Rise of the clarets

Cheers lads that benfica away game was crazy and the home leg was good too.Very close season so far in the league with 3 teams looking to win it.











Great win against man city opened the month for me.I was expecting a tricky game but it could of been much better for me.Another good win against Newcastle.Them getting a man sent off very early on no doubt made the game a lot easier than it would of been.Was very nervous about the trip to white hart lane but I didn't need too.We crushed them.Jamie moore was incredible.A very nervy match at anfield.Chelsea had drifted off and weren't able to cath up on the final day but we had a trip to anfield and man utd at that point were 2 points behind us and faced a trip to carrow road to face Norwich.We did have a better goal difference so I was confidant but anything can happen.So has that draw cost us?Did that late equalizer from us make a difference?



It didn't matter one bit.Noriwch did me a massive favour with a 3-2 win.Our 2nd league title in a row and with Martinez injured for the last couple of months and not playing Adrian rodriguez at all due to poor form we showed we didn't need them 2 that much.



This was never in doubt.Great win and now retained the FA cup too.





Great 2 wins to get through to the champions league final.Pashev was the difference in these 2 matches with 3 of the 5 goals coming from him.



Another great performance from the lads.A very even game and I was fearing it wouldn't happen when diego costa scored early on but we managed an equalizer thanks to an own goal before hojbjerg managed to grab the winner.The treble completed and way ahead of schedule for the champions league win.



Sporting in the super cup next season.Pretty sure I can beat them.





Very happy for these 2 retaining they're awards of last season.



I also have retained the manager of the year.



One of my youngsters has got an award too with taron dean getting the championship player of the year.



While not being as prolific as last year in the league damyan pashev has got the champions league golden boot.He has been on fire in the knockout stages.



Zivkovic has had a great season and not surprised to see him get this.Martinez would of put up more of a fight if he hadn't of been injured I think.






Good to see our sponsorship has gone up a lot.More than tripled in fact.That champions league win would of counted a lot for that im sure.The shirt sales haven't surprised me much.

Next update - summer transfers and pre season

Great treble mate! what a superb season!

Top notch season Not surprised to see your sponsorship gone up crazy

Wasn't expecting the treble and when I saw I had Chelsea in the semi final I didn't think I would get the FA cup.The champions league final I was more confidant about after the win in the FA cup semi final and prem win.Very happy with more money coming in.I can now mix it with the big boys more in wages and not be as worried about them poaching my players.



Crazy to think but we are now the highest valued club in world football.Only just and I don't actually know how they work it out.



Another very good link set up by my board this time.I decided to let them handle it after I chose the last couple.Happy enough with werder Bremen.



Russia wanted me in pre season.No thanks.



With each season with success the board keep raising expectations.Going to be even tougher to live up to them.



Great pre season.Royo and pashev in particular with a few goals were good.





Only 2 in this window so far and it will probably be only these.Ghiglione has been loaned out right away as he wont have no chance of competing for a 1st team spot yet but I think he will be great.Correa is someone I have wanted for a few seasons but never had the finances.A sale of a major player for me has made it possible to bring him in for a massive sum.I am really looking forward to him,martinez and zivkovic playing just behind pashev.



The transfers out at the top are just loans and free transfers.That sale of gil romero to real Madrid made the correa transfer happen.They have been sniffing around him for a couple of seasons but never made a bid.When they did come in with 49m I raised it up as high as I could.Going to miss him but got good youth at cm who will step up.Oliver and hojbjerg will be starting cm now with kleeman,janashia and jaupi as main backups.Funnily enough man city manager diego simeone has called the transfer of correa financially irresponsible.What he means by that I don't know but he cant really say much as he paid 32.5m for an untested 19 year old Mexican lb (while giving him 145k a week) and is paying Raheem sterling and kenedy 325 and 235k a week.Think its sour grapes really as I bought him from his last club and man city still consider themselves my rivals for the league.



