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13 hours ago, Jimbokav1971 said:
Sincere apologies for posting my rubbish in your thread.
I was updating my own thread in 1 tab and reading yours in another and appear to have become confuddled.
In more on-topic news, I'm delighted that you escaped from SAS Land because conceding 21 goals in your opening month and then 8 in your next game was not the most auspicious of starts.
On the other hand, scoring 11, 8, 6 & 5 with Hemel, (albeit in pre-season), is a significant improvement.
Good luck.
That was such a great moment because as I opened my thread I was reading your updates and myself forgot it was posted in the wrong place when I got to the end haha.
I guess it would be easier to keep up with your save through here.
I am hoping to do well at Hemel but also its a semi-pro club so its very annoying with little improvement to players and the tactic constantly not being fully familiar with the players but we will see how long I stay here!
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Chris Wilson career story - August 13 2022
Transfers in
A lot of new faces that well take a closer look at in a squad post that should be after this update.
Squad
I'm pretty happy with the squad even though some back up players I would rather not start if I don't have to.
Competitions ExpectationsDavid wants us to fight against relegation but I want us to fight for play offs. at least I know our job should be safe unless we completely fail here.
Season PreviewEven the season preview has us higher then board expectations.
Salary Per Year
This is not always the best way to judge a strength of a team but its a good way to judge where you should be for the money you are spending on your players.
Interestingly it has us in 13th just like season preview does.
Pre SeasonWe are looking great going forward vs lower league teams. I'm not sure if its just the level or the 3 strikers up top is a bit OP in fm22.
I remember maybe fm 19 or 18 shadow strikers were too strong for AI to cope with and it quickly became an exploit. I used 3 striker up top at Chelsea with top players and definitely struggled at times even coming 5th in my second season.
TacticThis is the tactic used in pre season.
I think only change from Hereford I made was tick passing up from shorter passing and also both box to box to get forward as well as wing backs to cross to target man.
Takeover?TWO days before the first game of the season I got these news.
Finances
I guess it makes sense why he wants to sell as FM's way of dealing with clubs that struggle financially is for owners to sell them.
I think our job should be safe when it goes through as we just got hired.
Squad overview in next update.
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Chris Wilson career story - June 12 2022
Hereford Schedule
Hereford ended up losing every single game.
Hereford League Table
Interestingly Scarborough pulled through. Them beating us 7:0 sure helped. They were 3 points off 20th when we joined.
Interview OfferWe didn't have to wait that long as the first interview came in a bit over a month after we got fired.
Hemel Hempstead Town League TableThey actually finished 10th. A lot higher then the teams I expected to be talking to so this is a good opportunity.
Job OfferAfter waiting for a few weeks with no other interview offers in sight we got the job.
I'm not sure if their club culture had anything to do with offering me the job but at the time my tactical style did say route one and I used very attacking in my tactic at hereford.
Its nice to imagine SI would get a detail like that into the game. Either way that's what id like to believe.. David Boggins the chairman ignored the awful losses we had at Hereford and focused on us scoring goals.New team - Hemel Hempstead Town
The club
Team report - Best 11
Look at that! This was a nice surprise as its exactly the tactic i used at Hereford.
Squad
After looking through the youngsters , which were not good, there are 9 players that are ready for next season. 3 really good players are refusing to sign a new deal so were left with just 9.
Big summer ahead as we need a lot of new players. Hopefully some good loans will be available.
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7 hours ago, DomD said:
Tough luck. Any job offers?
Yes , I will be managing a team in Vanarama National League South and will even have a pre season.
Will do an update tomorrow .
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Chris Wilson career story - April 2 2022
New Striker
Obiero was the only striker out of around 20 players that actually accepted the offer.
Very fast for this level and I hope he can score us some goals.
Obiero History
Former Huddersfield player hopefully he can score his first goals for us.
Schedule February 2022 & March 2022
We started off with another BIG loss and at this point I was worried about my stats of not having a single win!
Stuck with the tactic and it saw us get results here and there but the loss to Telford in April meant we got relegated.
