Yet again the Buffs FC Board fulfills its commitment to infrastructure development - unveiling a new Staium for the coming season.



Budget

With Buffs Mad taking a conservative approach to squad recruitment in Season 3, the Buffs Board will bring forward 9.5m cash and 156T for transfer agents fees. It is expected that around 150T will be injected into the Club directly and the Board will work with sponsors to double that in season.

This gives a predicted Season 4 starting budget of 9.5m + 306T rising as sponsor funds come in.

Season Target

The Buffs Board have set an initially conservative target of promotion, CL Qualification and sound financial management within Budget.

Within the Footballing Department a non-critical ambitious target has been set targetting:


  • a top 2 league finish, 100 league goals and less than 15 goals conceded;
  • progression to the CL QF; and
  • in the interests of consistency, reaching the Cup Qualifying Stage.


Squad

Danny McGrain and Billy McNeill, both 31 years old, will transfer to Celtic Rangers. Two Scouts will be recruited if the right 22 year olds become available: targetted roles will be from ML, MR, ST, DL or DR. Youngsters will be recruited by the second round of league games in any unfilled roles. However, the Board and Management has agreed there are no immediate pressure on transfer dealings.

Season 3 Performance

The Board have confirmed that all targets were met and that progress was satisfactory, bordering on encouraging.

Performance Statistics for Season 3 have also been released, publicly.




Feeder Club Policy

Celtic Rangers will adopt an experimental policy regarding formations in the first part of the season and then tank the remainder. Defensive formation experiments will centre on Man on Man Marking, Own Half Pressing and Counter-attacking in the 4-4-2 and 4-1-3W-2 systems.

Buffs FC will offer support to Celtic Rangers through an Academy Prospects Placement Scheme.

Shangalang FC will continue a similar experimental strategy but focus on a starting system of either 3N-2W(or 2N)-3N-2 (following the recent recruitment of a DML/DMC & a DMR/DMC) shifting into a 3-5-2 as appropriate. Additionally, Shangalang are tasked with entering Season 5 with no player older than 20 for a tanking season.