bornexplorer's European Chairman Game - Story Thread

[T1LL13]

View attachment 364094

Changes as Der Scot shakes it up


​

At a press conference today Scottish Engineering magnate Scott Tillie, informed the press of a few major changes at BayArena for the forthcoming season:

"First of all let me welcome you all to this wonderful stadium. First piece of business on the agenda today is that Sascha Lewandowski is no longer the manager at Leverkusen. I spoke at length with Sascha and these talks were productive but i felt we differed too much on certain things so therefore we agreed to an amicable split. He leave this club in great shape and i can thank him for that. He will always be respected and welcome here. I would now like to introduce his replacement, Heiko Vogel. Heiko had talks with us and we knew straight away we had our man. His record at Basle speaks for itself and we feel he is the next young up and coming manager in Europe."

Heiko Vogel then had his chance to speak to the press;

"I am delighted to be sitting here in front of you and next to Scott, its a true honour to be involved with this club. It's a great privilege to be seeked out by a new owner and to be asked if interested in taking the team forward. I am dying to get going and can't wait to meet the players and get stuck in."

He was then asked about his aims for the season, Tillie looked across at him and smiled when Heiko simply said this:

"Title"

I think he might of been just kidding us on because it was not mentioned again the whole morning, i think these guys are planning ahead so should be interesting to see. Tillie continued when his new manager had finished:

"The deal with Heiko had been sorted for a few days so i asked if he had any opinions on transfers, well i would now like to introduce to you the newest members of this football club, Yannick N'Djeng, Eugene Konoplyanka, Heung-Min Son andLeon Goretzka. We see all these players as guys who can really help this club grow and in return we will help them become truly great players. We managed to secure all 4 players for a great total of £27,684,630. Which we feel is a great bit of business. This now concludes this press meeting, look forward to seeing you again soon"

View attachment 364116View attachment 364118View attachment 364117View attachment 364115

Tillie ended the conference by shaking all 5 of his new faces hands then he left and gave the players a chance to speak. Exciting times it seems at BayArena, watch this space...........

 

[Liamo1]

View attachment 364088

Sporting CP complete backroom staff and announce two transfers


View attachment 364127 View attachment 364129 View attachment 364128

Owner Liam McLoughlin has taken the opportunity to tell Sky Sports that his backroom staff is now finished after finalising his Manager and Director of football last week. We can confirm that the new Head of Youth is going to be Rodolfo Borell, formerly of Barcelona and Liverpool. In a short statement from Liam he says that " with these people in place we believe that we have an opportunity to push on with developing our players well and with the right transfers we can knock Porto off their perch and hopefully prove their chairman Billie Marshall wrong with his statement that he thinks has one of the best sides in the world"

On another note there have been two confirmed transfers for Sporting CP with two very talented young footballers joining. The first of these two is Rodrigo, who has been plying his trade with Premiera Liga heavyweight Benfica. This is seen as a great coup for the club, being able to get one of the best young forwards in the league and also stealing him from one of their closest rivals. The second transfer is for 18 year old Portuguese left-back Raphael Guerriero. Not known by many but the club feels that he can come and and grow with Sporting and provide good cover for the future. The transfer fees combined came to around 18 million.
On matters regarding departures Liam said that they are not interested in selling club vice-captain Rui Patricio for any price to fellow league contenders Porto even after their chairman continually saying that they are still looking to sign him after negotiations broke down very early this transfer window.

 

[Ryan Woolnough]

LEWANDOWSKI EXPECTED TO SIGN

AS Saint Etienne fans are having a party at this precise minute says Chairman Ryan Woolnough. This comes after the news that Robert Lewandowski is expected to sign for AS. In the coming days, Woolnough will look to the tie up the final details of Lewandowskis contract. An announcement will come in the coming days with further details

 

[Ryan Woolnough]

AND AS EXPECTED LEWANDOWSKI IS CONFIRMED

AS Saint Etienne fans will be pleased to hear that Robert Lewandowski has been confirmed today as a Dortmund player. Lewandowski and Club Chairman Woolnough signed on the dotted line a two year contract worth 50,000 a week for Lewandowski. The transfer fee is undisclosed but is rumoured to be £52million. One of the first things Woolnough wants to do now is sign Lewandowski onto a more long term contract but he knows that success is needed for Lewa to sign an extension. For this reason Woolnough has sanctioned an enquiry to Wengers ex club Arsenal for centre back to strengthen the defence.

