[FM11] The Ice Cream Dream, The Rise Of Icelandic Football

**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 12:55

Fitim Morina is a machine is all I'm going to say...

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**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 13:04

100th post and 100th view

Now onto the match, 3-2 win to us away from home

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**deadfncat** · 06-01-2011 13:06

Yeh im finding it hard to get people to come to Norway. some wont even talk to me

**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 13:08

Even Latvians don't want me! :'(

Still the club is starting to come alive!

Flamers

**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 13:48

I have just played out a thrilling comeback in my second Brazilian game to win it 2-1.

I have worked out why the team is conceding, all of my new signings has reduced how well the team know the tactic so I have put that up to try and help

Flamers

**SnakeXe** · 06-01-2011 14:24

How about players noone's heard of who live in that country?

**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 14:36

There is a reason no ones heard of them

Flamers

EDIT: Oh and last month my little club made £50k profit!

**hrbfcrule** · 06-01-2011 14:59

Haven't posted in a while but this is still a great read

Congratz on the promotion last season

**deadfncat** · 06-01-2011 15:06

50k? wow now youre stepping up.
get a promotion again and turn it into a 500k/month profit!

**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 15:10

Originally Posted by hrbfcrule

Haven't posted in a while but this is still a great read

Congratz on the promotion last season

Thanks

The game goes so slowly due to me having 90 odd leagues loaded.. A bit annoying but more realistic.

Originally Posted by deadfncat

50k? wow now youre stepping up.
get a promotion again and turn it into a 500k/month profit!

That month had 5 away friendlies in it :P on average I lose 2-4k a month

Flamers

**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 15:35

After a couple of disappointing friendlies we managed to pull this out of the bag:

I think they might be getting the tactics...

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**deadfncat** · 06-01-2011 15:37

wowsers. I dont seem to get blowouts at all with my team. They get lazy on a lead

**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 15:50

I tell them that I'm "Thrilled" and they love it! They keep scoring

Try it

I was 3-0 up at half time

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**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 16:04

Eiossons turn to shine this game, a hattrick and he scored this strange goal:

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**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 16:44

Season 3 January February and March Update - 2. Deild Karla:

I went for nearly all away friendlies again this season in order to bring in some cash.

The results were a bit of a mixed bag, some amazing ones, and some awful ones. Hopefully we can get some good results in the league and be a bit more consistent. I like to play a lot of friendlies to keep the team in good shape and as I make money I can't complain!

On the plus side are finances are very healthy! We are now £70k in the black which is good, if we can start turning a profit then I might get some new facilities!

Flamers

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**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 17:10

I just lost 1-0 and it was a game we completely dominated...

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**Tony Hawker** · 06-01-2011 17:28

Flamers, quick question, where did you get this edited Icelandic League, did you make it yourself?

**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 17:39

No, Editors Hideaway, here: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...avia-etc)-v1.0

The next game we managed to perform better:

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**Flamers** · 06-01-2011 18:49

At the end of today I am sitting in second place so not a bad start really!

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**GioGio85** · 06-01-2011 20:17

Originally Posted by Flamers

At the end of today I am sitting in second place so not a bad start really!

Flamers

Sounds quite good to be honest mate!

**SnakeXe** · 06-01-2011 20:59

Good job!

**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 08:38

7 points out of 4 games, 1 point clear of third so I'm pretty happy

Flamers

**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 10:58

Season 3 June Half Season Update - 2. Deild Karla:

Results | League Table

Considering we were expected to finish last we are not doing too bad! Poor finishing is costing us some of are games but I'm sure that I can improve that in the transfer window which is in July. If not I will be able to do it over winter when my reputation should have hopefully gone up.

For the first time ever we are into the third round of the cup, we have drawn First division KA. I will try to win but it doesn't bother me that much, I would prefer to be safe in the league than get to the 4th round in the cup.

Finances | Transfers

I am making a £4k loss every month but we have a big enough bank balance to cope, I am also now starting to buy in players as I have £19k left in my transfer budget!

Flamers

**deadfncat** · 07-01-2011 13:39

Whats the home grown player rules like in that league?

**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 13:45

There isn't any rules about that in any level of Icelandic football. It's so bad no one really wants to come here...

As I'm doing quite well this season I changed my expectations:

Flamers

**deadfncat** · 07-01-2011 13:57

cheap ******** dont offer you much of a raise :\
im too drunk to play my game. think illl muck it up too mcuh

i take that back. i just played stabaek and won 2-0 !!! woooohohooo

**SnakeXe** · 07-01-2011 13:59

I'm always paranoid about changing expectations mid-season! Plus if you keep them as low as possible the board are extra-happy if you exceed them

**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 14:05

Well I can't seem to score for love nor money, I lost 1-0 in my last game.

17 shots, 6 on target, 55% possession and I hit the crossbar once!

