What are the chances of finding another Pelé? Probably one in a Brazillion.

[Makoto Nakamura]

3 minutes ago, Fer Fuchs Ake said:

Ouch... 6-9 months. 

He's in a bit of a sticky situation.

His foot got stuck to the ground, simple really.

[Makoto Nakamura]

June 2022

What's the best thing to do when you play so many games in Brazil? Schedule over a month with no football smack-bang in the middle of the season, 30 league games now in 18 weeks I think.

[Makoto Nakamura]

July 2022

Despite the very up and down form we're still high up the table in 8th but we're just 7 points above the relegation zone.

[Makoto Nakamura]

August 2022

Ouch, we played 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th and 11th. Not an easy month and we drop down to 14th and just 4 points above the drop zone.

[Botas]

Squeaky bum time mate

[Makoto Nakamura]

35 minutes ago, Botas said:

Squeaky bum time mate

Afraid so.  

[Makoto Nakamura]

2022 Youth Candidates

hnnngggg...potentially an amazing intake!

[Botas]

That intake is ridiculous love it.

 

[kandersson]

Now why would a 6'2 white goalkeeper be nicknamed after Garrincha... other than that this is an amazing intake, don't tell your chairman though!

[BoxToBox]

Some powerful names in that intake.

[Makoto Nakamura]

16 minutes ago, Botas said:

That intake is ridiculous love it.

 

Hopefully they can prove their worth with us staying in Serie B. 

7 minutes ago, kandersson said:

Now why would a 6'2 white goalkeeper be nicknamed after Garrincha... other than that this is an amazing intake, don't tell your chairman though!

For irony's sake?  

7 minutes ago, BoxToBox said:

Some powerful names in that intake.

Hopefully they leave a lasting impression.

[BoxToBox]

I don't see any Brazilian newgens with bizarrely plain English names like Fred or Bernard.

I want to see some impossibly flair-y, razzle dazzle Mezzala pop up named Tim, or Frank.

[Pompeyboyz]

3 minutes ago, BoxToBox said:

I don't see any Brazilian newgens with bizarrely plain English names like Fred or Bernard.

I want to see some impossibly flair-y, razzle dazzle Mezzala pop up named Tim, or Frank.

There is Clinty in this intake 

[BoxToBox]

4 minutes ago, Pompeyboyz said:

There is Clinty in this intake 

The y adds just a touch of sparkle.

[Makoto Nakamura]

11 minutes ago, BoxToBox said:

I don't see any Brazilian newgens with bizarrely plain English names like Fred or Bernard.

I want to see some impossibly flair-y, razzle dazzle Mezzala pop up named Tim, or Frank.

Maybe next season. 

3 minutes ago, BoxToBox said:

The y adds just a touch of sparkle.

Clinty Freitas Barboza, but we'll call him Clinty Eastwoody.

[Makoto Nakamura]

September 2022

Can you see where I stripped back the tactics? We went from a 4-3-3 to a 4-1-1-4 and it's 3 wins and a draw Still just 5 points above the drop though.

[Makoto Nakamura]

October 2022

That upturn of form didn't last...4 games to go and we're 4 points off of the drop zone...

[Muttley84]

4 hours ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

June 2022

What's the best thing to do when you play so many games in Brazil? Schedule over a month with no football smack-bang in the middle of the season, 30 league games now in 18 weeks I think.

Maybe so that everyone can enjoy watching WC 22 ?

[Makoto Nakamura]

2 minutes ago, Muttley84 said:

Maybe so that everyone can enjoy watching WC 22 ?

Maybe enjoy wasn't the right word. 

[ZimmermanPT]

I don't want to see Sousa in Serie C again. 

[Makoto Nakamura]

2022 End of Season

One point but we somehow survived.

Overall Best XI

2022 Best XI

Roberlan (YP5a)

Iranílson - Libório (YP1a) - Neca (YP4d) - Juninho Cearense (YP2a)

Juninho - Laninho (YP5f) - Gum (YP4a)

Luquinha (ResB) - Bruno (YP5c) - Watteau (YP1b)

 

Season |  League  |  Position  |   State   | Position | Copa do Brasil | Notes
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2017   | Serie D  | 2nd Grp E  | Paraibano |   2nd    |       N/A      | State Final
2018   | Serie D  | 1st Grp D  | Paraibano |   2nd    |    4th Round   | State Final, Serie D Playoff Quarter Final
2019   | Serie D  | 1st Grp D  | Paraibano |   1st    |    3rd Round   | State Winners, Serie D Playoff Final, Promoted!
2020   | Serie C  | 4th Grp A  | Paraibano |   1st    |    2nd Round   | State Winners, Nordestao 3rd Grp D, Serie C Playoff Final, Promoted!
2021   | Serie B  |    14th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    2nd Round   | State Winners, Nordestao 3rd Grp C, Survived
2022   | Serie B  |    15th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    2nd Round   | State Winners, Nordestao Finalists, Survived

 

[noikeee]

I don't know if anyone has commented on this but the club name "Sousa" is rather hilarious for me, as that's the most common Portuguese surname. It's a bit like having a club called "Smith" or "Jones".