 

[NathWalker]

View attachment 365160View attachment 365161View attachment 365162View attachment 365163 Four new faces in at Ipswich, New chairman NathWalker has today announced the signing of four new players for the club they are that of Ishak Belfodil for a fee of £5.2m, Etienne Capoue for £11.4m, Will Hughes for £1m and Chuba Akpom for £200k. "All of these four will strengthen the team in their own way. Ishak will be a force for many years starting with this season now, Etienne will provide us with some defensive cover from the midfield whilst will can provide the attacking side of the centre. Cuba is more of one for the future but I will make sure that he gets a chance at some point this season."

 

[Ryan Woolnough]

DEFENCE AND NATIONAL TEAM STRENGTHENED

In contrast to the recent exodus of French national players from Ligue 1, Laurent Koscielny returns from a spell at Arsenal to Ligue 1. AS Saint-Etienne paid a fee of £27million for the services of Laurent. This is seen to be one of the last transfers of this window by Saint Etienne.

INS
- Robert Lewandowksi
- Javi Martinez
- Laurent Koscielny
- Antoine Griezmann
- Neal Maupay
- Arsene Wenger (Manager)
- Damien Comoli (DoF)
- Bernhard Peters (HoYD)

Out
- Christophe Galtier (Manager)

 

[bornexplorer88]

View attachment 365469
BORNEXPLORER ANNOUNCES CREWES NEW SIGNING TODAY


Reporter:- "So, how do you feel the transfer window went? I see you stand here with not only a new manager but a few new faces."

bornexplorer88:- "After a slow-ish start, business picked up today, on Chairman deadline day, with a number of players arriving here at The Alex. We went into this window with a plan, and gladly everything went off without a hitch. All I have to say is that if there’s anything that reflects what’s good and bad about modern football, on and off the pitch, it’s the last day of the transfer window.

Twice a year, on the last day of transfers, we see many of the worst things in football today. Clubs neglecting good sense to at the last minute buy average players at inflated prices. The 24/7 football media going even by it standards into a state of overdrive. We are glad that we missed all that mayhem, luckily we had no rival Chairman chasing our targets and we were able to get our business over and done with early.
I am here today with our new manager, director of football and a handful of talented prospects eager to prove they have what it takes to ride the rollercoaster that is the english game. Our challenge begins today, we hope to achieve Premier League football with successive promotions."

View attachment 365487

Ian Holloway has built a reputation for providing as much entertainment off the pitch as his teams do on it. He will no doubt be spending the next couple of weeks hammering home the way he wants his team to play – on the front foot.
He is keen for Crewe to adopt an attacking style of play, whether home or away, and for the full 90 minutes. He has also talked about possibly delving into the transfer market for a few more players to be able to rotate the squad, ensuring everyone is playing at the highest possible tempo.

View attachment 365488
Gary Issott, Ian Holloway's right hand man takes a step forward in his career. As Director of Football his main job is to handle management affairs on behalf of his pal, Holloway, such as hiring/firing backroom staff, getting rid of unwanted players and/or find new players (youth and first team players). Issott will be at Holloway's disposal and he first task maybe to handle transfer negotiations.

View attachment 365468
Alex Smithies is already considered one of the finest young goalkeepers in British football. He is one of the new breed of goalkeepers in that he is a skilful all-round footballer, and is as capable with his feet as he is with his hands.
Smithies has all the attributes needed to be a top-class keeper. He commands his area in a way that defies his age, whilst his shot-stopping and handling are top-notch.


View attachment 365466
Ben Davies, although admittedly raw, Davies has not let anyone down with his displays at left-back, earning praise from the likes of Alan Tate for “not thinking he’s made it before he has” as he continues to adapt with every new step of experience, he is hoping that the first team experience at Crewe will help boost his chances of breaking into the Wales national senior team for the World Cup 2014 Qualifications.

