FM 15 - The San Marino Challenge

After seeing a number of people try the challenge on here I thought I would give it a go myself. At first I managed both the national team and the club team but after being hammered by England I decided that managing the national team wasn't my thing until I get some goo regens through. I hope to complete this before FM2016 comes out but I will continue with it regardless.

I am currently in February of the 1st season so most of the season is complete and the youth intake is getting ever closer.

You hope to complete the San Marino challenge before Fm2016 comes out, (in approx 10-11 weeks)?

That's pretty ambitious.

Good luck. I hope you have kissed the wife/girlfriend/kids goodbye and handed in your notice at work?

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While there is absolutely nothing wrong with posting here in your own thread by the way, if you wanted to compare notes with others who are also doing the challenge then there is a thread in the Challenge Forum for the San Marino Challenge. It might be worth a look at least.

My youth intake for this year isn't great with the best player unfortunately only being Italian. There is one good San Marinese player who may be a good squad player in a few years.

Also thanks for the link I will take a look at that for inspiration.

The first season is now over and what a great season it has been.

Just a little thing, but if you change the way you are saving the images you can make them appear bigger so that they are easier to see.

Congrats on the double but what was going on with the disciplinary? It's too small to see but it looks like 2 different players had loads of yellows, (Cammaroto & Benassi).

This years youth intake is much better with a few of the better players being from San Marino. Hopefully they will be first team regulars in the national team soon.

The 2nd season has been complete and it was very much like the first.

So I'm not sure if I'm expecting anybody to actually see this considering it's been so long since the last posts 

After getting FM15 on release I completed my own challenge of taking Luton Town (newly promoted back to the FL) up to the Prem/Champs League etc I wanted a new challenge and thought I'd give this a go.

Now since starting I have realised that I made a few mistakes that have made this much more difficult for me, I was new to the editor etc and so whilst I did add Sammarinese players database and leagues I didn't make then playable leagues and I think this has hindered the amount of regens breaking into other clubs etc.

That said I've managed both the club and international teams from the start. I've not my laptop on me right now as came across this thread whilst elsewhere but here are some of the key points I know off the top of my head:

I'm currently into my 21st season (maybe 22nd)

Club:

Have won 5 consecutive Serie A titles

Have won 3 champions leagues (2 consecutive, currently top of group in search of 3rd consecutive)

New Stadium with 23,500 capacity (1 of my most frustrating sticking points)

I've won a hell of a lot of cups but cannot remember the breakdown 

I consistently promote youth players in search of San Marino international regens

At 1 point 3/4 of the Italian national team were from my youth development

International Side:

Qualified for 1 European championship (via play-offs after successful Nations League Div 4 win)

Currently ranked just outside the top 100

Rankings high point of 40 something ( I know I should know this but it was short lived)

Currently on course to win a Nations League Div 3 hopefully securing another play-off berth)

My biggest sticking point is the flat-out refusal of players wanting to play for San Marino over Italy. I had a youth player gone on to be a world class defender and best in the world however even at 16 he'd decided he would prefer Italy and went on to win the world cup with them.....Oh how it could've been

With so many refusing to play for San Marino but not good enough for Italy I had a balancing act of trying to cap willing players at 16-18 whilst also wanting to win with my experienced players

My other big frustration is players only going out on loan to Serie C sides when they could easily play in Serie B and then when I release them not finding clubs or even worse retiring from football at the age of 20!

What I have begun to do now as I'm getting frustrated with the lack of good players coming through is to stop signing players that are not Italian Home-grown and also promote enough youth that I can go down the Athletic Bilbao route of only HG players in the hope that a few SM nationals will break that team!

Please let me know if you want any screen-shots/updates or a more in depth list of achievements!!!!