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Security Moving everyone to part-time contracts means that, rather than clubs approaching the players directly, the are making us bids. It feels good to be able to reject these bids of £0 for our in-form players, in comparison to wondering and waiting whether they would choose to stay or choose to leave.

Gary Farr Special shoutout to Farr after two hattricks in 3 games playing as a segundo volante. He's quickly becoming the first name on the team sheet and one of my favourite players!

MK Dons U20s were on a 54 game unbeaten run, where in that run they had only drawn 1 and won 53 games. Then they played us and were FIVE-0 at the hour mark. We absolutely love playing against unbeaten teams. Our record for our biggest win (7-1) was against a team unbeaten in 24 games (with 7 draws). This feat surpasses that though, I would never have predicted we could pull off such an upset and this win brings us into the playoff spots and knocks MKDU20s off of top spot!

Oct 2025 We struggled for a draw against a team without a win yet this season, but then won two without conceding. Our next game will be Dulo-Gutzmore's first game for us and we are up against the juggernauts MK Dons U20s. After signing our first few players to £20pw contracts, this is what we are up against in terms of wage comparison when we face them.

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Contracts I've been tying down the players that I can to £20pw contracts with an optional 1 year extension by the club and an automatic 1 year extension on promotion. Some of these players I've shown already, but I guess it makes sense to reintroduce those who I am signing onto contracts as these are the guys who are featuring prominently and that I want to keep around. In no particular order...

Transfers In We've signed a centre-back who is a decent all-rounder across technicals, physicals and mentals (usually at least one of these is non-existent). I have high hopes for Delo-Gutzmore who has already played 59 first team appearances at the age of 18. Hopefully he can help sure up our defence to protect from the fact we have sub-standard goalies! I've also signed a striker, who will challenge youngster Hamilton for the first team spot. Transfer Out We lost our current backup striker who only featured once as I always opted to field a youngster instead. Monks (above) is a much better player, so I'm happy to swap Taylor out for him in the 2nd XI.

Sept 2025 We've had a mixed start to the new season, starting well but then losing two on the bounce. A few tweaks to the tactic and starting XI has resulted in two wins and scoring 4 in each game. The 4-0 win against NW London in the FA Vase has set up an all-Enfield affair in the next round as we will face Enfield Borough.

Transfer In It remained a quiet window up until a week before the first game of the season where I decided to break the bank. Conteh comes in as a good centre-back, but a brilliant staff member for our level! He's going to be our HoYD and also our Coach. With Charles, who is Ass Man & Scout, we have 4 of the 5 main staff roles covered. We could really do with a physio! Conteh is on £50p/w. For his level of backroom skills, that's a steal! (I'm on £60p/w). Looking at our finances, we can see the slight downward trajectory of the overall balance since we turned semi-pro (although our graphs are quite skewed by the purchase of the stadium and the loan taken to cover the costs).

Transfers In I noticed we were thin on goalkeepers nearing the end of last season and we had clubs sniffing around for a few of our current goalies so I signed Stewart permanently (or as permanent as an amateur contract can be considered) and Botawala on a 12-month load deal. It was only after that that both Bevan & Williams did leave and we only have 3 goalkeepers in total!!! We'll still need to continue recruiting in this area as we are weak in quality and thin in numbers. The other two signings were made early in the summer too and are centre-backs. Mallinson was with us on loan last season. After these signings were made, any further improvements to the squad wanted an actual part-time wage (rather than just an appearance fee). At the moment I am reluctant to start giving out contracts to anyone who won't significantly improve the squad, and we can't attract anyone who would do that! So for now I will consolidate the prospects we have in the squad and move who I can on to part-time deals and then make a judgement on our finances in January to see who we can recruit.

Transfers Out Ward-Cochrane our top scorer with 40 goals in 38 (5) apps has left after being offered £300p/w by Halstead in tier 8. His goals will be hard to replace. The other two transfers were for backup goalkeepers. We lost our main goalie Fordjour near the end of last season and had a loanee (Donkor) in goal in his place. We need to recruit some goalkeepers!

