dafuge's FM12 challenge

[deadfncat]

not really quickly. Was playing all yesterday and well into the night. Was up watching the Norwich-Liverpool game last night

plus computer upgrade i did on friday. WOWSERS soooo much faster. This game is nothing about the video card. Its all CPU and ram

[MikaelS]

I'm looking for some advice. I've reloaded on the 23rd June at least 20 times, and the same teams keep coming up. I'm talking identical.

Chester
Lowestoft
Stafford
St. Albans
Lewes
Carshalton

Every. Single. Time.

This is the way it should work:

1. go on holiday to the 23rd of June.
2. Save.
3. Holiday 1 day to the 24th of June.
4. If the desired club doesn't pop up, reload the save.
5. Repeat 3 and/or 4.

[MikaelS]

Finally!

I'm proud to announce me as the manager of Chippenham. This is my Information page.

Edit: Am I the only one having problems getting the screenshots in a decent resolution?

[Lanthal]

Good to see you back again with Chippenham!

[deadfncat]

Finally!

I'm proud to announce me as the manager of Chippenham. This is my Information page.

Edit: Am I the only one having problems getting the screenshots in a decent resolution?

grats bro. I never saw them in all my reloading :~

Anyone have steam and wanna chat while we play? add me : deadfncat

[omgwtfbbq]

grats bro. I never saw them in all my reloading :~

Anyone have steam and wanna chat while we play? add me : deadfncat

Added you on Steam mate. Hows your Chesham game going?

[MikaelS]

grats bro. I never saw them in all my reloading :~

Anyone have steam and wanna chat while we play? add me : deadfncat

Added you on steam

[Arran]

Has anyone managed to get a Frome save yet? I've had 21 other teams pop up but not Frome

[mattboy_slim]

Going to give this a go this year - waiting for either Banbury or Met Police...I could be reloading a while.

[Hypanimz]

Has anyone managed to get a Frome save yet? I've had 21 other teams pop up but not Frome

I never saw Frome in 6 hours of reloading. Never saw a team below 900 rep.

[littleblue50]

is it even possible for a team below 900 rep to appear? I'm wondering ifIm wasting my time trying for a stocksbridge save

[Arran]

I never saw Frome in 6 hours of reloading. Never saw a team below 900 rep.

I've not seen one below 1050 yet, haven't been going 6 hours though. 5 more reloads and then I'm either making a decision with what I've got or I'm going to ask nicely for a Chippenham save as they're only 30 mins up the road from me.

[Mr Beefy]

This is the way it should work:

1. go on holiday to the 23rd of June.
2. Save.
3. Holiday 1 day to the 24th of June.
4. If the desired club doesn't pop up, reload the save.
5. Repeat 3 and/or 4.

Just to add to this but I'd make sure you save at 00:00 on the 23rd or possibly some time in the morning at the most. I noticed on my save when reloading that my first attempt kept giving me the same 6 teams and I'd saved it around 19:00 on the 23rd so the game must do some hidden process for the next season late in the day on the 23rd. Once I used an earlier save to holiday again back to the 23rd the teams kept generating differently each time.

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Good luck to everyone. I think my season could be going to the formula of others with a good start followed by a bad patch. Nice to see the first season completed as well and some other Chippenham players.

[Muggert]

I'm in!

In Football Manager 2011 i reached the Premier League with Bedford. I didn't manage to play more than a couple of seasons in the Premie league before the demo for 2012 was out. I will try to complete the challenge in the new version.

I present to you the new manager of Bedford Town: Muggert

By the way. Has anyone here had any problems using the save screenshot feature of the game? When in windowed mode the game crashes when i use it. When in full screen the saved screenshot turns green and shows a double screen?!

[Hypanimz]

is it even possible for a team below 900 rep to appear? I'm wondering ifIm wasting my time trying for a stocksbridge save

Its possible, but I would assume its very very rare. Im not sure if anybody has a seen a team under 900 this thread so far.

[MikaelS]

Good to see you back again with Chippenham!

Thanks. I am also looking forward to it. Hopefully I can keep up the interest this time. FM11 got boring and FMi11 actually took its place.