First blood to man utd this season.Not too happy about losing a competition but it is only the community shield.



I thought this was played at the end of the month but it was played in between the community shield and the start of the prem season.Great win and very happy with correa getting 2 on his debut.

Next update - August

Correa looks a good signing, expensive one at that, good to see you make money in the window again rather than lose it! Tough start against United but beating SPorting is always nice to grab the trophy

The correa transfer wouldn't of been possible if it wasn't for the gil romero.I was happy with gil romero and ideally I would of kept him but 54m was certainly enough to twist my arm and correa was the 1st person I thought of getting.I don't like spending more than receiving as I like the money in the bank in case I need it for anything like facilities or players.Sporting couldn't handle my lads.







3 good games I think.Tough game to start with at arsenal but I am happy with a point.Hojbjerg scored a stunning volley from 30 yards.Great victory against everton and pashev was very good with 2 goals and an assist.He was equally impressive against forest with another 2 goals.He has certainly hit the ground running this season.



Looking well enough so far.Not thinking too much about the table so far as theres too much time to pass and plenty more that will change.



Good draw for me in the league cup.Should easily get through.



The champions league draw has been favourable to me too.Monaco will prove tough but fenerbache and partisan shouldn't be too difficult.Will surely be aiming for top spot.



Stadium will hopefully be made bigger at the end of the season.The local council have blocked before so they could do it again.Ideally I want a 60k stadium at some point though that might be over a decade away.

Next update - September

Superb link with Werder Good transfers signing, shame to see Romero left for Real Madrid. Decent start to the season

Werder is a good link and one I am hoping can prove successful as they are a big club who can bare good regens sooner or later im sure.Is a shame to see him go as he was one of my favourite players.









Very bad defeat to Southampton.Dominated the match and I was unhappy it took so long to register a goal.Fantastic recovery with a 6-0 win at Fulham.Pashev again was immense and my standout player so far this season.Another good win against Swansea.Martinez has had a quiet season as he isn't the only amc now but was great with his 2 goals.Another good win against city next.Always do well against them these days and it was good to get one over diego simeone after what he said about the correa transfer.



Despite the Southampton loss things are going well.Cheslea are still looking good and that win at the ettihad proved to be vital.



Safely through to the next round of the league cup in a match which was never in question.



Portman road next against the premier leagues bottom side.Again shouldn't be much of a problem.





Not the best opening game for us against Monaco.We didn't deserve the draw really as they were all over us in terms of chances but we got a hard fought draw.Good recovery in turkey with a 2-1 win.Could of been a different score though as I think they could of drawn or won it.



Could be worse but still not too happy.Will need to win all remaining games I think if I want to win the group.

Next update - October

Pretty decent month bar Southampton loss

Was gutted about the Southampton loss.Started off very well and with a win we could of kept building on that as morale was high before that game.








3 wins but each one as shaky as the last.The injury it mentions about royo is for the rest of the season.10 month with damaged cruciate ligaments.Shame aswell as he had just broke into the spain squad a few months before and had an impressive 5 goals in 7 games.While hojbjergs goal was deserved for us im not going to lie it was very tense and I didn't think it was going to come.High scoring game at Ipswich but luckily I was the winner.Angel correa had a great game.Another great game for correa in the spurs win.This last couple of months I have had a fair amount of injuries and had to play a lot of u18s players but looks like the worst is over.



Going good in the league.Top of the table but haven't really played the big boys.I will need to keep this up otherwise Chelsea will be on me like a tramp on chips.



This game was one of the two that featured 6 u18s players.Pashev saved my skin with 2 1st half goals.but they come back and got 2 themselves.Reiled on penalties to see me through.



Played this exact fixture a stage earlier last season which arsenal won 4-0.It is due to be played mid December but with us playing in the club world cup it will probably be postponed or rearranged.




Another game in which the u18s were used.Lucky to win this really and to rely on Jamie moores hat trick and a 68% fit angel correa to come on and get the winner.



