Gundo's FM09 European Adventure Challenge™

[brambleten]

Originally Posted by d-machine

I don't believe it... In my 3-1 win over Aris, my keeper scored...

my first thought was "shouldnt the keeper be on the pitch?", and the second was "why cant mine to that?"

[d-machine]

Originally Posted by daemonic

Haven't seen that on 09 Was it from a kickout or did he go up for a set piece?

Seem to recall it on older versions alright but that and 60 yard chips from your own half seem to have disappeared this year.

He took a free kick from just utside his area, it went over the top of everyone, bounced in the other keepers box, went over his head and into the net.

I was away from the computer at the time, when I came back and it was saying "Androutsos scores! That's his first ever senior goal" I thought that my game was stuffing around.

[d-machine]

You can really tell who the dominate teams are. With 6 games left, the table reads
1st. Niki Volou - 63
2nd. Olympiakos - 59
3rd. Panathinaikos - 59 (game in hand)
4th. PAOK - 57
5th. Aris - ...39

Each season it's a challenge for the league, it's never gonna get easy.

[d-machine]

We beat Liverpool 1-0 at home then 3-2 at Anfield, s onto the quarters we go. We face Real Madrid there. We lost to them bth times in the groups, but we have beaten them over 2 legs before, in our winning UEFA Cup campaign a couple of seasons ag. A good omen, perhaps?

I'm confindent of beating them for 2 reasns. 1, I've figured out how to get the best out of my team in Greece and in Europe. Using the same tactic, all I do is in Greece, I use a Free Role striker on the left. In Europe, I interchange that with a Target Man Striker. I really noticed the difference against Liverpool, we were able to keep the ball in possesion up front longer.

Secondly, we've won every game since Panathinaikos beat us in December (that always seems to happen...)

By the way, the first leg is away, thankfully.

[charlo116]

Originally Posted by d-machine

We beat Liverpool 1-0 at home then 3-2 at Anfield, s onto the quarters we go. We face Real Madrid there. We lost to them bth times in the groups, but we have beaten them over 2 legs before, in our winning UEFA Cup campaign a couple of seasons ag. A good omen, perhaps?

I'm confindent of beating them for 2 reasns. 1, I've figured out how to get the best out of my team in Greece and in Europe. Using the same tactic, all I do is in Greece, I use a Free Role striker on the left. In Europe, I interchange that with a Target Man Striker. I really noticed the difference against Liverpool, we were able to keep the ball in possesion up front longer.

Secondly, we've won every game since Panathinaikos beat us in December (that always seems to happen...)

By the way, the first leg is away, thankfully.

Good Luck against real madrid sounds like you're doing very well!

[d-machine]

We lost 5-4 in Spain, it was a simply strange game. We had almost none of our regular defence through injuries. When we got our players back or the 2nd leg, we destroyed Madrid 4-1 at home!

Now it's payback time, we play the team who beat us in the 2025/26 CL final, Barcalona. First game at home.

If we get through, I think we have a decent chance of winning, the other semi is Man Utd and Lyon and we've beaten both.

[d-machine]

We drew 0-0 at home then 2-2 in Spain so we are through to our 2nd final on away goals! We play Manchester United.

In other news, we won the league on the least day of the league, beating AEK Athens 1-0 away to secure our 8th consectutive title by 1 point. Closest season for a while.

[d-machine]

WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!

We beat Man Utd 3-2 in the Champions League final!

Ola Lindstrom opened the scoring for us on 28 minutes, but that was cancelled out 2 minutes later. Then on 58 minutes, Ludwig Muller put us 2-1 ion front, before on 74 minutes Man Utd equalised again. Just as it looked like it was heading to extra time, Pal Breivik put the ball past his own keeper, and put us in front 3-2 with 4 minutes left! It stayed that way, and challenge complete.

Report will be up tomorrow, my internet is very slow at the moment. It will be worth the wait though, it will be BIG.

EDIT - I won the league 8 times in a row, I won the UEFA Cup, I won the european Super Cup, and now after this Champions League victory, i'm finally on the favourred personal list

[daemonic]

Congrats on completing the challenge d-machine

Bet you're glad you stuck with the save now

[Dave.]

Congratulations d-machine, excellent stuff!

[Dave.]

Club: Budafoki LC

Season: 2013/14
League: Hungarian Division I
Transfer Budget: £10k
Wage Budget: £20.9k
Board Expectations: Avoid Relegation
Media Expectation: 13th
Your Expectations: Top Half

League Record: Pos 10th, W 9, D 9, L 12, F 40, A 38, Pts 36
Hungarian Cup: Quarter Final
League Cup: Group Stages
First XI: (4-3-3) Birighitti, Hegedus, Varga, Schuler, Nagy, Rása, Ceponkus, Szentpéteri, Bali, Mejia, Gallegos.
Top Scorer: Christian Mejia 15
Top Assister: Sebastián Gallegos 9
Average Attendance: 2537
Fans Player Of The Year: Christian Mejia
My Player Of The Year: Christian Mejia
Notable Results: 2-4 vs Vasas, 4-0 vs Vecsés, 3-4 vs Ujpest, 2-0 vs MTK.
Transfers In: 4 players in, all for free
Best Buy: Ivan Samardzhiev. A young left/centre back with fantastic talent. I'm hoping he's on the road for great things, and a few more players like him could really help the squad on our push for Europe.
Worst Buy: Probably Pierre Alexandre Pluchino Gallupo. The young Venezuelan looks good, but he only scored 2 in 29 for us this season, not a good record at all. Hopefully he'll improve though, he's still got years ahead of him.
Transfers Out: 11 players, for £1M total
Best Sale: Sergey Danilov. An incredible talent, but for £1M, it was a fantastic sale; thats a £910k profit for just 6 months! I'd have loved to have kept him for longer though, and selling him to a rival club in the same division wasn't preferable though.