[Hypanimz]

14th match of the BSN season and ive lost my first game. I hope I dont hit this bad patch ive seen so many people mention!

[deadfncat]

14th match of the BSN season and ive lost my first game. I hope I dont hit this bad patch ive seen so many people mention!

wow i hate you :P

[MikaelS]

By the way. Has anyone here had any problems using the save screenshot feature of the game? When in windowed mode the game crashes when i use it. When in full screen the saved screenshot turns green and shows a double screen?!

Hm I would post it in the bugs forum.

[Lanthal]

I'm sitting comfortably in 9th and looking like a solid mid-table team in Feb

[Thebaker]

are you still able to sign players to a fulltime contract whilst a semi pro club? I cant do it at all :{

I can only sign them PT if they are first teamer or key status, otherwise they are on NC terms

[saab693]

Ah MikaelS, I remember your epic Chippenham saves! What tactic will you be going for this year?

[MikaelS]

Ah MikaelS, I remember your epic Chippenham saves! What tactic will you be going for this year?

hehehe I'm glad someone remembers

I haven't decided on a tactic yet, all though the layout of the tactics is pretty much the same as the last 2 years. 4-4-2 and then just change the strategy a bit. I've found setting it to 'control' works wonders

[Lanthal]

I seem to be having a slightly easier experience than most. My board wouldn't let me have a trial day but I've managed to convince them to get a parent club... unfortunately the best we could get was Aldershot but hey, better than a kick in the jewels, right?

[Scab]

I noticed on my save when reloading that my first attempt kept giving me the same 6 teams and I'd saved it around 19:00 on the 23rd so the game must do some hidden process for the next season late in the day on the 23rd.

This is correct. It is to accommodate the new Season Summary feature that lists which teams have been promoted to the lowest playable division (Season Summary gets generated late on the 23rd, i.e. last day before the reset). Coincidentally this is very convenient when checking who's gone up for this challenge - just go to England > Season Summary on the 24th and scroll down to "Regional Premier Divs" and there they are, all 6 promoted in a neat list.

[GreyedOutMan]

Well we passed the 30 entrant mark last night. For those of you who haven't noticed it, there is a table of entrants with details of where everyone is with the challenge. We still await the first promotion of the year!

[Hypanimz]

89th + 93rd minute goals in the 1st round of the FA cup give Banbury United a 3-1 victory and a 2nd round tie against League 1 Chesterfield at home. I am really enjoying this save.

[GreyedOutMan]

Lol. The game keeps saying I might leave Worksop at the end of the season. Wish there was a press conference option to say "I will not be leaving until this club are European Champions"!!!

[Thebaker]

My computer crashed last night and i lost nearly a month (autosave was set at a month) i had got 9 points from 4 games and lost in the 2q of the FA cup. Replayed this morning and managed just 1 point from the league games but i won the fa cup match. Not sure which i would have wanted given a choice especially as i went out in the 4q of the fa cup.
I am in nov and suddenly i find i can sign some decent youngsters released from the prem clubs, signed up a 17yo from Liverpool and hes worth 50k, leading L1 potential.

[deadfncat]

This is correct. It is to accommodate the new Season Summary feature that lists which teams have been promoted to the lowest playable division (Season Summary gets generated late on the 23rd, i.e. last day before the reset). Coincidentally this is very convenient when checking who's gone up for this challenge - just go to England > Season Summary on the 24th and scroll down to "Regional Premier Divs" and there they are, all 6 promoted in a neat list.

wow thats awesome!
everytime i did it, id have to flick through bsn and bss scanning the list quickly

[Thebaker]

wow thats awesome!
everytime i did it, id have to flick through bsn and bss scanning the list quickly

Your not alone

[littleblue50]

woohoo I finally got it!!

Say hello to the new manager of...



Stocksbridge Park Steels!

[XaW]

Got this youth player coming trough. Exciting prospect I think and my coaches thinks he is my best attacking midfielder allready!

