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Chris Wilson career story - 24 June 2026
I had a lot of interview offers from Championship clubs in England but I was ready to go outside of the country.
I ended up in Bulgaria with Cherno More Varna.Job offer
Not the biggest salary but this club is ambitious with top 6 finish for the payroll budget they have. So this is actually a big challenge I think.Hired
Club
They have had some success in their history.Previous finishes
Second 4 seasons ago but two 7th finishes in a row in a 16 teams league.
Finances
First thing to try and fix is the finances as the club is in debt.Transfers In
Very tough summer window with mostly filling gaps and i could not find a good central defender so had to pay 25k for a Bulgarian one that is very average.
First season might be tough with this squad.Transfers out
Jeka is a really good player but 1.8 m is just too much. Also sold a lot of deadwood.
Finances after transfer window
Much healthier now.Season preview
Team salary
Salary wise we are nowhere close to top teams but I think we have many players underpaid that over the season will see new contracts.Tactic
So this is what I have been using in the pre season.
First time using IF-A and the way the squad is set up the back ups for LW and RW will have me switch roles.
So when the back up RW starts he will be IF-A and when back up LW starts he will be W-A.Hopefully its decent balance.
Nothing else changed from previous tactics I have used so far as the manager, my favorite DM-S with two B2B and Wing backs on attack.Pre season
Played very bad teams so mostly just fitness and learning the tactic.Season objectives
I wanted to go farther and make it harder on me by HAVING to get top4 so we get into Europe but after seeing how far down in salary we are I will stick to the boards objective of top6.
If we are not in top6 come end of the season and I am not sacked I will resign and treat it as a failure and me getting sacked.
Squad update next and I am excited to get into the season.0 -
Chris Wilson career story - 15 May 2026
Schedule February 2026 & March 2026 & April 2026 & May 2026
Form got a bit better towards the end of the season as we made play off spots.League table
6 points off 2nd for automatic promotion is actually so close.. if a few of our draws were wins we could have been promoted easily.Play off Semi Final
Actually the worst team we could have had..
Salary wise its not even close and we lost both games VS Birmingham this year.The games
First game was close but in the second they had double the shots and controlled the entire match.Good try for first year in the league.
Squad
Titov made a good step up this year as it shifted from our left back being the source of assists last year to the right back this year.
Tolaj did well but was a bit disappointing.. he would go missing very often and if he got maybe 10 more goals we could have done much better.
Earing was a good signing and Hinds had a great season after I put my faith into him doing well up top from last year.First 11
Player awards
Record breakers
ResignedTime to move on. England gave me a good boost and to get some reputation but I think its time to go out in the world and see what I can do in other countries.
I will be back one day. Hopefully to Accrington as I had a lot of fun with them.0 -
Chris Wilson career story - 31 January 2026
Schedule November 2025 & December 2025 & January 2026
AI adjusted and the form dropped massively.. the games are still close tho.Cups schedule
United u23 were stacked with regens so we had no chance. Sutton game however we should have won in the FA cup.League table
Play off spots still so there is a chance to go up.Player stats
Titov stepped up massively this year. Last year it was the left back with best average rating and this year its the right back.
Also Jay at Centre back rarely has a bad game.Squad stats
Were doing good and I'm pretty happy with most players so I'm extending many contracts regardless of how we finish this season.
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Chris Wilson career story - 29 October 2025
Reputation
Another bump in my reputation after the season switched over.
Schedule August 2025 & September 2025 & October 2025
We started really well . The teams aren't taking us serious yet so I fully expect the form to drop soon as the AI adjusts and plays more defensive.League table
Really good to see. Makes me wonder if I should consider staying if we somehow go up ?Cup schedule
Amazing win VS wolves but lost to Wigan unfortunately.Squad
Tolaj I had high expectations for and he is doing well but he keeps getting little injuries.
Kitching was amazing last year but injuries forced me to play Kyezu and he really stepped up.Manager interest
I am wanted by clubs in championship.. No interviews have been offered yet but I think that's a great sign for progress.
I do plan on finishing the season at Accrington.
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Apologizes for a long break but I had a bit of a break from the game and life in general . I am now back to the save I am really enjoying.