View attachment 365465
Ross Barkley, tall and with good upper body strength and consistent levels of power in both short and long range bursts, the Waviertree-born prospect already has the key physical qualities of a Premier League midfielder, he his hoping that with the first team exposure at Crewe will help him develop into a great player, and he aims to grace the Premier League again as a member of Crewe Alexandra.

View attachment 365464

Nathan Ake, a terrifically composed player on the ball, the former Feyenoord and Chelsea defender has also spent time in a holding midfield role, but it is at centre back that his height (5-10) speed and technique all come together to offer a potentially brilliant package. At his best, he has offered a one-man defensive wall at youth level, Crewe are saying he is ready for first team football and managed to lure him away from the Champions of Europe with that promise.

Karim Rekik moved to England on a very young age, Manchester City snatched him away from the Feyenoord Academy in the summer of 2011. The 16-year old moved through City’s rank and made his debut last season in the League Cup.
The robust defender acquired quite some experience already. Whereas most 18-year old talents are still playing in their respective reserve squad, Karim Rekik had to opportunity to gain first-team experience during his loan spell at Blackburn and Portsmouth. He has played 5 matches for Blackburn and 8 for Portsmouth. He enjoyed being apart of the first team that much that he alledgly approached Crewe shortly after his pal Nathan Ake confirmed the deal, as he would love to partner he dear friend for club and country.

View attachment 365463
Daniele Rugani has quickly become a known talent, one of the best young prospects at European level in his role, a defender more likely to utilise grace and wit than dispassionate muscle, using his position at the base of the midfield to see the game unfolding in front of him. This allowed him to turn defence into attack effortlessly, picking the opportune moment for his occasional surges forward that usually ended in a crisp, incisive pass and changed the emphasis of the game instantly.
There is something so assured and comforting about the way he plays that it feels as if he could never do wrong – yet it never felt forced nor robotic, just natural and right.
Crewe fans will be drooling over this boys talent for years to come, well one can only hope.


[TABLE="width: 500, align: center"]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Summary of Spending[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ian Holloway[/TD]
[TD]£416,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Gary Issott[/TD]
[TD]£187,200[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Alex Smithies[/TD]
[TD]£1,038,390[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ben Davies[/TD]
[TD]£4,844,494[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ross Barkley[/TD]
[TD]£5,928,958[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nathan Ake[/TD]
[TD]£936,285[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Karim Rekik[/TD]
[TD]£654,300[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Daniele Rugani[/TD]
[TD]£3,000,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Total:[/TD]
[TD]£17,005,627[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
​

 

[epic terrorist]

Rayo Vallecano announce Aspas

On deadline day Rayo have announced the signing of Iago Aspas for a fee rumoured to be around 9 million pound. This is another significant capture for the Spanish club and their fans are now really looking forward to the new season with a challenge on the top half expected.

 

[Revolution]

View attachment 366016 Marseille owner finally speaks to the media.

New owner O'lucion is normally active with the media, announcing targets and takeovers however he has kept to the shadows recently while conducting his business slowly.

New players Umtiti (£11m), Varane (£18m) and Menez (£11m) all join the club from Lyon, Real Madrid and PSG respectively. O'lucion stated that 'the players have experience despite youth (Umtiti and Varane) and have already shown they all have the ability to play at the highest level. We have strengthened key areas and intend to improve throughout the season. We were unlucky to miss out on other targets in Jovetic and Wanyama but more players will present themselves over the season.'

Marseille were also linked with a new manager that is unknown however since the close of the window its clear that no agreement could be made.

With inactivity leading to a lack of transfers happening at the club, O'lucion has promised the coaching staff sufficient funding to bring players to the club. A transfer budget of £35m and wage budget of £1m has being given to the team.

 

[NathWalker]

Money made Available for McCarthy

New Ipswich Town chairman NathWalker has today announced that along with the four signings that he made for the club earlier on in the week, he has also made £10m available for McCarthy to spend on new players. A remaining wage of £100k will also be given.

"I have decided to give McCarthy a decent amount of money to spend in this first transitional season for the club, we need strengthening and so this money will go towards that. I will be expecting a challenge for play offs this season and then improvements each season from this within 5 years I want to be a mid table premier league club and within 10 year I plan to make Ipswich a regualar top 4 team."

