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Europa League Group Stage

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A decent group but we should qualify, our biggest rivals are probably Fiorentina. I hope to win the Europa League this year to make a treble.
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August 2013

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I'm not sure how to take this month. We done well domestically drawing two big games and winning the other two to leave us 4th in the table. A very poor result agains Napoli in Italy was enough to end our Champions League hope and we will now compete in the Europa League.

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Jose Sosa
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Another loanee to blooster our right wing, the Argentine will probably be my last signing of the window.
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July 2013

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A good win to put us with an excellent chance of progression, a few positive debuts were also made.

Facundo Ferreyra
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Could he be my 20 goal striker? A fairly expensive signing at £7 million but at only 22 his value should rise as he improves.
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Champions League Third Qualifying Round

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A decent draw but it could have been easier. I fancy us to make the next round with ease, and hopefully get the luck of the draw.

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Two good pre-season results, a big win over Standard followed by an excellent result against Premiership Champions Manchester United.
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By George14brfc | Permalink | On 11 March 2013 - 21:33 PM
unlucky in not winning the league mate but still you did very well in coming 2nd ! and big clear out you did well to get the amount of money you did for the players outgoing !

Cheers hopefully I can improve the squad and win the league next season!
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Some Wheeling and Dealing


I drafted in a few player with plenty of money to invest further. I'm still looking for a new striker and right back.

Kevin Trapp
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Not the greatest signing but with game time he could be moulded into a top class keeper, costing £500k less than what Kenneth Vermeer left for.

Andrey Arshavin
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Signed on a one year deal with the option of an extra year, he should add a threat to the wings. At only £20k he could be a bargain, or an expensive waste.

Marko Marin
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The on loan Chelsea midfielder could be one of our best players this season if he lives up to expectations. I would like to add him permanently but money could be a huge stumbling block.
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Tour of Scotland

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I expected to win both and by large margins, but I'll put it down to the major reshuffle of the squad and the fact we don't have a first choice keeper as of yet.
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The Big Clear-out

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We only got a £5.5 million transfer budget so it was inevitable that some players would leave. Five players left, the most notable goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer. This leaves us with over £20 million for transfers and just under £100k free for wages.

Marco Rojas
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The first signing was a free transfer who looks like he could become a great player in the future and a New Zealand legend.
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Squad Analysis

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Overall our defence was solid, but it could still do with an extra player. In midfield we are solid and have a big pool to choose from so not much will change there except form the fringe players. Up front we could do with a 20+ goal striker and is my main priority along with a keeper. Kenneth Vermeer had a poor season despite his high rating, making a lot of stupid mistakes. The stand out performer was Toby Alderweireld and has been handed a new four year contract.

As for our signings, both permanent transfers vastly improved our midfield. Out of our loan signings the only one to make any impact was Mattia De Sciglio who I'll look to bring back.

Transfer Targets
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- 20 goal striker
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May 2013 - It Is Now.

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Despite a strong finish to the season we deservedly lost the title on the last fixture due to the results in March. The second place finish does however secure us Champions League football next season. The squad will have to be improved massively, especially at the back.

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The Adventure Continues

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I'm surprised to have singed a new deal as I didn't think I'd get one. This however gives me four years to win the Champions League and hopefully a few league titles along the way.

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April 2013 - They Thought It Was All Over..

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Results going our way meant that we still have the slimmest of chances to become champions but only if PSV lose to bottom place Zwolle and both Feyenoord and Vitesse drop points in the final game of the season.

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March 2013

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An awful month. It couldn't finish quick enough, only picking up two points meant we've slipped to 4th in the Eredivise. We also went out of the Champions League 4-2 on aggregate. With only four league games left we must win them all and hope that PSV drop a few points in order to win.

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February 2013

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An almost perfect month. We remain joint top and have gave ourselves a good chance of reaching the Champions League Quarter Final. We came back from 1-0 down against Lille to win it in the dying minutes.

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By George14brfc | Permalink | On 09 March 2013 - 19:35 PM
really good signings mate ! And very tight at the top.

Its extremely tight, you have one bad game and you can drop 2/3 positions.
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Here Come the Reinforcements

I learned from my mistake of the first half of the season playing with such a small squad and added four first team players, three on loan. A few reserves left to free up about £10k in wages. I didn't managed to sign another keeper as I was out-priced by many clubs.

Tony Watt
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The youngster was in Celtic's reserve squad and has potential to be an excellent impact player for us and if he impresses could be kept on permanently.

Sidney Sam
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The German winger offers us more options on either wing making him an ideal temporary signing.

