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#323869 The Journeyman
Parker26
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The Journeyman - Summer Transfers 2022/23



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Transfers Out


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The first transfer was Santos to Nantes. Our right back was our top assister last year, so it's no surprise he had interest in him, however I would never have imagined getting £17m for him. He was a very good player, but I was pleased to get as much as we did for him.


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The rumours were true. Jovane Cabral went to Chelsea for £12m. Probably could have got a little more for him, but I definitely wouldn't be surprised to see him on the transfer list in January.


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Josh Murphy left on loan to his former club, Sheffield Wednesday. Performed well in the second half of the season, but I don't think he would have made the step up well.


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Another surprising transfer. Lars Broberg left for £13m to FC Metz. He was a backup last season and was probably going to be the same this season, but to get £13m for him meant that there was no way I could possibly turn it down.


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Jack Hooper played a fair amount for us last season, but in truth, he probably wasn't even good enough for the Championship. Despite this, Huddersfield took him on loan.


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Jurgen Locadia leaves for Fiorentina for £3m. He began the season as a starter, but he never impressed, and other than then occasional goal, didn't offer the team anything. Strikes me as a lazy player and he was on too much money for how much he was playing.


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I loaned out Anton Konradsson to Rangers, as he isn't good enough for the Premier League. Might even try to sell him when he comes back.


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Tom Ward goes on loan to Pacos Ferreira and will hopefully get a work permit sooner rather than later


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Finally, Solly March left to Sunderland for £450k. Would have preferred to get a little more than I did for him, but just happy to get him off the wage bill.



Transfers In


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I needed a backup goalkeeper and he was available for a cheap price of £1.7m. Was a trainee at Manchester United so is a home-grown player.


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The former Man City youngster comes in from relegated Hull City for £1.8m. Is another home-grown player who will fill the gaps left by Solly March and Josh Murphy


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With the departure of Lars Broberg, it meant I had to bring in a backup left back. Jeffrey Schlupp was on the transfer list at West Ham, and I managed to get him for £425k. I used him when I was the manager of Ghana and one of his best attributes was his versatility. Can play anywhere on the left side as well as striker.


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With Santos leaving, I needed a new right back, who was a similar mould to him. Victor has the stats to be a really good right back, and is also Brazilian. Came in for £6.5m from Cruzeiro.


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The first big signing of the transfer window. I needed someone who was a lot better than Jovane Cabral and Oliveira is that man. Is probably the best player at the club, and comes in from Gremio for £14m


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Kim Jin-Su, the current left back, is whining about not being at a big enough club, and at 30 years old I am happy for him to leave. So I was looking around for a left back, and immediately, this guy stood out. Maybe because he was an Egyptian playing in Brazil or maybe because of his name; Mohamed Mohamed. Anyway, he came in from Corinthians for £20m and is another incredible player. I have also nicknamed him MoMo


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Bryan Heynen was on the transfer list at Inter, and I managed to sign him for £6.5m. With Rodrigo Bentancur going back to West Ham after his loan, I needed a replacement and this guy was who I got.


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He's back! I have been trying to buy him since we brought him in on loan, but West Ham would either flat out reject it, or want ridiculous money. Even after he returned, they said they were going to give him a chance in the first team. I decided to give it one last try, and for some reason, they accepted £1.9m... He will replace Gonzalo Escalante in midfield and partner Bryan Heynen.


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Mauro is the third choice striker. He has incredible potential at only 19, and will fill in when needed. Came in for £6.5m from Internacional.


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I was looking around for strikers, but they were all expensive. I figured I am going to have to spend big if I want someone good. Mamadu Bobo Mane seemed like the best option, and has a proven goal scoring record. Came in for £17.5m from Burnley and will now be the first choice striker


I did also bring in two young regens with a lot of potential. Luigi Russo is first, coming in from Chievo for £1.1m
. I also signed a Ghanaian striker called Lawrence Addo for £350k.

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These are the final transfers, with a whopping £78.07m being spent and £45.95m being brought in. Our biggest buy was MoMo for £20m from Corinthians, and our biggest sale was the £17m sale of Santos to Nantes.


