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Hoping to get nearer to the playoffs this season. Be interesting to see at what point your young signings start appearing.
I think Moore has to be close by now. Once they hit 18/9 im expecting more involvement.
 
Season 3 - Midpoint - 17th December 2025
17th December 2025

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Decent for Sunderland so far! Garnacho has come in and instantly become their best player with an average rating of 7.36 and 5 goals, 2 assists. Sesko also continues to do well.

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Solid stuff for Sheffield Utd. Pino the best performer in the league as they sit in 3rd. Wahi and Chan both have 7 goals each. Pino has 4 and 5 assists. Scalvini also looks to have settled in well as one of the better performers.

Bolton started quite well but have dropped off. They're still pretty far ahead of the bottom 3 though. Balogun has 8 goals so far.

As for Derby... we've had our first AI sacking. Rangnick was sacked by Derby in November. It just says poor league position so not sure how bad it was. Derby hired Ryan Mason on Dec 3rd and you sit 16th. Moukoko has 3 goals playing mainly at LW as Duran/Perea are being played up top. Moore and Estevao are still in your Under 21s.

@The Cat & @BenitoSTARR do you want to stick with Mason? Bring back Rangnick? Or I can send you a list of those in your range.
 
Unless something disastrous happens we should be alright thankfully. What's my club balance and transfer balance like?
 
17th December 2025

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Decent for Sunderland so far! Garnacho has come in and instantly become their best player with an average rating of 7.36 and 5 goals, 2 assists. Sesko also continues to do well.

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Solid stuff for Sheffield Utd. Pino the best performer in the league as they sit in 3rd. Wahi and Chan both have 7 goals each. Pino has 4 and 5 assists. Scalvini also looks to have settled in well as one of the better performers.

Bolton started quite well but have dropped off. They're still pretty far ahead of the bottom 3 though. Balogun has 8 goals so far.

As for Derby... we've had our first AI sacking. Rangnick was sacked by Derby in November. It just says poor league position so not sure how bad it was. Derby hired Ryan Mason on Dec 3rd and you sit 16th. Moukoko has 3 goals playing mainly at LW as Duran/Perea are being played up top. Moore and Estevao are still in your Under 21s.

@The Cat & @BenitoSTARR do you want to stick with Mason? Bring back Rangnick? Or I can send you a list of those in your range.
List please @Solius
 
Football head not doing too bad. Worried about how many teams are up there on a lot of points though.
 
Bad form. Looks like we had a really solid start though which helps.
 
Gotta run now so we'll continue tomorrow. Any winter changes lemme know and if not I'll sim in the morning.
 
Surprised his rep is so low and Derby's has become that high! I suppose the gap makes people like Howe slip through just about.
 
I'm good to go if my 49.9% partner is.
 
We're actually worse off than last season :nervous:
 
@The Cat and I are just very charming men.
:lol: he doesn't know what he's walked into.
Surprised Ralf went really thought he would have done a decent job.
Me too, never really looked how well he does in game before. It's a bit naff but some managers you think will be good just suck in the game. There is a highly rated young manager that I think someone might go for but in most saves I've done he gets sacked regularly.
 
:lol: he doesn't know what he's walked into.

Me too, never really looked how well he does in game before. It's a bit naff but some managers you think will be good just suck in the game. There is a highly rated young manager that I think someone might go for but in most saves I've done he gets sacked regularly.
I’ll take Howe for now though. Experience at every level we want to go through.
 
We're stopping in Feb because Bolton lost Naismith and I somehow missed it :lol:

@SilentWitness West Ham poached your manager. I think I missed it because it wasn't a sacking. Bolton hired Rui Pedro Silva to replace him.

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Do you want to keep? Should I allow Naismith back maybe? I didn't consider this.

You're 20th in the Championship. 9 points clear of the relegation zone.
 
We're stopping in Feb because Bolton lost Naismith and I somehow missed it :lol:

@SilentWitness West Ham poached your manager. I think I missed it because it wasn't a sacking. Bolton hired Rui Pedro Silva to replace him.

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Do you want to keep? Should I allow Naismith back maybe? I didn't consider this.

You're 20th in the Championship. 9 points clear of the relegation zone.

Can you send me a list please?
 
How's Naismith doing with West Ham? Onto the future. We are going shexy dutch football style.
 
Season 3 - Run In - 8th April 2026
April 8th 2026

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@altodevil and Sunderland hanging in there! A 4 point cushion but they do play Liverpool, City, Utd and Tottenham in their last 7 games.

Their best player has been Garnacho, who has 8 goals and 3 assists. Sesko has also been solid, with 10 goals.

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It's tight at the top for @BD @sebsheep and Sheffield Utd. They were top at one point but stepped off the pedal briefly and now find themselves right in the mix. Wolves are in top form and look like they'll take the league, but you never know. A playoff place at the very least is likely for Sheff Utd but they'll be aiming higher. Pino again the best player in the league and Slonina going for the golden glove. Scalvini has also been top for them.

@The Cat & @BenitoSTARR are in mid table which makes sense considering two of their prospects still sit in the Under 21s. Moukoko has been decent for them, getting 9 goals but they're still lacking overall.

@SilentWitness and Bolton are all good. Van Bommel has guided them to safety. Costa and Plata continue to be two of their best players despite the arrival of Balogun and his 13 goals.

Any panic sackings? I think you're all in decent positions considering.
 
Good to continue here.
Pino might be a bit too good for this league.
 
Good to continue here.
Pino might be a bit too good for this league.

It's always interesting to see how it either hampers or helps development of players to be in leagues that are below their level.
 
Season 3 - End - June 1st 2026
Season 3 - End - 1 June 2026

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@altodevil and Sunderland survive! They had a strong finish to the season and only lost twice in the last 7 (to Utd and Liverpool).

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I will provide detailed stats about the team after this.

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@BD & @sebsheep - Sheffield Utd are back up! An unbeaten run-in ensured they not only got promoted but won the league!

@The Cat & @BenitoSTARR - A mid table finish for Derby. Feet firmly in this division now though.

@SilentWitness - Bolton also secure in their Championship status. Onwards and upwards under Van Bommel!

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More detailed team stats on the way!
 
Detailed stats

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Comfortable despite the slight hiccups. I think I have requests for my summer signing though, will pop over PM.
 
Detailed stats part 2

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Still a lot of turd in that squad. I might sell someone not for the money but just to get them out.
 
Club rep/finance/facilities update
Club rep/finances/facilities:


OwnerClubDivisionReputationStadium SizeAvg AttendanceBank BalanceTransfer BudgetWage BudgetTraining FacilitiesYouth FacilitiesJunior CoachingYouth RecruitmentOwner Cash left
BD & sebsheepSheffield UtdPremier League650032,60925,184£51,311,800£51,627,762£1,876,58517171516£1,235,600,000
altodevilSunderlandPremier League660048,70741,682£41,925,484£35,516,936£2,010,04720201818£868,960,000
The Cat & BenitoDerbyChampionship600033,59729,262£95,024,765£53,469,827£1,441,80020201720£953,000,000
SilentWitnessBoltonChampionship580028,72321,937£30,754,350£25,094,566£800,00016161616£1,548,500,000