2.17 - Appendix
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End of Season Numbers Party!
XP balance: 1,383
Your Reputation in England: Good
Your World Reputation: Poor
Manager Ranking*: 35
* In the English leagues
Men's Team: First in League One
P46 - W30 - D12 - L4 - Goals For 84 - Goals Against 30 - Goal Difference 54 - Points 102
Vans Trophy Winners
Cheshire Cup Winners (4 in a row)
Top Scorers (League):
Beckton 18
Gabby 13
Best 12
Dazza 11
Wibbers 11
Zach 4
Fierce, Adams 3
Bochum, Rush 2
Top Scorers (All Competitions):
Beckton 21
Gabby 17
Best 17
Wibbers 16
Dazza 13
Zach 5
Fierce 4
Bochum, Adams, Duggers 3
Prizes
League One Manager of the Month (September/October): Max Best
League One Co-Manager of the Month (January/March): Max Best/Sandra Lane
League One Co-Manager of the Year: Max Best/Sandra Lane
League Two Manager of the Month (September/March/April): Jackie Reaper
League Two Not-Quite-Top-Scorer-Hope-You-Didn't-Bet-On-It-Lol: Henri Lyons
Top Trim Award: Max Best
League One Player of the Month (September): Zach Green
League One Player of the Month (October): Colin Beckton
League One Player of the Month (March): Christian Fierce
League One Young Player of the Year: Cole Adams
League One Team of the Season: Ian Swan; Christian Fierce; Zach Green; Youngster; Max Best; Darren Smith; Colin Beckton
EFL League One Community Player of the Year: James 'Youngster' Yalley (for exceptional commitment to food banks in two cities)
Men's Team Average Attendances
23-24: 2,287
24-25: 3,362
25-26: 5,244
26-27: 7,965
Men's Squad Value over Time (As Estimated by Max)
23-24: 0.28m
24-25: 3.1m
25-26: 18.2m
26-27: 42.4m
Chester FC Men's First Team Squad
No. Name Pos Age Wage [CA PA] CA +/-
1. Ian Swan GK 25 2400 [113 127] 24
13. Rainman GK 20 750 [74 99] 25
25. Sticky GK 32 2400 [108 122] 26
17. Banksy GK 18 800 [69 155] 28
3. Cole Adams DL 20 1400 [111 147] 27
27. Adam Summerhays DL 18 900 [79 137] 39
5. Zach Green DC 27 2600 [113 139] 23
24. Christian Fierce DC 30 2500 [114 120] 19
26. Sunday Sowunmi DC 19 700 [71 111] 23
4. Peter Bauer SW DC 26 3000 [101 166] 46
29. Fitzroy Hall DC 25 3000 [112 118] 26
8. Thomazella DC 20 800 [77 178] 16
18. Nasa DR 21 800 [83 150] 24
22. Roddy Jones DR 16 0 [68 184] 16
12. Magnus Evergreen D,DM,M 29 1400 [108 -2] 27
14. Youngster DM, MC 21 3000 [118 181] 14
21. Joel Reid M LC 25 5000 [122 138] 3
11. Dan Badford MC 18 1500 [92 -1] 24
28. Alfie Clitheroe MC 18 900 [75 133] 26
19. Ryan Jack MC 38 800 [50 151] -25
23. Omari Naysmith MC 20 750 [84 103] 24
6. Andrew Harrison M RC 25 1100 [102 121] 27
15. Bark RM 20 1000 [102 130] 27
77. Max Best Omni 26 5000
10. Wibbers F RLC 19 2500 [112 185] 33
7. Colin Beckton S 34 3000 [115 187] 16
20. Tom Westwood S 20 900 [84 92] 19
16. Dazza S 21 3000 [114 138] 17
9. Gabriel S 22 3000 [113 161] 28
CA growth is since the first day of pre-season training, after the summer declines, or since the player joined the first team squad (i.e. January).
Peter Bauer and Nasa received the lion's share of Secret Sandra training boosts.
Selected Young Players, AKA 'The Pipeline'
Name Position Age** PA
Roddy Jones RB 16 184
Stephen Watson DM 13 146
Hamish Andrews MC 16 139
Paul 'Speedy' Wright F LRC 10 133
Ben Wood MC 15 131
Tadpole GK 13 130
Lennox Francis DRC 17 130
Jordan Holland* DM 9 129
Tommy Thompson AM RC 17 123
Max Murray LB 15 122
Rocco Andrews* DM 15 117
Rudy Cooke* DC 9 117
Aston Davidson GK 17 113
Finn Burton* DC 16 110
Future CB DM 15 99
Adam B. Roberts AM C 15 92
Chas Fungrieve S 17 83
* Playdar finds with the Feedback Loop token activated. Max will receive future XP boosts if those players meet certain targets.
