Massive sales at Hanabishi FC!

Hanabishi FC - Keane GW

After much thinking (and also the fact that I've reached #1 in GW ranking and mainting it for the past few days) I've decided to go back to youth. Some players have already parted, Michal Visek for £1.5mil, Claudiu Coman for £1.85mil, Freddy Adu for £2.6mil, and just recently Miralem Sulejmani for £2.5mil.

I've only managed to bring in 2 youth but more will follow from my partner's club once he's back from his holiday, not to mention I've few regen bids running. Will do a screen shot once I have a full squad of regens ready.

Rafael Carioca signs for Hanabishi United

Hanabishi United - Lineker GW

Rafael Carioca, a 30yrs old DM, signs for United after a fee of £2.4mil was accepted by Radoslaw Nowak's Inter Reisha. Carioca is no stranger to United as he was part of our early squad from 1st to 3rd season in Lineker. Undoubtly he's one of my favorite FML players and we're simply estatic to have him on board again!



Unfortunately as a player join our ranks another has to leave. Talented 20yrs old Andy Heath joins Jacob McGinty's JJMFC for £2.5mil + 20% future sell on. He's a brilliant prospect but the money was too good to ignore. We wish his new manager the best of luck!

Commercial Level 5 done!

Hanabishi United - Lineker GW

After 44days+ of waiting it's finally finished, say hello to Commercial Level 5! Next skill to learn is Contract Negotiation Level 5, another long ass wait, 22days+ :(

Quick update - Lineker's 12th season just kicked off last night, the latest patch 1.3 will be delayed till next month (extended domination of 4-6-0 formation?), and we're still ranked #1 :)

Managers' Manager of the Season

Hanabishi United - Lineker GW

After a good showing in the senior stage last season I was awarded the prestigious Managers' Manager of the Season! A big thank you to those who voted for me :)

I also came in third for two other awards, Manager of the Season and Most Improved Manager of the Season.

Managers' Manager of the Season


Manager of the Season


Most Improved Manager of the Season

Mats Hummels sign for Hanabishi United

Hanabishi United - Lineker GW

Another new addition to our squad is Mats Hummels, a 30yrs old DC + DM, transferred from Rob Barker's The Tangerine Candyfloss for £1.5mil. Young prospect defender, 18yrs old Vaclav Roscky, left for City Rangers in a £525k + 25% future sell on.

We may sign another player before the new season kicks off (4 days away)

Mats Hummels, 30yrs old DC + DM

Conclusion to Hanabishi United's season

Although Lineker's season ended last night ours officially ended just a moment earlier as we lost 0-1 in the final game against Ricardo's Carrazeda Ansiaes in the XFF UEFA Champions League. It was a well deserved victory for Ricardo as his side completely overpowered mine, 59% total possession throughout the match!



Ok time for a quick review of our official senior honors haul for season 11:
SUPER Cup of Nations : Rest of the World
SUPER Cup of Nations : World Cup Finals
SUPER English Premier League
SUPER Mega League
SUPER Weekly Cup One
SUPER Weekly Cup Two
UFFA Lineker Cup Winners' Cup
UFFA Lineker World Cup
XFF Barclays Premier League
XFF Carling Cup

Not too bad eh? :)

Oscar Ustari joins Hanabishi United

Hanabishi United - Lineker GW

Managed to sign a new goalkeeper, Oscar Ustari, for £252k today after his previous club placed him in a £1 auction few days ago. He will be replacing Renan for next season's campaign as his contract will run out in the next 48hours as we have decided not to renew his service.

Oscar Ustari - Goalkeeper, 32yrs old


The current season will end tomorrow and we have 3 more finals to play, XFF Champions League against Ricardo's Carrazeda Ansiaes, Lineker World Cup against Tan's Liverpool XI FC, and finally SUPER Mega League against Daz Hagreaves' FC Tensixty (Bojan + Sergio Aguero!). I'm hoping to win at least 1 of them to close our season on a high note.

The Galaticos approach

Hanabishi United - Lineker GW

We have been sitting pretty at #1 for the past few days, I've noticed slight changes to our club's biography. We're now known as Lineker's Galaticos!

Club Biography


The supposedly Galaticos


Season ends in 2 days time, will do a quick recap of trophies won then :)

Keane GW Season 10 officially ended

The season ended yesterday night, the new season will officially kick off on 13th September. Luckily we do not have any contract problem, yet, as most of our players were signed last season on a two seasons deal, the contract nightmare will kick in at the end of next season though!

We will be looking to bring in 1 or 2 new faces for next season's campaign, depending on how our finance holds up. We might even offload a player if the offer is enticing and of course if there's a ready replacement in hand.

Right now I'm experimenting with 4-2-3-1 + different settings, would love to settle on a permanent formation for next campaign rather than switching from 4-4-2/4-3-2-1/4-6-0, etc. Will need a few days for the squad to get used to them.



A quick recap of trophies won in season 10 :
SUPER Super Mega League B
SUPER Super Weekly Cup Three
UFFA Keane Grassroots Cup
EEFA Early Evening league One A

I'm hoping for better showing next season before my squad gets dismantled by wage auction!