The Squad


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This is the squad for this season. I am still looking to move Victor Moses and Kim Jin-Su out of the club, as they both want to leave as they want to move to a bigger club, despite being 31 and 30. I am also looking at a potential replacement for Victor Moses. He is called Alisson, he's Brazilian and will, hopefully, come in on a free transfer.


#323779 The Journeyman
Parker26
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The Journeyman - End of Season



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The Results


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The end of the season was completely woeful, which was kicked off by a 1-0 defeat to Wolves which we definitely didn't deserve to lose. We won the next two games which was crucial to our title ambitions. The next game was the one where we can seal the title, against Reading. We went 2-0 down, but I brought on Jovane Cabral and Joe Dodoo who both scored. However they sealed it late on but...

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...we won the league! We make an immediate return to the Premier League. The other results were irrelevant as I played a rotated squad including club legend David Marshall, who is retiring at the end of the year to become a coach at the club.


The League Table


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This is the final league table. Ourselves and Derby County will be promoted automatically. The other team who were fighting for promotion, Newcastle, lost 5 of the last 6 games and ended up in 6th. Barnsley, Peterborough and Wigan are going to be relegated. Our goal difference is the most pleasing point at +52.


The League Stats


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In the end Derby's Sandro scored 37 goals. Joe Dodoo was eventually edged out of the top scorers at the end. Jovane Cabral and Victor Moses finished top two on the average rating tables and Jordan Pickford finished third in the clean sheet tables. Our poor discipline was demonstrated in the yellow cards charts, as we had two players in there.


The Squad


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This is the final squad. Joe Dodoo scored 30 and got 10 assists in 37 games and was our top scorer. Right back, Santos, got the most assists at 16. I will look to be looking to offload a few players. Jurgen Locadia tops my list of people to shift on, as he is on quite a lot of money, and I am never confident that he'll score. I will also look to get rid of Solly March, because he never performs any better than average and has only got 1 assist and no goals this season, and this is obviously poor for a winger. I may look to loan out Anton Konradsson and Jack Hooper as neither of them are Premier League standard. Victor Moses has requested to leave as he has 'outgrown the club' and also Ben Marshall will probably be leaving the club. He can't seem to master the right back position, and even when he does he will be third choice. I will be looking to bring in a keeper, either to replace Pickford or serve as a backup to him. I need to buy at least two more strikers, as Konradsson and Locadia will most likely be leaving the club. Finally I may need to buy a new right winger to replace Victor Moses.


The End of Season Rewards


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Jovane Cabral won three of the four awards, with Gonzalo Escalante winning the goal of the season.


The Next Season


At the end of a season which has seen me complete 300 games in management, we've had the budget announced...


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...its fair to say the chairman has been very generous. But I did make a £44m profit this season from player sales alone, so it is definitely deserved. We have also broken a 'record'...


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...the worst discipline in the history of the championship. Interesting. Finally, we have also been hit with some interesting transfer rumours...


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...Some big teams including Chelsea and Liverpool, are looking to buy Jovane Cabral for around £7m. It's an interesting rumour considering he has no chance of getting anywhere near their first team.
#323751 The Journeyman
Parker26
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The Journeyman - February/March



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The Capital One Cup:


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...At least they tried


Youth Intake


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We got two decent regens, but the rest are pretty poor.



Transfer


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Solly March was a rotational player who played anywhere from the central midfield forwards. Never performed very well, and always asked for more game time so he went out on loan to Wolves


The Results


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Played two months forward, to speed it up. Despite the results looking pretty average compared to previous months, we were helped out by Derby and Newcastle both completely imploding. Derby went on a 5 game winless run and Newcastle went on a 7 game winless run around the same period so our results were quite good. A common theme with the results is the goalscorers; Joe Dodoo and Jovane Cabral. Other than the two defeats the most disappointing result was the 4-4 draw with Fulham. We went 2-0 then came back to 2-2 then went ahead, 3-2, and again they came back, and yet again we went ahead. But late on the scored and tied it at 4-4. We didn't deserve to win but to throw away the lead twice having come back from a two goal deficit is disappointing.