When asked about the other takeovers the have recently happened Walker said this

"I think in a few years Crewe will also be challengin with me, I expect them to get promoted this season, Bornexplorer has made some brilliant signings for the club and so I expect many meetings with Crewe in the not so distant future."
​

 

[bornexplorer88]

September News Report

England Update


Crewe Alexandra...

...have had a mixed start, finding themselves in 6th.
Regretably, Crewe fell short at the first hurdle of the FA Cup. Leeds proved too good for Crewe and this probably promted Holloways spending. This could have been down to Hollaway's all-out-attack sytle of football With Holloway signing an additional seven players for what is already a large squad, this must be the reason for the low squad harmony and thier form.


In other news, they lose a great backroom member of staff to the reputatable Blackburn academy, I'm sure the wage boost had a lot do with it for Neil Critchley, Under 18s Coach.

Ipswich Town...

...have started strong with the help of the goals of Ishak Belfodil and they top the league with 3 wins out of 3. They also got past Oxford with ease in the first round with a 2-0 victory at home, but the expertise of the Premiership team, West Brom.


And the spending continues in the English Lower Leagues, as Mick McCarthy spends a whopping £11.25m on six new players, with £10m being spent on three league rival signings.


In tactical news, Mick McCarthy seems to be favouring a 4-5-1 but with McCarthy's last minute signings they could be moving back to his traditional 4-4-2.

France Update


Olympique de Marseille...

...have been very unbalanced, luckily for them their are only three games in, but scoring eight whilst conceding eight in the league, is something that definately needs addressing.


In lighter news, Baup seems to be pleasing the fans with his young signings, no doubt for first team football, as the total spend is £41.5m with Scandavian being the region of choice.


And with Joey Barton gaining a 12 match ban in the Ligue 1, their midfield two will be really weakened further and put more strain on the already struggling back four.

AS Saint-Etienne...

...have certainly made a promising start under the new leadership of the French giant, Arsene Wenger. Winning both of the there opening two games by 2-0, with Lewandowski proving to be worth every penny of that reported £54m transfer fee, an inspirational last minute purchase as he bags two in two.


Wenger, has lightened the squad with new Max Gradel being sent out on loan to league rival Stade Rennais, and Banel Nicolita leaves for Southampton.


Wengers tactics seem to be performing well in the Ligue 1, as he constracts a strong midfield three, with a three upto and the wide forwards being given the opportunity to cut inside and join the powerhouse that is Robert Lewandowski up top.

Germany Update


Bayer 04 Leverkusen...

...have made a steady start, but with only two games played so far, it may be to early to expect big things from them. They however did manage to socre six past Frikenkrug in the German Cup 1st Round, as experienced forward Stefan Kiesling scored a hatrick to remember.


Vogel, has also secured some promising signings with Marek Suchy joining from rival chairman, spongespuds, owner of Spartak Moskva. Also the signing of reknown prospect, Jores Okore has been a revalation among the Leverkusen faithful.


Vogels attacking approach has proven strong so far but when against tougher opposition, his fluid football may lose him crucial points.

Italy Update


Juventus...

...have been one of the most busiest teams during this transfer window, with six more players joining but four of them seem to be for future endevours as they all join via the co-ownership rules, havin lost one of their better attacking minded players, Giaccherini they seem to be adopted a more cautious approach to the league so far, but this could just be the start of Conte tactical knowledge showing through.


With only one game being played it is two early to say how Juventus will approach the rest of the season but Conte has his heart set on a title challenge it would seem.


Conte has recruited a new midfield partnership to offer a more dynamic centre with Anderson arriving from Manchester United and the industrious Cristina Ledesma joins form Lazio, costing a massive £9m and £5.5m respectively.

Napoli...

...seem to be set for a troublesome start. Even thou they are only one game into the season, we think the loss of Marek Hamsik may prove a poor piece of business by Walter Mazzarri.


He also hasn't seemed to recruit any players of any note, as in our opinion they are set for another dissappointing season, as the chairman seems to be on his holidays and not providing Mazzarri with any spends.

Portugal Update


FC Porto...

