Should have an update tonight/tomorrow, collated the info just need to story-fy it, unless you want a list of events and dates... After that updates will slow down for two weeks, been put on a, probably, ****** two week full-time course.
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Ronan Pike-Burke
BlingSingh kicked off the last season of his current contract by rejecting a new contract offer, disagreeing with just about every term on the table. Not punish his cockiness, the black-ginger was confined to another season in the reserves. However he did make his debut for Villa in October, creating a goal and earning man of the match in a 2-0 League Cup 4th Round win over Chesterfield. In early January Bling was offered again rejected practically every condition on a new contract offer. His next first team appearance came in a 2-2 draw with Port Vale in the FA Cup 3rd Round, where he again got an assist. He also played in the replay, which Villa won 3-2, and yet again earned an assist and a second man of the match. These three appearances proved to be his only in a Villa shirt, as come June he rejected another two contract offers, and his contract expired today. Norwich are showing a strong interest in the genetic freak, maybe he would fit in there... Rangers are also rumoured to be interested.
Cal Sear
Sear started the season signing a new contract worth roughly £27,000 per week for 3 years, however the season was all downhill from here, and the Newcastle manager merry-go-round whirred back into action as Cotterill, Pardew's successor, made way for... Ertugrul Saglam, who decided to ask Sear to attempt overhead kicks. Despite not having the greatest season in front of goal, Sear still went on to win several podium finishes for the Young Player of the Month award, coming second for December, and third for January and May. However May also brought Newcastle relegation, with only a goal from Sear keeping the club from finishing bottom. A few days later Sear signed another new contract, this time taking a pay cut to stay at the club he loves and signing until 2019. He made the seasonal Best XI, accompanying Necid up front. The new contract might not be enough to fend off the relegation vultures however, especially given the poor financial state of the club (Mike Ashley left seasons ago). Tottenham and Middlesbrough have both had offers, of £6.75m+ and £8.5m+ respectively, accepted by the club, and Birmingham are also rumoured to be interested.
Dunc Greenwood
Greenwood continued his form from the previous season, playing an important part in the first teams of both Lyon and Belgium, and come January he was named in the Belgium 2014 Best XI up front alongside his long-term love Lukaku. In February he scored a hat-trick in a televised Champions League Knock Out Round 1 tie against Arsenal, which Lyon won 3-0, however they were knocked out in the following round. Come the end of May Lyon again found themselves at the top of Ligue 1, and champions for the second season running, however this year they lost the Coupe de la Ligue final to PSG. The following week Greenwood's contribution of 31 appearances, 15 goals, an assist and 7.19 average were rewarded with a new contract worth £43,500 per week, and £4,500 per goal or appearance, keeping him at the club for another 3 years. He features in the Lyon Best XI for the season.
Greenwood also continued to feature for Belgium, making 10 appearances and maintaining his 1 in 5 goal scoring record by getting another 2 goals.
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey Jr
Another season with Castilla saw the young Heskey make 49 appearances, score 30 goals and make 14 assists, while averaging 7.37 match rating, this earned him a first start for Real Madrid on the last day of the season, in which he scored the only goal as they beat Levante. However after this he was transfer listed with an asking price of £1.4m. Heskey responded to this by scoring a hat-trick for his country in a 4-1 win over Honduras, which helped him on his way to third place for the North America Gold Cup Golden Boot. During this tournament he was sold to Montpellier HSC for an initial £1.3m, raising up to £2m dependent on conditions being met, Wolfsburg were also interested but failed to lodge a bid in time.
Jake Miller
After three seasons of relaxing in Villa's reserves Miller was given his chance to get some first team football, going out on loan to Bolton for a £425,000 fee, and going straight into the first team. The black-ginger made his competitive debut in a 3-0 win over Blackburn on the first day of the season, however his first goals didn't come until two weeks later against Wolves, where he got a brace and man of the match in another 3-0 win. This helped him on his way to third place for the August Young Player of the Month award, which is an award he featured on the podium for for September (second), November (first) and April (third). In December, recognising that this black-ginger is capable of playing football, Villa offered him a new contract, but as with his brethren, Miller rejected due to Villa being tight. In the final game of the season Miller scored the winner as Bolton beat Manchester United 3-2 to finish 12th. Miller was given a role in the strike-force for the Bolton 14/15 Best XI. In total Miller made 29 appearances, scored 10 goals, assisted 3 and earned 8 yellows with an average rating of 6.95.
Jao Pricey
Jao Pricey was an important fixture for Ajax throughout the first half of the season, making 31 appearances, scoring 12 goals, making 5, earning 6 man of the match awards and a red card by mid-January, however this form drew the attention of several Italian clubs, with AC Milan lodging an initial £12m for him. However Lazio came in a week later and hijacked the deal, offering an initial £13m to Ajax, and a massive £72,000 per week, with £7,000 per goal or appearance, contract to Pricey, which also contained a match top earner clause and ties him down until 2019. A week after signing for Lazio, Pricey got his first goal for the club to earn a 1-0 win over Genoa. Jao went on to make another 20 appearances, scoring 9 goals and earning another 6 man of the matches, as Lazio won the Serie A by a single point. Pricey was named in the Lazio Best XI in central midfield.
