JLAB

Just had my favourite ever victory. It's not often you can win 3-0 despite only having a single shot on target.

AFC Telford United - Season 3 After a tricky start to the season, when we picked up just 1 point from our opening eight games, I decided to change my formation partway through the season, and it worked. It's an improvement from last season, and we only missed out on the playoffs by three points and a three-goal difference. The changes weren't even that dramatic in all irony. The only things that changed were the formation and some player roles. Some of the players in the starting lineup I will introduce you to later. I completed my Continental B Licence this season. I am studying for my Continental A Licence. The latest youth intake happened, and I was super excited. Until I saw all of the players' personalities coming through, and my excitement died like a balloon that was being burst. My backroom staff is most excited about Julle Mayele, but unfortunately, he lacks belief in himself despite his ability. He feels like a project that we can work on. Denis Malone-Slevin is a player that excites me. He can be the playmaker I have been after for a while, which for our new formation is essential for the cause. Nathan Sadler adds to the strength we are building in the left-winger role. His good physical ability perfectly matches the role he will play for my team. If Denis Malone-Slevin was the playmaker I wanted, then Abel Lukman was the mezzala I wanted. Yes, his game has a few flaws, but we can help him develop in those areas. If only he weren't so inconsistent. Junior Etim is a fantastic player to have. Playing on both wings in the defensive third is very useful for this level, and I hope he can thrive under my wing. Dan Atkinson is the best right-back on the team. Which is a concerning sentence to write out, but at the same time, I am excited. His consistency needs work, and I'd like more ambition, but he works hard and has good attributes across the board. Ìlyas Tosun is a goalkeeper that can take us to the top. He had competition for his spot, but if we can iron out his flaws, we have an outstanding talent for this level. I convinced the board to increase our junior coaching. Arbroath approached me at the beginning of the season for a job interview. Later in the season, Dundee United approached me for a job interview. I've been in charge of Telford United for over 150 games now. We're slowly getting worse in the FA Trophy, but we always do well in the FA Cup. Our defence was worse than last season, but I realised that we needed to change formation to suit the team's players. Can we challenge for the playoffs again next season? JLAB's YAC with Telford United - Season 3

AFC Telford United - Season 2 Having finished 7th last season, dropping to 14th place could be considered a disappointment, but ultimately, we were never in danger of being dragged into a relegation fight. I finished my National A Licence this season. I'm studying for my Continental C Licence this season. The youth intake provided me with some exciting players. I'll post the link to the video where I go over the season in much more detail than this. Chris Bell is the player that I am the most excited about. He has many attributes that I want in a player and a good personality. Aron Hibbert is one of those players who has a lot of potential but doesn't seem to know what he wants to become. Johnny McNally is my first proper right-back so far, and I hope we can help him become our best right-back on the team. John Musselwhite is a player that I like the look of, even if he feels more like a wide player than a central one. However, Csaba Kiss is the player I'm the most excited about. While I had a Hungarian come through my youth intake, I don't know, but I can't complain when he's as useful-looking as this. I also managed to convince the board to improve our training facilities after we had an amazing FA Cup run, which took us to the 3rd round of the competition. We also improved our youth recruitment. We also improved our junior coaching. I was named the favourite for the Blackpool job, but no interview came after I refused to consider the League One job in the media. I was also linked with the MK Dons job, another League One team. Suddenly, my work at Telford United seems to be attracting press attention. We've now had over 100 games in charge of Telford. Our goals have slowed down a little bit, but we are a very average team these days. Getting our training facilities back to Good and seeing our junior coaching and youth recruitment get to average is also helpful. JLAB's YAC with Telford United - Season 2