I did try the FM 23 beta and I'm not super impressed to switch over just yet.. I think for me personally fm23 will be something I play when I am over FM 22 as FM 22 is still new to me as well.
Chris Wilson career story - 26 July 2025
Squad
GK
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RD
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CD
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LD
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DM
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CM
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PF/TF
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AF
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Gannon is an exciting prospect from u21s.
I think this is a good enough squad to keep us up and with good form even possible mid table?0 -
On 04/11/2022 at 08:42, DomD said:
Good luck with your fight against relegation.
It's a bit wild that when I compare it to where I'm in my save right now, teams in League One are spending more money on salaries than teams in the top division in Poland.
The finances in England are definitely crazy as you go up the leagues .
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Chris Wilson career story - 16 July 2025
Head coach of the year
Nice award for me from last seasonBen Fox
What an awful injury.. Might not see him in my journey anymore as he is out for this season and I plan on moving on the next season.Transfers in
I'm actually very happy with this window as we got the main targets I wanted for specific positions.Tolaj
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This is easily the best transfers.. He was on 8.5k at Brighton and when our scout suggested him I almost didn't bother offering him a deal.
He accepted and I'm hoping he can be really good for us.Lynch
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Experienced keeper on loan. Best we could get.Campbell
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This is 4th choice for Centre back. Good potential but lets hope I don't have to use him much.Batteche
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Another really good loan I think.Earing
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This is Ben Fox's replacement and I'm surprised he joined us. Had ton of interest in him but maybe we offered the best salary.
Looks really solid.
Pre season
Fitness plus morale but we did beat Burnley who played a good squad vs us.
Tactic
Had to change from TF to PF-A as it suits Tolaj more.
Also removed the crossing instruction. Considered dropping the defensive line depending on how Burnley game would go but for now its same as last year.Season preview
Predicted to fight relegation.Salaries per year
We are by far the last but the goal for this year is just to stay up.
Takeover?
We will see how this develops , maybe new owner will bring new players like at the last club i was at.
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Chris Wilson career story - 10 May 2025
Schedule February 2025 & March 2025 & April 2025 & May 2025
Form dropped slightly with some draws and few loses but we finished the season strong.League table
We won the league with 10 points clear of second. That run in the middle of the season made the difference.League win
Squad
Ironside's goals dried up towards the end but Nuttall made a step up.
Defense was great this year with both wing backs probably the key players.Stats
Nuttall almost caught Ironside in goals and Titov and Kitching showing they are key players going off of Average ratings.Player awards
Record breakers
Tactic
This was the tactic we used with some tweaks in that middle of the season run but this was the main tactic.
No instructions on any players this year . Previously I had the box to box get forward but I removed it and just let the players dictate their roles a bit more themselves.Facilities
This is a worrying sign as we are 1 million in the negative finance wise.
Certainly not getting any upgrades anytime soon. Also we did not have a youth intake this year.It probably is the perfect time to move on for me as a manager as there already was interest from Oxford who finished 8th in League One.
I decided to stay for one more season to make sure this team doesn't go straight down.
Goal is obviously to stay up and to get some younger players with potential and build them up for the next manager to work with.Reputation
Another increase for me as we won the league.
New contract
Confirmation for me staying for another year.Squad next season
Clear targets with a good goalkeeper and someone to come in for Ironside up top when his form is not there.
Also I would love to find a good box to box as Sangare has been average.
Maybe you can tell by now I am not a fan of massive rebuilds unless its a relegation and a failure not a success as we could have let go of a lot more players and brought in better upgrades.
I like staying loyal to players that perform well and keeping good dynamics and cohesion is more important then bringing in better players.Small little additions to improve is usually how I TRY to manage the team.
Hemel Hempstead Town league table
Hemel did ok this year. There was a bit of a worry as they were down in relegation zone mid season but had amazing second half.
Hereford still have not been promoted after I got them relegated.0 -
Chris Wilson career story - 28 January 2025
Schedule November 2024 & December 2024 & January 2025
A lot to talk about here. After a loss and a draw you could almost feel a bad run of form coming.
