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Zeph Calder’s Spanish Adventure Club Deportivo La Virgen del Camino Segunda División RFEF 1 2024/25 End of Season Update Overview Predicted: 9th Actual: 8th Copa del Rey: Second Round vs Málaga The Manager: Jono Capewell - History Finances: (€237k) [110th Esp (^9)] Season Tickets: 235 (^31) The Squad: First XI, B Team, Under 19s Transfers: Part I, & II Competitions Update Segunda División RFEF 4 Table | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 Another great start to the season as we went unbeaten through our first 7 games, but then we didn't win for the next six and never recovered from there, it took the whole season to get the team settled again and have us make it into the top half, we got within 4pts of the playoffs, but were never really in that fight. A final day thrashing of one of the playoff teams was a definite delight though. As was the early season 6-1 win over Salamanca where Hernandez announced himself and managed to score 4 goals in a single game, he managed to get another hattrick at the end of the seson as well. Our biggest issue this season was the attack midfield, our wingers,, and our attack mid were just not consistent, and I kept having to rotate them to get any form at all out of them. None of this will be helped by us losing 3 players in the offseason who never wanted to re-sign with us at all. Copa del Rey First Round SD Borja 0:3 CD La Virgen Hernandez (49,80), Martinez (83p) When we drew a team below us in the leagues, I actually expected to lose, and absolutely embarrass ourselves. Going into the dressing room at 0:0 I was absolutely concerned of a goal on the break, turns out I had nothing to worry about as Hernandez scored just after the half and then him and Martinez managed to finish the deal off with 7 mins to go. Second Round CD La Virgen 0:4 Málaga CF I really never expected to have a chance against Malaga, and it showed out in the game as we were never even close to being in tihs one. Club History Club Deportivo La Virgen del Camino League Cups Europe Year Division Odds Pos Copa del Rey Comp Finish Season Ticket Achievements 2023/24 Segunda División RFEF G1 16th 4th 2nd Round N/A N/A 204 Promotion Playoffs 2024/25 Segunda División RFEF G1 9th 8th 2nd Round N/A N/A 235 (^31) - Players Update First Team | B Team | Under 19s | Statistics | Shirt Sales Transfers Transfers 1 | Transfers 2 Transfers In Date Player Pos From Fee 01.06.24 Kennedy Akumagoa DC Free €0 01.06.24 Pablo Galnares GK Free €0 04.06.24 Alejandro Zekri DR Free €0 05.06.24 Álvaro Martin DL Free €0 09.06.24 Pau Martinez AMR Free €0 12.06.24 Niko Kata AMC Free €0 29.06.24 Borja DC Free €0 01.07.24 Diego Tejerina DR CD Tropezón €0 03.07.24 Abel Peña AML Free €0 28.07.24 Raúl Asencio DC Free €0 30.07.24 Castri AMRL free €0 30.08.24 Juanma Hernández ST Free €0 17.11.24 Santi Figueroa DR Free €0 25.12.24 Matías Cabral AMC Free €0 04.01.25 Pablo Brea GK Free €0 06.01.25 Enol Coto DR Free €0 06.01.25 Ruby MC Free €0 31.01.25 Endika Iregoyen DL Free €0 21.02.25 Javi Vilar MC Free €0 26.02.25 Álex Daza GK Free €0 A few less transfers this season, the last two (Vilar & Daza) will be for next season as couldn't register them, wanted to sign them starting July, but they wouldn't accept that as they had no current team. First thing to note here is the consistent failure to get a good right back, I wanted to improve this position sooo much after last season and nope, went nowhere, in fact we may be worse than we were the year before at this position. Zekri was pretty bad, but I managed to sell him in 6 months for a very nice profit. Tejerina actually looked the best of the options we brought in, we'll see if he sticks or if someone else takes the spot. Next is the GK signings, I am not sure why I kept trying to sign guys here, Huélamo was fine last year, but I kept getting guys who looked good, and then I signed them, mistakes really. I think the team would've been better with him in all season. Daza on the other hand is going to be excellent as our starter for next season. As I mentioned earlier in the summary, Attacking midfield was a real issue. Martinez, Kata, Pena, Castri, Cabral all came in, but none really showed out as stars, I am still looking for more signings for these spots as well. My only signed replacement so far is only a young back-up. I may end up moving the team around just to get some consistency of ball to my striker. My centre back signings on the other hand were excellent, All of them capable of good games and will stick around another season. Transfers Out Date Player Pos To Fee 14.07.24 Francisco Rolle AMRL Guijuelo €7,500 09.11.24 Alejandro Zekri DR Diocesano €25,000 15.01.25 Xiker Arana AMC Somozas €2,500 Made a little money on players who were not good enough. Zekri lasted 5 months and 5 days. The Squad Note: Player images are in the tables, just click their names Goalkeepers Pablo Huélamo (GK) [ESP - 21] Gms Conc Cln PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 6 (0) 1 5 1 0/0 7.5 Career 43 (0) 49 17 4 0/0 7.10 Pablo Brea (GK) [ESP - 23] Gms Conc Cln PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 18 (0) 20 5 0 0/0 6.88 Career 18 (0) 20 5 0 0/0 6.88 Pablo Díez (GK) [ESP - 23] Gms Conc Cln PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 12 (0) 14 4 1 0/0 6.99 Career 12 (0) 14 4 1 0/0 6.99 Álex Daza (22), Álavaro (15) Just trust your guys, I kept trying to improve and actually made things worse as no one was consistent enough, and no one was actually better than our previous seasons starter. Is Daza just the same mistake all over again? Fullbacks Diego Tejerina (DR) [ESP - 21] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 18 (11) 0 2 0 1/0 6.96 Career 18 (11) 0 2 0 1/0 6.96 Mikel Córdoba (DL) [ESP - 21] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 35 (0) 1 5 0 5/1 6.81 Career 71 (0) 4 7 1 11/1 6.93 Enol Coto (DR) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 12 (4) 0 0 0 4/0 6.63 Career 12 (4) 0 0 0 4/0 6.63 Santi Figueroa (DR) [ESP - 25] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 6 (0) 0 0 0 1/0 6.83 Career 6 (0) 0 0 0 1/0 6.83 Jorge Sanchez Rodriguez (DRL-17) I don't really know what to do at right back, and to make it worse Cordoba is leaving at the end of the season as well, would never even talk about a new contract. I have a pair of replacements coming in, but I am not certain about them either. I am going to possibly give Tejerina a chance to make the role his own early next season. Cordoba had a pretty good season in my books, he got up and down the sideline more like I expected, the change to "Inverted Wing-Back" really helped him to do what I expected. Centre Backs Ferney Mosquera (DC) [COL - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 4 (12) 0 0 0 3/0 7.05 Career 40 (12) 0 1 0 11/0 7.07 Alin Stefan Anton (DC) [ESP - 20] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 0 (8) 0 0 0 0/0 7.2 Career 9 (30) 1 2 0 3/1 6.89 Raúl Asencio (DC) [ESP - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 36 (0) 2 0 2 2/0 7.09 Career 36 (0) 2 0 2 2/0 7.09 Kennedy Akumagoa (DC) [ESP - 21] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 32 (2) 0 0 1 10/0 6.87 Career 32 (2) 0 0 1 10/0 6.87 Borja (DC) [ESP - 19] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 Career Gabriel Benítez (16) This is a spot we definitely improved, with Asencio & Akumagoa being awesome for the team at the back, and Mosquera as a very solid back-up, Borja was signed to be ther other back-up, but was slightly worse than Anton, so he went to the B team for a season, excellent development over there has really made him look competitive for a spot for next season. Mosquera will stay as the main back-up, but I may have to move them around in the 2 DCs this season as there are 4 pretty good players who could all start. No need to look for a new central defender for sure. Midfielders Francisco (MC) [ESP - 20] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 36 (0) 3 5 1 5/0 6.93 Career 68 (0) 12 6 2 7/0 7.06 Anatz Elizondo (MC) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 19 (13) 2 3 1 1/0 6.99 Career 19 (13) 2 3 1 1/0 6.99 Mario Ordoñez (MC) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 0 (7) 0 1 0 1/0 7 Career 25 (15) 3 6 2 1/0 7.20625 Ruby (MC) [ESP - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 17 (1) 2 2 0 0/0 6.92 Career 17 (1) 2 2 0 0/0 6.92 Javi Vilar (ESP-22) I did make some good signings here, adding Elizondo near the end of last season, and Ruby in January this season, they were both very good supporting Francisco in the middle, while Ordonez managed a good result coming off the bench as well. With Francisco unwilling to sign a new contract I did look for replacement for his role, and Vilar has joined and will be straight into the starting line-up in 2025/26, I think it will be him and Ruby leading the line, while Elizondo will be the Sub 1. I do want to see a few more goals from this group in the next season but I would also take them actually being able to safely get the ball to the lines in front of them Wingers Artai Miraz (AMRLC) [ESP - 27] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 14 (7) 3 2 0 1/0 6.73 Career 51 (7) 15 8 2 4/0 6.89 David Iglesias (AMRL/ST) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 8 (6) 2 2 1 0/0 6.95 Career 8 (6) 2 2 1 0/0 6.95 Castri (AMRL) [ESP - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 28 (1) 1 2 0 1/0 6.74 Career 28 (1) 1 2 0 1/0 6.74 Pau Martinez (AMR/ST) [ESP - 26] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 22 (4) 9 2 3 2/0 7.00 Career 22 (4) 9 2 3 2/0 7.00 Abel Peña (AMRL) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 0 (2) 0 0 0 0/0 6.80 Career 0 (2) 0 0 0 0/0 6.80 Rachid Rami (15), Pau Martinez was probably our best winger this season, he got majority of his goals from set pieces (Takes Penalties, Free kicks & corners), but he also was always involved. I don't know what to do with the rest of them, but lean Iglesias actually being better than the others to play on the left as well. Miraz will be leaving at the end of the season, and I didn't fight to keep him at all. Attacking Mids Niko Kata (AMC/ST) [EQG - 32] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 31 (3) 2 6 3 2/0 6.94 Career 31 (3) 2 6 3 2/0 6.94 Matías Cabral (AMC/MC) [ARG - 25] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 5 (4) 0 1 0 2/0 6.59 Career 5 (4) 0 1 0 2/0 6.59 Sergio Burgos (15) What the hell is my issue here? I can't sign a player who is as good as my other starters, and none of the ones I do sign manage to step up, Kata was good, but he really started to fall over as he declined near the end of the season. Strikers Juanma Hernández (ST) [ESP - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 36 (0) 23 4 6 3/0 7.13 Career 36 (0) 23 4 6 3/0 7.13 Andreu Drets (19), Pablo (17), Reuben Morales (16) I made a huge upgrade at striker and it showed, when the ball got to him, Hernandez was absolute fire, two hattricks on the season, he managed 4 goals in a game, and he really led the way, I have a trio of youngsters who I am hoping will step up for next year and be a serviceable back-up in case of injury. Records & Awards Update Records | Awards | Best XI | Overall XI Club Awards Night Fan's Player of the Year: Juanma Hernández Young Player of the Season: Juanma Hernández Signing of the Season: Juanma Hernández Goal of the Season: Pau Martinez Season Records Most Goals: Juanma Hernández [23] Most PoM: Juanma Hernández [6] Career Records Most League Goals: Juanma Hernández [21] Player Records Oldest: Niko Kata [32yrs 123d] Oldest Goalscorer: Niko Kata [31yrs 314d] Match Sequence Records Unbeaten Streak: 13 (07.04.24 - 06.10.24) Clean Sheet Streak: 4 (15.09.24 - 06.10.24) Match Records Most Goals: Juanma Hernández [4] vs Salamanca Club de Fútbol UDS (11.09.24) Biggest Win: 6-1 vs Salamanca Club de Fútbol UDS (11.09.24) Biggest Loss: 0-4 vs Málaga Club de Fútbol (14.01.25)