AFC Telford United - Season 1 I finished my first season at Telford United in 7th place. We had a lovely first season and easily avoided relegation from the 6th tier. However, we were defeated at the first hurdle of the playoffs by Spennymoor. I completed the National C Licence. I'm studying for my National B Licence. The first intake was quite lovely. I went over all the players in more detail in a video I will link below. Michael Rimmer had the best current ability of the intake players. As did James Mitchell. Milan Lazarov is probably the most essential player since he gives me more depth of strength on the right wing that I need in the role I will be using for him. Bailee-James Lodge has the most potential stars but needs work to make my first team plans. While Matei is the player that my backroom staff are most excited about. The club was taken over partway through the season, and the new chairman immediately gave me a new contract, which was nice. We scored almost 100 goals in our 53 games this season. I need to improve some of the facilities at some point. After I took this screenshot, our training facilities dropped in how they were viewed by the world. JLAB's YAC with Telford United - Season 1

They have an affiliate club in both League 1 (Shrewsbury) and Championship (West Brom), but neither will stop Telford from getting promoted

We are back. I will be taking my time and not rushing this. We will see how this goes. I plan on doing yearly updates.

Budapest Honvéd - Building A Nation - Our First Premier League Opponents! Our campaign continues to go from strength to strength, and we only lost 1-0 to Juventus and beat Bodø/Glimt 1-0 despite being down to 10 men for the last 38 minutes of the game. Our league form looks solid, and we're progressing in the cup, too. We even beat Antwerp to get to the Europa League Round of 16. Despite only dropping two points, we saw our lead cut to six points. We should still control the league, but it was something to note. We finished in 10th place in the Europa League, and after beating Antwerp 1-0 over two legs, we can make some progress in the European competition. Perhaps our biggest win of the season so far was the 2-0 over Newcastle United at home. We weren't amazing, but we took our chances towards the end of the game and made sure that we kept a clean sheet. It was a massive boost to our confidence. Unfortunately, we couldn't defend a 2-0 lead in Newcastle, but we did manage to keep it competitive in England, making Newcastle work hard for this win. We lost 5-2 on the night, but we only lost 5-4 over two legs against one of the favourites for the Europa League.

After I took the screenshot, I did, yeah.

Budapest Honvéd - Building A Nation - Signing A Superstar Goalkeeper? We started November with a defeat to Nice in the Europa League and ended December with our first league defeat. We won every other game, so we're finding our form at the right time. While we were picking up points, Ferecvárosi were dropping them. We have an eight-point lead and are already eleven points clear of 3rd and 4th. Progress has been made. The Europa League campaign has been going much better than expected. We've already secured a top-24 finish with two games to go, and with only Juventus and Bodø/Glimt being our last two opponents, we could manage to shock many people and get a top-eight finish. Unfortunately, our youth intake preview doesn't look amazing, but that's not the end of the world. What is happening, though, is securing the signature of Nikola Čavlina for just £220K with a contract where we are only paying him £4K p/w. An absolute steal as far as I am concerned.

Budapest Honvéd - Building A Nation - Exceeding Expectations In Europe? We've been enjoying our time in the last two months and have only dropped two points in the league against Zalaegerszegi and in the Europa League against Beşiktaş. Being able to take points off Beşiktaş was a pleasant surprise. We've now built a two-point gap at the top of the OTP Bank Liga over Ferencvárosi after only dropping two points in the league. We want to retain the league title after securing the crown last season. After the first three games in the Europa League, we're currently in the top-eight, having overachieved. We still gave Nice and Juventus later down the line, but we're off to a good start.

Budapest Honvéd - Building A Nation - Our European Opponents Are... I ended up making two more signings, and the first was Ivan Savić on loan from FK Partizan. He felt like a player that would help strengthen our defence and keep it youthful. Bjarki Bjarkason was my last signing of the summer transfer window, and he was brought in to help with the lack of squad depth at left wing. We needed more cover there, and I wasn't afraid to spend £160K to provide that after cover. In the end, despite our best attempts, we couldn't secure Champions League football, having been beaten 2-1 over two legs by Sparta Prague. Still, with victories over Flora Tallinn and Djurgårdens IF, we managed to get into the league phase of the Europa League. Our form in the league has been promising as well. We're currently sitting in 2nd place in the league, only behind on games won. I expect us to stop dropping so many points with draws and remember how to win consistently in the league sooner rather than later, especially given our need to retain the OTP Bank Liga. We also got given our Europa League draw, and we got given some very winnable games. The most challenging fixtures on paper are Juventus, Nice and Beşiktaş, but I truly believe that we have a great chance to secure a top-24 position at worst.

