Started from the (real) bottom

Here are some "financial" news :



Less than the previous year. But we didn't have any game televised, maybe it did something for that.



Youth facilities upgraded once again, that's good !



And a more important budget in junior coaching, that'll help to develop the young players we have.



Another time, we sell more season tickets !


I had to set the season expectation to the board :



Avoiding the relegation is an "easy" goal I guess. Especially with the season we had and with the players we recruited.



Still last, but a way better odd than last year. We're being a serious team here.


TRANSFERS :

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4 players incoming. And one on loan, but he was already on my team, the great Ronconi. I sold him for 1.2M€ + 50% on the next sale + a 2 year loan on my team !

Here are the screens of the new players :



A good young midfielder !



An interesting wing back



A not so bad wing back with experience



And a quite good striker. I think they're all good signings, I hope they can bring a lot to the team.

AUGUST 2019 :



An almost perfect month. A solid win against Strasbourg to begin the season. We had a solid draw in the derby against Amiens, but we could (should ?) have won this one, as we were up 3-2 at the 88th minute with that Nazon's goal. We couldn't maintain the lead, that's a shame.

And a good win against Red Star to finish the month. 9 goals scored in 3 games, I like the sound of that !



4 teams tied at 7 on the top of the league, and we're one of them. Very good start here.


SEPTEMBER 2019 :



A Bahlouli show against Colmar ! He put us in a very comfortable situation and we just had to control the second half then. Then a very difficult cup game against a 7th tier side. They took an early lead, we responded quickly, but we weren't able to score the go-ahead goal. Fortunately, we avoided the extra-time thanks to a Ronconi header at the 90th minute !

Against La Vitréenne we had a solid game. We opened the scoring in a very weird way, Tobella was left side, he missed his cross, but it went in and we took the lead.. And never dropped it.

A hard game at home against Le Poiré Sur Vie (they were relegated from Ligue 2 the previous year). We fought all the way to get a solid point here.

And finally, a bad draw against Epinal. We had a 2-0 lead with 10 minutes to go and we dropped it the 3 points and somehow managed to get only one..



We're tied at first with Plabennec ! 2 points ahead of the 4th place. Very good opening here.

OCTOBER 2019 :



Just one loss in this almost perfect month. We put up some really good numbers in goals. We're getting pretty impressive this season !



We're on top of the league, but alone this time. 4 points ahead of the 4th place, that's very good.


NOVEMBER 2019 :



4 win in a row (with the one in Cup against a National team), but two draws to end the month. It's a disappointing one against Istres. They had 4 chances and scored 2 goals. I really have to improve my defensive players !



We're crushing the league right here ! 8 points ahead of the 4th spot, I like it. But it's far from being over here.

DECEMBER 2019 :



A warning month !! Nothing's gonna be easy in this league if we don't take it seriously. The last win makes me think we'll bounce back well.



Still first here. 7 points upon the 4th place, that's good, especially with that not so good month ! But we'll have to take care of business here.


JANUARY 2020 :



I thought that the Messi-Ronaldo era was over, but hey, guess who's back ?



Well, well, well !!! Wakey wakey guys ! 7 points out of the last 21 ! That's not good. Not good at all ! On the "bright" side, we've reached the 7th round (round of 16) of the French Cup ! It'll bring a lot of money to the club.



We're not first, and we only have 5 points above the 4th spot.. We'll have to fight until the end to get that promotion !

FEBRUARY 2020 :



A VERY BAD game against Epinal. Right after this game I called a team meeting to yell at my players, and I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, but they started winning again. Especially that big French Cup game against Ajaccio, a Ligue 2 side. We were impressive and a very well deserved win to get to the quarter final ! Then a very difficult win against Avranches, thanks to a 90+6 goal !!! Nimes and Sedan were easier games and we got the job done here.



8 points ahead of Nimes, 3 behind Le Poiré sur Vie. We're getting closer to the promotion without being too far from the title, that's sweet.

And the month ended with a youth intake :



I only signed the central defenders !


MARCH 2020 :



A lucky draw (once again) in French Cup, facing a CFA team. We get to the semi-final ! That's insane ! Two great wins in the league to get closer to the "dream" of the promotion.



"Nothing" changed here. Still 3 points behind Le Poiré, still 8 points above the 4th spot ! But with only 5 games to go now. If we're serious, the promotion will be coming soon !!!

APRIL 2020 :



Almost perfect month. A loss (but predictable) against Caen in the Cup. One against Luzenac in the league, this one is bad, we could have drawn it, but we missed a penalty to tie the game up.

But with the win against Dunkerque..



..We're promoted in the Ligue 2 !! What a fantastic season here.

We had a massive prize money with our semi-final in the cup.



Here are the standings with 2 games to go :



The title is still possible. Let's do this now !


MAY 2020 :



Two solid wins to finish the season ! But is that enough to get the title ?



YES IT IS ! We're champions ! Wonderful season, it's amazing to get into the Ligu 2 that way.



Confirmation here



Solid season from my players here.


AWARDS :

My team got a lot of rewards this season. First of all, Farès Bahlouli was huge :



Two awards for him, that's great.



3 players in the team of the season, huge.



And I'm the manager of the season, I'm honored !


OTHER NEWS :

We had a good prize money for the title :



The board set up the budgets for next season :



And we were knocked out of the cup by the winner :