Xenbatsu Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 After reading a few of the threads both here and around the internets I decided that I'd embark on one myself and track the progress. I've been lurking these forums for a while and felt this would be a great way to start contributing! Introduction Choosing the leagues to load proved the initial tough choice. I intend to start relatively unknown so I wanted some of the lower leagues of the game to be loaded, but I also don't want the game to slow down too much. I decided that I'd have a mixture of European and South American leagues. The following leagues were loaded: Argentina - Nacional B Brazil - Brasileirão Série B England - Blue Square Bet Premier Germany - 2. Bundesliga Italy - Serie B Spain - Liga Adelante This combination of leagues means we begin our in England, July 2011. Goals for this Career Hopefully throughout this career we can emulate one of my favourite threads and take an unknown team to the heights of world football, such as dafuge's world beaters in Northern Ireland. We may find ourselves skipping from a few clubs in the early years until we find ourselves a new home where our aims will be to set up a solid financial plan for the future with an emphasis on youth development to keep us on top for many years, only to move on and do it all again at our next home! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Hello, and good luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenbatsu Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 So upon starting the game I immediately checked the vacancies for a managers position across the leagues I've loaded. Primarily this brought up Brazil Serie B jobs, however there were a few from other nations. Having applied to them all, the following offers came in: Guarani Guaratinguetá Rostock Salgueiro (PE) Vila Nova (GO) Of these offers I am most interested in Rostock as I would prefer not to start in the middle of the Brazilian season. Although the teams that have come forward from Brazil are all close to one another in the league and the chance to decide their battle is highly tempting. The decision to be made decides where we begin our journey. South America or Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 All the best Out of interest, what skin are you using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenbatsu Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 FC Hansa Rostock Background Founded in 1965, FC Hansa Rostock are a professional German club currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga. The club play their home games at DKB-Arena and possess good training facilities and average youth facilities. The club also has above average junior coaching and an above average youth recruitment network. The club is affectionately known as Hansa and retains a fierce rivalry with FC St. Pauli and SG Dynamo Dresden. Although Hansa are enduring a sixteen year barren spell, having not won a competition since 1995, the club still have a history of which they can be justly proud. Rostock won the German 2nd tier for the only time in 1995 and finished runners-up once, finished runners-up in the German 3rd tier for the only time in 2011, won the DDR-Liga in 1991 and finished runners-up once, and won the FDGB-Pokal in 1991 and finished runners-up on two occasions. The club seem to be in trouble financially, with players that are earning more than they should despite not being good enough even for a 2. Bundesliga squad and no chance of improving any time soon. Overall, however, the squad seems reasonably strong and I feel like we can push for a top half finish, despite the media's prediction of 12th (of 18). Currently, the team have played two pre-season games and come out with a loss and a draw but I'm reasonably happy with that as they were against teams I'd consider far stronger than ourselves so the boys shouldn't be too disheartened. Profile Facilities Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenbatsu Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 All the best Out of interest, what skin are you using? Thanks! The skin is Fahrenheit by Torben. You can get it here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Thanks - I have downloaded it before but for some reason it never appears on my preferences as an option - other skins do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenbatsu Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 It's still only early in the season but so far the boys are exceeding even my own expectations. I have a feeling the board may have underestimated what we are capable of achieving this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason the Yank Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Will you Ride the Lightning? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Good luck fella. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenbatsu Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Only a small update as I haven't found much time to get too many games in, however, we're breaking records! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Cant be bad . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenbatsu Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Mid Season Update - Season 2011/2012 2. Bundesliga League Table We are playing way above our expectation for the 2. Bundesliga this season. The board indicated a safe mid-table finish would be needed and the media gave us a prediction of 12th out of 18 teams, however, we're proving them all wrong and are currently looking like we could take the title at the end of the season, or at the very least enter the playoffs. With that said, however, I'm unsure how long this run can last. Nobody on our team seems to be playing exceptionally well for any long periods of time and I feel as though fatigue towards the end of the season may hurt our results. However the league table shows that we can fight it out with anyone in the 2. Bundesliga. DFB-Pokal Fixtures and Results Our run in the DFB-Pokal is also exceeding expectations with the board expectant that we reach the second round. A close first game going to extra time against Bochum in which we were written off by the media took us through with a 2-1 win away from home followed by a 3-0 trouncing of Dusseldorf in the second round. Our third round draw may see us tumble out of the competition as Kaiserslautern are a Bundesliga side and have better players at their disposal and we're once again playing away from home where our form hasn't matched that of our home games. It is, however, a very disappointing draw as other Bundesliga sides such as Bayern, Leverkusen and Werder Bremen (amongst others) were in the draw and as we are likely to go out it would have been nice to play against one of the larger clubs in Germany. Thoughts So Far Rostock aren't the side I want to manage, that much has become clear to me. I'm hoping that we can keep our form going throughout the rest of the season and perhaps a top division club from one of the countries I have loaded will be on the lookout for a new manager. If we do manage to get promoted to the Bundesliga I will have a decision to make as ideally I do want to make a German club my first long stay before moving on, however I don't think Rostock are the club for me. I'm hoping that one of the underachieving Bundesliga sides (Hoffenheim are currently sat in the relegation playoff spot, that would be just about perfect) sack their manager and I can jump in there, but that's for the end of the season so I can but wait for my chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenbatsu Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Hoffenheim manager got sacked, I applied for the job. Luckily the Rostock board reacted in hope I'd stay otherwise the message I received below would've been salt in the wound. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Hoffenheim . Great club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Is Muttley your Assistant? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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