They had 6 shots 2 on target... HOW!!??

Flamers

**deadfncat** · 07-01-2011 14:05

depends though
when you get into the big money, the extra cash can be considerable and make a lot of difference in signing a big name playre

**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 14:08

I'm looking for new strikers, lets put it that way...

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**deadfncat** · 07-01-2011 14:10

I have a french striker you can have. loves to whinge and moan but does score goals

**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 14:12

Oh, PLEASE!!! I need someone who has finishing than 12.... It's so annoying, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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**deadfncat** · 07-01-2011 14:20

the guy im trying to dump has 14 pace, 12 finishing, 14 composure and 9 long shots

**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 14:21

Those stats are the total of my best striker :'(

Flamers

**deadfncat** · 07-01-2011 14:23

thats pretty good though. my league is a lot higher than yours.
Im sitting pretty in 3rd place at the moment with the Euro Cup coming up. Its wierd playing it towards the end of the season rather than at the beginning like in the English Premier League
:P

**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 14:25

Surely it's better though, your team is fully match fit compared to the unfit "Mainland" teams

My league is 220th in Europe :P

Flamers

**deadfncat** · 07-01-2011 14:31

Yeh i guess. We get fixture congestion though more than they do.
I think my league is 48 or so

i going to bed. *snore*

**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 14:36

I wouldn't worry too much

You have advantages, so do they, makes it even

Night

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**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 15:51

I SCORED!!! It was to make it a 1-1 draw but still!!

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**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 16:53

This is a weird feeling, 2 games in a row STRIKERS have scored :O

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**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 17:11

FINALLY!!! 2-0 win over Hamar!

Both goals scored by strikers

The table is so tight that took me from 11th, in the relegation zone, to 7th!

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**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 17:55

Another 2-0 win away from home at the bottom team:

We are now 5 points clear of relegation which is nice

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**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 19:09

The season is drawing to a close, we seem to be heading for midtable mediocrity which is fine by me!

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**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 20:15

Just had a lovely 2-0 win away from home at the league leaders.

We are now safe in the league as well

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**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 22:10

Season 3 Review - 2. Deild Karla:

Results | League Table

You can see the big blip that happened during the middle of the season. I changed the tactics a little, and let my assistant do the team talks and signed some new strikers, something worked and started scoring, not many but 1 goal is enough to win a match. At the end of the season we turned unbeatable, in 14 games we lost 2! Admittedly some of them, quite a lot, were draws but it was still points. Next season I think we can make a good charge for the top considering some of the signings I have lined up.

We got through one round of the cup then lost 3-1 to KA but I didn't mind, my mind was on the league.

Finances | Transfers

I am now making bigger losses which is worrying however my 3 month pre season should sort that out!

I released a lot of players in order to free up some wage budget, I have changed from loaning to buying players which will be better in the long run. My scouts have started finding some real jems who could really make a difference in sure a lowly skilled division.

Key Players

1. Sindri Steinarsson. A versatile defender with 6 Man of the Match awards to his name this season. He also has scored 4 vital goals this season from corners.

2. Guomundur Steinporsson. My top scorer with 6 in all competitions, not great but the best out of a bad bunch really. However he is on the Favoured Personnel list.

3. Samuel Kjartansson. One of the strikers that I brought in half way through the season, scored 3 in 11 starts which is respectable. He would have been higher up if he had played the whole season.

If you want any more screenshots then just ask me.

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**Flamers** · 07-01-2011 23:06

My scouts are doing a damn good job, they keep turning up players who will sign on frees who are "leading stars" for the division ABOVE me!!

I just noticed I conceded the fewest goals last season, go me!

Flamers

**deadfncat** · 08-01-2011 02:42

Nice work dude. Solidify your defence a bit and maybe add some more strike power and you will be outta this league next season!

**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 09:11

During the pre season I will be adding a feature, "Top Signings" where I will give you the pick of my new signings so you can have a look

This time there are some pretty tasty ones

Flamers

**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 10:07

Best result so far:

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**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 11:08

Season 4 Prevue - 2. Deild Karla:

Results | Expectations | Media Expectations

These are few few friendlies that fall into last season, Only one goal conceded so it seems that my new goal keeper is fitting in well, my new strikers also seem to be getting the hang of the system.

I selected "Top Half Finish" as I needed the wage budget really. I am aiming high this year and in all honesty I will be disappointed if we can't get promotion as the squad looks way to strong to be in this division and sure run riot. If they can score. The media have put me a 50-1 outsiders.

Finances | Transfers

Well, lets not look at my finances. I am still in the black but not by much, I am going to have to play 4 months of solid friendlies to be able to keep afloat all season.

I did bring in basically a whole new first team this season, however most of them are rated to be good enough to last me even if I get promoted. So I was looking for the future, I did bring in a couple of older players to give me a bit of experience but even these players are rated 4 stars in this division!

