Andrew Haines

East Kilbride League One - Scotland – 2024/25 – 1st Squad Transfers Overview Another promotion as champions was secured comfortably. I made up most of my team with players released from English clubs, specifically youngsters released from the Premier League. With players drawn from Liverpool, Chelsea and Man U amongst others with the odd ex-Rangers and Celtic here and there we were too strong for our competition. As well as our performance in the league we had a good run in the Scottish Cup to the fifth round where Celtic put us out 5-2. Key Players Max Woltman – The ex-Liverpool attacker started the season on the wing and ended up playing as striker, doing well in both roles Ben Elliot – 22 year old contributed 7 goals and 10 assists from attacking midfield following his signing from Chelsea. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023/24 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted

East Kilbride League Two - Scotland – 2023/24 – 1st Squad Transfers Overview A solid first season saw us finish as champions with a comfortable 15 point margin to second place Stirling. I relied on players released from English and Scottish clubs with an emphasis on ex-Premier League youngsters. I struggled to bring in the class of defender I was looking for but an excellent attacking line up saw us to promotion. Key Players Sonny Hilton – Playmaker signed on a free from Fulham and contributed 7 goals and 8 assists in only 25 games. Josh Eppiah – Belgian winger once of Leicester who added 11 goals from the wing. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023/24 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023/24 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted

Well, Iceland seemed really buggy doing this challenge. Teams weren't properly promoted (only one of the two promoted teams appeared in the second tier after the first season and then it gave me a transfer budget of -60k for my second season.. a bit weird. I decided to start again elsewhere so I'm having a go in Scotland. Decided to go as East Kilbride. profile

Starting a game as IR in Iceland. Played as them last year and it was very enjoyable. Hopefully the same again this year. profile

Guiseley AFC National League – 2025/26 – 5th Squad Transfers Overview Despite turning over most of the squad from the previous season and strengthening in most positions we struggled for at least the tail end of the season. Despite starting strongly, Crewe were stronger and surged ahead of us. They were head and shoulders in the league and ended wit hover 100 points. We kept on their coat tails for the first half of the season however and it didn’t feel unlikely that a slump on their part might let us into the race. The slump was ours however. March and April were awful including six defeats. We slipped to 5th and faced 3 playoff games. Things didn’t bode well considering our poor form. We needed extra time goals against both Solihull and Bromley to progress past the first round and semi final. The final placed us against Fylde at Wembley. The game was even but a 78th minute penalty from midfielder Callum Jones was enough to secure victory and promotion to League Two. Key Players Tom Cannon – The 23 year old ex-Everton striker hit an impressive 25 goals in his 33 games. Alex Robertson – Peruvian playmaker signed following his release from Man City was excellent contributing 6 goals and 9 assists. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023/24 National League North 7th Play-Off 1st Round 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th Playoff Winner, Promoted

Guiseley AFC National League North – 2024/25 – 1st Squad Transfers Overview Promotion at the second time of asking with 102 points and 111 goals scored. I turned over pretty much the whole first team during the preceding summer using trials of released players to build a new squad. I was able to assemble a good squad although I would have liked more strength in the midfield. We started relatively poorly with 3 defeats in the first 8 games which is far from title form. The signings of centre-back’s Toto Nsiala and Ciaran Brennan in September/October were key though and gave us the base needed to push for the title. Encouragingly, all 4 of my attacking players AML/C/R and striker all hit double figures. We didn’t hit top spot until the New Year but once there we were always looking likely to run away with the league. Key Players Tyler Roberts – ex-Wolves striker scored an impressive 39 goals and was scoring a goal a game before a late season mini-drought. Alex Pattison – The journeyman midfielder signed in the summer and scored 15 goals playing in the hole behind the striker. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023/24 National League North 7th Play-Off 1st Round 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted

Guiseley AFC National League North – 2023/24 – 7th Squad Transfers Overview A strong first season ended with a play-off spot but promotion was not to be at the first attempt. Recruitment was difficult, with the first XI eating up almost the entire budget meaning that selling to allow further purchases was not possible. We played okay but lacked consistency. At the middle of the season we were pushing for top spot but form from there was patchy. Seventh place pushed us into a play-off away game against Chester who proved much too strong. They ran out 1-0 winners but the reality is we only had a single shot on target so their victory was deserved. Key Players Louis Whitham – Left winger who is the key player for real life Guiseley and did pretty well in game as well with 15 goals from the wing. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023/24 National League North 7th Play-Off 1st Round

I had a go as Guiseley at release of FM23 and got them an immediate promotion. My heart wasn't in it as I can't settle until we get to the later patches and I know the match engine is pretty done. Having another go.. again as Guiseley. As a Guiseley season ticket holder it feels wrong to play as anyone else. Having watched them be pretty rubbish yesterday losing against Gainsborough, I'd be surprised if we see them in the conference north any time soon. Anyway.. here's my profile.

