I think I've got everything sorted now - I did have a brief scare when all the job vacancies & insecure jobs outside of England randomly vanished at the start of September, but I went back to an old file & that one has gone fine. Leaving Mbappe to sort himself out has worked too, as after Bayern & Man Utd he ended up signing for Real on the third run, so i've moved forwards with that version, and after a few months of applying for jobs someone has finally decided they want to hire our manager.
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Sandvikens were newly promoted to the Superettan Obos, the Swedish second tier, for the 2024 season & narrowly survived, winning a relegation playoff after finishing 14th of 16 teams. I've not properly analysed the squad yet, but from a quick glance it does seem like we have some decent players, and considering I have four months before the start of next season I should have plenty of time to crunch the numbers & find some upgrades for the 532 system(s) I'm planning on running in this save.