@Thebaker Nice end to the season there to avoid relegation, goal #1 in season 1, and I like Taha, hopefully he can develop 1 away fan lol, that's terrible, are you like 3000 miles from the opposition?

Nice work on the promotion @DazRTaylor, love seeing the huge increase in goals as well. Hopefully promotion helps the balance book, I remember last year I was losing money massively in the lower leagues, so much that after 2nd season the team cut my wage budget in half, managed to go up which saved me. I am impressed with Orsini, and hope he can make the step up for you, asa real goal scorer is really necessary

Love it, and a beautiful logo as well.

@DazRTaylor A solid first season there, getting mid table is good for any first season, I am usually happy if I avoid the relegations spots, then build slowly.

Thanks Baker, What I do in my offseasons, but in particular in the first one is to try and get every player who is free and has an interest in joining us to come on a trial (I try to do 4 weeks, for reasons I'll explain) I start with my weakest position and bring in 30 players at a time, once they are in the team I get an estimate of how good they are, if there are more than 30 for a position I keep the best 5 or so, plus anyone 21 & under who has potential, and bring the rest in. Once I have seen all of the ones that I can at that position I keep the best 5, and the youngsters. I put an offer to the best player on trial (Never more than Reg Starter, less if I can), and usually the best youngster (as a back-up) I then start on the next position. Now the reason for the 4 week trials comes in here, if a player rejects then I have the next best still available on trial and can instantly switch to them. I work my way through the squad from weakest position to strongest, this way I can at least get an idea of how players are doing Oh and I also check the starting staff, and whoever has the highest "Current Ability" scouting I set to be the one giving the coach reports (This way I get the best possible look at the players) It takes a fair amount of effort, but it does mean I get the players who are interested and the best ability in without having too many complaints about play time (I dealt with 3 through this season - mostly cases where the back-up beat out the starter) I have more in future seasons, but I generally talk to player and offer loan move, as generally if they are complaiing I am not using them, so a loan will work, and having depth helps. (Also the B team salary doesn't count to your wages, so you can actually put them there if they don't complain) I really enjoy lower league spain, lots of good youngsters, and some good games

ust got the known Scouts bug. If your scouting budget hits zero your number of allowed Scouts drops to 0, a real pain if you want to sign new ones. Just in case anyone else sees it there is definitely a report, and acknowledge, should reset at end of season turnover (Will update here if mine resets)