[Dons]

"First" Hitchin record! Once the players gets aquainted and used to desired formation, its a brand new game! - Went from struggling to decent performances. Only halfway in season thu, so all can still go wrong

[GreyedOutMan]

This win would have been absolutely vital, too

[MikaelS]

Well we passed the 30 entrant mark last night. For those of you who haven't noticed it, there is a table of entrants with details of where everyone is with the challenge. We still await the first promotion of the year!

Nice You've taken over Dafuge's job

Next year it will be GreyedOutMan's challenge ;P

[Thebaker]

This win would have been absolutely vital, too

I see you have got Tank in your worksop side as well

[MikaelS]

This win would have been absolutely vital, too

Do you change the tactic at the end of the match? I often find it hard to keep the opponent from scoring if they change to 4-2-4. I then change the strategy to 'Control' or 'Counter'.

[Hypanimz]

If i get through my FA Cup second round match against Chesterfield I will welcome this team to the Spencer Stadium. 15-1 Odds to beat Chesterfield.... anybody backing me?

[Lanthal]

I'd be pretty happy if we could keep updating This record for a few more games

[deadfncat]

If i get through my FA Cup second round match against Chesterfield I will welcome this team to the Spencer Stadium. 15-1 Odds to beat Chesterfield.... anybody backing me?

Awesome dude! gogogo. Sellout crowd for sure

Lanthal, whats your steam username mate?

[BigVanVader]

Things are looking promising for my Margate side early on. We are sitting nicely in 4th position after 10 games and could possibly finish in the play-offs if things keep going like this. Salisbury are running away with it, winning 9(including thrashing us) and drawing just 1. We are scoring plenty with two good strikers but we are conceding the same amount of goals as relegation teams. God help us if Tamer Tuna(10 goals in 10) gets injured because my backup strikers are very poor.

[Hypanimz]

The dream is over, lost 3-2 i'm a bit dissapointed as we completely outplayed them. They took their chances and we didnt. However 30k in gate receipts was good.

[Lanthal]

I've added you mate but i'm going off to have some dinner now - might come back on later but I'm not sure

[Dan BHTFC]

Going to give this a go early on this year, looking for Leatherhead, Horsham, Cray or Concord to come up!

[Thebaker]

Bad luck Hypanimz, its always worse when you think you should have won.

Tamer Tuna is a fantastic name for a player.

[GreyedOutMan]

I see you have got Tank in your worksop side as well

Yeah - had a look when you mentioned him and he's pretty good!

[GreyedOutMan]

Nice You've taken over Dafuge's job

Next year it will be GreyedOutMan's challenge ;P

Wouldnt dream of it. Dafuge is the master, I am just his servant

But seriously please do keep an eye on the table for me, because I will definitely miss updates from time to time. If you think i've missed anything, add me on Steam (luke.hearn20) as thats the thing we know we're all almost always on!!

[Wayne814]

ok going to give this ago today, currently holidaying at the moment

[Hypanimz]

My board are ridiculous! Ive made so many requests to them to increase my scouting range and they wont accept any! No ambition what so ever! Has anybody had any luck yet?

[deadfncat]

My board are ridiculous! Ive made so many requests to them to increase my scouting range and they wont accept any! No ambition what so ever! Has anybody had any luck yet?

mine are the same. parent club request every few months

[columbouk]

A meagre 1 point from the last 9 games leaves me 6 points from safety with the half-way mark approaching. I'm lucky to have 3 shots per game and it's starting to demoralise me. Loanee's aren't interested, my strikers have 2 left feet and my midfield is old and slow. Resigning is an option at this point.

[Wayne814]

ok taken charge of Chester

Here's my profile

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ew_Profile.png

Board is expecting a mid-table finish, so see how we go

[omgwtfbbq]

Wouldnt dream of it. Dafuge is the master, I am just his servant

But seriously please do keep an eye on the table for me, because I will definitely miss updates from time to time. If you think i've missed anything, add me on Steam (luke.hearn20) as thats the thing we know we're all almost always on!!