I remember massive excitement when the patch for CM3 was on the front of PC Gamer.. I rushed home with it.

For anyone complaining about lack of communication. Going back 10 years ago, SI used to give very open updates on what was happening and when they expect the patch to be out. If something arose (newly identified bug etc) and they didn't achieve what they said they said they expected this forum because incredibly toxic and full of vitriol, like they had signed that date in blood or something. So now they stick to a policy of no updates until it is ready. Can't blame them.

It's also really standard. Past few years .3 has been out tail end of February with .4 in mid-March. Go back to 3-4 years ago and it used to be the January transfer patch was mid-March. Isn't it better they get it right and put out the best possible game even if we have to wait another week?? Go back ten years ago, they used to be very honest about patch releases. But then any indication a patch was imminent and further delays would be treated like betrayal and these forums would be carnage... so since then they've stuck to a principal of no information. I don't blame them tbh. As a community we reap what we sow. Toxicity leads to less openness.

The last 3 years they've release the .3 patch in Feb including January transfers and a further .4 patch in March containing February transfers. The twitter post could be planning for inclusion in .4.

Guiseley AFC National League North – 2023/24 – 2nd Squad Transfers Overview Promotion secured at the first time of asking via the play-offs. I was able to pickup a good number of players released by Premier League clubs in pre-season with ex-Newcastle winger Isaac Westendorf a highlight. I had a surprise when I started as ex-Manager Russ O’Neill was Director of Football.. I had managed to miss this happening in real life. We started strongly and won ten of our first twelve games leaving us comfortably clear at the top of the table. A poor run during November and December including 5 defeats on the trot cost us top spot having sacrificed top place. Form improved and we ended up banking a respectable 95 points for the season. Unfortunately we were up against a dominant Blyth side who finished on 99 points taking top spot. During the season we strengthened with further excellent signings and were in a position to cruise through a playoff semi against Spennymoor 2-0 and then finally secured promotion by the same scoreline over Chester at Wembley, ironically in one of our worst performances of the season. Key Players Amadou Bakayoko – The ex-Bolton striker scored 35 goals having signed in mid-October. Zak Brunt – The young midfielder signed on a free from Sheff United and hit 22 goals from midfield. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023/24 National League North 2nd Play-Off Winner, Promoted

Here we go! Playing as Guiseley.. which is great fun as I have a season ticket at Guiseley, and a point to prove as I watched them getting beaten at home twice this week so I have a lot of work to do. Funnily enough, the two best players in the FM squad Jorge Sikora and Lewis Hey barely get a game in real life.. although the rest of the squad are about right. profile

Looking forward to this. I'm a Guiseley season ticket holder and about the only bright point in relegation last season was that they would be available for Dafuge.