Joe Williams
Following on from their World Cup final loss to Germany, Italy saw it as time to draft some new young talent into the national ranks, and thus Williams made his international debut in a 4-2 win over Algeria in August. Williams continued his impressive Premiership form following this, adding another five Young Player of the Month Award podium finishes to his haul from last season, winning the October and December awards. November saw Joe score his first goal for Italy in a 3-1 friendly win over Ecuador, and come January he was named in the Italy Best XI for 2014. Williams' 43 appearances, 7 goals, 7 assists and 7.14 average helped Tottenham to third place in the Premiership this season, and also earned himself second place in the Players' Young Player of the Year Award. Which was followed days later by a new contract worth £68,000 per week, plus £8,000 per appearance or goal, keeping him at the club until 2020, unless another club triggers the £28.5m minimum release clause. He was also named in the Tottenham Best XI for the season.
Nathan Burbidge
After four season of loans out to lower league clubs, Burbidge finally got his chance to feature for Arsenal reserves, and occasionally for the first team. He made his Arsenal debut in October as a 70th minute sub in a 2-1 win over Spartak Moscow in the Champions League, and in December he was granted an extension to his contract, which will see him at the club until 2017, and earn him a pay rise to £26,000 per week should he play 20 games. The following week he made his first Arsenal start as they beat Cardiff 4-0 in the FA Cup, the then injured his hip in training, ruling him out for two months. Once fit again he featured again in the FA Cup, this time on the losing side as Arsenal were beat 1-2 by West Ham. In the final game of the season Burbidge finally made his Premiership debut, and also got his first goal to round off a 5-1 win over Portsmouth as Arsenal won the league.
Tie Rack
Tie Rack managed to only earn himself two match bans in his first season in France, one for yellow cards accumulation (and his return was welcomed with a broken nose) and one for a red card at some point in the season. In total El Corbatero made 24 appearances, assisted 5 goals, earned 5 yellows, a red and 6.93 average rating as USBCO finished 8th in Ligue 2. He is 'content' at the club, but Cordoba are showing signs of interest.
Tables
Premiership
Serie A
Ligue 1
Ligue 2
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2014/15 Season
Ronan Pike-Burke
BlingSingh kicked off the last season of his current contract by rejecting a new contract offer, disagreeing with just about every term on the table. Not punish his cockiness, the black-ginger was confined to another season in the reserves. However he did make his debut for Villa in October, creating a goal and earning man of the match in a 2-0 League Cup 4th Round win over Chesterfield. In early January Bling was offered again rejected practically every condition on a new contract offer. His next first team appearance came in a 2-2 draw with Port Vale in the FA Cup 3rd Round, where he again got an assist. He also played in the replay, which Villa won 3-2, and yet again earned an assist and a second man of the match. These three appearances proved to be his only in a Villa shirt, as come June he rejected another two contract offers, and his contract expired today. Norwich are showing a strong interest in the genetic freak, maybe he would fit in there... Rangers are also rumoured to be interested.
Cal Sear
Sear started the season signing a new contract worth roughly £27,000 per week for 3 years, however the season was all downhill from here, and the Newcastle manager merry-go-round whirred back into action as Cotterill, Pardew's successor, made way for... Ertugrul Saglam, who decided to ask Sear to attempt overhead kicks. Despite not having the greatest season in front of goal, Sear still went on to win several podium finishes for the Young Player of the Month award, coming second for December, and third for January and May. However May also brought Newcastle relegation, with only a goal from Sear keeping the club from finishing bottom. A few days later Sear signed another new contract, this time taking a pay cut to stay at the club he loves and signing until 2019. He made the seasonal Best XI, accompanying Necid up front. The new contract might not be enough to fend off the relegation vultures however, especially given the poor financial state of the club (Mike Ashley left seasons ago). Tottenham and Middlesbrough have both had offers, of £6.75m+ and £8.5m+ respectively, accepted by the club, and Birmingham are also rumoured to be interested.
Dunc Greenwood
Greenwood continued his form from the previous season, playing an important part in the first teams of both Lyon and Belgium, and come January he was named in the Belgium 2014 Best XI up front alongside his long-term love Lukaku. In February he scored a hat-trick in a televised Champions League Knock Out Round 1 tie against Arsenal, which Lyon won 3-0, however they were knocked out in the following round. Come the end of May Lyon again found themselves at the top of Ligue 1, and champions for the second season running, however this year they lost the Coupe de la Ligue final to PSG. The following week Greenwood's contribution of 31 appearances, 15 goals, an assist and 7.19 average were rewarded with a new contract worth £43,500 per week, and £4,500 per goal or appearance, keeping him at the club for another 3 years. He features in the Lyon Best XI for the season.
