[Cereal_Dave]

Just into March and promotion looks assured. 10 games to go and im 20 points clear at the top, notibly beating Sandwell Town 4-2 at home to the delight of the fans

Daniel Jones has come in at left back and done great for me despite some poor stats. He hasnt made any mistakes and people dont often get past him. Also with Danny Simpson on the other flank, ive allowed them both to get forward when they can because of their pace and its giving me more of an attacking advantage now.

Looking for Premiership standard targets now. Heres a few im looking at who are interested:
Marvin Angulo - D/WB/AMR - dead cheap, versatile but lack of stamina. good backup
Nicolas Lombaerts - DLC/WBL - good all round defender, future leader
Iliasu Shilla - DC - lack of decisions but great strength and tackling
Matias Cahais - DC - top defender and still young. definate purchase!
Ognjen Vukojevic - MLC - hard worker who can stick his foot in, fairly cheap too
Roberto Canella - D/WB/ML - wont last through the season, but good backup to that problem DL slot for cheap
Patrick Boyle - D/WL - another young DL, mental stats need improving but he could add to the squad in time
Cor Gillis - DRC/WBR - very cheap, decent all round defender, only 18 so give him another year
Cristian Alvarez - DRC/WB/MR - top defender in his peak, can get free at end of season. big asset to the squad
Christian Benitez - ST - fairly quick goalscorer, shouldnt be too expensive, only 21
Yegor Filipenko - DC/DM - poor mental stats but scouts love him. cheap back up
Brian McLean - DC - good defender, no real weakness, can get for around £500k

As you can see they are mainly defenders. I feel thats the weakest part of the squad and especially in the Premiership it'll be important to be able to defend. Theyre all good targets and interested in coming to Wolves so theyre worth a look.
When my promotion is secured i'll be looking around at the players i can get on a free as this could be where i get a few gems. I really need a consistent goalscorer so i'll keep an eye out.

[Cereal_Dave]

Well on March 12th i won promotion to the Premiership :thup:

On March 15th i won the Championship :thup::thup:

Got a lot of spare time now. Think i'll give my reserves a good few games. Murray's fit again now too and Latka can have some time to gel with the team. Eastwood is on fire now after a slow start to the season so i'll keep him playing.

[mrwolves]

In my 1st season i finished 13th not as good as you guys on here.The highlight of my season was drawing away at chelsea in the fa cup and beating them at home 1-0 in the replay.
I told the board for my 2nd season that i would get promotion 3 games into the new season i have lost 2 and drawn 1.Help!!!!

[Rich2086]

hi guys just about to start my 6th season with the mighty wolves last season finished 8th in prem just scrapped uefa cup the players that i still use are murray ,daniel jones ,keough and my stadium is upto 55.000 im going for top 4 this season when i first started off i struggled but once i found the right tactic we went so well also won f.c cup a few seasons back which was good

[Cereal_Dave]

mrwolves - what are your tactics like? what formation and kind of instructions are you giving your players? and also what players are you playing?

Rich2086 - nice work there :thup: have there been any signings you made that really stood out, or any gems you got cheap? how bout the youth academy too, any luck there?



Well the start of my first Premiership season is closing in. Ive made a good few signings so far, a few frees, a few transfer listed on the cheap, only had to pay over the top for one player but ive got some spare. Missed out on my top targets tho. Had them all lined up but it took too long for the board to give me my new budget and wages and i ended up losing a lot of the free players i wanted

Transfers so far:
Emiliano Bonazzoli - ST, Free - two footed target man with goals in him. found him in the reserves, could be a real coup
Cor Gillis - DRC, £90k - almost ready for first team football, got a bit of pace too
Mathieu Flamini - DM, £1m - transfer listed, got him for a quarter of his value. my new captain
Barreto - AMRL/ST, £2.1m - natural winger but could be my goal scoring gem. pacey, hard working, good finishing.
Kasper Schmeichel - GK, loan - needed cover, thinking of loaning out Hennessey
Alessandro Grandoni - DRC, Free - experienced defender to provide cover
Leon Andreasen - DC/DM/MC, £1.4m - transfer listed, got him for cheap and this could be a major coup again. He can do basically everything and will add some steal to the team

All im looking for now is a DL as i only have Daniel Jones, and one on my DC's can cover there if i really have to.

Players out included:
Stephen Elliot - £1.2m
Stephen Gleeson - £1m
Darren Potter - £1m
Gary Breen - Free
Michael Gray - Free
and a few young players released too

thinking of selling Kightly as he doesnt really fit with my formation and he's not a regular starter. And maybe offload Mulgrew as he's not Premiership quality. Might loan in Isaiah Osbourne for cover, to add a bit of athleticism.

Lets hope they all gel quickly.
Oh and first game of the season...at home to the Baggies

[redmgf]

Now in third season with Wolves. The story so far.....

Season 1 - Promoted as champions using a 532 sweeper system, well had to find something for Breen to do!

Season 2 - Spent the first half of the season either in or just above the EPL relegation zone. Changed to a 4141 formation and improved to finish 14th and avoid the drop by 10 points

Season 3 - Started the season with the same 4141 tactic and lost the first 6 matches. Brought back the sweeper tactic and created a 442 target man tactic and have improved somewaht. Now hovering just above the bottom 3 with 10 games to go.

