Jon Harrod Activity

Zenit (H) (Friendly Cup) - 5/8/2018[center] [/center] With only a day between matches, there's obviously not much to talk about. However, I have accepted an offer from Nottingham Forest for Will Buckley. We also receive a loan offer for Buffonge fro...

Yeah, let's hope so! Got to love small release clauses!

RB Salzburg (H) (Friendly Cup) - 4/8/2018 Elliot Embleton completes a loan move to League 2 Barnet. He'll be a key player there until January. Cambridge make an offer to loan Buffonge. I'm not sure League 1 football will really benefit him thou...

Coventry (A) (Friendly) - 1/8/2018 Andre Dozzell, picked up the Under 19 Euros, Golden Ball. He was the only one of my players to make the Best XI, although Woodburn also made it after his loan spell with us. Germany won the tournament, so it's no s...

Darlington (A) (Friendly) - 28/7/2018 While Leicester have been busy trying to poach one of my young defenders, I've gone and signed one of theirs. Welcome to Sunderland, Simranjit Thandi. He's costing us over £3m but he's almost as...

Jon Harrod just completed the season in the year 2018 managing Sunderland in the Sky Bet Championship in their FM Career Saving Sunderland (Youth Project)

Wohlen (A) (Friendly) - 23/7/2018 Stoke came in with an offer for Jordan. After some negotiations, I got them up to a guaranteed £1.5m with a possible £500k in add ons. Its more than Leicester are prepared to offer, but still less than I'...

Sion (A) (Friendly) - 21/7/2018 Leicester have come back in for Corey Jordan. It's still nowhere near the £2m I paid for him though. The best I can get out of them is £1.9m plus £400k after 40 league games. He wants to discuss term...

Ingolstadt (N) (Friendly) - 18/7/2018 Jermain Defoe has finally retired. I'm not sure why he picked the 17th July to do it!. Winning the Championship last season at least means he goes out on a high. We received a loan offer from Peterborough for Y...

Hertha Berlin (Friendly) - 15/7/2018 Krusnell agreed to join Crewe on loan.Hopefully he'll get plenty of play time this season. Huddersfield made an offer for Kirchoff that meets our valuation. Let's see if he's prepared to go back to the...

Pre-Season Squad Report A breakdown of what we have and what we need! Goalkeepers Pickford remains our best goalkeeper and still has room to improve, while Mannone at 30 years old, stays as second choice. The four remaining keepers are all 21 or under,...

Pre-Season 2017/18 This post will cover from 1st July until my first friendly on 15th July. After that, I will go back to posting on a game by game basis. On 1st July, Thill arrives along with Josh Donaldson. The Scottish goalkeeper hasn't improved...

June 2018 I was writing this post and my laptop crashed and I lost everything I'd typed! This post should cover June, as once July starts I will go more in depth with my pre-season plans. First up, our take over has been completed! Our new chairman...

End Of Season Round Up - 2017/2018 This is a long post, quite fragmented as a type things as they happen. It covers the period from our last match until the 1st June, at which point I'll start another post for pre-season. Following on from the last...

Scunthorpe (H) - 6/5/2018 As we approach the final game, Woodburn strains his wrist and will miss the match. As well as being the end of the season, we also hit the end of the month. Youan comes second in young player of the month, beaten by Asoro. I�...

Cardiff (H) - 28/4/2018 We finish our league campaign with 2 home games. I reckon the stadium should be rocking for our end of season party! I've started looking ahead to the summer and a long term replacement for Jermain Defoe. Using the find simi...

Cardiff (H) - 28/4/2018 We finish our league campaign with 2 home games. I reckon the stadium should be rocking for our end of season party! I've started looking ahead to the summer and a long term replacement for Jermain Defoe. Using the find simi...

Brentford (A) - 21/4/2018 Alexander-Arnold's injury isn't too bad. It's only concussion and he'll be out for less than a week. Apart from a couple of contract signings and Gibson resuming training, it's a quiet week. A-A isn�...

Birmingham (A) - 14/4/2018 Paterson's hamstring injury will keep him out for a couple of weeks, so he'll definitely miss the trip to Birmingham. Rumours are starting to circulate again with regards a takeover. I'm guessing promotion will h...

Fulham (H) - 7/4/2018 The midfield trio performed well last time out, but the attacking trio didn't. So let's mix things up a little. On the bench are; Mannone, Jones, Badal, Rzepecki, Kirchoff, Rodwell and Anichebe. Badal has been training w...

Bolton (H) - 4/4/2018 Bryan Oviedo played his 5th match for PSV and as part of the deal, concluded his £3m move. Of course he won't officially join permanently until 1st June. Darron Gibson has picked up a sports hernia which will keep him ou...

I think having 2 BWMs help to regain possession quickly when it's lost, and that shows in the possession stats. Of course the more we have the ball, the less likely the opposition is to do something with it!

Barnsley (A) - 17/3/2018 While we were losing our last match, QPR were losing too. So even though we couldn't take advantage, at least we didn't slip further behind. We get some bad news on the Tuesday, as Pickford injures himself lifting weig...

Sheffield Wednesday (H) - 10/3/2018 I decided to make some wholesale changes after the defeat to Leeds and I'm still determined to get a formation with width working. So after doing some research online, I found a few tactics I liked and have tried...

Leeds (H) - 7/3/2018 Nothing to report between games, except some of my youth candidates accepting contracts. Still need to keep rotating to keep everyone fit. This time Khazri and Djilibodji drop out. On the bench are Mannone, Mathews, Wijndal, Paters...

