dafuge's FM10 challenge

[Azeryk-]

Good choice

Although I've quit my save game, have decided I'll start it fresh once I get my new PC

Plus I still plan on finishing the challenge quickest

[TugSafc]

Good choice

Although I've quit my save game, have decided I'll start it fresh once I get my new PC

Plus I still plan on finishing the challenge quickest

When do you get your new PC?

[Preston_Kid]

whilest watching match of the day and seeing that terrible ref for the Hull game i feel inclined to get back involved and am now the proud new man at the helme of Kings Lynn hopefully there wont be another early season sacking!

[Azeryk-]

When do you get your new PC?

It's due Monday / Tuesday - all things going well, my current PC has a FM2010 rating of HALF a star, new PC should have 5

[michaeltmurrayuk]

Just lost my star centre back for 4 weeks

[dafuge]

Who said players need time to gel?

First game of the season, 9 débuts

[TugSafc]

Who said players need time to gel?

First game of the season, 9 débuts

Nice haha, how many five star players you got in the team report?

[kaNovi]

i was hoping that was the problem with my team... i guess the results are based just purely on bad management skills =)

[Preston_Kid]

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9115/steveclaridge.png

disapointed that he had retired

[dafuge]

Nice haha, how many five star players you got in the team report?

None, this is my best player according to his report.

[roberto922]

Would I be able to take part in the challenge by managing a team from level 7 in the first season, like the leagues below the conf north/south?

There's an extended version being run if you wish to play below BSN/S, it's on the first page

[Gordon Comstock]

so it's safe to say it's much easier to snag players once we get out of bss/bsn?

[dafuge]

so it's safe to say it's much easier to snag players once we get out of bss/bsn?

Possibly, although I didn't win either of my next two games

[ManUtdFan]

Mario Jardel's debut

dafuge , i guess Cowan-Hall is on loan ?

[Gordon Comstock]

loving that we can't cherrypick fa youth cup winners anymore.

it was sad seeing david ball reject me though.

[dafuge]

Mario Jardel's debut

dafuge , i guess Cowan-Hall is on loan ?

No, I've signed him.

He's not really that good though, League 2 standard.

[Rutter]

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Come on the Toots!

[ManUtdFan]

No, I've signed him.

He's not really that good though, League 2 standard.

Could i see your 2nd season transfers please ?

[dafuge]

Could i see your 2nd season transfers please ?

Transfers

There you go

[ManUtdFan]

Cheers ! Could you tell me how Henrik Ojamaa is doing ? I know him irl .

[dafuge]

Cheers ! Could you tell me how Henrik Ojamaa is doing ? I know him irl .

He's not really getting in the team. He's had one sub appearance but I'll probably get rid of him before long.

[Swindon69]

The USA have just beaten England on penalties in the World Cup final !

I'm playing as Bradford PA - my fans are dissapointed with a 1-2 defeat against Bradford City, personally I reckon that's not too bad in a pre-season game.

[kaNovi]

With one point clear of relegation zone, it doesnt really take much to impress this guy =P

[butts]

Dafuge who did you signed first season I can't find anyone

[kaNovi]

You can see hes whole squad on page 6 in his season summary

[Cardiomolester]

Jean-Michele Sigere is picking up form now. 5 in his last 4.

[Gordon Comstock]

through the end of january, I have a defender who has given up... NINE penalties

[butts]

Completely forgot about the .ddt file so will be starting again tomorrow.

[Cerneo]

The USA have just beaten England on penalties in the World Cup final !

Epic!

What was the score line?

[TugSafc]

Not a great start to the league

Tonbridge 0-1 Carshalton

I can't find a keeper who wants to come and who is better who I currently have, its what I need asap

[Carligula]

Carshalton early-December update:

+ The game has stopped crashing (after turning off all 3D but the pitch itself).
+ The board actually sees the benefit of parent clubs! Got QPR.
- However, the 0-8 loss to Watford in the FA Cup First Round did put a damper on things.

Currently 9th (I think) after an ugly start... and have just signed my very own Super Kyle Wilson.