Juggernaut Whilst looking at our pre-season odds, I noticed that the entirety of the Media Dream XI belong to MK Dons U20s. The main team are a fallen giant and have some decent facilities that I guess are filling their youth teams with good players. But whilst this does give them an advantage, I wasn't expecting it to be such a huge advantage that they are unbeaten in 2 seasons with an absolutely phenomenal record of: P: 48 W: 47 D: 1 L: 0 2023/34 2024/25 Luckily, MKDu20s are one of 5 clubs in our division that cannot be promoted this season. We are predicted 7th and I am quietly hoping we can at least make it into the promotion playoff spots at the first time of asking.

Thanks mate! I'm hoping that one day we will have some of our own players on these lists, although it could take a while... For now, it's providing me with a completely new way to explore a save. I never usually follow individuals across the save, especially not players/staff that have never been part of my own club. It's very interesting to see the highs (Nwaneri winning all the youth awards) and lows (Morison dropping down 7 tiers as a manager and still not lasting) and we are only 2 seasons in.

Retirements Four big players for us retired (as well as Waller-Lassen, who was on loan). Staff Out Charles remains our Assistant Manager, Scout and only other member of staff at the club after Chris Arthur has decided to take up the Ass Man role at tier 9 Consett. Qualification Thankfully I have completed another licence and improved my own stats to help out around the training ground.

Enfield Staff Overview International Managers Leigertwood is Reading's U18 manager and also the national manager of his home nation Antigua & Barbuda. Over the past few seasons he has twice come a close 2nd place to promotion out of the NA Nations League Division B, been knocked out of the Gold Cup playoff and most recently has qualified for the World Cup Qualifiers Third Round. Club Managers Mehmet Ali - Leyton Orient - 1 year, 253 days Ali has led the O's to a 9th and 6th place finish in League One, missing out through the playoff semi-finals last season. Danny Chapman - Harlow Town - 13 years, 61 days Chapman lost in the playoff semi finals in the first season, but has guided Harlow to a league win & promotion to tier 9 this season. His record for longest tenure is going to take a while to beat, especially as I don't see him leaving the club any time soon. Lew Clement-Peter - Minehead -> Tisbury United - 216 days Lew was my first Assistant Manager. He left after our first season to join Minehead but only lasted 5 months before getting sacked for poor league position and moving laterally to Tisbury United less than a month later where he gained a respectable 4th place. Seanan Winser - Bedford Albion - 1 year, 330 days Wisner has led Beford Albion to 2nd place in the 12th tier, followed by an impressive 3rd place finish in tier 11 last season. John Ross - Toby -> FC Peterborough -> Keyworth United - 80 days Ross was sacked on Christmas by Toby and was manager of FC Peterborough going into the new year. He finished bottom of tier 10, was relegated and sacked and has now found a new job down in tier 12. Steve Morison - Sutton -> Sutton United -> Unemployed Morison was sacked as Sutton manager after finishing in 22nd in League Two. He then moved down 7 tiers to neighbouring Sutton Untied but was sacked before Christmas in his first season. Top 10 Highest Paid Staff per Year Ryan Mason remains the most paid staff member in his coaching role at Tottenham. Name 2023 2024 2025 Ryan Mason £12,000 £12,000 £12,000 Matt Wells £8,000 £8,000 £8,000 Mehmet Ali £2,000 £4,600 £4,600 Alan Connell £3,000 £3,000 £3,000 Stuart Douglas £2,000 £2,000 £2,000 Danny Talbot £1,500 £1,500 £1,700 Gary Sawyer £300 £425 £875 Mikele Leigertwood £800 £825 £825 Piero Mingoia £600 £650 £700 Jonathan Obika £600 £600 Hakan Hayrettin £500 £190 £190 Steve Morison £3,000 £900 £0

