TheLutterworthFox

July/August 2026 Two months in one, mainly because of our European qualifiers But first, transfers. Some big first-team players leave, the big loss there is last season player of the year Lisbie who refused to discuss a new deal, we also lost Hulbert (ST), Patten (CM), Genovesi (CB), McLintock (CM) and Woodliss (CB) who all left after their contracts expired. With a lot of key men leaving we had to bring players in but this time we had to make sure they improved us for our run at the Champions league qualifiers. Luke Mariette - Central Midfield A decent player who is an improvement on what we already have, he can play DM. CM and RW naturally. Japhet Mpadi - Winger I'm really excited about this lad, good pace, he can cross and dribble, he just needs to learn to pass! Josh Hinds - Striker Another top quality signing, he ended as the Cymru Premier top goalscorer last season for Penybont with 27 goals in 30 games. Luke Conlan - Left Back We seem to have been short of left back for about two seasons! Conlan isn't rated very highly but I think his attributes are good enough for this level Oliver Shannon - Central Midfield Another versatile player who can play RB, DM, CM or RM. His mentals are what drew me to him. Jason Williams - Left Back I really like the look of this lad, he's only 19 and already a Grenada international. Top quality! Steven Allan - Striker And finally! WOW! This lad looks incredible, another option up top and this lad is going to be something else! I am so excited to see him bang goals in! Some great signings and now we're fully set for a shot at the Champions League qualifiers, now my aim was to win one round, TNS had failed to do that in any of the past three season, although they had got into the Conference League proper the past two. Aim is too do what TNS did, well we did so much better than that! JUST LOOK AT THAT!!!! We got through three Champions League qualifying rounds including a ridiculous comeback away to Astana and then a brilliant win against Dinamo Minsk. We eventually came up against Dinamo Zagreb who were way too good for us in the first leg at home, we did however win the away leg, it wasn't enough though and we fell at the final hurdle. But that means we qualify for the Europa League proper!! Some really tough fixtures there! Aim there is to win one!! The massive news is the prize money! For the Champions League run we gained £4.6m, we then got another £2.9m for getting into the Europa League!!! Just over £7.5m in the bank, that is absolutely massive! Now I can get the board to make us turn professional (I hope) and look at improving all the facilities! Unfortunately though no other Welsh team made it through, TNS went the furthest, losing in the Conference League third qualifying round. We've also had a good start to the domestic season with one slip up in the League Cup, it was in the middle of the Champions League qualifiers and they were much more important!

2025/26 Season Review An amazing season is over, Cymru Premier CHAMPIONS!!! THE NEW ARRIVALS Some good performances from the newbies, especially Marshall up front who ends with 22 goals and Lisbie on the wing who grabbed 14 goals and 21 assists. A SEASON TO REMEMBER Amazing!!! We won the league by 6 points, it would've been more but I played the kids in the final two games and we only gained a point. In the other trophies though we didn't do as well. Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round SPFL Trophy - Fourth Round Welsh Cup - Second Round Nathaniel MG Cup - Quarters Disappointing but for me this season was all about the league and it paid off, next season we go into the Champions League qualifiers which should give us a raft of more prize money! MOMENTS TO REMEMBER Some incredible victories along the way, that 7-0 away win over TNS though will live long in the memory as it claimed us the league title THE FINANCES Mainly green once again with just the prize money dropping, this was all down to our poor showings in the domestic cups. The bank balance ends just in the black, the prize money we gained went all into improving the youth facilities, with another season in Europe this will help the bank balance and get it heading upwards. BEST XI A solid season with numerous players averaging over 7, That front 3 of Marshall, Hurlock and Lisbie was just sensational, unfortunately though we might not be seeing a couple of them next season. It was a shame to not see 2025 intake star Aled Carroll in the XI as he played a lot over the season, his average rating wasn't great but I felt he played better than both Hatton and Hanson in midfield. THE ACCOLADES No surprised here as Lisbie ends as player and young player of the year, alongside signing of the season, most assists, player of the matches and highest average rating! The big problem is his contract is up and he is refusing to speak on a new deal, hopefully Champions League football may keep him around And here is the whole squad NEXT SEASON What a brilliant season, my third at the club and we claim the league title ahead of TNS. Now we have to start to build for a push at the Champions League qualifiers. The squad, as you can see above is really big but it's full of kids, academy lads who, although they are good enough to add depth to the side in the domestic games, aren't good enough to hold down a space to help us progress. I do want to keep playing them but what I need to do now is bring in some higher quality, more experienced players to help these kids grow. We will be losing quite a few first teamers as their contracts are up and they won't sign a new deal, Genovesi, Hulbert, Lisbie, McLintock and Hanson will all leave, Lisbie is the only one I really want to keep, we'll also lost Fenton and Marshall as their loans are up. I will be getting rid of numerous players who just aren't good enough with the aim to bring in 5 or 6 players who massively improve this side to help take us to the next level. The one thing I really want now is to get the board to agree to us turning professional, unfortunately that won't happen until the finances improve so whatever prize money we earn next season won't be spent, it will be stored to hopefully push the board to agree. Three great seasons, it's nice to see our reputation has improved even if we're still well short of the Welsh sides playing in the English leagues. The league rep and co-efficients are also increasing and with TNS qualifying for the league phase of the Conference League this season the co-efficient next season is heading upwards as well and I think we'll go up to 37th, we still have a way to go, 32nd is where we will gain an extra spot in Europe.

