Pharaohs? Great, I’ve always wanted to go to Egypt! Eh,... what other Pharaohs??

[Scribe]

I’ve been reading a few threads on here for some time and it has inspired me to start my own. Makoto Nakamura’s adventures in San Marino have been particularly enjoyable so I’ve decided to try my hand in the Faroe Islands with second tier team FC Hoyvik.

My long (long, long, longgggg) term goal is to dominate the world with a team made solely of players from my youth system. Thus, I won’t be buying any players throughout the save.

I hope you enjoy

FC Hoyvik
Long-term Goals

Domestic Achievements

• Gain promotion from 1. Deild to Vodafonedeildin Achieved 2012/13
• Avoid relegation from Vodafonedeildin Achieved 2013/14
• Finish top 3 in Vodafonedeildin Achieved 2015/16
• Win Vodafonedeildin Achieved 2015/16
• Win Løgmanssteypið (the cup) Achieved 2015/16

European Achievements

• Qualify for the Europa League Achieved 2015/16
• Qualify for the Champions League Achieved 2015/16
• Reach the Europa League group stage Achieved 2022/23
• Reach the Champions League group stage Achieved 2025/26
• Win a point in the Europa League group stage Achieved 2022/23
• Win a point in the Champions League group stage
• Win a match in the Europa League group stage Achieved 2022/23
• Win a match in the Champions League group stage
• Reach the Europa League knockout stage
• Reach the Champions League knockout stage
• Win the Europa League
• Win the Champions League

European Achievements

• Take charge of the Faroe Island national teams
• Beat a team ranked inside the top 100 nations (friendlies allowed)
• Beat a team ranked inside the top 50 nations (friendlies allowed)
• Beat a team ranked inside the top 10 nations (friendlies allowed)
• Beat the team ranked number 1 in the world (friendlies allowed)
• Finish top 3 in a qualifying campaign group
• Qualify for a major tournament
• Win a point in a major tournament group stage
• Win a game in a major tournament
• Qualify for the knockout stages of a major tournament

Player Achievements

• Have a player capped at U19 level for the national team Achieved 2014/15
• Have a player capped at U21 level for the national team Achieved 2013/14
• Have a player capped at senior level for the national team Achieved 2016/17
• Have five players called up to the national team squad Achieved 2019/20

Club Achievements

• Get out of the red financially Achieved 2016/17
• Get stadium expansion
• Build a new stadium
• Have training facilities improved Achieved 2016/17
• Have youth facilities improved
• Get an increased budget for youth coaching Achieved 2014/15
• Get a feeder club
• Improve youth recruitment network
• Achieve part-time status Achieved 2012/13
• Achieve full-time status
• Reach 50 season ticket holders
• Reach 100 season ticket holders
• Reach 1000 season ticket holders
• Reach 10000 season ticket holders
• Reach 50000 season ticket holders
• Estimated value greater than £1m Achieved 2022/23
• Estimated value greater than £10m
• Estimated value greater than £100m
• Estimated value greater than £500m
• Estimated value greater than £1bn
• Matchday squad made up entirely of YP players Achieved 2014/15
• Entire squad made up of YP players Achieved 2018/19
• Club reputation 1 star Achieved 2021/22
• Club reputation 1.5 stars
• Club reputation 2 stars
• Club reputation 2.5 stars
• Club reputation 3 stars
• Club reputation 3.5 stars
• Club reputation 4 stars
• Club reputation 4.5 stars
• Club reputation 5 stars
• Top 250 European club ranking Achieved 2024/25
• Top 100 European club ranking
• Top 50 European club ranking
• Top 10 European club ranking
• Top 3 European club ranking
• Top European club

[DazRTaylor]

I absolutely love these threads I have subscribed already.

I like loading these small leagues but haven't found the Faroes' league system to download yet. May I enquire where you got it from?

[Scribe]

Cool. I got it from this pack: http://community.sigames.com/showthr...mpions-Leagues

[DazRTaylor]

Excellent, thanks mate. All the best with your game - I am following with earnest!

[B.W.G]

Good luck with this,hope you can find some success down the line with FC Hoyvik

[Liverbird93]

good luck and you have a great thread title

[deltablue]

Definitely a popular cause these days.

[Azeryk`]

Good luck

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Team and League Summary

So, firstly a bit about the club. Wikipedia knows more than me:

FC Hoyvík is a Faroese football club, they currently play in the 1. deild. They were previously named IF Fram Tórshavn (Tórshavn Forward). The club is located in the Hoyvík district, a suburb of the capital Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
The club was founded on January 12, 1975 as IF Fram Tórshavn, and became the third football club in Tórshavn. HB Tórshavn (1904) and B36 Tórshavn (1936) are the first two. The fourth club in Torshavn came in 1997, Argja Bóltfelag from Argir. As the suburb Argir was incorporated in 1997 in the Municipality of Tórshavn. They were originally founded 1973.
In 1977 Fram Tórshavn played their first season in 1.Deild (now named Vodafonedeildin), but only finished seventh in the league and were relegated that season. Fram have never managed to archive promotion back into the top flight league since. They are the only Faroese football club in history to have played in first league, down to the fourth league. In late 2008, the club changed its name to FC Hoyvík. In 2009, FC Hoyvík played their first season under the new name in the 1.Deild of the FSF (second division), after Fram Torshavn won the 2.Deild in the previous season and were promoted.

To get me going I’ve set up a 41 year old manager native to the islands:



Poor Balder has no wage due to the club’s part-time status. In terms of staff, he has a player/assistant manager but no coaches or scouts. The latter is good news since I won’t need them any way.

The facilities are nothing to write home about, although our nice artificial surface should mean minimal postponements.



I certainly don’t expect much investment in these facilities given that the club is £450k in debt. This could be even tougher than I’d imagined.

Perhaps unsurprisingly the squad lacks quality, with just three guys that can actually pass as real life footballers and they make the rest look as bad as they really are:



With two of those best three being wanted by other clubs (and my team’s amateur status), I can’t see them hanging around for too long. The best of the bunch is Johan Gunnarsson. I guess that says it all about the quality of the squad. In the interests of displaying an “average” squad member, they don’t get anymore average than the 2-star recommended Karl Lisberg. He truly embodies the rubbishness of the squad. The players at my disposal lack any real width, so my formation will probably be a narrow one to begin with.

In terms of the competition, we actually only have three other real teams in our league of ten (known as 1. Deild). The remaining six are B teams from sides in the league above (the Vodafonedeildin). With the top 2 gaining promotion, it’s not entirely unfeasible that we could challenge for, er, 4th place! The bottom two sides are relegated, so as long as we avoid that and I don’t get sacked then I’ll be happy enough.

The board want a respectable league position and for us to reach the second round of the unpronounceable cup competition. I truly have no idea whether we will achieve that or not.

[Scribe]

Faroe Watch 2011/12

National team World Ranking: 114th
UEFA coefficient: 1.416
UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 2 Europa League
League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 241st (1 star) 1. Deild 773rd (0.5 star)
Biggest club: HB (1 star)
Hoyvik reputation: 0.5 star

The only way is up!

[Scribe]

And thanks for the encouragement guys

[Scribe]

It’s my intention to keep updates to either one per season, or pre-season, mid-season, youth intake day and post-season. Since this is my first effort at a thread, we’ll have to see how it goes.

FC Hoyvik
Pre-Season 2011/12

Transfers

I’ll start with transfers because they set the trend for the rest of this update. As you can see, none came in (as expected), but a couple of our best players (the two Gunnarssons) left on free transfers to bigger clubs. I can tell that this is going to be a frustrating trend throughout until we can achieve at least part-time status. Meanwhile, the other guys that left were never going to get a game so were released to give me a leaner squad.