Not top but still in contention.Need as many players back and fit if I am to keep up with Monaco.

Next update - November

Some crazy scoreline there

They were mate.My defence can be a shambles at times and has cost us a lot but im unsure what else I can do as I have some real quality at the back.I am very lucky to have such great attacking players.










The Liverpool game was frustrating.Going 2 up I thought we could of walked it a bit but we let them back in with 2 quick goals before leon van putten was dismissed for what I can only describe as a stupid lunge on the halfway line with no danger whatsoever.We did well to go back in front but conceded through a poor error.Good result against palace but we did have to work for it.Angel correa was good in this one and his goal was a good one too.Wolves pushed us a lot more than I expected with david flitcroft mouthing off as he usually does to me.Good to put him in his place though but we could of drawn that but for a great block in the 93rd minute by Adrian rodriguez.Have a very important game at Stamford bridge coming up so pashev was rested and Jamie moore started and showed what he can do.Great hatrick from the young scot.



Top spot again but it could change if i lose by 2 or more at Chelsea at the start of December.Got the club world cup coming up which will tire my players out and stack up the fixture come January so I am thinking of throwing the arsenal game in the league cup.I have only just got the majority of the squad back and fit again and I don't want anything like that again.I thought I had a decent sized squad but am already thinking of how to make it bigger with decent quality at not much cost.



Great result in Belgrade.Pashev again was immense.



Not a good result in Monaco.Again we let a 2 goal lead slip this time losing 3-2.



Monaco move into top spot with 1 game to go.We have a home game against fenerbache while Monaco travel to Serbia.I think we will finish 2nd which isn't ideal.

[color=red]Next update - December/color]

Going well in the league and Champions League mate, keep it going

Things going great dan.Most of the players are performing very well.My only gripe is our goals against still isn't good enough for me.







Lost out in the top of the table clash with Chelsea but we battled hard and I cant fault my lads.Can see the gap between us has closed and we can match them easily and with their best players now in the 30s while ours are early to mid 20s I think we will be leaving them behind a bit unless they start stocking up on quality regens like I have.Back to winning ways against Newcastle with a solid 5-2 win.Zivkovic was on fire and showed he deserved his new contract of 140k a week.Another good win against Norwich next.No guessing who our star man was again.Pashev has to be one of the top strikers of the world now.He is in the running for world player of the year.



Leagues looking good for us to get on top providing we win our games in hand.A very busy January coming up so my squad will be stretched but I have one player in (screenshot to follow) and another couple of their way.I will also be calling back 1 or 2 from loans.I think it will be ours or chelseas trophy by the end of the season.



Though I rested the majority of my team we crushed arsenal in the league cup quarter final.Very happy with ray scadding lately and in this match he was immense.



Familiar foes in the semi final.Would of rather had any of the other teams but I like my chances against Chelsea.



A trip to meadow lane in the FA cup 3rd round.Lost against these on penalties in the early rounds of the league cup a few years back so I wont be taking nothing for granted.



Very good win in turkey and 3 points were needed if I was to stand any chance of topping the group.Scadding again in fine form.



Top spot is ours.While we won in turkey Monaco could only draw in Belgrade to ensure we were group winners.



To be honest I would of been disappointed if I didn't get at least 4 against the Iranians.Pahev with another 2 goals.



Was wary of boca but needn't be in the end.Great 6-1 win and another trophy for us.Highlight of the game was zivkovic with a 11 minute hatrick.



Another award for pashev.He really is a gem.



Very happy for lucky adisa.He has been pretty good for us and not surprised he got this.





Fantastic news for damyan pashev.His goals make such a big difference for us in all competitions.



Pleased to announce the transfer of martin odegaard from Chelsea.He wasn't getting game time hence his morale but here he will be.Very good player for the squad.

