Aberystwyth Town - European Giant

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Our Youth recruitment has been improved again, it's now at an average level. That's two improvements in two season after no improvements were possible for the first 17 or 18 seasons...


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Amazing stuff you've done with Welsh football mate. Brilliant little save you have going!!
 
Champions League Group E

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Match Day 1 - Panathinaikos 0 - 5 Aberystwyth Town

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Kieran Pringle hattrick on Champions League debut!

Match Day 2 - Aberystwyth Town 1 - 0 Bayern Munich

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Match Day 3 - Aberystwyth Town 0 - 0 PSG

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Match Day 4 - PSG 0 - 1 Aberystwyth Town

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Match Day 5 - Aberystwyth Town 4 - 1 Panathinaikos

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Match Day 6 - Bayern Munich 3 - 0 Aberystwyth Town

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Welsh Teams In Europe:

TNS - 3rd in Europa League Group D

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Llanelli - 4th in Europa League Group H

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Next update will be of the January transfer window, not expecting it to be too busy but I've got one transfer lined up. Also, took the Ivory Coast job for the upcoming African Cup of Nations, they knocked me out at the quarter final stage of the last tournament when I was Morocco manager, so I'm hoping I can win my first International tournament!



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January Transfer Update

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In:

Miler - Young Brazilian/Italian goalkeeper signed from Corinthians for an initial £1,500,000 with an extra £1,000,000 upon his first international cap. Hopefully he can develop well when he joins in the summer and eventually replace long serving Australian Alan Gannon as our number one!

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Next update will be our Champions League 1st Knockout Round vs Tottenham. They are currently only 8th in the Premier League so I'm hopeful of our chances, but they do have some good players and aren't to be underestimated...


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African Cup Of Nations Final:

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Ivory Coast 2 -0 DR Congo

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The first international trophy has finally arrived as I have won the African Cup of Nations just a month after being appointed manager. However I do not feel like staying in the job until the next Cup of Nations in 2 years or the World Cup in 3 years so I have already got a new job...

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South Korea Appoint Houghton

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This is one international team I feel I may stick at for a while. We have an East Asian Championship in July, and then we will focus on trying to qualify for the 2034 World Cup. However, this could all change if a big national job becomes available in Europe of course... The main reason I want to manage Korea however, is due to the following player...

Kim Woong-Ki

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This lad is an absolute beast and a player I just missed out on a few years back. He also tortured me in the Champions League last year. However, I'm really unsure as to how I should play him. He has the capability to make a great Complete Forward but could also make a brilliant attacking midfielder. I suppose I will wait and see where best he will fit in after I evaluate the squad more I suppose. How would anyone reading this story play him?

Other Key Players:

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Ok, the next update will actually be the Champions League First Knockout Round against Tottenham...


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Trequartista in the AM slot, from a brief look at him, not enough flair for an AP.
 
Champions League
1st Knockout Round

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1st Leg - Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1 Aberystwyth Town

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2nd Leg - Aberystwyth Town 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur

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So, for a second year running we put in a poor showing in the Champions League. Normally I wouldn't be too disappointed going out to a English team however Tottenham are nowhere near the level of Arsenal, Manchester City or Manchester United. An awful showing in the 1st leg saw us 3-0 down in the 1st leg, however we were given a glimmer of hope when Roy Watson converted an 86th minute penalty. We scored early in the second leg however they quickly equalized meaning we need to score twice more just to force extra time. We managed to get one of those goals through Phillip Schroter, however we couldn't get another and so we are heading for an early exit!

Next update will be an end of season review, it should also be an interesting summer as I have an Under 22's Asian Cup and an East Asian Championship to manage in!


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'Aberystwyth Town announce plans for new stadium'

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Yes! I have been pestering the board for a new stadium for years and they have finally given us one, and rightfully it is in my name! It will hold an initial capacity of 6,625 and I'm hoping it will be an all seater so we don't have to move around for European games any more. Obviously it is only a small improvement from the capacity of Park Avenue, however the slow increase in attendances even with our European success means that is probably a sensible decision as it isn't setting us back too far financially. Now I just have to wait two seasons to actually play a game inside my new stadium...


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Aberystwyth Town - Season Review
2030 - 2031

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Welsh Premier League - Winners (31 Wins, 1 Draw)

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The only real shock here is the fact that neither TNS nor Llanelli qualified for Europe, this may have a poor effect on our league's performance in Europe next year, but we'll see.

