Huge transfer news at Beaulieu FC

In the biggest deal since the return of Guilherme and to the shock of all fans at the Anchor, club legend Pato has departed the club. Pato was replaced with world class forward Carlos Vela, with £500,000 moving into Beaulieu FC’s war-chest in lieu of the extra wages being given to the Mexican (£11,000 a day). Screenshots will be added at a later date.

World-class Mexican forward Carlos Vela is a slightly better player – a little quicker than Pato, although slower to get up to top speed, he’s a better finisher, a mesmeric dribbler and has far greater mental attributes. Most importantly, he’s far more versatile – naturally talented as a left winger, an attacking midfielder or as a striker. With all 4 strikers at the club (Vela, Guilherme, Kouakou and Neymar) able to play AMC or ST, this means far more tactical flexibility when it comes to matches.

Some pundits have pointed towards Beaulieu’s mixed results as the reasoning behind the change upfront (and a likely change in tactics). While Pato, as ever, has been impressive – a goal ratio of 1.3 is stunningly high – the team just haven’t gelled properly. Goals from midfield have largely dried up and the defence is looking weaker than ever despite being, on paper, the strongest it’s been for a while. League form says it all – 1 win from the opening 4 games. With a number of players contracts up at the end of the season, further changes are expected at The Anchor in the coming weeks.

In other news

All competitions apart from The Premiership have been going well. 3 wins from 3 in the Gold Cup leave Beaulieu FC in a good position while qualification looks likely from difficult groups in the Goodwill Cup and Prem Cup. The club also finds itself n the 2nd round of the All Evening Cup after a powerful performance over two legs versus Jondal IL. The Charity Shield has also seen the best performance of a mildly disappointing start to the season in a 7-1 demolition of Premiership side Herrestorp. Meanwhile, the youth side is a shadow of the golden generation of last season but is still holding its own. Russo is yet to find his feet as the leading striker, but he still has another 2 seasons at youth level so I expect good things from the young Italian.