Its not that we weren't getting results but also performances weren't there at all in those games..I started switching the tactic up in hope of avoiding a drop in form and it worked amazing.
We tried wingers, played a back 5 for one game even a 442 diamond and slowly eased back into the 433 with 3 up top.
I don't know if its down to me making those changes or if the form would have came back strongly anyways but we just had momentum and a lot of luck in some of results.League table
Its key we do our best to switch up again when the form drops as it always does in a season but right now promotion really is looking good .
Cup schedule
Lost to Barnet who are a league below us.. There goes the cup money.
Cup league table
Out of this cup too so just the league to worry about.
Squad
As you can see morale plus the momentum and the form is making us look unstoppable right now.
Ben Fox is becoming a starter with his performances and our two center backs are key right now.Player stats
Expected from Ironside considering last season he was top goal scorer but Kitching completely surprised me.
Titov and Nuttall also should get a mention for great performances.Coyle is our captain and where he doesn't hold up with average rating he does great at getting the yellow cards.
It might be a role in my tactic that doesn't perform as well but there's nothing I love more then an aggressive Defensive midfielder that's a leader in my team so he is not going anywhere.Player sale
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An offer for a youngster I will never playLoan cancelled
Awful timing on that as I just sold the 3rd keeper at the club. Need to find a replacement now.
I'm not sure why the loan was cancelled as he was playing , maybe not at the role it was agreed on?Reputation
The run of form finally bumped my reputation up.2 -
Chris Wilson career story - 30 October 2024
Schedule August 2024 & September 2024 & October 2024
A bit of a mixed start to the season. Good wins with some odd loses and draws but I think team just needs more time to gel and get the dynamics better.League table
We have our targets of top 10 this year and promotion next but I want to fight for play offs this year . Early to tell yet but were up there in play off spots now.Cup schedule
Schedule is tight so players need rest and I've been using back up players for cup games.Papa John's Trophy table
Doesn't look great but I don't think prize money are high in this cup anyway.Squad
Interesting how Titov is doing amazing with basically no end product. No goals or assists but he is getting all the key passes it seems.
Hinds need to score a lot more if we are playing 3 up top but I think the team just needs more time.
Also Kitching completely filled the role and the big gap after we lost a key player.
Not a bad start so far overall.0 -
Chris Wilson career story - 11 August 2024
Bramall
VERY annoying as this happened a few days before the first game of the season.
I almost forgot about his clause as there was zero interest in him.
Really sucks losing such a good player but we have to move on without him.Pre season
Good pre season vs weak teams just to get fitness as usual.
Season preview
18th is where we finished last year.
I want at least top 10.Salary
We are pretty low salary wise.
Kitching
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Our new left back. He is OK. Good crossing but nowhere near the speed Bramall had.Will come back with an update a few months into the season.
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Chris Wilson career story - 23 July 2024
Squad
We filled all the holes but its a pretty average squad.
GK
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Watson is starter for me.
RD
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Titov looks a bit better to start.
CD
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I liked Baba and Baghuelou partnership last season so it will continue.
If one of them is not performing there is a home grown young player in Walsh to step up and get his chance.LD
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Bramall is our best player and there have been zero rumors or interest in him entire summer so I'm hoping it will stay that way.
DM
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Coyle is the captain and he is really good for this level I think.
CM
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Few good choices here but Sangare is my favorite out of the CMs.
TM
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Hopefully Ironside can stay injury free and have as good of a season as last year. I failed to find a good back up for him.
AF
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I am gonna give a chance to Hinds up top . He is nothing special but looks well rounded.
Also I really like Nuttall with his strength and off the ball.
They will be the other two strikers up top with Ironside as target forward.If we stay injury free I think we can have a good season, also I think I need to set a goal that if I don't reach I have to resign but it will be considered me getting fired.
Long term plan at this club has finishing in top half in 5 years... That means I can keep this job pretty easily for 5 years.I think the goal is definitely top half this year and maybe a play off push but promotion next year or i get fired.
Well I will resign but it will count as getting fired in the story.
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Chris Wilson career story - 23 July 2024
Youth setup
I have never seen this before. In a regular FM save I would never agree to this but realistically we have only been at the club a few month and its the boards decision.
