5.19 - Appendix

End of Book Numbers Party!

XP balance: 939

Your Reputation in England: Good

Your World Reputation: Poor

Manager Ranking*: 17

* In the English leagues

Days as Chester manager: 1,840

Days until wedding: 13

Men's Team: 4th in EFL Championship

P46 - W24 - D8 - L13 - Goals For 85 - Goals Against 60 - Goal Difference plus 25 - Points 80

AOK Cup - knocked out in first round

Cheshire Cup - Winners

FA Cup - Quarter Final (new record)

Top Scorers (League):

1. Wibbers 15 (pens 4)
2. Colin Beckton 13
3. Cheb Alloula 11
4. Gabby 7
5. Darren 'Dazza' Smith 6
6. Joel Reid 5
7. Lewis Lamarre 4
8. Zach Green 4
9. Max Best 4
10. Calabash 'Bark' Barkley 4
11. Pascal Bochum 3
12. Helge Hagen 3
13. Peter Bauer 2
14. Roddy Jones 1
15. Andrew Harrison 1
16. Christian Fierce 1
17. Cole Adams 1

Top Scorers (All Competitions):

1. Wibbers 19 (pens 4)
2. Colin Beckton 15
3. Cheb Alloula 11
4. Darren 'Dazza' Smith 9
5. Gabby 8
6. Joel Reid 6
7. Lewis Lamarre 5
8. Max Best 5
9. Zach Green 4
10. Calabash 'Bark' Barkley 4
11. Pascal Bochum 4
12. Helge Hagen 3
13. Peter Bauer 2
14. Christian Fierce 2
15. Emiliano Ferrari 2
16. Roddy Jones 1
17. Andrew Harrison 1
18. Cole Adams 1
19. Youngster 1
20. Own Goals 1

Chester Players Who Scored in the UEFA Qualifiers for Saltney:

• Gabby 6
• Wibbers 5
• Max 2
• Cheb 1

Men's Team Average Attendances

23-24	24-25	25-26	26-27	27-28
2,287	3,362	5,244	7,965	10,559

Total attendance (league, major cups, playoff): 274,545

Men's Squad Value over Time (As Estimated by Max)

23-24	24-25	25-26	26-27	27-28
0.28m	3.1m	18.2m	42.4m	87.9m

(Includes players who have been pre-sold for the summer 28 window.)

Chester FC Men's First Team Squad

[Championship CA range this season: 110 to 153.]

No.

Name

Pos

Age

Wage

CA

PA

CA +/-

1	Ian Swan	GK	26	4000	127	127	14
13	Owen Elmham	GK	36	9800	146	164	12
25	Rainman	GK	21	900	95	99	21

2	Helge Hagen	D LR	19	7000	124	185	31
3	Cole Adams	DL	21	3500	136	147	25
19	Lewis Lamarre	D DM AM L	27	9800	141	156	24
4	Peter Bauer	SW DC	27	5000	131	166	30
5	Zach Green	DC	28	5000	138	139	25
24	Christian Fierce	DC	31	5000	120	120	6
29	Fitzroy Hall	DC	26	4000	118	118	6
18	Nasa	DR	22	1400	114	150	31
22	Roddy Jones	DR	17	3000	100	184	32

14	Youngster	DM, MC	22	7000	142	181	24
16	Vincent Addo	DM RC	20	2000	115	169	38
12	Magnus Evergreen	D,DM,M	30	3500	134	-2	26

20	Wallace Wells	AM FL	18	2000	80	145	30
23	Cheb Alloula	DM AM LR	22	2000	153	168	15
21	Joel Reid	M LC	26	5500	138	138	16
11	Dan Badford	MC	19	1750	121	-1	29
6	Andrew Harrison	M RC	26	3000	121	121	19
15	Bark	RM	21	3000	127	130	25
77	Max Best	Omni	27	9900

26	Pascal Bochum	F RLC	22	4200	135	135	9
10	Wibbers	F RLC	20	7000	142	185	30
7	Colin Beckton	S	35	2000	136	187	21
9	Gabriel	S	23	7000	138	161	25

Players who will depart: Ian Swan; Zach Green; Christian Fierce; Wallace Wells; Joel Reid; Andrew Harrison.

