Paggioram Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Having not done a career journey on here for many years I have decided to start a new one from here. With this tour my initial set up is all of England and Scotland only as playable as I want this first one to be a tour of Britain. Also I have chosen who my first club is as they are the team I support and they are Derby County however I will make decisions for the right of my career so I could end up any where in England or Scotland. My updates will normally be every two months and I want this to be realistic so I can only sign players found by my scouts, recommendations or DOF identify. To make you all aware also before I started I have put Steve McClaren at Derby as technical director and Director of Football as second roll. So here we go! On arrival at Derby the following objectives have been set.. PRE-SEASON Headlines Derby appoint former Manchester United Coach Paul McGuiness as Page's Number 2 at Derby Curtis Davies leaves Derby for AEK for 21k Scott Carson makes loan move to Man City permanent 475k deal Adam Idah arrives on loan from Norwich for season So it was a very brief preseason tour that was not as bad as it could have been So next update will be end of October and if there is any fun in the transfer window! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 September / October 2020 Highlights Transfers Tom Lawrence leaves Rams for Swansea in a 2.4m deal Jack Clarke arrives from Spurs on Season long loan Club News Derby announce plans to upgrade training ground and youth facilities Championship League Cup Club Vision Update Manager Thoughts Well its been a cracking start with some fantastic performances. Adam Idah so far with 6 goals in 8 and is top scorer in the league. Also Jack Clarke who arrived and hit the ground running with 3 goals in 4 games 2 assists and a 7.06 average. The issue at the moment at the club is the large amount of injuries that the club currently has 4 first teamers injured as some have returned but these include Jozwiak this was the reason I bought in Clarke when he got identified by the scouts. I am not actually bothered about the league cup exit as the league form has been amazing. We need everyone fit as we have 13 fixtures in November and December. I would be happy with still being in touch with the playoffs as we start January. So next update will be for November and December. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 November / December 2020 News Club News Derby County have come to an agreement with Manchester United for them to become senior affiliates. Lee Buchanan wins Young Championship player of the month for November Adam Idah wins Young Championship Player of the month for December Joe Page wins Manager of the Month for December Transfer News Jordan Ibe agrees to join Orlando City for 2.1m joining in February Billy Gilmour agrees to join Derby on loan from Jan 1st Man City youngster James McAtee agrees to join Derby from Jan for 425k Championship Club Vision Update Manager Thoughts Oh my word that went worse than I really thought that it would. November was hard with the start of December. What has become obvious to me is that there is no real depth in this club. The injuries have been killing me and through the difficult period I have not had the same team twice. Once they started clearing up and I got some consistency then results started to come back my way. Special mention to Andy Marshall in goal who is the only player to play every game. Adam Idah is the leagues top scorer with 17 but January is going to be massive as I attempt to bring in more quality. There are Premier League jobs available at Aston Villa and Burnley. Also Nottingham Forest have fired Chris Hughton. Next Update I will come back at the end of January as this is going to be a key month for me and the club. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Still in a play-off place, @Paggioram. Good luck 🍀 in January. Hope you have a good month. Are you tempted by any of the vacancies? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Stuniverse said: Still in a play-off place, @Paggioram. Good luck 🍀 in January. Hope you have a good month. Are you tempted by any of the vacancies? Cheers @Stuniverse Not yet as I said I want to keep this realistic and still first season and doing as well as I am I would not be looking to move. This challenge at Derby is one I am enjoying the project. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 January 2021 News A January transfer causes unrest in dressing room FA Cup starts Adam Idah still league top scorer Transfers Colin Kazem-Richards leaves for Livingstone Arriving at Derby on loan Billy Gilmour (Chelsea), Ethan Laird (Man Utd) James McAtee arrived from Man City for 425k MAJOR LOAN SIGNING - Phil Jones arrives on loan from Manchester United (This one caused issues) Derby biggest spenders in Championship with 425k FA Cup Championship Club Vision Manager Thoughts This has been a real challenge of a month as the injuries strike again. There have been some amazing signing Phil Jones arrival just before Huddersfield and a debut goal. However this loan signing has caused massive issues at the club as Mike Te Wierik is saying that I bought him in to replace him and even though I told him that was not the case he was not happy and next other players came in and complained (sigh). Then after the Huddersfield loss as I was not happy in he walked again to complain about my team talks. I think in summer he will be moving on. I am also wondering what to do this summer with Wayne Rooney he is on 50k per week but he has been great when playing so this decision needs to decide what to do depending on league. Also need to see how he develops as a coach. I do think top 2 are gone and the next 4 months are massive so lets see where we are end of March. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abulezz Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Automatic promotion might be looking a bit far, but the Play-Offs are going to happen if the injuries can calm down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 2 hours ago, abulezz said: Automatic promotion might be looking a bit far, but the Play-Offs are going to happen if the injuries can calm down. I really hope so @abulezzI am really thinking over overhaul of medical team in summer as this has been insane. Never had a injury plagued season like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 February / March 2021 News Morgan Whittaker named Championship Player of the Month for March Billy Gilmour named Championship Young Player of the Month for March Adam Idah is still league top scorer Transfers Well you did not expect this during this update Duane Holmes leaves club to return to USA and signed for Montreal for 750k deal Moritz Leitner agrees to join Derby from Norwich in a deal with 300k - joins 9th June Youth Intake The following have been offered contracts as part of the youth intake Championship Manager Thoughts Well injuries are really doing my head in so next season my medical team is having an overhaul it really needs it. Our Feb was so up and down again due to lack of consistency. So I did some minor tweaks to my formation and we are on a roll in March and have pulled back Brentford to 5 points. So lets talk about April........ My First game is Brentford. Win that it turns up the pressure and I know that they have a game in hand but also my last match of the season Bournemouth. This end of the season is going to be massive. At this point I am not planning for next season simply because I am not sure where we are going to be. So see you all for end of the season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Still looking good for at least playoffs, @Paggioram. Win against Brentford and you cut the gap to a mere two points, lose and they stretch the gap to eight points which, with seven games to go, would probably end your chance of automatics. Good luck 🍀 You mentioned you’d tweaked your tactics. What tactics are you using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 55 minutes ago, Stuniverse said: Still looking good for at least playoffs, @Paggioram. Win against Brentford and you cut the gap to a mere two points, lose and they stretch the gap to eight points which, with seven games to go, would probably end your chance of automatics. Good luck 🍀 You mentioned you’d tweaked your tactics. What tactics are you using? Cheers @Stuniverse This is going to the wire but looking forward to what happens and how it finally plays out. I am playing a 41221 same as I have since the beta it is the shape I like. All I have tweaked is the tempo and the passing thats all. Just needed to change something to try and kick us out of the slump and it worked. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 April / May 2021 End of Season update (or is it?????) April Championship player of the month: Adam Idah April Championship young player of the month: Adam Idah Top Scorer in league: Adam Idah 36 goals So how did it end Championship Club Vision Manager Thoughts After a brilliant season we are still not done and we have a massive 3 games left if we are going to make the promised land. So not much to say so here we go to the Playoffs and first up Blackburn. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 Championship Play-Off Semi Final 1st Leg 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 Championship Play-Off Semi Final 2nd Leg Play Off Final Derby County v Norwich City 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, Paggioram said: Play Off Final Derby County v Norwich City Adam Idah looking like an inspired signing for you, @Paggioram. Good luck 🍀 in the playoff final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 @StuniverseYeah he has been amazing but he will miss the playoff final as he is not allowed to play as he is on loan from Norwich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Play-Off Final Manager Thoughts That's actually annoyed me as we were the better team for the 90 mins and we had the better chances. I think if we score that Pen then we go on to win this. So now I need to sit down and think about next season and what do I do. I need to decide how I want to push on for the next season. I very much doubt Adam Idah will be back as he will be a Premier League striker and after this season he deserves a shot. I am not sure if any of the loan signings will be back next season but we will have to see. This close season and the next pre-season are going to be huge and the press are already talking about the chairman Mel Morris willing to listen to offers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stuniverse Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, Paggioram said: @StuniverseYeah he has been amazing but he will miss the playoff final as he is not allowed to play as he is on loan from Norwich. Ouch! 10 minutes ago, Paggioram said: Play-Off Final That’s tough to take, with a missed penalty as well. Would Idah have made the difference do you think had he not been ineligible against his parent club. Your Derby County must be well placed to mount a serious promotion challenge next season. Good luck 🍀 in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Club Plan for 2021/22 Season Club Vision Budget for next season Transfers - Already arranged Out Kelle Roos - Bournemouth - 74k Mike Te Wierik - Portland - 2m In Moritz Leitner - Norwich - 300k 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Around England 2020/21 season Premier League: Champions: Liverpool CL Spots: Man City, Chelsea, Man Utd Europa League: Spurs Relegated: West Brom, Burnley, Sheff Utd Championship: Winners: Brentford Runners Up: Bournemouth Play off winners: Norwich Relegated: Luton, Coventry, Rotherham League One: Winners: Bristol Rovers Runners Up: Hull City Play off winners: Gillingham Relegated: Plymouth, Rochdale, Northampton, AFC Wimbledon League Two Winners: Exeter Runners Up: Colchester, Walsall Play off winners: Tranmere Relegated: Cheltenham, Harrogate Cup Winners: FA Cup: Fulham League Cup: Man City Community Shield: Arsenal EFL Trophy: Man Utd u23s (Beat Salford in final) FA Trophy: Yeovil European Honours: Champions League: Man City Europa League: Leicester UEFA Super Cup: FC Bayern 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I had the exact same in my first season at Derby. KUTGW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 2 hours ago, karanhsingh said: I had the exact same in my first season at Derby. KUTGW. Nice @karanhsingh. I think season 2 will be decent as I am putting a decent squad together that will excite fans I hope and should be good. Not sure I will use the transfer budget just really need a keeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Pre-Season 2021-22 Well this was a more interesting Pre-Season than I was actually expecting. Lots of questions were answered so before I get onto transfers just to go through my thoughts for the summer. There were things I was not happy about last season even finishing 3rd so I have decided and designed a new formation for the team this season. I had 41m to spend and spent no where near so if needed I will have a decent budget in January. I then went through the side and looked at the squad and how many appearances they made last season and some big names have been shown the door. Then there was Rooney. Well Rooney was offered a new deal but is now just a coach and on nearly 48k less wage. There is one potential signing that has not been completed in time for the end of pre season that my scouts been going mental for from the prem who is cheap and also taking a massive pay cut but I know you guys will frown but he will be discussed next update. Also one of my strikers is favourite for the golden boot. Transfers Returning Rams: Yeah I managed to extend three loans of who I really wanted so staying Adam Idah (Fav for Top Scorer), Matt Clarke, Billy Gilmour Out: Martyn Waghorne - QPR - 550k George Evans - Birmingham - 215k Kelle Roos - Bournemouth - 74k Nathan Byrne - West Brom - 325k Bobby Duncan - Wolves - 5m plus 20% of future transfer Graham Shinnie - Inter Miami - 750k Andre Wisdom - QPR - 375k In: Moritz Leitner - Norwich - 300k Jason Cummings - Shrewsbury - 41k Ben Osborn - Sheff U - £2.6m Joel Pereira - Man U - Free Liam Moore - Reading - 3.5m Jack Robinson - Sheff U - 2m Japhet Tanganga - Spurs - Loan Amine Essahel - Academie Mohammed VI - Free Friendlies 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 August / September 2021/22 News August Championship Young Player of the Month: Adam Idah Adam Idah is second in top scorer charts with 9 Moritz Leitner is fifth best player in league with a 7.40 Championship League Cup Club Vision Manager Thoughts Ok lets start with the transfer I promised you.... Well it did not happen as fee was agreed, wage agreed but he could not get a work permit and was not willing to sign without one so we have missed out on Joelinton he was going to take a 70% pay cut and would have been signed for 2m but oh well we move on. Been a decent start and only league result that annoyed me was the 0-2 loss to Forest and I would have liked to have beat Sunderland but yet again penalties cause me issues. I do think we are playing better and feel stronger but Watford and West Brom are really strong and are going to be difficult to catch. Not much more to say so we carry on the challenge and the fight ahead of us. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Breaking News Derby County have just confirmed that last seasons Championship top scorer and joint top scorer in Championship this season Adam Idah has agreed to join the club on a permanent basis from Jan 2nd. The fee believed to be for an initial fee of 12m. The club were determined to make this happen as he has scored 50 goals in 52 appearances for the Rams. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Breaking News 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 October / November 2021 Club News Takeover is still ongoing with 2 potential buyers fighting it out. One promises to replace the manager and the other is determined to reduce the youth policy Page turns down new 3 Year deal. This was decided as I want to see what the future of the club is. FA Cup draw sees Derby travel to Everton in round 3 Championship Awards Manager of the Month October: Joe Page Player of the Month November: Adam Idah Young Player of the Month November: Adam Idah Manager Thoughts Amazing last couple of Months and this team is actually on fire and we are looking much stronger. When I changed the formation to a 4411 in the summer then I did not see this coming. There is still a long way to go but the next phase is the most important and challenging with the run in December and January there is also the small matter of the FA Cup and Everton. I need to look into if I need to add in January but I am happy with the fact Adam Idah is joining full time in January. So why did I turn down the new contract. This is simple I said I was doing this realistic and my thoughts are I will sign a new contract if the new owner offers me one as they are going to be the bosses. I do not want to force them to keep me because I am too expensive to sack if they dont want me. So I carry on the job and see whats next. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 43 minutes ago, Paggioram said: Takeover is still ongoing with 2 potential buyers fighting it out. One promises to replace the manager and the other is determined to reduce the youth policy Neither of those sound great, and we definitely don't want the one who's going to replace you. 44 minutes ago, Paggioram said: Amazing last couple of Months and this team is actually on fire and we are looking much stronge Congratulations, you are having a great season. 45 minutes ago, Paggioram said: need to look into if I need to add in January but I am happy with the fact Adam Idah is joining full time in January. Great piece of business getting hotshot Adam Idah in permanently. 45 minutes ago, Paggioram said: why did I turn down the new contract. This is simple I said I was doing this realistic and my thoughts are I will sign a new contract if the new owner offers me one as they are going to be the bosses. I do not want to force them to keep me because I am too expensive to sack if they dont want me. So I carry on the job and see whats next. Next update is going to be interesting. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Breaking News - Derby Takeover Complete 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Wow! That's some message to you from the new owner... do you still have a job? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Page agrees new 3 year deal with Derby County Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Brilliant news 😄👍🐏 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 December 2021 / January 2022 Manager Thoughts - Part 1 Why am I starting with manager thoughts because this last two months have been interesting and I wanted to give you a little overview as these two months have been challenging as in December I lost Adam Idah and his replacement Morgan Whittaker to decent length injuries but the January transfer window took some unexpected changes that I did not see coming inc. a player leaving who is a top younger player who was very much a first team regular but arriving the return of an Icon of the club. Transfers Out David Marshall - Bristol Rovers - 5.75k Louie Sibley - Borussia Dortmund - 25m In Adam Idah - Norwich - Initial fee 12m Maarten Vandevoordt - Genk - 17.5m Then the final signing - The return of an Icon Will Hughes - Watford - 10.25m FA Cup Championship Club Vision Manager Thoughts Part 2 So the loss of Sibs is huge as he has been a massive part of this club but not going to stand in his way when Dortmund willing to offer 25m. Also