The Mercenary Challenge: Becoming the richest manager in world football. A re-do.

[sahajpal97]

Let's talk about things apart from the job search. It has been 3 years and many interesting things have happened. Did you know Ajax got relegated last season from the Eredivisie on my save? That was a shocking moment where such a historically big club went down. Moving on, I am hoping through some miracle I get a good job.

 

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February 2041. Here is what is happening in the football world, Senegal won the African Cup of Nations. We are still not able to find jobs.

 

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What happened in Europe Part 1 (2040-41 season)

 

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What happened in Europe Part 2 (2040-41 season)

 

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Well we have received more job offers, Valerenga is very tempting because of the transfer budget but I am not accepting it because of the wages. So yes, I am stuck. I'm basically doing a David O'Leary or Kevin Keegan here where I am waiting for the correct opportunity.

 

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It is that time of the year again. It is July 1st 2041. The managerial rich list is as follows, and there are some changes. Antonio Conte has retired as Internazionale manager. So on top of the list is Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool earning 160k pounds per week. Second on the list is Julian Nagelsmann at Atletico Madrid earning 155k pounds per week and third on the list is Maximilian Appelrath at Tottenham earning 155k pounds per week. Under Rodgers last season, Liverpool finished 2nd in the Premier League, won the Community Shield against Manchester United, won the Carabao Cup final against Manchester United, got knocked out in the FA Cup quarter final against Tottenham, got knocked out in the Champions League quarter final against Manchester United and qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup. Under Nagelsmann last season, Atletico Madrid finished 2nd in La Liga, got knocked out by Villarreal in the Spanish Cup semi final, won the Spanish Super Cup against Real Betis and got knocked out by Liverpool in the Champions League first knockout round and qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup. Under Appelrath last season, Tottenham finished 6th in the Premier League, got knocked out in the Carabao Cup quarter final against Everton, got knocked out by Bayern Munich in the Champions League first knockout round and lost the FA Cup final against Chelsea, also they qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup.

 

[sahajpal97]

Some jobs have become available, but I am not taking them because of the wages on offer. Italy won the 2041 Nations League and also in an interesting twist the Spain job has become available again after Pablo Machin retired, so it remains to be seen whether we can get it again.

 

[sahajpal97]

The Spain job came and went, unfortunately they decided against hiring me again and hired Mikel Arteta instead, it has left us in the lurch and we are still unemployed. The Spain job and the wages associated with it were a bit of a trap in the save, but I am planning to take a version of @Mr Jabay's suggestion. So what the condition is, it is if I have been unemployed for over three years on the save, I can accept jobs which require me to take a pay cut provided that it is 50% or less. But this only applies after three years of unemployment. I am experimenting with this concept and seeing what will come of it, fingers crossed we get a job that pays 58k pounds or above.

 

[sahajpal97]

I know I am good enough to coach a good team. Some of the wages on offer have been really bad, I am stuck in the reputation trap, I have enough of a reputation where I can get the smaller jobs and also get interviewed by bigger clubs, but I am not getting the bigger jobs. I have a two and a half star reputation. It has been 4 years since I have been unemployed on my save and I hope that I get something good.

 

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Some national teams have offered me jobs, and it was a bit surprising to see so many international jobs available, but we have got some offers. I turned them all down because of the wages on offer.

 

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Fulham see me as a leading candidate to take over as manager and surprisingly Brighton sacked their manager despite being in a decent position in the table, so I am hoping that I land a Premier League job or a job at any of the top leagues which offer me enough money.

 

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IMPORTANT SAVE ANNOUNCEMENT

So here is a decision I have come to. On the save I have been unemployed for nearly 5 years now. The last time we were employed by a team was 16th November 2037. So if I don't have a job that comes with the wages I want, I will take the job which pays the highest wages in that moment after 16th November 2042.

So these are the rules when I am unemployed.

Being unemployed for 0-3 years: Look for jobs that offer the same wages and/or higher.

Being unemployed for 3-4 years: 50% wage drop, and negotiating a higher wage with the team and accepting it if they offer a job.

Being unemployed for 4-5 years: Taking the job immediately which is the highest paid job in that moment.

 

[sahajpal97]

Told you, I am trapped. I can get the smaller jobs, but I don't get the bigger ones which offer me a lot of money, I get interviews with them that lead nowhere.

 

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What happened in Europe 2041-42 season (Part 1)

 

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What happened in the 2041-42 season (Part 2)

 

[sahajpal97]

It is that time of the year again and this is what the managerial rich list looks like, Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool is on the top of the rich list earning 160k pounds, second on the list is a new name, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United is also earning the same wage and is second on the list and third on the list is Julian Nagelsmann at Atletico Madrid also earning the same wage. Under Rodgers last season Liverpool finished second in the Premier League, got knocked out in the Carabao Cup third round against Northampton, lost the FA Cup final against Manchester United and lost the Champions League final against Manchester United. Under Ole last season, Manchester United won the quadruple, winning the Premier League, Champions League, Carabao Cup and the FA Cup. They also won the Community Shield and the European Super Cup. But they got knocked out in the Club World Cup quarter final against Colon. Under Nagelsmann last season, Atletico Madrid finished 3rd in La Liga, got knocked out in the first knockout round of the Champions League against Benfica, and won the Spanish Cup final against Real Madrid, however they lost that Spanish Super Cup final to Barcelona.

 

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Portugal have won the 2042 World Cup, also it is international manager sacking time so I am hoping we get a good offer.

 

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We are getting closer to November and the time has come to take a job, which one is it going to be? Stay tuned to find out.

 

[sahajpal97]

So after nearly 5 years unemployed, I now have a new job. It is now 2042 on my save. Since the unemployment period was going up to 5 years, I decided to take the job that offers me the maximum wage so I have decided to take over at OES in the Brazilian National First Division, a very decent level of football, and my wages are 5,000 pounds per week. We are 18th in the league, in the relegation zone. It is a steep drop from the Spain job but I decided to take the OES job as I was approaching 5 years of unemployment. Being the mercenary I am, I realized that I was now running out of cash and I need to put food and water on the table. Anyway here is the squad and this is what it looks like.

 

[sahajpal97]

Not a great start to our managerial stint at OES, 3 losses in a row, we're struggling. And for me, I am back closer to the bottom of the mercenary ladder than the top. It is like getting fired by a multinational company and working for a tenth of your wages at an ambitious startup where no one knows what exactly the other person is doing.