck to Team Unicorn too!

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Post by Fluxy Wed 05 Jun 2019, 1:05 pm

Afternoon Lord Azzy, and captains.

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Post by BamBam Wed 05 Jun 2019, 2:35 pm

Think we've blown him away with the quality of our submissions, good job guys

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Post by Trebs Wed 05 Jun 2019, 2:41 pm

Lord Azzy has announced that he will be hiring eight new apprentices.

Lord Azzy's search for his next apprentice is over.

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Post by Fernando Wed 05 Jun 2019, 3:28 pm

This is a bigger disappointment then Trebs team putting Ryan Fraser as RM and Forrest as LM despite playing the opposite roles for their club sides.  Whistle

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Post by Trebs Wed 05 Jun 2019, 3:31 pm

Fernando wrote:This is a bigger disappointment then Trebs team putting Ryan Fraser as RM and Forrest as LM despite playing the opposite roles for their club sides.  Whistle

Says the guy whose team didn't think Leigh Griffiths was worthwhile picking in a Scotland squad boxing

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