deez0r Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, pheelf said: Quite some progress you've made since I last posted! The playoff master with Lowestoft and now heading to the Premier League with Middlesbrough. You've managed to bring in some real quality players and it'll be interesting to see how Brozovic and the like adapts to the top flight. Great job and good luck in the Premier League. Yes its been great progress. I would have loved to stay a bit longer with Lowestoft but the chairman and I kept butting heads! I want to win the top flight then after that move on to a different country back down in a lower league and work my way up again! Brozovic has been playing really well and has fitted in, 4 goals, 7 assists and an average rating of 7.44! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Poached Egg First time in the save for this, surprised its happened now. Thankfully not too much potential! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 End Of Season Merola wins Championship player of the season. Would love to bring him back next season either permanently or on loan again! He finished 2nd in top goalscorer and Grabher finished 3rd! Galves has had a great season for us at right back and has scooped the best rookie award! 8 players in the championship team of the season including Jimbo IV! Merola also breaks our goalscoring record held by traitor Gregson! Jimbo IV sets clean sheet record in his first season! Fantastic! My last badge! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Transfers Correia returns for another loan which is great new. Unfortunately Morelo is required for Man City's first team! Doyle returns as well! As does Martinelli! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Transfers I have already shown you Toumagnon who will be going back out on loan. Verde comes in for £5m. He had an active relegation release clause. He scored 15 goals for Crotone in 34 games despite playing in a relegation team. Cracking deal and will replace Morelo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 The Big Signing Enzo comes in from £27m from Monaco. I think this is a great signing for us and although we used most of our wage budget I do believe this is a signing for the next decade or more! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Transfer Hlozek comes in for 7.5m from Sparta Prague. Already 4 star current ability with 5 star potential. Another great signing for a good price! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Loan Signing With transfer funds gone we have jumped into the loan market again! Leemans is a 19 year old wonderkid who joins from Inter for the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Loan Signing Suarez joins us on loan from Benfica. A good option at full back! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Loan Signing Pirola is an emergency backup, he will only play if there is an injury or rotation is required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Transfer Grozdanovic was a bit of a panic buy but we were light in cover up top. £2.3m isn't bad and he will provide decent backup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Transfers Out Nearly £28m brought in. A lot of these were younger players with not too much potential. From the first team squad we sold Vang who had a major injury last season and his ability dropped off. Hause was our backup centre back last year and £6.5m for him was a good deal. Dowell only played a handful of games last season and was no longer required. This is the same as Sheaf. Swanston in hindsight I probably should have kept as backup. He is just as good as Grozdanovic and was home grown. Our biggest sale of the summer was Adekanye who was good quality but wanted out last season. Over £10m is a good deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Squad Review Goalkeepers Jimbo IV has improved a fair bit (still only 2 stars) and his value has jumped to over £10m! Roberts is just a home grown backup. Defenders We will start with the same centre back pairing of Bielik and Ghalem who are both currently unhappy due to contract negotiations. Suarez and Galves will rotate at right back whilst Gordon will start at left back with Dalton being his backup. Pirola and Hutchinson will provide backup at centre back whilst Ismaili is a nice option to have as he covers the spine of the team. Nice to see 2 academy graduates in Ismaili and Hutchinson are in the first team squad! Midfielders I believe we have good depth in the midfield. For the 2 holding positions we will be starting with Doyle and Millot but we also have Soumare and Karahasanovic that can play in there. For the wings we will be going with Bozovic and Correia/Hlozek as our main starters and we also have Leemans and Martinelli that can slot in. I am trying to get a loan move for Hafsteinsson for the season. Attackers We will be going with Verde and Grabher as out starting 2 this season. Grozdanovic will be our backup and we have a few wingers that can play up there if required! Unfortunately we had spent our transfer fees and then Merolo became available!! He moved to Newcastle for only £16m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Tough Start It was always going to be a tough start with Liverpool's world class squad which now includes Harry Kane. 2-0 down and then a man down and we just had no answer. A tough start to life in the Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Carabao Cup Hopefully we can get a run in this competition, could be a backdoor into some European competition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Carabao Cup I believe this is my first win in the competition! A completely changed 11 for this game and we ran out comfortable winners! We have Shrewsbury at home in the next round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 August 2024 Results A fantastic month apart from that drubbing at Liverpool. We have played some great football and are scoring a lot of goals! League Table Can the season end now please? A CL spot would be beautiful! However we havent really played any big teams except for Liverpool who hammered us. Jimbo IV Watch Jimbo has been called up to the full Scottish squad! He unfortunately missed a penalty away at Wolves but did score in the Carabao Cup game! