The Pentagon

And so it begins... 5 months later, and numerous job cancellations on, finally, a Serie C Brazillian side accept me. Not the best side, finishing 7th in Serie C last season, but it'll have to do... I wasn't going to wait for another one!

Squad

It's not too bad, considering it's a Serie C side, but the reliance on loanees is a bit depressing... 10 of the 18, and generally the top players aren't even mine- so it's a definite to get some permanent players.

Staff

With the exception of Alexandre Tasca- the staff here are pretty adequate, and in keeping with a low wage budget, satisfactory for at least the next season. I did allow myself to break the bank a little by replacing Tasca later on.

Finances

We're on course to make a profit this season, and the balance looks good enough. We're slowly paying off a state loan, which apparently will be paid off fully in 2017.

...which did make me question this, Vila Nova are 25% over their wage budget- so I'll need to cut that down, and unfortunately that will mean selling some of the bigger earners, though I'll wait until any sort of financial meltdown for that, as we seem to be perfectly fine atm.

Roll on the Pentagon!