The League Table:


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We are now 11 points clear at the top, not down to anything spectacular from us, but a complete implosion from the two teams competing with us. After Newcastle lost to us, they went on a 7 game streak where they didn't win including a 3-0 defeat to relegation candidates Middlesbrough, and a 4-1 defeat to the bottom side, Wigan. Derby suffered the same fate to the same to sides; a 6-3 defeat to Middlesbrough and a 3-3 draw with Wigan. Due to this we have...


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...secured a play-off spot. Not that I expect to finish there, but at least we know we are likely to be going up.



The Top Goalscorers


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Joe Dodoo has been one of our best players this season, but former Barcelona youngster, Sandro, has scored 34 goals in 35 league games, 9 more than Joe Dodoo...


International Call-Ups


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Due to the good form of Joe Dodoo and Jovane Cabral, they have both earned deserved recalls to their respective national sides. Also Tom Ward and Steven Ualesi have both been called up for USA U20s. Neither have work permits so hopefully this will help them earn one. Also Tsai Yi-hsuan has been called up for the Chinese Taipei national team which will probably hinder his chances of earning a work permit. Finally Jordan Pickford has earned a call up to England, and might be able to make his debut, although unlikely and Ignacio Dura has been called up to Spain duty and might be able to earn his second senior cap.


The Star Player


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The new signing, Kevin Akpoguma has settled in really well, but, despite not doing anything 'stand-out' its how he fills in anywhere and does a good job. He has played 6 games at centre back, 6 games at right back and 3 games at left back, as well as being moved around constantly during games. He also managed to get his first goal for the club.


The Upcoming Fixtures


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The last 7 games, providing we don't pull a Derby or a Newcastle should be irrelevant. We should, without excuse should win the league. Also with Derby last game of the season, means we can decide, probably, whether they go up with us or are reduced to the play-offs.
#323484 The Journeyman
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The Journeyman - January 2022

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Transfers Out:

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The first player to leave the club is Steven Kinsella. Only played twice, once of the bench. Poor piece of business initially from me, as we lose £300k as he heads to Ipswich

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The second player to leave is Reece Burke. Was nothing special, but filled in at centre back, but more so right back, when needed. If he was on a lower wage, I probably would have kept him. Went to Burnley for £1.3m which surprisingly means we made £100k on him.

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The final player to leave permanently was Tiago Ferreira. Didn't expect to be selling him, but at 28 he wasn't going to improve and it meant we had £1.5m more to spend as he left to Fulham.

Transfers In:

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The first two signing were arranged a while back, but they're two regens who have very good potential. However what surprised me the most about them is their nationalities. The first one; Steven Ualesi, although declared for the USA since I bought him, is originally from Samoa. He is a centre back who doesn't have the best pace, but is very physical. The second is Tsai Yi-hsuan, from Chinese Taipei, he is also eligible for USA but hasn't been declared yet. He is a very pacey right back, but his technicals aren't great. Due to the obscure nationalities, neither have work permits, so I sent them both out on loan in the hope that they will get one. They both came in on frees.

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The next player is Jose Pinto, a defensive midfielder. He was on the transfer list at Benfica, and again, like with Bruno Da Silva, I managed to snap him up. Looks like an incredible player for this level and can fill in anywhere along the defensive line, or central midfield. He is going to replace the defensive midfielder I currently have. I signed him for £6.5m

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Kevin Akpoguma comes in as the Reece Burke replacement. However instead of being limited to just centre and right back, he can play anywhere across the defensive line, either wing back, defensive and central midfield and also at striker. He is 6'4" has great pace and is incredibly strong. In addition to all of these, he is also an international with Nigeria. I signed him for £1.6m from Real Sociedad

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The penultimate player I brought in was Kanu. Despite the name, is eligible for England as well as Brazil. He is only 17 and is quite tall at 6'2". Was signed from League 2 side Birmingham City for £325k

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The final player I brought in was Ignacio Dura. He is only 21 and has incredible potential. He is the replacement to Tiago Ferreira and is as good if not better despite being 7 years younger. Already has one cap for Spain but was on the transfer list at Atletico Madrid, and I managed to get him on the cheap at £2.6m.