League tableAnd we are down. It was always gonna be an impossible job but when I took it 11 points didn't seem that far. Its that first month if we got it right we had the chance to stay up.
Obiero
He became the main scorer so at least we know we can recruit a good striker at this level.
And yes I did give him number 1 as a striker.
Relegation
Fired
Well .. now the story and save begins. We should still have the reputation to get interviews at this level and hopefully some team changes the manager in the summer or we will have to wait until December again.
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Chris Wilson career story - January 29 2022
Few obvious problems with this club.
Keeper
This is the best GK at Hereford. Even at this level he is awful but I'm not sure how much better can we possibly get out there.
Club AtmosphereAs you can imagine bottom of the league the clubs Atmosphere is awful and it just gets even harder to get the team to perform.
MoraleAs expected awful morale and judging by my last save morale seems to be even more important in fm22.
Schedule January 2022Well.. a lot to unpack here.
First two games saw us come up vs 23rd and 22nd in the league and wins in these two games would have given us massive chance for surviving.
Reality set in really fast that a tactic that worked with a premier league winning team was not gonna do it at this level.
First game was ok as we conceded two goals late but game vs ScarboROUGH was rough. They were so much better I had to question my FM abilities.
Made some changes in 3rd game in charge with no improvement to performance.
Only when we moved to 3 at the back did we get a draw but still ended the month on a loss.
League TableI think there was hope.. but it really just slipped completely away in the first month. The first two games meant A LOT but I think our fate is almost confirmed at Hereford.
First achievement I guess.
I brought in two players and made offer to over 30 players but it seems clubs just snap them up as soon as you make an offer.. frustrating.Jack Kiersey
SpoilerGood CM that can do box to box role
Liam ThompsonSpoilerThis is the new GK that I was hoping could make a difference but he's not that much better.
Mathematically survival is possible but it would be the best achievement in my 20 years of playing FM. But its good to have hope.
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I only recently moved onto fm22 after finishing up my long saves in fm21.
I did a few seasons with Chelsea to get a feel for a new game , and now its time to do my favorite type of a career which is a journeyman.
Hopefully others can also enjoy this save and follow my managers path.
Chris Wilson career story - December 31 2021This is a fictional character that I have used for many versions on FM.
In my imagination he is a former footballer from London that was in youth academy of Chelsea.
Injuries ruined his career and in his early 20s he got his badges done and at the start i imagine him as a u21s teams coach somewhere down the leagues in England.
He gets his chance at a struggling team that has sacked their manager and promoted him from within while either looking for a better option or keeping him in charge because of good results.
The game world and results dictate that side of the story for me.Very often this save starts with him getting sacked because I always pick the bottom team in Vanarama National South/North on December 31.
It makes the story even more interesting for me if he gets sacked.
Its rare but I've managed to keep some teams up with massive luck and good runs of form. We will see how this goes.Pretty simple goals for Chris, hopefully manage Chelsea one day and win some trophies.
Leagues
I am using a data pack with updated transfer for the new season and promotions and relegations.
I added the top leagues around Europe with the top5 leagues also having the 2nd division loaded and England all the way down to Vanarama National South/North.
League Table Vanarama National League SouthTauntons chances of survival are extremely low so its a sure way to get sacked.
League Table Vanarama National League NorthHereford on the other hand with 11 points off survival does not look good but much more likely and there is hope.
New Team - Hereford
Chris Wilson
This is a choice I make every time I do this save between having no badges and having Continental Pro License.
For anyone that's done a save with no badges you'll know you can get up to 3 star reputation after getting all the badges in just a few years.
Eddie Howe has 3 star reputation for comparison . In my experience it is possible to get all the badges in a team all the way down at Vanarama National if they have the money.
After that you can apply for Championship level jobs and even some top teams in other countries like Greece and Turkey.
That just doesn't feel like natural progression and I think its actually a lot harder when you start off with all the badges done when you do a journeyman.
Only achievements will make your reputation go up and let you get better jobs.
TacticThis is similar to what worked for me at Chelsea in previous save and its fitting as Hereford doesn't have any good wingers . It fits the team after a quick look at the squad.