Welsh Cup - Winners

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Welsh Premier League Cup - Winners

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Champions League - 1st Knockout Round

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Club/League Rankings:

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Best 11:

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Top Goalscorer - Roy Watson (42 Goals):

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Fan's Player of the Year - Joakim Frojd:

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A decent season overall, however to go out to Tottenham in the Champions League was a bit annoying. Next update will be a South Korea update of the East Asian Championships, I have just lead the under 22's side to winning the Asian cup so hopefully we can carry that form into the senior squad. The Under 22's Asian Cup win also means we have qualified for the Olympics next year, which gives me something else to look forward too, especially since I should have a far larger pool of talent to choose from with the K-League being loaded into the game as of December. Hopefully this may allow me to pick up a gem for Aberystwyth too!

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East Asian Championship 2031

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Match 1 - South Korea 2 - 1 Japan

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A great start to the tournament for our boys. We took an early lead through a 6th minute opener from one of our center midfielders. The game was the wrapped up in the 81st minute when we went 2-0 up, they did pull back a late consolation goal however it was too little too late for Japan as we took the 3 points.


Man of the Match - Ha-Young Oh (1 Goal, 8.4 Match Rating)

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Match 2 - China PR 2 - 2 South Korea

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On paper this is the easiest game of the tournament, however Real Madrid do seem to produce a stream of good Chinese players, so they do have a couple of star men. We took an early lead through Milwall striker Kim-Yong Chan however they looked as though they were going to pull off a shock as they went 2-1 up in the 86th minute. As soon as the ball hit the back of the net I moved to overload and shoved Asian player of the year Kim Woong-Ki up front. It proved to be a gamble worth taking as Woong-Ki headed an immediate equaliser, giving us a 2-2 draw. Australia have also taken 4 points from their first 2 games however have a superior goal difference, so we will have to beat them in the final game to lift the trophy...


Man of the Match - Wan Yibo (1 goal, 1 assist, 9.0 Match Rating)

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Match 3 - Australia 0 - 3 South Korea

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We certainly saved our best performance till last! A comprehensive 3-0 victory over the Aussies with 2 goals from Woong-Ki and one from Ha Young-Oh sees us run out East Asian Champions. We'll not dwell on this too much as I see it as the number 2 competition in Asia, and our immediate concern now turns to World Cup qualifying, some big friendly games and the Olympics...


Man of the Match - Kim Woong-Ki (2 goals, 1 assist, 9.4 match rating)

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Final Standings:

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Player of the Tournament - Kim Woong-Ki (3 Goals, 2 Assists, 8.23 Average rating)

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I pinned a lot of hopes upon this guy when I first agreed to take over South Korea, and he hasn't disappointed so far. Hopefully he has another 7/8 years at the highest level. A good shout out also goes to NEC Nijmegen center half Ha Young-Oh who was a rock at the back throughout the tournament, securing an average rating of 8.20.


Next update will be a Aberystwyth Town Pre-Season review. Are people interested in these international updates? I'm only planning on doing them for Tournaments, not friendlies or qualifiers. Hopefully I will have a lot more players to choose from when the K-League loads up in December...


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Aberystwyth Town - Season Preview
2031 - 2032

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Transfers:

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Not all my incoming transfers are here, it is missing another free transfer, a £8,500,000 transfer and a £2,200,000. The two free transfers are players who I plan to loan for a year and sell on afterwards for a profit. All of the paid transfers are young players with good potential...

Ins:

Dom Hignett - We once again raid Liverpool for a young Englishman with high potential. He's only 16 but seeing as though I paid £8,500,000 for him (Total transfer package, not all up front) and the fact our left back position has always been a trouble position for us, I am going to throw him straight into the first team squad as back up left back!


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Serge Fontaine - A £2,200,000 signing from Standard, Serge is another young player with great potential. I am unsure as to whether he will ever surpass fellow Belgian Raphael Thomas or Paul Araujo as one of our first choice center mids, however he should become a key squad player and certainly give us a better quality in depth than we currently have. Will spend his first season in the under 19's.


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Mathieu Le Meur - Another player with good potential! This young French winger joins from Lyon for a £4,000,000 transfer fee (once again a package deal rather than £4,000,000 up front). Hopefully he will push Schroter and Vigna for a first team role in the future, however will spend the season in the under 19's with Fontaine.