...have agained approached this season with a spark of attacking flair, Diego Simone seems to have settled in nicely. He seems to be spent a majority of his time on the training ground as he only brings in two defenders during the transfer window. His strong new additions will surely strengthen their title chase, as they hope to make it seven titles since 2006, having only missed out the once in 2010 to SL Benfica and they currently find themselves in pole position.


Diego Simone seems to have adapted his formation to a 4-2-4 whilst sticking to his true beliefs, that is a direct attacking style of play, but with his change it has brought in a more robust dynamic midfield setup.

Sporting Lisbona...

...have had a more torrid time, as they have struggled to find a suitable starting eleven, it seems Jesualdo Ferreira still doesn't know what his best team is yet. He has certainly felt that he needed more strength in their defensive duties, as her signs a new defensive minded midfielder and two defenders.
They have however managed to progress to the Group Stage of the Europa League, being drawn with Napoli, Zilina and SV Rapid.

Russia Update


Spartak Moskva...

...have been the most active team as they have played seven domestic games already. They seem have a struggled to put two wins together and seem to be very unpredictable of late, they have however held off the threat of Feyenoord in their battle to reach the Champions League Group Stage. Having been drawn against Arsenal, Gladbach and Valencia they are certainly doomed to bottom place in the group.


This should allow new manager, Mircea Lucescu concentrate on their domestic pursuits. You never know with his tactical prowess they prove pundits wrong and shock European Football with a win or two in the Champions League, only time will tell.

Shinnik Yaroslavl...

...have certainly been impressive so far this season as their new strike partnership of Obafemi Martins and Ahmed Musa, as they have scored 11 goals between them so far. Martins thou has been struck by injury again and this may be a sight the fans may have to become accustomed to, as he has a niggly habit of picking up injuries.


Alexandr Pobegalov can certainly be proud of his teams start and the simplicity of his 4-4-2 tactic seems to be a breath of fresh air. They currently find themselves in 4th place in Pervyj Divizion.

Spain Update


Mallorca...

...haven't been blessed with funds by their inactive chairman but the team certainly seems to be doing ok, sitting pretty in 5th after two good performances against Malaga and Espanyol.

Rayo Vallecano...

...New manager, Michael Laudrup has been very active as he seems to come in straight away and wants to make to most of the money available to him as he spends a staggering amount, £50m.


With many signings seem to be slightly above market expectations, as West Brom are left laughing as they have sold Youssouf Mulumbu for £11.25m, we will have to trust in Laudrup for now and he knows alot about the european game having managed at five teams in ten years. Only time will tell if Rayo prove a big enough challenge for him as he onyl averages two seasons per club.


Laudrups bold approach to the modern game sees him line his team up in a similar fashion to his former clubs Ajax and Barcelona, 4-2-3-1 is thought to be a very attacking and free flowing formation allowing all players to have more freedom.

Save Game Link - Sept 2012

 

[epic terrorist]

View attachment 368727

Interview with new Rayo chairman including the transfer window and his vision going forward

"So we sit here with new Rayo Vallecano chairman Dale Henderson, so Dale how do you feel the transfer window went?"

"well as you can see from our transfers in and out we have done a fair bit of business Giacherrini looks a good signing to take us to that next level I expect him to provide stern competition for benitez. We also got Yossi benayouon in too he is good team player and certainly has a 1 or 2 good years left in him yet and I expect him to help bring the young Leo on too. Michael also strengthened the defence well bringing in some good experienced players."

"how bad is new signing Isco's Injury?"

yeah its a bad one torn hamstring probably going to be out for 2 or 3 months its one of those things but I was so looking forward to seeing him in action he is a fantastic player but when he gets back to full fitness the team will have gelled and I expect him to come good after Christmas."

"Lets talk about the elephant in the room in Yusef Mulumbu"

Well when I heard we had signed him I was in a bar in Amsterdam looking at how Ajax develop their youth and seeing where I could invest money in the setup we have and improving things when I got a phone call off a pal saying Michael had spent 11.25 million on Mulumbu my exact words where YUSEF ******* MULUMBU!!!! we spent 11 million pounds on some DM from West Brom????? well lets just say I was naïve in this window letting Michael have free reign with 50 million not to mention wages i'll be keeping a much closer eye on him next window and for all future transfers he is on probation I can always bring in a DoF but some of them are worse. overall i'm happy so far I Know it will take 10 games or so to gel but after that I expect good performances I can handle poor results as long as we play well."