Zeph Calder’s Spanish Adventure Club Deportivo La Virgen del Camino Segunda División RFEF 1 2023/24 End of Season Update Overview Predicted: 16th Actual: 4th Copa del Rey: Second Round vs Espanyol The Manager: Jono Capewell - History Finances: (€105k) [119th Esp] Season Tickets: 204 (NC) The Squad: First XI, B Team, Under 19s Transfers: Part I, & II Competitions Update Segunda División RFEF 4 Table | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 This was a crazy season, we started with the 5-0 win away from home against a team who ended up finishing 7th in the league, in just two weeks time we had another 5-0 win as we beat UM Escobedo in a great result. We went on to go unbeaten through our first 11 games, winning 9 of them, and taking the top spot in the league. Then it started to stumble, as from November to March we never won two games in a row, at one point it looked like we might miss the playoffs even with our great start. It took going unbeaten in April & May for us to actually make the playoffs. We were in very good form, and only 2 goals from the record scored in the league history, in the final game we faced a team heading to the relegation playoffs, was certain we could break the record, in the end it wasn't to be as we fought out a 0-0 draw, and head to the Playoffs Segunda Division Playoff Semi Final CD La Virgen 3:3 RSD Alcalá Francisco (62), Arana (70), Jorge (107) This was a bit of a crazy game, we went down by 2 early on, but in the second half had a pair of great goals that gave us a chance and sent the game to Extra time, where they scored in the first half, and we scored in the second, but we had to keep attacking as the playoff rules in Spain are that the higher ranked team goes through if tied after Extra Time. So we missed the Final on this fact. A good game and in the end I was proud of the season in the end, Copa del Rey First Round CD La Virgen e2:1 CF Fuenlabrada Jorge (65), Arana (93) A team two divisions above us, I didn't expect us to even compete, but when we kept it tight all game long and went to Extra time, I decided to push, and it worked out as we won with te Arana goal in the 93rd minute. Second Round CD La Virgen 2:3 RCD Espanyol Rodriguez (45+2), Miraz (59) This game was complete the opposite, but actually what I expected, they were in Liga 2 this season, but in the end they were completely dominant, they lead 3-0 as we came towards the break, we managed to sneak a single goal back before the half from a corner, and a second after the break, it mean we had a bit of a shot to tie it up late, but were never really competitive in this one. Club History Club Deportivo La Virgen del Camino League Cups Europe Year Division Odds Pos Copa del Rey Comp Finish Season Ticket Achievements 2023/24 Segunda División RFEF G1 16th 4th 2nd Round N/A N/A 204 Promotion Playoffs Players Update First Team | B Team | Under 19s | Statistics | Shirt Sales Transfers Transfers 1 | Transfers 2 I am not going to add the massive lists here, the majority are in my Preseason post, so you can look there. I will add that since then I added two more important players for the next season's squad, and one possible youth star (We'll see) Transfers In Date Player Pos From Fee 24.01.24 Rafa Coll DRLC Manzanares €0 18.02.24 David Iglesias AMRL/ST Free €0 03.03.24 Anatz Elezondo MC Free €0 Rafa Coll is good across the back, and looks to have great potential, so looking forward to seeing him develop and maybe get some game time. David Iglesias is our replacement for the Right Wing, Matos had some real performance issues, so gone for an upgrade who also has skills in other spots as well. Anatz Elezondo was an improvement for the midfield as well, again just trying to upgrade some weaknesses. The Squad Note: Player images are in the tables, just click their names Goalkeepers Pablo Huélamo (GK) [ESP - 20] Gms Conc Cln PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 37 (0) 48 12 3 0/0 7.04 Career 37 (0) 48 12 3 0/0 7.04 José Ortega (22), Jorge Méndez (16) Huélamo managed to concede just over 1 goal per game, and get a clean sheet in every 3rd game, the youngsters never got a chance to play for us. In the offseason I might need to look for a better back-up as this is really not our strongest position, but getting a good back-up who is happy with a small contract where they only get paid if they play is hard. Mendez has a lot of potential, but getting there without game time will be a pain. Fullbacks Yago Rodríguez (DR) [ESP - 26] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 35 (0) 10 5 2 5/0 7.22 Career 35 (0) 10 5 2 5/0 7.22 Mikel Córdoba (DL) [ESP - 20] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 36 (0) 3 2 1 6/0 7.05 Career 36 (0) 3 2 1 6/0 7.05 Iván Nieto (DL) [ESP - 19] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 1 (16) 0 1 0 0/0 6.83 Career 1 (16) 0 1 0 0/0 6.83 Jorge Sánchez Rodríguez (DRL) [ESP - 16] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 2 (12) 0 0 0 2/0 6.76 Career 2 (12) 0 0 0 2/0 6.76 Rafa Coll (16) You can see almost straight away why I need to improve this spot. Actually the goals by Yago who as been playing near post at corners really make this looks a bit silly. Right back is the one position I want to improve more than anything else, I have signed a new back-up, and we have Rafa Coll who can play right across the back. Rodriguez was really only good at scoring, he struggled the rest of the game, and was meant to be our defensive full back. Cordoba was meant to get forward more often, but didn't actually provide the crossing I was looking for either, he is likely to stick around as I cannot find many players better than him for the slot right now. Both of them were also very tired during games, mean we had subs in every single game throughout the season. Neither of the replacements really showed out, but they are both at least young. Rafa Coll is my "Next big thing" let's see if he could actually develop. Centre Backs Ferney Mosquera (DC) [COL - 21] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 36 (0) 0 1 0 8/0 7.08 Career 36 (0) 0 1 0 8/0 7.08 Luis Prados (DC) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 29 (7) 0 9 4 6/0 7.27 Career 29 (7) 0 9 4 6/0 7.27 Alin Stefan Anton (DC) [ESP - 20] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 9 (22) 1 2 0 3/1 6.81 Career 9 (22) 1 2 0 3/1 6.81 Dani Estramil (DC) [ESP - 20] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 0 (3) 0 0 0 1/0 6.8 Career 0 (3) 0 0 0 1/0 6.8 Ángel Escrich (17), Gabriel Benítez (16) Mosquera was very clearly the best player in our centre, Prados seems to have got much better average rating, but I suspect that relates to Rodriguez's goals, as Prados was the corner taker. Anton looked solid when he played, and then with suspensions I gave some games to Estramil at the end of the season, I think he is a good possible replacement. Probably the position I need to improve the most, but I do have a pair of youth players who could step in as well. Midfielders Francisco (MC) [ESP - 20] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 32 (0) 9 1 1 2/0 7.22 Career 32 (0) 9 1 1 2/0 7.22 Mario Ordoñez (MC) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 25 (8) 3 5 2 0/0 7.25 Career 25 (8) 3 5 2 0/0 7.25 Jorge Suárez (MC/AMC) [ESP - 28] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 17 (11) 2 8 3 0/0 7.15 Career 17 (11) 2 8 3 0/0 7.15 Iago Barreiro (21) We really need some depth here, Francisco is a star, and I have signed Elizondo to be the second central player for the new season. Ordoñez was a solid fill in, but he will be the back-up in the new season, hopefully I can find someone better than Barreiro for the next season to help out here. Suarez was solid, but nothing better, but he was clearly getting worse as he continued through the season. Wingers Artai Miraz (AMRLC) [ESP - 27] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 37 (0) 12 6 2 3/0 6.98 Career 37 (0) 12 6 2 3/0 6.98 Álex Matos (AMR) [ESP - 31] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 32 (3) 6 2 3 1/0 6.99 Career 32 (3) 6 2 3 1/0 6.99 Francisco Rolle (AMRL) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 0 (6) 0 0 0 0/0 6.87 Career 0 (6) 0 0 0 0/0 6.87 Rachid Rami (15), Pablo (16) Miraz was very good on the left, but Matos was better at the start of the season, and then he started to fall off the scale he needed to be. I have already signed a replacement for Right wing, but expect more moves here as well. Double digit goals for Miraz mostly came as he cut inside and had the ball fed to him. The youngsters Rami & Pablo could be great if I could get them to develop, but that is something I have trouble with in the lower leagues. Attacking Mids Quique (AMRC) [ESP - 27] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 21 (2) 4 3 1 3/0 7.00 Career 21 (2) 4 3 1 3/0 7.00 Xiker Arana (MC/AMC) [ESP - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 21 (2) 3 3 1 1/0 6.72 Career 21 (2) 3 3 1 1/0 6.72 Rubén Morales (15) I started the season with Quique in the role, he fell off midseason and I tried Arana, he was good in spurt, but really inconsistent I need to build a better attacking mid for this to work. Morales looks like a great prospect, if I could develop him then it will work. Strikers Jorge (ST) [ESP - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 37 (0) 18 6 2 0/0 6.89 Career 37 (0) 18 6 2 0/0 6.89 Andreu Drets (18) Well only need one striker when he scores every second game, we struggled to find a sub for him, but Drets ended up being the best, I think he might stay as the back-up next season as well. Records & Awards Update Records | Awards | Best XI | Overall XI Club Awards Night Fan's Player of the Year: Luis Prados Young Player of the Season: Mario Ordoñez Signing of the Season: Pablo Huélamo Goal of the Season: Francisco Season Records Most Goals: Jorge [18] Most Assists: Luis Prados [9] Most Clean Sheets: Pablo Huélamo [12] Most PoM: Luis Prados [3] Career Records Most League Appearances: Álex Matos [178] Most League Goals: Álex Matos [16] Player Records Youngest: Jorge Sánchez Rodríguez [16yrs 148d] Oldest: Álex Matos [31yrs 178d] Youngest Goalscorer: Francisco [19yrs 207d] Oldest Goalscorer: Álex Matos [31yrs 129d] Match Sequence Records Wins in a Row: 5 (15.10.23 - 12.11.23) Unbeaten Streak: 11 (10.09.23 - 12.11.23) Losing Streak: 3 (17.03.24 - 31.03.24) Goalscoring Streak: 13 (10.09.23 - 26.11.23) Match Records Most Goals: Yaya Rodriguez [3] vs Unión Montañesa Escobedo (24.09.23) Biggest Win: 5-0 vs Club Deportivo Arenteiro (10.09.23) Biggest Loss: 1-4 vs Real Santander "B" (11.02.24) Highest Scoring: 5-4 vs Unión Popular de Langreo (05.05.24)

I am also amused that my Chief Scout is continuing to start a search for a DM, even though my formation I have used in every game does not use a DM

I don't normally do match reports, but going into our first game, the board and fans were both expecting a loss, as we went away to Club Deportivo Arenteiro. I still sent them out to attack thinking we'll grab on the break and hopefully hold them off a bit, early on the game was pretty balanced, but between the 12th & 21st minutes we just ran rampant to take a three goal lead, and in the second half were dominant enough to grab two more. After this I really do not know what to think about our expectations through the season. Date Comp Opposition H/A Us Opp Result Goalscorers Att. 10.09.23 SdR Club Deportivo Arenteiro A 5 0 W Jorge (12,21), Quique (20), Matos (61), Miraz (84) 393 Oh and this meant that I grabbed this achievement in my first competitive match in Football Manager 23

Nice. Well glad it works out

And I just realised after making "Holiday Lady" this season, it then defaults to female, so my manager is female, not what I meant to do. haha

@Rainbowz I really like Menendez as a signing, look forward to seeing him start to lead the line (In whichever role he ends up), an interesting tactic, do teams try to take you down your right a lot? good Luck in this season.

