Pre-Season Review
We had a brilliant Pre-Season, not just results wise; but with the amount of class we have brought into the club, as well as the quality of coaches to produce world class players. I feel I can repeat 1999 again this year, it feels like I can, as long as Rooney, Vidic, and RVP stay in brilliant form, we can do anything…
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Results:
We had a decent set of results, lots of different goal scorers which is always a bonus. We beat the likes of Juventus, and Benfica, and came close to beating Dortmund with a full set of youngsters.
Transfers Out (Players)
(If price not stated it's a loan)
Larnell Cole
Swindon
Tom Thorpe
Notts County
Federico Macheda
Norwich (140K P/M)
Sam Johnstone
Colchester
Scott Wooton
Rangers
Ryan Tunnicliffe
Coventry
Josh King
Sheffield Utd
Will Keane
FC Twente
Robbie Brady
Swansea City
Angelo Henriquez
Molde
Davide Petrucci
Chievo
Adnan Januzaj
FC Twente
Nick Powell
Everton
Michele Fornaiser
Walsall
Andreas Pereira
Leyton Orient
Bebe
FC Twente
Michael Keane
Notts County
Mats Daehli
Coventry
Jesse Lindgard
Carlisle
Marnick Vermijl
Hartlepool
James Ward-Prowse
Derby
Frederic Veseli
Plymouth
Anderson
Newcastle (P/Ex)
Jonny Evans
Juventus (£10,250,000)
Darren Fletcher
Chelsea (£10,000,000)
Anders Lindegaard
Chelsea (£1,500,000)
Transfers In (Players)
Hatem Ben Arfa (£4,000,000 + Anderson)
Jack Butland (£5,000,000)
Davide Santon (£15,000,000)
James Ward-Prowse (£10,000,000)
Gareth Bale (£26,500,000)
Transfers Out (Staff)
Transfers In (Staff)
Last Year Contracts
Senior Squad
Reserve Squad
U18 Squad
Full Team Report
Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Shinji Kagawa, Gareth Bale and David De Gea where vital to any success this season. They all had to be in top form to stand a good chance of winning the title. I had strong back ups for them. My preferred starting Eleven are as follows;
De Gea, Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand, Rafael, Kagawa, Scholes, Rooney, Bale, Nani, RVP. In the 4-2-3-1 formation which is my primary one.
Future Stars
This team was engulfed with stars, young stars; there are the likes of Danny Welbeck, Tom Cleverley, and Phil Jones who are exposed to first team duties more often than the likes of the loaned out Angelo Henriquez or Nick Powell. The future of this team is strong, but if superstars aren’t being developed from our youth academy, there will be a problem. A few youth prospects we have are as follows:
Angelo Henriquez
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Nick Powell
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Scott Wooton
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Andreas Pereira
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(Silver)
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Phil Jones
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Danny Welbeck
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James Ward-Prowse
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Mats Daehli
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(Sliver)
PA:
James Wilson
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(Sliver)
PA:
Will Keane
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Adnan Januzaj
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(Silver)
PA:
Jack Barmby
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Season Expectations
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Barclays Premier League: Expected to win the League; Media Predict 2nd
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FA Cup: Expected to reach the Final of the FA Cup
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Capital One Cup: Not regarded as important
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UEFA Champions League: Expected to reach the Semi-Final of the Champions League
Board Promises
•Attacking Football
•Give Youth a chance
Affiliates
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Desportivo Brasil: Parent club have first option on Feeder clubs players
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Bury: Friendlies
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Newcastle Town: Friendlies
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Antwerp: To avoid work permit regulations
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Altrincham: Play friendlies against each other
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Fluminese: Play friendlies against each other
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Curzon Ashton: Play friendlies against each other
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FC Twente: International partnership where players are loaned
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Molde: International partnership where players are loaned
Facilities
• Perfect Pitch Condition
• Top Corporate Facilities
• Top Training Facilities
• Top Youth Facilities
• Exceptional Junior Coaching
• Extensive Youth Recuritment
• Under Soil Heating
Finances
• Tickets: £40
• Season Ticket: £750
• 51,800 Season Ticket Holders
• Value; 1.2B (459M)
Tactics
4-2-3-1
4-3-2-1