Results

Pretty encouraging actually. The two defeats were against opposition from the top flight, so we can be pleased with our preparation for the season.


Board Expectations

1. Deild: Achieve a respectable league position.
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round.


My Expectations

Based on our pre-season, I hope we will push for a top half finish, but it does worry me that other clubs can come in a take our best players for free. If the trend continues then we could struggle. As for the cup, we play a team from the league below us in the first round, so I hope we can achieve at least what the board expects.


Finances

Terrible, but with no wages for players or staff, hopefully we can make a small profit over the course of the season. I’ve no idea though really; we only sold 25 season tickets so we are not going to be raking it in.


Squad

We have no left backs, only one right back and no wingers. I’m going for a 4-2-3-1 formation with guys out of position, but in training to fit the roles. I can’t bring anyone else in so it’ll have to do. I don’t like squeezing square pegs into round holes, but I think it’s pretty unavoidable at this stage.


Key Players

I honestly can’t pick anyone out that is likely to shine. That’s not to say that they won’t, but pickings are slim. On the flip side, it means everyone in the squad has a chance to show what they can do. I’ll be rotating heavily to begin with until I get to know the players.


Ones-to-Watch

See above!

[Coentrao]

I love this type of threads, good luck! It looks like a huge challenge.

[davidgreenwood]

really great a tribute occurred in Egypt , i also want to know the records

[Arkas]

Good luck. You're going to need it.

[Scribe]

Thanks, the following update may suggest you’re right about quite how much luck I’ll need!

FC Hoyvik
Mid-Season 2011/12

Results - League Table – League Graph

Well, pre-season truly was a false dawn. What followed was six games without a win of which three were defeats. Included in that run was an embarrassing capitulation to lower league Skala in the first round of the cup which put paid to our expectations in that particular competition.

Thankfully we’ve improved slightly in the last few games, but this first half of a season has really hit home how difficult this job is going to be.

On the transfer front, another player left us on a free in the shape of striker Tomas Hans Rubeksen. Thankfully he’d been rubbish (a big fat zero goals in seven games!) so it’s no great loss, but on paper he was our best frontman. One interesting thing to note that the departure of three key players since I took over has promoted the previously average Karl Lisberg from a 2-star rated player to an indispensible 5-stars! Things really are grim when a guy like that is your best player.

Financially, the board have twice put £65k into the coffers to keep the club going so we’re now just under £350k in debt. Without that investment we’d be running at a small loss. Not a great sign for the future and our hopes of turning professional.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Interesting place to play.

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Youth Candidate Day 2011/12

Well, this is a first; youth intake day, 16 news players and… they all have 5-star potential!



Somewhat unsurprisingly, even the best of them seems rather poor. I really doubt that any will reach a decent level and the 5-star potential says more about my current squad’s lack of ability than the genius of my new youth players! That said, even if they do they show glimmers of greatness, they will surely will be snatched away by another team due to my amateur status. My main disappointment however, is the lack of fullbacks that I desperately need.

The top three (as rated in current ability by my assistant) are:

Rogvi Tausen (YP1)
Frits Eliasen (YP2)
Jon Danielsen (YP3)

Please let me know if you wish to see any of the other 16.

Since I don’t have a reserve or youth team, they automatically seem to have been put on amateur deals and go straight into my first team squad. Hopefully that detail won’t have a negative impact on future youth intakes when I eventually turn part-time.

[deltablue]

Guess thats due to the low level, it's hard not to be a star.

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Post-Season 2011/12

Results - League Table – League Graph

After what can only be described as a disastrous start, the rest of the season has been fairly tame. We hovered around midtable the whole time and just managed to sneak into the top half with a last minute winner in the final game of the season. In terms of first season, it’s a solid, if unspectacular start to my career in the Faroes.


Board Expectations

1. Deild: Achieve a respectable league position. Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round. Failed


My Expectations

1. Deild: Achieve a respectable league position. Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round. Failed



Key Players

Top Scorer: Karl Lisberg – Mr Average knocked in five goals in eight starts. It actually sounds quite decent when you look at it like that!
Most Assists: Janus Mortensen – Five assists in twelve games is solid if unspectacular. He wasn’t very impressive otherwise.
Manager’s Player of the Year: Bogi Hermansen – Wins the player of the year by default. No one was any better so he gets it despite averaging under 7.00 match rating.
Fan’s Player of the Year: Bogi Hermansen


Next Season

I feel as though I’ve settled in to the league a bit now, so I can begin to set some real goals for next season. I think my focus has to be on our young players and developing them as much as possible. We are in a difficult position really; we need the young guys to do well if we are to succeed, but if they do then other teams will snap them up. Then again, we need much more income if we are to become professional so promotion is a must at some point. I think we are still some distance away from that though.

[Scribe]

Faroe Watch 2012/13

National team World Ranking: 158th Down 44 places
UEFA coefficient: 0.916, 53rd place Down 1 place
UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League One additional Europa League spot
League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 242nd Down 1 place (1 star – no change)
Biggest club: HB (1 star) - No change
Hoyvik reputation: 0.5 star - No change

[City2000]

Looks like a slightly tough challenge you have set yourself here!

Soild first year, looking forward to seeing how this career unfolds.

[abulezz]

Slightly tough would be understating it There is aloooot of work to be done building this squad up basically from scratch!

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Pre-Season 2012/13

Transfers

We only lost one player to another team this pre-season, mainly because I managed to fend off some interest by offering new amateur contracts to players that were courted by other teams. That only worked for players approached by teams of a similar size to us, but thankfully not many bigger clubs are interested in any of our players. Meanwhile, I released a few guys that would never have been near the starting line-up.


Results

Not too bad I guess. I left the organising of friendly matches to my assistant and he kindly pitted us against some of the best teams in the country. We were generally outplayed, but I wouldn’t expect anything else against sides from a league above us. Moreover, last season taught me not to read anything into our pre-season friendly results.


Board Expectations

1. Deild: Stay clear of relegation
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Learn from the experience

The board have dropped their expectations a level for whatever reason, possibly because we have lost a few of our more highly rated players over the course of last season.


My Expectations

1. Deild: Top half finish
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Avoid embarrassment

Basically I want to match last season’s performance levels. If we can get off to a good start then I think we can achieve even more. The bookies rate us at 80-1 outsiders so hopefully we can prove a few people wrong.

As for the cup, we’ve been drawn away to 07 Vesturlle, who have just been relegated into our league. That will give me an idea of the gap in quality between the top two leagues.


Finances

The board keep pumping money in, but otherwise we lose in the region of £8k per month.


Squad

The squad is a bit on the big size. I’m reluctant to release anymore players in case any first team players are poached from us. We desperately need a leftback, but otherwise I’m reasonably satisfied with the depth of cover we have.


Key Players

It’s not easy to pick players out as they all have areas of weakness and very few areas of strength. The one player I wouldn’t like to lose is our goalkeeper Trygvi Askham. That is mainly because the backup players are so poor and I don’t want to have to resort to playing them if he disappears. Other than him, there is honestly not one player that is guaranteed a starting role in the team.


Ones-to-Watch

Thankfully we now have a few guys in this section. The midfield area is particularly interesting with guys like Rogvi Tausen (YP1) and Olavur Johannesen (YP6). Upfront, I’m hoping that Frits Eliasen (YP2) can force his way into the team.

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Youth Candidate Day 2012/13

Last season we got 16 5-star potential players, and this year we got exactly the same (including that elusive leftback!):



If anything, the quality seems a little better than last season. Indeed, some of last year’s intake are now rated as having potential less than 5-stars, so that could mean this batch is better (or that my terrible facilities and coaches are destroying any potential they did have!).

