Derek
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It was an interesting window and ultimately one I'm quite happy with in the end. We sold 21 players in the window which saw incredibly 11 first team players leave including Sow, Henrichs, Anton, Uremovic, Gotze, Oliveira, Kostic, Jakic, Raum and Holer. I was amazed to get a great offer for Gotze on the final day and snapped it up. We sold on a lot of ageing, overrated and underperforming players and got a good return for them by taking in €131m. We then spent €107m of that by bringing in some young and promising players. Most notable signings were Gabbia, Veiga and Gutierrez who will make the starting XI but also Pfeiffer who is a young wonderkid CM from Hamburg. Ultimately I think the squad in the short term is slightly weaker but greatly improved in the long term. We've made a decent start to the season so far despite a tricky start and sit in 7th place with a game in hand. Bayern are playing as usual and even managed to get Mbappe on a free 😩 The highlights so far have been beating Dortmund and progressing in the cup.
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FMG Kits 2022-23 England Premier League 2022-23 Leeds Third 2022-23 Germany Bundesliga 2022-23 Borussia MG Away 2022-23 Holland Eredivisie 2022-23 Ajax Third 2022-23 Feyenoord Away 2022-23 Scotland Premiership 2022-23 Dundee United Away 2022-23 Hibs Third 2022-23 Motherwell Away 2022-23
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I wanted a challenge and I've certainly got it 🤣 We ended up finishing in 10th place which wasn't too bad considering where we were and one point off 8th. We were never in contention for a European spot but did progress to the German Cup final only to be beaten by RB Leipzig in the 120th minute of extra time. We didn't make it past Valencia in the Europa League Second Knockout round after losing 2-1 on aggregate. I'm optimistic for the summer window ahead and would honestly sell anyone in the squad for the right money apart from the five signings I've made.
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It does seem a lot when you look at his attributes but I stand to be proven wrong. Next seasons player of the year because I've said that 🤣
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Honestly I would have walked the Belgian league with the team I had mate so fancied a tougher challenge. I was alternating side every week too using the main XI and second XI and still sat just behind Club Brugge. It's a big ask in Germany with Bayern just claiming the title with 7 games to go. 😅 They've only been beaten once with five games to go now.
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The transfer window is closed and it's been a great one with Poku (AMR), Lafont (GK) and Rovella (CM) coming in for the starting XI. Rovella is on loan but we have an option to buy for €26.5m which we will take up if funds are available. We've also signed two promising German CB's in Schillings and Bolkow who could well be the starting partnership in a couple of seasons. I was particularly delighted to sell Trapp (33) for €10m and bring in the younger and possibly already better Lafont (25) for €7.5m. We've done well since coming in by winning 4 of our 6 games and have even managed to knock Bayern out of the cup and hand them their first league defeat (20-1-1) of the season in back to back games. Rovella, Alario and Kostic have been fantastic in those games which hopefully can continue until the end of the season. Things could get trickier soon with 3 cup games coming up in the DFB-Pokal and Europa League but we've risen slightly to 12th in the league.
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So I've got back into the game today and we had done quite well by closing the gap on Club Brugge to two points in the league but unfortunately dropped out of the CL after losing a 0-2 lead at RB Leipzig in the final group game. We had progressed in the Belgian Cup though after winning at Club Brugge in the last round to reach the semi finals against Antwerp. I had been approached by Leverkusen and Hamburg to interview for vacant managerial roles but chose to interview at Leverkusen only. Unfortunately it was unsuccessful but in the end I'm quite happy it was as another option presented itself which I decided to take on. I have decided to take up the role as Eintracht Frankfurt manager with the team sitting in 14th position at the half way point of the season. It will be a difficult task as the team has been obviously performing quite poorly but I felt myself coasting in Belgium playing my second XI each week ahead of CL games. The squad is quite large with 50 first team players and 25 more in the under 19's which will be my first challenge. My star players are Mahmoud Dahoud, Jens Petter Hauge, Djibril Sow and the ageing Mario Gotze.
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No problem, glad you like them. Previous post updated with additional options.
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I've now closed this thread as you can find all my logo designs in my logo design gallery in the member gallery section. Logo requests can be made in the below thread
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
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From the album: Derek’s Logo Designs