Squad

I have started to sign foreign players! I have found a stupid amount of good Ukrainians and a couple of good Brazilians who were willing to sign for me. The best thing about Iceland is there is no restriction on foreign players, at any level!

Key Signings

1. Olexiy Kopylchenko. He may be getting on but he still has some pretty damn good physicals, combine that with 13 finishing and good mental stats he is a great striker!

2. Nilton. Natural Defensive Midfielder, good physicals and not bad technical skills. He's another one who's getting on but he should do me for a good couple of seasons, I got him on a free as well so he looks prefect.

3. Vignir Johannesson. Another players who joined on a free, this time he came from Premier Division winners Breioabik having only made 9 appearances in his career, he's young and pretty good so I'm happy.

If you want any more screenshots then just ask me.

Flamers

**SnakeXe** · 08-01-2011 11:21

Great season, and hopefully those signings will really help you kick on and achieve another promotion!

**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 11:34

Why thank you

I will try and do it, it's going to be tough but we shall try!

Flamers

**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 11:43

Also the media put me as 50-1 outsiders, who will be laughing at the end of the season?

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**deadfncat** · 08-01-2011 12:48

Me! I put $5000 on your team. I expect promotion or there will be broken legs!

**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 12:50

Haha, well I got a news item recently saying that a foreign tycoon might take over a club in the division (not mine). If that happens champions is impossible as they will have £50m...

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**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 13:17

Now they are buying the club. They are paying £8k for it then investing £10m, WTF????

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**deadfncat** · 08-01-2011 13:26

whats your club worth?

**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 13:29

Mine is averaging £150k, richest club in Iceland is currently £2.9m!!!

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**deadfncat** · 08-01-2011 13:42

and the chairman is dumping 10 mil into a club? ouch

doesnt mean they will win it all though

**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 13:51

The club is now worth £4.3m....

I'm hoping that the staff aren't good enough to cope

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**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 14:44

Another win in 35 degree heat in Swaziland, not very Icelandic weather!

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**deadfncat** · 08-01-2011 14:49

ouch must be a killer to the players. good pre season training though

I was going to do a pre season tour with my squad but I'm penny pinching at the moment to try and upgrade everything.

**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 14:52

Thats why you arrange all away friendlies, £12k a trip some times and great training!

Flamers

**Flamers** · 08-01-2011 16:19

Season 4 January February and March Update - 2. Deild Karla:

Results | Finances

I only conceded 7 goals, which isn't too bad. 4 of those were in 2 games so that's not bad, I have also worked out that I hate playing Brazilian clubs. The style they play seems to course havoc with my system which I don't like. We also did take down some bigger clubs and put in some good performances. I am very confident going into this season and I feel we should do well.

My finances have been buoyed by my jet setting across the world which is nice, we have made £67k profit in 3 months which should last us until next season. The thing that keeps getting me is that I can only get £1.5k in sponsorship, some clubs are getting £60k in my division. One club also got taken over and is now the richest in Iceland.

Flamers

**deadfncat** · 08-01-2011 23:39

by some bugger clubs? did you get a NZ accent?

**DSYoungEsq** · 09-01-2011 00:07

Originally Posted by Flamers

Well I can have £1.5k wages and £10k transfer just no one wants to sign for a side that no one has heard of in a country no one knows about :P

Flamers

Hehehe, I hear you there! One day, however, Wales shall rule the footballing world!

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 00:18

Originally Posted by deadfncat

by some bugger clubs? did you get a NZ accent?

Unfortunately not, I just got a typo :P I type these things up in about 10-15 minutes so I'm sorry :P

Originally Posted by DSYoungEsq

Hehehe, I hear you there! One day, however, Wales shall rule the footballing world!

Well I now can scout the whole world and have 8 scouts on the job, they do keep turning up some real jems.

I am starting the season proper tomorrow, time to see if I can beat the £6m club.. What a f****** joke... Saying that their squad is AWFUL compared to mine

Flamers

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 10:09

Well this was a good way to start the league campaign:

They had no shots on target as well, kinda shows how insanely good my defensive is...

This is playing with my new 4-4-2 narrow diamond

I now have a natural AMC who is insane, even it 31

Flamers

**SnakeXe** · 09-01-2011 10:25

Great job

you sending the fullbacks forward?

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 10:40

Nope

I use Control as starting though. I just drew 1-1, I seem to only concede from corners, I need to sort that out...

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**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 11:04

Just won 1-0, 2 shots on target the WHOLE game, both mine

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**deadfncat** · 09-01-2011 11:23

better than winning 1-0 with 30+ shots on goal. then you know your team is just being wasteful

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 11:25

Won 2-1 3 shots on goal

Icelandic defence is incredible!

Flamers

EDIT: 3 points clear after 4 games

**RichG** · 09-01-2011 11:55

How far off the top flight are you now Flamers?