"ok well that about wraps up this interview we will no doubt hear from you again Dale throughout the season"

 

[Revolution]

What a waste!

Well after taking a bit of time out from the game and thinking the club was in good hands it was unfortunate to see that the money spent by the club has being totally wasted!

O'lucion came back today to analyse the first team signings made by manager Elle Baub and was quite frankly disgusted at the washed up down right poor players he has signed. The chairman had this to say 'What the f*** has gone on! Not only has he spent more money than I was willing to give him but other than young Jordy Clasie and Andreas Cornelius I don't see his reasons for wasting so much money on players that don't deserve to play for this club let alone in this league! To be honest he has paid well over the top for Jordy although I think he will come good after a few seasons.

I mean who the f*** wants Sebastien Squillaci! What a waste of time he is these days! I don't care if he only spent £600k on him, who ever his agent is deserves an award for managing to get this guy a 35k contract!

As for the rest. Well its fair to say ALL OF THEM ARE FOR SALE once the window re-opens and i'm going to be withdrawing all funds for Baup in the next window, he has lost all trust and i feel that the relationship maybe ending very soon!.'

Well its fair to say that the chairman is angry to say the least! We are looking forward to bringing you an update on Elle Baup future as manager and he is currently odds-on with Bet Base to be sacked come January.

 

[conorc98]

View attachment 373239
takeover for 1860 munich completed by multi millionaire
reporter:so first of all,why 1860 munich?
conor:well im a big fan of Manchester city and they got a big investment a few years back and used this to challenge with their more reputable rivals, supporters of this club have been second best to one of the best clubs in the world for a long time and I plan to change this. 1860 play their home matches in the most beautiful stadium in the world so I hope to grace this stadium with the football that it deserves and is getting from only one of its tenants.
View attachment 373260
reporter:can you tell us any short term plans for the club?
conor:if youre talking in terms of staff/future signings it is far too soon to comment on this.i have my favoured staff in mind and a few players however it would be unproffesional for me to comment on this so soon before talking with their club first.all I can say is that the staff will be experienced proffesionals,who lead the way in the job that they do,nothing other will do. my manager will play nice,attacking football aswell. I assure you that at 1860, under my ownership football will be played the right way.
reporter:what are your targets on the pitch in the coming season?
conor:to win as many games as possible,simple as that.im a bit of a perfectionist and will never settle for avoiding relegation or anything like that.of course our first target is too get out of the second division,and then we want to make sure we improve each season.i expect to be in Europe within 3 seasons and challenging for the title within 5/6 seasons.

skybet have began taking bets on the next manager of 1860:
Tita Vilanova 28/1
Uwe Rosler 3/1
Carlo Ancelotti 12/1
Guus Hiddink 5/1
Roberto Martinez 12/1
Manuel Pellegrini 5/1
Jurgen Klopp 2/1
Rafa Benitez 20/1

quite a line up of possibilities,uwe rosler and Roberto Martinez apart they are all vastly experienced managers, although it is just speculation and with none of them being really hotly tipped there could be a manger who wasn't in this list taking over 1860 munich very soon

 

[epic terrorist]

View attachment 373337 View attachment 373338 View attachment 373339

So we sit here again with Dale Henderson chairman of Rayo Vallecano to see how the multi millionaire feels about his clubs first few months in La Liga under his stewardship.

So Dale how do you feel the first few months have gone?

" Well we sit in 12th place only winning 2 games and have drawn 8 but importantly have only lost 3 that is the main for me, only Barce and Real have lost fewer games so I know we are not far away. Although to be out of the cup at the first hurdle is very dissapointing"

Tell us about that 3-3 draw against Real Madrid

" That was probably the best we have played if I am being honest we matched them in every department and to be fair we was 3-1 up and to let the lead slip was disappointing but it is Real so its a brilliant result really not many sides will take points off them this season that's for sure."

How is your relationship with Laudrup faring after the strain of the transfer window?