Next update - January

Brilliant month, I see a clean sweep coming bar the community shield! Odegaard is a great signing too

Fantastic last two months Epic to see Pashev winning Ballon d'Or \o/

Cheers dan.Odegaard is someonewho wont be 1st choice but more backup really as the fixtures are really piling up with 2 games every week.Only takes 3 or 4 injuries to midfield players and id be goosed.Pashev deserves everything he gets.He has been great the last couple of seasons and its finally showing on the world stage.











Not a bad month to be honest.Great start with the arsenal win.Very happy with the rest of the fixtures but for the forest result.



Only a point behind and 2 games in hand on Chelsea.Of course I do still have to win them but I have to be happy with that.



Rested a lot of key players so I am happy with this win.Scadding again doing well.



With me having a favourable draw in the FA cup I again got to rest players and play young/fringe players.Happy for bamba who I brought back from a loan spell.Scored in both FA cup games.



West ham or reading next for me.Whoever it is we play I will again be using the fringe/young players and I will fancy us to get through.



Good result at home.I would of preferred a clean sheet but got a win at least.



The home leg win didn't matter one bit.We were looking good to get through but fell asleep the last 15 minutes or so and ended up getting battered.The league cup is still the only trophy I haven't won.



Great link for us.Probably the biggest club in mexico.





Good signings for us.Cejas is a lb but is right footed and I am training him up to be a rb.Crowley just like odegaard with be a fringe player but I am happy with him for 5.75m.



Forgot to post the draw for the champions league in the last post.Happy to face milan.

Next update - February

Good results bar Chelsea overturning the first leg.

Another impressive link with America MEX

Unlucky against Chelsea but a good tight league season it seems!

That Chelsea game was a bad one for us to be honest.I thought we could of held out or snatched a win but diego costa changed the game for them.Happy with the America mex link.










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Not too bad a month really.Great start against man utd.Always struggle against former players and it showed again in the next 2 matches as first cauley Woodrow scored and assisted against us then lukaku scored twice for city as we beat Swansea but lost at home to man city.Not happy one bit with the city result.Good recovery with a 2-1 in Southampton and smashed sunderland to end on a high.



A decent run in February bar the city game has now seen us rise to 7 points clear of 2nd place Chelsea though they're participation in the league cup final gives them a game in hand.



I have been very fortunate with the draws in the FA cup and managed to rest big players in all the games so far and the players coming in have performed very well.The same can be said in another great win.Scadding again on fire.



Another favourable draw this time to face Peterborough at home.Another chance to rest the most important players.



Our struggle against former players continued as suso ran the show for milan.A very frustrating match as when we went 1 up we should of ben able to hang on but we gifted them 3 goals.We now have a very hard game at home to overturn the defecit.An early goal is key I think and we will be going all out attack.

Next update March

Be hard to turn it around against AC Milan! But a good month domestically again

Decent month apart from losing last minute goal against Man City. You still in a chance against AC Milan, would have been better if your player didn't score a own goal.

Nice one lads.Been good so far in the league and we look to secure our 3rd successive league title.The milan game was hard to take and the own goal didn't help but back at our place I think we are very stong.








Very impressive month from the lads.Dominated all 3 games from start to finish and deserved all we got.Pashev again amongst the goals but most happy to see tomas Martinez performing well.He has had a quiet season compared to the last few but this month he was great.



As time goes by and with less and less games to lay it looks more and more likely of another title for us.Only Chelsea and man city can mathematically catch up now.



Not the high scoring wins of previous rounds but we got the job done.Decided to lay a stronger line up than I would of done but we had a week off afterwards.



Chelsea again in the semis.Going to be tough and I am hoping I can field a strong lineup if I don't have tough fixtures in and around the game.



Decided on an all out attack and mentality and I sure got one.Crushing match.They stood little chance in this one.



Good draw for us against Leverkusen.




Think its safe to say were going to be in the semis.Another great performance on the last day of the month.

Next update - April

Epic comeback against AC Milan Good first leg against Leverkusen

This!