Zeph Calder’s Spanish Adventure Club Deportivo La Virgen del Camino Segunda División RFEF 3 Preseason September 2023 Friendlies | Squad | Transfers 2 | Finances | Dynamics | Dev Centre Overview Here we go and we get down to business, week one saw us invite in every single player we could for a 'trial' really this was just to see who are the best players and decide on who to sign to the actual team. The focus in season one as always is just sign at least two players for each position and see how we go. Friendlies In the friendlies it was mostly lower level teams to test out against, I played a single game against a team in our division, and started the back-ups who ended up winning a convincing 3-0. Transfers Transfers In Date Player Pos From Fee 14.07.23 José Ortega GK Free €0 15.07.23 Alin Stefan Anton DC Free €0 15.07.23 Xiker Arana AMC Free €0 15.07.23 Dani Vidal MC Free €0 15.07.23 David Nespereira MC Free €0 15.07.23 Iván Nieto DL Free €0 16.07.23 Jorge ST Free €0 16.07.23 Juan Manuel DL Free €0 17.07.23 Imanol Madariaga DR Free €0 17.07.23 Pablo Huélamo GK Free €0 22.07.23 Yago Rodríguez DR Free €0 24.07.23 Javi AMR Barakaldo €7,000 24.07.23 Alan Carballar ST Free €0 25.07.23 Xian González DC Free €0 25.07.23 Ferney Mosquera DC Free €0 25.07.23 Dani Estramil DC Free €0 26.07.23 Jagoba Beitia MC Urduliz €0 27.07.23 Rafa DC Free €0 27.07.23 Francisco Rolle AMRL Free €0 27.07.23 Luis Prados DRC Free €0 31.07.23 Iago Barreiro MC Free €0 31.07.23 Javier AMC Free €0 01.08.23 Jorge Sánchez Rodriguez DRL Mora €0 04.08.23 Artai Miraz AMRL Free €0 08.08.23 Asier Torres AML Amaya €0 09.08.23 Quique AMC Free €0 11.08.23 Mikel Córdoba DL Free €0 15.08.23 Alejandro Cendón ST Bembibre €0 19.08.23 Mario Ordoñez MC Free €0 24.08.23 Ángel Escrich DC Free €0 24.08.23 Andreu Drets ST Free €0 25.08.23 Francisco MC Free €0 27.08.23 Carlos Lekue DL/AML Urduliz €0 Only the ones coming in are important right? We had five players leave, they were 4 strikers who had all been transferlisted by previous manager and were annoyed about it. It took us a while, but in the end we found our team Superstar. Francisco should be able to take the league by storm in the midfield, and if he can feed it forward we'll have some fun as well. Starting Line-up We're going with a 4-2-3-1 with both wingers cutting inside, it's going to be an interesting one but will make adjustments as needed. Álex Matos was already at the club and will start on the right wing, while Jorge Suárez will start in the middle, everyone else is a new signing to the team. Most of the players should be good enough for this level, but I can see us leaning on the spine with Jorge, Quique, Francisco & Suarez looking to combine to get the goals. I could see us leaking a few, so early on just scoring more is how we will try to win. My Expectations Avoid Relegation, anything else is a complete bonus.

@rlipscombe Look forward to seeing who you choose.

Zeph Calder’s Spanish Adventure Club Deportivo La Virgen del Camino New Beginnings Manager | Squad | League History | Club Info My New Club Well I did originally say I was looking for a particular club, they didn't manage to come up over 34 reloads, so this is what it will be. I am taking on the Green Goblins ("los duendes verdes") of Club Deportivo La Virgen del Camino, a reasonably new club founded in 1998, they are based in La Virgen del Camino, which is named after a sighting of "La Virgen" (Yes the literal Virgin Mary), near Leon. The manager I am taking over for was Roberto Carlos (No not that one). The club is pretty small, but I look forward to leading them to La Liga and further over many years. Now it is time to spend a week just doing the preseason and organising a club that will do what I need to survive relegation.

@rlipscombe - For Spain. Reset is 10th July (As always) BUT you have to save at 11th of June, and reload from there to holiday the last month to get new teams.

I am BACK! Jumping in now to run holidays in Spain, there is one particular club I really want (We'll see how it goes) - I may have a game in Sweden before the end of this.

