The Warrington Way

[callewis97]

Time to move on, John. Good luck with whatever decision you make!

 

[Brane_Orsou]

OOOOOOO I dont' know. part of my wants to see you take Warrington into the Premier league, but Everton is a good club and not one that will see you dominate straight away so still a challenge there.

Add in that their rivals are currently the team to beat and you've pretty much got your answer IMO.

If you do take the job just make sure you defend until the final whistle and never underestimate the French wizard that is Florian Lejeune! Honestly what a crazy game that was last night!!!

 

[Football Fumb]

Still deciding?, I think you have made up your mind with your last post - reasons to leave = sadly.

 

[MrTini23]

I have already made my mind up. It's not the end of my Warrington journey, I'll be back

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

A new beginning

I've made my decision and with a heavy heart, I've decided to leave Warrington and take on the Everton manager's job. I feel like I've taken Warrington as far as I can and it's time for a fresh challenge.

The first thing that strikes me here are the facilities which are superb. The youth setup will allow me to bring young players through and into the first-team squad.

In terms of my staff team, I've got a lot of work to do to get it up to scratch as many of them left when the previous manager went. I'm very happy to see that club legend Duncan Ferguson is still on the coaching team though.

We currently sit safely in midtable in the Premier League, which will allow me time to rebuild the squad and get it up the level it needs to be at.

That said, I still need to make an instant impact as our form is dreadful at the moment!

 

[MrTini23]

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The Squad

So this is the squad I have to work with. There's definitely some talent there that I can utilise. My plan is to bring in young players and build towards the future with the odd marquee signing, though that will depend on how we get on.

Goalkeepers

Lucas Chaves
Will Huffer
Manuel Gasparini

Defenders

Rob Holding
Jordan Torunarigha
Jean-Luc Vila
Gustavo Cipriano
Ben White
Nohan Kennah
A. Zambo Anguissa
Krystian Bielik
Jonathan
Mattia De Sciglio

Midfielders

Leandro Paredes
Albert Sambi Lokonga
Andre Gomes
Romano Schmid
Richarlison
Alex Iwobi
Harry Wilson
Andre Green

Attackers

Jarlan Barrera
Fraser Hornby
Jan Hurtado

 

[MrTini23]

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Building my backroom team

I said when I first took the job that I had a lot of work to do in terms of getting some staff members into the club. The previous management's exit left us with next to no one working behind the scenes.

After a few days of hard work, I'm delighted to have confirmed my backroom team moving forward.

Assistant Manager

For my assistant manager, I wanted someone who knew the club that the fans would welcome into the club. I toyed with the idea of promoting Duncan Ferguson before deciding to bring in former player David Weir from Morecambe.

Coaches

The following came into the club as part of the coaching setup: Matt Craddock (Coach), Paul Jenkins (Coach), Martyn Pert (Coach), Jon Goodman (Coach), and José Manuel Otxotorena (Goalkeeping Coach),

Scouts

We signed the following to our scouting team: Leon Hunter, Dave Wright and Toni Lima

 

[Brane_Orsou]

Good luck with the move my friend! I hope you keep us posted on how Warrington get on with out you. But onwards and upwards.

A decent run (which we all know you are capable of) could see you challenging those top 7 places but maybe a bit early this season ?

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

January 2025

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My reign as Everton boss starts with a 1-0 win over Burnley in the cup. Not the greatest performance but it's going to take some time to bed in and the players to get used to the style of play I want to use.

6th January

Everton to play Chesterfield or Blackburn away in the FA Cup 4th Round

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A great start to my Premier League managerial career. We made hard work of it at the end but I feel like we more than deserved the win against a strong Man City side.

12th January

Lucas Chaves joins Boca Juniors for a fee of 7m

13th January

Lewis Gibson joins Swansea for a fee of 6m

15th Janary

Andre Gomes joins Stoke on loan

16th January

Rob Holding joins Celtic for a fee of 22.5m

A. Zambo Anguissa joins Ajax for a fee of 17.25m

17th January

Andre Green joins Rangers for 9.5m

Jarlan Berrera joins Hertha Berlin for a fee of 21.5m

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I'm really pleased with the way we played in this one. We went with our 4-4-2 system and dominated the game for large periods. A much-deserved win. I don't think I've mentioned this but we have three systems that we use. We have a 4-4-2, a 4-5-1 and a 5-2-2-1 (WB).

