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Season 6 Transfers and Europa League Knockouts. Another busy window, we needed to recruit after we lost a far few players in the off season. We weren't able to get any new strikers after losing two strikers in the off season, luckily with Yunusa Muritala (ST) and Valerijs Lizunovs (ST) we still have two great strikers. Titov was replaced with a random Brazilian free agent in Vitor (RB) a rapid, defensively solid right back, very happy with this addition. Edvards Ivanovs (GK) young keeper just needed a backup and someone to play for the u18s. Janis Kalnins (CM) young CM could hopefully develop into a good squad player. Kazeem Okeke (GK) Nigerian backup keeper. Aleksandrs Solovjovs (LB) young Latvian LB to play for the under 18s and an emergency backup for the first team at LB. Kolyo Georgiev Bulgioan (CB) young defender looks promising, and I look forward to using him, will be a backup to the first team. Jean Marc Diomande (CB/DM/CM) Ivory coast international, following Wilfried Traoré from ASEC Mimosas, great player will be deployed a CB, but he only came at the mid-point of the season so won't feature in the Europa knockouts. On the outs Marko Regža (ST) was no longer needed and went on loan to Riga, and David Akintola Idowu (CB) left too Qatar good transfer fee got happy with the sale. AGS Asteras Tripolis (Greece) were our Europa league opponents and I think I underestimated them as I thought we'd easily win, especially after a 1-1 draw away, but I think the lack of league football as this game came in are pre-season done us over losing 2-1 at home. What a journey, pound of the lads just wish we'd have got further.

Season 5 Youth Intake In the youth intake for this season there were only two lads that I believed I would use at some point and there were midfielder Aleksandrs Kalniņš (CM) and striker Jevgenijs Kļava (ST). Aleksandrs Kalniņš is the more likely to feature and has better potential, Klava has an unambitious personality which isn't ideal, but we will see how they develop.

Season 5 Post Season 5 transfers So, after the 5th season finished, I ended up with quiet a lot of transfer business being done, but all were on the way out. Dele Israel (CM) was the first in the way out back to his homeland, Enyimba International F.C. of Aba (Nigeria) for 420k NOK, a good fee for a backup player. Darius Kublickas (GK) also goes back home to Lithuania for FK Panevėžys, another good fee for a backup player (87.5k NOK). Toluwalase Arokodare (ST) who we only got a hold of this season was next to go, although he played well when fit, he had 2 big injuries this season and Qatari team Al-Sailiya Sports Club came in for him for 2.15m NOK it seemed a good idea to send him on his way to avoid the player having issue and disrupting the squad. Are other backup keeper Diego Ávila (GK) also goes back home to Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba in Argentina for 177k NOK. The last two transfers we the sad ones, David Titov (RB) left us at the end of his contract to Premier league team Nottingham Forest, which annoyed me one because he's a great RB and two because I hate Forest being a Derby fan. He finishes his Metta career in the overall 11, getting 55 assists in all competitions. Mamuka Adeishvili (ST) one of my favorite players of the season, had his release clause met by Ukrainian side Zorya Luhansk for 3.25m NOK. He scored a lot of goals for the club and really help get the team in the champions' league group stages, he will be missed.

Season 5 European football. Thheee Chhhhammmmpppiiiooonnnsss, first qualifying round of the champions league we played FC Besa Pejë (Kosovo) winning 19-0 on aggregate, next up was FC Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova/Transnistria) 4-0 aggregate win, 3rd qualifying round Qarabağ FK Ağdam (Azerbaijan) 4-1 on aggregate, and in the last round to get to are first champions' league group stages we got Fussballclub Admira Wacker Mödling from Austria and we got through 6-3. lettssss goooooo. We did it unbelievable achievement from the boys. We waited anxiously for the draw to see if we come get any of the big boys and that we did Barcelona (Spain/Catalonia) Bayern (Germany) and NK Osijek (Croatia), well this was going to be a tough ask, but we gave a good account of ourselves losing 4-2 to Bayern first game then a 2-0 win over Osijek, then being brought back down to earth at camp Nou getting spanked 5-1 and then 3-1 losing the home leg to the Spanish outfit at home, Osijek beat us at home in a disappoint 2-0 defeat, but somehow we had a chance going into the last game to get Europa league by finishing 3rd and i don't know how but we picked up a 1-1 draw at Bayern to get through to the knockouts of the Europa League. With the league season being a winter league, we would have to wait until next season to play the game.