Let the journey begin and hopefully at the end of the season it will matter to take a look at the squad and learn more about the club if we manage to stay up.3 -
I skipped fm22 for the first time since like 2008 .. just didn't have enough for me and I really dislike the new transfer value system. Every transfer site there is has a set value not a range.. so yes buying fm23 either way
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November and December 2021
November and December schedule
November was a great month except the Lincoln game. We had an early sending off and did not cope well.
December was Jodi's month. He just scores for fun right now. He missed the Blackpool game due to a small injury and came back scoring the very next game.
Blackpool lost hurt our chances for the title as they are 1st.
League TablePushing for play offs spots was my goal and as of right now we are in automatic promotion place at second.
Its important our form does not drop and the morale stays high .
I have already had a few issues with game time and have had to start letting a few players go in order to keep dynamics good.
One thing I have learned about FM the morale and good dynamics are the key to good results sometimes.
November and December cups scheduleWe made it through the group of Papa John's Trophy but lost in the penalties in the following round.
Two wins in FA cup to get us to the third round where we play reading next.
Squad
The same 3 players completely carrying the team as of right now.
Jodi has an amazing return in games to goals ration and i am kind of surprised with McMillan as well. He is doing really well in Complete Forward role.
Allens assists have dropped lately but he is still performing well every game.
League Player StatsOnce again clearly our 3 best players carrying the team.
Next update will have the Winter transfers as i try to keep players happy and dynamics in a good spot as well as January and February results.
I have been scouting since the summer for players but I am unwilling to spend over 100 k on players that might not be good enough for the championship in case we make it there this year.
Only player i made an offer for and we missed out on is Ogbene.
OgbeneAt 21k he was an amazing option on the wing with his speed . He chose MK dons over us. Unfortunate.
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September and October 2021
September and October ScheduleEnd of September was a bit rough with two losses where we conceded a lot.
I criticized a few players for the lack of form and we bounced back right away in October with a few amazing wins.
Jodi Wilshaw already paid back for my faith in him as his name pops out almost every game.
League Table7th. Right around where I want use to be. Pushing for play off spots.
September and October cups schedule
Papa John's Trophy League TableI have been using this competition to play my back ups.
Squad
Wright keeps doing well and is even getting assists.
Johnson has been out performing Love on the right a little bit so he has been starting lately.
Lynch is getting good ratings but his speed is dropping extremely fast and it might be the case of looking for a center back in january. I am not convinced with Holgate or Edobor.
Andrew is a bit of a disappointment on the left with no end product.
Right wing role has also been a struggle as Dickson get 3 assists in one game has not contributes since. Clarke is still young but improving fast.
Rossiter has been disappointing .
Allen is assisting regularly and getting key passes every game.
Clark is really good on the left.
Two strikers doing amazing so far . Jodi being the highlight.
Jodi WilshawLovely green arrows. He is really fast and has great off the ball.
Jodi Wilshaw StatsOutperforming his XG . Our best player kind of like Pukki at Norwich.
Max McMillanHis partner deserves credit too. He doesn't necessarily fit the Complete Forward rule but he has been doing well in it.
Max McMillan StatsEspecially lately he has started scoring a lot as well.
Jamie Allen
Allen is my favorite player so far . He just controls the game from the middle.
Jamie Allen StatsGreat passing and tackles won percentage.
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July and August 2021
Pre Season FriendliesDidn't have as many games as I would have liked to gain fitness / morale
Transfer Round up
Wages20th in wages for the season.
July and August ScheduleNot a bad start. First few months still gonna find the best 11 that works .
League Table10th for now. Board wants to avoid relegation but I want use to be at least 8th and up.
July and August Cups ScheduleOut of carabao cup already so less games to worry about
Papa John's Trophy League Table
Harry WrightHarry is not that tall for a keeper which reflects on his Aerial Reach but so far he has done great.
Wright Form7.44 average rating is really good for him.
Next update I will cover September and October together. As at this level there are just a lot of games to play.
I think we have a good squad to deal with fixture congestion and injuries though.
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Squad
Full overview of the squad.