Cheers lads.It was a stunning match and everything went our way.We are in a great position to get into the semi final now and I am hoping for a good draw for the semi final as I think we can safely say were through.













Very good start to the month that went bad at the end in terms of results.We dominated the first 2 matches against villa and wolves with our 2 argie superstars playing great in both of them before a 0-0 draw against rivals Chelsea.We really should of won that with the chances we had but they held on.Back to winning ways against Huddersfield with a great hatrick for damyan pashev.Really not sure what happened against Norwich.Just a poor performance from all areas of the team and they capitalized on the chances they got.Another poor defensive display against man utd with mistakes aplenty by our players.Ricardo correa never takes criticism or discipline well and so I think his time is up with us regardless of how good he is.He is prone to at least 1 costly mistake per month so he will probably be sold this summer.2 late goals won it for man utd.A very inconsistent month I think.



We have retained the month despite our terrible end to the month.As we lost to Norwich Chelsea lost at Huddersfield and we were champions again for the 3rd time in succession.



For the 2nd semi final this season Chelsea turned us over.Took them to extra time but they turned up the heat when we went down to 10 sue to an injury to diego villareal after we made all our subs.A horrible way to lose but that's football manager for you.



All the hardest work was done in the first leg but I was still nervous when Leverkusen went 2 up and then had they're 2nd disallowed goal of the match.We did manage to pull it back to 2-2 but a shakey performance on the night.



We dodged the 2 tough teams in the semi final but we have got previous with porto as they knocked us out at the quarter final stage back in the 18/19 season and still have duvan Zapata who is the top scorer in the champions league this season and always seems to do well against us.




Crazy match in the 1st leg.I went 2 up but still found ourselves 3-2 down with only 10 minutes to go before the in form peter kleeman got us back in front with 2 late goals.



Very happy with our 2nd leg performance in another crazy match.Ademilson was one to watch in this one with 2 good goals.Zivkovic and angel correa got the goals to send us through to the final for a 2nd successive year.Both barca and man utd will be tough opponents though.



And its man utd in the final.I am hoping we don't shit down and let them win like the league match this month.It has been a good run again this season but I think this is our toughest test in the champions league this season.

Next update - May and season review

Terrible month in the league Good to see you made it to the Champions League Final

Champions once again with Burnley is a monumental achievement. Good luck in the Champions League final.

Cheers lads.Wasnt the best month but we got what we needed.Man utd would of been the team I would of rather had but they wont be easy at all.



Great way to end the season.Pashev once again on fire with 2 goals.scaddings breakthrough season rounded off with a goal and angel correas excellent debut season ends with another goal.



Very good season for us in the league.Once again I am still concerned with the amount we concede but we don't half score a lot.



Pashev head and shoulders above the rest.



Another award for pashev.



3rd year running I have won the manager of the year.



2nd time pashev has won the European golden boot.13 more goals then anyone else in they're domestic league.



Great to retain the champions league.It was a close match which could of gone either way but we got the all important only goal of the game.



Peter kleeman got 6 goals in the knockout stages from midfield and one got the goal of the tournament.He isn't about goals but he has been chipping in with a few more than the last few seasons.



No real surprise here.He has now won all the major awards in his short career.I really need to keep him and who knows maybe he can win as many as messi and Ronaldo.



Chelsea in the seasons curtain raiser.Looking forward to it.



Not as much as I am looking forward to this though.It will be my 1st time going head to head with real Madrid.



Got myself new contract.Still the media are pointing out that preston loss over 5 years ago.



No doubt about this one.Pashev has been fantastic.





Extra 10m a year through sponsorships.Happy with that.Strange seeing royo high up in the shirt sales as he has been out since very early in the season.The other 4 aren't a surprise in the slightest.



Not exactly over the moon with having to play our home games at the city of Manchester season.Will lose out on ticket sales (I think).Suppose its only for 1 season at least.

Next update - Pre season and transfers

Can I see a screenshot of Damyan Pashev please?