Jono Capewell’s Spanish Adventure Moralo Club Polideportivo Living up to the Predictions Segunda División RFEF 4 2024/25 End of Season Update Overview Predicted: 1st Actual: 1st Copa del Rey: Third Round vs Atlético de Madrid The Manager: Jono Capewell - History Finances: (€1.12M) [138th Esp] Season Tickets: 420 (NC) The Squad: First XI, B Team, Under 19s Transfers: Part I, & II Competitions Update Segunda División RFEF 4 Table | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 We started the season with a loss against Villanovense (2nd), we then went on a run of 18 straight games without a loss, which included a game against every team in the league. From six games in we were on top of the league, and we never looked back, we finished 17pts clear of 2nd place, and scored nearly 2 goals per game while conceding about half a goal per game. The results through the season were just excellent and we gained promotion with ease in the end. My first though was that we are good enough to get a top half finish immediately in the next league up. Copa del Rey First Round Moralo CP 3:0 Real Jaén CF Tobias Kraulich (10), Aaron Spetale (24), Ángel Troncho (30) We blew them away in the first half, the fact they play in the level above us was just irrelevant and we were able to dominate every part of the game. Second Round Moralo CP 2-0 Deportivo Alavés Walter Naranjo (10,45+1) Alavés are two levels above us in the league, and we managed to get ourselves two goals in the first half, following that I just sat back and let them come at us, and they never got close to breaking us down. Third Round Moralo CP 0:4 Atlético de Madrid No Goalscorers We drew At. Madrid in the third round, and I instantly knew it was over, there was never a chance that we would be able to turn it around following that draw. Mollejo scored all 4 of their goals and was all over us. Club History Moralo Club Polideportivo League Cups Europe Year Division Odds Pos Copa del Rey Comp Finish Season Ticket Achievements 2022/23 Segunda División RFEF G4 11th 7th 1st Round N/A N/A 420 2023/24 Segunda División RFEF G4 2nd 7th 1st Round N/A N/A 420 What a repeat 2024/25 Segunda División RFEF G4 1st 1st 3rd Round N/A N/A 420 Champions (Promoted) Around the Traps Spain Primera División RFEF Year LaLiga Primera LaLiga Segunda Group 1 Group 2 2022/23 FC Barcelona Real Zaragoza SAD Real Madrid B AD Alcorcón 2023/24 Real Sociedad Rayo Vallecano CD Mirandés Real RC Santander 2024/25 Real Madrid Getafe CF Burgos CF Real Madrid B Spain Segunda División RFEF Year Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 2022/23 Celta de Vigo B Sestao River Club FC Andorra Sevilla FC B CF Intercity 2023/24 Atlético de Madrid B Real Unión Club Unionistas de Salamanca CF AD Ceuta FC Marbella FC 2024/25 CD Covadonga Náxara CD Real Zaragoza B Moralo Club Polideportivo Villarrubia CF Spain Year Copa del Rey Supercopa de España 2022/23 Real Madrid Atlético de Madrid 2023/24 Atlético de Madrid Real Madrid 2024/25 Real Madrid Atlético de Madrid International Club Competitions Year UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup 2022/23 Chelsea FC AC Milan Bayer 04 Leverkusen Liverpool -- 2023/24 Chelsea FC FC Shakhtar Donetsk Arsenal FC Chelsea FC -- 2024/25 Manchester City Villarreal CF Barcelona FC FC Shakhtar Donetsk Manchester United International Competitions World Europe Africa Asia North America Oceania South America Year World Cup UEFA Championship UEFA Nations League AFC Cup of Nations Asian Cup Gold Cup NA Nations League OFC Nations Cup Copa America 2022/23 Italy -- -- Nigeria Saudi Arabia Mexico U.S.A. -- -- 2023/24 -- Germany Italy -- - - -- New Zealand Colombia 2024/25 -- -- -- DR Congo - Canada -- -- -- Players Update First Team | Under 19s | Statistics | Shirt Sales Transfers Transfers In Date Player Pos From Fee 30.05.24 Juan Pablo Mazza GK Free €0 31.05.24 Aaron Spetale ST Free €0 02.06.24 Pelayo Morilla AMLC Free €0 03.06.24 Walter Naranjo AMR Free €0 22.06.24 Franco Rodriguez DLC Free €0 04.07.24 Juan Pablo GK Free €0 11.07.24 Roque Atienze DR Free €0 19.07.24 César Zoilo DL Free €0 20.07.24 Jonathan Lancís DL Free €0 21.07.24 Paco Mesa DC Free €0 22.07.24 Agustín Heredia DM/MC Free €0 24.07.24 Ernesto Moreno AMRL Free €0 24.07.24 Mikel Clemente MC Free €0 24.07.24 Ibon Jiménez ST/AML Free €0 24.07.24 Fran AMR Free €0 25.07.24 Laureano Bonmati ST Free €0 26.07.24 Luca Pascual DRLC Free €0 28.07.24 Noel Gutiérrez DLC Free €0 29.07.24 Steven Vaca MC Free €0 05.08.24 Ricard Artero MC Free €0 02.11.24 Joserra DL Free €0 07.11.24 Luis Jakobi DM/MC Free €0 27.01.25 Germán Tejada MC Free €0 Transfers Out Date Player Pos To Fee 01.07.24 César Susmel MC Liniers €0 01.07.24 Alberto Segura DC Murica €0 01.07.24 Francisco Segura DM Intercity €0 01.07.24 Hugo Paniagua DL Merida €0 07.07.24 Benjamin Girth ST Herne €0 09.07.24 Ginaid Aruna ST Talavera €0 17.07.24 Franco Vignale AMRL Unionistas €0 06.01.25 Owen Blanco AML Talleres (RE) €3,000 07.01.25 Ángel Troncho MC/AML Leonesa €100,000 Loans In Date Player Pos From Fee 21/08/24 Damiá Ribas DR Mallorca €0 Loans Out Date Player Pos To Fee 09.07.24 Iago Domíguez GK Ceuta €5,750 09.07.24 Benjamín Trípodi AML Ceuta €0 17.07.24 Javier Espinosa AMRL Gernika €2,800 06.08.24 Roberta Barba D/AML Melilla €1,800 09.01.25 Jonathan Lancís DL Seneca €0 01.02.25 Juan Hermoso DC Colegiales €0 Improvements at Goalkeeper, Striker, and right winger to start the offseason saw us starting to build a team immediately. We also signed a new pair of midfielders, which were going to be needed when we sold Troncho halfway through the season due to getting a really good offer. We started making some sales, which might be the only way to try and balance the books over the next little while. First Team Note: Player images are in the tables, just click their names Goalkeepers Juan Pablo Mazza (GK) [ARG - 28] Gms Conc Cln PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 36(0) 19 21 0 0/0 7.15 Career 36(0) 19 21 0 0/0 7.15 Iago Domínguez (GK), Mauro Rabelo (GK), Diego López (GK) Juan Pablo Mazza joined the squad and was a real step up for us as he only conceded 19 goals in 36 games, with 21 total clean sheets. He played in every game, Dominguez went out on loan, while Rabelo was the leader for the B team. I have not extended Dominguez or Lopez, so I expect them to leave this offseason. Mazza should be good enough for the higher league. Fullbacks Damiá Ribas (DRC) [ESP - 19] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 