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[FM15] Winning Isn't Everything. It Is The Only Thing.


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The title of this thread is a quote by Vince Lombardi, a former American Football player, coach & executive.

I am now "into" FM15 and have recently played an undocumented ten season game as I learnt the intricacies of this new version. As I am on long term sick from work following a prolonged period in hospital, I feel the time is right to once again start a thread in this forum showing my progression in a brand new save.

I am going all out so I am going to document all my records during this save. If you are a statto, you will love the first ten posts!

Game Type - Career. As I have already played from the very lowest level (I started at Barrow, in the sixth tier in England) in the game I mention above, I am going to start out in Holland, one of my favourite countries to manage in, in Football Manager. I will start in the lowest tier available, which is the Jupiler League. As I love bringing quality youth players through, I will start with Sparta Rotterdam as they have a terrific youth setup.

Editor's Used

  • I have added the official SI Gibraltar League.
  • Susie's Real Name Editor.

Leagues Loaded

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • England
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Scotland
  • Serbia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • Mexico
  • United States
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Uruguay

All leagues have been loaded down to their lowest level.

Database Size - Large.

Other

I love developing players so I will tag any player with a YP code if I feel they can become a first team player in time. Also, I will always try to go to a club that has a quality youth setup (Southampton being a must for me).

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TEAM RECORDS - SINGLE GAME & SEQUENCE

This section details the records I have achieved during this save. Each section is self explanatory and the records show the progression of each. All records are during competitive games only so friendlies do not count. Where I have equalled a record, only the first time I hit that record will be recorded.

Biggest Win

[u][b]Date               Playing As                            Playing Against                  Score                 Competition                    Location[/b][/u]
8 August 2014      Sparta Rotterdam                      MVV Maastricht                    4-0                  Jupiler League                 Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
29 November 2014   Sparta Rotterdam                      FC Den Bosch                      5-1                  Jupiler League                 Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
17 September 2015  Ajax Amsterdam                        Racing Club Genk                  6-2                  Europa League                  Cristal Arena, Genk
22 September 2015  Ajax Amsterdam                        vv Haaglandia                     8-1                  KNVB Beker                     Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

Biggest Loss

[u][b]Date               Playing As                            Playing Against                  Score                 Competition                    Location[/b][/u]
19 September 2014  Sparta Rotterdam                      FC Eindhoven                      1-2                  Jupiler League                 Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven
24 April 2015      Sparta Rotterdam                      FC Den Bosch                      1-4                  Jupiler League                 Brainwash stadion De Vliert, Den Bosch
6 February 2016    Ajax Amsterdam                        PSV Eindhoven                     2-5                  Eredivisie                     Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Highest Scoring Game

[u][b]Date               Playing As                            Playing Against                  Score                 Competition                    Location[/b][/u]
8 August 2014      Sparta Rotterdam                      MVV Maastricht                    4-0                  Jupiler League                 Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
12 August 2014     Sparta Rotterdam                      De Graafschaap                    3-2                  Jupiler League                 de Vijverberg, Doetinchem
15 August 2014     Sparta Rotterdam                      SC Telstar                        5-2                  Jupiler League                 Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
30 October 2014    Sparta Rotterdam                      Willem II Tilburg                 6-4                  KNVB Beker                     Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
27 February 2015   Sparta Rotterdam                      FC Volendam                       6-5                  Jupiler League                 Kras Stadion, Volendam

Most Games Won in a Row

[u][b]Date From and To                                         Number of Games                   Playing As[/b][/u]
8 August 2014 to 19 September 2014                              7                          Sparta Rotterdam
25 July 2015 to 16 October 2014                                13                          Ajax Amsterdam

Most Games Without Losing

[u][b]Date From and To                                         Number of Games                   Playing As[/b][/u]
8 August 2014 to 19 September 2014                              7                          Sparta Rotterdam
23 September 2014 to 26 November 2014                          10                          Sparta Rotterdam
6 February 2015 to 24 April 2015                               12                          Sparta Rotterdam
25 July 2015 to 5 November 2015                                18                          Ajax Amsterdam

Most Games Lost in a Row

[u][b]Date From and To                                         Number of Games                   Playing As[/b][/u]
19 September 2014 to 19 September 2014                          1                          Sparta Rotterdam

Most Games Without Winning

[u][b]Date From and To                                         Number of Games                   Playing As[/b][/u]
19 September 2014 to 19 September 2014                          1                          Sparta Rotterdam
29 November 2015 to 5 December 2015                             2                          Ajax Amsterdam

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TEAM RECORDS - SEASON

Please note, only seasons where I was manager for an entire league season are eligible. I will be sorting this as a percentage/ratio of wins/losses/goals. So, for example, 30 wins in the top division in Holland is better than 31 in England as Holland only play 34 league games, compared to 38 in England.