Greenwood also continued to feature for Belgium, making 10 appearances and maintaining his 1 in 5 goal scoring record by getting another 2 goals.
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey Jr
Another season with Castilla saw the young Heskey make 49 appearances, score 30 goals and make 14 assists, while averaging 7.37 match rating, this earned him a first start for Real Madrid on the last day of the season, in which he scored the only goal as they beat Levante. However after this he was transfer listed with an asking price of £1.4m. Heskey responded to this by scoring a hat-trick for his country in a 4-1 win over Honduras, which helped him on his way to third place for the North America Gold Cup Golden Boot. During this tournament he was sold to Montpellier HSC for an initial £1.3m, raising up to £2m dependent on conditions being met, Wolfsburg were also interested but failed to lodge a bid in time.
Jake Miller
After three seasons of relaxing in Villa's reserves Miller was given his chance to get some first team football, going out on loan to Bolton for a £425,000 fee, and going straight into the first team. The black-ginger made his competitive debut in a 3-0 win over Blackburn on the first day of the season, however his first goals didn't come until two weeks later against Wolves, where he got a brace and man of the match in another 3-0 win. This helped him on his way to third place for the August Young Player of the Month award, which is an award he featured on the podium for for September (second), November (first) and April (third). In December, recognising that this black-ginger is capable of playing football, Villa offered him a new contract, but as with his brethren, Miller rejected due to Villa being tight. In the final game of the season Miller scored the winner as Bolton beat Manchester United 3-2 to finish 12th. Miller was given a role in the strike-force for the Bolton 14/15 Best XI. In total Miller made 29 appearances, scored 10 goals, assisted 3 and earned 8 yellows with an average rating of 6.95.
Jao Pricey
Jao Pricey was an important fixture for Ajax throughout the first half of the season, making 31 appearances, scoring 12 goals, making 5, earning 6 man of the match awards and a red card by mid-January, however this form drew the attention of several Italian clubs, with AC Milan lodging an initial £12m for him. However Lazio came in a week later and hijacked the deal, offering an initial £13m to Ajax, and a massive £72,000 per week, with £7,000 per goal or appearance, contract to Pricey, which also contained a match top earner clause and ties him down until 2019. A week after signing for Lazio, Pricey got his first goal for the club to earn a 1-0 win over Genoa. Jao went on to make another 20 appearances, scoring 9 goals and earning another 6 man of the matches, as Lazio won the Serie A by a single point. Pricey was named in the Lazio Best XI in central midfield.
Joe Williams
Following on from their World Cup final loss to Germany, Italy saw it as time to draft some new young talent into the national ranks, and thus Williams made his international debut in a 4-2 win over Algeria in August. Williams continued his impressive Premiership form following this, adding another five Young Player of the Month Award podium finishes to his haul from last season, winning the October and December awards. November saw Joe score his first goal for Italy in a 3-1 friendly win over Ecuador, and come January he was named in the Italy Best XI for 2014. Williams' 43 appearances, 7 goals, 7 assists and 7.14 average helped Tottenham to third place in the Premiership this season, and also earned himself second place in the Players' Young Player of the Year Award. Which was followed days later by a new contract worth £68,000 per week, plus £8,000 per appearance or goal, keeping him at the club until 2020, unless another club triggers the £28.5m minimum release clause. He was also named in the Tottenham Best XI for the season.
Nathan Burbidge
After four season of loans out to lower league clubs, Burbidge finally got his chance to feature for Arsenal reserves, and occasionally for the first team. He made his Arsenal debut in October as a 70th minute sub in a 2-1 win over Spartak Moscow in the Champions League, and in December he was granted an extension to his contract, which will see him at the club until 2017, and earn him a pay rise to £26,000 per week should he play 20 games. The following week he made his first Arsenal start as they beat Cardiff 4-0 in the FA Cup, the then injured his hip in training, ruling him out for two months. Once fit again he featured again in the FA Cup, this time on the losing side as Arsenal were beat 1-2 by West Ham. In the final game of the season Burbidge finally made his Premiership debut, and also got his first goal to round off a 5-1 win over Portsmouth as Arsenal won the league.
Tie Rack
Tie Rack managed to only earn himself two match bans in his first season in France, one for yellow cards accumulation (and his return was welcomed with a broken nose) and one for a red card at some point in the season. In total El Corbatero made 24 appearances, assisted 5 goals, earned 5 yellows, a red and 6.93 average rating as USBCO finished 8th in Ligue 2. He is 'content' at the club, but Cordoba are showing signs of interest.
Tables
Premiership
Serie A
Ligue 1
Ligue 2
