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Our good form rolls on maintaining our lead at the top of the table. James Forrest's impressive form...
Myenty Abena look like he might just prove to be a bargain who I can flip for at least 25x what I pa...
We've had a good start to the season sitting comfortably top, two points ahead of Motherwell in...
By satanismyuncle On 09 February 2021 - 17:24 PM UTCGreat signing.
He's had a good start and lo...
Mads Roerslev replaces Hatem Abd Elhamed to provide competition for Jeremie Frimpong. At a net cost...
I think we done well to get a good bit of money in here. Bitton has been at the club for too long an...
The former St Johnstone captain signs for £500k + add-ons. He falls under CatS as one of bette...
Griffiths was my first sale with a few loans going out, including you Karamoko Dembele going to Livi...
Ajeti - CatB - got off to a good start IRL and I feel he's been harshly treated. He performed w...
Another from real life signing. He fits firmly into CatS with potential to be a bargain CatA. He...
By HockeyBhoy On 08 February 2021 - 00:54 AM UTCLooking forward to seeing how this pans out.
Might...
I'm going to work in some real life events to fit my narrative. Mo Elyounoussi is obviously my...
The suggested club philosophies fit around my model of squad building so it should be easy to meet t...
Transfer Strategy
Player Profile
Essential Attributes: Composure, Off-the-ball/Positioning, Work...
With recent going on's at Celtic the sadist in me decided to finally buy FM21 and prove that li...
Back after a short break. We seem to be really struggling against the top sides. When you look at the wage budgets you understand why. I don't think we'll land a playoff spot as a result but we are not ready for the Premier League anyway. Anothe...
I managed to sell on Aiden McGeady to Shamrock Rovers. I will still be contributing £7.5k p/w to his wage until the summer. This should still save us over £200k overall so good business for us.
I tried to be as statistical as possible when making the decision here as they were both very good potential signings. It came down to it and I had to make the decision. In the end, I went for Colid Dagba. Although he worked out around £500k more ov...
I have identified a weakness in the squad. Though Conor McLaughlin was one of our top performer last season he only made 3 assists. Compare that to Denver Hume who got 15. He has not been performing with the step up despite taking home close to £10k...
We should have had the perfect month. We conceded 3 injury time goals - I'll have to address this going forward. Had we not conceded them we would be sitting in the play-off spaces. Overall it was a good month, hopefully, we can kick on from the back...
Overall results have been decent considering we just came up and pretty much still have the same XI. The Norwich result was disappointing considering we lead the Premier League side 2-0 at one point, throwing it away in the 2nd half.
The board takeover w...
DNA Score Formula
Average of 9 mental stats divided by 18 + Average (first touch, passing, technique, stamina) divided by 20.
I set out at the start to minimise the number of transfers. At first glance, it looks like I haven't, however, I'll break it down. Dominic Samuel was on loan last season so doesn't really count as change, other than him only Stephy Mavididi...
The wage bill is going to take a hit this year with Aiden McGeady returning from loan on £20k p/w at 34 meaning he'll be impossible to sell/loan. Grant Leadbitter is on £15k p/w, another that will be impossible to shift. Pretty much anyon...
We didn't make it easy for ourselves
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I have managed to convince the board to offer me a new two-year-deal. I expect to be challenging for promotion to the Premier League by the end of it. We have just taken the first steps towards making that a reality but securing a Play-Off spot. However 2...
Cheers mate almost there!
I just offered Duncan Watmore mutual termination which he accepted saving the club around £70k over the remainder of his deal.
However, the board are still mad.
As part of my player evaluation, I have made a few handy Exel sheets. Basically, it comes up with a Total Football Sunderland DNA score. Going into next season I have set the following thresholds (based on being in the Championship). GK will be exempt and...
Being knocked out the FA Cup by Reading may turn out the be a blessing in disguise. 13 points from 15 means we now sit top, though we could drop a place when games on hand are played. It has done wonders for our goal difference. Joel Lynch has been a rock...
I've been given the month to turn things around...
Our form has been shocking and I'm under quite a bit of pressure now. Will Griggs has gone from a goal every other game to no goals in 8. I was very reluctant to spend in January but I may need to bring in another forward as the back-up players are j...
This how I want us to line up going forward. We're not that far off it at the moment. There are a few players on high wages that just don't suit and I'll look to ship out in January. I made one signing with Ibrahima Cisse signing a 3-year d...
Goals for 2020/21
100 points100 goals<22 concededNet positive transfers
Squad Review
We had the chance to clinch the league at Ibrox but crashed to a 2-0 defeat. Ultimately it had no great effect as we went on to win the title by 9 points and wrap up Celtic 4th consecutive Treble. Incredibly Livingston made it to the final despite needing...
The versatility of the squad is incredible. This was my subs bench for a 2-0 win over Bolton. This is something I will look at when singing players.
Full-backs - should either be capable of playing CM/DM or wingers
Centrebacks - ideally can play in midf...
Signing Criteria
This is the signing criteria for Total Football Sunderland.
For League 1 I expect a minimum of 10 for 12/14 stats. When looking to recruit I will look to push them towards 12. The current squad in relation to the filter we are lacking...
I have identified some targets for the positions above.
CB - John Souttar is my number one target as he looks like he could play the ball out from the back and be a replacement for Kris Ajer. I also have young Robbie Daes who looks like he can come back...
As chance would have it my vison and the club's vision appear to line up. Going forward I will set up with an intense attacking 4-5-1. I want goals, and I want lots of them. Currently, we have the right squad for it at this level. The only thing miss...
What's going wrong at Sunderland? The big question.
From starting up and having a quick browse I can see some mismanagement already. Looking at my first XI, only three of them are in the top 10 earners at the club. The club is healthy financially how...
What's going wrong at Sunderland? The big question.
From starting up and having a quick browse I can see some mismanagement already. Looking at my first XI, only three of them are in the top 10 earners at the club. The club is healthy financially how...