" well seems to be getting the players to play some decent stuff and we seem to be gelling as a team Aspas has been key for the team with 4 goals and 4 assists. I'm expecting more to come of Benitez and Luiz but we have just got Isco back from injury and everyone can see from the 2 games he has played that he is going to be key to how this team perform this season, I think him and Aspas can form a great understanding. Also Giacherrini has settled in well and he will come up big for us this season. Overall I wouldn't say I am pleased but I am satisfied Michael is doing what is expected of him so far and I think we will kick on after Christmas and the mid season break.

what are your thoughts on Mulumbu?

"I'm not impressed with the amount of money Michael spunked away on him and his performances haven't been great he has till the end of the season to start playing better otherwise I will be moving him on myself."

 

[Revolution]

Well we stand here with O'lucion for a quick word.

'Im not happy with how the team are doing, we should be rightfully challenging and i'm not too sure it will happen this year! I have to admit however that I would be interested in arranging a transfer for Rayo outcast Mulumbu if they would be willing to discuss a possible deal.'

More to come from Marseille later this week...

 

[conorc98]

we caught up with the new 1860 munich chairman to talk about his first few days in control of the club

reporter: well last time we spoke you had only just taken over, now a few days in have you began to draw up a shortlist?

conor: I said on that day I had a few players in mind, and this remains the same. we cant fully decide until the transfer window opens, where well see which players become available.

reporter: do you expect the next transfer window to be a busy one for munich?

conor: yes,it will be busy. however we must be in for the right player if were in for one.we cant buy 9/10 players and change manager mid season and expect things to gel. 4/5 signings max and that's pushing it.

reporter: yousef mulumbu is clearly unfancied at rayo and could be available,what do you think about him?

conor: well yousef mulumbu is a bit of an outcast at rayo and I would be interested in bringing him here to munich. as were in division 2 I believe he could excel for us and take us up to the first division. but as far as I know at last 1 other club is interested so if a deal will be done ill have to get it done quicky to avoid it becoming a transfer saga.

reporter:and finally,any news on the next manager of the club?

conor: were close to an agreement, that's all ill say.


odds on next 1860 munich manager are now;

Hiddink 2/1
Benitez 33/1
Klopp 8/1
Pellegrini 4/5
Ancelotti 5/1
Mancini 10/1

Pellegrini is odds on,although only just to be the next manager of munich as he emerges as the favourite ahead of Guus Hiddink

 

[epic terrorist]

Guillem Balague here grabbing a quick worm with Rayo chairman Dale Henderson regarding Mupumbu and Leo Baptistao's future

So Dale can you give us an update on mulumbu's future?

" mulumbu will be staying with rayo till the end of the season and will be given chance to settle michael has asked me to reject all bids and until the seasons end that is how it will stay."

What about Leo its been rumoured there was an enquiry from 1860 munich for his services?

" Leo is not for sale for any price I'm afraid he has a big future here and will be big for us in coming seasons"

 

[jordan59]

Shinnik Chairman's mid season review

Today Shinnik's Chairman called a press conference to review how Shinnik have progressed so far. Shinnik find themselves in 2nd place behind 1st by 2 points and a game in hand. the chairman then stated that if shinnik does not achieve promotion this season current manager will have no job. he also stated that promotion does not guaranty you will keep the job. Shinnik's two new signings this season have being terrific scoring 18 goals between them and look to be on the rise. the chairman finishes with "Shinnik have done alright so far, but pretty average while still holding a good spot in the league. I wish current manager good luck for the rest of the season and I would not want to lose him as he is a great guy and is great to work around."

 

[Ryan Woolnough]

DAILY FAIL

We are here with Ryan Woolnough, the lively and outgoing chairman of AS Saint Etienne as the Ligue 1 season is about to get intersting. Saint Etienne are top of the league and level on points with PSG with a game in hand. Although Lyon are 3 points behind with a game in hand on AS Saint Etienne.

In an interview with a Daily Fail journalist, Woolnough reiterated his desire to keep the current level of performance and to push the level even higher with potential January signings. Woolnough also wanted to make it clear that he will back Wenger in the transfer budget and in the next month will check the finances and in the coming future will announce the budget and possibly even a few big name transfers.

Another item high on Woolnoughs agenda is the contract of Robert Lewandowski, Woolnough says that discussions have started about extending the contract of Lewandowski and signing him to Saint Etienne for the rest of his career.