March 2026 Three games this month and the first two went pretty well 4 points from a possible 6, the final game of the month was against TNS who, after winning both their games, had shrunk the gap to 6 points with 3 games left. We beat TNS away, we win the league, lose and the gap is down to 3!! What happened next will live long in the memory, I expected it to be a tight game.......it wasn't! WE ABSOLUTELY DESTORYED THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! An insane win, beyond my wildest dreams and with that we claim the league title with 2 games to spare!

2026 Youth Intake Again we have an "excellent" intake, even though when the preview came through it was all "C"'s and nothing higher. But the question, as ever, is are any of them any good!? Kenny McIntyre - Central Midfield Erm, not great! David Chapman - Central Defence Not bad at all! Great mentals, good physicals, he just needs to improve his positioning, heading and marking and he could be half-decent. Stefan Jones - Central Midfield Again, not bad, he has most of the right attributes to be a solid central midfielder, he just needs to improve in a few other areas. Aaron Anderson - Defensive Midfield Good mentals, can tackle and jump, he may end up being a better central defender if I can retrain him. Grzegorz Dziedzig - Left Wing Not amazing but he can cross and dribble, he needs some work but looks alright. And here's the "top talents". So overall its another solid intake, it helps bulk the squad out meaning I don't have to worry about signing back-up players, I can solely concentrate on bringing in top quality players on decent wages whilst trying to improve these lads through mentoring, loans and game-time.

February 2026 Only two games this month, one poor defeat but we ended with a good win against Bala. TNS have won both their games but we still lead by 8 with 5 games left

January 2026 We have suddenly decided we cannot defend! So many goals let in but a bag full scored!!! That result at the end of the month though was the big one, we certainly have the beating of TNS at the moment and that win has pretty much sealed the title bar a complete capitulation! The gap is now 11 points with 7 games to go, surely we can't throw this away? In other news I've made one new signing in the Winter window as a new central defender joins on a free, amateur contract. He's only 17 so has so much potential to grow into a quality player, he is already a starter in the side as he's way better than most of our other CBs

December 2025 An absolutely stunning month 4 brilliant wins including an absolute hammering of TNS away!!!! What a result! The best win of the save so far and that means we now have a huge lead on TNS at the top of the table. 10 points clear with 12 games of the season to go.

November 2025 A quiet month game-wise, mainly because we're out of all the cup comps! The month started so well, we then faced Cardiff Met Uni and got destroyed in a shocking performance, our unbeaten start in the league has gone! We still have a 5 point lead at the top with 6 games of the regular season to go before the league splits

October 2025 What an odd month it's been! Our unbeaten run in the league continues but we managed to lose in three different cup competitions! That included two penalty shootout defeat, in the Welsh Cup loss to Llantwit we lost 18-17 on penalties!!!! As hard as it is to take, for me this season it's all about the league and so far we are smashing it. A nice 6 points lead on TNS

September 2025 The brilliant start continues! Some really good wins there including a cup victory over TNS, we also drew them 0-0 in the league, a game in which we dominated Sitting pretty at the top of the league!

