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Still in year 2 at Fulham, but it's update time.
Barclays Premier League Table:
1. Tottenham (29 points)
2. Fulham (25 points)
3. Arsenal (24 points)
4. Chelsea (22 points)
5. Manchester City (21 points)
Interesting fact about Man City: In the entirety of my career, they have only lost one match. ONE. And I did it to them. *evil laugh*
Champions League Group H Table:
1. Fulham (9 points, +1 GD)
2. FC Barcelona (6 points, +6 GD)
3. Olympiakos CFP (4 points, -3 GD)
4. FC Schalke 04 (4 points, -4 GD)
I got smoked by Barca 6-1 in my first Champions League game. Beat them 5-2 in the return match at Craven Cottage.
And the squad, starters new to the team this year in bold. Overalls in parenthesis.
GK: Schwarzer (73)
RB: Senderos (75)
RCB: Hangeland (80)
LCB: Coloccini (80)
LB: Jordi Alba (84)
RCM: Pereira (77)
CM: De Marcos (81)
LCM: Dejagah (80)
CAM: David Villa (83)
RS: Berbatov (79)
LS: Mayuka (78)
Michael Pereira was a super-sub for me in year one after I got him in the January transfer window. He ended up being so good that I sold Damien Duff to keep Pereira in the starting lineup. Berbatov got himself hurt in a preseason friendly and is just now coming back. I had signed Emmanuel Mayuka as a striker of the future to replace him in a few years when he got old, but Mayuka had to be pressed into action right away. And then he was so damn good I had no choice but to find a way to keep him in my starting lineup, so I switched to a 4-3-1-2.
Berbatov and Villa are both still coming off injuries. Have those little band-aids next to their names. Not sure if their OVR will go up a bit after they're fully healed or not.
Anyways, I definitely feel like I've built one heck of a quality side so far. Here's hoping I can win the Premier League this year after coming up a bit short last year with what, in my opinion, was a worse team
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So the January window rolled around after that update. Did something I never thought I'd do, I sold Dimitar Berbatov for 11 mil to Inter. Brought in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to replace him for 24 mil. Also sold Phillipe Senderos for 8 mil.
Injuries begin to ravage my squad, Villa tears his calf, Kacaniklic tears his quad, Pereira breaks an ankle, it sucked. Who wants Hugo Rodallega playing their CAM position? I don't, but it happened.
Anywho, I persevere through the Champions League. Win my group, knock out Porto, United (came back to win the aggregate after losing the first one at Old Trafford, I was proud of myself), and Munich on my way to the final with Real Madrid. Lost there 3-1. ****ing Benzema.
Back to the Premier League. I had traded the top spot with Spurs all season and finally they came into a difficult part of their schedule in their last four fixtures. A loss to Chelsea for them gave me a three point lead with two to play, and luckily those two were against Wigan and Blackburn.
Fulham Football Club: 2013-2014 Barclays Premier League Champions.
On to the offseason, and oh my, was it an offseason. Turns out if you win the Premier League, you become flu-u-u-ush with ca-a-a-ashhh. My transfer budget as the start of the season window opened was 46 million. And then something I didn't expect happened.
PSG offers me 27.5 for Aubameyang, which there was no way in hell that I was taking. So just to be a dick, I counter with 50. And... they counter back with 47.5. Well now I have to actually consider this. And I end up doing it. Sold Aubameyang for 48 million.
Then I sold David Villa to City for 10 mil because he was old and always hurt.
So, suddenly, I'm Fulham and I have 100 MILLION DOLLARS TO SPEND.
So here's my new squad. New people in bold. Overalls in parenthesis.
GK: David Stockdale (76)
RB:
Didac Vila (80)
CB: Fabricio Coloccini (80)
CB: Brede Hangeland (78)
LB: Jordi Alba (84)
RCM: Michael Pereira (78)
CM: De Marcos (84)
LCM: Ashkan Dejagah (81)
CAM:
Daniel Sturridge (83)
RS:
Sergio Aguero (90)
LS: Emmanuel Mayuka (81)
Values:
Didac Vila - 7.5 mil
Daniel Sturridge - 24 mil
Sergio Aguero - 57.5 mil
I bought another defender to replace Hangeland eventually who's only 23 years old and a 77 OVR, but I can't remember his name right now. I'm doing this off the top of my head at school. He cost 5.5 mil, though.
So... holy ****. This is going to be an insanely fun season.