Enfield Player Overview Top 10 Most Valuable Players per Year Once a player is in the Top 10 for a season, I'll keep tracking their value over time. For example, Josh Davison was the 9th most valuable Enfield-born player in 2023, then 12th most valuable in 2024, but now he has been released. Blanks indicate a season where the player did was too young to exist in the database (James Wiles) or retired (Jonathan Obika in the highest paid players list below). I'll also highlight the highest value from each year, which has consistently been Nwaneri, as well as the biggest jump in valuation which was Josh Onomah last season and Alfie Dorrington this season. Name 2023 2024 2025 Ethan Nwaneri £35,000,000 £37,000,000 £39,000,000 Alfie Dorrington £10,000,000 £13,500,000 £28,000,000 Josh Onomah £0 £6,200,000 £9,200,000 Hector Kyprianou £1,800,000 £3,500,000 £5,000,000 Rio Cardines £475,000 £950,000 £850,000 James Wiles £700,000 Ben Watt £18,000 £425,000 £650,000 Jeriel Dorsett £500,000 £425,000 £275,000 Daniel Phillips £300,000 £475,000 £240,000 Tola Showunmi £160,000 £180,000 £210,000 Jake Livermore £750,000 £0 £16,000 Luca Gunter £275,000 £240,000 £0 Josh Davison £180,000 £140,000 £0 Top 10 Highest Paid Players Per Year Sheffield Wednesday's Josh Onomah has been the highest paid player for the past 2 seasons, before that it was Jake Livermore at Watford. The biggest increase in the last 12 months went to Arsenal's Nwaneri, who won another U18 personal accolade. His wage, valuation & performances are combining into a lot of hype around his future! Name 2023 2024 2025 Josh Onomah £0 £23,500 £29,500 Alfie Dorrington £1,000 £8,500 £20,500 Ethan Nwaneri £220 £1,000 £18,250 Hector Kyprianou £3,500 £8,250 £16,750 Rio Cardines £220 £3,900 £4,000 Jake Livermore £15,000 £0 £1,300 Daniel Phillips £1,000 £1,600 £1,200 Tola Showunmi £450 £1,200 £1,200 Deniz Mehmet £950 £950 £950 Jack Roles £1,200 £850 £850 Jeriel Dorsett £1,200 £775 £775 Joe Kizzi £1,000 £775 £775 Luca Gunter £3,500 £3,500 £0 Josh Davison £1,800 £2,200 £0 Dillon Barnes £0 £1,600 £0 Kevin Stewart £0 £2,100 Jonathan Obika £1,500 Monetary Transfers Ben Watt was the solo player who moved for money this season. He was relegated with Waterford last season, but was bought back into the Irish Premier division by Sligo Rovers for £145k. Name Year From To Fee Ryan Mason 2016 Tottenham Hotspur → Hull £12,500,000 Jake Livermore 2017 Hull → West Brom £10,000,000 Jake Livermore 2014 Tottenham Hotspur → Hull £7,000,000 Josh Onomah 2019 Tottenham Hotspur → Fulham £5,000,000 Michael Duberry 1999 Chelsea → Leeds £4,500,000 Henri Lansbury 2017 Nottingham Forest → Aston Villa £3,500,000 Steve Morison 2011 Milwall → Norwich £2,800,000 Hector Kyprianou 2023 Peterborough Utd → Sunderland £1,500,000 Mikele Leigertwood 2011 QPR → Reading £1,100,000 Henri Lansbury 2012 West Ham → Nottingham Forest £1,000,000 Jay Simpson 2010 Arsenal → Hull £1,000,000 Steve Sedgley 1994 Tottenham Hotspur → Ipswich £1,000,000 Mikele Leigertwood 2007 Sheffield United → QPR £900,000 Michael Duberry 2007 Stoke → Reading £800,000 Steve Sedgley 1989 Coventry → Tottenham Hotspur £750,000 Mikele Leigertwood 2006 Crystal Palace → Sheffield United £600,000 Neil Etheridge 2020 Cardiff → Birmingham £600,000 Steve Sedgley 1997 Ipswich → Wolves £500,000 Hector Kyprianou 2022 Leyton Orient → Peterborough Utd £450,000 Mikele Leigertwood 2004 Wimbledon → Crystal Palace £155,000 Neil Kilkenny 2008 Birmingham → Leeds £150,000 Steve Morison 2015 Leeds → Milwall £150,000 Ben Watt 2025 Waterford → Sligo Rovers £145,000 Greg Heald 1997 Peterborough → Barnet £135,000 Keith Bertschin 1977 Ipswich → Birmingham £135,000 Steve Morison 2009 Stevenage → Milwall £130,000 Alan Connell 2011 Grimsby → Swindon £115,000 Josh Davison 2022 Charlton → AFC Wimbledon £75,000 Martin Grainger 1993 Colchester United → Brentord £60,000 Roger Gibbins 1978 Norwich → New England Tea Men £60,000 Steve Phillips 1980 Brentford → Northampton £40,000 Greg Heald 1994 Enfield → Peterborough £35,000 Glen Southam 2004 Bishops Stortford → Dagenham & Redbridge £20,000 Jack Roles 2023 Woking → Crawley £20,000 Scott Neilson 2008 Ware → Cambridge £20,000 Scott Neilson 2010 Bradford City → Crawley Town £15,000 Jack Chisholm 1949 Sheffield United → Plymouth £12,000 Roger Gibbins 1989 Torquay → Newport County £10,000 Greg Heald 2003 Barnet → Leyton Orient £9,000 Alan Connell 2005 Bournemouth → Torquay £5,000 Nathaniel Knight-Percival 2010 Histon → Wrexham £5,000 Steve Phillips 1977 Northampton → Brentford £5,000 Gary Bennett 2000 Sudbury → Chelmsford City £3,000 International Caps Enfield players were capped 53 times this season (one less than last year) with Daniel Phillips moving up to 3rd in the all-time caps list behind his fellow countryman Boucaud. Both Phillips and Beckles-Richards got 2 goals each with Barnum-Bobb's one goal in his 10 apps making it 5 goals in total for Enfield players this season (up from only 1 last season). There were no youth goals, but Dorrington, who got the only youth app last season added 7 more to his tally. Name Nation Years Total Caps Caps in 2024/25 Total Goals Goals in 2024/25 Youth Caps Youth Caps in 2024/25 Youth Goals Youth Goals in 2024/25 Roy Chipolina GIB 2013 - 2024 73 5 Andre Boucaud TRI 2004 - 2021 48 2 Daniel Phillips TRI 2021 - Present 26 +12 2 +2 Jazzi Barnum-Bobb VIN 2022 - Present 23 +10 1 +1 Corrin Brooks-Meade MSR 2015 - 2023 21 Steve Morison WAL 2010 - 2012 20 1 Reece Beckles-Richards ATG 2015 - Present 17 +8 3 +2 Jeriel Dorsett MSR 2023 - Present 17 +9 Hector Kyprianou CYP 2023 - Present 16 +8 3 1 Neil Kilkenny AUS 2006 - 2012 15 10 Mikele Leigertwood ATG 2008 - 2012 11 1 Reiss Greenidge GUY 2021 - Present 10 +6 Jake Livermore ENG 2012 - 2017 7 Dean Morgan MSR 2014 - 2024 6 Kevin Stewart JAM 2022 - 2024 4 Scott Sutter SWI 2012 2 2 Elliott Charles GRE 2011 2 Joe O'Cearuill ROI 2007 2 Nathan Smith JAM 2011 - 2012 2 Jack Roles CYP 2018 - Present 1 6 1 Dillon Barnes JAM 2021 - Present 1 Ryan Mason ENG 2015 1 Henri Lansbury ENG 2009 - 2013 16 5 Keith Bertschin ENG 1975 - 1978 13 7 Steve Sedgley ENG 1987 - 1989 11 2 Josh Onomah ENG 2016 - 2018 8 2 Alfie Dorrington ENG 2023 - Present 7 +6 Michael Duberry ENG 1996 - 1997 5 1 Cian Hughton IRE 2009 - 2010 5 Danny Hill ENG 1995 4 Harry Kyprianou CYP 2018 4 Sean Shields NIR 2013 2 Total 325 +53 15 +5 96 +6 19 0