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Another really good win in a match we dominated. The most pleasing thing about this one was the way we dominated in possession of the ball and didn't really give Norwich much of a chance to get back into the game.

22nd January

Now, you may have noticed that we've had an incredible number of outgoings since I joined the club. There is a very good reason for that. When I joined Everton, I decided that I was going to build for the future by moving players on and bring in young players for the future, players that may not be amazing yet but have high potential (according to the scouting team).

Winger Isaac Pereira is the first of those young players to join, joining from RB Salzburg for a fee of 7.5m.

Defender Enrico Martelli is the next, joining from AC Milan for 20m

Left-back Frederic Robert joins on loan from PSG.

23rd January

Right-back Pedro Scow joins from Porto for a fee of 15.5m

25th January

I'll be honest, I'm delighted with this signing! Midfielder Patrick Crooks joins us from Burnley for a fee of 5m rising to 20m in installments. Some of you may remember him from his time with me at Warrington.

Jonathan joins Crystal Palace for a fee of 17m

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Seriously disappointing to not win this, especially given the fact that they're a Championship side and we had more than enough chances.

27th January

Striker Ismael Cebolla joins for a fee of 875k from Villarreal. He's another one that can potentially be a future star.

Moving away from the transfer policy slightly as we do actually need some experience, Luke Shaw joins us for 11m from Wolves.

Blackburn or Everton to play Fleetwood away in the FA Cup 5th Round

31st January - Deadline Day

Mattia De Sciglio joins Club Brugge for a fee of 12.5m

Will Huffer joins Barnsley for a fee of 525k

Striker Maxi Gomaz joins from Chelsea for a fee of 16.75m

Goalkeeper Tomas joins from Gremio for a fee of 7.25m rising to 14.25m in add-ons

Awards

John Warrington wins the Premier League Manager of the Month award

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

We currently sit in 9th in the Premier League and I don't see why we can't fight for a European place this season.

Next Month's Fixtures

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

February 2025

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I'd say Stoke were the better team in this game but we took our chances to run out 3-0 winners. The scoreline definitely flattered us, do I care?, NO!

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We really made hard work of it but we beat Blackburn to book our place in the FA Cup 5th Round.

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Arsenal were 3rd going into this one so we knew we'd be in for a tough game, however, the lads were up for the challenge and won by two goals to one after an excellent performance.

14th February

Gustavo Cipriano joins Gremio for a fee of 25m

19th February

Richarlison joins Beijing Guoan for 38.5m

Striker Troy Parrott signs a pre-contract for the summer He will join for a fee of 30m

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We made it four wins out of four for the month with a dominant win over Sheffield United. The only negative from the game was conceding a consolation goal in stoppage time.

Awards

John Warrington wins the Premier League Manager of the Month award

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

Up to 7th in the Premier Leauge now. I'm hoping we may be able to mount a cheeky push to for the Europa League places if we keep our form up.

Next Month's Fixtures

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

March 2025

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Our incredible Premier League run continues. We are still yet to drop points in the Premier League since I took over. We won this one pretty comfortably, which is no mean feat as Selhurst Park is a difficult place to go and win.

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As we were playing against a League One side, I decided to give a couple of the younger lads like Tomas a go for this game. They did not disappoint, easing to a 2-1 win to put us in the FA Cup Quarter Finals. The only disappointment of the game was seeing us concede the first goal but it didn't matter in the end.

7th March

Everton to play Chelsea or Man City at home in the FA Cup Quarter Final

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So we drop points for the first time since I was appointed Everton manager. Did we deserve it? Yes. If I'm being honest, we were lucky not to drop all three points.

14th March

Today we welcome our new crop of youth players and unlike Warrington, we have some talent coming through! One, in particular, stands out with winger Johnny Roche looking like he's going to be one **** of a player.

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This was more like the Everton I've grown accustomed to seeing. We absolutely dominated Leeds and could have scored a lot more than just the three goals that we got.

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Not a birthday I want to remember in a while. I don't even know what to say. We threw everything at Chelsea but their goalkeeper decided he was superman. Frustrating.