As far as I can tell it got rid of all the youth coaches. The u23s players still seem to be there.
Maybe no youth intake next year? We will see.Transfers out
We got some money actually at this level.
Nolan
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Nolan did really good for us at the end of the season but moving away from wingers to use 433 he had to go.
Morgan
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I wanted to keep him but that was a lot of money for a 29 year old that also did not want to sign a new deal.
Transfers in
One loan and 5 free transfers. We got all the positions we were looking for except.. all of these players are 4th , 5th and sometimes even 6th choice offers.
The players we wanted kept going to other teams which made this window very frustrating.Watson
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Looks like a solid GK.Davies
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I wanted a good crosser and someone fast at right back and this is the best we could get.Fox
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Fox is a really good signing. I don't know if he will start but he is cover for box to box as well as DM positions at least.Reid
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It was really hard to find a good target man back up and the more I look at Reid the more I doubt I will use him and will have to adjust the tactic when the main target forward is unavailable to use.Harbottle
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This is a cheap 4th choice CD.Titov
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Titov looks a little better then Davies with my favorite Teamwork and Work Rate attributes high. He is probably the starter.
Full squad update next.
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On 18/10/2022 at 22:51, Sahajpal Oberoi said:
I like this. Keep going.
Glad you like it
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Chris Wilson career story - 11 May 2024
Battle for survival
After first two games of the last 6 we were 4 points off relegation and in 2 of our last 4 games we had 20th and 24th teams to play.
Perfect schedule.Schedule
I tried 5 at the back for a game and I liked the look of it as we won 2:0 but then we lost 1:6 next game..
Moved away from that idea back to the 433 I was using previously as the only right winger at the club picked up an injury and 442 didn't make sense at that point.
Picked up results and I'm considering using 433 next season again. Just seems to click well with my teams.Ticket refund
League table
Finished 18th but only 4 points off relegation so it was a lot closer then it seems.Squad
Player stats
Ironside ended up top goal scorer in the league.Hemel Hempstead Town
Wow.. I am aware when you leave a team AI almost always performs worse but I have never seen a team do this bad after my departure.Schedule
All loses after we left with a draw last game of the season..
I feel a bit of regret leaving now as I did not expect them to go down right away.. Maybe next year.Finances
This is kind of worrying going forward but we will see how it turns around.Budgets
40k for wages probably puts us in bottom 5 of teams but that is a lot more then in previous teams I had.Squad Plans
Going into the summer I need 5 players .
Plans might change if I sell anyone but right now those are the targets.
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Chris Wilson career story - 29 March 2024
Schedule March 2024
Started off really well but ended the month on two loses unfortunately.
League table
We are out of the bottom two already but only by 3 points.
Form
Teams around us are having awful run of form. Morecambe is on 7 match losing streaks which is really helping us right now.
Jack Nolan
SpoilerNolan has performed really well as a winger and is carrying us to the wins we had.
Cohen Bramall
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Bramall is hands down the best player in our team and possibly the league?
He would be amazing winger but I am using Nolan there so Bramall makes for a great wing back on attack right now.
It might be hard to keep him tho , he has a low release clause and refuses to sign a new deal.
Six more games to go and see if we can stay up.0 -
Chris Wilson career story - 27 February 2024
New club - Acrrington Stanley
Club
Under performing a lot judging off media prediction.
Salary
Towards end of the table but should still be doing better.
Finances
Well.. these are tough to see after just leaving a club with 400 k in the bank
We will worry about this later. Got to keep the team up in the league first.I think if we get relegated and somehow not fired it will only make sense to resign.
Saying it in this updated if or when it comes to it I cant change my mind!Dynamics
As usual a struggling team with bad dynamics and I even have 2 players oppose me.
Got to turn this around quick.Target Forward
Look at that! It's like the game wants me to keep using this role . Best striker at the club.
Tactic
We are gonna start off with this as Accrington has wingers that can somewhat cross.
Same tactic as we had before just the two strikers on the side of TF are now wingers.Schedule February 2024
I took charge of the Cheltenahm and Rochdale games.