No roles change we only use it against the smaller teams in the league/champions league and it's only really used to keep all the strikers happy. At this point in the save we played with a TM and support rather than a PF on support, so when we went to 3 up top, we have 2 TM and one AF. Auda has done really well always seem to be top half every season and have won the cup once and been runners up once.

Season 5 The season Ohhhhh wow are we good now, we are now far too good for the other teams in this league. With are new additions upfront we are a goal scoring machine. This season i changed things up with the tactics we are still not using wingers but now we have an extra body in midfield. We are also now using 2 CM's on attack duty as I have seen a lot of people using them and having great success, we have 2 versions one with a DM on BWM and one with an extra striker as we have a lot of people who can play up top. The lines have also been dropped, soaking up pressure and then counting on teams. We almost went the season undefeated, but Riga are local rivals had other ideas, beating us 2-1 and at home. In the cup we didn't do very well, losing 1-0 to FK Liepāja in the fourth round. Valerijs Lizunovs (ST) winning fans player of the year with 23 in 24 league games and are top goalscorer. While Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (CM) for the 3rd out of 5th year got the most assists.

Nice good too see someone else doing a save here. 2 great pick ups at CB for next season. Hope you're enjoying the league as much as I have been.

Season 5 Transfers Out This transfer the board got involved in a few transfers and we lost youth academy players/first team players Iļja Korotkovs and Rihards Ozoliņš for 1.95m NOK and 2.3M NOK (£169,845 and £200,330). This was a great shame but we had no choice as the board approved it. Luckily I think will we pretty well set up to replace this players. The biggest lose was Mootez Zaddem who was bought for this release clause. This was not ideal but Wilfried Traoré will hopefully bring the goals/assist from the midfield.

Season 5 Transfers Ins This season is the first season we were able to attract players from further than in Latvia. Although due to being in Latvia and it not being the most attractive league we were not able to get ahold all the players we wanted. First in Toluwalase Arokodare (ST) Nigerian striker who has 17 strength and 18 jumping reach perfect for our target man role coming in on a free from Valmiera FC. Mamuka Adeishvili Georgian (ST) another target man style player and probably are best striker. Sergejs Ivanovs (CB) young CB with bags of potential and one of the best young defenders in the league, however with low determination in stat and personality I don't think he'll make it. Jake O'Leary (CM) from Ireland bench player with some potential. Wilfried Traoré (CM) from the Ivory Coast a excellent attacking midfield can't really defend but I'm very excited about this attacking ability, and coming in for a record fee of 12M Nok (£1M) i still think it's a steal and he'll probally go for a profit in a year or 2. I use NOK as I am English but I live in Norway for anyone interested. Aleks Novak (ST) yes another target man from NK Maribor in Slovenian, came in at the half way point young player would will be in the B team and should get some first team minutes. Souleymane Kassi (DM) BWM will be starting in the DM position and like Wilfried Traoré comes from ASEC Mimosas. Lastly we got Éver Banega (CM) who once played for Valencia and Inter cam in on a armature contract won't play maybe games at 37 but will help some players growth.

Season 4 Youth Intake By far the best intake I have had so far, we got some players I actually think I'll be able to use and have in and around the squad. We only really have a few players who were from the youth team before the save started and only Artūrs Petrovs who came from the season 1 intake coming from our youth team on the save, so it will be nice to some more boys from the Metta football school at the club. Boriss Jagodinskis (GK) a excellent young goal keeper will become the back up keeper and play in the B/youth team. Gļebs Kalniņš (ST) a striker who maybe after a few seasons will be around the first team. Uģis Bondars (RB/CB) full back that like Gļebs will be in and around the first team in a few seasons. (photos are from a few seasons ahead)