[Spurs1979]

Well that was fun, just won 5-3 on penaltys in the FA Cup 3rd Qual round but when I leave the match screen it tells me we lost 3-2 on penaltys, finally get a win with my new tactic after dominating the game & then this, grrrrrrr

[Spurs1979]

Well I've totally re-designed my tactic from a 442 into a 4132 because my wingers were just dreadfull & I kept losing out on the wingers I wanted to sign but my scouts were giving me some nice reports on some central midfielders so opted to switch to a narrow formation and target a couple of central midfielders. After taking around 10 players on trial I opted to sign Scottish midfielder Nick Main & Bulgarian Valentin Milenov (trial screenshot below) to help bolster my squad to fit the new tactic.

I also took on another Bulgarian player on trial who was a former team mate of Milenov & after he came I also offered a full time contract, left back Dimitar Ruychev (screenshot from trial below) is rated as a potential league 1 player & is by far the most talented player in my squad so far.

Now to try and get some wins under the belt!

Milenov On Trial

Ruychev On Trial

[Cerneo]

Did a quick 10 games why I could not sleep, sitting in first in the BSP, beat the second and third place teams already so I am feeling pumped about the season.

[Spurs1979]

Milenov has been an instant hit with two MOM performances in his first two games which have led to our 2nd & 3rd wins so far this season, also for the first time we've climbed out of the relegation zone & into 17th place after 12 games! There is hope yet ....

[Swindon69]

Epic!

What was the score line?

3-3 Full Time The penalty shoot out went to 6-5 with Glenn Johnson missing his.

[Spurs1979]

After the instant success of my Bulgarian signings I went & offered trials to a few more in positions I was weak in, unfortunately whilst I couldn't find any centre backs (definately my weak spot in the team) I was happy with 2 of the trial players & offered full time contracts to them. In comes Right back Viktor Yanchev and midfielder Iskren Ivanov to add some more ability to my first team.

Currently Hendon are on an unbeaten run of 5 games which have included 4 wins (3 in the league & 1 in the FA Trophy) to give some much needed confidence to the side after our awfull start, my 4132 definately suits the team better with the technical ability of Milenov as my playmaker from midfield.

Ivanov On Trial
Yanchev On Trial

[MikaelS]

Who said players need time to gel?

First game of the season, 9 débuts

Aah Robert Mak. A legend in the lower leagues

[MikaelS]

After the instant success of my Bulgarian signings I went & offered trials to a few more in positions I was weak in, unfortunately whilst I couldn't find any centre backs (definately my weak spot in the team) I was happy with 2 of the trial players & offered full time contracts to them. In comes Right back Viktor Yanchev and midfielder Iskren Ivanov to add some more ability to my first team.

Currently Hendon are on an unbeaten run of 5 games which have included 4 wins (3 in the league & 1 in the FA Trophy) to give some much needed confidence to the side after our awfull start, my 4132 definately suits the team better with the technical ability of Milenov as my playmaker from midfield.

Ivanov On Trial
Yanchev On Trial

i'm just curious. How do you find these players so quickly?

[Spurs1979]

Hendon start with a Bulgarian coach so they come up in searches I do, that little bit of knowledge he gives helps a great deal in showing these players up, otherwise you'd have to go through each Bulgarian team & find them that way. Have signed 5 Bulgarians so far & can't see myself signing anymore this season as those who are interested in signing for Hendon haven't shown me much when they came on trial, will also try & a Scandanavian coach in next season so I can start to find some youngsters from that part of Europe also.

[Spurs1979]

Just won the November manager of the month away after 3 wins & 2 draws from the 5 games we played, was worried about relegation at the start as we were really dreadfull playing with the 442 I made, however since changing to 4132 we dominate games & create more chances.

[Spurs1979]

Wouldn't mind a few more results like this one!

[ManUtdFan]

Mario Jardel is doing pretty good for me . He has 7 goals and 3 assists in 10 games . Pretty good for a 37 year old .

[jsar]

hmm might have to give up on getting a Sub 1000 team soon as reloading is boring the crap outta me

[Scab]

Yelp!

[turn it in]

Yelp!

Replay and back to Old Trafford for the pay day? Easy as pie Scab.

[The Flux Capacitor]

What is the advantages and disadvantages of laoding top players? I am 12 games in with Billericay and really enjoying it but I did not load the extra players. Dont really want to have to start again, but will if there is good reason.

[MikaelS]

hmm might have to give up on getting a Sub 1000 team soon as reloading is boring the crap outta me

I'm only looking for 1 team but I've been reloading since yesterday

[jsar]

I'm only looking for 1 team but I've been reloading since yesterday

Just waiting for the one team must be soul destroying, i am kinda on the olook out for Shippenham just beacuse they are who i played in the FM08 version of the challange and got them to the premiership so would be nice to take the reigns there again, but tbh any 1k or less rep club will do me.