Player observations:
Goal Keepers
Marray just isn't good enough for the EPL. Some games the only shots he saves are the ones that hit him as he tries to dive out of the way. If I was the real Murray I'd sue SI for defamation of charachter. Hennesay I'm not syre about, maybe he'll make it one day.

Defenders and DMC
Henry is well worth keeping as is Mulgrew who just gets better and better. I still have both Collins and Ward on the books but can't nmake my mind up as to whether their really up to the higher level.

Midfield
I still have Potter and Knightly playing regulary. Knightly is well worth keeping. Jarvis is still there but only for cover.

Forwards
Kough, I have retrained so that he is now a AL/FC and he has been invaluable. Eastwood is abit erratic but is my top scorer. Boothroyd I play as my target man but will replace with someone better when I can. Elliot is just there as cover.

Players brought in:'
I signed Sol Campbell as soon as I got promoted, In season 2 he was very good but by season 3 his legs are going and he is being turned too easily. Now just use him as a sweeper. Lee Bowyer I picked up in the January window of season 2 and he's been useful but prone to getting sent off. Likewise I bought Carr for DR and his disiplinary record is so bad I only use him for cover now.

My best buys have been Kieren Lee from ManU and Marc Wilson. They are the heart of my team and being young should be for some time to come.

As a general rule I've tried to buy players from the British Isles as that way it seems like I'm keeping the team as Wolves'ish as I can.

Will post again at the end of the season.

[ryjoco]

Been a busy bee during pre season and have signed two really exiting players.

My scout is Steve Martin: Judging ability and potential 20, so he has an eye for a player.

Luis Jimenez AMC: He would be a leading star for any Premiership side. He's close to his potential, but any improvement on his fanstastic current stats would be a bonus. A bid of £3-3.5m required and wages of around £20k p/w.

Daniele Vantaggiato CF: A good signing for any Premiership side, with the potential to be much better than Freddy Eastwood. A bid of around £3m and wages of around £20k p/w.

I'm frustrated by the amount of quality English players but then, I guess it's realistic.

[Rich2086]

im affraid the youth system hasnt uncovered anything for me i got jean II makon on a free he's now worth 10.000.000 he's been a massive player for me and if i didnt mention it before matt murray has been outstanding for me also bought oliver kapo from brum for 6.000.000 and he scores over 15 goals every season from center mid for me and im still (surprisingly)playing daniel jones at left back he has been really good

[GoldFish Finger]

*Bump*

Will write an update this evening but am halfway through my first premier season. Tough going at the start mainly because I have gambled on a load of talented kids at affordable prices.

Going much better now at mid table after my young team seem to have gelled a bit and got a run together. Because they're so young however you have to massage their confidence constantly.

[Cereal_Dave]

Im loving the Premiership so far!

From my last post, the only other signing i made before the transfer window closed was of Eduardo, originally from Bahia. He only moved a few months before tho so i had to pay around £2m for him. He will eventually be my first choice DL as he has great all round ability. For now he's warming the bench but he can play many positions so he's pretty handy.

I started off with some easy games, and that was great to pick up morale and get some early points. After that i had to play Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal AND Chelsea all in about 5 weeks :thdn: not happy. But Man Utd played rubbish and i got a draw against them, i beat Liverpool after bollocking my team at half time! Arsenal scored a last minute goal (two minutes after the required extra time!) from 50 yards out which was just stupid! only earned them a draw tho. Then...Chelsea killed me 3-1. Walked all over me but all goals came from corners.

My results are as followed:
1-0 v West Brom (H)
2-1 v Middlesbrough (H)
2-0 v Newcastle (A)
0-0 v Man Utd (H)
1-1 v Wigan (A)
1-1 v Arsenal (H)
2-2 v Derby (A)
1-2 v Aston Villa (A)
2-1 v Liverpool (H)
2-3 v Blackburn (A)
1-3 v Chelsea (A)
3-1 v Charlton (H)

I think my tactic just suits my players as i couldnt have predicted such a good start, sitting 4th in the Premiership. When Eastwood decides he wants to play, then we walk all over the other teams. When he cant be bothered then it can be a bit of a struggle.

Bonazzoli has been fantastic, getting lots of goals and the fans love him. Great free signing and highly recommended. They also love Flamini. Mr consistent. He hasnt let me down at all, defends well, attacks well, and only £1m cus he was transfer listed. Barreto has been injured but he's a super sub atmo, coming off the bench scoring 2 in 2 and setting up a couple, not at full fitness yet. I have to say im disappointed with Leon Andreasen. Im playing him as a MC but expecting him to attack more, whereas he is naturally a DM. He has good technical stats so i expect more from him. He'll be on the bench for a few weeks until he finds his form.

Defence is shakey. Foley was useless and im going to sell him straight away cus its clear he cant cut it at Premiership. Doesnt have the pace and he doesnt seem to be progressing enough. Im having to play Cor Gillis at DR but he's doing well. He's improved a lot since joining me and has a bit of pace too. Another one i highly recommend.

Im babbling a bit now so i'll leave it there.
Hows everyone else getting on?