Other Enfield Clubs 2024/25 Season Tier 7 Enfield Town 17th Tier 8 Enfield FC 14th Tier 9 Cockfosters 5th Narrowly missing out on promotion by losing on penalties in the playoff final. Tier 10 Hinton 1st (Promoted) Enfield Borough 11th Hinton made it back-to-back promotions! They also won the Aubrey Cup last season and made it to the final of the FA Vase this season. Tier 11 Bush Hill Rangers 1st (Promoted) Brimsdown 7th Cockfosters Reserves 10th Two (nearly 3) promotions and no relegations for clubs from the city is a great success!

I love this idea and what a squad you've assembled already!!! GL

Attendances (2023-2025) Another positive for the new stadium was a big jump in attendances this season, which I would expect to see increase again after our promotion. Hopefully by the time we move to the new stadium, we'll consistently be seeing more than 100 at every game!

Improvements & Finances The board have continued to back our youth improvement efforts with another double of Youth Recruitment and Youth Coaching. We then shelled out £160k on improving our training facilities and we could do so because we have quite hefty sponsorship income each year and our bank balance was healthy. We still have just over £100k but the board then also announced the official plans for our new stadium and we will be paying more than half of the £1.1 MILLION required to build it. We've taken out a 10-year loan, where we will be paying £6k/month towards settling our £575k debt (plus interest) - so with interest we will be paying £720k for the new stadium. Our current sponsorship income adds up to £574k which we will get over the next 6 years (+ any new sponsorship deals). Hopefully our sponsorship income alone will be enough to cover the stadium costs, including interest, and we do not start haemorrhaging money. We will need to keep an eye on how much our youth improvements are costing us as this could quickly become an even bigger expense than the stadium (currently £1.2k/month). On the plus side, away from worrying about finances, I am super happy that the club will be relocating back to Enfield from Ware!

Cup Final We didn't put the cherry on top of our season with a drab performance in the final. Squad Ward-Cochrane, Chris Arthur & Shayne Phillips were the standout performers this season. I'll be aiming to sign everyone who I intend to keep in-or-around the first team squad onto semi-pro contracts. This should mean that they stick around for the short term, but still doesn't stop a bigger team coming in and offering them a contract with us having no means to stop them leaving.

Apr 2025 Our end of season form was superb. We stormed to a 7-point lead in the league with 5 wins on the bounce leading up to the final game of the season, the Aubrey cup final. Hopefully we will make it a league and cup double after finishing 21 points ahead of Cuffley, who we face in the final next week.

Champions! We've continued our good form and both 2nd & 3rd have dropped points to mean that with 2 games remaining, we are champions! We were even given a guard of honour by Baldock Town Reserves in front 66 home fans to mark our first promotion. Semi-Pro Following the news of promotion, the board asked me if I would like the club to turn semi-pro. But before I even got a chance to respond, they had gone ahead with the proposed change meaning that now we will be able to offer players semi-pro contracts that will look like this below: My Contract Full disclosure this was done with the editor as I know of a bug that means moving from amateur to semi-pro as a manager means you will not be offered a monetary wage until turning professional.

Mar 2025 After looking at Broxbourne's 24-game unbeated run I was definitely not expecting to absolutely smash then SEVEN-1 in the cup to make it to the semis. The Broxbourne result came in the middle of a hectic month which saw us drop 4 points, but double our lead over 2nd place Lemsford. We have four games to go and we can't afford to slip up. Our new youth intake players have helped, especially Gary Farr who is playing well as a Segundo Volante on attack!

Yep, it's definitely tough and I imagine it's not going to get any easier - especially if/when we have a year where the top prospect is not from Enfield. From last years intake only Gardner remains an active player at Hathersidge in their U21s. I think more of this years released players will end up with clubs too and I wonder if we will ever come up against a non-Enfield born player from one of our intakes playing for our opposition!?