[Makoto Nakamura]

3 minutes ago, noikeee said:

I don't know if anyone has commented on this but the club name "Sousa" is rather hilarious for me, as that's the most common Portuguese surname. It's a bit like having a club called "Smith" or "Jones".

Amazing Smith with the nickname of Dinosaur.

[Makoto Nakamura]

January 2023

Got to reach the semi-final of state championship but still no real expectations.

A surprise loss to Nacional de Patos but it's been smooth sailing since. 

[DreamTempest]

2 hours ago, noikeee said:

I don't know if anyone has commented on this but the club name "Sousa" is rather hilarious for me, as that's the most common Portuguese surname. It's a bit like having a club called "Smith" or "Jones".

Thats because the town they're from is called Sousa which was named after the portuguese town of Sousa in Felgueiras (I passed by the place a few times when I was living in Portugal). But yeah its pretty funny

2 hours ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

Amazing Smith with the nickname of Dinosaur.

And the reason for the dinosaur is the town's main attraction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_the_Dinosaurs,_Paraíba

 

Anyway, nice progress holding on to the Serie B

[kidthekid]

Could this be the season?

[Makoto Nakamura]

5 hours ago, kidthekid said:

Could this be the season?

To be promoted or relegated?  

[Makoto Nakamura]

February 2023

Almost perfect in the league and we stay top with 2 games in hand and a solid enough start in the Nordestao, hopefully we can repeat the Vitoria victory when we face them again in the 2nd round of the Copa od Brasil.

[noikeee]

Any chance you could move states sometime in the future, that State Championship is gonna get boring as your team gets better. 

[Makoto Nakamura]

2 hours ago, noikeee said:

Any chance you could move states sometime in the future, that State Championship is gonna get boring as your team gets better. 

I think the State Championship will be my favourite part once we're dominant and fighting for continental trophies, thats when I can start thinking about having a striker get 1000 goals

[Makoto Nakamura]

I couldn't protest but at least it's good money for a 15 year old, would be great if I could have gotten a sell-on fee.

[Makoto Nakamura]

March 2023

Progressed in both the Nordestao and to the 4th Round of the Copa do Brasil but we've been pretty terrible on the whole.

[Makoto Nakamura]

April 2023

Things just aren't looking good really, we're scraping results here and there, I'm dreading the actual league. 

At least there's this.

[Makoto Nakamura]

May 2023

2 draws and a win but we're down in 13th, I reckon we're gonna be in for a loong season.

[Makoto Nakamura]

June 2023

Relegation zone. It's really tight at the bottom and despite us being 18th out of 20 we actually have the best attack in the league. 

 

[Makoto Nakamura]

July 2023

An unbeaten 2nd half of the month but with just 2 wins we're still in the relegation zone and it's looking to be very close for the bottom 5 positions.

[Makoto Nakamura]

August 2023

2 home wins and 2 very slim losses moves us briefly outside the relegation zone, and we've still got the best attack in the league! 

[Makoto Nakamura]

2023 Youth Candidates, we've unleashed a monster.

5. Star. CA.

He turned 15 just 2 months ago, he'll be gone without playing a game for us. 

[Pompeyboyz]

5 minutes ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

5. Star. CA.

[BoxToBox]

5* CA youth! Bonkers!

[Makoto Nakamura]

2 minutes ago, BoxToBox said:

5* CA youth! Bonkers!

I'd understand if I was in a rubbish league...like the Scottish 8th tier, but this is Serie B, the 3rd highest reputation league in South America! Hopefully this guy becomes a monster!

[BoxToBox]

1 minute ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

I'd understand if I was in a rubbish league...like the Scottish 8th tier, but this is Serie B, the 3rd highest reputation league in South America! Hopefully this guy becomes a monster!

He's already on the way, damn near perfect attribute balance for a DM.

[Makoto Nakamura]

September 2023

3 wins and we're 4 points clear of the drop, Vasco have almost caught up to our goals scored total and we have 9 games left...

[oriole01]

50 minutes ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

5. Star. CA.

That's awesome! Hail to Erllymax! Expecting a bid from either Barcelona or Real Madrid to come through any moment now though.

[ajcardall]

2 hours ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

2023 Youth Candidates, we've unleashed a monster.

5. Star. CA.

He is insane 

[XaW]

7 hours ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

5. Star. CA.

He turned 15 just 2 months ago, he'll be gone without playing a game for us. 

Holy s**t! 

That name though. Really rolls of the tongue with ease...

[Rikulec]

Erllymax both looks and sounds like a monster.

[Fer Fuchs Ake]

Eryllmax sounds like an energy drink.

Seriously though, he's gonna become a beast. Well, he already is one but he's gonna become even more of a beast. What a wonderkid you have on your hands.

[XaW]

Just now, Fer Fuchs Ake said:

Eryllmax looks like a wonderkid and sounds like an energy drink.

Or an RPG boss, probably a dragon.

[tajj7]

15 positioning, 15 anticipation and 14 decisions on a 15 year old centre-back, that is insane. I have paid like £20 million for centre-backs with worst stats in those areas. 

he even has good PPMs for a centre-back.