We can definitely score but defense is awful at this club.League table
We just need to find some form and I think this should not turn into relegation.
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Chris Wilson career story - 20 February 2024
Schedule February 2024
We had a chance to win VS Wigan but they were too strong.
Record attendance & Gate receipts
I forgot how massive and important doing well in cups at this level is. So much money to be made.
League table
7th is still close but there is a reason this update is earlier this time...
Job offer
Over the past few months I applied to a few jobs in League two and we had two interviews. One team came back with a job offer.
Acctrington Stanley
League table
They are 23rd with only 2 points off safety and a lot of games to go.. I think this job makes sense to take on.
Club comparison
Main thing is Accrington Stanley are professional and if we manage to keep them up we will be managing in a league above.
Estimated value, fans and better facilities plus club reputation all make this move seem like a good decision.Finances Hamel Hempstead Town
I think I did a good job at Hamel. Got promoted and put them in good financial position.
I just don't think we will push for play offs and the natural progression in the manager career has to happen.
I also gave new deals to the good youngsters so hopefully next manager can do even better with the team.
Off we go for another relegation battle.
Last one didn't go that well.
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Chris Wilson career story - 27 January 2024
Schedule November 2023 & December 2023 & January 2024
A few rough patches saw us 4 points off relegation spots but in January we turned it around with good results.
League table
7th place has a lot of games in hand but were close to fighting for play off spots.
Cup schedule
Carlisle game was a massive win for the club with a late winner and first goal for Moses as well.
Squad
Defense seems like the weak point this year.
Gate receipts record & Prize money
We are making amazing progress finance wise.
Finances
400K! I am planning on asking the club to go Professional end of the season and it should also be same time as contract talks for me as well.
I will say it here if they decline to go Pro there is a high chance I will have to move on.
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Chris Wilson career story - 31 October 2023
Schedule August 2023 & September 2023 & October 2023
Very inconsistent.
League table
Cups schedule
Squad stats
Holland-Wilkinson started off STRONG but slowly faded out with his goals.
Raikhy also I had a lot of hope for but he is not performing great.
Like last season key players are Dawson , Simpson and Barnwell.Stadium expansion
Interesting decision by the board to put us into a bit more of debt..
Average attendance
Considering we only fill half the stadium???
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Chris Wilson career story - 29 July 2023
Squad
These are the players we kept from last year. Happy with Reilly staying for another loan.
Transfers In
Squad
Full squad of 22 that I think can do good this year.
GK
SpoilerHenry gonna stay as they main keeper.
RD
SpoilerSimpson was great last year and he will start.
LD
SpoilerMontague looks like a really good signing.
CD
SpoilerGomis and Peter were great last year but i need to find room for Idowu to play .
He looks promising.DM
SpoilerGardiner-Smith remains club captain and a key player.
CM
SpoilerRaikhy is the new exciting signing that I hope can do really well for us.
CF
SpoilerBarnwell stays and we have an even taller back up for him in Moses.
AF
SpoilerHolland-Wilkinson looks good and he will start along with Reilly.
Season preview
Expectations
Team salary
We are second to last. Both us and Wealdstone are semi-pro. I think there's another team as well which only makes 3 semi pro teams at this level.
Pre season
I think we did ok in the summer. A lot of players rejected our offers so it was hard to improve the squad. Hopefully mid table with push for play offs by end of the season.
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Chris Wilson career story - 6 May 2023
Emmanuel Idowu
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We made a signing and I thought he was joining at the end of the season but he is here now.
Looks promising.Schedule - February 2023 & March 2023 & April 2023 & May 2023
February and march were really good result.
Random loss to Farnborough was out of nowhere and it caused a massive drop in morale and a few losses and a draw followed.
Just confirms my feeling that the most important thing is morale and momentum.
League table
We ended up 9 points clear of Billericay.
Won the league
Billericay Town schedule
They were on a good run of form and when they lost 2:0 to us that's where the title was ours.
The form they had after our game was really bad.
Thankfully morale and momentum works the same for AI as it does for player.Squad
A great season really. Barnwell and Dawson by far the best players but everyone in the starting 11 has done well.
Reputation
I got an increase in reputation.
