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Welcome to Phoenix Football Manager.

It's now the 9th of August 2014, and we have begun our quest to overthrow RB LeB. Leeds, we've taken our place in the championship. They were sold. Lid United was sold to Red Bull by David Hague, unfortunately. It's a bit of a shame, isn't it? Still chairman there. Yeah. Jesse Marsh is the manager as well. We are in charge of the Phoenix Club, Leed, in the sixth tier of English football.

We've inherited all the trophies and the history, a bit like what happened with M.K. Donns and Wimbledon and all that. Eddie Gray is our chairman and we play at Headingley. Our manager, that's us, is Arcadia Brendan, which is an anagram of all five of our names, Chris, Dan, Dean, Michael and Rob. It's me, Michael and Rob. I'm Dan, hello, on the show today.

Our birthday is the same as Leeds United's October the 19th, what a coincidence. That is, an empty squad and half a million quid is what we started with. And we have also played one game, one four-nil in the local derby against Harrogate. Something of a controversial penalty in there, but Harrogate boss Simon Weaveraver said in the press conference afterwards he agreed with it. Agreed. Good bloke. So we've got a new friend in football now. I'd say so, yeah. Definitely. Particularly if he keeps laying in his bathroom. Do you know, who else is a friend in football? Go on. Levi solicitors. Ah, of course. because they've paid money to be our front of shirt sponsors. Friend-in-law. Yeah. Will's Probate Conveillanceing.

And all, football. Go on. Levi solicitors. Ah, of course. Because they've paid money to be our front of shirt sponsors. Friend in law.

Yeah.

Will's probate conveyance thing. And all that stuff. 10% discount on your legal fees. Levi solicitors.com. at UK forward slash the square ball. So we are about to head to Bradford for Bradford Park Avenue. If you caught us in the last episode,

we'd come to the realisation in the previous game.

We were possibly a little bit light on the left-hand side,

left wing, left back cover.

So we've headed into the market and we've got one, two, three, four,

about eight players either on trial or being scouted. Yeah, we've got seven trialists coming in, more people being scouted, and we've tried to get Kimar Roof in on loan. I think we've tried from him already and it was rejected tomorrow, but we've tried again. Yeah, let's see. You can play anywhere across, as we know, from Kim Roof. It can kind of play anywhere across the attack as well,

so it would be a good option for us.

After he saw it was in the opening game in the season,

he'd be desperate to come now.

20,000 people at He'd play alongside Andy Gray.

They'll be looking at, I think I can get,

I faulty in that league.

Absolutely, no bother.

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