The Capital One Cup

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Despite the frustration of going out to a team in the division below us, Walsall managed to beat Premier League side QPR 6-5 on aggregate and are now in the final of the Capital One Cup where they will face Chelsea.

Staff Movements

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Staff management is not a part of FM that I am very good at, so there won't be many staff movements. However we changed assistant managers because I just happened to come across someone who was better than the one I already had. He is also Welsh so it is a bonus. I also brought in James Morrison, formerly of West Brom, to be a scout. I signed him during my time at FC Seoul and he ended up becoming the captain and eventually an icon. He was willing to join us and it is nice to be joined up with him again. He also has a good knowledge of South Korea. Finally I brought in Charlie Daniels, formerly of Bournemouth. He was recommended to me in a backroom meeting, so not much to say on him. He comes in as another scout.

The Results

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Another very good month in our bid for the title. The first game was a 3-1 victory over Coventry. Jovane Cabral got a brace and Rikard Mellberg got a rare goal. The next game was a 2-0 victory against Middlesbrough, which was a lot tighter than it needed to be. Tiago Ferreira got his first and only goal for the club in the game too. The third game was very disappointing. We were 2-0 up and threw it away against a Wolves side who we should be beating. We have lost twice in 24 games, both of which have come in the cup. The next game was probably the biggest game of our season so far, as we played top team Newcastle. We ended up 2-0 winners and did the double over the, this season. Most pleasingly, though, was Joe Dodoo's goal in the 29th minute. He came back from injury at the start of this month ant hadn't scored and was performing poorly. Josh Murphy doubled our lead to fire us into 1st position. Finally we played Southampton. We made a flying start to the game as inside 13 minutes we were 2-0 up. Gonzalo Escalante scored an overhead kick from the edge of the box and is surely a goal of the season contender. Joe Dodoo completed the scoring on 38 minutes.

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The month was so good they even gave me manager of the month, with 4 consecutive victories. With Lee Bullen and someone called Jamie Vardy coming in third...

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After January, we have climbed up to first place and are 3 points clear of second placed Newcastle with an 18 goal swing in our favour, which is particularly pleasing. Derby have dropped off the pace with 10 draws this season but are well in the mix for a promotion place.

The Star Performer

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Gonzalo Escalante has been a consistent performer all season, but the overhead kick rounded it off. Unfortunately he seems to have his sights set on a move away from the club, as he wants to win trophies... hopefully if we win this year, he will stay as I know he is good enough for the Premier League

The Squad

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The transfer window has slammed shut, and this is how the team will remain for the rest of the season. I will be looking for a new keeper next year, whether we get into the Premier League or not, as the Cardiff legend David Marshall has decided to retire after playing 457 times for the club. The keeper will either be a backup to Jordan Pickford or a replacement and Pickford will become number 2. I almost signed a keeper from Atletico Madrid who would probably be the best player at the club however his wage demands were extortionate at this level (£71k) and he went to Nantes anyway.

The Upcoming Fixtures

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February is the month we should extend our lead at the top with ease. All of the teams are around mid-table. Leeds were relegated with us this year too, so it'll be interesting to compare how the two sides have developed since the relegation
#323417 The Journeyman
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The Journeyman - December 2021


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FA Cup Draw:

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We have been drawn against Wolves in the FA Cup third round, not a bad tie, but could definitely been easier


Results

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December was a relatively successful month in our bid for an instant return to the Premier League. We scored 14 goals and conceded 3 in the five games, with six of them coming against Huddersfield. To begin with, we had a shaky start to the month with a narrow 1-0 win against Burnley. Then we destroyed Huddersfield, with all of the front three scoring, one of which is Josh Murphy. He is primarily there as a squad player and has been looking for a way out of the club since I arrived, but since Joe Dodoo was out injured, and the other two strikers were under-performing, I gave him a go up front. He repaid the faith by scoring a brace. Kim Jin-Su also got his first goal for the club. The next game of real significance was a second versus third tie. We took a two goal advantage before the break, but then threw it away late into the second half. The other two games were a 4-0 and a 1-0 win against Wigan.


