Day 1
Ebbsfleet United:
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The club is currently in the Vanarama Conference South and have never been higher than 7th in the Vanarama Conference. The club has won several trophies as you can see in the photo. The club has a 4,098 capacity stadium that is in average condition (I don't expect to be there for long). The youth facilities are poor and will have to be upgraded while the training facilities are alright for the league we are in for now.
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The report from my assistant manager gives me hope for the team. The lack of youth is concerning and will need to be worked on. I don't want to spend much money until the Championship when the club is in a better financial condition and when the transfer budget is larger. However I won't shy away from free transfers even if it means getting rid of club favourites to make room. If you're **** then you're out of the team, simple as that.
The board expects me to win the league this season; along with reaching the Third Round of the FA Trophy, and reach the First Round of the FA Cup. I believe that these goals are attainable, but I will put winning the league before the FA Trophy and Cup.
The team is alright. The goalkeepers need a lot of work and I might let go of one of my current keepers to make room if I find a decent replacement. The replacement will probably be a keeper who is at or past his prime, don't want him for too long, only long enough to find a young keeper with potential.
The defence is weak. I only have average full backs who have no backup, I will bring in 1 or 2 players for each position and won't hesitate to let go of my current full backs if they are deemed surplus after my dive into the transfer market. My CB's aren't bad, but once again little depth. it's not a matter of lack of players, it's a matter of lack of skill. I will leave my CB's alone for now, but I won't hesitate to make some transfers after the first couple of games.
The midfield is **** weak. The starting Central Midfielders are some of the best players in the team. Yet once again we lack depth. I will jumping straight into the transfer market for some backup players, and Dean Rance, the backup midfielder is going to be shown the door straight away. My CAM is strong but has no backup whatsoever, I've already found a replacement and have offered him a contract. I have also brought in an additional player for the AML position as both AMR and AML share a lot of players and therefore will be lacking depth during games.
I currently have three strikers who will do the job for now. I will keep them for the majority of the first season and then find a younger player to grow and travel with me through the Vanarama Conference and League Two.
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Here is the squad depth
Next up is individual players.