robbieboro82
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JUST A BOY FROM THE BORO
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Arriving at the Riverside, the Home of my beloved Boro….it’s time to get to work.
So I’ll be Playing with the Jan Update with all the latest transfers.
I made 2 further changes, Harry Chapman to Blackburn for £2m and Grant Leadbitter to Sunderland for £500k, I also transferred Danny Baath to Stoke.
Thinking about Boro in real life, we have much more money available in transfers than the paltry £4m so I decided to up to a more realistic £20m to start off the game.
So I have set myself at Continental C level for Coaching and a Semi Pro Footballer….so not really setting the world on fire and getting the fans excited…..time to prove them wrong.
1 Year Contract at £21.5k……lets see how this year goes…..will I stay for 10 more years or move to pastures new within the year
The Great Boro years were the mid to late 90’s and then some great seasons in the mid 2000’s, a League Cup win and a UEFA Cup Final Appearance before relegation and a huge amount of time out of the top flight……an ill fated promotion 2 years ago which resulted in a speedy return to The Championship.
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The Riverside is a 34,000 seater, which in the scheme of things is standard these days but we do have one of the best Academies in the country, so I will be utilising this and trying to bring in the best young players that I possibly can.
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On arrival the first thing I have done is mutually terminate Sam Ellis’s contract as assistant and brought in Gary Neville to be my assistant for the time being.
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Looking at the squad, it is quite capable, but I do think I will need to strengthen in a few departments:
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1. A decent GK back up to Randolph
2. A RB as Shotton isn't good enough
3. AMR & AML
4. Striker that will hopefully get me 20+
My Top 3 Key Players
1. John Obi Mikel
Awesome signing and so glad to have this guy in my squad now, he will add some class to the DM position and certainly has experience
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2. Daniel Ayala
Been at Boro for a while now, sometimes lacks discipline but comes up with some goals, paired with Aden Flint these two should cause havoc in the box.
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3. Britt Assombalonga
Not so great in real life but hoping he's my 20+ a season man, fingers crossed as don't think Hughill will do the job
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My Top 3 Youth Prospects
1. Dael Fry
Will battle for the 2nd CB Position with Flint but I’m sure he’ll be the first choice CB for years to come, if we can keep hold of him…..I’d want at least £30m for him though.
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2. Marcus Tavernier
Another guy with a great future ahead of him, he will be a regular starter so will improve fast
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3. Lewis Wing
Similar to Tav, hopefully, he will develop fast and we can keep hold of him
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Players to Sell
There are a number of players that simply do not feature in my plans and will be offloaded asap.
Dimi, Gestede, Braithwaite, Fletcher, Johnson should hopefully fetch some decent money that we can put back into the squad.
Players to Buy
I have compiled a small list of players that I am looking at and will be only signing players that can improve the team immediately or have great potential in the future
Expectations
With only having a 1 Year contract and not being sure how the squad will gel, I don't want to risk saying we will get Automatic in my first season, I’m confident….but don't want to lose my job within a few months….decent budget that I’ll try not to waste…..like previous managers before me
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July Fixtures
Preseason fast approaching so its time to assess and bring in the players I think will do a job for me!!
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Arriving at the Riverside, the Home of my beloved Boro….it’s time to get to work.
So I’ll be Playing with the Jan Update with all the latest transfers.
I made 2 further changes, Harry Chapman to Blackburn for £2m and Grant Leadbitter to Sunderland for £500k, I also transferred Danny Baath to Stoke.
Thinking about Boro in real life, we have much more money available in transfers than the paltry £4m so I decided to up to a more realistic £20m to start off the game.
So I have set myself at Continental C level for Coaching and a Semi Pro Footballer….so not really setting the world on fire and getting the fans excited…..time to prove them wrong.
1 Year Contract at £21.5k……lets see how this year goes…..will I stay for 10 more years or move to pastures new within the year
The Great Boro years were the mid to late 90’s and then some great seasons in the mid 2000’s, a League Cup win and a UEFA Cup Final Appearance before relegation and a huge amount of time out of the top flight……an ill fated promotion 2 years ago which resulted in a speedy return to The Championship.
View attachment 22178
The Riverside is a 34,000 seater, which in the scheme of things is standard these days but we do have one of the best Academies in the country, so I will be utilising this and trying to bring in the best young players that I possibly can.
View attachment 22177
On arrival the first thing I have done is mutually terminate Sam Ellis’s contract as assistant and brought in Gary Neville to be my assistant for the time being.
View attachment 22176
Looking at the squad, it is quite capable, but I do think I will need to strengthen in a few departments:
View attachment 22175
1. A decent GK back up to Randolph
2. A RB as Shotton isn't good enough
3. AMR & AML
4. Striker that will hopefully get me 20+
My Top 3 Key Players
1. John Obi Mikel
Awesome signing and so glad to have this guy in my squad now, he will add some class to the DM position and certainly has experience
View attachment 22174
2. Daniel Ayala
Been at Boro for a while now, sometimes lacks discipline but comes up with some goals, paired with Aden Flint these two should cause havoc in the box.
View attachment 22173
3. Britt Assombalonga
Not so great in real life but hoping he's my 20+ a season man, fingers crossed as don't think Hughill will do the job
View attachment 22172
My Top 3 Youth Prospects
1. Dael Fry
Will battle for the 2nd CB Position with Flint but I’m sure he’ll be the first choice CB for years to come, if we can keep hold of him…..I’d want at least £30m for him though.
View attachment 22171
2. Marcus Tavernier
Another guy with a great future ahead of him, he will be a regular starter so will improve fast
View attachment 22170
3. Lewis Wing
Similar to Tav, hopefully, he will develop fast and we can keep hold of him
View attachment 22169
Players to Sell
There are a number of players that simply do not feature in my plans and will be offloaded asap.
Dimi, Gestede, Braithwaite, Fletcher, Johnson should hopefully fetch some decent money that we can put back into the squad.
Players to Buy
I have compiled a small list of players that I am looking at and will be only signing players that can improve the team immediately or have great potential in the future
Expectations
With only having a 1 Year contract and not being sure how the squad will gel, I don't want to risk saying we will get Automatic in my first season, I’m confident….but don't want to lose my job within a few months….decent budget that I’ll try not to waste…..like previous managers before me
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July Fixtures
Preseason fast approaching so its time to assess and bring in the players I think will do a job for me!!
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