rcjelley89 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 It is now the 4th season that i have been in charge of Swansea, we have had a mixed time. 1st Season after struggling to make any signings due to my budget of 90k we finished 10th. Then after a ridiculous bid of 800k from Notts County for Dobbie. I started to build a team who could challenge. Notable signing in the 2nd season were Jordan Rhodes- earned a call up to the England squad before i was promoted Luke Young-free Steven Taylor-free El Hadji Diouf- free A young senegalese winger with a bright future Charlie Mulgrew-free, what a signing he has turned out to be, a dead ball specialist, chipped in with 6 goals and 12 assists in his first season with me. After a decent start my team slipped off the pace in the second season finishing 3rd and reaching the playoffs. But a great performance in the playoffs and goals from Craig Beattie and Jordan Rhodes saw me gain promotion. So third season already looked a difficult ask for a squad that had not changed a huge amount from its 1st season finishing 10th in the championship. Notable signings Ben Watson-350k i though i needed to strengthen things in the middle Wigan went down so got him at a bargain price Johnny Howson-300k out of contract so saw him as a prospect. Michael Owen- free was surprised to see him accept my contract, thought he would save my club, he was nearly always injured but did grab a few important goals. January Ryan Shawcross-£1.5 million had to strengthen a leaky defence as i was only 3 points outside of relegation Ze Eduardo-55k- A young Brazilian i had tried to sign earlier in season 1, who had now been capped, looks quality but yet to deliver. After grinding out a few important results i found myself in 7th place come the end of the season a full 12 pionts clear of relegation a surprising performance. So going into the 4th season i had a healthy financial status but not much money for transfer , for a squad that clearly needed strengthening. Free transfer were the call and i got a few good-uns Frees Samir Nasri Franco Di Santo John O Shea Signings Burdisso-1.7 million and a few regen youngsters So after 6 games i have won 5, beating Arsenal 2-0 away from home this is my team, i play the default 4-1-3-2 formation. Gk-De Vries- Now rated as a 5 star keeper, probably only good for 2 more seasons but has come on a lot Dr-John O Shea- needed a right back and he left Utd on a free, still has competition form and ageing Luke Young and an average Rangel. Dl-Charlie Mulgrew- Free transfer from Aberdeen would highly reccomend for any club outside of the premiership in the 1st season Dc- Nicolas Burdisso- Experienced and solid, has some competition from and ageing Kroldrup and will be replaced by Ian Barr in a few seasons Dc- Ryan Shawcross- Poor first season but looks rejuvenated in the 2nd, Has competition from Ashley Williams a decent CB and Welsh captain. Dmc- Ze Eduardo- Brazil international with great attributes, didn't perform in the 1st season, has Competition from Bodde MC- Samie Nasri- Enough said Mc- Darren Pratley- my captain and mr consistent for 4 seasons, Being pushed by Leon Britton Mc-Ben Watson- Looks a new player but is being pushed for his position by Johnny Howson Fc- Jordan Rhodes- England international, doesn't score that many but always performs Fc- Franco Di Santo- Argentina international- always scored against me, bags of potential, Pushed for his place by Craig Beattie who is starting to look quality. Hope the season continues the way it strted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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