Whitby Town Premier League – 2040/41 – 6th Squad Transfers Overview Although we failed to secure Champions League football for a further season, this season was a success. We secured a second season of European Football in the Europa League with a top six finish. Most significantly though, we had a run in the Champions League that took us to the semi-finals. The season started spectacularly when Bayern Munich set their sights on our prodigious left winger Richie Bailey. After rejecting bids, he told me he wanted to go to Munich. I didn’t want to lose him but agreed that if we received a mammoth £175m we would sell him. I thought this would be enough to keep him but after rejecting many bids from Bayern, they agreed to stump up the £175m. Bailey joined five seasons ago and was the first of the British teenagers I bought to go straight into my first XI to develop when signed for £24m from Everton. He went on to star in England’s 2038 World Cup team and would top score in the Premier League in 2039. Prior to the Bailey sale I had brought in Arsenal’s young defender Stephen Uche for £50m to play the defensive midfield role and West Brom’s England internation Striker Aaron Butcher. The funds from Bailey’s sale gave me a significant budget which I invested in three of the best youth prospects in Britain. For a combined £112m I signed three 17 year olds, Striker Scott Boylan (Man City £32m), Winger Stephen Doherty (Everton £48m) and Brian Conlon (Arsenal £32m). Non of these would be first choice but with the wealth of games including European fixtures they both featured in a significant numbers of games. For the first team, Troy Hathaway took Bailey’s place on the left wing. Hathaway was a £42m signing from Villa two seasons ago and was worth a start. At 18 he was still raw with masses of potential but did score eight goals. I also brought in Man City’s English international left back Dean Brazier for £52m to replace Matthew Martin. Martin was the weak link in the team but I was fond of him as the only player thus far to come through my youth academy and break into the first team, he left for Sheff United for £24m. In Europe, we drew a tough group with PSG, Atletico Madrid and Dinamo Kiev. We won our first five games though comfortably finishing top. In the knockout round we dispatched AC Milan with 2-1 wins home and away and faced a semi-final against Barcelona. A 0-0 draw in the first leg at home didn’t bode well and it got worse when we went in at half time in the second leg a goal down. Second half goals from Tyrese Lawton and a Stephen Docherty penalty in the 85th minute after Grant Windsor was brought down gave us a 2-1 win and setup a semi-final against Real Madrid. A 4-1 defeat in the first leg at the Bernabeu all but ended our European adventure but it was very enjoyable. In the league the number of fixtures hit our form but we did still do enough to finish sixth securing European football for next season. Key Players · GK – Knut Karlsen – A bargain signing last season, the Norwegian international is a reliable keeper · RB – Peter Beckley – England’s first choice right back. In his six years at the club Beckley has been a massive success. · CB – Conner Hugo – Still only 19, Hugo has been first choice at centre-back for four seasons now. · CB – Bert Bussens – A big money signing from Chelsea for £52m in the summer. Bussens had a great season and is now a regular for England. · LB – Dean Brazier – England’s first choice left-back signed from Man City for £58m. · DM - Stephen Uche – A real prospect, Uche arrived from Arsenal for £50m and converted to the defensive midfield role. · AP – Dyfed Summers-Jones – A decent season for the ex-Man United playmaker. He is now a regular in the England side. · BBM – Ben Lynch – Club Captain Lynch is a first choice for England, now holding 23 caps. · IW – Tyrese Lawton – Lawton is always worth his place in the side. He moved from striker to the wing and contributed 19 assists · IF – Troy Hathaway – 18 year old Hathaway is a real prospect and got his chance two years on from a £42m move from Villa. · P – Aaron Butcher – Brought in to give me a natural finisher in attack, England international Butcher scored 16 goals. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 National League North 5th 2023/24 National League North 2nd Playoff Finalists 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th 2026/27 National League 4th 2027/28 National League 3rd Play-off Winners, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 4th 2029/30 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2030/31 League One 3rd 2031/32 League One 1st Champions, Promoted 2032/33 Championship 3rd Play-Off Winners, Promoted 2033/34 Premier League 15th 2034/35 Premier League 12th 2035/36 Premier League 13th 2036/37 Premier League 16th 2037/38 Premier League 10th 2038/39 Premier League 7th 2039/40 Premier League 4th 2040/41 Premier League 6th ECL Semi

Whitby Town Premier League – 2039/40 – 4th Squad Transfers Overview Our first European qualification with a top 4 finish securing Champions League football for next season. After falling short of European qualification last season in pre-season I decided it was time to sell off some deadwood and try and improve the squad with some immediate talent. Around £120m of players went out the door including England Midfielder Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi to Man United for £60m. With this gap in midfield and the realisation that playmaker Colby Gee is not likely to realise the potential he showed as a 16 year old, in came midfielders Dyfed Summers-Jones for £18.5m from Man Utd and Gary MacGregor from Arsenal for £36m. Also incoming was Chelsea’s England centre-back Bert Bussens for £55m. All these players were on the fringes of their club sides but by the end of the season were in and around the England squad. Along with this added experience, the first generation of players I brought through is now in it’s prime. At the start of the season, Richie Bailey was 22 and Tyrese Lawton, Adam Allen and Peter Beckley all 21. With them hitting their potential I had a full team of experienced players with only Connor Hugo in defence a teenager. We were much more consistent and Lawton, Bailey and Summers-Jones all hit double figures. Allen had started to look unlikely to fulfil his potential so when Chelsea came in with a £53m bid in January I was happy to take it. I had a young lad called Troy Hathaway waiting in the wings. He was a £42m signing last season from Villa who is now 17 and has great potential so I thought I would expedite his path to the first team. We were in tight battle for European football but we ensured European football heading into the run by opening up a good gap to seventh place. It was the six wins from the final seven games that gave us Champions League football however. Key Players Richie Bailey – Another good season for Bailey scoring 16 goals from the left wing and continued to earn England recognition. Tyrese Lawton – The English striker scored 18 goals while establishing himself on the fringes of the England squad. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 National League North 5th 2023/24 National League North 2nd Playoff Finalists 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th 2026/27 National League 4th 2027/28 National League 3rd Play-off Winners, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 4th 2029/30 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2030/31 League One 3rd 2031/32 League One 1st Champions, Promoted 2032/33 Championship 3rd Play-Off Winners, Promoted 2033/34 Premier League 15th 2034/35 Premier League 12th 2035/36 Premier League 13th 2036/37 Premier League 16th 2037/38 Premier League 10th 2038/39 Premier League 7th 2039/40 Premier League 4th

Whitby Town Premier League – 2038/39 – 7th Squad Transfers Overview Another improved season with a 7th place finish. I think this left us short of qualification for Europe by one position, we were cost 6th place with a 93rd minute equaliser in our final game against Leeds. It is positive though as the team has only changed slightly in the past three seasons. Of the signings for the 36/36 season Tyrese Lawton, Ben Lynch, Peter Beckley, Robert Lee and Colby Gee who signed as teenagers are still core members of the team and Lynch and Lawton are in and around the England squad. In addition Richie Bailey who signed the season before is now and England regular and top scored in the premier league with 22 goals at only 22 years old. Tyrese Lawton has blossomed into very effective front man this season. He has transformed from a striker would struggled to 4 goals in his debut season to registering 16 goals this. The only real first team additions this season was Knut Karlsen replacing Djuma Kwizera in goal with a £28m profit. Beyond that we spent £42m on Aston Villa’s 16 year old Troy Hathaway who was deployed largely from the bench and a number of other promising youngsters from the domestic market and abroad to fill out the squad. On the pitch we were fairly consistent and as mentioned ran European football very close. With another season under it’s belt this team will be aiming at European football. I have the money reserves to recruit the best youth players coming through outside the top four sides and the aim is to develop another generation of players who are even better. Key Players · GK – Knut Karlsen – A £7.5m signing from Bodo/Glimt, Karlsen was a budget signing to fill the keeper spot. · RB – Peter Beckley – Once a right winger, the ex-Hull City 21 year old is now a very effective right back. · CB – Conner Hugo – At 18 years old the centre-back who signed from Forest two seasons ago is developing nicely. · CB – Robert Lee – 3 seasons after arriving from Bournemouth, Lee is the signing who has developed the least but is still an effective presence in the defence. · LB – Matthew Martin – The first player I have brought through the youth academy to play a role in the first team, 19 year old Martin did fine at left back. · DM - Chuckwuemeka Ndubuisi – Signed for a bargain £15.5m from Everton two seasons ago and is a rare experienced signing in the side. · AP – Colby Gee – 3 seasons on from playing a regular role as a 16 year old, Gee may not become the player I thought he would but is a good player in the midfielder. · BBM – Ben Lynch – The player I had least hopes for 3 seasons ago, Lynch has developed the most impressively and verges on the England squad. · IW – Adam Allen – A regular in the England squad at 20 years old and the EPL young player of the year. · IF – Richie Bailey – A stunning season for the England international left winger top scoring in the EPL with 22 goals. · P – Tyrese Lawton – A breakout season for the young striker with 16 goals and calls for a England call up. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 National League North 5th 2023/24 National League North 2nd Playoff Finalists 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th 2026/27 National League 4th 2027/28 National League 3rd Play-off Winners, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 4th 2029/30 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2030/31 League One 3rd 2031/32 League One 1st Champions, Promoted 2032/33 Championship 3rd Play-Off Winners, Promoted 2033/34 Premier League 15th 2034/35 Premier League 12th 2035/36 Premier League 13th 2036/37 Premier League 16th 2037/38 Premier League 10th 2038/39 Premier League 7th

