Recent content by Abij2

Big injury blow just before the Huddersfield match, as Sullay Kaikai is reportedly out for over a month with an ankle injury. We did manage to bring in Mikkel Duelund in on loan, and with Kaikai out to start the year it looks like the young Dane will be getting plenty of opportunities in our...

Brilliant. I had already announced to the team that Akaki Gogia would be recalled from his loan to rejoin the squad for the season. It turns out my assistant had forgotten to mention to me that there was a future fee involved in his loan contract. Anyway, we will have to move forward without...

Defensive Midfield A decent selection of options here, but only Josh McEachran and Nico Yennaris are natural in the holding midfield. McEachran will be our starter here if we end up playing with someone in this position, but he will face a serious challenge from Yennaris for the role...

As I arrive at the club, the first thing that I see is that we have a handful of players out injured to start the season. All three players were looking set to play important roles in the squad this year, but the loss of Alan Judge will surely hit the team the hardest. Judge is the top player in...

Yeah attempting to replicate the money ball strategies they employ is going to be quite interesting. Haven't fully decided on any transfer rules I am going to use for this save but I am going to try to conduct my transfer business in a similar manner to how Brentford approach transfers in real...

Thanks! We may need it this year, especially with Alan Judge out for a good portion of the season. Definitely a good setup at the start though.

Brentford are delighted to announce that former striker Gary Alexander has agreed to terms with the club to become the new manager moving forward. Alexander played for the club from 2010-2012 and he managed to score 21 league goals for the club. His new contract with the club is a one year deal...

Brentford have today announced the departure of manager Dean Smith from the football club. The departure, announced by mutual consent, has come as a big surprise to the Bees faithful. Smith was coming off of the back of an encouraging debut campaign at the head of the club, and fans were looking...

Apologies to anyone that may have been following the story. I went on a multi week camping trip with my family and completely forgot to update this story. I have just started at college, so I may wait another week or two to get used to the campus lifestyle before continuing this story. I still...

Transfer Roundup A busy window in Utrecht as the team is retooled for an attempt to challenge for a European spot in the league. This task will not be made easier by some of the departures this summer, as key players Robbin Ruiter, Yassin Ayoub, Sebastien Haller, and Mark van der Maarel have...

August Eredivisie Feyenoord v. Utrecht A solid draw against a really good side here today. We looked very calm at the back, and limited Feyenoord’s chances. Great debut for Tom Carroll who dominated the midfield and finished the match with a 7.9 match rating. Eredivisie Utrecht v. PSV...

Coming back into the office I was shocked to see that the board have arranged a partnership with Lille. Hopefully we can bring in a few quality players on loan and use this new affiliation to move our club forward.

Big transfer news today, as Utrecht have officially announced two new signings. Iker Guarrotxena and Alberto Almici have both signed on with Utrecht on free transfers, and will join following the expiration of their current deals. Iker joins us from Bilbao, and he looks like he could do a...

Aston Villa have today announced that Gary Alexander has rejected their contract offer and has decided to stay at Utrecht for the time being. Aston Villa will continue their search for a new manager.

As you can see I just received a job offer from Aston Villa. This save was originally started with the plan being to stay with Utrecht, however I am really tempted to jump to Aston Villa, and see what I can accomplish there. Villa finished 19th in the Premier League with 30 points. Do you think...