** as per Max's spreadsheets
Max Best Extended Universe: Average CA
Club (Nat) -- Year 1 -- Year 2 -- Year 3
Saltney Town (WAL) -- 36.7 -- 46.1 -- 66.9
College 1975 (GIB) -- 25 -- 50 -- 54.9
Bruno's Magpies (GIB) -- n/a -- 44 -- 46
Lions FC (GIB) -- n/a -- 28 -- 44
West Didsbury (ENG) -- 19.8 -- 25.7 -- 39.1
Women's Team: Obliterated WNL NP (Tier 3)
Are promoted to WSL 2 (Tier 2). Must turn fully professional. Not all the squad will be invited and some who are may decline.
Cheshire Cup Winners (2 in a row)
WNL NP Player of the Season: Sarah Greene
WNL NP Young Player of the Season: Sarah Greene
Chester FC Women's First Team Squad
No. Name Pos Age Wage [CA PA] CA +/-
25. Scottie Love GK 26 300 [63 63] 4
13. Queenie GK 19 100 [64 94] 24
3. Ridley T LB 21 300 [78 85] 23
23. Dafina DLC 17 50 [65 118] 25
20. Tanwen CB 17 50 [64 106] 24
5. Femi CB 28 440 [87 121] 22
4. Meghan CB 19 500 [89 169] 21
2. Luxury Bell DRC 26 400 [75 88] 15
12. Amy Shone DRC 16 0 [44 105] 35
18. Diane DM 25 150 [56 60] 16
21. Fioled MLC 17 50 [61 122] 21
14. Mari Hughes MC 17 50 [64 110] 24
6. Pippa Hoole MC 35 200 [43 111] 3
8. Charlotte MC 24 450 [86 101] 21
11. Maddy Hines MRC 20 250 [76 80] 26
15. Sarah Greene MRC 19 500 [92 167] 22
7. Dani Smith-Smithe M, AM RLC 19 400 [87 177] 22
17. Kisi Yalley AM RLC 18 400 [77 143] 22
16. Alwen FC 17 50 [64 101] 24
10. Meredith Ann F RC 17 600 [68 200] 38
9. Angel S 19 450 [79 155] 23
22. Kit Hodges S 23 500 [95 123] 10
Meredith Ann received lots of Secret Sandra bonus.
Luxury Bell is preggers.
Queenie played 3 of the final 4 fixtures.
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)
Chester FC Kingdom Building
The solar panels are generating (lol) approx 1,900/week.
3G pitches: 1. Bumpers Bank (two full-size); 2. Hoole; 3. Ellesmere Port; 4. Bumpers Bank minis. Total income: 7,300/week.
2x mobile kitchens: Breaking even.
Club shop (small): Exceeding forecasts.
Deva capacity: Was 8,200. Is 7,400 (summer 2027), rising in increments to 11,400 (autumn 2027)
Main sponsors/partners: Boshcard (men's shirts), Jejune (women's), Grindhog (kit and merch), Glendale (logistics), NutriBurst (food supplements), PetPride (pets).
Max's Personal Finances/Assets
Bank Balance: £209,000
Weekly Wage: £5,000
Max's Yearly Personal Sponsorship Income: £25,000 (BoshCard); £100,000 (Soccer Supremo); £50,000 (Chester Zoo); £50,000 (Ganymede, niche shampoo)
Max's Private Clients: £300/week (Ziggy 0; Youngster 300)
Max is paying Aff's mum £770/week as a full-time carer.
REM (Ruth/Emma/Max Agency)
Total Profit: £6,079 (per week, up from £1,054 compared to the end of last season)
Max's Share: £3,040 (up from £527)
Maxterplanalytics UK
[Cash]: £53,853
[Other assets]: One all-electric mini that runs like a go-kart
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 should be completed next season).
Cashed Out (Non-Football Assets):
£8,200 (in shares)
Best Chestern Hotel: £3,600 monthly profit (mortgage is interest-only). 1.8m value, 14 flats, 900k mortgage.
Total Weekly Income
£5,000 (basic wage) + £4,800 (sponsors) + £3,040 (REM agency) + £300 (Youngster) + £830 (flats) = £13,970
(£726,440 yearly.)
Miscellaneous:
The attendance bonus (for winning at least one trophy every year) is now 6%.
Max owes £0 to Mateo for the West Didsbury loan.
Max does not own Saltney Town FC. That is owned by Two Taps Limited, a company based in South Manchester.
Saltney owes Henri's syndicate 125k for loans used to sign players.
Max owns one measly share in West Didsbury and Chorlton AFC. It's just ceremonial. Nothing to see here.
Max owns two Savile Row suits, a Bayern Munich scarf, a laptop that's showing its age, and two framed photos featuring members of the Yalley family.
