AJ's Fails - The start of a legacy

**Fail G** · 02-11-2015

Edit: I think my OP deleted itself? Not too sure. If it appears twice somehow, then I'll delete one of them

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Season 1

Hi! And welcome to the fan club of AJ's Fails! Here we can look at all the progress made by the club since the new manager came in, and talk about club transfers & tactics.

Recently the club finished its first full season under the new manager, and it couldn't have gone much better! Undefeated in the league; along with the leagues top scorer, top assister & 2 players among the best 5 players of the season!

In the managers first season, he was only there for 6 games, so didn't really have much time to do anything. He achieved 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses and we came 9th in the league. But it was just an introductory period as he looked at the squad and sorted everything out, ready for the first proper season!

In the summer transfer window we made lots of new signings to really strengthen the squad, but we did actually have quite a substantial debt at some point! It was a nervous time for everyone attached to the club, but luckily we pulled through, and scraped our financial situation together. From then on, it's been smooth sailing.

The season started off well, with an opening cup win of 11-2 on aggregate! However league progress started slowly, with our opening 2 games both being draws. This soon picked up however, with our third league match being a phenomenal 10-1 away win! Despite this however, after 10 league games we had 5 draws and 5 wins. While the clear positive was that we were currently undefeated, which only one other team could also boast, we knew we were better than this. After a few tactical changes by the manager however, the club rallied together and won every single league match after that! Not too bad if I do say so myself!

The cup wasn't quite as good though, but we can't win everything. After our opening two rounds in the cup saw us scoring 20 goals and conceding just 3; the third round was tougher. We lost the away leg 1-0 to a side that was marginally better than us, but in the home leg we grouped together for a fantastic 1-0 home win! Although it doesn't sound like a big margin, it was huge to us! We took the game to penalties, and in front of our home crowd, all 5 of our penalty takers kept their nerve and slotted home beautifully; to take us into the Round of 16!

This was where the cup run ended however, since the opponent this time was massively superior. In the home leg we played defensively, but sadly finished the game with a 1-0 loss. The away leg was just what we expected it to be, with a 4-1 loss; however we can proudly say that we did our all, and were simply beaten by a better team. There is no shame in saying that. This cup exit also allowed us to focus on the league, which we did brilliantly.

Next season we will begin in a new league with stronger opposition, so we'll have to focus even harder on the league, we can aim to have a longer cup run, and there is of course the famed Champions League! Realistically you can't expect to win all three of these things; even winning 1 would be a fantastic achievement! After only recently being promoted we will just see what our new surroundings are like, and see how we are able to adjust with the increased competition.

There are no direct plans for future transfers, although there are a few long-term plans to get an extra CB, CDM, LM and ST. However nothing will be rushed; after this fantastic season we won't want to change the team too much, any signings will just be to help adapt to the new conditions.

Here are some pictures highlighting various things from the season:
(Sorry for the poor quality, will aim to fix this in future)

This season's overview: