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(FM24) The Journey of Otto van Bloor (A journeyman save) Club 10: Chelsea (van Bloor is on a sabbatical)


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Otto van Bloor is a Dutch manager who plays the antithesis of Total Football. By going against the principles of the Ajax like football, he aims to play a different style of football despite the boos from the crowd. As a manager who has never played professionally, he aims to make a mockery of football by winning with his style of football. Let's see how his journey goes.

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  • Sahaj Oberoi changed the title to (FM24) The Journey of Otto van Bloor (A journeyman save) Club 1: Tottenham Hotspur
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Brandon Austin went on loan to Kilmarnock. Richarlison went on loan to Aston Villa. Djed Spence went to Al Shabab for 23 million pounds. Wilfried Gnonto is my first signing this season from Leeds United for 15 million pounds. He has been loaned back to Leeds United. Harvey White went on loan to Millwall.

 

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Cristian Romero signed for Al Ahli (KSA) for 41 million pounds. We signed Sven Botman from Newcastle United for 88 million pounds. Yves Bissouma has signed for AC Milan for 36.5 million pounds. 

 

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Marco Verratti has joined Tottenham Hotspur from Paris Saint Germain for 48 million pounds. Heung Min-Son joined Al Ahli (KSA) for 91 million pounds. Emerson Royal joined Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur for 28.5 million pounds. Tanguy Ndombele has moved on loan to Al Nassr (KSA).

 

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Viktor Gyokeres signed for Tottenham Hotspur from Coventry for 32.5 million. Destiny Udogie went on loan to AS Monaco. We will face Fulham in the Carabao Cup second round. Also, Marc Guehi signed for Tottenham Hotspur from Crystal Palace for 59 million pounds. Oliver Skipp went to Newcastle United for 21 million pounds.

 

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We loaned out Giovani Lo Celso to Juventus. Also, Alfie Devine has gone on loan to Hull City. Nicolo Rovella has joined Tottenham Hotspur from Juventus for 43.5 million pounds. Fraser Forster has joined Al Shabab for 2.4 million pounds.

 

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We will face Manchester United in the next round of the Carabao Cup. Jamie Donley went on loan to Oxford United. Brooklyn Lyons-Foster went to Rotherham for 56k pounds. Also we have got Callum Hudson-Odoi on loan from Chelsea.

 

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We signed Carlos Alcaraz from Southampton for 17.25 million pounds. He has gone back on loan to Southampton. We also got Elliot Anderson on loan from Newcastle United. Davinson Sanchez went on loan to Newcastle United. Taylor Harwood-Bellis joined the club from Manchester City for 7 million pounds. Billy Heaps has gone on loan to South Shields.

 

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First quarter review.

We are currently 10th in the league. We have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Manchester United. Marc Guehi and Ivan Perisic are our standout performers so far this season. Viktor Gyokeres has been chipping in with the goals. Harry Kane has been moved to a new position where he is dropping deeper. We are not quite where we want to be but we can do it.

 

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10 hours ago, TheGoodRebel said:

Your transfer policy intrigues me. You’ve let some big important players go. What’s the thinking behind it? 

Keeping the wage bill under control. That's what is important. As a club we have to live within our means and play the kind of football we are capable of playing. We have seen many sides keep their best players only to their detriment where they are together and they fail to win silverware which leads the club to sell players for discounted prices. So we might as well do what we can within our limits.

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  • Sahaj Oberoi changed the title to (FM24) The Journey of Otto van Bloor (A journeyman save) Club 2: Real Sociedad
26 minutes ago, Muttley84 said:

How come Sociedad who is 2nd in the league lost their manager?

Spurs were predicted to finish 7th in the Premier League. So basically the rule is to take over the best of the rest team in every league if I get sacked. I used the editor to move clubs. So it is like, I got sacked by Spurs so I took over the team predicted to finish 7th in the league in La Liga, as they have the 2nd best reputation. So if I get a job interview I leave the club if I get a job. Each time I get sacked I take over at a job in a league of a lower reputation. So if I get sacked by Real Sociedad, I will take over at a club which is predicted to finish 7th in Serie A or 6th in the Bundesliga. As one of them are the third highest in terms of reputation in Europe.

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Diego Rico went to FC Copenhagen for 4.8 million pounds. Robert Navarro went to Valladolid for 2 million pounds. Carlos Fernandez signed for Al Hilal (KSA) for 6.5 million pounds. Also we will face Arenteiro in the next round of the Spanish Cup.

 

 

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A few transfers have happened. Jon Pacheco has gone to KRC Genk for 2 million pounds. Igor Zubeldia has gone to Al Hilal (KSA) for 7 million pounds. Martin Zubimendi has gone to Chelsea for 32 million pounds and Mikel Merino has gone to Real Madrid for 50 million pounds. Also we will face Burgos in the next round of the Spanish Cup.

 

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A few transfers have happened. Quillindschy Hartman joined the club from Feyenoord for 52 million pounds. Marcos Luna joined on loan from Zaragoza. Pablo Marin signed for RSC Anderlecht for 375k pounds. Mikel Oyarzabal went to Newcastle United for 32 million pounds. Jonas Jensen-Abbew has come to the club on loan from FC Nordsjaelland.

 

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Ander Guevara went on loan to Feyenoord. Jose Fonte went to Al Fayha for 10.75k pounds. Jon Karrikaburu has gone to Valladolid for 2.1 million pounds. Robin Le Normand went to Newcastle United for 27 million pounds. Hamari Traore went to Villarreal for 1.9 million pounds.

 

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Dani Diaz went on loan to Leonesa. Tommaso Pobega joined the club from AC Milan for 19 million pounds. Sergio Gomez joined the club from Manchester City for 16.75 million pounds. Angel Correa joined the club from Atletico Madrid for 9 million pounds. Jon Martin went on loan to Ibiza.

 

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February update.

After taking over at Real Sociedad for 9 league games, we are still in the Champions League spots. It has been a mixed record, we are still in European competition, in the Europa League. We went through the first two rounds of the Spanish Cup and then got knocked out by Burgos. There were a lot of deals done in the transfer window and we had to sell some of our better players to keep the club afloat. But then we have got some adequate replacements. This Real Sociedad side reminds of the rich Malaga side that lost some of their better players but still kept themselves afloat. Now we need to sustain our run of form in the league. Also, one more transfer update, Mohamed Ali-Cho went to New York Red Bulls for 8.5 million pounds. Also, Alex Martin joined the club on a free transfer.

 

 

 

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End of season update. We finished 8th in La Liga with Real Sociedad after getting 57 points in 38 games. We had to sell a lot of players to balance the books and we needed to help the players get used to the Gegenpressing system. Let's do our best to improve next season or at least maintain where we are. Also towards the end of the season Samuel Umtiti joined on a free transfer.

 

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I have been sacked by Real Sociedad after finishing 8th this season, I definitely deserved more time at the club and the sacking was unjust. It is similar to my time at Tottenham, I won quite a bit of games and I think that I at least deserved a chance to build up Real Sociedad.

 

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  • Sahaj Oberoi changed the title to (FM24) The Journey of Otto van Bloor (A journeyman save) Club 3: Eintracht Frankfurt

Marco Grull has joined Eintracht Frankfurt from SK Rapid for 7.25 million pounds. Mario Gotze went to Borussia Monchengladbach for 10.25 million pounds. Randal Kolo Muani went to RB Leipzig fot 71 million pounds. Jens Petter Hauge went to Hadjuk on loan. Davis Bautista went to Magdeburg on loan.

 

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Antonio Foti went on loan to Pafos. Oumar Solet joined the club from RB Salzburg for 17.75 million pounds. Tuta went to Werder Bremen for 1.2 million pounds. Willian Pacho went to Napoli for 20 million pounds.

 

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Nathan Patterson joined the club from Everton for 38 million pounds. We will face Trier in the first round of the DFB Pokal. Hampus Finndell signed for Empoli for 1.8 million pounds. Jerome Onguene joined TSG Hoffenheim on loan. Nacho Ferri joined Dusseldorf on loan.