Budapest Honvéd - Building A Nation - Our Champions League Debut It was the first transfer window after winning the league for the first time, and I decided I wanted to get some good business done. So when I convinced Michael Okeke to sign for me, I was very excited. He helps make our midfield incredibly stacked and gives me more options. I ended up selling my best goalkeeper to Lille for £1.3M, making him both my most expensive signing and sell. We still made a profit of £550K from this business, which gives me more flexibility to work in the transfer market. Not that it stopped me going for free signings and bargains. I brought Serge Aurier on a free transfer, and he became the biggest name to sign for the club. I also brought in a new left-back to join Serge Aurier on the list of new fullbacks. James Morris is a good player who can become a league star. I brought Roman Egan-Riley on loan from Tottenham to help strengthen my defence and provide some youth to help with the board's desire to see us develop some young talent. Jan Blaswich is Lubej Fink's replacement, and we only signed him for £95K. He might be on the older side, but he fits what I wanted as my goalkeeper, so I am content with this signing. The last person I brought in was Martin Cigánek on a compensation deal of £53K. He was Sparta Prague's key player, so I decided to go in and poach him from his club before we took them on in the Champions League. Not that it helped me beat them. We lost our Champions League debut match 1-0.

Budapest Honvéd - Building A Nation - Our First Champions League Opponent Is... The new season has arrived, and before our loans have returned, we are predicted to finish in 2nd place, having secured our first league title. We were given a job interview offer from Freiburg after they sacked their manager of 14 years. I rejected the offer because of what I wanted to achieve here in Hungary. As for who we have been drawn against in the Champions League, being given a tie against the Czechia champions Sparta Prague will be an exciting challenge. I hope that we can do well next month.

Budapest Honvéd - Building A Nation - Reviewing Our 3rd Season We needed to finish off our season, and we did that with a 3-1 victory over Haladás to end our season on a high. Not only did we win the league for the first time, but Ferencvárosi managed to drop down to 3rd place this season, with Fehérvár managing to pip them to 2nd spot. However, Ferencvárosi did end up winning the cup, so they are playing in the Europa League instead. The supporters have started flocking to the team after their outstanding performance in the league. Increasing our social media followers by 50% is always a good time. The board also seems to like what we have achieved and wants more of the same. Now that we've qualified for European competition, the board is demanding more of the same every season. We don't have much money to spend if we want to improve the team next season. We have impressed enough people that we're suddenly getting linked with Bundesliga side Freiburg of all teams, so that's a promising sign. I wonder what could be next in line for our future.

Budapest Honvéd - Building A Nation - Winning the OTP Bank Liga? In a twist of fate that I didn't see coming, we had a chance to take on one of our biggest rivals with a chance to win the OTP Bank Liga for the first time as the manager of Budapest Honvéd. After being knocked out of the Magyar Kupa by Ferencvárosi TC, we secured the win against Vasas that would bring us to our incredible journey's next step. We lifted the OTP Bank Liga in Vasas' ground as I secured the club's 15th league title, but I was still somewhere off my target. Just two years after securing promotion from the Hungarian 2nd tier, this has been my fastest rise to the top title and one that I can't believe that I've been able to achieve thus far. However, we are still some way off from being the best in the country. Ferencvárosi TC, MTK Budapest and Újpest are still ahead of us regarding title wins, which I want to overhaul as I help Hungarian football become the best in the world. It was also an emotional send-off for Albin Ekdal, who decided that he wanted to retire at the end of the season, so to be able to retire, having helped us win the title, is the best send-off I can give him.