Best Eleven
Player Awards
Records
Barnwell awards
Head coach of the season
Stadium
We are getting a stadium expansion which means more loans to repay.
Good season overall. Have to make the right signings and do our best next year.
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Chris Wilson career story - 29 January 2023
Bank Loan
OH. That's how our balance went positive.
TacticI had to make Reilly a poacher as Charltons manager threatened to recall him if I don't.. I did not notice the promise to use him as a poacher but its similar role to advanced forward.
Poacher probably fits Reilly even moreALSO look at all those green lines and partnerships developing nicely.
Dynamics
Another positive thing to see.
HierarchyGetting the dynamics and the support of players has felt like the deciding factor between doing good and doing just ok in the past few versions of the game.
New contractsTop performing players from the starting 11 signing new deals.
Salary per year
New contracts and two players signed by the president bring us up in the salaries.
Puts a bit more pressure to AT LEAST get play off spots this season.
Schedule November 2022 & December 2022 & January 2023Good results with a few losses and a bit of a bad form in January but were still doing great.
League tableBillericay is on a crazy run of form and they overtake us into first place.
Cups scheduleHalifax are a league above us and knocked us out of FA trophy
Squad
Barnwell does not stop scoring . I have seen on reddit and many stories that players like Lorenzo Lucca are very good this year.
He is similar with his height and heading and jumping.
Simpson is looking great as right back with his assists.
Also the tactic switch of Reilly to poacher saw him start scoring a lot more.
Morgan was recalled due to lack of games and also we have James who in 10 sub appearances failed to score or assist..
Morale is a little down after the poor run in January and some players not getting game time but hopefully we can turn that around going forward.
DasilvaDasilva refused to sign a new deal and 70 k is a massive amount for our club so I had to accept this.
Dasilva and Webb
To be fair he is doing a bit worse then Webb at left back.. So its not that much of a miss except we wont have two really good left backs.
Ben O'HanlonSpoilerNew left back back up. He is very average and I hope Webb does not get injured.
New ContractWe signed a new deal!
ReputationAlso at some point my rep went from 5 percent to 10 .. I missed the exact point it happened but hey.. progress!
World CupI was so surprised to see this news article. A former player of ours.
Jamal LoweSpoiler
Good luck to him at the world cup. Its crazy he was so far down with us and only in a couple years scored 14 goals in championship!
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Chris Wilson career story 29 October 2022
Schedule
The season is going great 3 months into it. Random 4:0 loss to dover and a few draws and another loss but were looking really good.
So far every player seems to be doing well.
League table
Cups ScheduleOut of the FA Cup. We made 11 k through the two wins we had.
Squad
Honestly everyone who starts has a good average rating.
Only thing is Morgan has struggled to score so Fasanmade took the starting place. He is scoring a bit.
Reilly could also score more but Barnwell is getting the goals for us.
He looks great up top and so does Dawson in the middle as expected.
Dasilva is having minor injuries and I did not expect Webb to step up the way he did but he's doing good at left back.
Overall everyone is performing well so far.
Dasilva injuryAfter minor injuries that made him miss start of the season he got a bigger one so hopefully Webb can keep up his performances.
Take over
New ContractsI'm starting to think about next season and I think Gomis and Simpson deserve a new deal already.
Take over part 2
Transfer embargoI guess I offered new deals just in time before the embargo.
Take over part 3Its finally done.
New ownerSo apparently new owner decided to bring new players in. I know you sometimes get the option to cancel these deals last minute but I will not do that as its more realistic that way.
Finances
We are in the positive.
Owen JamesSpoiler
Oh wow we are actually offering money for them.. 4.9k for that and 600 wages is mad.
Gregor WoodsSpoiler
Very average player but got to deal with the new owners wishes.
Dawson injuryAnnoying injury to our best performer.. gonna miss a few games.
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[FM24] The Lobanovskyi Legacy
in FM Career Updates
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I was born in Ukraine and I am so happy to see someone have a story with a team from Ukraine!
Will follow and good job on the first season.
How come you gave no game time to Neshcheret though? He has good potential to become number 1 next unless you're planning to bring Lunin in eventually.