Fola - Comments

Just about to start the new season, I've decided that I will go back to leaving updates every ten matches. I've made a few more signings before the start of the season, all of them are players who I hope to be key players for me in the future. In terms of outgoings, Dodo has left to join Sheffield Wednesday for £2.5 after he didn't progress as well as I would of liked. Our back up goalkeeper has also left the club, joining Manchester City for £1.7 million so I've brought in George Willis from Sheffield United as back up. I would provide a screenie but he'll probably never play so there's no point.



Signed this lad from some Czech side for £2.1 million. Absolute steal in my opinion. I've loaned him out to Championship side Peterborough to hopefully aid his development with some first team football.



Joined for £1 million from Bournemouth. At 17, he has some good stats so hopefully he will be able to improve in his time year. He will be in the under 18's for this season then I will look at loaning him out next season. He scored 3 goals in the Championship last season as a 16 year old so I'm excited about this guy.



Another young promising striker who joined us for £1 million from Huddersfield. He's probably a bit better than Walton in terms of putting the ball in the back of the net. Going to look to see if Sanchez will tutor him.



Finally, my third young Englishman is Naser who joins us after his contract expired at Fulham. Manchester United and Manchester City were both in for him so I'm delighted to have got him. Since the screenshot, I have loaned him out to fellow Premier League side Huddersfield so it'll be interesting to see how he does there.



This guy was a player I signed on a pre-contract deal three seasons ago but he has just joined. I have put Vincent Kompany as his tutor so I'm expecting his stats to rise massively in the future.

Well and truly got my love back for this save. This team is absolutely brilliant, I know last season I should of done better but I really do think this year is the year we do great things. Yes, we lost Rui Rei but we haven't missed him one bit. I will send the file to Cymro over tomorrow morning.

Martinez was unstoppable. Another clean sheet and 6 points clear at the top of the table.

Qualification secured with a game to spare.

Nice win and another clean sheet. 5 points clear at the top of the table now.

Bruma has just stated that he'll be leaving when his contract runs out at the end of the season. It's a shame because he is a player I really like but I guess its £100k a week on wages we can spend better elsewhere.

Solid win away at Newcastle. We have only conceded 3 goals in my 9 matches played so far in this stint, this team really seems to be on top form. We are currently top of the table, two points above Hull.

Just thought I'd post a quick screenshot of Oddmo for anybody whose interested. A few seasons ago I was looking to move him on because I didn't think he was good enough... how wrong I was.

Another 3-0 win against Napoli puts us top of the group. This Salvi fella is an absolute beast, such a good player. Another clean sheet too which is nice.

Nice They will be nice for when Cymro gets the January transfer window.

Weird one. He's never expressed about wanting to leave before but he's said he wants to win the Champions League. Despite being 33, he's a player I really rate so it would be a shame to see him leave.



He's still a regular for us too. Look at those average ratings!

Another comfortable win. Bruma came off the bench to bag a double, despite his age he's still a top, top player.

Through to the next round of the Capital One. Oddmo is absolutely quality now, admittedly I did have my doubts early on but he's brilliant now. He's worth £26 million now, too.

Rejected. Our keeper is absolutely class, hope we can keep him here for a long time.

Convincing win which should of probably been about 5/6.

Nice win away from home in the Champions League. Always nice to keep a clean sheet as well.

Didn't deserve to lose this one. Just one of them days, I really like this squad we can do better than that.



That's more like it. Nice to keep a clean sheet too.

Just found this guy in our under 21's. I've sent him out on loan but he came through our youth academy, could be one for the future and he's English.

Well played Itchy This guy is going to be some player, who needs Rui Rei hey!?

WOW!!!!!!

Just a quick update on the progress of probably the only player of any quality to come out of our academy.

Tafari Zuill - Season 2018/19


Tafari Zuill - Season 22/23


Great to see how much he has improved in only four years at the club. He's already a top, top player and has a great partnership with Luke Young in the centre of the park. He's a player that I know I will probably lose in the future but he's one that I will always keep an eye on as he's a player whose development I'm most impressed with. He's still under contract with us for a few years so hopefully I won't need to worry about losing him any time soon. If I eventually do need to sell him, I will try and make sure I sell him to a club abroad or a club that will help his progression as it would be really annoying if he just ended up going to a club to rot in their reserves.

Transfers (Incomings) - June 2022

So, a few big names have left this Summer and I did state I really wanted to reshuffle the squad after a disappointing end to last season. I've brought in some players who are well known in the Premier League and I'm hoping their experience will really help us out next season. I definitely felt we lacked players who knew how to be successful in this league, now hopefully the mix of youth, experience and the Torquay old guard such as Hubert, Pearce, Ives and Young will be a good mix. Due to fact that we made some good profit from player sales, I decided to break my usual wages cap of £35k a week. I went up to £58k, which in terms of the Premier League, still is quite low. £58k will be the highest wage in this squad this season, then I will reassess the wage situation at the start of next season, I hope it's worth the gamble.



Really happy with all of these additions, will be interesting to see what you guys think about it all.



Joined on a pre contract deal from Irish side Shamrock Rovers. He's still young and I see a hell of a lot of potential in this lad. I'm thinking over playing him as a centre back but I'm not entirely sure. I want to give this lad quite a lot of game time this season. If that's not possible, I will look at loaning him out.



Well, this guy doesn't really need any introduction does he? I stated I wanted to bring in a experience and this is something this lad definitely has. From playing at Barcelona and Arsenal, he is now at Torquay, I bet he can't figure out where it all went wrong. Weirdly, in this particular career, he never really hit it off at Arsenal and has been playing the last four seasons with Fulham in the Championship. It's my job to make him good again. He will be a good mentor for the younger lads too.