[dafuge]

What is the advantages and disadvantages of laoding top players? I am 12 games in with Billericay and really enjoying it but I did not load the extra players. Dont really want to have to start again, but will if there is good reason.

It should favour the bigger clubs in the World, which should make it more challenging and give a better spread of regens.

[Ungface]

Me and a friend decided to do this years challenge as a network game together. hope you dont mind


Profiles:

My Profile - Manager of the Glorious Merthyr Tydfil

Butler's Profile - Manager of the illustrious Dartford

We've played up to the end of November (Butler isnt connected when i took this pic) so far and its been fun as usual. We took two different strategies in signing players, I tried to sign the best possible players in every position and came just under my wage budget, while Butler has 3k left. I guess it shows in our results and the fact that hes gaining 1k a month and im losing ~13k.

I started off really well but since winning 8-0 I've started losing form, pretty typical really , while Butler is just doing ok, winning some losing some. The last game we also played was against each other, needless to say there was lots of banter and bragging :>

Will post another update end of season.

[AliG]

Well I have been getting ready to take up this challenge and have finally settled for AFC Hornchurch! Up the Urchins!

I am 4 games into the season and I am sick to death of leading 1-0 only to throw it away! However, in my 4th game I was 1-0 down and pulled it back to 1-1. Same result but it felt much better!

Manager Profile

[jsar]

Arrrrg accidently saved holiday manager. Now going to have to re-holiday all over again.

How do i add save files to the forum BTW as through my reloading i have a number of teams that i have saves for and was going to add them for anyone who wanted to get hold of a specific team.

[jsar]

Has anyone managed to get a 1000 Rep or below club yet? not seen anyone post with a club of that rep but thought i would check.

[Spurs1979]

Jsar, personally I've only has Burscough come up in around 70 reloads that were below 1000 rating, I do think Burscough & Marine are being played though but not going to check 7 pages to double check, it is very rare though it seems

[Scab]

I've seen a bunch of 1000 rep clubs when reloading, including Kingstonian who I'm playing with. I believe Gilbster and a couple others had 950 rep clubs show up as well.

[Mikel LUFC]

Got tired of waiting for Ashford(Middx) to come up so have gone with Tiverton.
Pretty poor starting squad but the adequate youth facilities wil hopefully produce some good players down the line.

[jsar]

Recon ill go a few more hours of reloading and if nothing comes up ill go with one of the other clubs that i have saves for, got a few 1050 rep clubs so thats still respectable

[ManUtdFan]

Wins like this make me happy .

[Silent Alarm]

Would be much appreciated if someone could upload a Retford Utd save. Thanks.

[jsar]

dont have a retford but do have a fair few teams saved, so if someone can tell me how i would go about uploading those i can pop them on the forum here

[MikaelS]

Would be much appreciated if someone could upload a Retford Utd save. Thanks.

The chances for a savegame with them are probably zero. With a rep of 850 it would take a miracle.

[Scab]

Replay and back to Old Trafford for the pay day? Easy as pie Scab.

Surprise, surprise

At least parking the bus kept the scoreline somewhat respectable.

[turn it in]

Surprise, surprise

At least parking the bus kept the scoreline somewhat respectable.

Still if your team is anything like mine Berbatov by himself would probably have beaten you. I think that if the minnow is at home they should get to pick the squad for the other team.

[Spurs1979]

With 10 games left of the season we sit in 6th place and 2 points away from 5th placed team Fleetwood so really hope we can continue the good form & sneak into the play off places, having been without my top goalscorer for 7 games he has come back at exactly the right time for these last 10 games.

[chris_bemand]

Tonbridge - Chris Bemand

Kyle wilson is really struggling for me, 7 games 0 goals, was ecpecting more from the lad, may have to take a sit out on the bench for a couple of games.

[Smithers]

Has anyone managed to get a 1000 Rep or below club yet? not seen anyone post with a club of that rep but thought i would check.

Yeah, I'm playing with Oxford City who are 1000, and I've also seen FC United and Chippenham both crop up.


So now, instead of doing the essays and coursework I should be doing, I'm going to try and revive the fortunes of Oxford who are currently 8 games without a win, and in our last 10 games have only won once. Surprisingly though we're only 6 points off the play-offs, sitting in 12th place. I think I've certainly avoided relegation, but with our current form I don't know where the next win's gonna come from. Difficult times.