Most League Games Won

[u][b]Season              Playing As               Number of Wins         Games Played        Win Percentage[/b][/u]
2014-15             Sparta Rotterdam               31                    38                 81.58%
2015-16             Ajax Amsterdam                 28                    34                 82.35%

Fewest League Games Won

[u][b]Season              Playing As               Number of Wins         Games Played        Win Percentage[/b][/u]
2014-15             Sparta Rotterdam               31                    38                 81.58%

Most League Games Lost

[u][b]Season              Playing As               Number of Losses       Games Played        Loss Percentage[/b][/u]
2014-15             Sparta Rotterdam                4                    38                 10.53%

Fewest League Games Lost

[u][b]Season              Playing As               Number of Losses       Games Played        Loss Percentage[/b][/u]
2014-15             Sparta Rotterdam                4                    38                 10.53%
2015-16             Ajax Amsterdam                  3                    34                  8.82%

Most League Goals Scored

[u][b]Season              Playing As               Number of Goals        Games Played        Goals Per Game Ratio[/b][/u]
2014-15             Sparta Rotterdam               102                   38                     2.68
2015-16             Ajax Amsterdam                 101                   34                     2.97

Fewest League Goals Scored

[u][b]Season              Playing As               Number of Goals        Games Played        Goals Per Game Ratio[/b][/u]
2014-15             Sparta Rotterdam               102                   38                     2.68

Most League Goals Conceded

[u][b]Season              Playing As               Number of Goals        Games Played        Goals Per Game Ratio[/b][/u]
2014-15             Sparta Rotterdam                45                   38                     1.18

Fewest League Goals Conceded

[u][b]Season              Playing As               Number of Goals        Games Played        Goals Per Game Ratio[/b][/u]
2014-15             Sparta Rotterdam                45                   38                     1.18
2015-16             Ajax Amsterdam                  39                   34                     1.14

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PLAYER RECORDS - SINGLE MATCH

Most Goals Scored in a Game

[u][b]Date               Player                           Playing For                       Playing Against        Goals Scored        Game Score                Competition          Location[/b][/u]
8 August 2014      Ibrahima Tandia                  Sparta Rotterdam                  MVV Maastrict               1                 4-0                    Jupiler League       Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
12 August 2014     Michel Breuer                    Sparta Rotterdam                  De Graafschaap              2                 3-2                    Jupiler League       de Vijverberg, Doetinchem
17 December 2014   Romano van der Stoep             Sparta Rotterdam                  PSV Eindhoven               3                 3-4                    KNVB Beker           Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
12 September 2015  Elkeson                          Ajax Amsterdam                    Vitesse Arnhem              4                 4-1                    Eredivisie           Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

Most Assists in a Game

[u][b]Date               Player                           Playing For                       Playing Against        Assists             Game Score                Competition          Location[/b][/u]
8 August 2014      Laste Dombaxe                    Sparta Rotterdam                  MVV Maastrict             1                    4-0                   Jupiler League       Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
23 September 2013  Nassir Maachi                    Sparta Rotterdam                  PEC Zwolle                2                    3-2                   KNVB Beker           Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
28 October 2015    Lucas Andersen                   Ajax Amsterdam                    Fortuna Sittard           3                    4-0                   KNVB Beker           Joosten Stadion, Sittard