Just so you know, Added you on steam ;>

Anyone else wants to chat and play - Steam Username is Gigi^

Cheers

[reddevil4ever]

well what a bad pre-season only played 5 friendlies, in the 1st lost by best defensive midfielder for 8 months with broken leg and then in the 4th game lost his replacement for 5 months with a broken foot. it's just my luck when no wage budget left and board all ready hassling me about wage overspend.

so out i sent my only scout with a mission to find me a decent defensive midfielder. so off he went on his merry way.

2 weeks later he returns with several reports but in that time i played the last friendly and 3 league games struggling through them using a defender in midfielder as that was my only choice but manged to win 2 league games with goals in the last few minutes.

a quick glance at the scout reports and i found this gem amongst them okay costing £140 per week but as i said to the board i desperalty need him if we are to stand a chance of meeting expectations of avoiding relgation.

i know he might be 37 but if he can fit into my tactics and play how i'm currently play i think he might me a beast and should provide that defensive cover that i so need in the midfield area as the 3 goals i've conceded so far have been with the opposition midfielders just strolling through the middle of the park with the standing defensive midfielder not covering back as he's not used to playing in that postion.

[jsar]

finding youth seems to be the way to go for any half decent people, a lot of "potential" in the 16-18 yr olds apparently, mayB can either find some long term gems or at least some short term cash cows!

[Dan BHTFC]

Cannot get the teams I want to come up, a few more reloads then I'll pick a random promotee

[Dan BHTFC]

Got fed up reloading so I plumped for Hendon F.C

[jsar]

damn thought my FM 2011 badges would work but they dont,anyone know where/how to get some badges for our clubs? hate just having the boring Blue and white blank one

[Dan BHTFC]

I moved mine from FM 2011, untick skin cache in preferences then make sure skin reloads

[reddevil4ever]

have set up a twitter just for FM12 if any1 wants to follow

@redevil4ever1

[Dan BHTFC]

also on Twitter @DanBHTFC

[Wayne814]

I know its early days, but happy with the start to the season ive had

Fixtures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...iew_Stages.png

[Wayne814]

I know its early days, but happy with the start to the season ive had

Fixtures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s_Fixtures.png

Table
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...iew_Stages.png

Sorry don't know how to do it so that it hides behind the words

[Hypanimz]

Ive just reached January 1st and everything is going quite well so far. Do seem to be conceding a few too many.

League Table

[Lanthal]

I'm in 8th with 9 games to go. I'm making a charge for the playoffs!!

[Swinburn]

After a bit of a shaky start, dropping to the bottom of the league, we're finally hitting our stride at FC United. Won 6 of the last 7 games, including beating Chester 3-1. Got through to the 1st round of the FA Cup, where I'll face Rotherham. Managed to pull in a few good Premier League youth players, such as Daniel Boateng and Ahmed Benali.

Follow/Add the following

Twitter: FCUMSwinburn
Steam: Swinburn13

[Arran]

I'm going to be here forever, never going to see Frome appear...
Next closest is Chippenham, they haven't popped up yet either.
Would anybody be kind enough to provide me a Chippenham save?

Thanks in advance.

[Dave.]

Been doing a bit of reloading recently, about 50-odd times I think. My results are shown in the table below. I'm going to do a bit of research and re-holiday the season to see if differently relegated teams do have an impact on promoted sides.

TEAM		REP	APPS
Chester		1500	30
St Albans	1350	26
Bury Town	1200	24
Carshalton	1350	22
Northwich	1400	22
Stafford	1250	20
FC United	1450	19
Lowestoft	1350	18
Billericay	1200	16
Hendon		1300	16
Kingstonian	1250	13
Bedford		1050	12
Lewes		1400	12
Harrow		1150	6
Redditch	1100	5
Tooting & Mitch	1150	5
Hastings Utd	1000	4
Weymouth	1100	4
Margate		1100	2
Worksop		1100	2
Cambridge City	1150	2
Chippenham	950	1
Hitchin		1050	1
Canvey Island	1100	1
Marine		1100	1
Bradford PA	1150	1
Wealdstone	1150	1

[deadfncat]

Swinburn13 doesnt work on steam

[XaW]

I'm going to be here forever, never going to see Frome appear...
Next closest is Chippenham, they haven't popped up yet either.
Would anybody be kind enough to provide me a Chippenham save?