Bristol City (A) - 3/3/2018 Lets quickly round up February... Woodburn's goal in the last match was good enough for 3rd in goal of the month, while I finally win my first manager of the month award, with 3 wins and 2 draws from our 5 games. We could...

Middlesbrough (H) - 28/2/2018 QPR played the day after us, and also won 3-0. The gap now stands at 7 points, but we do have a game in hand. A bunch of Bulgarian clubs have made loan offers for wantaway Jeremain Lens. I've accepted offers that have...

Swansea (A) - 23/2/2018 A bit of a break between matches here, as Saturday 17th is FA Cup day. Despite 10 days passing, there isn't really anything happening to speak of. I've dropped Borini as he's been disappointing in the last few game...

Preston (A) - 13/2/2018 With only 2 days between games, there isn't much to report. A couple of changes as Gibson and Cattermole can't play 2 games so close together. On the bench are; Mannone, Kirchoff, Alexander-Arnold, Gibson, Rzepecki, Kl...

Reading (A) - 10/2/2018 It's Monday, and in walks Tim Sherwood for his first day in his new job, as director of football. He's determined and has a good eye for potential. Essentially, he'll just be in charge of the scouting team. Trent A...

QPR (H) - 3/2/2018 With a top of the table clash looming, Kone tells me that he no longer wants to leave. I think it's because there's nobody interested in him, but maybe he's just happy that we're heading in the right direction. Bou...

January Update Borini came 3rd in January's player of the month, while Sessegnon came 2nd in the young player category. This is how the table looks on the 1st of February. As you can see, we've let it slip a little, but there's plenty of...

Aston Villa (H) - 31/1/2018 It's certainly going to be close I think! The day before our match, Sessegnon comes down with food poisoning, so he'll miss out. The game is on deadline day, but I'm not expecting any further business to get in...

Lincoln City (FA Cup) - 27th January 2018 The last game was Dozzell's 15th since signing, meaning he's earnt himself a small wage increase. The loan deal for Woodburn was finalised. I did consider not going through with it after signing Youan,...

Sheffield United (A) - 20/1/2018 Firstly, appologies for the double post previously. Not sure how that happened! To try and help spread the burden on my strikers, I made an approach for Ben Woodburn on loan from Liverpool. I'd have been tempted to...

Blackburn (H) - 13/1/2018 After our cup win, Djiibodji comes to talk to me as he wants a new contract. He feels his form deserves it and I can't really disagree. The FA Cup fourth round draw gives us another home tie. This time against league 2 Lin...

Blackburn (H) - 13/1/2018 After our cup win, Djiibodji comes to talk to me as he wants a new contract. He feels his form deserves it and I can't really disagree. The FA Cup fourth round draw gives us another home tie. This time against league 2 Lin...

West Ham (H) FA CUP - 6/1/2018 We received offers for Seb Larsson from RB Salzburg and Trabzonspor. Salzburg offer slightly more money, but want a partial wage contribution. I accept both offers. As expected, Marquinhos doesn't get a work permit. I...

Derby (A) - 1/1/2018 I've had enough complaint from Dortmund about Bruun Larsen's lack of game time. I think I'll just terminate his loan so he can develop elsewhere. He just doesn't fit my formation. Kluivert picked up young player...

Nottingham Forest (H) - 30/12/2017 After the last match, we received £500k from Crystal Palace as part of the van Aanholt deal. Also, Ndong and Rodwell picked up their 5th yellow card of the season, meaning they will both miss the next match. Jerm...

Ipswich (A) - 26/12/2017 It's Christmas, and Lescott wants a present... Me to play him more. I tell him that he can leave. After all, he's 35 now and he'll never be good enough for the Premiership again. Hopefully somebody will pick him up...

I must remember to add league table pictures occasionally!

Norwich (H) - 23/12/2017 After the last game, Kluivert picked up a wage rise after making his 20th appearance. Anichebe has resumed training, while O'Shea and Larsson have both complained about their lack of football. I've told them both that t...

Wolves (A) - 16/12/2017 After the last match, I thought we better go back to a full strength side for the Wolves match. On the bench are; Mannone, McNair, Matthews, Dozzell, Watmore, Lens and Asoro. After just 8 mins, Jones picked up an injury and need...

Scunthorpe (A) - 12/12/2017 Only 3 days between games here and nothing much to report. Except for Oviedo's ban being increased by an additional 2 games. The team are tired so there's quite a few changes to keep players fresh. On the bench are...

Brentford - 9/12/2017 Shortly after our last match, Lens comes to see me about his lack of game time. I tell him it's because of his injury problems but he's still not happy. I'll give him a few games and see if he can live up the hype tha...

Birmingham 2/12/2017 Just back from a long weekend so need to get back into the swing of things. In the build up to this match, Mannone strained his wrist. He'll only be out for a week, but will miss the game. Lee Cattermole picked up November...

Cardiff (A) - 25/11/2017 On 19th November, I decided it was time to start a coaching course. The board agreed, so I'm now studying for my continental B license. For the Cardiff match, Djilibodji returns after suspension. Hopefully this will help. I...

Fulham (A) - 18/11/2017 A bit of a break here because of internationals, which includes a senior England call up for Pickford (Hart is injured). I've arranged our first January signing. Emile Rzepecki will be joining us for £1.2m I really ne...

I think the form will come as long as I stop tinkering too much!