[jsar]

Yeah, I'm playing with Oxford City who are 1000, and I've also seen FC United and Chippenham both crop up.


So now, instead of doing the essays and coursework I should be doing, I'm going to try and revive the fortunes of Oxford who are currently 8 games without a win, and in our last 10 games have only won once. Surprisingly though we're only 6 points off the play-offs, sitting in 12th place. I think I've certainly avoided relegation, but with our current form I don't know where the next win's gonna come from. Difficult times.

yeah looking at getting chippenham myself as i played them in FM08 but so far no luck seeing them

[Gypsum]

Just had a preseason friendly against a very strong Arsenal reserves side which has made me very confident for the upcoming BSP season. We lost 2-1, but played some exceptional football at times. Our counter attacks even caught them on the hop and after a few tweaks i'm happy i've found my first XI for the season. Just looking for a few extra signings to strengthen the squad and we should be set.

[ManUtdFan]

Could anyone reccomend a goalkeeper , who besides making saves and winning games by himself , does not score owngoals ?

[Spurs1979]

I noticed I signed the same GK as Dafuge & I imagine quite a few other players as my scouts found him very early after he was released by Celtic, Connor Fairley is his name & whilst he hasn't been amazing he has just been called upto the Scotland U21 side towards the end of the season for me. Think he's good enough for the BSP as well so won't be looking to replace him for a little while.

[Smithers]

Get in

I can tell the run-in to the end of the season is going to be ridiculously intense. Currently there are 14 teams battling for the play-offs with 7 games to go.

[ManUtdFan]

I noticed I signed the same GK as Dafuge & I imagine quite a few other players as my scouts found him very early after he was released by Celtic, Connor Fairley is his name & whilst he hasn't been amazing he has just been called upto the Scotland U21 side towards the end of the season for me. Think he's good enough for the BSP as well so won't be looking to replace him for a little while.

He isnt on my game , probably because i didnt load players from top clubs .

[Spurs1979]

That would be why then, actually helps as there are some nice youngsters to scoop up when they get released

[P1xelp1nnen]

Ok then... After triplechecking that everything was in order, I finally managed to start the reloading marathon (again) and decided to take the first club with a rep of 1000 or less that popped up. After only a few reloads Kendal Town managed to be promoted and I promptly took over.

Profile

[MikaelS]

yeah looking at getting chippenham myself as i played them in FM08 but so far no luck seeing them

I've tried getting Chippenham ever since I got the game.

I played them on FM08 and completed the challenge with the on FM09.

[jsar]

I've tried getting Chippenham ever since I got the game.

I played them on FM08 and completed the challenge with the on FM09.

never completed the challange got to the premiership twice (due to relegation) and then stopped playing as i took up FML and so never did the 09 challange but am back this year

[jsar]

need to dig out the FM08 challange at look at some of my season reviews to give me some ideas for players

[Scab]

Gah! I keep finding good, unattached players, but as soon as I offer a contract it's leaked and a whole bunch of BSP/League 2 teams come in with better offers.

[dafuge]

What a result!

They are two leagues above us so it was a shock to dominate the game like that. This puts us in the draw for the 3rd round so fingers crossed for a much needed money spinner.

[Spurs1979]

Good result, let us know who you get in the 3rd round, unfortunately I had the penalty bug so got knocked out in the prelim rounds even though we won the actual shoout 5-3

[dafuge]

Drew Ipswich at home

[Gypsum]

Just managed to get Peterborough as my parent club. Especially handy as they are now a Premiership side! Got a couple of loanees including winger Dominic Green who should tear up this division. Lost the first two games of the season with tough opposition in Cambridge and York, but just hammered Crawley 4-1.

[TugSafc]

Whats with the crash dumps on 2010? I never had any problems on 09 now twice I've had a crash dump and I didn't save guess I'm going to have t reload and start again, damn.

[Spurs1979]

Just finished the first season & after the dreadfull start where we were bottom after 12 games I am absolutely delighted the changes I made to formation & playing staff paid off. The form we played the last 30 games would have been enough to win the league but thankfully it was also enough to see us finish in 5th place to give Hendon a play off game against Altrincham before the winners take on either Tamworth or Southport.

