Club Health Index = 52.3 (Inconsistent)
We're up to "Inconsistent" thanks to better availability, but form's barely budged and the team vibe has genuinely slipped
New signings and U23s are receiving minutes, but that's masking some real concerns.
The Quick Version
CHI sits at 52.3 = Inconsistent tier. +4.8 from September's 47.5.
Why we're up: Fewer key injuries, shorter recovery timelines, finance back in the black, integration minutes rising.
The problem: Form is dragging the mood down. Cohesion and leadership erode when performances stall. We’re in Inconsistent mainly because more bodies are fit, not because we’re playing better.
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What Actually Changed
Availability: Only 2 key players out instead of 3, and they're getting back faster This means we can field closer to our best XI more consistently and there's less disruption to tactics and team chemistry.
Integration: New signings and U23s are getting proper minutes. Helps build for the future while giving the first team more options now.
Feel: Cohesion and leadership have dipped, leaving the team disconnected and lacking direction under pressure. Tactical clarity is fading, and with Amorim’s job uncertain, instability is creeping in.
Form: Barely moved. We went from 1.33 to 1.40 points per game in the last 5 matches. Basically standing still.
Finance: EBITDA's back in the black, which pushed the finance score from 4.0 to 6.0. Means we're actually making money operationally again rather than bleeding cash — takes some pressure off, even if it doesn't fix what's happening on the pitch.
The Numbers
Category | September | October | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
Club Feeling (→40) | 19.20 | 17.00 | −2.20 |
Availability (→18) | 8.17 | 11.33 | +3.16 |
Form (→16) | 8.93 | 9.28 | +0.35 |
Integration (→10) | 7.20 | 8.66 | +1.46 |
Previous Season (→8) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Finance (→8) | 4.00 | 6.00 | +2.00 |
CHI / 100 | 47.50 | 52.27 | +4.77 |
(Positive = better, negative = worse)
Where We're Struggling
Form
This is the brutal truth. A +0.35 gain out of 16 possible points is essentially standing still. Most of our CHI jump came from having more players available and giving minutes to youngsters, not from actually performing better on the pitch. We're not winning games or dominating convincingly.
Club Feeling
Feel is 40% of CHI, so even a small slide hits the headline score. Cohesion and leadership have dipped, tactical clarity is fuzzy, and there’s major uncertainity around Amorim. Communication breaks under pressure and whatever is being drilled isn’t showing on match day.
Bottom line: that Club Feeling drop erased much of the gain from better availability and more minutes for signings/U23s.
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What This Means
At 52.3, we’ve have moved from Fragile (40-49.9) into Inconsistent (50-59.9). But let's be clear: we've scraped into the next tier on a technicality. Availability and integration are propping up a team that isn't actually clicking. To reach the next tier (60-69.9), we desperately need either a genuine upturn in results and underlying stats, or a major recovery in team cohesion and leadership.
CHI Scale
80–100: Healthy & aligned
70–79.9: Strong & stable
60–69.9: Manageable issues
50–59.9: Inconsistent (← We are here: 52.3)
40–49.9: Fragile
30–39.9: Turbulent
0–29.9: Crisis
What Needs to Happen This Month
Actually start winning games
We're averaging less than a point and a half per match over the last five. That's relegation form. We need closer to 2 points per game with performances where we're clearly better, not just surviving because fewer players are injured. The CHI improvement is almost entirely down to availability, not actual better football.
Sort out the atmosphere.
The team looks disconnected and no one's organizing when it gets tight. Stop rotating the lineup constantly. Let the same group play together and build understanding. We need players who'll actually lead.
Don't let the injury situation slip.
Going from 3 starters out to 2 is the only reason we're not still "Fragile." One bad week and we're right back there, except now form and cohesion are worse than before.
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