Highest Average Rating in a Game

[u][b]Date               Player                           Playing For                       Playing Against        Average Rating      Game Score                Competition          Location[/b][/u]
8 August 2014      Huseyin Dogan                    Sparta Rotterdam                  MVV Maastrict               9.20               4-0                   Jupiler League       Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
21 November 2014   Júnior                           Sparta Rotterdam                  NEC Nijmegen                9.30               6-4                   Jupiler League       Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
29 November 2014   Giovanni Hiwat                   Sparta Rotterdam                  FC Den Bosch                9.40               5-1                   Jupiler League       Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
12 September 2015  Elkeson                          Ajax Amsterdam                    Vitesse Arnhem              9.80               4-1                   Eredivisie           Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
17 September 2015  Elkeson                          Ajax Amsterdam                    Racing Club Genk            9.90               6-2                   Europa League        Cristal Arena, Genk

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PLAYER RECORDS - WHOLE SEASON (Minimum 20 Matches)

Most Goals Scored

[u][b]Season             Player                                Playing For                       Games Played           Goals Scored[/b][/u]
2014-15            Romano van der Stoep                  Sparta Rotterdam                      26(1)                   21
2015-16            Elkeson                               Ajax Amsterdam                        44(2)                   43

Most Assists

[u][b]Season             Player                                Playing For                       Games Played           Assists[/b][/u]
2014-15            Ibrahima Tandia                       Sparta Rotterdam                      38(1)                16

Most Player of the Match Awards (PoM)

[u][b]Season             Player                                Playing For                       Games Played           PoM Awards[/b][/u]
2014-15            Ibrahima Tandia                       Sparta Rotterdam                      38(1)                  8
2015-16            Lasse Schone                          Ajax Amsterdam                        38(2)                 11

Highest Average Rating

[u][b]Season             Player                                Playing For                       Games Played           Average Rating[/b][/u]
2014-15            Ibrahima Tandia                       Sparta Rotterdam                      38(1)                   7.67

Most Clean Sheets

[u][b]Season             Player                                Playing For                       Games Played           Clean Sheets[/b][/u]
2014-15            Abdoulaye Keita                       Sparta Rotterdam                      33                      9
2015-16            Jasper Cillessen                      Ajax Amsterdam                        47                     14

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CAREER HISTORY

[u][b]Season     Team                 League            Final Position     Notes[/b][/u]
2014-15    Sparta Rotterdam     Jupiler League        1st (P)        Left the club on 8 July 2015.
2015-16    Ajax Amsterdam       Eredivisie            1st            Appointed 8 July 2015.  JC Schaal winners.  Eredivisie winners.  KNVB Beker winners.  Resigned 4 July 2016.
2016-17    Arsenal              Premier League                       Appointed 5 July 2016.

National Teams

[u][b]Nation     Date Appointed            Date Left                    Achievements & Notes[/b][/u]

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HONOURS

Club Honours

[u][b]Season     Team                  Honour[/b][/u]
2014-15    Sparta Rotterdam      Jupiler League title.
2015-16    Ajax Amsterdam        Johan Cruijff Schaal.
2015-16    Ajax Amsterdam        Eredivisie League title.
2015-16    Ajax Amsterdam        KNVB Beker.

National Team Honours

[u][b]Year       Nation                Honour[/b][/u]

I will list the honours below, in order of importance:

1 x Eredivisie League.
1 x Jupiler League.
1 x KNVB Beker.
1 x Johan Cruijff Schaal.

Manager of the Year Awards

[u][b]Season                 Country                    Club                                    Award[/b][/u]
2014-15                Holland                    Sparta Rotterdam                        Manager's Manager van het jaar

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CLUB WATCH

This section details the clubs I have managed from the time I was with them. I will continue to log their history when I leave.

Sparta Rotterdam

[u][b]Season       Champions League   Europa League         Final League Position            KNVB Beker[/b][/u]
2014-15             N/a              N/a                     1st (P)                   4th round.  
2015-16             N/a              N/a                    14th                       4th round.

Ajax Amsterdam

[u][b]Season       Champions League   Europa League         Final League Position            KNVB Beker[/b][/u]
2015-16             N/a         Quarter final                1st                       Winners

Arsenal

[u][b]Season       Champions League   Europa League         Final League Position            F. A. Cup          Capital One Cup[/b][/u]
2016-17

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SPARTA ROTTERDAM

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Club - Sparta Rotterdam.

Nation - Holland.

League - Jupiler League (2nd tier).

Stadium - Het Kasteel, Rotterdam.