Whitby Town Premier League – 2037/38 – 10th Squad Transfers Overview More progress with our best finish yet in tenth place. The team was largely the one that finished last season but with English international left-back Constantin Popescu joining from Spurs, 16 year old Nottingham Forest centre-back Connor Hugo supplementing the existing centre-backs and Everton’s promising winger Adam Allen joining for £25m. My original intention was to bring in a new experienced striker to take the pressure off teenage striker Tyrese Lawton who only registered 4 goals in the previous season. On this basis I brought in Danish Striker Mads Rud from Copenhagen for £10m. He was an immediate success scoring 2 goals in his first 3 games. I had however forgotten I had promised to bring in a compatriot to help him settle. On the 1st of September he submitted a transfer request and a £25m transfer to Shaktar immediately followed on the 3rd. A tidy profit but Lawton was back as the main option at striker. Undoubtably the season would have been more of a success if we had a regular scorer upfront but Lawton is showing signs of development hitting 9 goals. He will probably justify his place in seasons to come. Beyond this there is not too much to report. We stayed up comfortably but were eliminated from both cups in our first game, largely as I am playing very young teams. I am persisting with buying the top young players available in the UK and playing them straight away in the first team. Players like Colby Gee and Connor Hugo are still 17 and 16 respectively and are therefore raw but the experience they gained playing almost 30 Premier League games a piece will be invaluable. Key Players Richie Bailey – The left winger hit 12 goals and went to the World Cup with England at only 21 years old. Adam Allen – A £25 million buy from Everton, the right winger contributed 8 goals and 12 assists. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 National League North 5th 2023/24 National League North 2nd Playoff Finalists 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th 2026/27 National League 4th 2027/28 National League 3rd Play-off Winners, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 4th 2029/30 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2030/31 League One 3rd 2031/32 League One 1st Champions, Promoted 2032/33 Championship 3rd Play-Off Winners, Promoted 2033/34 Premier League 15th 2034/35 Premier League 12th 2035/36 Premier League 13th 2036/37 Premier League 16th 2037/38 Premier League 10th

Whitby Town Premier League – 2036/37 – 16th Squad Transfers Overview I rolled the dice massively for this season selling much of the first team particularly experienced players and replacing them with raw under 21 players. The gamble almost cost me as we only accrued 34 points which might well have seen us relegated. Players leaving included defenders Marcel Kassi for £7.5m to Wolves, Jochen Aigner to CSKA for £14.75m and Juan Martin Royon for £21m to Monaco as well as midfielder Miguel Aybar for £22m to Olympiacos and Striker Luan to Monaco for £26.5m. This total of £93m added to my budget allowed spending on teenagers Robert Lee, Derek Fox, Ben Lynch and Tyrese Lawton for a combined £56.5m with Lee and Lawton going straight into the first team. I also signed 16 year old playmaker Colby Gee from West Brom for £14m who looks like he will have the attributes to be a really special player. Gee played 24 games, alternating with Daniel Foden in the midfield playmaker role. We started strongly with 13 points from our first 5 games. It was a good thing we did as this amounted to around a third of our points and we wouldn’t win another game for 20 games. The lead we accrued at that stage along with the points we eaked out during the season were enough to keep us clear of relegation. A big part of the issue was a lack of goals. Tyrese Lawton has lots of potential in the striker role but only hit four goals all season and needs time to develop. The experience for our young players was invaluable and will stand them in good stead for next season. I have steadily re-invested in a new facilities and we have moved into a 20,000 stadium now and training/youth facilities are coming on nicely. Key Players GK - Djuma Kwizera – The keeper signed 2 years ago from Anderlecht is an establish Belgian international at the age of only 21. RB – Peter Beckley – A £15m signing from Hull City, the 19 year old converted to play rightback from his initial position on the wing. CB - Tristan Seddon – The 19 year old signed from Liverpool for £21m and is the most well developed of my youngsters. CB – Robert Lee – Signed from Bournemouth for £15m the 19 year old centre-back settled in well. LB – Jakob Pal Kristensen – Leftback signed on loan from Liverpool with an agreed fee of £55m, the 19 year old holds dual English and Faroes nationality. DM - Lloyd Jarvis – Now 21 and with three seasons in the first team under his belt, Jarvis is developing into a solid Premiership player. AP – Colby Gee – 16 year old playmaker started 15 premier league games and looks like he’ll be a real prospect following a £14m transfer from West Brom. BBM – Ben Lynch – Signed from Burnley for £18m the 19 year old midfielder is developing well. IW - Tomas Krabec – Czech wonderkid signed to bolster quality on the right wing. IF – Richie Bailey – An improved second season with 13 goals returned and was voted no. 1 in the top 50 wonderkids aware. P – Tyrese Lawton – The 19 year has lots of pace and potential but only scored 4 premier league goals in 33 games. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 National League North 5th 2023/24 National League North 2nd Playoff Finalists 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th 2026/27 National League 4th 2027/28 National League 3rd Play-off Winners, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 4th 2029/30 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2030/31 League One 3rd 2031/32 League One 1st Champions, Promoted 2032/33 Championship 3rd Play-Off Winners, Promoted 2032/33 Premier League 15th 2033/34 Premier League 12th 2034/35 Premier League 13th