Thanks in advance.

Uploading now. Done in some minuttes

Edit: Here it is

[Arran]

Those are all the teams I've had except Chippenham which apart from Frome is the one I'm after!
I was going to try a re-holiday season to test the same theory but I'll let you

[Arran]

Uploading now. Done in some minuttes

Thanks buddy, much appreciated!

[Dave.]

Those are all the teams I've had except Chippenham which apart from Frome is the one I'm after!
I was going to try a re-holiday season to test the same theory but I'll let you

I'd have loved to have had a go with Frome myself. Sadly I think the chance of them appearing is fairly slim...

[XaW]

Thanks buddy, much appreciated!

No problem, saved a game with Chippenham just in case I couldn't get any lower, but then Chesham showed up! =)

Btw, its a large db and has the retain players dafuge has in his OP.

[Swinburn]

It should do. Try again

[Dan BHTFC]

Have to say there are quite a few quality free signings but can they do well in a league game!

[deadfncat]

It should do. Try again

nope. is that your account name or just your current alias?

[Swinburn]

nope. is that your account name or just your current alias?

Current alias. Account name is jordanswinburn.

[omgwtfbbq]

nope. is that your account name or just your current alias?

I had to do a manual search. found him in the end

[Swinburn]

I had to do a manual search. found him in the end

This works

[Arran]

No problem, saved a game with Chippenham just in case I couldn't get any lower, but then Chesham showed up! =)

Btw, its a large db and has the retain players dafuge has in his OP.

Downloaded and loaded up, I'll get the badges and player graphics on and I'll beginning my FM2012 life as Chippenham manager.

[Swinburn]

Just searched my own name on the community, Swinburn13 works on there.

In game news: Up to 9th in the league.

[jsar]

I moved mine from FM 2011, untick skin cache in preferences then make sure skin reloads

chers that worked

[jnrsnes]

Since I haven't seen them on this thread, I though I would start with

Hendon FC

Initial Manager Profile: http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/...ew_Profile.png

Club Information: http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/...on_General.png

Facilities: http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/...Facilities.png

[glennuk]

Could e-mail it to you if you want - easiest way is to PM me on Twitter (follow me anyway :P) - el_dj_h

I dont twit, but could you upload your north ferriby save on here?

[Mr Beefy]

Been doing a bit of reloading recently, about 50-odd times I think. My results are shown in the table below. I'm going to do a bit of research and re-holiday the season to see if differently relegated teams do have an impact on promoted sides.

TEAM        REP    APPS
Chester        1500    30
St Albans    1350    26
Bury Town    1200    24
Carshalton    1350    22
Northwich    1400    22
Stafford    1250    20
FC United    1450    19
Lowestoft    1350    18
Billericay    1200    16
Hendon        1300    16
Kingstonian    1250    13
Bedford        1050    12
Lewes        1400    12
Harrow        1150    6
Redditch    1100    5
Tooting & Mitch    1150    5
Hastings Utd    1000    4
Weymouth    1100    4
Margate        1100    2
Worksop        1100    2
Cambridge City    1150    2
Chippenham    950    1
Hitchin        1050    1
Canvey Island    1100    1
Marine        1100    1
Bradford PA    1150    1
Wealdstone    1150    1

Interesting to read this and some of those teams tie up a fair bit with my attempt. The only other 3 teams I had that you didn't were Hednesford (I had them quite a few times), Oxford City (4-5 times) and North Ferriby (3 times) in over 100 reloads.

[MikaelS]

Wouldnt dream of it. Dafuge is the master, I am just his servant

But seriously please do keep an eye on the table for me, because I will definitely miss updates from time to time. If you think i've missed anything, add me on Steam (luke.hearn20) as thats the thing we know we're all almost always on!!

Hm strange. Steam says it can't find luke.hearn20..

[Dan BHTFC]

Won first league game of the season 1-0, scoring goals could be a problem for me

[Archie Blagger]

Hello

Decided to give this challenge a blast. Followed the instructions then came up with the mighty ... Cambridge City!

Will post an update when first season is finished.