I picked 24 players to be in the main team that I will be using this year. A lot of youngsters and I'm worried about our strikers but we will give it a go and bring in players in january if needed.
GK
SpoilerWright will start for me.
RD
SpoilerLove is more well rounded so he will be starting. But Johnson will be given chances too.
CD
SpoilerI will start the season with a pair of Howkins and Lynch. I think towards January Lynch might lose some physicals so Holgate or Clarke might step in.
LD
SpoilerAndrew is a very good left back.
RW
SpoilerDickson is a central midfielder I will try to use as a winger.
CM
SpoilerRossiter and Allen will start the season for me.
Batty and Boateng are very good players as well and might fight for starting spots.
LW
SpoilerClark is a very attacking full back i play using higher up as a winger.
ST
SpoilerThis is where we are the weakest. But I am willing to give the youngsters a chance. It does not help that I did not find a really good striker option yet as well. Either to expensive or cant get work permit.
I am not a fan of loans which I know can really help at this level so I'm missing out on that a little bit.
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July 2021
Tottenham
Good appointment for them.
Transfers outSold some youngsters I don't see fitting the team as well as aging Pilkington . He was highest paid player at the club at 6 k a week.
Transfer budgetMuch better looking budgets now. Adjusting it I might get up to 300 k to spend but I think any transfers in will be done in January.
Full squad overview next.
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Fleetwood Town
Ryan Mason has a job!
Sky bet league one job.
League table Last year
Only four points above relegation places for Fleetwood.
From premier league survival team to league one survival team. Same job different league.
ExpectationsExpectations to avoid relegation.
Transfer BudgetNo budget as of right now.
Players
I do have 63 players to analyze and choose from including u23s and u18s.
Hopefully I can find 22 - 24 players that are good enough to play for us.0 -
Team is even much better now to start a save with . I will update when I finish my first season with them!
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Change of heart
BudgetsThat is massive amount. I looked at the teams relegated and there are 4 or 5 players that I can take that will make our team much better.
However this is a kind of save I have done before many times and being in the premier league always can get boring with such massive transfer budgets.
I think we could fight for top 10 next year and for sure getting 10th-14th with good transfers judging from the end of the season we had.
I did not take a screen shot and it saved after I resigned but the board did not let me sell Sargent for 10m . They would not accept anything less then 15m.
In the middle of my planning and signing players I realized Mason just does not belong here just yet.
Board does not fully trust the transfers out but also gives so much money for transfers in.
FM just does not take into the account how I saved Norwich from relegation to reflect that into the reputation change.Profile
Still only 1 star and a bit even after saving a team with 0 wins almost half way into the season.
FM only values achievements and when you get a course badge done.
Which brings me to my point that I think its actually much more fun and tougher to do a journeyman with all badges already done. As there is no easy way to get half a star boost with each course being done.
I just don't think my manager profile belongs in premier league rebuilding a team with that much money.. yet.Resigned
With such small reputation I expect jobs in league 1 or league 2.
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May 2021
Tottenham
This happened and I had to apply but obviously there was zero chance of getting it now.
ScheduleWe finished the season with a bang. Tino and Pukki went off and were playing amazing.
League TableThe win vs Spurs actually put us right above them . 13 points from relegation.
Tino6 goals and 2 assists in may . He was an amazing transfer.
PukkiPukki carried the team ever since I took over. 5 goals 3 assists in may for him.
AwardsOne man team .
Team
Pukki , Gunn and Tino are my top 3 players. I have to mention Melou as well as he performed well towards the end of the season.
Also Cantwell finally seemed to click in May as box to box next to Melou as DLP.
Expected more from Rashica and Aarons . Maybe look into changing their roles in the tactic a little for next season.
Overall I think we did an amazing job staying up and with the transfer of Toni.Time to plan for next season.
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April 2021
Schedule
Really good month. United game was weird but good draws and wins in there.
League Table6 points ahead of palace going into the last month.
United GameLast month Liverpool had over 30 shots vs us and now united had 30. We need to learn how to cope with the big teams like that.
Even though we did manage to beat arsenal we did get dominated during the game.
Transfers outDowell didn't play a game for me so i let him go.