August 2025 A really decent start In other news TNS qualified for the Conference League proper for the second successive season

July 2025 A new season has arrived and its been another busy Summer, the first aim was to get rid of some of poorer, higher earning players All-in-all 9 first-team players left, the biggest loss there was defender Nguepissi who refused a new deal, the other main first-team players to go were Wingers Curran and McLaggon, midfielder Davies and defenders Kyle and Owens, overall it cut around £2k off the wage bill. With so many players leaving I needed to make a few signings, I didn't want to go mad but wanted to use the available wage budget to bring in some much higher quality players to play alongside the young lads we have at the club. Ashton Fox - Central Defender A massive improvement on what we have in defence, on a hefty wage but well worth it Joe Woodiwiss - Central Defender As you can see the centre of defence was my biggest issue and I've tried to bolster the rank, Woodiwiss adds some good depth Harry Thomas - Central Defender And a third CB joins, one for the future more than anything. Kyrece Lisbie - Winger We needed a new wide man with us losing Curran and McLaggon and this lad fits the bill. Miller Fenton - Left Back Signed on a season long loan, with Owens leaving it left us quite short at LB. Reuben Marshall - Striker A second loan signing, we only really have Hulbert as a decent Striker to Marshall comes in to add some competition. So six in's, the squad is still way too big but its now full of our academy players, I have full faith some of them will step up to the plate. Co-efficient News Some good news in the co-efficient rankings as we rose 9 places up to 42nd, this regains our 3rd Conference League spot. Europa Conference League Now to the results and July is Conference league qualifiers only, one again we did amazingly to get past the 1st qualifying round, beating Georgian side Dinamo Batumi, we then faced Norwegian side Stromsgodset and did really well to draw them at home before getting beat away. And that once again gave us another £770k of prize money to add to the bank balance, it is now up to just over £1m. The big thing I want to do with this money is to try and improve the facilities so this year is about spending it on the youth facilities. A big chunk of money but hopefully it will help the young players here to train better and improve quicker.

2024/25 Season Review THE NEW ARRIVALS There were a lot of signings over the season and most did a solid job, Ryan George (RB) didn't play as many games as he maybe deserves but Theo Robinson took the RB spot was sensational all season. Sam McLintock also had a good season in central midfield. A SEASON TO REMEMBER A fantastic second place finish in the league, a point better off from last season but the gap to TNS is still too much. In the other competitions we: Lost in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the Europa Conference League Lost in the 3rd Round of the SPFL Trophy Lost in the Semis of the Nathaniel MG Cup WON THE WELSH CUP! MOMENTS TO REMEMBER THE FINANCES A really good season financially, helped by the Europa Conference league where we made over £750k in prize money. This meant we could lose around £30k a month and still end the season well in the black. Take that prize money out and we'd be £500k in the red! Next season we need to get through at least one qualifying round to help that bank balance continue improving BEST XI The Best XI is as expected really with no major surprises, it's interesting though to see only three players averaging over 7 in a season where we ended as runners-up THE ACCOLADES Theo Robinson dominated the awards, winning the club player and young player of the season, well deserves and he was pretty much our best player. He is going to be a huge player moving forward if we to challenge TNS. Ollie Hulbert ended as the club top scorer, he also won the Cymru Premier young player of the season. And here is the whole squad. NEXT SEASON Next season for me is going to be a big one, we need to get closer to TNS, three seasons in I would be expecting to be running them very close, in the other competitions it would be nice to retain the Welsh Cup but for me the League is more important. As for Europe, to get through a qualifying round will be good enough for me but if we can get a round further than this season I'll be delighted. Squad-wise I expect quite a turnaround of players, with the good intakes we've had so far and the fact we have a lot of young player who deserve some game-time I plan to try and get rid of a lot of the older, poorly rated players, the likes of Curran, Hillier, Davies, Kyle and many more. If I can get rid of a raft of those player then I will look to bring in 3 or 4 players. £100k in transfer money is good but, until we've progressed a round in Europe and I know we've made some prize money then I won't spend that but if I do get rid of some high earners who aren't good enough then I'll have more than enough wage budget to sign some high-quality players. It may end up being a busy Summer but it will all depend on who leaves, the squad is currently way too big! SEASON SPREADSHEET

April 2025 A solid end, I played the kids in the final game as I looked forward to the cup final and the fact 2nd was already wrapped up A second successive season as runners-up but a point better off than last season. We do however end miles behind TNS. Now to the cup final where we face Cymru North side Airbus UK, we were huge favourites and although we struggled to break them down we eased to a 2-0 win and with my first trophy in the save. A really good way to end a solid season.

