David Marsden

I put together a few general questions managers can use or adapt to produce their own audio messages to send in via the Anchor podcast app.

Hamburger U21 Development Squad

Cristhian Cásseres Jr. Another uncontested cash pick-up from an external club in Top 100. Maxence Lacroix Another one picked up for cash from an external club in Top 100, while still at Sochaux irl. Probably my best ever find. Sead Haksabanovic Another lad signed from an external club in Top 100. Alessandro Plizzari A rare…

Youth Cup Groups and Fixtures S15

The draw for the groups was completed at 10am today. Seeding for the groups, and tournament format is here. The tournament results, tables and knockout stage draw are now on the Challonge website. Groups and fixtures for all twelve groups are also shown below. All fixtures can be arranged now using the old UI. If…

Hamburger U20 Development Squad

Abner Vinicius 14th most promising 2000-born player in the world… Signed in Top 100 from Ponte Preta (before he signed for Athletico irl), uncontested (iirc). Alessandro Cortinovis Another one I’m very hopeful about, from the Atalanta Academy. Great hair, too… Signed in Top 100 as a free agent, uncontested (iirc). Odilon Kossounou Big lad in…

Hamburger U19 Development Squad

Mohamed Taabouni Another AZ youth product, high hopes for him in the coming season… Signed in Top 100 from Dr Martinez when he was at Basel, in an exchange for Taras Stepanenko. Moises Caicedo Signed for Brighton U23s rather than Manchester United in the end, but still hopeful he has a bright future ahead of…

Hamburger U18 Academy

Angelo Gabriel The jewel in the crown, the pickled gherkin in the bun, the prize for winning the Youth Shield in S13… Patrick Weah Hoping he can emulate his Uncle George… Fedde de Jong Reminds me in looks and maybe even playing style of a young Mark Noble. AZ seem to have an excellent record…

Youth Cup and Shield Format and Seeding S15 [UPDATED]

Draw for the groups Saturday 10 April at 10am UK time. [NEW UPDATE: BRUGGE REPLACE VILLARREAL] 408 teams registered for this season’s tournament. Which is a perfect number for 812 seeded groups of 54 teams each playing each other home and away (86 fixtures for each team in the group stage), with fourthe top two…

Results of Top 100 Squad Cap Rules and Sanctions Survey

The survey is still open if anyone hasn’t yet voted, but the results are already pretty clear with 64 managers having already given their opinion. There’s a huge discussion about the same on the newsfeed in-game, if you haven’t yet seen it. 1. Squad Cap It’s over two years since managers voted on whether to…