Placheta was in reserves.
DowellHe is not bad but too slow for me and nothing special with 10 work rate in the central midfield is too low for me.
PlachetaFast but never good enough technical for the premier league.
Next Month ScheduleWolves and Newcastle are around us so its important to do well in those games.
Brighton is a must win as they are bottom of the league.
Everton and Tottenham I do not expect much from those two.
Relegation battlePalace and Watford have really tough schedules
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March 2021
Schedule
In his first game back coming on as a sub Pukki scores a winning goal in an important game between relegation candidates.
We stood no chance vs Liverpool they had 35 shots vs us.
League tableLooking really nice now. Game in hand as well but we do have a tough schedule coming up with United and Arsenal as the next two games.
Cantwell issueLooking at his attributes I keep trying to fit him into my first 11. I do not like how inverted winger affects my tactic after trying it a few times
As a right winger he did not really create anything as well so over the past month I trained him to play central midfielder.
Form
He just does not perform so far but I will keep giving him chances. I want him to do well for me .
Youth IntakeNot sure if I will ever seen any of these play for the club
Robinson
BouldTwo best prospects
Transfers InKenny was on transfer list since January but they wanted 20 million for him.
As soon as I saw the price drop to 5.25m I had to go for him.
KennyI think he will be really good as a wing back . I like Byram but he is older and well rounded but average.
Kenny has great crossing and tackling as well as pace and work rate. Perfect for a full back.
Now I just have to make sure we stay up so I get to use him next year.
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February 2021
February schedule
Amazing month.
We were dominated vs Chelsea and Leicester but found a way to win.
Pukki got injured in the Leeds game and is back at the start of next month.
Tino stepped up right away with some important goals.
League TableWe are out! Palace is having really bad form and we are finally out of the relegation zone.
Next game is vs West Ham who just sacked Moyes. good timing to extend our safety lead even more.
TinoHis value has already went up. I really like his attributes .
Tino StatsFour goals in seven starts is great.
GunnGunn has to be mentioned as he was outstanding in February. We concede in every game however if not for him we would have conceded much more.
Gunn FormGreat rating over the past 5 games for him.
We are slowly coming together as a team even though I am still searching for the best place to play Cantwell in. I have tried him as a winger, box to box and as an inside winger on the left. So far nothing but average performances.
Rashica just got injured for 5 weeks so Cantwell will play on the right as a winger. Hopefully he can perform there.
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January 2021Manager
After the team meeting and introducing myself I realized my managers reputation is really low compared to the club.
This might be a problem during team talks and trying to motivate the team.Tactics
I started with the 442 tactic I have used on previous saves.
It does also have a good corner routine for tall defenders to score some goals. Looking at you Gibson.
I think it fits the squad pretty well except I'm not sure if Cantwell really fits.
He is too slow to be a winger and not good enough defensively to play central midfield.
Transfers out
Sold players for 1 275 000.
Sold a lot of youngsters I never see playing for the club in case I manage to keep Norwich up and the summer window will require less work.Transfers in
I felt like another striker was needed and found this guy on transfer list.
Tino is quick and can finish. Also his strength is nice. Cheap fee for a back up.
Massive loss for Lyon on his transfer.Injury crisis
In the middle of the month we got an injury crisis among our central defenders.
January matches
Started off with a good win against Newcastle where we controlled the game.
Wolves game was not important.
Lucky draw against Everton with a late goal.
As well as a pretty lucky win vs Tottenham with two late goals.
Missed opportunity vs palace as they are in relegation battle as well.
Dominated by city but a nice first goal for Tino.League Table
We are closer to 17th but the palace game was a must win . Hopefully they keep slipping up.
Starting 11
This is mostly what I aim for and try to use as of right now.
Transfer overview
Big transfers by Manchester clubs.
Wages
We are at the bottom of wages list . Williams termination brought us just under Brantford and clearing out some of the youngsters .
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Save
I finished my last journeyman save and wanted a new fun save .
I decided to do another journeyman as Ryan Mason with the ultimate goal of managing Tottenham.