Capacity - 10,599.

Corporate Facilities - Adequate.

Training Facilities - Good.

Youth Facilities - Great.

Youth Training Category - N/a.

Junior Coaching - Good.

Youth Recruitment - Established.

Media Prediction - 4th.

My expectation - 3rd. I think recently relegated NEC Nijmegen & Roda JC Kerkrade will prove to be too strong.

Transfer Budget - £87,578. I adjusted this down from a much higher figure so I could sign some free transfers.

Wage Budget - £27,699. I adjusted up to this level as the wage budget was fully utilised.

Current Wage Bill - £26,221 per week.

Squad

Some decent enough players here, plus a few I will try to move on. Some quality youngsters though.

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Squad depth is below.

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Tactics

My preferred tactics throughout my career, will be the following. I will recruit to the tactic, not the other way around.

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SEASON 2014-15 PREVIEW

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Media Prediction - 4th.

My expectation - 3rd.

Transfer Budget - £87,578.

Wage Budget - £27,699.

PLAYERS

Some good additions I think.

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Players In

The majority of my squad have been retained, though I have added a few new faces and sold some others.

New Signings

Rachid Bouaouzan - Although he is predominantly a left winger, I signed him for the right wing. A free transfer.

Nassir Maachi - Free transfer signing for the left wing.

Ibrahima Tandia - young, attacking midfielder signed on a free transfer.

Laste Dombaxe - Another right winger, this Angolan/English youngster was recommended by my new scout. Signed for free.

Abdoulaye Keita - 23 year old French goalkeeper who will be the new number one. Another free transfer.

Chema Antón - Despite being only 25, this Spanish central defender has quite a lot of experience already. Signed on a free transfer.

Loan Signings

Daniel Johnson - Young, Jamaican central midfielder signed on a season long loan from Aston Villa.

Júnior - 22 year old Portuguese central midfielder signed on a season long loan from Everton.

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PRE SEASON RESULTS

An embarrassing result here! 4-0 loss to Braintree! :o

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AUGUST 2014

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Results

A perfect start to the campaign. The wins at De Graafschap & Roda JC Kerkrade being the highlight. An interesting fact for stattos everywhere: We already have ten different goalscorers this season!

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League Table

Looking good!

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Players In

No one else was added to the squad since the season preview.

Players Out

No one has left the club since the season preview.

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Good to see you back with a career, Daz :thup:

The tactic is really surprising me! There's only two defensive minded players (the two centre backs), with no cover in midfield, and the full backs bombing on too; that's a counter-attack waiting to happen, in my eyes, and I'm amazed you're not being ripped apart on the break.

Can't argue with the results so far, though. Perhaps you're dominating so much that they can't get out of their half :thup:

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Good to see you back with a career, Daz :thup:

The tactic is really surprising me! There's only two defensive minded players (the two centre backs), with no cover in midfield, and the full backs bombing on too; that's a counter-attack waiting to happen, in my eyes, and I'm amazed you're not being ripped apart on the break.

Can't argue with the results so far, though. Perhaps you're dominating so much that they can't get out of their half :thup:

Thanks mate. :)

When I used this tactic in my other career, I was repeatedly hammered against the big clubs. For example, I lost 7-2 to Barcelona as Schalke, but I annihilate clubs around me and below me. Kevin Keegan would be proud. ;)

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SEPTEMBER 2014

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Results

After a two and a half week break, September was a solid month, though we did suffer our first defeat at FC Eindhoven. A cracking win against top flight PEC Zwolle in the cup was marred by an injury to our electric left back, who is out for four weeks.

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League Table

That defeat to FC Eindhoven has dropped us to second in the table, with Helmond Sport taking over top spot. We have qualified for the end of season playoffs though, should be fail to gain promotion automatically.

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Players In

No one else was added to the squad since the last update.

Players Out

No one has left the club since the last update.

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OCTOBER 2014

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Results

A good month in the league, with three wins out of four with only a draw at promotion rivals Helmond Sport being our dropped points. In the cup, we defeated top flight side Willem II Tilburg in a crazy game by a score of 6-4 at home. Just insane. It came at a cost though, with both of our centre backs picking up injuries.