The main ones to watch from this year would be:

Johannes Olsen (YP17): Let’s be honest here, he doesn’t look great, but the main thing is that he is a natural DL, so no more playing out of position centrebacks there.
Bergur Gregersen (YP22): Should provide the pace and flair that we are currently missing.
Sonni Eliasen (YP29): Already our best finisher with a massive 8 rating for that particular skill.

The addition of these 16 new youngsters has swollen my squad once again, so I’m afraid it signals the end of the road for a number of my older players. I’ve released 7 players, but they had only started 9 matches between them this season so the impact on the team should be minimal. We now only have 7 players remaining from the original squad; quite a turnaround in the space of less than two years.

While I’m making this post, I’ll give you a little update on our situation in the league. There are four games remaining and the league looks like this. There is no mistaking that we are in an excellent position, but we have lost our last three matches so we are holding on to a promotion place by our fingertips. I’m faced with a conundrum of whether I should blood some of these new youngsters immediately or keep the faith with last year’s faltering stock. Any thoughts?

[deltablue]

You should be able to hold on, and blooding the youngsters would be inject some new life into the side.

[Scribe]

You should be able to hold on, and blooding the youngsters would be inject some new life into the side.

I'm hoping so.

I think I'm in agreement. It helps that they all come into the side with 100% match fitness - that's something I really struggle to get my other players to achieve.

[Scribe]

I've come up with the following achievements to help track my progress. These will be added to the first post and updated along the way. I might add to these along the way, so suggestions for extra ones are welcome.

FC Hoyvik
Long-term Goals

Domestic Achievements

• Gain promotion from 1. Deild to Vodafonedeildin
• Avoid relegation from Vodafonedeildin
• Finish top 3 in Vodafonedeildin
• Win Vodafonedeildin
• Win Løgmanssteypið (the cup)

European Achievements

• Qualify for the Europa League
• Qualify for the Champions League
• Reach the Europa League group stage
• Reach the Champions League group stage
• Win a point in the Europa League group stage
• Win a point in the Champions League group stage
• Win a match in the Europa League group stage
• Win a match in the Champions League group stage
• Reach the Europa League knockout stage
• Reach the Champions League knockout stage
• Win the Europa League
• Win the Champions League

European Achievements

• Take charge of the Faroe Island national teams
• Beat a team ranked inside the top 100 nations (friendlies allowed)
• Beat a team ranked inside the top 50 nations (friendlies allowed)
• Beat a team ranked inside the top 10 nations (friendlies allowed)
• Beat the team ranked number 1 in the world (friendlies allowed)
• Finish top 3 in a qualifying campaign group
• Qualify for a major tournament
• Win a point in a major tournament group stage
• Win a game in a major tournament
• Qualify for the knockout stages of a major tournament

Player Achievements

• Have a player capped at U19 level for the national team
• Have a player capped at U21 level for the national team
• Have a player capped at senior level for the national team
• Have five players called up to the national team squad

Club Achievements

• Get out of the red financially
• Get stadium expansion
• Build a new stadium
• Have training facilities improved
• Have youth facilities improved
• Get an increased budget on youth coaching
• Get a feeder club
• Improve youth recruitment network
• Achieve part-time status
• Achieve full-time status
• Reach 50 season ticket holders
• Reach 100 season ticket holders
• Reach 1000 season ticket holders
• Reach 10000 season ticket holders
• Reach 50000 season ticket holders
• Estimated value greater than £1m
• Estimated value greater than £10m
• Estimated value greater than £100m
• Estimated value greater than £500m
• Estimated value greater than £1bn
• Entire squad made up of YP players
• Club reputation 1 star
• Club reputation 1.5 stars
• Club reputation 2 stars
• Club reputation 2.5 stars
• Club reputation 3 stars
• Club reputation 3.5 stars
• Club reputation 4 stars
• Club reputation 4.5 stars
• Club reputation 5 stars

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Post-Season 2012/13

League Results - League Table – League Graph – Cup Results

An amazing season. No one expected us to do much this season; me included, but the youngsters did us proud. We could even have won the league but for a blip in the last game. We had a few hairy moments when it looked like we might collapse; we never lost one game on its own, it was always two losses in a row. Thankfully we managed to hold our nerve and our second place finish sees us promoted to the top flight.

The way we went out of the cup was a bit disappointing though; to lose to a team in your own league in the semi-finals after beating the eventual Vodafonedeildin champions in the quarters was a bit of a bitter pill.

Still, overall I couldn’t have asked for anything more.


Board Expectations

1. Deild: Stay clear of relegation Surpassed
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Learn from the experience Surpassed


My Expectations

1. Deild: Top half finish Surpassed
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Avoid embarrassment Surpassed


Key Players

I’d picked out Trygvi Askham as a possible key man this season but, whilst he played his part in a very successful season, he was surpassed by many of his colleagues.

Top Scorer: Olavur Johannesen (YP6) – Olavur was one of the young players I’d picked out at the start of the season as being able to make a positive impact and boy has he done so. Ten goals and seven assists in 21 matches was great going by the attacking midfielder.
Most Assists: Jon Brekku – One of the old guard proved his worth with nine assists, but unfortunately has decided to hang up his boots at the end of the season.
Manager’s Player of the Year: Allan Joensen (YP10) – I was going to give this award to Olavur Johannesen, but Joensen has been an unsung hero this year. This 6’7” monster has tightened up our defence no end and was always a danger in the opposition area, as shown by his haul of seven goals.
Fan’s Player of the Year: Olavur Johannesen (YP6) – And well deserved too.


Next Season

This season has really buoyed my spirits. We proved ourselves capable of winning games and that is a good habit to get into. Our results against last year’s relegated teams makes me hopeful that we can do well in the Vodafonedeildin. As I continued into the new season I received this piece of news that is sure to help. Now that we can keep a hold of our players I can properly plan for the future and even receive some compensation if anyone wants to sign-up our talent.


Achievements Completed

• Gain promotion from 1. Deild to Vodafonedeildin Achieved 2012/13
• Achieve part-time status Achieved 2012/13

[deltablue]

The kids are definitely alright

[Scribe]

They certainly are

Faroe Watch 2013/14

• National team World Ranking: 148th Up 10 places
• UEFA coefficient: 1.125, 52nd place Up 1 place
• UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League, no change
• League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 312th Down 50 places (0.5 stars – Down 0.5 stars)
• Biggest club: HB (1 star) - No change
• Hoyvik reputation: 0.5 star - No change

[Brizza]

Really interesting thread. The more of these I see, the more I want to do one myself, but until I get around to it, I'll live vicariously through yours...

[deltablue]

Lets see how they manage a level above.

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Pre-Season 2013/14

Transfers

For the first time we haven’t lost any players to other sides, but as always we released a few no-hopers. Unfortunately that included a few YP players that simply haven’t progressed.


Results

Pretty much our usual mixture of results. It doesn’t tell me much about how we might perform this season.


Board Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Stay clear of relegation
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round

As expected, the board just want us to stay up. Their cup expectation is not exactly ambitious because we get a bye into the second round anyway this season (I imagine that is because of last season’s semi-final appearance).


My Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Avoid relegation
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Don’t care

I just want us to stay up as well. I hope we do so with a bit to spare, but 8th place will do for me this season. I’m looking for consolidation, not quick but short lived success.

As for the cup, there is a European slot available for winning it, but at this stage my focus has to be on the league.


Finances

The cost of semi-professional status is already apparent as we spend money on wages for the first time. I hope that we can garner some additional income through attendance money. That however, remains to be seen even with our soaring season ticket sales!


Squad

The squad is starting to take shape now. My main relief is no longer having to look over my shoulder for other clubs pinching our players. We do lack quality, but the potential is there to be seen.