This guy turned me down quite a lot a times when we were in League One. He has always been a player on my radar if Levi Ives were to ever leave the club. When I saw that he was available I decided to take the punt and bring him in as a back up if Ives gets injured. He's English too which is nice but yeah, he's mainly been brought in as back up.



Another Englishman joins the club and this is a lad I'm really excited about. Gary Shuttleworth joins the club from newly promoted side Everton after their promotion back to the Premier League. He has never actually played a match for the Everton first team and spent last season on loan at League One side Barnsley. I may have overpaid a tad for him but I'm sure if it doesn't work out, I'll be able to ship him on for a good price. Yes, it's a risk to fork out £7.5 million and the club's record deal on a player who has only ever played in the Championship or below but I have a good feeling about this one.



Still can't believe we have managed to bring him to the club. Former Manchester City and Belgium centre back Vincent Kompany has joined on a two year deal. He featured regularly for Manchester City before last season where he only managed to get on the pitch 6 times. This man has captained sides to the Premier League so I'm delighted to be able to bring in a player of his experience into the back line. Unfortunately for Vincent though... He won't be our captain as that is Luke Young's job and that won't be changing at any time while I'm still manager here.



Youngster who was actually with us on loan last season but only managed one substitute appearance. He spent all of last season playing for the Under 18 side but he impressed the coaches here massively so I decided to bring him in. I'll probably look at loaning him out this season to maybe a side in League One or the Championship if possible.



Brought in as a back up right back meaning we really do seem to have great strength in depth now within the squad. Bruno Maia who I brought in last season (screenie is a few pages back for those who are interested) will still be my number one right back but this guy will play if he gets injured and in all cup competitions.



This is the player that I am most excited about. When I let Mats Moller Daehli go, I was a bit little bit worried about who I was going to bring in however, when I saw this guy was available I just had to make sure I got him. To get this guy on a free is an amazing bit of luck as he's been a consistent member of Dutch side PSV's team for the past eight seasons. Weirdly, he's only been capped four times by the Dutch national side but hopefully he can get some more caps under his belt here.



Youngster brought in from Italian side AC Milan. AC bought him as a young lad from Fiorentina for £2 million so he must have something about him. I don't really expect him to play a big part this season and will probably loan him out.

The squad probably has the most quality it has ever had now and I'm looking forward to seeing how all of these players adapt to the squad. Overall though, I am really happy with my transfer business in this Summer window. There is still a month until the start of the season and it's always nice to bring in players early on so they can adapt to the tactics and all that. The board want a mid table finish, I'm sure with a squad like this, we can definitely achieve that.

Confirmation of one last sale before I start on the incomings.



Mats Moller Daehli leaves the club after two somewhat successful seasons for him in the Premier League. Four seasons ago, he was playing in League One and I gave him the chance to play in the Premier League. Since then, he thought he was too good for the club and stated that he wanted to leave on a number of occasions. Yes, he is a good player but like I've said before, I don't want any player here who doesn't want to be here.

Good riddance. I think I've got an even better replacement for him anyway whom I will update you all with soon.

Ah, back to normal. Luke Young has won the fans' POTY for the seventh out of his eight seasons at the club.



He came a close second last season to George Green who departed to West Ham shortly after but has now reclaimed this honour. His stats aren't even that special but he seems to do brilliantly for me consistently every season. He is still one of the first names on the team sheet and will probably still be for years to come. Captain fantastic still has a good few years in him to go.



What a player, I really hope he can keep this up. I'm sure in a few seasons, if we are to have a new stadium built, it will be named after this lad. What an honour that would be.

I have made a few transfers in terms on incomings but I'll update those in a bit. One final player has left the squad and this is somebody who I'm sure will shock people who read the updates from last season.



Last seasons star man Ulrik Hoffman and TOYT centre back has left the club after two seasons to join fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. He really was another class for us last season but he was moaning about wanting to leave and I never can really be doing with having an unhappy player in the squad. He was on £35k a week with us so has got a massive pay rise so fair play to the lad.



When I brought him into the squad two seasons ago, he was purely brought in as back up. I really didn't expect him to make the impact he has so to manage to get £13 million profit from him is really pleasing. Over the past two seasons, we have made £29 million profit from player sales and that's something I'm really proud of.

Another first team player has left the club, again to fellow Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday.



Clotet joined in January of last season, so around a year and half ago and was originally brought in to be a replacement for Luke Young. Unfortunately for him, Luke Young has been brilliant once again so he hasn't got much of a look in. Another one with really good stats but I decided to cash in on him. Gained over £2 million profit too which again, is always nice for the finances.

Second player to leave the club in only a matter of days and this was one that has left me a bit disappointed.



As we will be going into our third season in the Premier League I have decided that it now the time to stop keeping playing purely for nostalgic reasons. If we are to progress as a Premier League club, I need to get rid of some of the lesser rated players and really start to bring in players who I feel will improve the side.

Nabil Jaadi leaves to join Championship side Bournemouth on a three year deal after joining us back in our days in League One. As you can see, he didn't play much for us over the past few seasons and I decided it was his time to move on. I managed to put in a 10% sell on clause so if he does become something special, at least we will get a bit of money for him.

June 2022 - Transfer News

I did say I would be making big changes this Summer and I've let the first player leave the club.



Federico Bonazzoli has left the club to join fellow Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday. His stats are still really good but after a really impressive first season last season, he didn't really get much of a look in last season. He was moaning constantly about wanting to leave the club so thought I'd get rid. I probably could of got more for him but we brought him to the club on a free so a nice £5 million profit.

Everything seems to be in place for this club to keep on improving. Hopefully in about five seasons or so we'll be challenging for the Champions League or maybe that's a bit too optimistic. Just have to see if I can bring in the right players in the Summer.