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League Table

We only lead by a point over second placed Helmond Sport, though we do have a game in hand.

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Players In

Ivan Bandalovski - 27 year old Bulgarian right back brought in on a free transfer to bolster the back line affected by injuries.

Aloys Nong - This 27 year old striker from Cameroon arrives on a free transfer. Signed as we are regularly having over twenty shots per game, but not converting many.

Players Out

No one has left the club since the last update.

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NOVEMBER 2014

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Results

We suffered our second league defeat of the season, going down 2-1 at mid table Almere City. Otherwise, a solid month.

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League Table

We have opened up a four point gap over VVV-Venlo & Helmond Sport. Good stuff!

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Players In

No one has joined the club since the last update.

Players Out

No one has left the club since the last update.

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DECEMBER 2014

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Results

Three wins from three in the league, so can't ask for more. As for the cup, we played very well against PSV and even had more chances than they did, but their superior finishing proved significant as they won 4-3. We now have a month or so off for a mini mid season break. On a positive, we kept our first clean sheet since the end of August and like London buses, two more soon followed.

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League Table

We now have a five point lead with a game in hand so we are well placed.

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Players In

No one has joined the club since the last update.

Players Out

No one has left the club since the last update.

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JANUARY 2015

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Mid Season Break

We had two friendlies and their results are below. One against a non league Dutch side IVS and the other versus German giants Hamburg. Both went as expected.

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Results

I thought I was going to have another perfect month in the league after I won the first three games. However, a disappointing home performance against Roda JC Kerkrade spoiled the month somewhat.

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League Table

We have started to dominate as others lose ground by dropping points at regular intervals.

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Players In

Mario Risso - This 26 year old Uruguayan central defender was signed on a free transfer after his agent offered him to me. A classy player for this level.

Menno Koch - This young Dutch central defender, who can also fill in at left back, has signed on loan from parent club PSV Eindhoven for the rest of the season.

Players Out

With only one day left in the transfer window, I have only been able to send Laros Duarte out on loan to Dundee. I do have a number of players on the transfer list, but so far there are no takers.

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MARCH 2015

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Results

Three wins from four with a home draw against Helmond Sport spoiling an otherwise perfect month.

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League Table

The league has been won with ease so roll on next season!

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Players In

No one has joined the club since the last update.

Players Out

No one has left the club since the last update.

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APRIL 2015

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Results

Another good month, with the only dropped points being a 4-1 defeat at FC Den Bosch, where I fielded a younger side for the experience.

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League Table

With another good month, our lead solidified still further, so much so that the gap to second place is a huge 26 points.

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Players In

No one has joined the club since the last update.

Players Out

No one has left the club since the last update.

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END OF SEASON 2014-15 REVIEW

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COMPETITIONS

League

An excellent campaign from start to finish, dropping points in only seven games as we romped to the title and promotion to the Eredivisie.

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Cup Competitions

KNVB Beker - We defeated two top flight sides before succumbing to PSV Eindhoven in the fourth round, going down 4-3 at home.

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PLAYERS

Player of the Season

Ibrahima Tandia was one of my first signings when I joined the club and the young attacking midfielder was immense all season.

Special Mention

Danzell Otto may have only joined the club when we had our Youth Candidates Day, but the 15 year old excelled in his six appearances, scoring five goals.

CAREER HISTORY

[u][b]Season     Team                      League                       Final Position          Notes[/b][/u]
2014-15    Sparta Rotterdam          Jupiler League                   1st (P)             4th round of KNVB Beker.

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AJAX AMSTERDAM

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Club - Ajax Amsterdam.

Nation - Holland.

League - Eredivisie (top tier).

Stadium - Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam.

Capacity - 53,052 (52,960 seated).

Corporate Facilities - Top.

Training Facilities - Excellent.

Youth Facilities - Excellent.

Youth Training Category - N/a.

Junior Coaching - Exceptional.

Youth Recruitment - Extensive.

Media Prediction - 2nd.

My expectation - 1st. Anything less will be a disaster.

Transfer Budget - £1,025,178.

Wage Budget - £425,029 per week.

Current Wage Bill - £444,820 per week.

Squad

Some quality here, though I am going to have to wheel & deal due to a low transfer budget.

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Squad depth is below.

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