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

We're still in 7th in the Premier League. The question is whether we can close the 7 point gap to Man City in order to get into the Europa League.

Next Month's Fixtures

 

[MrTini23]

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April 2025

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An easy win in a game we dominated for the most part. Bournemouth never really looked like getting back into the game after we took the lead.

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This was an absolutely cracking game which went back and forth repeatedly, with both sides missing chances. In the end, we turned it on in the last five minutes and scored twice to give us all three points.

9th April

Albert Sambi Lokonga out for 3-4 weeks with a twisted ankle

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A top quality away performance this one, just when we needed it in order to put pressure on the sides above us in the table.

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What a result! Somehow, someway, we managed to grind out a 1-0 win against the Premier League leaders. A superb effort.

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Jesus, what a game! We rode our luck massively at times, there's no doubt about that. That being said, either team could have won it towards the end! I'm very happy with the point.

Awards

Alex Iwobi wins the Premier League Player of the Month award

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

We're still not out of the race for a Europa League spot but we're relying massively on favours from other teams. On another note, how crazy is the title race!?

Next Month's Fixtures

 

[Brane_Orsou]

Top 7 secured, great run of games mate and looking forward to seeing what you can do next season.

 

[MrTini23]

Top 7 secured, great run of games mate and looking forward to seeing what you can do next season.

Next season will be very interesting. The summer transfer window is crucial

 

[MrTini23]

The Warrington Way

May 2025

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A comfortable win in a game we dominated for the most part. I had to give them a little word at half-time as we went in at 1-1 but the lads responded magnificently to take control of the game and take all three points.

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We kept our Europa League hopes alive with a good win away at Wolves but we need West Ham to do us a favour on the final day of the season. I was disappointed when Wolves equalised but the response to score two in two minutes straight after was just incredible.

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Unfortunately, West Ham couldn't do us the favour we needed so 7th it is. We ended the season with a dominant performance against Burnley, which was especially pleasing given that we had a few young lads out there.

19th May

Very happy with this news as it fits in perfectly with my 'use young players' strategy.

Awards

Maxi Gomez wins the Premier League Player of the Month award

Team Stats

Player Stats

Final League Table

Disappointing to just miss out on the Europa League in the end but what an effort given where we were when I joined. Crazy to see that we only finished 10 points from top spot.

 

[MrTini23]

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End of Season Awards

League Stats



League Awards

Manager of the Season

With Man City winning the league title back from Liverpool, I'm not surprised that this award has gone to Pep.

Player of the Season

Just look at those stats! There's is no one in the world of football who can question Silva winning this award. Those stats are phenomenal.

Club Awards



Fans' Player of the Season

Totally agree with this. Top scorer, joint-top assist maker, how could he not win this award?

Signing of the Season

He took a little time to get going but Maxi was fantastic at the latter stages of the season and deserves this award in my opinion.

Young Player of the Season

I really like the look of Jean-Luc. He can play at either right-back or right midfield and has played superbly since I arrived in January. I think he'll be around for some time.

All-Time Best 11

 

[MrTini23]

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The Stats



*10 appearances minimum

Most Appearances
1. Manuel Gasparini - 45
2. Alex Iwobi - 44
3. Ben White - 43

Most Goals
1. Alex Iwobi - 15
2. Maxi Gomez - 14
3. Jan Hurtado - 7
=. Fraser Hornby - 7

Most Assists
1. Alex Iwobi - 8
=. Albert Sambi Lokonga - 8
3. Jean-Luc Vila - 6

Highest Average Rating
1. Maxi Gomez - 7.47
2. Alex Iwobi - 7.38
3. Isaac Pereira - 7.25

Player of the Match Awards
1. Maxi Gomez - 4
2. Jan Hurtado - 3
=. Fraser Hornby - 3
=. Harry Wilson - 3
=. Albert Sambi Lokonga - 3

Most Interceptions
1. Ben White - 177
2. Nohan Kenneh - 94
3. Albert Sambi Lokonga - 88

Tackles Completed
1. Ben White - 107
2. Nohan Kenneh - 100
3. Albert Sambi Lokonga - 98

Pass Completion %
1. Ben White - 82%
2. Albert Sambi Lokonga - 81%
3. Nohan Kenneh - 80%

Shots on Target
1. Alex Iwobi - 56
2. Fraser Hornby - 47
3. Maxi Gomez - 37

Distance covered per 90 mins
1. Isaac Pereira - 8.5mi
2. Patrick Crooks - 8.2mi
3. Harry Wilson - 8.1mi

 

[MrTini23]

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Retained List

This is a lot different from the way we used to do it at Warrington, mainly because all the players are already tied down to contracts.

