Name: Adam Eckersley
Age: 23
Position: D/WBL
Club: AC Horsens
Value/Fee: £30.000
Work Permit Needed: No
This player is trained at Manchester United, but has never played a competetive game for them. He has also played at Antwerp, Brøndby, Barnsley, and Port Vale where he was at loan. He was later picked up permanently by Port Vale, and played there one season before moving on to AC Horsens. He does not have much experrience at the age of 23, but he has played in Coca-Cola League 1, and I believe that League 1 is the limit for him, and that he will only serve as a backup for the leagues above that. Started 5 games for me at Notts County and played great with a 7.20 average rating.
Name: Neil Mellor
Age: 26
Position: ST
Club: Preston North End
Value/Fee: £95.000
Work Permit Needed: No
Picked him up cheap as he was transfer listed by Preston, and he has incredible stats, 16 on finishing (bettered in traning), bravery and determination, 15 on long shots, jumping, teamwork and strenght, 14 on first touch, heading, aggression, off the ball balance and penalties. This makes him a great target man for lower league teams. This guy is trained by Liverpool, and has 12 games and 2 goals for them. Waws loaned out to West Ham, the year they was in the Championship, and at wigan before he was transferred to Preston North End. Has 80 games and 22 goals in the Championship, not a great goal scoring record. But he is phenomenal in League 2, and I think he will play great at League 1 as well, before serving as a backup to the starting eleven in the Championship. Scored 4 goals in 5 games for me, walked off the pitch as man of the match twice and has an average rating on 7.08.
Name: Andrius Skerla
Age: 32
Position: DLC
Club: Jagiellonia
Value/Fee: £55.000
Work Permit Needed: No
Skerla has played 75 times and scored one goal for Lithuania, and is an experrienced center defender. Has around 10-13 in all the stats categories that is important for a defender, so he is not a great player for the Championship I guess. He has been at PSV, before he served five and a half season at Dunfermline, before going to Tom, Vetra, Korona Kielce and Jagiellonia. Has been great for me, as he has played 5 games, scored twice (both times at corners), and has an average rating at 7.46. I think that he has two good years left in him at the lower level. And that he is capable of producing good at both League 1 and League 2. I also made him my new captain, as my former captain wasn't going to get to much playing time.
Name: Daniel Ayala
Age: 18
Position: DC
Club: Liverpool
Value/Fee: £130.000
Work Permit Needed: No
I have to say that I was thrilled when I was able to get him. This guy is great at League 2 at the age of 18, as he has played 5 games, scored once and has an average rating at 7.42. His stats isn't great, but I feel that he has the ability to improve a great deal because of his young age. I believe that he will also be a star in League 1 and Championship, and that he will fill a more backup role in the Premiership. Everyone playing with lower league teams should look at this guy if they can afford him.
Name: Nadjim Abdou
Age: 25
Position: DM, MC
Club: Millwall
Value/Fee: £230.000
Work Permit Needed: No
Abdou has played in the lower leageus in France for Martigues and Sedan Ardennes, before moving to England playing for Plymouth in the Championship and Millwall in League 1. He has great experrience in the lower leagues in other words. He has played 5 games for me with an average rating of 6.94, not that great. But I play him as a ball winning midfielder, so his role in the team is to win the ball back early, and distribute it quickly to a player with better offensive game, and he is instructed to stay back. And it's hard for these players to get a great rating. So I believe that this guy is great for the League 2, and his lower league experrience leads me to think that he can handle both League 1 and the Championship as well.
Name: Nabil El Zhar
Age: 23
Position: AMR
Club: Liverpool
Value/Fee: £250.000
Work Permit Needed: No
Actually, I didn't think I had a chance to get this guy at all, so I was thrilled when he decided to come. But I don't think that many teams outside of Championship has the financial muscles to get him, as he demanded a wage of £4.300 per week. He has played 5 games for me, dishing out 2 assists, with an average rating of 6.98. I know that you won't be blown away with those statistics, but he has been injured, and started the first couple of games lacking match fitness, and has struggled a bit to get in great shape. This has affected his play, but he has at times been incredible, and it is obvious that League 2 is probably one level under what he should be playing at, at least, so I think he will star in League 1 as well. And he will probably be good in Championship, and serve as a rotation guy in Premiership.