Key Players

A lot could rest on our defence this season, but in my mind it’s our midfield where we could make the difference. The trio of Hermansen, Tausen (YP1) and Johannesen (YP6) could be key.


Ones-to-Watch

To be honest it’s difficult to pick out individuals from our ranks of youngsters. They all have the potential to succeed, but they need to start improving a bit more quickly now we’re in with the big boys.

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Mid-Season 2013/14

Results - League Table – League Graph

I guess it has been a half season of two halves! We started terribly and looked out of our depth, but a good win in the cup suddenly changed our fortunes.

It’s amazing how a couple of wins can change your outlook. If this update had come a few games ago it would have been all doom and gloom, but now I’m feeling a lot more optimistic. Make no mistake, we still have a tough challenge ahead in order to remain in the league, but at least now I know that we can compete at this level.

Unfortunately we’re going to have to cope without our topscorer for the rest of the season. We’ve been hit with a terrible injury to Frits Eliasen (YP2) who had just started to settle in this league. It’ll be a long way back for the lad and, at this level, I’m not even sure he’ll ever be able to make his way back to our team. These sorts of injuries can truly ruin a player’s career.

In terms of hopes for the rest of the season; to continue our good form would be great but realistically an equal number of points won should suffice for survival. Scoring goals could be a worry now with Eliasen’s absence, but we’ve coped with the loss of a striker before so hopefully we can do it again.

[DazRTaylor]

Good job mate

This is going to be a terrific thread - it already is!

[deltablue]

Looking alright so far.

[Coentrao]

Congratulations on your promotion!

[Scribe]

Thanks all

FC Hoyvik
Youth Candidate Day 2013/14

Ok, so it seems three straight seasons of 5-star potential players was a little too much to ask. In fact, whilst this intake initially looked good, I’m sorry to say that none of them stand-out as immediate first-team material.

The one who looks closest to me to being ready is probably Janus Petersen (YP40), but my assistant rates Dan Olsen (YP38) more highly. Other than that Alan Jorgensen (YP34) may get a game or two.

This intake boosted my squad to a mammoth 48 players, which is especially ridiculous for a team with no reserve squad than only plays 18 league games per season. With this in mind I freed a further five players that were still on amateur deals (so no compensation was necessary). We’re now down to just two players from my original squad; our goalkeeper Trygvi Askham and midfielder Bogi Hermansen. Other than that I will have some big decisions to make at the end of the season when virtually the entire squad are out of contract.

[DazRTaylor]

What is Olavur Clementsen like? He has the highest number of stars...

[Scribe]

What is Olavur Clementsen like? He has the highest number of stars...

This is he:



Personally, I don't think he has what it takes but I'm happy to be proved wrong.

[DazRTaylor]

Safe to say his technique is sorely lacking!

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Post-Season 2013/14

League Results - League Table – League Graph – Cup Results

I’m pretty satisfied with our performances this season. After a shaky start we recovered well to finish 11 points clear of relegation. I would have bitten your hand off if you’d offered me that at the start of the season. Not only that, but I feel we’ve improved as the season has progressed and that can only be good news for next year.

We reached the semi-final of the cup for a second successive season only to lose 3-0 after extra time to an AB team that are fast becoming our biggest rivals. They beat us to the 1. Deild title last year and out-performed us this season by finishing second in the Vodafonedeildin. I think they are the team we have to aspire to if we want to progress.

Speaking of progress, we have had our first player called up for international duty as Tummas Hojgaard (YP48) (from this season’s intake) made his debut for the under 21’s in their 2-0 defeat to Finland. It’s another good sign for the future of the club.


Board Expectations

1. Deild: Stay clear of relegation Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round Surpassed


My Expectations

1. Deild: Avoid relegation Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Don’t care Achieved


Key Players

Top Scorer: Jakup Nielsen (YP18) – Jakup picked up the mantel from in the injured Eliasen with five goals. Bogi Hermansen also hit five goals, but played more games, so the award goes to Nielsen.
Most Assists: Gunnar Nolsoe (YP27) – the 18 year old hit helped set-up 10 goals, which was something of a surprise as I had expected little from him this season.
Manager’s Player of the Year: Bogi Hermansen – the veteran of the team is my favourite player in the team. He’s the most consistent and mentally strong player we have.
Fan’s Player of the Year: Gunnar Nolsoe (YP27) – the youngster’s assists helped him become a real hit with the fans.

I’d picked out Rogvi Tausen (YP1) and last season’s star man Olavur Johannesen (YP6) as possible key men this season, but both were outperformed by the guys mentioned above. Johannesen was beset by injury problems so his performances were hampered by that, whereas Tausen just never really performed as well as I’d hoped he would.


Next Season

I’m keen that we avoid second season syndrome, so next year I’ll be looking to avoid relegation (hopefully finishing mid-table again). We’ve shown that we can beat the teams around us, but struggle against the better sides. If we can beat the teams around us then we’ll be safe, but I’m not sure we’re quite ready to push on any further than that at this stage.


Achievements Completed

• Avoid relegation from Vodafonedeildin Achieved 2013/14
• Have a player capped at U21 level for the national team Achieved 2013/14

[Scribe]

Faroe Watch 2014/15

• National team World Ranking: 167th Down 19 places
• UEFA coefficient: 1.875, 51st place Up 1 place
• UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League, no change
• League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 392nd Down 80 places (0.5 stars – Down 0.5 stars)
• Biggest club: HB (1 star) - No change
• Hoyvik reputation: 0.5 star - No change

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Pre-Season 2014/15

Transfers

Another four players left us as their contracts expired. I’d made a positive decision not to renew them because they would never have been good enough to get in the team.


Results

By far our most impressive pre-season since I took over. I really hope we can translate these wins into league victories when the competitive games begin.


Board Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Stay clear of relegation
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round

Basically the same expectations as last season.


My Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Avoid relegation
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Don’t care

Again, my goals are the same as last season, but obviously these are the minimum I’ll accept. I’m feeling quite confident that we can achieve a mid-table finish at least. I’d also like to do well in the cup, but it is in no way a priority at this time.


Finances

We continue to lose money every month, only to have it topped up by the board. There was no prize money whatsoever for our league campaign last season and with no rise in season ticket sales (remaining at 28 sold) there is no prospect of a profit this season either.


Squad

The squad is still huge. I really wish we had a reserve team, but in the absence of that I have asked the board for a feeder team. They’ve agreed, so now I just have to hope that they will find one.


Key Players and Ones-to-Watch

I’ve decided to make this one section instead of two, with a little breakdown by position. It should give you a chance to have a better overview of the players in my squad. I won’t do this every season, but I’m conscious that I’ve focussed on a very small group of players so far.

GK
Trygvi Askham has been our first choice since I joined the club. He is clearly our best GK on paper, but I am beginning to lose patience with him a little because of his inconsistent performances. It may be time to give Kristian Kristiansen (YP21) a chance, but I’m not sure he is ready.

Defence
Simun Olsen (YP26) has made the right back position his own and is now one of the first names on my teamsheet. On the left Johannes Olsen (YP17) is the man in possession of the shirt, mainly due to the lack of competition in that position.

In the middle Allan Joensen (YP10) will partner Hanus Nielsen (YP31) with competition from the likes of Teitur Hentze (YP25).

Midfield
We currently play two defence minded centre midfielders and three attacking midfielders. Rogvi Tausen (YP1) and Gunnar Nolsoe (YP27) anchor the midfield with support from Janus Petersen (YP40).

In the attacking roles Bogi Hermansen (unfortunately injured for the start of the season), links with Alfred Eliasen (YP19) and Olavur Johannesen (YP6). We have a few other options in the shape of Sjurdur Poulsen (YP23) and Bergur Gregersen (YP22) amongst others.