Players out on loan:

17	Banksy	GK	19	[1100]	93	155	24
27	Adam Summerhays	DL	19	[1200]	102	137	23
8	Thomazella	DC	21	[1400]	107	178	30
	Alfie Clitheroe	MC	19	[1100]	90	133	15

Future transfers/returnees:

Sticky	GK	33	[1000]	122	122	14
Tony Herbert	DC	22	[3300]	116	150	19
Lucas Cook	S	21	[2000]	99	142	24

Deals Done:

Marek Masarik	GK	37	Free	141	165
Leo Los	AM RC	22	£6m	142	161
Matt Rush	DR	21	£3.5 + £3.5m	124	180

Definitely not the bomb squad:

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Emiliano Ferrari

AM C

19

2000

100

170

11

CA growth is since the first day of pre-season training - after the summer declines - or since the player joined the first team squad (e.g. transfer deadline day).

Wages in brackets indicate that other clubs are picking up that particular tab.

Colin (2K), Sticky (2K), Peter (1K), and Magnus (750) are paid separately for their coaching work. Cheb is paid much more than what's listed here, but by Bayern Munich.

Selected Young Players, AKA 'Dragonballs'

Name	Club	Position	Age**	PA
Ludo Peeters	Bruges*	MC AMC	17	196
Engelbert Kornek	Odra Opole*	S	17	180
Jardel	Connah's Quay	MC	17	179
Charlie Cullen	Saltney	MC	16	170
Jack Knapper*	Chester	MC	13	-2
Jael Kamga	Watford	GK	18	-1
Peter Brown	Saltney	AM R	15	-1

* Transfers to Saltney have been arranged.

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** Max Age.

Negative PA Dragonball status is assumed. By Max.

Max Best Extended Universe: Average CA

Club	Nat	Yr 1	Yr 2	Yr 3	Yr 4
Saltney Town	WAL	36.7	46.1	66.9	97.8
College 1975	GIB	25	50	54.9	95.2
Bruno's Magpies	GIB	-	44	46	70.1
Lions FC	GIB	-	28	44	54
West Didsbury	ENG	19.8	25.7	39.1	63.5
Connah's Quay Nomads	WAL	-	-	-	46
Flint Town United	WAL	-	-	-	42
Tempsford FC	ENG	-	-	-	11.3

Tier Changes

• Tempsford FC promote from tier 11 to tier 10.
• West promote from tier 6 to tier 5.
• Newport County promote from tier 5 to tier 4.
• Tranmere remain in tier 3.

Under 18s

FA Youth Cup Winners!

Women's Team: 2nd in WSL 2 (Tier 2, 12 teams)

P22 - W19 - D3 - L0 - Goals For 55 - Goals Against 9 - Goal Difference 46 - Points 60

Cheshire Cup: Winners

Nando's League Cup: lost QF (new record)

FA Cup: lost QF (new record)

Chester FC Women's First Team Squad

[WSL 2 CA range this season: 65 to 92.]

No.	Name	Pos	Age	Wage	CA	PA	CA +/-
1	Haley Goodhew	GK	31	4000	137	160	22
13	Queenie	GK	20	400	85	94	21
25	Babs	GK	16	0	43	72	19
23	Dafina	DLC	18	400	87	118	22
20	Tanwen	DC	18	400	82	106	18
5	Femi	DC	29	800	105	121	18
4	Meghan	DC	20	1000	107	169	18
6	Victoria Rose	DC DM	23	1000	105	174	27
12	Amy Shone	DRC	17	400	70	105	26
21	Fioled	MLC	18	400	84	122	23
7	Dani Smith-Smithe	M, AM RLC	20	1000	110	177	23
17	Kisi Yalley	AM RLC	19	800	101	143	24
14	Mari Hughes	MC	18	400	87	110	23
8	Charlotte	MC	25	850	101	101	15
19	Jenni Fairbrother	MC	17	400	45	123	33
11	Saffron Walden	MC AMC	17	800	85	-2	20
15	Sarah Greene	MRC	20	1300	111	167	19
18	Taz Murphy*	MRC	17	400	46	133	32
27	Devi Payed	MR	15	0	44	149	26
16	Alwen	FC	18	400	89	101	25
10	Meredith Ann	F RC	18	1000	100	200	32
9	Angel	S	20	1000	98	155	19
22	Kit Hodges	S	24	1200	112	123	17

CA growth is since the first day of pre-season training - after the summer declines - or since the player joined the first team squad (e.g. transfer deadline day).