To Keep

Manuel Gasparini
Tomas
Jean-Luc Vila
Pedro Scow
Luke Shaw
Ben White
Nohan Kenneh
Enrico Martinelli
Isaac Pereira
Alex Iwobi
Johnny Roche
Patrick Crooks
Albert Sambi Lokonga
Maxi Gomez
Ismael Cebolla

To Sell

Jordan Torunarigha
Krystian Bielik
Leandro Paredes
Romano Schmid
Mircea Prescura
Harry Wilson
Fraser Hornby
Jan Hurtado

Loan Ending

Frederic Robert

Confirmed Incoming

Troy Parrott

Transfer Targets

1 x LB
1/2 x CB
2/3 x CM
1 x RM
1 x ST

 

[MrTini23]

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Pre-Season 2025/26

24th May

Romano Schmid to join Galatasaray for 22.5m

25th May

Leandro Paredes to sign for Boca Juniors for a fee of 36m

27th May

Jordan Torunarigha to join Schalke for a fee of 30m

Jan Hurtado to join Basel for a fee of 14.25m

29th May

Left-back Kingsley Etim agrees to join from Tottenham for an initial 40m fee. This guy could honestly be our next Leighton Baines in my opinion once he improves his crossing.

1st June

Another potential star of the future, midfielder Harrison Boardley agrees to join us from Chelsea for an initial 30m fee

Krystian Bielik to join Basel for a fee of 13.5m

5th June

Midfielder Mathias Timmermans to join from Anderlecht for a fee of 20m

9th June

Striker Exequiel Avila joins from Boca Juniors for a fee of 6.75m. That'll be an absolute steal if he reaches his potential

10th June

Winger Ruben Abreu joins from Porto for an initial fee of 30m. I'm excited to see him and Isaac Pereira battle for a place in the first team

15th June

Defender Karl Collier joins from Southampton for 57m. Admittedly, Karl wasn't my first choice but I felt like we needed a bit of quality in defence so I splashed out a bit. I'm very happy with the way the squad is looking at the moment.

22nd June

Mircea Prescura joins Brentford for a fee of 300k

25th June

Harry Wilson joins Burnley for a fee of 20m

2nd July

Nohan Kenneh out for 3 months with a broken ankle

8th July

Friendly - Shanghai 2-6 Everton

10th July

Friendly - Jiangsu 0-11 Everton

12th July

Friendly - Shanghai Shenxin 0-8 Everton

17th July

Friendly - Shanghai Greenland 0-6 Everton

19th July

Friendly - Warrington Town 1-5 Everton

22nd July

Friendly - Everton 3-0 Standard Liege

26th July

Friendly - Everton 1-1 PSG

29th July

Friendly - Birmingham 1-3 Everton

1st August

Alex Iwobi joins Real Madrid for an initial fee of 60m. I really didn't want to sell him but he wanted to go and I couldn't stand in his way.

2nd August

Friendly - Everton 2-2 Monaco

7th August

Fraser Hornby joins Wolves for a fee of 26m

Winger Theo Lebrun joins from Nantes for 65m. The kid has a lot of potential, and better yet, is ready for first-team football.

 

[MrTini23]

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The Squad

Here's what we've been able to build. I believe this is a squad who can carry us forward for many years to come.

Goalkeepers

Manuel Gasparini
Tomas

Defenders

Jean-Luc Vila
Pedro Scow
Kingsley Etim
Luke Shaw
Ben White
Karl Collier
Enrico Martelli
Nohan Kenneh

Midfielders

Isaac Pereira
Ruben Abreu
Theo Lebrun
Johnny Roche
Albert Sambi Lokonga
Mathias Timmermans
Patrick Crooks
Harrison Boardley

Attackers

Troy Parrott
Maxi Gomez
Ismael Cebolla
Exequiel Avila