Ron_Swanson

Youth intake 2030 Looks like they need some time to improve. Not looking great but maybe overall squad quality got to the point where all intakes will look like this. Currently the best Eoin Fell has low potential so could be better. Beside him I'm highligthing you only one graded as elite talents

February 2030 League games only on saturdays so we're back with friendlies just to repair our budget. The youth setup costs are staring to killing me so every possible income is welcome. There's an option to sell the 50% clause from Ross Ross transfer for 715k, it's very tempting but I think I can take a risk and wait. Portsmouth is leading the Championship table and if they get promoted his value can be on a nice rise, I hope it'll be worth waiting.

January 2030 Not so good results but enough to keep us in the middle. Unlucky loss by 1 missed penalty in FA Trophy. My squad needs to rest badly

December 2029 There's a big problem with fatigue, almost half of squad needs rest and I'm using a lot of rotation. The schedule is really packed also in january so it's gonna be even worse. Very tough battle in FA Cup. First game we were down 3-0 at half time but managed to come back and in a rematch it was a close game. Unfortunately Hartlepool scored in 103rd minute and this is the end for us. Good run, nice money, but with a little bit of luck we could be playing in next round against Blackburn Rovers. Maybe next year. Intake preview. What can I say? Golden generation but the best grade is only a C, seriously? Position-wise is not where my priorities are, I need center-backs as I only have two decent ones currently.

November 2029 Average results in the league, but we're closer to playoff zone than relegation so it's fine. A nice win in cup against League 2 Colchester thanks to last minute goal and pretty lucky 2nd round draw as we're playing vs Hartlepool - a mid table team from my division - so there's a good chance we can make it even further. Another contract extension, they offered me 750 p/w but at the end gave me a 100 more.

October 2029 We managed to survive this bad form and we're back with some wins. Safe mid-table spot is what I'm happy with right now. We started our FA Cup journey in 4th Qualifying round against lower side opponent and a win makes it our best result in clubs history. Takeover is done. It went smoothly, I didn't lose my job. New chairman gave us only 22k so it looks like he's not going to pump a lot of money, but that's fine, I'm handling finances pretty well. And first thing I tried with the new board was asking for upgrades. We've had enough in our bank balance and they said OK, so even better newgens are coming soon

September 2029 Second part of the month was terrible. Having to play a 1,5* 16 years old goalie is giving me a hard time. Somewhere mid-month we got transfer embargo due to takeover talks. There were some rumors couple of times before but this time it got more serious. If this will happen I hope I won't get fired as it's applied in the news.

August 2029 We're expected to be a bottom half team so there's not a lot pressure. But we started really well, 3 wins and 1 loss, just keeping far from relegation zone since the first games. Big profit thanks to a friendly against Portsmouth that was part of the deal. There's a good news and there's a bad news. We lost another great player. This time our board decided to accept offer for my goalie from Bristol City, 23,5k plus instalments so basicaly a joke. I've vetoed it once but they did it again and I had no choice. I offered him for a higher price, half of Championship teams answered but finally he joined Fulham and he's going to Premier League (of course he's not gonna play there any time soon). 70k plus 50% of next sales profit (look at his current value, if I could just cash that clause right away) and a friendly game already scheduled in september.

July 2029 Just friendlies as usual, everyone's healthy, no injuries, we're preparing to fight against relegation, because that's what the board expects. New budgets, 10,4k for wages after converting. Unfortunately Ross Ross still wanted to leave and it was last year of his contract. Very hard decision to let him go but it is what it is. Portsmouth made a great deal getting him for such a low price but no one offered more. That 50% clause is nice though, his value spiked to 275k-2,7m

June 2029 Squad stats for this season. In spoilers you can see few of my players who are developing the most.

Some award were also handed. Russell Griffin was crowned as a topscorer and a player of the season Patrick Stanley also was chosen by the other players as a player of the year and became young player of the year On top of that I was named as a best manager

May 2029 Yes, we did it. 4th consecutive promotion and we're going to Vanarama National League. Absolutely brilliant performance in both playoff games, and look at that massive crowd in the final, over 5k people rocked at Sixways. There was no other option, we had to win. Also my U18's team debuted in a youth league - pure dominance, the future looks bright.

April 2029 What a mess, including march it's 4 games with only 1 point and we can forget about direct promotion and have to fight in playoffs. Getting more than 100 points and still finish 2nd hurts, I could win the league any other time with such a result but not this year.

March 2029 Whole month packed with league games. Too bad we lost against Chelmsford, because Solihull Moors won it all and we need to chase them.

Youth intake 2029 Not the best intake, none of them is ready for a first team play yet. We'll see if someone will shine in U18's

February 2029 Second place but we're one game short. Great performance by Ross Ross - that's why I don't want to lose him, he's so good for this level.

January 2029 We lost against Solihull Moors (but beat them in cup same week) but they also took a loss and a draw so we were better by 2 points this month. It's all about who's gonna make less mistakes. Also big plus in our bank account but it didn't charge me a fee in West Ham U23 friendly game, I don't know if it's a bug, first time it happened in this save. Or maybe some kind of promotion like "play 100 and get 1 for free"?

December 2028 At the end of the month some minor injuries, bad fitness, we lost few points and fell behind Solihull Moors. They were relegated after 12 year in VNL, very strong team and bookies favourite to win our division. Good thing that we expect some A-graded wingers (I hope it'll be a right wing). My best player Ross Ross is constantly approached by bigger teams as he thinks we are to small club for him at this time. I got him contracted until june 2030 and I see two options here - either we get promoted this season and it will be good enough to make him sign new deal or he's going into transfer market next summer. If that happens I'm gonna need a replacement and my second best AMR is a 2*CA 16yo so quite a difference

What a cliffhanger, just when you took the lead. Have a nice holiday @Punch

November 2028 Pretty tight at the top, some draws here and there and we keep only minimum advantage. Nice attendance against Hereford - give me more games like that. Financialy we're around net zero this season, but without FA Cup I expect it to drop slightly in next few months.

Thanks @mariogriffiths more updates are coming

October 2028 Good performance in the league, few points ahead of others. FA Cup run is over with unlucky loss vs Gloucester City (VNL) - a total of 48 shots and we couldn't score in both matches. There were Notts County waiting in 1st round draw so we missed a big game and potentialy record income from tickets.

Yeah, especially in preseason where I use my strongest rotation it looks fantastic. All those early academy investments and coaching staff overpowered for that level were a crucial part of building such a nice squad.

September 2028 Going strong, squeezing the most of this form. Two very convincing wins in cup, maybe we'll finaly get through all qualifying rounds. But not everything is that great, some players are getting worried, because I'm declining transfer offers. I'm waiting to see how it will develop, they have no less than 2-yr contracts so it gives me at least this season to make them happy.

August 2028 We are considered as one of better teams in this division so I aim at playoffs spot. And first league games shows that it can definetely be done. What a start, massive force in offence, just keep it that way.