Follow In His Footsteps

Now is the chance,
where i should have been 4 weeks ago.
At Gica Popescus School For Fotbal.

Leo G. :
This is not the place for you here in botosani,
There is where you can have a future.

Fans. :
Botosani is stupid for not taking young players,
Watch him be on t.v. in a-couple years and
another talent wasted from Botosani.

Suporters:
What does age have to do with anything,
isn't it ability?

Brunza:

I'm stupid,
I don't understand English But hey...

My Moustache is getting too long.




These are the opinions at botosani..
And as you see only one mattered.
I look forwerd to the arrival definatly not the train to Craiova.

23.00 Approx.

10.00 Thurs. Approx

I will arrive in Craiova
To show the School Of Gica Popescu the one
kid who can follow in the legends footsteps.

Transfer Time For BCS

I will be going to Gica Popescu's scoala after i spoke to him personally,
I will be leaving thursday to be in craiova and i will stay a week or so there,
discussing my future and if it will be in the School Gica Popescu.

Now,
Scotland Second Division has a team QPR that is interested at the moment
of my availability due to their wanting of the young players throughout Europe.

Local Village in the 3rd Division Albecs ( don't know the correct spelling )
in a couple of hours will find out if a transfer there is an option if Gica Popescu's
School is not an option.

So only the next few days will see where i will grow as a fotbaler:)

Transfer Imminent

The Director Starring as the Idiot,
asked the young star to leave before they even owned
up to their one major promise.
For him to play fotbal.

I said once, and i will say this again now on my own blog,
" One thing is to say it, another is to do it "
I did it, by coming to this club,
But they said it by not giving me the promised opportunity.

But it's not over yet,
because i have many ideas in mind now that i am here in Romania.

And people. here are my thoughts.

Moldova First Division
Bulgarian First/Second Division
Hungarian Premier League
Scottish Junior League
Romanian Third Division


These are my options for now, from what I've looked at.
Moldova looks good because i feel i can grow there and play
week in and week out fotbal for a first division team.

Bulgarian league i haven't been too interested in,
but i know it is almost like the Romanian league,
Slightly weaker.


The Hungarian league is slightly better than the Moldovan and slightly weaker than
the Bulgarian,
but i know that a future could be there,
Just do i want to go there?

Scotland i have talked to friends there,
and i am interested.. but negotiations are key for my living status.


the Romanian third division i will find out from on Monday,
Seeing if i will play there... but I'm not sure if the 3rd division is for me.

You Can Only Take The Fight Out Of A Tiger, When The Tiger Doesn't Fight.

You can take someones love for a game out of their soul,
when you take their playing time away..


This is the point a young fotbaler has to make decisions and evaluate their
career path.. where they want to go, where they wish to be.
Fc Botosani gave me the opportunity to play fotbal here,
never mind the fotbal,. to come here.
Because i haven't played any fotbal since i have got here in Romania.

So now it is time to make some decisions,
Hockey,
Fotbal.
Different Club.

Stick it out in Botosani??

These are some of the decisions a young 16 year old such as myself
has to make at this point.
The people i have spoken to have said that this club is a Joke,
they are never serious, and they don't know what serious is.

In my eyes, of 4 weeks i think this club needs some major surgery.
This has been a opportunity,
the opportunity to come back to my home town,
The opportunity to make something out of myself.

Now is the time to make something out of myself,
and when one ear is always closed..
Another ear somewhere will be opened.

Yahoo I.D

I am allowing everyone who wants to add my yahoo i.d.


auroratigers09@yahoo.ca

I'll try get to everyone when i am online,
or when i can.

Debut Taken Away By Some Weaker Players-

My debut has been delayed due to a Giant who can't feel his feet..
and a struggling Yameogo Wahabou .
The giant missed around 9 opportunities where he had an empty net,
and throughout the match the only point where he made an impact was
when he fell and became injured and caused the team to play with 10 men.
( didn't make a difference )

Yameogo Wahabou as much as i am all for this guy, such a good person
just doesn't cut it on the pitch..
Here are the player comparisons.