Only have one injury worry and that is to young Scottish striker Sean Fitzharris but seeing as he is only my sub I am feeling quite confident we can beat any of these teams, infact we recently beat Altrincham 2-1 at there place in the league.

[kaNovi]

My first season in Kingstonian drawing close to an end. And it looks like it might be an exciting finish after all

have you guys noticed a bug when you team talk the players condition drops ??

[Scab]

YES!

That's what I call a proper season finale.

[Spurs1979]

Nice one Scab, do you feel confident in your squad for next year or expect to make many changes?

[hamilton162]

Congrats on promotion to the BSP Scab

[Scab]

Thanks.

These guys could probably avoid relegation, but I'm sure I'll end up bringing in a bunch of new talent anyway.

[Spurs1979]

What an up & down playoff semi final two legs that was, after getting of to a great start by scoring in the 11th minute at home we went on to concede 2 bad goals in the second half and lost 2-1 at home. Was really worried as I expected us to get a win at home to set us up for the second leg, was even more worried as my playmaker in midfield got injured during the game so missed the second leg and possibly the final. However we totally dominated the second and after being 1-0 up at the end of 90 minutes went into the extra time looking like the only team in the game. Thankfully we scored 2 more goals to win the game 3-0 and go through 4-2 where we will face Tamworth in the final!

Play off leg one

Play off leg two

[hrbfcrule]

YES!

That's what I call a proper season finale.

congratz on promotion and good luck in bsp

[Jazzfusion]

I'm waiting for my game to finish holidaying, then the best challenge in FM begins

Can someone tell me what the general stand on parent clubs is?

Cheers, look foward to reading all of your updates.

[Silent Alarm]

The chances for a savegame with them [Retford Utd] are probably zero. With a rep of 850 it would take a miracle.

Roughly how long would it take for me to get them promoted by reloading? I'm happy to spend several hours doing it.

[Spurs1979]

Ouch my goalkeeper is out with food poisoning, I swear this game knows I support Spurs!!!!

[hrbfcrule]

Roughly how long would it take for me to get them promoted by reloading? I'm happy to spend several hours doing it.

Think of it this way, i dont think anyone who is doing this challenge has got them yet, thats quite a lot of hours without even seeing them so i dont think several hours would be enough

[butts]

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6998/prof.jpg

Taken the reigns at Billericay Town.

[Scab]

Season 2011/12 Review - Kingstonian in the Blue Square South

League Table
Past Positions

Changed to a very rigid, aggressive strategy this season with many long balls up to the strikers or to the wings which seems to have made us very hard to break down. Combine that with a bit more successful midfield play contributing with a decent number of goals and it was enough to grab the additional points compared to last season to win it all.

FA Cup | FA Trophy

Proud to have beaten Cheltenham, but let's just say I didn't have high hopes for the game that followed... ^^;

Squad

I'm actually quite happy with the players at my disposal at the moment, all we definitely lack is good backup on some positions. I don't expect to make dramatic changes for the BSP, but depending on what the scouts come up with I might not be able to help myself.

Transfers

The Chris Wilding loan didn't last long as I didn't realize that requesting a 2nd parent club (A) replaced the first, and (B) cancelled all loans from the first club. The other 3 signings were key ones with Mäntylä taking the place next to Coulson in central defence, Smith taking over on right midfield and Wilde playing quite a lot up front with varying success. Finally, Gavin Massey was shipped in from new parent club Watford, but didn't leave much of an impression and ended up spending most games on the bench or outside the squad.

Aim for next season: To avoid relegation and to keep the finances in the black.

Season     Team           League               Finished  Achievements
2010/11    Kingstonian    Blue Square South    4th       -
2011/12    Kingstonian    Blue Square South    1st       Promotion

[Silent Alarm]

Think of it this way, i dont think anyone who is doing this challenge has got them yet, thats quite a lot of hours without even seeing them so i dont think several hours would be enough

Ok, thanks. I might as well give it a shot for a while anyway as it'll be worth it. I live about 5 minutes walk away from the ground .

[dafuge]

Can someone tell me what the general stand on parent clubs is?

This is from the OP:

Assigning parent clubs and loaning players is completely up to the player, although it should be noted that on occasions a parent club can lend players which will make the first season or two slightly less of a challenge. It is completely up to you how you play this one, but everyone knows real men don't use parent club loans. Personally, I like to assign a parent club for financial benefits but never take any players on loan from them.

It is up to you really.