The Star Player

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Jovane Cabral, the right winger, really stepped up in the absence of Joe Dodoo. He scored in every game but the first this month, and got a lot of assists. I signed him for £600k for Maritimo in Portugal, and he made a slow start but has, recently, improved.



The League Table

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After a good month, we find ourselves in second place; three points off the leaders Newcastle. However we have a superior goal difference to everyone in the league, so if they happen to slip up, we will be able to take top spot pretty quickly




The Squad

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With the transfer window just around the corner, I am looking at my squad to see who is worth keeping, and who I should shift on. There are only two players I am going to actively try to move on, and they are Reece Burke, and Steven Kinsella. Reece Burke is a backup player but is on £23,500 p/week, which is one of the highest at the club. Whereas Steven Kinsella has only started one game, and isn't good enough, really, to be playing at this level and definitely not at Premier League standard. One player I will be looking to hold onto is Gonzalo Escalante. He has recently come to me asking if he could leave as Boca Juniors were interested in him, and it would be hard to stop him returning to Argentina, especially with Boca Juniors. Should he leave though, I will need to invest my transfer budget into a top class central midfielder. Even if he doesn't leave, though, I need to sign a rotational centre midfielder, as Jack Hooper is currently fourth choice, and he is not good enough yet, although he probably will be in the near future. I may also look for a backup/replacement defensive midfielder.


The Upcoming Fixtures

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The first two games of January are very winnable with Middlesbrough in the relegation zone and Coventry in mid-table. The FA Cup tie against Wolves will be a close game, and I think we should win, despite the fact that I'm going to rotate the team as we have a massive game against Newcastle at home, and it is crucial we win this if we want any chance of winning the Championship like I know we're capable of. Finally the game against Southampton should be a close game, but I will expect a win.
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Following the memorable victory against the Premier League leaders, Manchester United, we follow it up with an awful performance against 23rd placed, in League 1, Walsall. How we managed to lose with an almost fully fit side is beyond me, but it also highlights the importance of Joe Dodoo to our side. Not overly convinced by Jurgen Locadia either. We could have been in the semi-finals but the team bottled it.


*after this update, I am going to do monthly updates rather than game-by-game so I can get through the season quicker*
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Another one sided affair in which we were the victors. Rodrigo Bentancur scored his 3rd of the season, and Victor Moses latched on to a defensive mistake to double our advantage. Angelo Henriquez, however stole the clean sheet from us and got the a consolation goal. However there was a bit of sad news...


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...Joe Dodoo suffered an injury early in the game, and it will rule him out for around 4-5 weeks.
#323334 The Liverpool of Yesteryear
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Unlucky with the goalkeepers. Hopefully Grabara will play well for you. Any chance of a look at his stats? Also an interesting tactic too.
#323331 Gendo, We're Coming For You - A Dan & Shedender BSC Succession Save
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Really enjoying this, and a really good turnaround in form
#323198 The Journeyman
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4th choice striker, Brad Nicholas, went out on loan to Crewe, as he wouldn't get a game. I changed the tactic from a 2 striker formation, to a one striker formation.


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A game which was short of chances, but we deserved to win. The Cape Verdean international, Jovane Cabral, scored a brace late in the match. The match also saw me play against the former captain of FC Seoul, Lee Jae-Sung, who I sold during my time at Seoul 4 years ago
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Barnsley continued their woeful start to the season as we beat them 2-0. Joe Dodoo got his inevitable goal, while Rodrigo Bentancur, also got on the scoresheet. We have the highest goal difference in the league and are only 3 points of the leaders, Derby.
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Out of the blue, I receive this. I dunno what he's smoking, but whatever it is, is doing a good job on him


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In a narrow game, we came out eventual winners with a severely weakened defence. All but the left back were second or third choice, and we even had a 17 year old centre back on the bench. But Joe Dodoo got the goal, again, to win it for us.