March 2025 Well with that defeat to TNS the league title has well and truly gone, the good news is we got the better of TNS in the Welsh Cup and have made it to the final where we will face Airbus UK 3 games left, we have guaranteed top 3 but still need a few more points to end 2nd

2025 Youth Intake All I can say is WOW! Now clearly these rating are based on our current players, this big question is, are my players rubbish hence why the intake players CA/PA is so high or are these lads actually good?! David Price-Hall - Central Defender A Croatian/Welsh defender! He looks OK, amazing? No but solid enough to be able to do a job in the future. Alun Isaac - Central Midfield Yeah, not bad, many attributes over 10, the average for this league is around 8-9. Jonathan Browning - Defensive Midfield Yeah he isn't great, his mentals are half-decent but his physical and especially, technical attributes are really poor Aled Carroll - Right Wing At 2.5* current ability I expected him to be good but, for this level, he already looks incredible, he does need to improve, mainly in his pace, off the ball and passing but he has a really good base to work with. Gerwyn Owen - Left Wing Good quickness, some great mentals both technicals need some serious work And here's a selection of the "top talents", none of them are World beaters but could do a job with training and mentoring. So it wasn't as amazing as I hoped but it gives us so many options to add to our first-team squad. These lads can progress in the main squad and get mentored by the more experienced players. What this means is the squad will be huge but I can now look to remove and release a load of the poorer players who are taking up wages, if I get rid of 10 I'll only need to bring 5 or 6 in, this means I can spend more on wages on these players! It makes sense in my head anyway!

February 2025 Too many dropped points for my liking, TNS we were 2-1 up and three it away but it was that 0-0 draw at the end of the month that had really damaged out title aspirations. The good news is, sandwiched in between the league games was a Quarter final win in the Welsh Cup, we now face TNS in the semi final. TNS now have a 4 point lead on us, we still have 6 games left and I'd say we need to win all of them, including TNS away to have any chance of winning the league.

January 2025 A brilliant month ruined by a shocking defeat right and the end! And that loss dropped us from 1st to 3rd! It's so close! Transfers news and we made two new signings in January. Ryan Hanson - Central Midfield A really good addition to the midfield, a huge upgrade. Kian Pritchard - Winger We were really short of decent wingers, McLaggon has been great but he has decided to retire at the end of the season and is declining rapidly, a top quality signing for this level.

December 2024 Back from my holiday and straight back into FM! A really good month with progression in the Welsh Cup and a win against Connah's Quay who, at the time, were top, the loss top TNS set us back but we did play well. Just look how tight it is at the top! 3 games of the regular season to go before the league split and a further 10 games, only a point separates the top 4! In other new TNS ended their Europa Conference League Phase with 4 points including a win over Gent and a draw against Lugano, they went out but those wins were huge shocks

November 2024 One of the best months of the save so far. Even in the defeat we played really well and deserved to win. 3 wins in the league as well, some great wins but I would love a clean sheet!! Just look how close it is! We sit joint top and ahead of the mighty TNS! This will be my last update for a week or so as I go on holiday in the morning. See you all soon

October 2024 I think the corner is slowly being turned Yeah we got hammered by Haverfordwest but it was an odd game where they had an xG of less than 1 but scored 5 times! Other than that it's been a solid month with 5 clean sheets along the way. We're down in 5th but the table is really tight. A quick word on a player who came through our intake last season and over the past month has slowly started making his mark in the first team. James Roberts has been playing as the Mez (S) in a midfield three and has been really good, scoring twice in 3 starts.