Attack
We have three main options for the loan forward’s role that we utilise, each with their own merits. Prior to injury, Frits Eliasen (YP2) showed he was capable of scoring at this level, but has regressed due to his time out. Jakup Nielsen (YP18) stepped up to the mark in Eliasen’s absence, but never quite achieved as much as I’d hoped. Last but not least, Sonni Eliasen (YP29) has come on leaps and bounds for over the last twelve months and is now a definite candidate to lead the line.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Making excellent progress.

[DazRTaylor]

Good stuff :-)

[Arkas]

Nice updates so far.Good luck with your goals.

[B.W.G]

Brilliant progress made,keep up the good work

[Scribe]

Thanks very much guys.

FC Hoyvik
Mid-Season 2014/15

Results - League Table – League Graph

I’m really pleased with what we have achieved so far. We started our league campaign tremendously and were top of the league after three games. We’ve fallen away slightly since then and have been knocked out of the cup, but we are still sitting comfortably near the top of the table. We’ve certainly put ourselves in a position where we can look upwards rather than down the way and that is great news for the team.

I think a title challenge is a little bit optimistic, but I’ll be disappointed if we don’t have a good go at finishing in a European spot. For that we’d need to finish in the top 3 (possibly top 4 if the cup winners also qualify through Europe).

If we are going to accomplish that then we will need to tighten up a bit at the back. Something I’ve tried in order to help our defensive record is a change in goalkeeper, and on 25th October 2014 Kristian Kristiansen’s (YP14) appearance in the team meant that for the first time ever our full match day squad was made up of YP players as we were victorious over our rivals AB.


Achievements Completed

• Matchday squad made up entirely of YP players Achieved 2014/15

[deltablue]

Definitely an excellent start, and with a YP squad in place as well.

[Scribe]

An excellent start, but it's been followed by a horrendous mid-season

FC Hoyvik
Youth Candidate Day 2014/15

Before we get onto the youth stuff, I’ll give a small update on how we’ve been playing since my last post. In a word: terrible! Our record in our last seven games is won one, drawn two, lost five! It leaves us mid-table with a big feeling of what might have been.

Still I don’t want to dwell on that, because youth day is supposed to be a happy occasion! In fact, just a few weeks before the big day we received some good news as I managed to persuade the board to invest a little extra in our junior coaching:

It should mean the quality of this intake is better, so when the day came I was excited to see if it had a positive impact.

In short, not really. None of them look any better than the guys we already have. The overwhelming characteristic that they seem to share is a lack of pace. It’s unfortunate because that can make the difference at this level.

Andre Jacobsen (YP49) apparently has the most talent to begin with, but personally I don’t see it. My assistant thinks that he has the most potential as well. My own view is that Ken Poulsen (YP59) looks the best of a very average bunch.

The intake brings our squad up to an unmanageable 57 players and with no sign of my feeder team request coming to fruition, a major clearout is on the cards at the end of the season when 35 of them are out of contract.


Achievements Completed

• Get an increased budget for youth coaching Achieved 2014/15

[deltablue]

Probably still easily safe, but I imagine your sights had been raised a bit.

[Scribe]

Yeah safe, but it's still very annoying when you get a taste of what could happen with a bit of consistency.

FC Hoyvik
Post-Season 2014/15

Before I go on to discussing the full season and final table, I need to tell you about the situation going into the last game of the season. Our up-and-down form continued leading up to the final match, but we were left in a situation where we could actually sneak third place and the European spot that would go with it if results were to go our way.

The table looked like this going into the match:

With 3rd playing 1st and 4th playing 2nd, I knew we had a chance if we could just beat our old rivals AB (yes them again). How did we get on? Well have a little look below to find out…




League Results - League Table – League Graph – Cup Results

We were mightily disappointing as AB played us off the park. Thankfully, a win would only have seen us finish 4th anyway, so I don’t quite feel so bad. However, to come so close is hugely frustrating, especially with the boost that European football would give the club.

I think I have to look back on this season positively. We’ve picked up 4 more points than we did last year, so we have improved albeit very slightly. The way we played in the second half of the season is something of a concern (highlighted well by our league position graph), but I’m in this for the long-haul and never expected instant success.

The less said about the cup, the better.


Board Expectations

1. Deild: Stay clear of relegation Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round Achieved


My Expectations

1. Deild: Avoid relegation Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Don’t care Failed (I say failed because the defeat annoyed me, hence I did care!)


Key Players

Top Scorer: Sonni Eliasen (YP29) – the striker hit 8 goals in 17 matches. It’s unfortunate, but I’m having a real struggle getting him to sign a new deal for next season, so he might be on the way out just as he is starting to make an impact.
Most Assists: Bergur Gregersen (YP22) – Did well to make 7 goals in his few appearances this season. He could be a key player next season if he can stay fit.
Manager’s Player of the Year: Alfred Eliasen (YP19) – Has shown what a bit of acceleration can add to a team by being one of our few players that can cause teams problems on the break.
Fan’s Player of the Year: Hanus Nielsen (YP31) – a very decent season from the big centreback.



Next Season

Next season is going to be a transitional one. Unfortunately, some key players chose not to renew their contracts with us, so the likes of Bogi Hermansen, Frits Eliasen (YP2) and Olavur Johannesen (YP6) won’t be with us next season. It’s disappointing to see guys that have come through our youth system refuse to even listen to a contract offer, but where one door closes another one opens and it leaves an opportunity for others to have a chance to take us to the next level.

One man who may help to do that could be Bardur Magnussen (YP57) who made his debut for the Faroes under 19 team this week.

I think we are now at the stage where the only way we will make any real progress is to qualify for Europe. That has to be our aim from now on. Whether it is a realistic goal remains to be seen, especially with such wholesale changes to the squad being made.


Achievements Completed

• Have a player capped at U19 level for the national team Achieved 2014/15

[Scribe]

Faroe Watch 2015/16

• National team World Ranking: 150th Up 17 places
• UEFA coefficient: 1.625, 52nd place Down 1 place
• UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League, no change
• League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 312th Up 80 places (0.5 stars – no change)
• Biggest club: HB (1 star) - No change
• Hoyvik reputation: 0.5 star - No change
• Hoyvik title odds: 20/1 Improved from 50/1
  

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Pre-Season 2015/16

Transfers

As I alluded to in my last update, there has been a big change in personnel of the last month or so. There were really three reasons for this. Firstly, the mammoth size of the squad was having a big negative impact on the club’s finances and the board has cut our wage budget this season. There simply was no longer the opportunity to keep guys around in the hope that they would turn good. That brings me to the second reason; a lot of these guys simply had nothing going for them. And finally, some just didn’t want to stay with us so they left.


Pre-Season Results

Another decent pre-season. Last year we kept a good run of results going into the opening games of the league. Hopefully we can do that again, but extend it right the way through the season.


Board Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Stay clear of relegation
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round

Same again for the third year running.


My Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Challenge for a European spot
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Win it

I’ve stepped up my expectations now. We simply have to stop coasting along and actually achieve something worthwhile.


Finances

Our finances are horrible. Our very modest income didn’t cover our overheads before, so now that we are part-time, the addition of wages for the players is just an extra debt we have to cover. The board are fairly generous in their investments, but the only way we will ever make a profit is from European football.

Our season ticket sales stood still at 28 again this season.


Squad

The squad is a bit more of a manageable size now, but it is still too large. We have 33 players, which is about ten too many for my liking. The end of the season will probably see more cuts, when 31 of these 33 are out of contract.

Annoyingly, even with a squad of this magnitude, we only have one leftback (the others didn’t want to renew their contracts last season, so left). I’m retraining a few of the centrebacks to cover, but they are mostly really slow and ready to be turned inside-out by any tricky wingers they come up against.