30(0) 1 2 1 2/0 7.08 Career 30(0) 1 2 1 2/0 7.08 Joserra (DL) [ESP - 26] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 20(0) 0 0 0 2/0 6.82 Career 20(0) 0 0 0 2/0 6.82 Javier Alonso (DRC) [ESP - 25] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 3(22) 0 0 0 2/0 6.88 Career 6(32) 0 0 0 3/0 6.83 Franco Hanashiro (DL) [ARG - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 15(7) 0 1 0 3/0 7.01 Career 17(13) 0 1 0 3/0 6.83 Roque Atienza (DR) Ribas was a great loanee coming in from Mallorca, he was completely dominant on the right hand side, at the age of 19, I look forward to trying to keep him around on loan, and maybe sign him permanently in the future (#Spoiler). Hanashiro did start this season as the left back starter, but by midseason Joserra was the better player, both realistically need to be replaced before the new season, neither will make the step up. Javier Alonso continued as the best sub for another season, but his quality is dropping off and will also need to be replaced. Centre Backs Tomás Núñez (DC) [ARG - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 36(0) 0 0 1 2/0 7.34 Career 70(0) 2 0 5 7/0 7.33 Tobias Kraulich (DC/ST) [GER - 26] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 36(0) 10 0 4 3/0 7.44 Career 51(0) 10 0 4 8/0 7.31 No Depth worth mentioning The pairing of Núñez & Kraulich continued from last season, as they made their 50th appearance as a defensive pairing. They were even better this year as the pair of them stepped up across the pitch. Kraulich also took over with penalties and scored from corners as well. Midfielders Luis Jakobi (DM/MC) [GER - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 25(0) 1 3 2 3/0 7.22 Career 25(0) 1 3 2 3/0 7.22 Borja Calvo (DM) [ESP - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 20(4) 5 3 3 1/0 7.30 Career 52(4) 7 9 5 7/0 7.37 Ricard Artero (MC) [ESP - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 35(0) 2 11 2 2/0 7.10 Career 35(0) 2 11 2 2/0 7.10 Agustín Zanoni (MC) [ARG - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 2(21) 1 1 0 0/0 6.89 Career 28(30) 2 6 1 1/0 6.84 Germán Tejada (DM/MC) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 13(0) 3 4 0 1/0 7.29 Career 13(0) 3 4 0 1/0 7.29 Agustin Heredia (DM) [ESP - 18] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 0(11) 0 0 0 0/0 6.70 Career 0(11) 0 0 0 0/0 6.70 Steven Vaca (MC) Troncho was a great addition last season, he started the season in the team, but an offer of 100k saw him leave in midseason, his replacement was Tejada, who then got injured, leading to Calvo getting some starts further up the pitch than normal as well. Zanoni became our star sub, while Artero and Jakobi wre new signings who managed to do really well in the line-up and both agreed to two year contracts, they should be good enough for the next level as well. Wingers Pablo Jiménez (AMRL/ST) [ESP - 25] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 24(3) 6 5 3 1/1 7.12 Career 56(4) 18 8 6 4/1 6.95 Walter Naranjo (AMR) [ARG - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 36(0) 7 6 3 2/0 6.92 Career 36(0) 7 6 3 2/0 6.92 Ernesto Moreno (AMRL) [ESP - 18] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 6(13) 3 0 1 1/0 6.83 Career 6(13) 3 0 1 1/0 6.83 Jeremías Bertacín (AMRL) [ARG - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 1(22) 0 1 0 0/0 6.65 Career 1(22) 0 1 0 0/0 6.65 Javier Espinosa (AMRL), Pelayo Morilla (AML), Fran (AMR) Jiménez had another very good season on the left, while Naranjo was a great signing on the right, hopefully both of them will be playing for us again next season. In the mean time we have Moreno, Espinosa, Morilla, Fran and Bertacin all able to play on the wings coming in as well, any of them is a viable replacement, and they can only get better from here. Strikers Aaron Spetale (ST) [ARG - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2024/25 37(0) 29 8 14 0/0 7.57 Career 37(0) 29 8 14 0/0 7.57 Marquitos (ST), Laureano Bonmati (ST) Well I settled on a starter and stuck with them, 37 starts and 29 goals, what a season from Spetale, his scoring was a major part of how we got to the end of the season on top of the league. He is signed for two more seasons in this team, and I look forward to him breaking some records.Behind him we are a bit short on players, hopefully I can find a better back-up next season. Records & Awards Update Records | Awards | Best XI | Overall XI Club Awards Night Fans Player of the Season: Aaron Spetale Young Player of the Season: Aaron Spetale Goal of the Season: Artero (90) vs Montijo - Dribbled from his own helf, and then scored with an accurately placed shot from 19m Signing of the Season: Juan Pablo Mazza Best XI: Juan Pablo Mazza, Damiá Ribas, Tomás Núñez, Tobias Kraulich, Joserra, Luis Jakobi, Borja Calvo, Ricard Artero, Walter Naranjo, Pablo Jiménez, Aaron Spetale Overall XI: Sergio, Gato, Tomás Núñez, Alberto Segura, Hugo Paniagua, Borja Calvo, Ángel Troncho, César Susmel, Jaime Corchado, Buben, Aaron Spetal ======> Subs: Pablo Mazza, Kraulich, Jiménez, Lamadrid, Naranjo, Zanoni, Aruna Broken Records Match Records None this season Season Records Most Goals: Aaron Spetale (ST) - 29 Most League Goals: Aaron Spetale (ST) - 28 Most Assists: Ricard Artero (MC) - 11 Most Clean Sheets: Juan Pablo Mazza (GK) - 21 Highest Avg Rating: Aaron Spetale (ST) - 7.57 Career Records None this season Player Records Youngest Goalscorer: Ernesto Moreno - 18y 140d Match Sequence Records Winning Streak: 7 (11.09.24 - 20.10.24) Unbeaten Streak: 19 (11.09.24 - 12.01.25) Scoring Streak: 8 (08.09.24 - 20.10.24) Without Conceding: 5 (10.11.24 - 08.12.24) Match Records Highest Attendance: 3990 vs At.Madrid (CdR) Biggest Loss: 0-4 vs At. Madrid (H) The Future Update My Thoughts I managed to match my expectations, winning the league was exactly what I wanted, and we managed to get there with ease, now I need to try and get the team to be able to stay up. Ibelieve with the prediction having us winning this season that we should actually be looking at mid table or higher inthe league above, but it could be a rough one it depends how we get going. Boards Thoughts Want us to play:Possession Football, Defensively solid, and High Tempo. Work within wage budget, and Mid-table (Also repair the financial damage - I hope there is some money in this league) They didn’t change the wage budget for the new season (This doesn't make me feel good about the finances in the new season