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) Carabao Cup A comfortable 4-2 win over Shrewsbury although a bit of complacency at the end of the match against 10 men. Got a few of our academy guys a game as well! In the 4th round we have drawn Man City at home. Edited May 1, 2020 by deez0r Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 September 2024 Results Another solid month with only 1 defeat although we did play really well at Arsenal, 2 penalties winning it for them! League Table Still sitting within the European spots! Jimbo Watch No goals this month! However his potential has now increased to 4 and a half stars with the potential to be a good Premier League player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 October 2024 Results Another good month, a 90th minute equaliser away to West Hame means we went unbeaten in the PL this month. We played well against City but unfortunately they had a full strength team out against us. League Table We find ourselves back in the CL positions! Jimbo IV Watch No goals this month but he did make his full debut for the Scottish national team! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Jesus Christ, this game is too easy for you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 43 minutes ago, rodesire said: Jesus Christ, this game is too easy for you! Thanks for the jinx! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool FC Manager Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) On 30/04/2020 at 09:56, deez0r said: Let me know how you get on Sad times I was Hartlepool in first season, finished champions of VNL. I then took over Doncaster Rovers in season 2 in League One. About 9 days before first league match, I suffered a crash dump. I tried to load it, it wouldnt load. I only save it 1 file every week in game. Maybe I will now change it to 3 save files per week. SO I'm going back to my Liverpool FC save game. Instead of starting again in VNL. Only thing stopping me starting a game again with Doncaster Rovers is getting all the staff again. It took me a few hours to do that. Eh stuff it, I will create new game, just start at Doncaster Rovers lol Edited May 3, 2020 by Liverpool FC Manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Liverpool FC Manager said: Sad times I was Hartlepool in first season, finished champions of VNL. I then took over Doncaster Rovers in season 2 in League One. About 9 days before first league match, I suffered a crash dump. I tried to load it, it wouldnt load. I only save it 1 file every week in game. Maybe I will now change it to 3 save files per week. SO I'm going back to my Liverpool FC save game. Instead of starting again in VNL. Only thing stopping me starting a game again with Doncaster Rovers is getting all the staff again. It took me a few hours to do that. Eh stuff it, I will create new game, just start at Doncaster Rovers lol Oh I know the pains of a crash. I try and save my game every 2 weeks on 3 auto saves to cover any major loss. Hope you get back at it again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 November 2024 Results After a good few months this month was always going to be tough especially after losing against our supposed easiest game against struggling Watford. We actually played quite well at Utd but their quick start meant we just couldn't get back into the game. We bounced back brilliantly against Chelsea however who are majorly struggling on the league down in 15th place! League Table We sit in 5th 7pts inside the European spots which would be a great season for us! Jimbo IV Watch Jimbo is struggling for goals this season just the 1 so far! Other News We draw Barnsley at home in the FA Cup 3rd round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Jimbo gets his first ever Premier League goal! The 3rd in a 3-1 win at home to Brighton. He had missed the other 2 penalties in the PL this season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Youth Intake Preview I always take these with a pinch of salt but hopefully one out of the centre back or forward can be a good prospect! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Youth Player Debut Proctor made his debut for us in a 2-0 away win at Leicester. We had a number of injuries and he came on for 20mins at the end! Looks a good prospect! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Gutted, he has been fantastic this season. Really hope it doesn't affect his potential! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 December 2024 Results League Table A great month for us with only City beating us. Verde has been fantastic although we are starting to pick up quite a few injuries so down to bare bones currently! Jimbo IV Watch Just the one for Jimbo who has missed 3 or 4 this season already! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 January Transfers I have went and brought in another 2 Americans. Once again no work permits but they are immediately out on loan. Problem with the ones I bought a season back is that they are now turning down my contracts and heading elsewhere! John Pearson and Tim Williams both come in on frees. Hopefully we can train them up and get work permits and make some profit! This is 3 who will leave in the summer on free transfers after turning deals down. Roberts was only a backup keeper and was free to leave. Bueno hadn't developed too much but still would have liked him to stay. Flores however I liked the look off and really didn't want to lose him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 January 2025 Results League Table A mixed month for us. We absolutely battered Barnsley twice in the FA Cup and ended up being sucker punched on penalties. A good ole FM'ing. We were amazing away at Spurs and played 65mins with 10 men and managed to hold out for a win there! West Brom we really should have beat but 2 set pieces meant we lost. A great bounce back against Leicester though which means we sit in 5th place level on points with 4 places Arsenal with a game in hand and a bit of a cushion to Norwich in 5th. Jimbo IV Watch Jimbo is 2 for 5 in penalties this season, scoring 1 in the Carabao Cup and 1 in the PL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Dilema This is my club! They have struggled this season big time in 10th spot and it would be a struggle to even get European football this season (although they are still in the Euro Cup). I love what I am doing at Middlesbrough but this is probably the only club in England I would move for! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Liverpool FC Manager Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 20 hours ago, deez0r said: Oh I know the pains of a crash. I try and save my game every 2 weeks on 3 auto saves to cover any major loss. Hope you get back at it again! I had to start over but am saving weekly with 3 files saves ha ha! I'm in September 2019. it took me a fair bit of time last night and today to get the squad and staff I wanted and had to cancel all the preseason matches as I wanted to concentrate on getting my staff spot on. Currently in League One with Doncaster Rovers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Liverpool FC Manager said: I had to start over but am saving weekly with 3 files saves ha ha! I'm in September 2019. it took me a fair bit of time last night and today to get the squad and staff I wanted and had to cancel all the preseason matches as I wanted to concentrate on getting my staff spot on. Currently in League One with Doncaster Rovers. Glad you are back up and running again. Good luck mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Squad The squad is really poor for the level it should be at. It was so small that I have had to call up 2 academy players to fill out the bench. Goalkeeper Kepa is a solid goalkeeper for us so not too worried a about this position currently. Backup is very poor in Adamonis so I will be looking to bring in a young keeper with a lot of potential this summer. Defenders The players we have are good here, however we don't have much depth. It will be 2 from 3 from Sule, Tomori and Christensen for the 2 centre back positions. We only have 1 out and out right back in James who will start there with some of the centre backs providing backup to him. Left back with have 2 solid players in Ait-Nouri and Reguilon. I have went with Ait-Nouri to start but they will manage this position between them. Midfielders Tonali and Jorginho will be our 2 starting deep lying position. Tonali is our highest rated player at the club. Mount will get quite a few games here and Moyano will play only if injuries hit. On the wings we will be going with Lopes and Dani Olmo with Luis Diaz as backup for both sides. We have some attackers who can drop back to here if required as well. Attackers We are extremely light up top with only 2 real strikers in Abraham and Macias (who is injured) so Patrac is going to play the slightly deeper striker role currently. Youngsters We have 3 youngsters in the first team squad in Guner, Abebanjo and Holland. I hope to give them some minutes if possible but I want to concentrate on getting off to a good start! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Transfers Already started trying to buy a few players in for next season. Some experienced players which will help having strength in depth. 3 have come in so far of which you will know 2! Carroll comes in for £66m from Southampton. A fantastic player with massive potential. I will be training him to play in that deeper lying role. I couldn't resist on bringing him back. Yes he is 33 but his stats are still fantastic especially for that deeper role now. Also a great mentor for Carroll and on a free transfer it was an easy decision. Martial comes in for £5.5 as his contract was running out. A great squad player to have as he covers both wings and striker where we were short on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 February 2025 Results League Table A solid start to life in charge. We were 2-1 up at Everton then they went down to 10 men. After that it was completely one sided. Man City we were the better team but considering they were top at the time and I had to play a left back at centre back it's a good result. A slightly rotated team for the FA Cup match where Stoke really gave us a good game. Thankfully we managed to get through. Euro Cup Draw We draw fellow English team Norwich in the Euro Cup. They are currently 3 places and 15pts above us in the table. How times have changed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheelf Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 The inexorable rise continues! Shame to see you leave Middlesbrough as you were doing a fantastic job there but I suppose the allure of the club you support is difficult to resist. Good luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Euro Cup 2nd Knockout Stage We are really struggling with injuries with such a tiny squad and no one to promote from u23's due to most of them being out on loan. 2 more injuries in this game hasn't helped at all and I even had 2 put 2 goalkeepers on the bench here just to have 7 players. However a great win with academy player Adebanjo getting his first ever goal for the club and Tammy getting an injury time goal. A much tougher game as Norwich were much the better team in the first half. Once again we were forced to play a number of academy players due to injury. Adebanjo, Kane, Hams and Guner all played and Kane even got his first ever goal for the club as well! Draws In the quarter finals we will travel to Schalke first before playing them at the Bridge in the 2nd leg. If we get past them then Roma or Bayer will await us in the other semi final. Without looking too far ahead a potential London derby could be on the cards in the final! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, pheelf said: The inexorable rise continues! Shame to see you leave Middlesbrough as you were doing a fantastic job there but I suppose the allure of the club you support is difficult to resist. Good luck It was a tough decision because I really liked the squad I was building. If I can win the big one with Chelsea they are definitely a potential club to return to. They have struggled since my departure unfortunately! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Youth Intake 2025 A so-so intake however the 3 best players all play in positions we utilise so have tagged them. Paul Clarke YP25A I like the look of Paul Clarke, solid winger stats. If we could get the crossing and finishing up a bit he could definitely develop into something good Joseph Walters YP25B Joseph can play anywhere down the right side but I like the look of him as an attacking full back which both of mine are. Work on his defensive skills but allow his natural attacking instincts to increase! Lee Martin YP25C Lee is probably my favourite from the 3, has good centre back stats for all the major attributes you would look for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Looks like you got some end of the bench fillers for this season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, rodesire said: Looks like you got some end of the bench fillers for this season! Yes some of my youth definitely seems like they can step up soon! Also some more transfer news soon with some exciting youth coming in! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 FA Cup Disappointing way to go out of the FA Cup. 3-1 up and cruising then our lack of fit players took over and we struggled big time. Our supposed best penalty taker the one to miss! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 March 2025 Results League Table A good month soured by the penalty defeat to Spurs. However we are pushed to breaking point with injuries and a tiny squad. My former team continue to struggle and I have reduced the deficit to them to 7pts now! Transfers Out I needed to create some additional funds for the summer so out are going Macias, Reguilon, Luis and Artola which is bringing in just over £100m. The other transfers out were arranged prior to my arrival. I will do a transfers in on a separate post. I have been off travelling to South America! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) Transfers In De Bruyne, Martial & Carroll you were already aware of. Zouaghi & Huet were organised prior to my joining. Huet is a great signing. versatile and can play anywhere in midfield, a fantastic prospect. Well done to the previous regime! Zouaghi is a pace defender who can play anywhere across the back. Always love having someone like him on the bench who can cover everywhere! Now onto my South American contingent! Gaucho is a great prospect and he will immediately come into the first team. Great finishing, decision making and dribbling and only 17 years old! A steal at £16m Paulo Eduardo comes in for just over £17m and will be utilised mainly on the wings but handy that he can also play in the deep role! More one for the future compared to Gaucho. Jonathan comes in for £21m. Another fantastic striker but offers something different to Gaucho. Great off the ball movement and good in the air. Also a great touch for a big man! Frederico is a wonderful player and will be trained for the deep lying role. Great pace, passing. technique and vision makes him perfect for this role. £24m will be a wonderful price. Naldinho did not get a work permit but I dont think it will be too difficult to get one after he joins. Its a position we really needed more bodies. Reece James is our only natural right back so for £23m he is another shroud signing. Peterson Buarque is our final South American signing! He is more one for the future than one who will come straight into the first team. Will be utilised on the wing so will train him up to play both sides! This has wiped out pretty much our whole budget but I would consider all our transfers a massive success! Edited May 4, 2020 by deez0r Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) Euro Cup Quarter Final A comfortable night for us that should have been more. An away win though makes us favourites for the tie. Once again 3 academy prospects got minutes in Kane, Adebanjo and Guner. A comfortable passage into the semi finals. Adebanjo started this time and settled any nerves and it was comfortable after that. Being able to take off the like of Patrac and Tonali for rests and more time for academy players. Its Bayer in the semi finals. Home first then away! Spurs play Sevilla in the other semi! Other News Middlesbrough have went 7 games without a win since I have left Edited May 4, 2020 by deez0r Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 April 2025 Results League Table A perfect month! We have played quite a few teams which are mid table or below in the league which is handy as I was able to rotate a bit more to keep players a bit fitter. We have managed to get 2 or 3 of the longer term injuries back as well which is good. We are 4pts off Norwich with 3 games left, could we possibly overtake them or is the Euro Cup our only route to the CL? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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