Season 4 The Season Now we are starting to show we are the dominate force in Latvia with another league title, however the season was not as successful as last season. A lower points total, goals scored, higher goals conceded and losing in the Cup semi final, but I do believe the team is strong and we were only just off in all this departments from last season. A possible reason for conceding more goals could of been the season long injury to Iļja Korotkovs (CB) which was very frustrating however we did have Icelanic international Axel Óskar Andrésson (CB) to step in and young Maris Ivanovs (CB) brought last season would also get game time. The tactic stay the same this season as the generic gegenpress 5-3-2. The European campaign I was pretty proud of , well not the first game losing to Football Club København (Denmark) over 2 legs 2-1 dropping out of the Champions league at the first hurdle and going into the Europa league second qualifying round. In the 2nd round we were against Ħamrun Spartans FC (Malta), wining a whopping 13-0 over the 2 legs, next we had Lincoln Red Imps FC (Gibraltar) only winning 4-1 over the 2 legs, in the last round before the group stages came a team we had in the group stages last season Legia Warszawa (Poland), this time we would get the better of them winning both games, 7-3 over the 2 games. In the group we were given a very tough set of teams, Rubin Kazan (Russia), R Standard de Liège (Belgium) and Napoli (Italy). We gave a very good account of ourselves drawing with Rubin twice and getting a famous draw with Napoli and the games we lost the worse defeat was only 2-0 so I was very proud of what we achieved as a team. Hopefully we can keep pushing on as a team and better this in the next seasons.

Player Development So Metta have great facilities to develop are younger players and I am always getting in the best coaches I can get and upgrading the facilities when I can. As I keep playing on and getting further away from where I am on the blog, I will show Andris Džeriņš progress at the club as it is everything you could every want. I want to show it before I spoiler lose the player to the MLS.

Season 4 Transfers Another good window, I managed to sort out some key positions, bringing in a actual LB and one of the best midfielders in the league. So first in was Ingars Stuglis (CM) a very good and experinced a this level CM, next was Mootez Zaddem (CM) a Tunisian midfielder we got on a pre contract who was rated in the media dream 11. Darius Kublickas (CK a Lithuanian backup keeper. Marquinhos Pedroso (LB/LWB) as we needed a LB/LWB I decided to spend some of are money on the best LB in the league. Andrejs Kozlovs (DM/RB) youth player for the future. Andris Džeriņš (ST) youth team striker with a lot of potential. Reinis Litvinskis (CB), youth team defender we hope to develop. Lastly Miguel Ángel Ponce and Hedgardo Marín two Mexicans we got through our Mexician scout both will be used to mentor some of our players till the end of the season. On the outs we just had a load of players from the B team who I was no longer using.

Season 3 Youth Intake No players of note in this intake only player that looks like they will develop is Marks Tarasovs (CB) and a random Columbian CB, LB, LWB who is terrible but will get game time as he is left footed and can play on the left side of a 3 at the back.

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Season 3 The Season Another title winning season here at Metta, with players like Valerijs Lizunovs and Adam Markhiev really leveling up the team. The overall squad improved a lot too, we always had players to rotate in and bring onto the bench/squad if injuries happened. The issue I had with all the players for the youth team/B team was most wanted amateur contracts and weren't improving as they were not on full time contracts so a thing I looked to do over the next season is get rid of the ones I don't need and get the one's I see with potential on full time contracts. Are success wasn't just on the pitch, but also off of it, with the average attendance now rising to 1,193. In the cups we were actually successful in the Latvian cup for the first time, beating RFS, FK Smiltene/BJSS, Valmiera FC and then a 1-o win against FK Liepāja in the final. The european champion was also a success, AMO Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) were beaten in the Champions league first qualifying round, Ferencvárosi Torna Club (Hungarian) in the 2nd, HJK (Finland), in the 3rd, before losing to Serbian team FK Partizan Beograd in the 4th. Putting us into the group stage of the Europa League. Where we drew PSV (Netherlands), Legia (Poland) and SK Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia). We finished bottom of the group with 4 points a win over SK Slovan Bratislava and a draw with Legia. Plans for next season are to continue improving the team and looking out any gems we can find, while developing the younger players we have here.