Key Players and Ones-to-Watch

In goals, Trygvi Askham is the last man standing when it comes to the original squad members when I took over. He held off the challenge of the youngsters last season and I expect he will do so again this year, despite his dreadful reflexes.

Apart from Askham, the old man of the team is Rogvi Tausen (YP1). At 23 years old, I’ll be looking for him to step up to the plate in the absence of the now departed Bogi Hermansen.

Most of the focus this year will be up front, where two new guys will be looking to make their mark on the team. Last year’s top scorer Sonni Eliasen (YP8) could not agree terms on a new deal so the two Poulsen’s Ken Poulsen (YP51) and Jakup Martin Poulsen (YP52) are the men I’m looking to score the goals this season. As yet, I’m undecided which will get the nod on the opening day of the season.

[City2000]

Just caught up with this great challenge, you've really done well here so far I would say and hopefully you can push on for that European spot

[Scribe]

Thanking you kind sir

FC Hoyvik
Mid-Season 2015/16

Results - League Table – League Graph

We haven’t quite had the same explosive start to the season as last year, but I’m pleased with how we’ve done. We’re in just as good a position and, if anything, I think we are playing better than we were this time last year.

Our attacking quartet have been terrific so far. Jakup Martin Poulsen (YP52) has been a revelation in the lone striker role. He has been ably supported by Bergur Gregersen (YP22), Alfred Eliasen (YP19) and, to a slightly lesser extent, Jakup Nielsen (YP18).

We’re also still in the cup and that is an improvement over last season’s solitary game, so overall, I’m very satisfied.

[deltablue]

Maybe you'll get a European place this time. Title challenge a bit much to ask?

[Scribe]

Read on to find out...

FC Hoyvik
Youth Candidate Day 2015/16

I was in two minds about whether to give a small update on the league at this point of the season. At the halfway mark we were three points off the top of the table. Last season we were in a not dissimilar position and fell away. This season, well… actually, I think I’ll you in suspense until the end of the season.


Haha, as if I’d tease you like that! As you can see, our results have been absolutely amazing:

Unbeaten in twelve matches and now in the cup final. We’ve been immense and whilst we’re not there yet, I’d be distraught if we threw it away from here.

Anyway, more about that at the end of the season.

This update is all about the youths:

On paper, a mighty fine intake with four players of high ability. A closer look and they don’t seem all that great, but one or two are definite first team material.

My assistant rates Bogi Hansen (YP65) as the pick of the bunch. For once, he might be right, but his poor physicals need work before I’d entrust him with a place in the first team.

My pick for this intake is Runi Joensen (YP66). Unfortunately we don’t use MR’s so he’ll be retrained as an MC where I think he will become one of our best players.

The two other most highly rated players are Julian Joensen (YP67) and Jonstein Nonklett (YP68), but I don’t feel as though they are of the same standard as the two aforementioned players.

[deltablue]

Quality job

[Scribe]

Quality job

Thanks. I think the difference this season is that I've focused a lot more on sustaining match fitness. I think a lack of that was partly behind my collapse last season. I now have the guys on condition training the entire season

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Post-Season 2015/16

League Results - League Table – League Graph – Cup Results

What can I say? An amazing season that massively exceeded my expectations. We didn’t start in a particularly outlandish manner, but we never let ourselves fall out of contention. In the second half of the season we just bull-dozed everything that was put in front of us and we steamrolled our way to a league and cup double. Unbelievable stuff.

I’d always expected that we would be able to dominate domestically, but I didn’t expect it this early. Perhaps it will be a one-off though; we’ll need to guard against overconfidence next season.


Board Expectations

1. Deild: Stay clear of relegation Surpassed
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round Surpassed


My Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Challenge for a European spot Surpassed
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Win it Achieved


Key Players

Top Scorer: Jakup Martin Poulsen (YP52) – a new star! He hit eleven goals in all competitions and has probably been the real difference this season. It’s great having someone I can rely on up front.
Most Assists: Bergur Gregersen (YP22) – Gregersen picked up this award last season in a limited number of appearances , but has turned into a key player this time around. His eight assists this season were complimented by the six goals he scored himself.
Manager’s Player of the Year: Jakup Martin Poulsen (YP52) – it was really a toss up between the two men above, but Poulsen just steals it by a nose.
Fan’s Player of the Year: Bergur Gregersen (YP22) – as I said, now a key player for me and the fans seem to agree.



Next Season

We have well and truly raised expectations and I now expect us to kick on from here. The very minimum I’d accept is a top 3 finish in the league (although of course I want to win it again). The domestic cup doesn’t matter to me anymore, but the thing I’m really looking forward to is the Champions League campaign.

The board seem excited as well; again agreeing to invest in our youth team. We are still a long way away from a conveyer belt of talent, but if we can make the most of what we have then it is a step in the right direction.


Achievements Completed

• Qualify for the Europa League Achieved 2015/16
• Qualify for the Champions League Achieved 2015/16
• Finish top 3 in Vodafonedeildin Achieved 2015/16
• Win Vodafonedeildin Achieved 2015/16
• Win Løgmanssteypið (the cup) Achieved 2015/16

[Scribe]

Faroe Watch 2016/17

• National team World Ranking: 196th Down 46 places
• UEFA coefficient: 1.675, 52nd place – no change
• UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League, no change
• League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 321st Down 9 places (0.5 stars – no change)
• Biggest club: HB (1 star) - No change
• Hoyvik reputation: 0.5 star - No change
• Hoyvik club value: £400k – first time recorded
• Hoyvik title odds: Evens Improved from 20/1

[DazRTaylor]

get in! Great stuff

[Liverbird93]

well done great achievement so far

[Scribe]

Thanks chaps. I was a little surprised at my success this season, but I won't complain!

FC Hoyvik
Champions League Qualifier 2016/17 Special Update

I think my first foray into Europe deserves its own little update

Just one day into the new season we had the draw for the Champions League Champions First Qualifying Phase. We were one of only four sides to enter the competition at this point, alongside Flora of Estonia, Floriana of Malta and Sant Julia of Andorra. I had no real preference as to who we were drawn against (all three squads were made up of greyed-out players). In the end, it was a trip to Andorra on the cards, with the victors being lined up for a trip to Montenegro to face Rudar.

The thing that worried me most at this stage was the date of the matches against Sant Julia; we had just over a week to prepare and were sure to be lacking match fitness. I was especially concerned that their greyed-out players would be at full match fitness and cause us to struggle in the latter stages of the tie.

In any case, that didn’t stop the excitement building as the day of our Euro debut draw near. It seemed that they were the favourites, but I truly had no idea at this point:

When it came to the match, I think I will let the highlights speak for themselves:

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And in case that doesn’t work, here is a screenshot

My fears of lack of match fitness proved to be unfounded as we dominated the closing stages of the match and added a little shine to the scoreline. I was fairly confident that we would be able to progress after that excellent victory.

Almost 1000 fans turned out for the second leg which, in the end, turned into something of a formality. We were off to Montenegro!

[Nobby_McDonald]

Very tidy progress.

[B.W.G]

Congrats on the title win,good luck in Europe!

[ArsenalMetro]

Good start in Europe. Keep it up!

[rancer890]

Doing great mate. Good luck against Rudar.

[deltablue]

Greathaving a first bit of European experience.

[Scribe]

Thanks all, your encouragement is greatly appreciated.

FC Hoyvik
Champions League Qualifiers 2016/17 Special Update Part 2

And so, onto Rudar. Again, they only had greyed our players, but I knew this time we wouldn’t have it so easy. We travelled to Montenegro for the first leg where unfortunately we were comprehensively outplayed. We were 4-0 down at one point, so to get two goals back threw us the tiniest of lifelines for the second leg. At the very least we wanted to prove their cocky fans wrong by putting up a good showing.

