Around the World v3

The offseason has begun and there's a lot to do but unfortunately I won't be able to strengthen the squad all that much due to the budget the board has set for me.



I was hoping for a little bit more because there are a decent amount of players that I would have liked to add. Looks like I'm just gonna have to win a lot! My first signing of the season has arrived and his name is Romeo Jozak, he is the new head of youth development.



He is ideal for my club because his preferred formation is 4-4-2 and his tactical philosophies are much similar to mine. I had a check list of areas of the first team I wanted to improve but it looks like we're gonna have to loan and sign free players mostly. I might have enough to buy one player.

Summer Goals:
Loan DM
Rotation RB
Backup CB
Young GK

This is who I ended up signing/loaning:


We are finally ready for the new season. Wish us luck!

Some good signings and loan signings, definitely found players to strengthen the side in the areas you stated! could gear up to be an interesting season!

It's definitely been interesting, almost half way through the season we've been very inconsistent. Update coming soon

Midway through my first full season with Newcastle it has been harder than I envisioned. Pretty early on the Italian playmaker I loaned from Juventus damaged his crucial ligaments, forcing him to the sidelines for 7-9 months. Soon after that we had to deal with another injury. This time it was Andrija Pesic, my young and promising center midfielder. Not trying to make excuses but it's never easy when your better players are on the sideline.


Like I said, we've been inconsistent. However there have been a few bright spots through it all. My summer purchase of Kevin Servin has proved an immediate success. He, along with Shane Duffy, have been rock solid at the back.



Now that January has arrived I'm going to have to try and loan some more midfielders. Preferably a CAM and CM. We'll see if there's any decent players available.

A little inconsistant but your still picking up vital points and still sitting mid table which is better than last season!

Thoroughly enjoying this thread. Very entertaining to follow. Thank you
You are playing the way I play except I am still in my first season in Argentina managing Lanus.

Thanks both of you guys for the comments, it means a lot!

I didn't really have my eyes set on a successful FA Cup campaign but by the time the draw was held we were already out of the Capital One Cup so naturally I wanted to do well.


As you can see we managed to make it all the way to the final only to lose to Man Utd in extra time. We got slightly lucky with an easy draw early on but everyone wrote us off against Liverpool. Heres the match overview from the final.


I was almost positive the match was going to go to penalties, but at the 109th minute my goalkeeper had a screw up of epic proportions. Someone on United played a through ball into the box and my keeper had a good jump on it, then for whatever unknown reason he just veered off into a different direction allowing the ball to roll past him straight to Neymar who was sitting in the 6 yard box.
It was unfortunate to lose that way but unbeknownst to me the FA Cup runner up qualifies for the Europa League.



This is good for my and the clubs reputation. Hopefully we will be able to attract higher quality players to Newcastle. We are one game away from completing the league and we will most likely fulfill our chairmans goal of a mid table finish.

This is what the final league table looked like. We met the expectations of the chairman so my job isn't at risk for now. Also the initial budget was set and we'll have about 12 million to spend which is much more than last summer.



Soon after that a huge amount of manager were sacked and I was approached by the Valencia chairman.



Honestly there was never a chance of me leaving everything I've done with Newcastle so far. I'm fully dedicating myself to the club and wont be leaving for a long time.

So I will obviously be looking to improve upon last seasons league finish. I will only be able to accomplish this if we can identify the right players to bring into the club. Here are my major transfers:


Promising midfielder my scouts spotted. Unfortunately I wasn't able to secure a work permit for him so he will have to spend a few seasons on loan or I will have to eventually just sell him for profit.


I finally was able to sign this lad. I've been on his tail since the first few weeks in my tenure as Newcastle manager. He cost us 10.5 million but if he pans out to be the player I think he will, then it's worth every penny.


I was lacking in central midfield talent so when I saw Joe Allen was available on a free I decided to offer him a contract. At 34 he's still a decent player.


Probably the best player I signed this summer. He has scary speed and great technical ability. He will no doubt pose a threat against all Premier league teams.


And then there was this guy. I needed another goalkeeper and found this guy available for free and only after my scouts viewed him as the best keeper at the club, if he joined, I signed him.



And then the break went pretty well. Only conceding 4 goals in 7 matches is good even though we were against some weaker opponents. Being that we are not as good as the top clubs in England I decided to adapt a counter attacking philosophy. It's got the chairman pretty annoyed since he wants attacking football but I don't think the match engine would allow me to play attacking football with this squad and be successful.



Anyway, here's to a good season!

very decent pre season and good first result of the seaosn buddy

Thanks! We've been playing very well so far into November. Here is the most exciting/awesome result thus far:



Currently in 7th spot after 9 games. Our defense has been very impressive only allowing 9 goals and scoring 20! And finally after selling one of my midfielders for £9 million I had enough to go out and buy a promising youngster who my scouts spotted in Brazil.


I'll have to wait 2 years before he joins but by then I'm pretty sure he will be able to walk into the starting squad.

top result against united and that defender looks more than quality

We're really playing well so far half way through.




January finally came around and I am more than happy with the progress the club has made. The media predicted us to finish in 9th and so far we are overachieving.



You can see we've been playing very well apart from that one rough patch in November/early December. We also played well in the Europa league group stages. We won our group with 11 points, only losing once to Leverkusen. Now we face AS Saint- Etienne in the first round. I'm not putting to much emphasis on this competition because I really have my head set on finishing high in the Leauge.

Definite chance of winning a spot in europe this year!

Wow this is shaping up to be a solid team with your adds. Keep up the run. Looking forward to your many yrs managing here

Thanks! I'm gonna try to it's been tough recently, my guys are starting to get tired haha. I definitely plan to stay here for a long time. I want to turn Newcastle into a powerhouse!