Whitby Town Premier League – 2035/36 – 13th Squad Transfers Overview Another fairly comfortable season with relegation avoided fairly comfortably. With a decent amount of money in the bank and already having an established team, I was able to splash decent money on a handful of positions. I am looking to sign top British prospects at 17 or 18 years old and put them straight into the first team with the aim of developing them rapidly. Big money signings were centre-back Tristan Seddon for £21m from Liverpool and Richie Bailey for £24m from Everton. Both were 18 with loads of potential and fit the bill for the sort of players I am trying to recruit. In addition I spent a further £20m on Belgian wonderkid Goalkeeper Djuma Kwizera. In addition 17 year old Hull City winger Peter Beckley signed in January. As I play an inverted winger on the right I decided Beckley would make a good right back so converted him to play there. All these players did well particularly Bailey who scored 10 goals. Key Players Richie Bailey – Arriving for £24m from Everton in the summer, the 19 year old winger hit double figures. Tristan Seddon – Top quality teenage centre back signed from Liverpool for £21m Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 National League North 5th 2023/24 National League North 2nd Playoff Finalists 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th 2026/27 National League 4th 2027/28 National League 3rd Play-off Winners, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 4th 2029/30 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2030/31 League One 3rd 2031/32 League One 1st Champions, Promoted 2032/33 Championship 3rd Play-Off Winners, Promoted 2032/33 Premier League 15th 2033/34 Premier League 12th 2034/35 Premier League 13th

Whitby Town Premier League – 2034/35 – 12th Squad Transfers Overview Another season where relegation was successfully avoided. This did not look entirely likely when we failed to register a win in our first five entirely winnable games. Our big ticket signing was young Scottish winger Lewis Ross from Man United for £23m and on loan midfielder Simon Southworth finalised the transfer I agreed last summer for £16m. Beyond that I had to content myself with cheap buys. 33 year old England Goalkeeper Ettiene Green signed for £3.5m from relegated Leeds and 28 year old centre-Back Ikechukwo Uche for £9.5m from. I also picked up a couple of teenagers of massive potential, Daniel Fodan from West Ham for £7.5m and Lloyd Jarvis from West Brom for £7.25m. Jarvis would go on to be the revelation of the season. Form picked up after the shaky start and was steady through the Autumn. Four wins in December and January opened a clear gap with the relegation zone and a strong finish with two wins and two draws in our final four games placed us comfortably into midtable. The cups weren’t much of a diversion as we were knocked out in the first game of the league cup and FA Cup, both times to Championship opposition. I have steadily invested Premier League funds into the training and youth facilities and these are now average, a massive improvement having seen no improvements at all since I took over. In addition, next season we move into a new stadium with a 13,000 capacity. Key Players Lewis Ross – The marquee signing of the summer, the Scottish winger scored 9 goals. Lloyd Jarvis – The standout player having signed last summer as a 18 year old, he progressed rapidly playing a holding midfield role. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 National League North 5th 2023/24 National League North 2nd Playoff Finalists 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th 2026/27 National League 4th 2027/28 National League 3rd Play-off Winners, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 4th 2029/30 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2030/31 League One 3rd 2031/32 League One 1st Champions, Promoted 2032/33 Championship 3rd Play-Off Winners, Promoted 2032/33 Premier League 15th 2033/34 Premier League 12th