A record crowd of 1102 filled a massive 22% of our stadium for the match (I guess there is no need for a new stadium yet!), and we got off to a great start as star man Poulsen (YP52) opened the scoring after 11 minutes. Just one more goal would take us through on away goals and the prospect of a third qualifying round tie against Panathinaikos.

Unfortunately, Rudar found their direction (I knew there was a pun in there somewhere) and scored two goals in quick succession to lead at halftime. At that stage I thought it was over, but we were thrown another lifeline when they had a man sent off on 57 minutes. Shortly after that, we managed to get it back to 2-2 on the night and then won a penalty with ten minutes to go to set up a grandstand finish. Regrettably, Sjurdur Poulsen (YP23) hadn’t read the script as he blasted the ball over the bar, and with it our Champions League hope for the season.

I think we can take great pride in our showing and I’m looking forward to next season already (assuming we can qualify). We’ve had a little taste now and it’s great. The financial benefits are great, and for the first time since I took over, we have some money in the bank! We’re already seeing that cash being put to good use.

Achievements Completed

• Get out of the red financially Achieved 2016/17
• Have training facilities improved Achieved 2016/17

[Coentrao]

Good progress, congratulations, that money from Europe will be vital for the development of the club

[deltablue]

Shame about Rudar, Panathenaikos would have been massive.

[Scribe]

Good progress, congratulations, that money from Europe will be vital for the development of the club

Thanks

Shame about Rudar, Panathenaikos would have been massive.

Yeah, although in some ways I'm almost glad because they beat Rudar 8-0 on aggregate and I'm not sure I fancy being on the wrong end of a scoreline like that!

[mack4life]

Good luck with this, so right now there are saves like this going (taking a tiny team to the top using only youth products) for San Marino (Makoto Nakamura), Faroe Islands (you) and Andorra (me).

[Scribe]

Thanks, I think there are probably a few more including deadfncat and Dune297. Plenty of options for the reader if they like that sort of thing!

FC Hoyvik
Pre-Season 2016/17

Pre-Season Results

It seems that we were rather distracted by our European exploits this season, and our pre-season friendly results have suffered as a result. I hope it won’t have too much of a negative impact over the course of the season.


Board Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Stay clear of relegation
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round
Faroese Super Cup: Learn from the experience
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience

Same again for the forth year running for the league and cup. The two new competitions don’t seem to bother them. Not the most ambitious this board of mine!


My Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Attain for a European spot
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Win it
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience

A top 3 finish is my minimum requirement, but ideally we’ll make it two-in-a-row. Now that we’ve won the cup I don’t really care too much for it. I want to win the Super Cup because it’s something we’ve never played in and of course of Champions League campaign is already becoming a memory.


Finances

We’re in the black! European football has been kind to us.

Disappointingly we’ve only sold 28 season tickets again. I was expecting a rise in sales on the back of last season’s double, but that hasn’t materialised.


Squad

The end of last season saw the usual batch of free transfers; mostly no hopers, but one or two I would have preferred to stay refused to sign a new contract. That seems to be a particular problem with fullbacks – I guess I work them too hard, because we only have one DL and one DR in the squad now. Others are being retrained as we speak.

Otherwise, I’m fairly happy with what we have. We should hopefully be good enough to retain our title.


Key Players and Ones-to-Watch

I am now beginning to see some of my players establish themselves as key to our success. We previously had a lot of guys that were of equal ability, but I’m pleased to say that some are now becoming more noticeable as individuals.

At the back, our club captain Teitur Hentze (YP25) organises the defence to good effect. He is fairly adaptable, so I think he might end up playing at leftback a lot of the time this season.

In the middle of the park it is a very important season for our very first youth player Rogvi Tausen (YP1). He stood out from the crowd when he first came to the club, but he really hasn’t improved an awful lot. Indeed his place in the first team is under severe threat from Runi Joensen (YP66) who I am really expecting great things of.

In the attacking midfield positions, Alfred Eliasen (YP19) and Bergur Gregersen (YP22) are our creative sparks with Ossur Morkore (YP50) and Jakup Nielsen (YP18) filling the slot for a goalscoring midfielder.

In front of them and leading the line is our real star Jakup Martin Poulsen (YP52). I’m really excited to see how many goals he can get this season. He managed 4 goals in 4 games in Europe, so he should be capable of breaking the 20 goal barrier this season.

[abulezz]

Poulsen looks like he'll be able to bag himself quite a few goals at this level. Overall, the team is still obviously nowhere near competitive on bigger stages, but atleast there is some signs of improvement

[Scribe]

Yeah, I'm pleased to get a decent striker than can take us forward. You're certainly correct that we are no where near the level required for Europe; you'll see from this update that we're not even good enough to dominate domestically yet either

FC Hoyvik
Mid-Season 2016/17

Results - League Table – League Graph

One is not impressed with his team so far this season!

I’m not sure what’s up with the us so far. We’ve had a couple of injuries, but nothing major; we are just very, very inconsistent. We started off really well with a 6-0 win, but then couldn’t win in the next four league games. We were then unbeaten in four matches in all competitions before losing the next two. Another run of wins and then we lose again in our last game before this update. It’s very frustrating.

I’m staying positive though. We are six points off the top of the table and just three points off a European spot. We are still in the cup and we got our hands on the Super Cup for the first time in our history. So it’s not a disaster, but we definitely need to improve.

[abulezz]

You're still middle of the pack, only 6 points off the top - how are your players doing individually?

[Scribe]

You're still middle of the pack, only 6 points off the top - how are your players doing individually?

It varies. Poulsen is scoring, but no one else is. And my goalkeeper has been particularly bad.

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Youth Candidate Day 2016/17

I won’t spend too much time giving an update on the season so far. We’ve only lost one game since the last update, but with just four matches remaining the gap to top spot remains at six points so it seems unlike that we will retain our title. We have however reached the cup final again and, because we will play league leaders NSI in that, we have a good chance of getting some more European football next season.


Before all that though, onto this season’s youth intake:

I’m delighted to say that I think we may have a star in our midst. Tordur Dam (YP81) already looks like one of our best players. I’m really excited about the opportunity of seeing him develop into a club legend. He could be ably assisted by the promising looking Frits Lakjuni (YP88) in the centre of defence

Elsewhere, Anfinn Jacobsen (YP92) looks a decent prospect and a future captain of the team, whereas Hallur Petersen (YP82) is unfortunately another MR that will need retrained to a new position.

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Post-Season 2016/17

League Results - League Table – League Graph – Cup Results

After a fairly poor start, we pulled things together in the second half of the season, but we’d given our rivals too big a headstart. Third place isn’t where we want to be, but it’s not too bad I guess.

We did manage to retain the cup, and showed NSI that we are capable of beating them with a fine performance in the final. That result put us into Europe for the second season in a row; albeit the Europa League. Perhaps we will have more of a chance of modest success in that one, but the monetary rewards will obviously be lower. We could have done with Champions League football next season, especially after we got this kick in the teeth, which is quite a setback I’m sure you’ll agree. We are about £100k in debt, so I can’t really argue with the reasoning unfortunately.


Board Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Stay clear of relegation Surpassed
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round Surpassed
Faroese Super Cup: Learn from the experience Surpassed
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience Achieved


My Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Attain for a European spot Achieved
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered Surpassed
Faroese Super Cup: Win it Achieved
UEFA Champions League: Learn from the experience Achieved


Key Players

Top Scorer: Jakup Martin Poulsen (YP52) – Poulsen made it two seasons in a row with 17 goals in 23 appearences. Good stuff from the forward and I want him to break the 20 goal barrier next season.
Most Assists: Bergur Gregersen (YP22) & Ossur Morkore (YP50) – another familiar story as Gregerson gets this award, but this season he has to share it with the up-and-coming Morkore with 12 assists apiece.
Manager’s Player of the Year: Bergur Gregersen (YP22) – he added some goals to his assists and that was enough to snatch the award from Poulsen.
Fan’s Player of the Year: Bergur Gregersen (YP22) – swiftly becoming a fans’ favourite.