the signing of Vandervoort is massive as he is 19 years old and a massive upgrade in keeper. I found him through my new number one scout in the first season I had Joe Royle as scout but he retired in the summer and I put and advert for a new scout and one that surprised me appeared. That man is the former manager of Liverpool and recently left Crystal Palace in Roy Hodgson. He arrives as a normal scout and has been finding some gems none more so that my new number one. I am so focused on the league that the FA cup did not bother me but I really want promotion and if Will Hughes hits the ground running we will be a force. Feb and March are going to be the biggest months of our season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 February / March 2022 Championship Well the wobble and implosion has started and we are starting to slip with only one month to go. Not kidding I am worried that another play off battle is in the future. I mean looking at what we have done this season and the hard work I really hope that this is not going to happen. Only thing of interest away from the slide is Wayne Rooney. It looks like he might be leaving as he is linked with Everton and West Brom job. So here we go the massive last month... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 April 2022 / End of Season Championship End of season Manager Thoughts What a season and what a story that ended up being. It came down to the last game of the season when I was sitting 2nd and could have been title or playoff but to end up with the title is amazing. There is a lot of work in the new season and an amazing challenge that I cant wait for. Really think I have a great young team that will be great in the new season and the real challenge of the premier league. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Congratulations on winning the title. Good luck next season back in the big time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Around England 2021/22 season Premier League: Champions: Man Utd CL Spots: Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City Europa League: Spurs, Leicester Europa Conf League: Southampton Relegated: Bournemouth, Newcastle, Brentford Championship: Winners: Derby Runners Up: Middlesbrough Play off winners: Stoke Relegated: Birmingham, Sheff Wed, Gillingham League One: Winners: Portsmouth Runners Up: Peterborough Play off winners: Rotherham Relegated: Crewe, Oxford, Accrington, Tranmere League Two Winners: AFC Wimbledon Promoted: Carlisle, Crawley Play off winners: Forest Green Relegated: Morecombe, Southend Cup Winners: FA Cup: Man Utd League Cup: Chelsea Community Shield: Liverpool EFL Trophy: Arsenal u23s FA Trophy: Boston Utd European Honours: Champions League: Man City Europa League: Bayern Leverkusen Europa Conference: Valencia UEFA Super Cup: Man City Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 End of Season Awards Adam Idah - Championship Player of the year, EFL Young Player of the year, Championship Golden Boot Joe Page - Championship Manager of the Year Championship Team of the Year - Liam Moore, Matt Clarke, Japhat Tanganga, Ben Osborne, Adam Idah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakesta Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I had Pellistri from Man United on loan quality player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 35 minutes ago, wakesta said: I had Pellistri from Man United on loan quality player Thanks for tip already scouting so we will see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Season 22/23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paggioram Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Pre Season 2022/23 Well that was harder than I thought it was going to be. That has been a difficult transfer window so far as players that would seriously improve us that my scouts have mentioned do not want to come to me until I am established in the Premier League. We say goodbye to the following whose contract expired and did not want to sign a new deal Jack Marriott, Jahmal Hector-Ingram and Kornell McDonald. So what transfers happened... Transfers out: Jason Cummings - Houston - Loan with option to make perm Transfers In: Alfie Gilchrist - Chelsea - Free Ricky-Jade Jones - Peterborough - 5m Siriki Dembele - Peterborough - 4m (raising to 4.8m with clauses) I already knew this season was going to be a challenge so if we can surprise people maybe in Jan options will appear. Pre Season friendlies have been very good in my opinion. Also though I was able to renew the loans of Matt Clarke and Japhat Tanganga Just want to point out that was a Dormund first team not a youth team so the likes of Sibley and Billingham played. So first two months of league are going to be a challenge as it features games against Everton, Liverpool, Man Utd, Man City and Leicester. Edited December 19, 2020 by Paggioram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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