Asterisked players were found with the Feedback Loop token active.

Players leaving: Angel.

Notable Awards

EFL Championship Manager of the Season: (Either Max+Sandra or Stefan Sommer, depending on who wins the playoff final...)EFL Championship Young Player of the Season: William B. RobertsEFL Championship Team of the Season selection: Cheb AlloulaEFL Goal of the Season: Max Best versus Luton TownEFL Environmental Award: Chester FC WSL 2 Manager of the Month (Oct; Nov; Jan; Feb; Mar; Apr): Jay CopeWSL 2 Young Player of the Season: Meredith AnnWSL 2 Golden Gloves Award (Most Clean Sheets): Haley Goodhew

WSL 2 Top Scorer: Kit Hodges

WSL 2 Team of the Season: Haley Goodhew, Meghan, Dani, Meredith Ann, Kit Hodges Fans' Player of the Season: WibbersFans' Player of the Season: Sarah Greene Who Dares Win?

• Max Best has a lifetime men's league management record of 133-34-36 ; win percentage of 65.5
• Sandra Lane has a lifetime (English) men's league management record of 63-27-20 ; win percentage of 57.3
• Max Best has a lifetime English leagues management record of 125-34-36 ; win percentage of 64.1
• Max Best has a lifetime overall record as a manager in men's competitions of 170-35-46 ; win percentage of 67.7
• Sandra Lane has a lifetime overall record as a manager in men's competitions of 78-27-28 ; win percentage of 58.6

For comparison, Thomas Frank's win percentage at Tottenham was 26.9% in the Prem, 34.2% in all comps. Tottenham paid Brentford £6.7m in compensation to acquire Frank. Arsène Wenger won 919 out of 1702 matches across four clubs, giving him a career win percentage of 53.67.

Playdar Token Slots in Use

1. Daily Use 3 (three uses per day)

2. Feedback Loop (potential future bonus XP)

3. Maximum Age (currently set to an upper age limit for new finds of 18)

Panopticon: Installed Squads

Squad Lists	Nat
Chester Men	ENG
Chester Women	ENG
College 1975	GIB
Bayern Munich	GER
Chester Boys 18s	ENG
Bruno's Magpies	GIB
Saltney Town	WAL
Stuttgart	GER
Tranmere Rovers	ENG
Newport County	ENG

Perk Shop

Perk	Cost	Description
Playdar 3	1500	Increase token slots from 3 to 4.
Bibliotekkers 1	1000	Adds 20 match reports from next opponent.
Panopticon Squads	2000	Adds real-time squad data.
xG	2000	Adds expected goals data to in-game stats.
The Stattoo Parlour	3000	Adds Team Stats; Player Stats; Referee Stats.
Match Archive	22000	Adds every match report since the curse was acquired.
Forex for Dummies	1000	Convert financial data into any currency.
Wet Wet Wet 2	1010	10 day forecasts (currently 5).

More Playdar tokens are available in the Playdar section but are not listed in the main shop.

Chester FC Kingdom Building

• Solar plus batteries plus air source heat pumps (recent investment of 500k) has reduced energy costs at the Deva/Bumpers to virtually zero, for now.
• 2x mobile kitchens: Breaking even.
• Club shop (small): Exceeding forecasts.
• Anka What?! (the club's music venue): Making a slight loss.
• Seal Studios: Generating 550-600k in revenue, profits go to the women's team.
• Chester Chompers: breaking even.

Pitch Rentals

1. Bumpers Bank (two full-size)
2. Hoole
3. Ellesmere Port
4. Bumpers Bank minis (7x7s)
5. Winsford (under construction)

Total rental income: £7,300/week (rising to £9,800 in the summer).

