Trying to make it 3 in a row

The league battle is far from over, even if I am just 3^rd in the standings, 7 points behind FC Vaslui’s Lopez Caro. With a possible of a maximum of 45 points left, all is possible.

The first half of the season was sensational, because of the two thrashing of local rivals, Rapid (4-0 at Ghencea Stadium) and Dinamo (4-0 at Dinamo Stadium).

The UEFA Champions League is the competitions were everything is perfect until the group stage. I’m not saying playing in the group stage is a bad thing (TV rights and prize money are very important for the club finances), but there is a very big difference between a club from Romania and one from Spain or England. A difference in football class, all due to the amount of money that comes from gate receipts and match day tickets, TV right, everything!

This year I am proud to present one of the future stars of the football world, Ramiro Vitorino, 17 years who plays both AMC and ST. He joined us from Sporting Lisboa for an outstanding 5 mil. euros. Also two former Serie A players Paolo Sammarco and Manuele Blasi joined the club being formerly released by their clubs.

Adrian Mutu and Mihăița Neșu are back to play in Romania after their long careers abroad. Adding to this, is the signing of Joao Goncalves as the back-up to Cornel Rapa (DR).

Romeo Surdu left to OB Odense in Denmark for 3,9 mil., Marius Bilașco to FC Midtjylland also in Denmark for 1,2 mil. and Dieguinho to Standard Liege for 4 mil.

One of the most important problems with my squad I can say that is the number of players. So, the departures were many and very consistent.