Starting point would be the worst performing team in the top 5 leagues ( sorry Portugal not you ) in the top division on January 1st 2021.I have updated transfers and relegations/promotions as of 28.08.2021
This save will not have transfers done late and it wont have Mathias Normann ( loaned on 29th august )at the club I went to.
The Manager
I created a simple quick profile of Ryan Mason as my manager.
The Team
Norwich were the only team with 0 wins this far into the season and the highest points away from safety.
If I fail to keep them up I will resign even if they let me keep the job.Schedule
All loses in December. Bad form.
Contract extension
Very first thing on the first day I did was extend Aarons contract. He is a key player and i want to try to keep him as long as im here.
Loans Terminated
Both were playing but for me Gilmour does not have the physical attributes to start.
Williams was actually really good I thought but I just could not justify paying him 52 k a week. Makes him 2nd top earner at the club.
Idah comes back and will play for me . However he does have an injury so I might look into bringing another striker to the club in January.
Mumba will be cover for right back since Williams loan was terminated.Transfers in
A few transfers done by the AI. Aging Gaiten and Pelle will be back ups . Carboni is a good Italian center back with potential . Hernani seems like a good winger but probably overpaid .
I will not go into a detailed squad overview yet because I still do not know if I can keep them up. Over January I will try to learn my best 11 and take a look at them then.
Money
There are some money to bring in players. Looking at the squad i think the key is a striker back up. As most available players don't make us THAT much better.
January Schedule
Newcastle and Palace games we have to win and get some good form.
I am hoping I can keep Norwich up and maybe do another season or two with them but I tend to either over achieve with teams on my saves or sometimes get sacked due to bad dynamics at the squad and OK tactics.
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Denys Favorovs wage is a mistake I think ? He left Desna for a better contract at Zorya. There was an interview he did where he admitted he got a better offer and left on a free.
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On 19/09/2020 at 10:50, Jimmy Wong said:
What did you exactly changed in the preferences? If you reset the preferences (ie. deleting the preferences and caches folders), would you still encounter the crash?
I think I tried to put all the folders i moved out back in too quickly so i kept getting the crash. I completely uninstalled the game and started from scratch. Slowly adding in logos first than kits than skin and the last one being a facepack. I thought maybe one of those is causing the crash. Just spent 2 hours playing a new save and everything seems good and normal. Thanks for the help and I hope everyone else also gets their issues fixed and are able to play the game.
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[FM22] Chris Wilson Journey
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Chris Wilson career story
Squad Overview
This is how I keep track of my squad. A little table in excel.
Keeper
Both keepers from last year before me.
Henry looks a little bit better with his physicals.
Right back
Simpson was here when I joined and I think he looks amazing for this level and should get a lot of assists.
Rutrherford is not a great back up but he's on loan for free and both our starting right back and left back can play right and left if we need to rotate.
Central defender
All 4 players are new to the club.
Gomis and Peter will start.
Left back
Dasilva is by far the best player at the club. He is wanted and refuses to sign a new deal . However nobody is making any offers for him right now.
He will start and he is also the vice captain. He was here when I joined.
Webb was also here and he should be ok back up.
Defensive midfielder
Both players from last year. Gardiner-Smith is the captain and was Hemels best player last year. He will start.
Johnson is an ok back that's homegrown.
Box to box
All 4 new players
I have high hopes for Dawson as he looks very well rounded and O'Farrell will be on the left side as hes left footed.
OK back ups as well.
Target forward
I'm very happy with getting Barnwell as usually I'm not a fan of using target man but more of a DLF up top but the striker we had at hereford was also tall and good at heading and he was great before i got fired.
Tall and pretty fast as well .
Leaburn looks like a good back up on loan.
Forward
I am gonna start Morgan and Reilly . Both we have on loan and they look fast and can finish. I think Reilly is a lot better with such high off the ball.
Fasanmade was here last year and should be the main back up .
Marsh-Brown is the only winger at the club when I joined. I did take a look at bring a left winger to the club so I could use him too but I decided against it .He will train to play up top and probably will not get many games unless we have an injury crisis.
Overall I think its a squad capable of getting top6 at least and depending on injuries maybe even higher.