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Outs:


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Some real club icons have left here, especially Lewis Doyle on a free transfer! He holds the record for most league goals with 277 and most goals in one season with 50! He, along with the other three player here were key to us developing as a club so it is sad to see them leave, however it was time to free space for younger players to come through...


Welsh Transfer Window:

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Champions League Group C:

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I don't envisage too many problems here, Wien should be the wipping boys of the group and we have had great success against Lisbon in the past. It will be between us and Inter for top spot I think...


Next update will be a brief meet the squad, not like the ones I have done in the past but it will just be screenshots of our first 11 and backup 11 in order for you to see the development of some of our players...


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Aberystwyth Town - First Team Squad
2031 - 2032

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(First Choice on the left, backup on the right)

GK:

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RB:

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LCB:

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RCB:

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LB:

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RM:

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LCM:

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RCM:

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LM:

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ST:

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ST:

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Ok so that's my first choice 22 in the squad, where do you think my squad could be improved and who do you think is my best player? Next update will be of the Champions League group stage...



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Good to see that you're still doing well with Aber. Loving the addition of the International competitions as well.

This has actually inspired me to take on that Youth Academy challenge in the Blue Square North division. I usually start with the big teams, but reading about you and Aber made me want to manage in the lower leagues. So far I'm top of the division (thanks largely to the 17-year old attacking mid who my coaching staff say will be a leading Premier League midfielder!).

Just a quick question though; on Pg 21, you said that TNS got through the group stages. How did they do in the knockout round, do you know?
 
Iganga said:
Good to see that you're still doing well with Aber. Loving the addition of the International competitions as well.

This has actually inspired me to take on that Youth Academy challenge in the Blue Square North division. I usually start with the big teams, but reading about you and Aber made me want to manage in the lower leagues. So far I'm top of the division (thanks largely to the 17-year old attacking mid who my coaching staff say will be a leading Premier League midfielder!).

Just a quick question though; on Pg 21, you said that TNS got through the group stages. How did they do in the knockout round, do you know?
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Cheers pal! Any chance of a screenshot of that attacking midfielder?

TNS got beat 5-2 on aggregate in the first knockout round against Manchester City... It's a massive shame no other Welsh teams qualified for either European competition this year!

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Champions League Group C


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Match Day 1 - FK Austria Wien 0 - 3 Aberystwyth Town

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A solid start to our group stage away in Austria. A routine 3-0 victory in which Dom Hignett made his Champions League debut aged just 16. Nice to see both of my front 2 getting on the score sheet.

Match Day 2 - Aberystwyth Town 0 - 0 Inter Milan

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We follow our victory in Austria with a bore 0-0 draw at home to the Italian giants. We had the better of the game according to the stats but I can't really remember us creating many clear cut chances...

Match Day 3 - Aberystwyth Town 5 - 1 Sporting Lisbon

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This is more like it! Sporting Lisbon fans must hate Aberystwyth Town, we gave them an ounce of hope they might get something when our record sale Ruben Antonio Suazo pulled them back into the game at 2-1. However this only shot us into top gear as 3 in 13 minutes to run out 5-1 winners. Young Argentinian left winger Vigna grabbed a brace.

Match Day 4 - Sporting Lisbon 0 - 1 Aberystwyth Town

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6 points from our games against Lisbon sees us safely qualify from the group with 2 games to go, with French ace Roy Watson bagging a 61st minute winner. I'll use the Wien game to give a few youngster Champions League experience...

Match Day 5 - Aberystwyth Town 7 - 0 FK Austria Wien

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A dominating result in which we gave starts to numerous youngsters, such as Cigrovski, Hignett and Fontaine, whilst Le Meur made his Champions League debut off the bench. Promising signs for the future it would seem..

Match Day 6 - Inter Milan 1 - 4 Aberystwyth Town

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I really wanted to beat Inter in this last game to assert our dominance in the group, and that is what we got! Kieran Pringle came of age and bagged himself a hattrick in the San Siro, very similar to a certain Welsh winger from Spurs! So... how did that leave the group?

Final Standings:

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A very strong performance in the group stage as we get 5 wins and 1 draw, scoring 20 goals in the process and only conceding 2. Is this a sign that we are on course for a very strong season in Europe or did we just have an easy group. Hopefully it is the prior but we'll see once we start up again in the knockout stages. I think the semi finals should be the minimum target this year after disappointing performances in the past 2 seasons...


Next update will be our Champions League 1st Knockout Round draw, will we manage to stay away from the big boys?


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dont you think you is becoming 1 of the big boy after them results
 
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