Main sponsors/partners:

• Boshcard (men's shirts)
• Jejune (women's)
• Grindhog (kit and merch)
• Glendale (logistics)
• NutriBurst (food supplements)
• PetPride (pets)

Deva capacity: 11,400 (1,300-capacity West Stand will be demolished, new PetPride Stand will have 6,000 seats, new total 16,100)

Current war chest: £12.25m.

Expected war chest after all sales go through (Zach, Wallace Wells etc) and Matt Rush and the two Slovakians arrive: £16.5m.

Personal Finances/Assets

Bank Balance: £506,000

Weekly Wage: £9,900

Max's Yearly Personal Sponsorship Income: £50,000 (BoshCard); £200,000 (Soccer Supremo); £50,000 (Chester Zoo); £50,000 (Ganymede, niche shampoo). This 350k is going to West Didsbury and Chorlton AFC. £250,000 (Jive football boots - Max received half of this for the second half of the current season).

Max's Private Clients: £700/week (Ziggy 0; Youngster 700). This money is going to Tempsford FC.

Max is paying Aff's mum £770/week as a full-time carer for his mum.

REM (Ruth/Emma/Max Agency)

Total Profit: £10,897 per week (up from £6,079 at the end of last season, which was up from £1,054 compared to the season before)

Max's Share: £5,448 (up from £3,040, which was up from £527). Max has been putting some of this into the stock market, as per MD's advice.

Divisions: REMSA (Chelli); REMU (Briggy).

Maxterplanalytics UK

[Cash]: £2.980m

[Bonds]: £900k at West Didsbury producing 8%.

[Enough graphics cards to make Star Citizen almost playable.]

[Other assets]: One all-electric mini that runs like a go-kart.

[Costs:] Pradeep and Spectrum's wages. All-you-can-eat Monster Munch. Keyboard cleaning fees.

Maxterplanalytics Gib

[Cash]: £1.56m

Gibraltarian FA

7 years of low-cost rent in an apartment in the national stadium, plus the chance to buy the apartment at a reasonable rate during that period.

(The stadium is complete and the flat is finally habitable).

Cashed Out (Non-Football Assets):

£51,000 (in shares)

Best Chestern Hotel: £4,950 monthly profit (mortgage is interest-only). 1.8m value, 14 flats, 900k mortgage. (This income is going to Tempsford FC.)

Big Mama House: £1,089 monthly profit. (Rented to Brazilians.) 850k value, 3 flats, 765k repayment mortgage will be paid off in 2047.

Total Weekly Income

£9,900 (basic wage) + £11,538 (sponsors) + £5,448 (REM agency) + £700 (Youngster) + £1,394 (flats) = £28,980

(£1,506,960 yearly, up from £726,440)

Stake in Temps Perdu

1.39%

Prize Money Arriving Soon

€450K - Prize money for Saltney Town winning one league stage match (they lost the other seven). Max has agreed to keep this in the club to finance future transfers and infrastructure upgrades.

€450K - Prize money for College 1975 winning one league stage match (they lost the other seven). This will go towards transfers and wages across the Conspiracy.

£500K - Newport County were promoted (Max will get £1m if he can guide them from L2 to L1 next season).

£500K - Tranmere Rovers avoided relegation.

Miscellaneous:

• The attendance bonus (for winning at least one trophy every year) is now 10%.
• Max owes £0 to Mateo for the West Didsbury loan. Max owns one measly share in West Didsbury and Chorlton AFC. It's just ceremonial. Nothing to see here. West's cool new 5,000-seater EFL-compliant stadium is nearing completion.
• Max does not own Saltney Town FC. That is owned by Two Taps Limited, a company based in South Manchester. Ditto West. Ditto Tempsford FC.
• Saltney has fully repaid Henri's syndicate, whose investors more than doubled their money. Eventually.
• The Brig and Briggy have uncovered [zero] refereeing conspiracies.
• Max owns four Savile Row suits, a Bayern Munich scarf, a very fast laptop slash fingerprint magnet, two framed photos featuring members of the Yalley family, a note written in spidery old-woman handwriting, and a UEFA Pro Licence.