Nickname: TheSaints
Stadium: St.Mary's Stadium
Manager: NigelAdkins/You
Chairman: NicolaCortese
Media Prediction: 2nd
League: NpowerLeague 1
Rivals: Portsmouth& Bournemouth
Squad
Goalkeepers:
Kelvin Davis
Bartosz Bialkowski
Tommy Forecast
This area could do with some extras as Davis is the only one who isconsistent enough in League 1, you can get money for Bialkowski and Forecast isnot good enough.
Transfers In:
Roy Carroll - Free - Former Man Utd man will be your No.1 and will do wellin seasons to come.
Mahamadou Sidibe - Free - Malian goalkeeper will also be a good No.1 and wasvery consistent for me in the Championship aswell.
Bo Antal - Free - You can buy this guy if you want, he is a good prospectand will become a decent premiership goalkeeper, he is a good player and hassaved me in some cup matches.
Transfers Out:
Bartosz Bialkowski - £100-150k - A lot of teams will be interested in thisguy and you will get quite a bit for him.
Tommy Forecast - Free-£1k - if you're lucky to get rid of him.
Fullbacks Left:
Dan Harding
Ryan Dickson
This area is good enough and you need not replace or buy anyone unless youreally want to.
Transfers In:
Greg Cunningham - Manchester City - Loan - Great player and will become agood premiership LB, will do well for you.
Transfers Out:
Dan Harding - End of season only when he is out of contract, can pick up JoeMattock for £1.5-2m when you get promoted.
Fullbacks Right:
Frazer Richardson
Danny Butterfield
This area is a priority as Richardson is out for around 3-4 months andButterfield isn't consistent enough and is easily turned.
Transfers In:
Derek Geary - Free - Former Sheffield Utd man is a good choice, he has someinjury problems but when he plays, he plays good.
Abubakari Yakubu - Free - The Ghanaian is a younger choice then Geary andcan also provide cover at CB, DMC & MR if needs be.
Transfers Out:
None
Centre Backs:
Jose Fonte
Danny Seaborne
Radhi Jaidi
Aaron Martin
This area needs more strength as Jose Fonte is your only real good player atthis position. Jaidi is old and gets tired quickly, Seaborne is only good forcover and Martin isn't good enough at all in my opinion. Jose Fonte is a MUSTKEEP.
Transfers In:
Jeffery Bruma - I might be being biased when I say this because I am aChelsea fan but this guy is amazing, him and Fonte make a great partnership andteams will find it hard to score against you with these two together, by theend of the season Southampton will be one of his favourite teams so will comeback on loan again in the Championship and is available for £3.5m in the 3rdseason.
Chris Riggott - Free - Former Middlesbrough man provides excellentcompetition for Fonte and makes some match saving tackles.
Calum Davenport - Free - Only buy in January, as he is out injured tillabout then. Provides good cover for Bruma and can make the starting 11 if youdon't have Bruma in the 2nd season.
Izzy Iriekpen - Free - Only buy if you get rid of Seaborne in the firsttransfer window. Cover only.
Transfers Out:
Danny Seaborne - Free-£200k depending on whether you sell in the summer orJanuary.
Radhi Jaidi - End of season only when his contract runs out.
Aaron Martin - Free-£60k - Get rid of him ASAP.
Wingers Left:
Adam Lallana
Ryan Dickson
Oscar Gobern
You will need another player for this position as Dickson can only play hereoccasionally and Gobern is not good enough for Southampton. Lallana is a MUSTKEEP.
Chamberlain & N'Guessan can also cover AML/ML if need be.
Transfers In:
Salomon Olembe - Free - Explosive Cameroonian winger who will provideexcellent competition with Lallana.
Transfers Out:
Oscar Gobern - Free - Not good enough for the squad, get rid of ASAP.
Wingers Right:
Alex Chamberlain
Dany N'Guessan - On loan from Leicester
Jason Puncheon - On loan at Blackpool
This area is fine as Lallana and Yakubu (if you buy him) can cover this areatoo. You need to bring up Chamberlain from the under 18's squad though.
Transfers In:
Abubakari Yakubu - Free - See FB right for details.
Transfers Out:
None.
Central Midfield:
Dean Hammond
Morgan Schneiderlin
Richard Chaplow
This area is good enough, maybe bring in 1 or 2 more players for depth.
Transfers In:
Adrian Mrowiec - Hearts - £65-120k - Great ball winning midfielder, will be good for cover or as a first team member, although he is a natural DMC, he is very consistant at MC aswell.
Connor Clifford - Chelsea - Loan - A good prospect and will provide good cover for Schneiderlin
Josh McEachran - Chelsea - Loan - A very good player, he can start in your first team ahead of Chaplow.
Chris James - Free - A decent midfielder who can also play on the wings, quite slow though.
Matt James - Man Utd - A good prospect and will provide good cover.
Transfers Out:
None
Strikers:
Rickie Lambert
Guly do Prado
Jonathan Forte
Lee Barnard
Your strikeforce is good for League 1. Guly is a natural AMC but play him upfront with a trequartista role and he is a beast, plenty of assists and wondergoals. Bring in 1 or 2 if you want.
Tranfers In:
Fred Sears - West Ham - Loan - Very good poacher who will guarentee you goals
John Guidetti - Man City - Loan - Good poacher who will play well with Guly
Ktlego Mphela - £180-220k - Sundowns - South African striker attracts interest from Valencia amoungst others but will go to you if you offer him a key role.
Julio Cruz - Free - Former Inter star will be amazing for you despite his old age, guarenteed goals although injury can be a problem.
Anthony Derouard - Le Mans FC Under 19's - Amazing young French Poacher, scored 16 in 17 appearences when I loaned him in January.
Transfers Out:
None
Staff
Terminate all contracts EXCEPT from:
Martin Hunter - Coach
Jim Stannard - GK Coach
Vince Bartram - GK Coach
Matthew Crocker - Youth Coach
Chris Malkin - Physio
David Burke - Scout
Rod Ruddick - Scout
Staff In:
Tony Coton - Assistant Manager
Frank Lampard Sr. - Coach
Peter Davidson - Fitness Coach
Steve Whitehall - Physio
Simon Hunt - Scout
David Hamilton - Scout
Glen Cockerill - Scout
Bobby Roberts - Scout
Tactics
I suggest playing 4-4-2 with a Fluid Philosphy, Attacking Mentality, More Direct Passing, Pressing More, Zonal Marking everything else at Default. this tactic is tried and tested and won me League 1 and the JPT with ease.
Boardroom Requests
Upgrade Youth Facilities (50/50 chance)
Parent Club
Increase Wage Budget (Worth a try)
Thank you for reading, I hope it helps and gives people the incentive to start with Southampton, they are fantastic to play as. Sorry it's so long aswell haha.
