Hi everyone! Today will be the start of my third season in the Premier League! We have been in the top half of the division in our first two seasons, lets see if we can improve on the 5th place achieved last season.
Fans Player Of The Year
I think we all knew who would win this award, Emmanuel Adebayor.
Start Of Season Expectations
Well, the board have always given me enough money to play with and it continued like that this season also. They wanted a top half finish at least, but I would be very dissapointed if we didn’t achieve European football next season. This should be enough for me to improve the GK, CB, LB, LW, and possibly the CF position.
Transfers Out
Like Darren advised in his Part 1 post, I analysed my squad and sold the players that I would make good money on at this stage, and free up the wage bill also. So, a massive £26.5m was made on outgoings! The best thing about this is that it didn’t affect the first team at all. For example, Charlie Adam was at the age of 30 and after signing him on a free transfer 18months before, it was a good sum for him. Same for Anichebe, only made one start in his debut season for the club, and we made £4.7m! The only player that will be missed is Jamie O’hara. O’hara was one of the wage eaters, as he had the stupid, ‘match highest earner’ clause in his contract. This lead to his contract increasing from 8k to 55k! He was also signed on a free 2 seasons ago and 7m was a too good of an offer to refuse considering his age is 28.
Transfers In
Please ignore Craig Eastmond and Paddy Kenny. They were signed for the minimum 8 payers trained in England rule. Armendariz, Olaizola, Gonzalez Garcia were signed as prospects, so ignore these guys also. Almost 35m was spent on transfers, but think of it this way, we recieved 27m in our outgoings so, we only spent 8m out of our back pockets, and this improved the team significantly! :D We signed 5 first team players. Lets see who they are.
Eduardo — goalkeeper
This position was the hardest for me to improve! Hense why it was the last transfer. I think I did alright, Eduardo seems a pretty good goalkeeper and should do well for around 2 seasons.
Mathias Pedersen — CB
Welcome to the club, new central defender, Mathias Pedersen! Now we have two Pedersen’s at the club :D He has all the attributes a good defender needs and with room for improvement. Heading, Marking, Tackling, Positioning, Bravery, Pace, Strength! He also has a bonus attribute of passing which is very high indeed! I have to say he fills me with confidence after his preformances in pre-season and he only cost 5.75m! :D
Gino Kusters — LB/RB
Hector Alvarez was probably our weakest defender last season, so no doubt a better LB was needed. He cost me 12m, but I don’t mind that as he is only 18 and will be at the club for a very, very long time!
Pedro — LW
Well we all know who this guy is! Pedro was signed on a free transfer after his contract ran out with Barcelona, he was too good of a player to miss out on. The team also needs experience on the pitch and Pedro will provide this.
Lucas Carrera — CF
Lastly, my striker with bags of potential. He has excellent Technical attributes, but terrible mental attributes :( One of the most attribute he lacks in, is Composure, and I only realised this after I signed him. He cost me 12.5m and I’m willing to give him this season for him to settle. Then, the season after, if he plays rubbish, he will be sold.
Pre-Season
Pre season was succesful, winning all the games apart from 1.
Since this post is quiet short, I will show you some other thing about the ‘inside’ of the club.
Squad List
Finances
Fnances are quiet good, in our first season in the Premier League, we made 15m profit! Last season we made a 12k profit (not a lot, I know) and this season I’m hoping to make some profit. We have European football this season which should help.
Traning
As you can see, training is very good. Every category is 4 stars apart from one (GK Handling). One thing we could improve on is our training facilities.
Well that concludes the post. I hope you enjoyed my pre-season report. With only signing 5 players, this is a good sign about the future, as it shows the team is about to settle.
Thanks for reading!
By the way, my next post will be special squad post about the club. I’m pretty sure you must have forgotten a lot of the players by now.