 

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Jesper Lindstrom signed for Feyenoord for 19.25 million pounds. Djibril Sow signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers for 18.25 million pounds. We signed Mergim Berisha from FC Augsburg for 24.5 million pounds. Also we will face Hamburg in the next round of the DFB Pokal.

 

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A few transfers have happened. Kevin Trapp signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers for 12.5 million pounds. Philipp Max moved on loan to Bayer Leverkusen. Dimitris Nikolaou moved on loan to AZ Alkmaar. Igor Matanovic went to Al Batin for 600k pounds.

 

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Martin Turk joined the club from Parma for 4.1 million pounds. Hrvoje Smolcic went to Mainz for 2.3 million pounds. Nicolas Kuhn signed from SK Rapid for 8.5 million pounds. Pedro Antonio Rodriguez joined the club on a free transfer.

 

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First quarter update. (2024-25 season)

We are currently 4th in the Bundesliga. We made a good start to the campaign. Looks like Eintracht Frankfurt is a good fit for me. The goals have been spread around and I am thrilled with the overall development of the team. 

 

 

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Mid season review. (2024-25 season)

We look good to qualify for European competition next season. Just had a bit of a wobble. I will admit though, based on the performances we are in a bit of a false position. But I will take it. No one has really been a standout performer. But players like Omar Marmoush and Rafael Santos Borre have chipped in with vital goals. At the back, Anthony Rouault has been good. Nathan Patterson has also been a good performer. Nico Elvedi has been a good performer as well, before he left for Al Hilal for 17.75 million pounds. Adam Loune signed for Basel as well for 165k pounds and Ansgar Knauff went to Royal Antwerp on loan.

 

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Omar Marmoush went to Al Hilal for 16.25 million pounds. Ismael Saibari signed for the club from PSV Eindhoven for 42.5 million pounds. Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe signed for Sporting CP for 14 million pounds. Kristijan Jakic went on loan to Southampton. Benie Traore signed for Montpellier for 1.5 million pounds.

 

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A few transfers have happened. Dimitris Nikolaou has gone on loan to Rennes. Noni Madueke has joined on loan from Chelsea. Rafael Santos Borre has gone on loan to Burnley. Youssoufa Moukoko has joined on loan from Borussia Dortmund and Zeki Amdouni has joined the club from Basel for 27 million pounds.

 

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Third quarter season review. (2024-25 season)

We look promising despite not playing the best football, we are in touching distance of the European spots. Our form is not sustainable and our football is honestly not sustainable. We are getting lucky in games and we have somehow held on to 8th spot. I will take it, but the football needs to get better. Our new signings are bedding in, we need to get new ideas soon.

 

 

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End of season review.

We had a very strong end to the season so I am really happy with that. We finished 7th in the league with Eintracht Frankfurt, really happy that we have managed to qualify for European competition. We are going to be in the Europa Conference League next season. And next season is something to look forward to.

 

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A few transfers have happened. Diant Ramaj went to Al Ettifaq for 2.4 million pounds. Jens Petter Hauge went to Elche for 500k pounds. Anthony Rouault went to Borussia Dortmund for 10 million pounds. Oumar Solet went to Al Nassr (KSA) for 25.5 million pounds. Nicolas Kuhn went to Al Ahli (KSA) for 2.1 million pounds.

 

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Some more transfers have happened. Ansgar Knauff moved on loan to SC Freiburg. Marcel Wenig moved to Dusseldorf for 525k pounds. Faride Alidou went on loan to Montpellier. Moises Caicedo joined the club from Brighton and Hove Albion for 73 million pounds. Mergim Berisha went to Brentford for 28 million pounds.

 

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Marco Grull went to SC Freiburg for 6.75 million pounds. We are going to face BSV Rehden in the first round of the DFB Pokal. Anthony Caci joined from Mainz for 10.5 million pounds. Luiz Junior joined from Famalicao for 11.5 million pounds. Davis Bautista went on loan to STVV,

 

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