Jono Capewell’s Spanish Adventure Moralo Club Polideportivo Two steps forward... Segunda División RFEF 4 2023/24 End of Season Update Overview Predicted: 2nd Actual: 7th Copa del Rey: First Round vs Real Betis Balompié The Manager: Jono Capewell - History Finances: (€2.96M) [130th Esp] Season Tickets: 420 (NC) The Squad: First XI, B Team, Under 19s Transfers: Part I, II & III Competitions Update Segunda División RFEF 4 Table | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 I was going to call it a season of two halves, but it was actually even worse than that we had just 5 losses in our first 26 games, and then suffered 5 losses in the final 8 games.We were in 5th and head for the playoffs, and then we went and just threw it all away, I was gutted at the end of it, we were much better than that ending. To show why it was soo gutting, out of the ten games against the teams in the playoffs, we only lost 2 all season. We should’ve been in there, and with the finances now struggling we need to get up next season or be in serious trouble. Copa del Rey First Round Moralo CP 1:2 Real Betis Balompié Ángel Troncho (49) This one was a game I thought we had absolutely NO chance of making it through. Meeting a team from the top level in the first round is just cruel, but we actually made a good showing here, as we managed to score, and only lose by a single goal. Club History Moralo Club Polideportivo League Cups Europe Year Division Odds Pos Copa del Rey Comp Finish Season Ticket Achievements 2022/23 Segunda División RFEF G4 11th 7th 1st Round N/A N/A 420 2023/24 Segunda División RFEF G4 2nd 7th 1st Round N/A N/A 420 What a repeat Around the Traps Spain Primera División RFEF Year LaLiga Primera LaLiga Segunda Group 1 Group 2 2022/23 FC Barcelona Real Zaragoza SAD Real Madrid B AD Alcorcón 2023/24 Real Sociedad Rayo Vallecano CD Mirandés Real RC Santander Spain Segunda División RFEF Year Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 2022/23 Celta de Vigo B Sestao River Club FC Andorra Sevilla FC B CF Intercity 2023/24 Atlético de Madrid B Real Unión Club Unionistas de Salamanca CF AD Ceuta FC Marbella FC Spain Year Copa del Rey Supercopa de España 2022/23 Real Madrid Atlético de Madrid 2023/24 Atlético de Madrid Real Madrid International Club Competitions Year UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup 2022/23 Chelsea FC AC Milan Bayer 04 Leverkusen Liverpool -- 2023/24 Chelsea FC FC Shakhtar Donetsk Arsenal FC Chelsea FC -- International Competitions World Europe Africa Asia North America Oceania South America Year World Cup UEFA Championship UEFA Nations League AFC Cup of Nations Asian Cup Gold Cup NA Nations League OFC Nations Cup Copa America 2022/23 Italy -- -- Nigeria Saudi Arabia Mexico U.S.A. -- -- 2023/24 -- Germany Italy -- - - -- New Zealand Colombia Players Update First Team | B Team | Under 19s | Statistics | Shirt Sales Transfers Transfers In Date Player Pos From Fee 15.08.23 Anxo Fernández ST Free €0 15.08.23 Darío Germil ST Free €0 16.08.23 Maximiliano Puig MC Free €0 16.08.23 Agustin Zanoni MC Free €0 19.08.23 Jeremías Bertacín AMRL Free €0 22.08.23 Enrique Domingo GK Free €0 22.08.23 Gabriel Barrera GK Free €0 22.08.23 Fatogoma Camara GK Free €0 22.08.23 Diego López GK Free €0 22.08.23 Abraham GK Free €0 22.08.23 Imanol Castillo DRLC Free €0 22.08.23 Toni Silva MC Free €0 22.08.23 Antolín DR Free €0 22.08.23 Roger GK Free €0 23.08.23 Marco Garmendia DRC Free €0 23.08.23 Domingo Martínez GK Free €0 23.08.23 Marcos Rubio DLC Free €0 23.08.23 Samuel Salido DR Free €0 23.08.23 Álvaro Galán DLC Free €0 23.08.23 Xisco DLC Free €0 23.08.23 Eneko Valencia GK Free €0 23.08.23 Jaume GK Free €0 23.08.23 Paco Carrión MC Free €0 25.08.23 Pablo Jiménez AML Free €0 26.08.23 Ángel Troncho MC/AML Free €0 30.08.23 Juan Ramón Ureña MC Free €0 31.08.23 Juan Marin MC Free €0 31.08.23 Javier Alonso DR Free €0 09.11.23 Jacob Thain ST Free €0 17.11.23 Abel Pascual DC Free €0 26.11.23 Carles Ortiz DM Free €0 05.12.23 Javier Espinosa AMRL Free €0 07.12.23 Benjamin Girth ST Free €0 08.12.23 Tobias Kraulich DC Free €0 04.01.24 Juan Hermoso DC Gimnasia (Mendoza) €0 04.01.24 Franco Hanashiro DL Colegiales €0 04.01.24 Franco Vignale AMRL Dep. Merlo €0 04.01.24 Unai Goikoetxea DM Jov. Promesas €0 Transfers Out Date Player Pos To Fee 12.07.23 Juanan DL Guadalajara €0 Loans Out Date Player Pos To Fee 15.01.24 Marcos Rubio DLC Flecha Negra €0 We made nearly 60 moves in this season, a LOT of it was just to populate our B Team, this happens for a couple of seasons, and then I realise that there is actually no purpose to this, as we cannot get staff for the team, so they get no training. They will never get promoted, and they are just stuck where they are with no one creating any friendlies for them either. The best transfers we brought in were Borja Calvo for the DM role, Tomás Núñez in the centre of defense and Ángel Troncho who took over in the midfield, those three together provided a great spine that was leading us towards promotion early on. First Team Note: Player images are in the tables, just click their names Goalkeepers Sergio (GK) [ESP - 23] Gms Conc Cln PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 32(0) 29 15 2 0/0 7.08 Career 66(0) 56 29 5 0/0 7.03 Iago Domínguez (GK), Mauro Rabelo (GK), Diego López (GK) Sergio was the leader here again, he conceded a few more goals, but he also managed to get an extra clean sheet, and is now the club leader for appearances, as one of a few players who have been around for multiple seasons, Rabelo played 3 games and conceded only a single goal, could actually be a competition here next season. López is a very young star with huge potential, could be a star in future if we don’t move up the leagues quickly Fullbacks Gato (DR) [ESP - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 34(0) 0 2 0 5/0 6.83 Career 34(0) 0 2 0 5/0 6.83 Javier Alonso (DRC) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 3(10) 0 0 0 1/0 6.72 Career 3(10) 0 0 0 1/0 6.72 Hugo Paniagua (DL) [ARG - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 30(2) 1 2 0 9/0 6.74 Career 30(2) 1 2 0 9/0 6.74 Franco Hanashiro (DL) [ARG - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 2(6) 0 0 0 0/0 6.33 Career 2(6) 0 0 0 0/0 6.33 No Depth worth mentioning Pita and Carpin from last season both started out leading the way this season, it lasted a couple of games, and Gato and Paniagua stepped in to play the leading roles, neither of them really made a great showing for themselves, and Paniagua got replaced near the end of the season by Hanashiro, I am expecting that pair to fight for the starting role in the new season. Centre Backs Tomás Núñez (DC) [ARG - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 34(0) 2 0 4 5/0 7.32 Career 34(0) 2 0 4 5/0 7.32 Tobias Kraulich (DC/ST) [GER - 25] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 15(0) 0 0 0 5/0 7.01 Career 15(0) 0 0 0 5/0 7.01 Diego Delgado (DC/DM) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 2(11) 0 0 0 0/0 6.94 Career 2(11) 0 0 0 0/0 6.94 Alberto Segura (DC) [ESP - 30] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 10(0) 0 0 1 2/0 7.21 Career 45(0) 0 1 6 5/0 7.31 No Depth worth mentioning We made an impressive step forward at the back this season as while Segura started the season paired with Núñez he was overtaken at midseason by Kraulich, and that pairing at the back were stellar, Núñez is going to be a star for us I think. Looking forward to this pair playing with us for seasons to come as they are both very good with long careers in front of them. Midfielders Borja Calvo (DM) [ESP - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 32(0) 2 6 2 6/0 7.42 Career 32(0) 2 6 2 6/0 7.42 Ángel Troncho (MC/AML) [ESP - 21] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 33(0) 6 5 3 1/0 7.17 Career 33(0) 6 5 3 1/0 7.17 Agustín Zanoni (MC) [ARG - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 26(9) 1 5 1 1/0 6.81 Career 26(9) 1 5 1 1/0 6.81 Tomás Deluca (DM) [ARG - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 3(9) 0 0 0 0/0 6.95 Career 3(9) 0 0 0 0/0 6.95 Maximiliano Puig (MC) [ARG - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 2(26) 2 1 0 0/0 7.02 Career 2(26) 2 1 0 0/0 7.02 César Susmel (MC) [ARG - 27] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 9(8) 0 0 0 0/0 6.76 Career 40(8) 2 6 0 1/0 6.88 Juan Ramón Ureña (MLC), Toni Silva (DM/MC) Another place where we made some massive improvements, the additions of Troncho and Calvo turn our midfield into stars, Zanoni was the leader for the third spot, but he is just not at the same level, I complained last year about the lack of creativity by my midfield three, this season saw 16 assists and 9 goals from the three of them, those numbers were really helpful early on in the season. After those three Deluca & Puig are really useful back-ups, and we have two possible future stars in Ureña and Silva who are playing for our Under 19s at this point. Wingers Pablo Jiménez (AMRL/ST) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 32(1) 12 3 3 3/0 6.81 Career 32(1) 12 3 3 3/0 6.81 Benjamín Trípodi (AMRL) [ARG - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 30(0) 2 8 1 2/0 6.82 Career 30(0) 2 8 1 2/0 6.82 Franco Vignale (AMRL) [ARG - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 1(14) 1 0 0 0/0 7.00 Career 1(14) 1 0 0 0/0 7.00 Jaime Corchado (AMR) [ESP - 25] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 5(13) 2 1 0 0/0 6.96 Career 37(13) 6 6 2 5/0 7.00 Buben (AML) [ESP - 25] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 2(10) 3 1 1 0/0 7.03 Career 32(0) 12 5 3 3/0 6.95 No depth worth mentioning Corchado and Buben dropped to back-ups this season, alongside Vignale they provided very good cover, none of them ever let the side down when called upon, 6 goals from the back-ups was a sign. Jiménez and Trípodi were signed in the offseason to be the new starters and both were an immediate step forward, Pablo’s effort at scoring as he stepped inside was just excellent as he scored 12 goals in just 33 games on the season. Strikers Benjamin Girth (ST) [GER - 32] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 17(0) 6 4 0 0/0 7.08 Career 17(0) 6 4 0 0/0 7.08 Ginaid Aruna (ST) [GHA - 26] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2023/24 15(5) 5 3 3 0/0 7.07 Career 49(5) 20 6 9 0/0 7.13 Sumaila Abanga (ST), Marquitos (ST) Girth was actually signed to provide an old head to help out Aruna, but Aruna had some real trouble scoring early on so Girth was able to step in, hje did a little better but not much. I think I really needed to just settle on a starter and stick with them. Abanga and Marquitos are two youngsters who have some potential and should be able to step in from next season. Records & Awards Update Records | Awards | Best XI | Overall XI Club Awards Night Fans Player of the Season: Borja Calvo Young Player of the Season: Borja Calvo Goal of the Season: Borja Calvo (53) vs CD Don Benito - Curled effort from 23m Signing of the Season: Borja Calvo Best XI: Sergio, Gato, Tomás Núñez, Tobias Kraulich, Hugo Paniagua, Borja Calvo, Ángel Troncho, Agustín Zanoni, Benjamín Trípodi, Pablo Jiménez, Benjamin Girth Overall XI: Sergio, Carpin, Tomás Núñez, Alberto Segura, Hugo Paniagua, Borja Calvo, Ángel Troncho, Francisco Segura, Jaime Corchado, Buben, Ginaid Aruna ======> Subs: Jiménez, Lamadrid, Gato, Sanjurjo, Susmel, Trípodi, Girth Broken Records Season Records Most Assists: Benjamín Trípodi (AMR) - 8 Most Clean Sheets: Sergio (GK) - 15 Highest Avg Rating: Borja Calvo (DC) - 7.42 Career Records Most League Appearances: Sergio (GK) - 98 Player Records Youngest Player: Alfonso - 16y 76d Oldest Player: Benjamin Girth - 32y 102d Oldest Goalscorer: Benjamin Girth - 32y 102d Match Sequence Records Winning Streak: 4 (10.09.23 - 23.09.23) Scoring Streak: 7 (03.12.23 - 28-01-24) Without Conceding: 4 (19.11.23 - 10.12.23) Match Records Highest Attendance: 1781 vs Real Betis (CdR) Biggest Win: 4-0 vs Las Palmas B (H) Biggest Loss: 0-3 vs CF La Nucía (H) The Future Update My Thoughts Well I actually want to go up as winners of the league, but I will settle for the club going up via the playoffs. Hopefully there is also more money in the next league up as otherwise we are going to go broke very very quickly. As for my signings, I am targeting a new Striker, central midfielder to replace Zanoni and as left back, as those spots are a bit blah in our team right now. Boards Thoughts Want us to play:Possession Football, Defensively solid, and High Tempo. Work within wage budget, and make the top half (This seems really low for an expectation, if we miss the playoffs I should be fired) They also increased the wage budget from €41k to €43k (Aka nothing changes)