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A valiant effort saw us snatch a draw from struggling Charlton. We were two up within 31 minutes, but a unnecessary red card to star man, Bruno Da Silva, added pressure. Fortunately, they missed the resulting penalty. However, they deservedly pulled one back, and back up left back, Lars Broberg, also received a stupid red card. The bus was subsequently parked. 5 at the back, wingers became defensive wing backs, and Jurgen Locadia as a lone striker to waste time. It worked. We won. Up to 4th
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The Journeyman


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Job History:


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This is a career I have been playing for a couple of months, until I stopped to try and do the African career, however the game decided it wanted to crash once I had committed myself to writing it up on here, so I have stopped it. So I am going to go back to this career again, except, write it up onto here. So far in the save: I began with Busan lPark in South Korea. They were rock bottom, and were relying on other teams for them to have a chance of staying up. Despite 2 wins and 4 draws from 6 games, the were relegated. I didn't have the second league in South Korea loaded, so I had to resign after 6 games. Then I moved to South Africa, with Orlando Pirates, one of the giants of South Africa. I was looking to put the disappointment of Busan behind me, but the first season was slightly disappointing as we only managed 4th. However in the second year, we won the domestic double. Having won almost everything, domestically, in South Africa, I moved to China, in light of their high profile signings in real life. I had a very short stay in China, as the registration rules were too complicated and I could field a strong enough side having joined half way through the season, so I left after a few months. I then joined FC Seoul, and won the league in my first season. However after a very stingy board weren't happy with a 3rd place finish the following year, they terminated my contract. During this time, I was offered the South Korea U23s job, and finished 3rd in the Asian Football Games. I decided after being in Asia for most of my short career, I was going to move somewhere different, so I went to the MLS with SKC. I finished 11th in the first season, but in the second, I came 2nd, won the Western Conference and then the MLS cup. I also took the Ghana job in this time, and got knocked out of the AFCON in the quarter finals, and was sacked, yet again. Finally, I ended up at Cardiff. I was looking for a Premier League team to join, and there were 3 available, all of which were destined for relegation. Cardiff took me on, for the last two games of the Premier League season, and we were relegated. I am now in the second season, and in the Championship, and 1/4 of the way through it.

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This is the current first 11


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This is the league table as it stands


The Star Players:

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The best player at the club. I signed him for £2.9m from Benfica as he wanted to leave. Not sure why he wanted to leave champions league football, to come the Championship, but he did. He is a Uruguayan international, and at only 20, will undoubtedly be an insane centre back

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Only on loan, but another incredible deal for a Championship team. For some reason cannot get into the West Ham team, and we couldn't afford to shell out the £7.75m asking price, so a loan will do for now. Quite a few big clubs were sniffing around for him before we brought him in

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Finally, the player of the season so far, Joe Dodoo. Was at Ipswich but got released in the summer. I knew about him as he was always on the fringes of making the Ghana squad. He scored quite a few goals for Ipswich, but was only supposed to be a backup. However with 16 goals in 16 games and 9 assists, he has earned a starting spot

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Finally the schedule so far. The results that instantly jump out at you are the 4 defeats in a row. I was testing out formations, and the one I used on those particular occasions obviously didn't work. Despite this, they are our only losses of the season which is the main reason we aren't higher than 5th. Another result is the 2-1 victory over Manchester United in the Capital One Cup. Although the fielded a weakened team, it was still a great result considering they are top of the premier league after only losing once. But that is where I am at right now, and the next game is against Charlton Athletic
#323116 African Adventure (Ended, Save File Corrupted)
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I would imagine its an issue with the customer databases, try send it to SI see if they have any solutions over there.

Hopefulyl you get it recovered as its been good so far


Looks like its a problem with some of my custom databases conflicting. So I think I am going to have to end it. Frustrating, I was getting into it
#323107 African Adventure (Ended, Save File Corrupted)
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I have just started the second season, however there is a crash dump, which happens on the same day each time I try to play it. Does anyone know how to fix this? Or what is causing it?
#323091 Crash Dumps
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I have just started my second season, and my game keeps crashing, on the same day each time. I am using the leagues megapack, and I am playing in Algeria. Is there any way of knowing whats causing it, and how to stop it?
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The African Adventure - Algeria - ES Setif

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/ES_S%C3%A9tif_(logo).png

I decided to start in Algeria, with ES Setif. A team with a very good background, domestically but also in the champions league. However the league has been very competitive with at least 4 teams competing for the title each year which is another reason for me wanting to join the league




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This is the formation I plan to use


The media predicted either a 2nd or 1st place finish...