Nicolas Anelka
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None other than Nicolas Anelka to add some much needed firepower up front along with bags of experience. I wont be expecting fireworks but if he chips in with the odd goal I will be happy.

Ruben Yttergard Jenssen
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Another midfielder to boost the heart of my formation, especially with Thulani Serero away to the African Cup of Nations. He was my final signing of the transfer window.

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January 2013

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One good result followed by a disastrous one that could have put us to of the table. A combination of injuries, suspensions and a red card left me with half a squad for the PSV game and the scoreline reflected.

Most of the month was spent looking for potential signings but no success as of yet, however attacking midfielder Tobias Sana left after just 4 appearances for the club.

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December 2012

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A decent month despite the blip agains NEC. We finished second in the Champions League Group and drew Lille a tie I firmly believe we can win. We've managed to keep a few clean sheets which has been pleasing. The gap at the top has now been cut to a single point.

The squad gets stretched after a few injuries, so I need to sign a few players. The return of Siem de Jong and Christian Erikson in January will also be like new signings and give us the boost me need.

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#59179 Ajax
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Hopefully the new signings give you a bit of a boost, I've found with a few injuries your first team squad becomes very thin!
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November 2012

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November has been the defining month. Apart from the loss to RKC everything went to plan, beating sc Heerenveen, FC Groningen, AZ Alkmaar and drawing with FC Twente to make the top of the table very tight indeed. We also secured progression in the Champions League. If we beat porto we go top and should have a better chance of making the Quarter-Final, my goal for the season.

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#59059 Ajax
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Unlucky to drop below PSV!
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October 2012

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A good month domestically, but only one clean sheet. I will definitely look for a better keeper now, and give Kenneth Vermeer the next three months to change my mind. I'm pleased we've climbed up to second and face FC Groningen at the end of November to hopefully close the gap.

Our Champions League charge took a turn for the worse, losing two away matches and Christian Erikson with a torn calf muscle. With another two home games qualification is certainly possible.

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#59043 Zinedine Zidane Succession game
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I've uploaded mines about two weeks early to give others a decent go of the transfer market as I've made all the deals I can think of.
#58976 Zinedine Zidane Succession game
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The champions want us. Is it too early to move on or have we taken them far enough? If there's no response when they ask for a final answer I'll decline.
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September 2012

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Augusts strong finish spilled over into this month and two goals in the final 10 minutes of the PSV match gave us the win, followed by and excellent start to our Champions League campaign. Siem de Jong was taken of injured in the win over Olympiakos and faces up to four months out with a damaged achilles.

We are yet to keep a clean sheet against Dutch opposition, leading to us going out of the KNVB Cup, despite the back four playing well regularly. This leads me to play the blame game and pin it on the goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer who has conceded 15 goals in just 7 games. If he doesn't start to produce some clean sheets in the next month I'll be on the look for a replacement.

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Champions League Group Stage Draw

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A fair draw for us being the 3rd seed. I predict our biggest test to be Porto, having them at home in the last fixture means it could possibly be the decider.

Transfer Roundup

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There was only one more transfer and it was Derk Boerrigter to our Champions League opponents. I wanted to add another midfielder/striker to the squad but was out-priced on Alex Texiera and refused to pay the wages that Jelle Vossen and Celso Broges requested.
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August 2012

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We got off to a sh*t start! We threw away the lead in the first two league matches and were absolutely demolished by VVV Velno. We managed to turn things round at home to FC Utrecht and hopefully can repeat it after the international break. We have yet to keep a competitive clean sheet, conceding 11 in all competitions, an are that will have to be looked at.

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#58711 Ajax
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Doing well buddy, I cant seem to keep a clean sheet!
#58607 Zinedine Zidane Succession game
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Well done Jack on survival! Hopefully next year we can push for mid-table.
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Pre-Season

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We had a decent pre-season. Obviously it was disappointing to lose the Amsterdam Tournament, but we lost to a very good Spartak Moscow in the Final. I was very pleased with the Toulouse and Fulham results as we came from behind in both to set us up for the Johan Cruijff Shield agains PSV.

Johan Cruijff Shield

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An epic tie in which PSV came out on top thanks to an injury time winner. It would have been nice to have claimed my first piece of silverware so early on, but it wasn't meant to be.I am however delighted that Christian Erikson has signed a new deal keeping him at the club until 2017.
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By George14brfc | Permalink | On 04 March 2013 - 17:57 PM
and sold Sujemani

Both of them made sense, Sujemani was on far to much!