BONUS FOR SCROLLING THIS FAR
William B. Roberts Day One versus Wibbers Now
William B. Roberts
Born 10.03.2008 (Age 15) English
Acceleration 16
Handling 1
Stamina 12
Heading 11
Strength 12
Tackling 6
Jumping 9
Teamwork 14
Bravery 16
Technique 10
Creativity 14
Pace 16
Passing 9
Dribbling 8
Positioning 6
Finishing 14
preferred foot B
Forward (RLC)
CA 4 PA 185
William B. Roberts "Wibbers"
Born 10.03.2008 (Age 19) English
Acceleration 17
Flair 16
Handling 1
Stamina 15
Heading 12
Strength 14
Influence 13
Tackling 7
Jumping 10
Teamwork 17
Bravery 16
Long Shots 15
Technique 14
Creativity 14
Off The Ball 15
Decisions 14
Pace 17
Determination 17
Passing 13
Dribbling 11
Positioning 8
Finishing 15
Form 7-6-8-8-9
Morale Superb
Condition 100%
preferred foot B
Forward (RLC)
CA 112 PA 185
Comments
You are right! I meant to come back to this comment but I just spotted the mistake myself when doing the latest appendix. By the way, I use 4.33 as a rule of thumb for months divided into weeks. Is 4.35 better? I think I'm too old to learn a new way but I would be willing to try!
Ted Steel
2025-09-24 19:58:46 +0000 UTCThe math regarding Max's income is incorrect, based on the info that he earns 3600 a month on the Best Chestern. He would earn app. 3600/4,35(average amount of weeks in a month) =827.58 a week. Making his weekly income =13967. Yearly 13967x52,177457=728.793. If my calculations and understanding is correct
Jonas H
2025-09-08 16:02:58 +0000 UTCAh! I wondered why there was only one guy in that list but was too tired to check it. If you put two asterisks in a sentence, Patreon thinks you want to convert the text in between into italics. So when I undid that, the asterisks were deleted and I didn't notice. Thanks to you, they're back!
Ted Steel
2025-08-07 12:48:13 +0000 UTCShouldn’t jordan holland be part of the feedback loop?
Ricky Kukowski
2025-08-07 02:28:03 +0000 UTCMax really should be fleecing a richer team for one of these high CA, low PA youth players.
SlickMongoose
2025-08-01 19:21:32 +0000 UTCI think there are plenty of examples of old players suddenly losing it.
Galeg
2025-08-01 15:21:52 +0000 UTCAs I understand it, a major reason for consolidation is to be more prepared for the PL. Rushing up there would make survival in year one that much harder.
MARLL
2025-08-01 14:49:12 +0000 UTCSoz for spamming, but the last consideration is that Max should be able to get more out of old players than anyone else, seeing he can manage their load/condition, injuries, etc. and also give them a route to start coaching, scouting, etc
Fraser
2025-08-01 14:07:12 +0000 UTCLooking at CA as it approaches PA A consideration is: Does next season really have to be a consolidation season? Anything can happen if Chester make playoffs. Ian swan - Maybe sell at end of next season? Would be championship standard by playoffs Rainman - Sell at end of next season, would seem in many ways more promising than Ian Swan was when he want to Chester (can’t remember how much he cost?) Christian Fierce - Christmas Window next year? Could be a decent championship player, though might be hard to find someone better if competing in playoffs Fitzroy Hall - I can’t place him tbh, Shoulld be sold soon, probably before Christian F. Can’t imagine him sticking the whole year, regardless of playoff intentions Omari - likely within 12 months Tom Westwood - likely within twelve months… cya juniors :( Potential best 11 for playoffs, which would be as good as any in championship: GK Ian Swan - 127 LB Cole Adams ~ 135 CB Zach ~ 135 CB Peter B ~ 130 RB Nasa ~120 (could be more with Secret Sandra) DM Youngster ~ 140 (national team?) LM Joel R ~135 CM Dan B ~ 125? (could be more with Secret Sandra) RM Bark ~130 S Dazza ~140 (Aus selection?) S Wibbers ~ 140 (u21 selection?) Bench Colin B ~ 125 Gabriel ~ 135 Max B Fierce 120 Sticky 122 CM Andrew - 121 Adam Summerhays ~120 Thomazella ~ 115 Magnus Evergreen ? Alfie Clitheroe 115 (National team selection?)
Fraser
2025-08-01 13:45:45 +0000 UTCIs max ever going to find a new women's GK? Maybe he should recruit a netballer
0belisk
2025-08-01 13:28:11 +0000 UTCWibbers is a beast!
Geoff Urland
2025-08-01 13:16:05 +0000 UTCAlso interesting how hard Ryan Jack has hit the cliff. I think losing CA that consistently isn’t necessarily realistic. I think the way it would be is he gets an injury which stops him from training, reducing fitness and pace, resulting in much lowered CA which very slowly recovers. If he doesn’t get injured he might steadily progress to former levels, but at some point managing load becomes too difficult and it only causes one soft tissue tear to derail a season. So decreasing by 25 over a season isn’t unusual at all, but decreasing by a point each week in the absence of injury would be incredibly odd.
Fraser
2025-08-01 12:52:02 +0000 UTCHigh Teamwork, quickly improving Passing, high Determination, high Creativity, high Technique, high Off the Ball, and high Decisions. Combined with his naturally good athleticism, IRL, he would be a player that would play well with better players at a higher standard. Some player skillsets are good at dominating weak opposition, while others like this are good at contributing against good opposition.
Fraser
2025-08-01 12:37:53 +0000 UTC