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...however we didn't manage to win the league, with JS Kabylie running away with it in the end. But with the highest goal difference in the league, we definitely didn't do too poorly.



The League

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We only lost 5 times in the season, and only 2 of them at home. The most significant results was to start with was the 1-0 away defeat to the eventual champions, Kabylie. At this point they were 5th, and this kick-started their eventual surge up the league. The next one was the 2-0 victory against the favourites for the league, USM Alger. We were in a three way battle for the league, and this win gave us a bit of breathing room, and probably helped us on our way to second. Finally, it was the 2-1 home defeat to Kabylie, which was the end of our title hopes.


The Cup

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The highlight of the season was undoubtedly the 2-1 victory against Belouizdad AET. It was a game we dominated but only scraped a vital victory. It secured a double, however the Super Coupe was won by the previous manager. However the first choice central midfielder, and eventual player of the match, Sofiane Lagraa, sustained an injury after his goal which resulted in 10-11 months on the sidelines. His contract was expiring and I was trying to resign him, however, at 29 years old, it put the final nail in his ES Setif coffin.
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The Champions League

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All but one of these games were played by the previous manager, and the match I did take charge of, we lost. It didn't matter as we were already out, but we did lose to USM Alger, incidentally.

Transfers

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We made one quite high profile signing, in Rachid Ghezzal, on loan from Ligue 1 giants, Lyon. He is Algerian which is a bonus, and he also filled the space of the star man, Abdelmoumene Djabou, who got a long term injury. The only other player of note was Sofyane Cherfa, who was signed as the new centre back as the previous first choice was sub-par and 37 years old. Cherfa is 31 but quite a bit better. began his career at Monaco, and has played in other areas of France as well as Greece and also Cyprus.
The three players leaving permanently were Walid Chenine, who left to Cameroonian side Astres, Eudes Dagoulou, who also left for Cameroon, and finally, Hacene Ogbi, who I released. He was the highest earner despite being a back up. The other two left due to being foreign and also backup players.

The Squad

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The team has performed very well, but I need to improve the depth. I was given a squad with a lot of wingers, and not many defenders, so i have got 6 players who made less than 5 starts, 3 of which failed to feature at all. Each of these players, other than the second choice keeper, I will be moving on, and replacing with a few center backs and a replacement central midfielder, to fill the gap left by Sofiane Lagraa. The key players this season, were Abdelmalek Ziaya, who scored 29 goals in 41 games, Fares Hachi, the full back, who got 18 assists as well as 3 goals, from left back, in 39 games and also Toufik Zerara, the central midfielder, who got a 7.87 match rating, in 44 appearances.


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Managed to get into the Algerian Hall of Fame after 1 year. I also signed a new two year contract.
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The African Adventure


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/Confederation_of_African_Football_logo.svg/566px-Confederation_of_African_Football_logo.svg.png


Africa is a continent that I don't think many people are familiar with, and therefore shy away from managing there, which is the same for me. I am going to try to make my way around as many African clubs as I can, winning, or coming close to, the league.


http://www.thirdhalfsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/africa-football.jpg


However, I won't be attempting to make this into too much of a story, but instead just documenting what happens during my career due to not having a lot of time to focus on this. For this reason the updates will be yearly or whenever something of significance happens, which I will post here.
#322124 [FM16] Logopack TCM16 by Logo-World.net - New Update 16.2 !
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#322107 [FM16] Logopack TCM16 by Logo-World.net - New Update 16.2 !
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DRB Tadjenanet - Algeria - 12057969
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#320114 Facepacks Release thread - NO REQUESTS
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How do i combine this files config with the MPs config file
#320028 Sin Bin thread
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Yes i know, it's just for a better quality!

This should go in the improvement thread
#320013 Sin Bin thread
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