**deadfncat** · 09-01-2011 11:59

you need to get some Australians on that team Flamers

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 12:13

3rd tier still.

How about this for how bad my strikers are and how good the opposition goal keepers are:

18 shots, 6 on target, none scored. 5 shots, 2 on target they scored. I feel there might be a LITTLE bias in here? 54% possession to me as well...

Oh that team was the division below..

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**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 12:22

First time for everything:

They know they were wrong...

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**deadfncat** · 09-01-2011 12:22

happens. usually bad strikers rather than good keepers though.
strikers getting lazy and taking bad shots.
pick them apart at half time and criticise their performance afterwards etc.
or bench them :P

**deadfncat** · 09-01-2011 12:24

Originally Posted by Flamers

First time for everything:

They know they were wrong...

Flamers

Oh wow thats awesome. Ive never seen that before.
Beale = you im guessing?

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 12:25

Yes it is

The problem is I think he is the ONLY Icelandic referee, well the only one I have seen!

Flamers

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 12:26

Originally Posted by deadfncat

happens. usually bad strikers rather than good keepers though.
strikers getting lazy and taking bad shots.
pick them apart at half time and criticise their performance afterwards etc.
or bench them :P

The problem my strikers have 10-13 finishing, some of the best in the division!

Flamers

**deadfncat** · 09-01-2011 12:35

what are their decisions/composure like?
depends where you are playing them too and if they take long shots

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 13:12

Composure is about 8-12 Decisions 4-8

Still some fo the best in the league...

Flamers

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 13:25

They is now getting stupid...

They had 3 shots, 2 on target, scored 2.

10 shots, 3 on target, scored none. 59% possession. What more can I do???

Flamers

**deadfncat** · 09-01-2011 13:29

tone down your attack a bit more and sit them back. they may be too excited and firing too quick? maybe lower the tempo

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 13:31

I spose, it's just frustrating...

Flamers

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 13:41

I changed from "Control" to "Standard" and scored!! Admittedly it was my AMC, but still!!

Flamers

EDIT: 3 times now

EDIT2: 3 scored out of 5 on target, much better

**deadfncat** · 09-01-2011 13:48

there you go kid! now you're ballin

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 14:16

June update coming in a minute

Just been to wash to cars, in winter, now I'm bloody cold!

Flamers

Just thinking, half way is July, not June and I have transfers to talk about.

Update put back to July now

**deadfncat** · 09-01-2011 14:40

haha im the same
trying to finish my season so i can do an update and go to bed
i got in trouble before because all ive done all day is play FM. oh well! it was raining so i couldnt mow the lawn anyway!

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 14:43

I keep conceding stupid goals now.. Great...

Flamers

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 15:54

I complained again, this time I got a touchline ban :P

I hate this ref... So far he has disallowed 6 goals this season of mine. And not given me 2 penalties. What I joke, oh and red carded 2 of my players...

Flamers

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 17:02

Season 4 July Half Season Update - 2. Deild Karla:

Results | League Table

3 draws, 2 losses and 6 wins +7 goal difference and yet I have only score 14. It's not great but it's getting us by, I am having to create some weird tactics in order to get my best players in the right positions. My latest creation is a 4-1-3-2, not that weird but it is considering I have about 7 strikers on my books!

Expected to finish 11th, bah who's stupid idea was that? I think that person might be getting the sack. The lowest I have been all season has been 5th and that was during the time when I couldn't hit a barn door and lost my only 2 games. Overall I am quite happy, I wouldn't mind to get a good striker who is capable of doing what he's paid to do but without a massive budget and no players wanting a cold summer break on loan I am struggling.

Finances | Transfers

The less said about my finances the better, simply I need promotion this year or I will really struggle.

No transfers due to having no league reputation and being expected to be relegated in that division.

Flamers

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 17:04

The game after the update was the one a had a touchline ban for, guess what happened? We won 2-0, one of our biggest wins all year...

But my assistant did manage to injure my star DMC for 10-12 days... Luckily there was no fixture for 14 days after

Flamers

**SnakeXe** · 09-01-2011 20:35

Looks like things are going well, despite the problems in front of goal. Get them flowing and you'll be unstoppable

**Flamers** · 09-01-2011 22:04

Thanks, I really wish there was a way to get them flowing. I have tried everything, it works for one game then stops again which is frustrating.

Flamers

**DSYoungEsq** · 09-01-2011 23:29

There is a reason they are playing in Iceland, you know.

**Flamers** · 10-01-2011 08:32

Shush :P I started this as a challenge, and it's a bloody good one :P

Flamers

**deadfncat** · 10-01-2011 10:04

Flamers I'll leave this

right here for you

**Flamers** · 10-01-2011 10:12

Well I have had a 3-1 win and a 1-0 win so far this morning

Flamers

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