Alex
18 апреля, 2011 at 14:18
Hey Sayam,
Some great additions there, Pedro is a great player and what a signing for free! You can make a good profit if you sell him at the end of the season. 12M for Kusters is a lot, especially since he is 18, but hopefully he becomes a brilliant player who is key in your plans or can be sold for even more! Carrera looks good, if Obinna can score loads for me then he can score loads for you! He will be a good player for you, I’m sure. Good luck for the upcoming season, I’m sure you can do very well!
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:16
Hi Alex, Pedro is a good signing, but will he perform in the English League? Kusters was the only good Left Back out there, and since I’m building for the future, I think 12m is quiet good if I won’t have to worry about this position for the next 10 years.
Sears
18 апреля, 2011 at 14:37
Fantastic signings Sayam! Gino Kusters is gonna become legendary and Pedro will cause havoc on the wing.You’ve also heavily strengthened your defense as well, good luck!
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:16
Thanks Sears :-)
vaibhavc
18 апреля, 2011 at 16:33
Hey Sayam
I think it was using Darren’s post to help you with transfers was amazing because you could buy loads of people with this. Pedro will do amazing for you, expect him to get loads of assists. You signed amazing regens as well.
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:17
Thanks Vaibhav, Darren’s post did have an influence on me, I doubt I would have sold O’hara or Adam if it wasn’t for his post.
Cruickshanks
18 апреля, 2011 at 16:59
Hey sayam.
Good transfers there especially pedro. The regens look good but unfortunately I think you may have paid a bit too much for them but if they turn out to be a success I’m sure noone will mind. Good luck in your season and hopefully you will get a European place.
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:41
Hi mate, I understand your concern, but don’t fellow managers pay this much anyway for first teamers, as these regens are my first team players :D
Darren Smith
18 апреля, 2011 at 18:36
Hey Sayam, glad to see another FMS writer picking up on my finance tips. It really is amazing how much money can be raised from unwanted players. You just need to take the time to look at them. Some great signings and young too. Hopefully the top four isn’t out of reach. Good luck mate.
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:42
Thanks Darren :)
hils
18 апреля, 2011 at 19:29
Hi Sayam,good signings there!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully you will get a top 4 spot!!!!!!!! Good luck!!!!!!!!!!
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:42
Thanks Hils :)
Ana Garcia
18 апреля, 2011 at 21:16
Pedro!!
Great signing I have in my Coruxo game, seems Barca make a habit of releasing him…
Your other signings look very good also, so hopefully you can improve on last season.
Good luck!!
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:45
Thanks Ana, Barcelona do have a habit of releasing him :/
CsAtlantis
19 апреля, 2011 at 00:28
Eduardo is still at a decent age for a keeper and looks pretty good, and Pedro is a great free transfer, I think Paddy Kenny would be a decent backup at least
Mathias Pedersen and Kusters will help your defense, Carrera needs some composure training but should turn out okay
Some solid transfers, do you use any wingers? your squad seems to be lacking in left wingers
Good luck for the next season
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:47
Hi Cs, Yeah Eduardo is still a good keeper, Paddy Kenny will be 3rd choice and reserve keeper :D
Yeah, I do use wingers and it is the weakest position in the squad. Hopefully Pedro doesn’t get injured and in January I may have to bring someone in :D
Lye
19 апреля, 2011 at 01:34
Hi Sayam,
I think Carrera should turn out good if he trains hard on his weakness as he has the technical ability to take on defenders. Pedro is definitely a good addition.
Some great additions to a already strong squad. Hopefully you can improve on last season position. Good luck.
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:47
Thanks :D
Johnny Karp
19 апреля, 2011 at 05:03
That Danish CB is amazing, great find! The club is strong now and I believe that the future will be glorious :)
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:49
Thanks Johnny :D
Kevin
19 апреля, 2011 at 09:49
Hi Sayam
Stunning pre season results and excellent use of Darrens guide in your off season transfer activity. You have really built a strong club since getting into the Premier League and of your new signings I like the Dutch youngster Kusters the best.
Sayam Khan
20 апреля, 2011 at 12:49
Hi Kevin, Glad you like my pre-season. Thanks :)