Alexandru Marin
17 Years
Striker

Positives-
Height

Negatives-
Slow
No sense for positioning
No ability with the ball
No control with the ball
Offset heading


Brandon Claudiu Simon

16 Years
Midfielder/Striker
Youngest Player At The Club.

Positives ( by coaches )

Speed
Jumping Ability
Control/Technical ability
Very young
Ambitious


Negatives ( by coaches )

Height
Weight
Language Barrier

Yameogo Wahabou

23 Years
Midfielder

Positives

Knows where to be on the field
has good patience
has a contract.

Negatives

Height
Weight
Language Barrier
No 2nd gear speed.
Mistakes a lot

Now you can make your opinion on who is the better of the three,
Judging on the Age, Abilities, And the Possible Future for all 3.

I have to admit..
These two have been given more chances than they should have,
they train with the first team,
play every week undeservingly in the 2nd team.
I'm not saying i'm Hagi..
But what chances have i been given to train with the first team,
and play in the second team week out..

Where is the future ambition in this club?

First Team- Little Miracle.- Big Team-.

Today after the result from the first team,
I can only imagine how upset and how low the moral is in the team..
Which brings me to writing this article, of a what if.

What if a small miracle, can make it in a big team??

Coach Leo will decide Monday if i will be playing in the first team for next week
and after this result today.. I feel my chances are " what does he have to loose ".
Tomorrow i will hope to impress at the Botosani II ,
Hopefully get on the score sheet and make myself known for the first time as
what i really am.. ( A Goalscorer And Play maker )

My abilities are above what i have done,
But the opportunities have been limited since coming to Botosani..

Sunday
May 13Th
11 AM
Municipal Botosani Stadium

Botosani II
v
FCM Dorohoi



Previous Result

Botosani II 4-4 FCM Dorohoi

Debut Sunday

Sunday will be my debut in Botosani 2nd team and i am strongly looking
forward to possibly getting on the score sheet but more importantly
impacting a key victory.

I want to say that if i get 45 minutes, or 5 seconds..
I will make the best of that time


Sunday
11 Am
Stadium Municipal Botosani

Welcome To Brandon Claudiu Simon of Fc Botosani's First Official Blog.

Birth: Botosani , Romania
December 18 1990

Midfielder/Striker LM,RM,ST
Club:Fc Botosani
Age 16
Favorite Club: Fiorentina
Favorite Player: Mutu
Goal: To Become HIS best.

Hello,
I am Brandon Claudiu Simon of Fc Botosani and this is my first official blog.
This page will post all my updated information with the club, or any news
that i have personal or business-oriented.

First post will be about me-

Born in Botosani Romania and adopted at under one years,
i developed a love for fotbal and played at 3 years old,
when i started this beautiful game.
Living in Toronto Canada i played for the love of it.

I started Hochie/Hockey at around the same time,
and became very good, but around 12 years old
both sports were becoming too much to play. So i had to choose,
i picked Hockey to continue.

At 14 two years and abit ago,
i became hungry for fotbal,
my dream was to become the next Adrian Mutu.. or the next
great fotbaler, And the dream will still continue.

My ambitions i will state through botosani is to become better,
each day to learn something, and each week to be one step closer
to a better person, and a better fotbaler.



One thing i do in life is be the best i can at anything..
I will always be disappointed with myself,
because when you are not disappointed in yourself,
you will not work as hard in life, or fotbal.

A lesson is to dream big,
because if your not dreaming big..
you don't have steps you cannot reach.
Myself i want to play for Romania,
And be in a big respected Club someday.

Without this mind-set
every time someone says your too small,
your not talented enough,
you can't make it.
It's too hard.
Your not powerful enough..

It just motivates me,
Motivation to visualize my success then
to act on it.
Time will only tell how many steps you will
go up through your later..
But those steps are nothing when you dream big.

I am Brandon " Claudiu " Simon from Fc Botosani.
This is my blog.