September 2024 Well after a great start we have fallen apart, I can take defeats to Connah's Quay and TNS but those losses to Cardiff Met and Bala really hurt! What a shambles! Now to try and work out what's gone wrong The good news is no one is really running away with it and even TNS have lost twice, we just need to ride the storm and hopefully we can turn it around

August 2024 Its been one hell of a start! Some brilliant wins, loads of goals and a 100% record! Let's hope we can carry this on!! Now a couple of pieces of good news, the Europa Conference League prize money has given me the chance to improve the junior coaching and youth recruitment. This puts the junior coaching up to "good" and the youth recruitment to "average" We've also continued our recruitment drive by bringing in five new signings. Tyler Winters - Striker A really good addition to the forward line, he will offer really good back-up to Ollie Hulbert and on a non-contract deal. Theo Robinson - Right Back I needed more option at right back and Robinson is a cracking deal for the club. Eric Ameyaw - Central Defender Eric adds some much needed depth to the defence. Mael Davies - Right Back/Central Midfield Mael was signed for his versatility and also the fact he's on a non-contract deal. Samuel Oluwatobi - Defensive Midfield Signed on a season long loan from Newtown, he looks pretty decent and, like all the signings, adds depth to the squad. A really good window, the squad is now set and as you can see from the squad planner we have options in all areas. It does say 1.5*s for DM and RW but I personally feel the ability rating of the players in those positions don't reflect how good they are. Now a final piece of news, Aim One has been ticked off in the challenge as TNS managed to get through the Conference League qualifying rounds to seal a spot in the League Phase.

2024/25 Europa Conference League Qualifiers We entered in the first qualifying round and had what looked like a winnable tie against Lithuanian side Kauno Zalgris. Looking at their players attributes it was always a tie I thought we could win but after the first leg my hopes seemed to be dashed, we took an early lead but then our passing let us down as we conceded possession in silly areas and ended up losing the tie 3-1, an uphill battle as we head back to Jenner Park But somehow we pulled off a miracle win, two first half goals levelled the tie and we snuck a goal in extra time to seal a 3-0 win and 4-3 on aggregate! Into the second qualifying round and we had a really tough ask as we faced Ukrainian side Zorya Luhansk, we were huge underdogs and Zorya proved their quality beating us in the first leg 4-1, we actually had some decent chances but failed to make them pay. In the second leg we once again played half decent against a much stronger side, we matched them for chances but fell to a 2-1 defeat. Overall though to get through one round is really good but the biggest news is this..... We've made a total of £770k of prize money just for playing in those two rounds! That is absolutely massive! The bank balance now sits at a whopping £648k!!!!!

2024/25 Pre-Season As expected it's been a busy Summer but the good news is that we managed to keep a couple of players that didn't seem to want to sign a new deal. We still lost a lot of players, the big names there are Greening (DM), Tomlinson (RW), Press (CM) and Hiddleston (GK). For me Hiddleston is the biggest loss, I only signed him last Summer and I was gutted I couldn't keep him here. We did manage to keep hold of Striker Ollie Hulbert and Wide man McLaggon which is a huge help and they were my two key men last season. With the budgets in we were handed £6k per week of wage budget a small transfer kitty, this surprised me as we had lost so much money the season before, so to increase the wage budget by 50% was an odd one. No way do I plan to spend it all, we need to try and keep costs low to stem the losses from last season, I do need to bring in a host of players though as after all the outgoings we were left with one kid goalkeeper, no right backs and only one natural centre back, we also needed a midfielder or two to replace Greening and Press. But before I go through the incomings, a few updates on how Wales are doing in the rankings. The league has managed to drop a spot in the competition rankings. And worst news is Wales have dropped a place in the co-efficient rankings, down to 51st meaning we lose a Conference League spot. We've also had some odd stadium news, Cardiff Met Uni will be ground-sharing with us this season, they will pay us a rental of just over £6k a season Now to the incoming transfers, please welcome... Sam McLintock - Central Midfield My replacement for Evan Press, he looks half decent for this level Craig Curran - Winger/Striker Signed for his experience mainly but also the fact he still looks top quality for 34. George Sheridan - Defensive Midfield I looked at signing Sheridan last season but couldn't afford him, since his release from Aldershot his wage demands have dropped significantly, he should be a big player this season. Caden Genovesi - Central Defender I really like the look of this lad, he's tall and strong and is a big upgrade on what we had in defence last season. Ryan Hiller - Striker Signed on an amateur contract just to add some depth to the forward line Ewan Griffiths - Goalkeeper My new No.1, he 's only 18 but already looks pretty solid for this level. Ryan George - Right Back My new right back, he looks solid and has a good base but does need some work, especially on his technicals There's still a good 7 weeks of the transfer window left but wanted to update prior to the Conference League qualifiers, another Right Back is much needed and possibly another Wingers, we are currently only spending half of the wage budget and a good £1k a week less than last season.