[benrollo]

I'm going to have my first attempt at this challenge (I foresee many years of heartbreak and disappointment - if I last many years haha) and am madly reloading looking for someone below 1000 rep! Oxford City is the closest I have come so far. I also have a few saves for some 1100 rep and below teams if anyone wants them. I know there are plenty of saves kicking around the thread but if anyone wants a different one then let me know! At the moment I have:
Bedford
Canvey Island
Hitchin
Marine
Oxford City
Wealdstone
Weymouth

With more to come no doubt as I spend an afternoon reloading

[Dan BHTFC]

I'm going to have my first attempt at this challenge (I foresee many years of heartbreak and disappointment - if I last many years haha) and am madly reloading looking for someone below 1000 rep! Oxford City is the closest I have come so far. I also have a few saves for some 1100 rep and below teams if anyone wants them. I know there are plenty of saves kicking around the thread but if anyone wants a different one then let me know! At the moment I have:
Bedford
Canvey Island
Hitchin
Marine
Oxford City
Wealdstone
Weymouth

With more to come no doubt as I spend an afternoon reloading

If you get Leatherhead that'd be great!

[MikaelS]

Just so you know, Added you on steam ;>

Anyone else wants to chat and play - Steam Username is Gigi^

Cheers

Hm can't add you either

[XaW]

Ahahahaha. I got a pen and my striker missed it, but when another of my players went for the rebound he got fouled so I got another pen, which my striker scored on.

[benrollo]

If you get Leatherhead that'd be great!

Haha mate if I get Leatherhead I reckon I'll faint. I'll keep you posted

[MattSpurs94]

Decided to give this challenge a real go this season. Here's my profile as manager of Margate:

Profile

[MikaelS]

I know its early days, but happy with the start to the season ive had

Fixtures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s_Fixtures.png

Table
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...iew_Stages.png

Sorry don't know how to do it so that it hides behind the words

Write the text, then highlight it, click on the globus-thingy, paste the link. Click OK.

[DarrenP]

Well, I think I'm finally ready to hit that continue button. Main tactic, and back-up tactic, with set pieces created for each, now in place. Request for a trials day has been accepted by the board, and I have sent out invites for about 8 pre season friendlies. Pre Season training schedules created, and I have been to the job centre to advertise for staff.

I need players in all positions because either a) I haven't got enough cover, or b) those players I do have don't appear to be good enough!

At work again now, so no more progress until I get home later tonight.

Do other people find that they are apprehensive about hitting that continue button for the first time, or is it just me?

[steveoc999]

Bury Town FC | Season 2012/13

League Table | Squad | Transfers

I didn't do my usual big clean out and start from scratch. I got some new coaching staff and focussed on refining a tactic and delving deeply into training for the first time in FM. I got rid of some dead wood and slowly brought in players to fill holes over the course of the season, releasing players no longer required. We had a pretty good start to the season sitting mid-table, in the lead up to xmas we went on a 9 game unbeaten streak putting us in play off contention, and in the new year we had another long streak, unfortunately it was a string of frustrating losses. We managed to turn ourselves around towards the end of the season with some wins against good opposition but we were no longer in the hunt for play off's. We didn't stick around long in either of the cups, focussing more on the league. I was impressed that my tactics worked well, and considering the lack of quality personal we definitely over performed. The team was solid defensively but lack the class in attack of the better teams.

My best two players for the season, central defender Matthew Grieve and striker Kieran Leabon, were both already at the club when I arrived.

Despite the comfortable league position I am planning a big clean out (Considering only two of my players are under contract for next season we could be starting from scratch, with even the best performers from last season on the chopping block. I haven't decided if I am going to stick with the 4-1-2-1-2 formation that has served me well this season, whilst it worked this year I am concerned that it is to much pressure to put on the full backs and at this level they are likely to crumble too often. There is alot to ponder over the off season for the Blue Square North Manager of the Season.

Oh and I forgot to post my manager profile from when I first joint the club.

Season      Division                    Position        Cups
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2012/13     Blue Square North           7th              FA Cup 3rd Qual Rnd, FA Trophy 3rd Qual Rnd

[Dan BHTFC]

here comes the dip in form for me!