Hanabishi FC won two SUPER FA comps

Hanabishi FC - Keane GW

More trophies for Hanabishi FC's trophy room!

SUPER Mega League B


SUPER Weekly Cup Three

GWs update

Hanabishi United - Lineker GW

No movement in the rankings, we're still ranked #2 and top of XFF Premiership although my friend Ricardo's Carrazeda Ansiaes who is currently ranked #1 in the GW are only 11 points behind us in XFF Premiership with 4 games in hand. We're known to buckled under pressure so I don't have a huge expectation of us maintaining the lead in the next few days.

On to the good news! We're now officially a 4.5* reputation club, that means "Excellent" in reputation and raking in a good sum of profit from our daily income. However due to our high wage (£281k), installment payment for transfers and stadium upgrades for the next 5-8 weeks, our balance in the bank won't be increasing any time soon.

Daily Income


Reputation

Hanabishi FC - Keane GW

Francesco Bolzoni was offloaded for £1.5mil late yesterday and as a replacement we brought in 31yrs old Matias Fritzler for £750k as well as versatile player 30yrs old Aleandro Rosi for £650k. To secure our future we have also started construction on our East Stand, converting it to a 3-tier Aziendale II stand.

Matias Fritzler


Aleandro Rosi

Injuries creeping up

Hanabishi United - Lineker GW

Seems like the injury bug is beginning to spread, Andrew Ayew suffered a broken shoulder and Roberto Castillo twisted his knee. However both should be back within a day or two.



One more injury and I'll be in big trouble as currently I have only two subs on the bench to call upon. Very tempted to sign a backup player for a season but that will probably screw up my finance!

Just when I quit youth this season there's a sudden influx of high potential regens last night. How many? Shit loads! I've never seen this much high pot regens before, not even in Keane GW and beta GWs!



A quick look at our ranking as of today :

Hatem Ben Arfa signs for Hanabishi United

We are proud to announce the signing of Hatem Ben Arfa on a £1.85mil deal, with 17yrs old Italian wonderkid Stefano Monti heading the opposite direction. With this massive signing we have signaled to the rest of the Game World of our ambition!

Game World updates

Hanabishi United - Lineker GW

We were dealt with a massive blow to our campaign today as Carlos Eduardo suffered a torn calf muscle in a friendly match and will be ruled out for 5-8 days. As a first choice wide left midfielder his absence will be sorely missed as we try to bring home more bacon this season.



We managed to offload most of the remaining youth for their market value plus % future sell on, ranging from 25-30%. We are now trying to see if we can get a favorable offer for Stefano Monti, a massive young talent with a bright future. The fund gathered will be used to purchase a holding midfielder or an attacking midfielder who is able to play on either wings.

Quick look at our ranking as of today :

Hanabishi FC - Keane GW

As the end of the season is just around the corner (6th Sept.) we further boosted our squad's depth by signing a young striker and a young right back on temporary loan as cover. We are also looking into the possibility of selling our defensive midfielder, Francesco Bolzoni, in the next few days. The fund will be used to bring in an attacking midfielder or a new DM with lower wage demand.

A quick look at our ranking as of today :

Hanabishi United - A brief look

Although our 4-4-1-1 formation proves to be quite successful in youth comps it failed to provide any consistency in senior scene. Thus the money generated from earlier sales were pumped into acquiring players fit for 4-6-0 formation, more than 13mils worth!

The Formation


The Players

Goalkeeper - Renan 34yrs old, acquired for £480k from free agent pool


Right Back - Jerome Boateng 30yrs old, acquired for £1.6mil


Left Back - Fernando de Souza 20yrs old, from our youth academy


DCR - Cristian Zapata 32yrs old, acquired for £2.2mils


DCL - Alexander Hiden 24yrs old, acquired for £1mil


Wide Right Midfielder - Mirko Coletti 25yrs old, from our youth academy


Wide Left Midfielder - Carlos Eduardo 31yrs old, acquired for £950k


Center Midfielder - Andy Heath 19yrs old, from our youth academy


AMCR - Roberto Castillo 25yrs old, acquired for £1.8mil


AMC - Luis Hernandez 26yrs old, acquired for £1.8mil


AMCL - Guilherme 30yrs old, acquired for £2mils


Sub Bench
CB - Vaclav Rosicky 18yrs old, acquired for £525k


AMRL - Andrew Ayew 29yrs old, acquired for £800k


MC - John Crocker 20yrs old, from our youth academy


AMC - Stefano Monti 17yrs old, from our youth academy


DC+DM - Granddi Ngoyi 30yrs old, acquired for £108k during offseason wage bid


I gather it will be one hell of a nightmare at the end of next season when almost everyone's contracts are up for renewal! I will also need to decide soon if I should get rid of my remaining youth, most of whom are below 18yrs old, and invest on another quality player, Rafael Carioca perhaps?

Our humble stadium, The Hanabishi Stadium

Lineker Super Weekly Cup One

The first of many more senior honors!