Whitby Town Premier League – 2033/34 – 15th Squad Transfers Overview My ambition for our first season in the Premier League was very simply to survive and it was mission accomplished. With a very limited budget and a number of positions in desperate need of reinforcing, it was always going to be a difficult task. Almost all the transfer budget went on making the loan of Man United Simon Southworth permanent with a £16m fee. A key signing was Brendan Rice from Aston Villa for £2m to play on the right wing and right-back Thierry Barry arrived on a free from Arsenal. Apart from this the team was very similar to the one that won promotion from League One and then the Championship. Notably, club captain Leighton Clarkson has now represented the club at every level from National League North to Premier League and acquitted himself well at every time. All season, we were consistently good enough to pick up wins and with a low bar set of a mere 30 points needed for survival we were well clear of that. Wins at home against Tottenham and Liverpool were high points of the campaign. Les Yates on the left wing was a standout player again hitting 14 goals while Ken Aboh was prolific again with eight Premier League goals before I sold him to Ulsan in January and replaced him with Mexican Jose Cantu. Cantu was equally impressive in front of goal adding 12 goals of his own. Hopefully we can invest the healthy bank balance accrued from TV money through the season and next year will be a little more comfortable. Key Players Les Yates – Yet another good season for the ex-Bournemouth winger hitting 14 goals. Leighton Clarkson – The club captain has now represented the club in six divisions in two spells and didn’t do bad in the premier league. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 National League North 5th 2023/24 National League North 2nd Playoff Finalists 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th 2026/27 National League 4th 2027/28 National League 3rd Play-off Winners, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 4th 2029/30 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2030/31 League One 3rd 2031/32 League One 1st Champions, Promoted 2032/33 Championship 3rd Play-Off Winners,Promoted 2032/33 Premier League 15th

Whitby Town Championship – 2032/33 – 3rd Squad Transfers Overview Premier League, here we come! Well this was a bit of a surprise. I had anticipated a difficult season as we acclimatised to the Championship, particularly as we were unable to strengthen significantly from last season. The biggest signing in pre-season was securing Les Yates on a permanent deal following two seasons on loan from Bournemouth. He was the star player in our promotion from League One and I signed him for a bargain £100k due to his impending contract expiracy. Another significant signing was another familiar face with playmaker Stewart Southworth coming back for another season on loan from Man United. The only major new signing who wasn’t a renewal was left back Thanh Binh Nguyen who signed on a free from Arsenal. Without wholesale signings, I expected us to struggle but we started strongly winning nine of our first 14 games. We had a sticky October and November but from there form was good and we put up a good battle for automatic promotion. Yates was even better from the left wing than in League on scoring a ludicrous 29 goals while striker Ken Aboh kept up his scoring record which has been consistently impressive since League Two with 25 goals. We ultimately finished third, earning a play-off semi against QPR. We were poor in the first leg away losing 2-0. At home we pulled the deficit back to 2-2 with two second half goals. In injury time it looked like we had put ourselves in the final with a 117th minute goal courtesy of a Rakeem Harper penalty. A minute later however Kwarme Aidoo scored for QPR to send the game to penalties. QPR managed to miss three penalties which was enough to see us through to the final. In the final we faced Stoke who dominated the game but somehow we managed to come away 3-0 winners and into the Premier League. Staying up is likely to be a big ask though. Key Players Les Yates – Another top season having made his loan spell permanent. Yates scored 29 goals from the wing. Ken Aboh – The 28 year old striker became Whitby’s all time top scorer this season while scoring an impressive 27 goals. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 National League North 5th 2023/24 National League North 2nd Playoff Finalists 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th 2026/27 National League 4th 2027/28 National League 3rd Play-off Winners, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 4th 2029/30 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2030/31 League One 3rd 2031/32 League One 1st Champions, Promoted 2032/33 Championship 3rd Play-Off Winners, Promoted

Whitby Town League One – 2031/32 – 1st Squad Transfers Overview Promotion in our second season in League One with an impressive haul of 106 points. Our best new recruits were loans with Les Yates on the left wing and playmaker Stewart Southworth being the pick. We started decently but form from October to the end of the year was patchy. We hung around second spot though with a decent gap due to a mediocre showing from the competition. Ultimately it was 13 wins in the final 14 games that secured promotion. We also arrested an alarming deterioration in our finances through a decent FA Cup run culminating in a money spinning away tie at Man City. We have struggled to stay within the wage cap for League One which means we will go through to the end of June with a transfer embargo that could be limiting. Key Players Les Yates – The Bournemouth loanee was fantastic from the left wing and hit an impressive 17 goals and 17 assists. Stewart Southworth – The 20 year old playmaker on loan from Man United contributed 11 assists. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 National League North 5th 2023/24 National League North 2nd Playoff Finalists 2024/25 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2025/26 National League 5th 2026/27 National League 4th 2027/28 National League 3rd Play-off Winners, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 4th 2029/30 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2030/31 League One 3rd 2031/32 League One 1st Champions, Promoted