Jono Capewell’s Spanish Adventure Moralo Club Polideportivo Settling into the League Segunda División RFEF 4 2022/23 End of Season Update Overview Predicted: 11th Actual: 7th Copa del Rey: First Round vs CD Leganés The Manager: Jono Capewell - History Finances: (€1.15M) [134th Esp] Season Tickets: 420 (NC) The Squad: First XI, Under 19s Transfers: Part I Competitions Update Segunda División RFEF 4 Table | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 This was the season of draws for me, the team was never really good enough and we couldn't get anyone else in as we were right at the wage budget, nine games unbeaten to start the season saw us sitting in third, this was when I first tried to get someone better in and actually go for the playoffs, but board were definitely not ok with that. In the end the top teams were in a different category to us. By the end of the season we were set to challenge for the playoffs for the new season. Copa del Rey First Round Moralo CP 0:2 CD Leganés No Goalscorers In the first round we were drawn against Leganes, a team from two levels above us, I never thought we had a chance. It did take them 25 minutes to score their first goal, but after halftime when they added a penalty is when it was game over for our cup entry this season. Club History Moralo Club Polideportivo League Cups Europe Year Division Odds Pos Copa del Rey Comp Finish Season Ticket Achievements 2022/23 Segunda División RFEF G4 11th 7th 1st Round N/A N/A 420 Around the Traps Players Update First Team | Under 19s | Statistics | Shirt Sales | Transfers Transfers Transfers In Date Player Pos From Fee 16.07.22 Álvaro García DR Free €0 16.07.22 Juan Barbeito DR Free €0 16.07.22 Borja Pita DL Free €0 16.07.22 Jaime Alcolado DC Free €0 17.07.22 Alberto Segura DC Free €0 18.07.22 Iago Domínguez GK Free €0 19.07.22 Diego Lamadrid DC/DM Free €0 19.07.22 Alberto Ramos MC Free €0 19.07.22 Victor Aliaga AMR Free €0 20.07.22 Dani Garzón DM Free €0 23.07.22 Ale Rivero MC Free €0 24.07.22 Diego Sanjurjo DM Free €0 18.08.22 Sumaila Abanga ST Free €0 27.10.22 Guillem Romaguera DC Free €0 Probably one of the most boring transfer seasons I will have, struggled a bit to find the players I needed and then ended up doubling up on some, the two right backs we signed combinged for a total of 3 starts. PERFECT. Alberto Segura was the signing of the season really playing a massive part in the defense of the team, while Alberto Ramos was a great super sub in coverage at midfield. First Team Note: Player images are in the tables, just click their names Goalkeepers Sergio (GK) [ESP - 22] Gms Conc Cln PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 34(0) 27 14 3 0/0 6.98 Career 34(0) 27 14 3 0/0 6.98 Iago Domínguez (GK), Joaco (GK) The squad has four total Goalies, but Sergio performed very well, and none of the others got a look in, Dominguez played a single game, but with 14 clean sheets Sergio was a big part in our effort to get 7th. Fullbacks Carpin (DR) [ESP - 22] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 32(0) 0 0 0 4/0 6.88 Career 32(0) 0 0 0 4/0 6.88 Juan Barbeito (DR) [ESP - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 3(13) 0 0 0 1/0 6.85 Career 3(13) 0 0 0 1/0 6.85 Borja Pita (DL) [ESP - 21] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 19(6) 0 1 0 2/0 6.64 Career 19(6) 0 1 0 2/0 6.64 Juanan (DL) [ESP - 25] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 16(5) 0 3 0 3/0 6.68 Career 16(5) 0 3 0 3/0 6.68 Álvaro Garcia (DR), Jaime Alcolado (DLC) Pita started the season on the bench alongside Barbeito, but quickly showed his skills and surpassed Juanan, and he started the rest of the season, on the other side Carpin was stellar, but Barbeito was always a very solid replacement any time he had to step up. Centre Backs Alberto Segura (DC) [ESP - 29] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 35(0) 0 1 5 3/0 7.34 Career 35(0) 0 1 5 3/0 7.34 Diego Lamadrid (DC) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 34(0) 0 1 1 4/0 7.04 Career 34(0) 0 1 1 4/0 7.04 Dani Garzón (DC) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 1(15) 0 0 0 0/0 6.95 Career 1(15) 0 0 0 0/0 6.95 Segura and Lamadrid were the centre of our defense, and the pairing was very solid, add Sanjurjo in front of them and that is why our defense was so solid, teams struggled to breakdown the middle and that core kept us going, Garzón was a very good piece off the bench, and he managed just do enough to keep us safe. Midfielders Diego Sanjurjo (DM) [ESP - 28] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 35(0) 0 0 0 5/0 7.17 Career 35(0) 0 0 0 5/0 7.17 César Susmel (MC) [ARG - 26] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 31(0) 2 6 0 1/0 6.94 Career 31(0) 2 6 0 1/0 6.94 Francisco Segura (MC) [ESP - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 30(4) 0 4 1 1/0 7.00 Career 30(4) 0 4 1 1/0 7.00 Alberto Ramos (MC) [ESP - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 0(20) 0 1 0 0/0 7.15 Career 0(20) 0 1 0 0/0 7.15 Ale Rivero (DM/MC) I feel like it was a weird combination in the middle, Sanjurjo was very good at stopping the opponents, but I really lacked something going forward, Susmel was our top provider, but with only 6 it was disappointing, and we need to work on being better at providing to our forwards next season. Ramos played in all three spots as a sub, and did really well. Wingers Jaime Corchado (AMR) [ESP - 24] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 32(0) 4 5 2 5/0 7.03 Career 32(0) 4 5 2 5/0 7.03 Buben (AML) [ESP - 25] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 32(0) 9 4 2 3/0 6.92 Career 32(0) 9 4 2 3/0 6.92 Owen Blanco (AML) [ARG - 20] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 3(18) 2 0 1 0/0 6.84 Career 3(18) 2 0 1 0/0 6.84 Victor Aliaga (AMRL) [ESP - 25] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 3(24) 1 1 1 1/0 6.70 Career 3(24) 1 1 1 1/0 6.70 Corchado and Buben were very good, the way my team is set-up the left wing provides our secondary goal scorer, which Buben did with skill, but Corchado was a lot more solid as a player overall, all the players are signed through next season, hopefully some continuity will lead to us making the playoffs next year. Strikers Ginaid Aruna (ST) [GHA - 23] Gms Gls Ast PoM Y/R Avg Rat 2022/23 34(0) 15 3 6 0/0 7.17 Career 34(0) 15 3 6 0/0 7.17 Sumaila Abanga (ST) Aruna was incredible, a goal every two games is a great start, and with him only being 23 I look forward to him developing further in the league. Records & Awards Update Records | Awards | Best XI Club Awards Night Fans Player of the Season: Alberto Segura Young Player of the Season: Ginaid Aruna Goal of the Season: Ginaid Aruna (3) vs Tenerife B - Memorable goal from 22m Signing of the Season: Alberto Segura Best XI: Sergio, Carpin, Alberto Segura, Diego Lamadrid, Borja Pita, Diego Sanjurjo, Francisco Segura, César Susmel, Jamie Corchado, Buben, Ginaid Aruna Broken Records Match Records Most Goals in a Match: Ginaid Aruna (ST) - 2 vs Tenerife B Fastest Goal: Ginaid Aruna (ST) - 2:03 vs Tenerife B Season Records Most Overall Goals: Ginaid Aruna (ST) - 15 Most League Goals: Ginaid Aruna (ST) - 15 Most Assists: César Susmel (MC) - 6 Most Clean Sheets: Sergio (GK) - 14 Most PoM: Ginaid Aruna (AT) - 6 Highest Avg Rating: Alberto Segura (DC) - 7.34 Career Records Most League Appearances: Sergio (GK) - 67 Player Records Youngest Player: Jaime Alcolado - 19y 29d Oldest Player: Ale Rivero - 31y 84d Youngest Goalscorer: Owen Blanco - 20y 79d Oldest Goalscorer: César Susmel - 26y 350d Match Sequence Records Winning Streak: 2 (16.10.22 - 23.10.22) Undefeated Streak: 9 (04.09.22 - 23.10.22) Losing Streak: 2 (02.04.23 - 09.04.23) Scoring Streak: 6 (02.10.22 - 06.11.22) Without Conceding: 2 (04.09.22 - 07.09.22) Match Records Highest Attendance: 688 vs CP Cacereño Biggest Win: 3-1 vs Don Benito (H) Biggest Loss: 0-2 vs CD Leganés (H) Highest Scoring Match: 3-3 vs Tenerife B (A) The Future Update My Thoughts We really need to get into the playoffs, with new players coming in,and the team feeling better we should have a good chance. Hopefully the lineup changes don’t lead to us getting a bit unsettled. The increase in the wage budget will definitely help as well. Boards Thoughts Want us to play:Possession Football, Defensively solid, and High Tempo. Work within wage budget, and make the top half They also increased the wage budget from €23k to €41k

Jono Capewell’s Spanish Adventure Moralo Club Polideportivo New Beginnings Manager | Squad | League History | Club Info My New Club I have come back to the challenge, Moralo Club Polideportivo is a football team based in Navalmoral de la Mata in the autonomous community of Extremadura. The club is pretty small, and have only twice been in Segunda Division B. Hopefully we will get them further than that. Note: I have actually played 9 seasons already, am not going to spoil it for you yet, but had a lot of time to play while I was travelling for work recently, so I will do the annual updates one at a time for you guys to read.

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