Next Season

I want us to challenge for the league title again. It’s critical that we get the Champions League windfall, otherwise we are going to stagnate.

The quality of youths is definitely improving and to prove my point in that regard, I’m delighted to say that Tordur Dam (YP81) has just made his full international debut for the Faroe Islands. The flip side of that coin is that the first batch of youths are now at a stage where they are struggling to make and impact and unfortunately, this end is in sight for our first youth player Rogvi Tausen (YP1). He has been a good servant, but now is the time for him to move on.


Achievements Completed

• Have a player capped at senior level for the national team Achieved 2016/17

[abulezz]

Congratulations on your success - Europe League still means extra cash in teh coffers, albeit not at the level of the Champions League. Tordur Dam is going to be quality for you - the improvement in youth is definitely noticable, but huge investment is till needed if it is to get up to decent levels. Tausen will most likely retire as I dont believe another club will take him, am I correct?

[Scribe]

Yes, I suspect you're correct. Some players have been picked up after I've released them, no interest in him so far.

Faroe Watch 2017/18

• National team World Ranking: 185th - Up 11 places
• UEFA coefficient: 2.167, 50th place – Up 2 places
• UEFA qualification places: 1 Champions League, 3 Europa League, no change (but Champions now enter at Q2 instead of Q1)
• League Rankings: Vodafonedeildin 320th Up 1 place (0.5 stars – no change)
• Biggest club: HB (1 star) - No change
• Hoyvik reputation: 0.5 star - No change
• Hoyvik European ranking: 384th – Up 674 places
• Hoyvik club value: £425k – Up £25k
• Hoyvik title odds: 7/4 Lengthened from Evens

Interesting to see that my performances in last year’s Champions League have helped the champions avoid the first qualifying round and they go straight into the second qualifier this season.

[AK22]

Well done on making it to the Champions League

Tougher season this time around, but at least you know you've got a squad capable of winning domestically now.

[Scribe]

Thanks. The masochist within me doesn't want this to be easy anyway!

I've had to change to photobucket for this update because of the problems I'm having with imgur, so apologies for the screenshots being slightly lower quality.

FC Hoyvik
Pre-Season 2017/18

Europa League

We entered the Europa League at the second qualifying stage this season where we were drawn against Skonto of Latvia. It’s always difficult to tell, but I thought they looked a little stronger than Rudar (the team that knocked us out of Europe last year).

The first leg saw us travel to Riga, where little was expected of us, but we put up a good fight and came away with a couple of away goals in a 3-2 defeat that could have been worse.

That gave me some hope for the second leg, where a 1-0 win would do us nicely. Again, no one expected much of us, but we put up a good showing; frustratingly being knocked out by a single goal.

So, a very short-lived European campaign but promising signs that given a bit more time we should be able to beat teams from bigger countries like Latvia. For our troubles, we were given just short of £80k in prize money and that proved enough to persuade the board to invest some more money in our junior coaching.


Pre-Season Results

Europe distracted us last year and it seemed to inhibit us early on in the season, so I was keen not to fall into that trap again. This time around we were much more focused and the results show that, although we did fall to a defeat in our final friendly match.


Board Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Safe mid-table position
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Reach the second round
Faroese Super Cup: Learn from the experience
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience

The board expectations crept up slightly this season, but still nothing too onerous.


My Expectations

Vodafonedeildin: Win it
Løgmanssteypið (the cup): Not bothered
Faroese Super Cup: Not bothered
UEFA Europa League: Learn from the experience

I think we need to aim to be in the Champions League every season now and to do that we need to win the league. I’m sure we are capable so long as we can display some consistency.


Finances

The Europa League proceeds weren’t enough to take us out of the red; it’s going to be a long hard season ahead.

I expected the usual die-hard support of 28 to buy their season tickets and that is exactly what happened. Someday one of them will bring a dog along with them or something I’m sure.


Squad

I’m reasonably happy with the squad as it is, but I feel a bit as though I’m on the edge of a precipice. Every season we seem to have problems with a few players refusing to enter contract negotiations. We have a large number of players out of contract in 12 months time and many of them are in that category so there may be some rebuilding required.


Key Players and Ones-to-Watch

I think we only have three stand-out players now:

• Tordur Dam (YP81) is clearly our most talented player. This will be his first full season and I’m hoping he can help steady a slightly ropey defence.
• Bergur Gregersen (YP22) has proven himself to be our most creative force. Unfortunately, his contract expires at the end of the season and it looks unlikely that I will be able to persuade him to stay.
• Jakup Martin Poulsen (YP52) is our goalscorer and the man that our hopes rest on. He was a bit disappointing in Europe this season, but I’m hoping that was just a blip and the goals will flow against lesser opposition.

[HotChocolate]

You've made some great progress with them, will be interesting to see if you can cement your place as top dogs in the Farores any time soon

[deltablue]

80k must be massive over there.

[Scribe]

You've made some great progress with them, will be interesting to see if you can cement your place as top dogs in the Farores any time soon

Thanks. NSI are the team to beat - I guess they had one bad season when we won the title.

80k must be massive over there.

It's our only income really. Attendance and sponsorship money is virtually zero.

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Mid-Season 2017/18

Results - League Table – League Graph

A massive improvement on last season.

It seems that the title is either going to go to us or NSI. They are obliterating everything in front of them and it’s only because we beat them two games ago that we sit at the top of the table. If we slip up at all, I’m certain they will overtake us. I just hope that we can keep up our level of performance.

Individually, we’ve had some impressive performances from the likes of Hallur Petersen(YP82), who has shone in an OMC position despite him not being a natural there. It’s been quite the opposite for Jakup Martin Poulsen (YP52); he has really struggled to hit the back of the net as much as I’d hoped.

[abulezz]

Im surprised Poulsen only has hit 2 goals - I wouldv assumed him to be one of the top strikers in the league. Petersen looks class, though

[deltablue]

Top of the league!

[Scribe]

FC Hoyvik
Youth Candidate Day 2017/18

Youth candidate day always arrives with just four matches left in the league season and this year is no different. We’d been doing well at the halfway point and since then we’ve continued our great form. As it stands, we are four points clear of our nearest rivals, NSI. However, the title is far from wrapped up; our last three games are against the teams currently 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Also, we’ve reached the cup final yet again, despite playing backup players in that competition.

Now, onto this season’s youth intake:

Our recent investment in junior coaching is really starting to pay off. The majority of players are poor, but each intake seems to bring with it one or two gems. This season’s standout players are Bjarki Djuhuus (YP97) and Kaj Hentze (YP98). Both look like excellent players already and will only improve in the future.

Other players worth keeping an eye on include Tummas Jacobsen (YP103) and Martin Poulsen (YP100). Overall, quite a pleasing intake.

Onto more disturbing news now though. I’ve just received the news that we are subject of a takeover bid and they quite fancy bringing in a new manager if successful. I am still on an amateur deal so would be easy to get rid of, so the news is quite worrying.

[deltablue]

Competitive end to the season then.

[Coentrao]

Looking good on the league and i wouldn't worry about the takeover, normally you keep your job.

[deltablue]

I can see them fine.

[Coentrao]

I can see them fine.

Yeah i edited that out since i could see them after trying again, must have been a problem with my internet

[deltablue]

That explains why when I tried to quote you, it only got the second half. Anyway, I've just thought of how hilarious it would be if, like in the thread title, someone was expecting going to Egypt then finding themselves in the Faeroes.