The Squad
Last time round I had talent everywhere I looked to get out of the division, with such names as Sam Johnstone, Allan Nyom, Gareth Barry, Matt Phillips & Jay Rodriguez. Now it's a new team which has severely underperformed in the real life, this needs to change, and quickly.
Goalkeepers
Josh Griffiths is the clear starting number one keeper as Max O'Leary is out for 8 months. In an ideal world, Ben Cisse would go out on loan and cheap back up signed for the bench but I am comfortable with him being back up for the mean time.
Defenders
We have nice depth and experience at centre back with Phillips & Mepham my starting pair. My best full backs are in on loan and this will have to be rectified either this season or the next.
Midfielders
A good core of central midfielders will allow us to rotate when needed, but I am worried about the lack of depth on the wings. Hopefully Johnston can step up and perform so that we can let Jed Wallace leave at the end of his contract.
Strikers
The strongest area of my squad. I will only be playing with one striker, but having good options to change the type of play will come in handy. The only worry is that both Dike & Maja have contracts expiring at the end of the season and are on sizeable wages, we could be losing them both at some point in the season.
Formation
I will be using a 4-2-3-1 formation, looking at utilising wing play as my 2 best strikers are extremely good aerially.
Potential Sale
Karlan Grant - One of the few players that is potentially able to bring in a fee and can be replaced.
Targets For The Season
Sky Bet Championship - Better the real life West Brom team! My hope is to be top half of the division, and maybe try and sneak into the play offs if possible.
FA Cup - 4th round, I hate going out of the FA Cup too early so at least getting through one round will keep me and the board happy.
Carabao Cup - No targets for this, I don't believe we are good enough to win the competition and would rather focus the team elsewhere.