Table

Reflection: A much lower budget for this season, but that could only be expected with the poor financial situation - we'll keep making a loss until we're in Europe every year, I'll just have to keep selling players to balance the books until then. The sale of Danilov helped a lot, and we were in the black for the whole year, although we're down to about £100k in terms of balance now. Hopefully I'll have enough to strengthen us for our strongest season yet.

We started fairly well, with a few wins here and there, but had our usual mid-to-end season slump, which really needs to be arrested sooner rather than later if we intend to become one of the best sides in Hungary.

Aim For Next Season: Top half of the table again, perhaps pushing for Europe? A cup run wouldn't go amiss.

BUDAFOKI LC

SEASON        DIVISION                POSITION      NOTES
2009/10       Division II - East      7th                   
2010/11       Division II - East      1st           Promotion
2011/12       Division I              7th
2012/13       Division I              12th
2013/14       Division I              10th

[charlo116]

Mervue United 2011 (Season 3) Ireland

Table Team Transfers

What an exciting season! Athlone Town held 1st place for about a third of the season and i was following them closely the whole time. They begin to hit a poor run of form which saw them slump outside of the top three whilst i grabbed first, despite a couple of hiccups we held 1st place for the rest of the season until the second last game where we lost and St Pat's Athletic won to send them two points ahead of us with one game to go. And who should we play in our final league game but St Pat's. Unfortunately we looked shaky the entire game losing 3-1 and handing St Pat's the title and automatic promotion.

Despite it now being unlikely that we would achieve promotion this season all was not lost. We managed to beat Limerik FC 2-0 in the first division playoff final with thanks to a brace from Robbie Collins, the game also brought a record crowd of 2584 to Fahy's Field (our home ground) and record tickect revenue for a game reaching £16K, four times the previous record of £4K.

Upon hearing that we had to face Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division Relegation Playoff Final (i.e. the winner goes to the premier division and the loser goes to the first division) I wasn't optimistic. Although they had had a poor season in the premier division they had managed to reach the final of the Irish Senior Challenge Cup. Down 2-0 in the first leg at home, second half goals from Hopkins and Browne grabbed us a draw which left me satisfied that we hadn't been pushovers. The second leg started fairly evenly but Sligo Rovers went up 1-0 on the 10 minute mark before O'Connor levelled the game inside 21 minutes. It stayed this way until the end of 90 minutes, despite numerous chances from both teams. Because there is no away goal rule the game went to extra time, where Sligo Rovers did what they should have done a long time ago, finishing us off with a goal in extra time. Promotion was so close.

Despite missing out on promotion I won't mind spending one more season in the first division although we should be able to win promotion this coming season. O'Connor was the top scorer in the league this season with 19 goals and 20 for the season due to his lone cup goal. A good season all round with the challenge for the off season being to find a good MC with creativity and passing. Next season I want to improve the clubs finances and hopefully finish 1st.

[charlo116]

Yay i just noticed that over these past three years my only scout, who is a regen, has seen increases in judging pa and ca. They both used to be at 11 but now he has 14 judging pa and 16 judging ca.

[iacovone]

Excellent work d-machine

Now come on over to JoseRR's for a real challenge

[rlipscombe]

great stuff d-machine........

[Ohanzee]

Congrats d-machine! Good work!

[DodgeeD]

Well done d-machine - and done in style with a win over Man U as well

[d-machine]

Thanks guys.

Currently can't get on a fast connection at home, so I can't upload the 30ish screenies I have to (it's a big report )

iacovone - Don't worry, Casale season 3 is underway

EDIT - Problem fixed, report in a couple of hours.

[d-machine]

GS Niki Volou - Greek Superleague, 2027/28

League | Positions | Euro Places Playoffs

It was one hell of a tight season this year, us winning the league on the final day of the year beating AEK 1-0 (sounds familar? That was the score AEK beat us by 9 seasons ago to deny us the title on the last day) Olympiakos pushed us all the way. We should've sewn up the title race a few weeks before, but Olympiakos beat us 3-1 that day.

Finances

Very healthy, courtesy of our European run.

Transfers

I made quite a few deals on the market, including Panathinaikos striker Vasillis Psomaidis for 10mil over 24 months, and 20mil after 50 league appearences (I plan to sell him before that)

Greek Cup

Olympiakos knocked us out 3-2 on aggregate, so it was disappinting.

Europe

Group Stage
Knockout Rounds

After getting drawn in a very tough group of Real Madrid, HSV and Rapid Wien, we started poorly, losing 3-2 at home to Madrid, then having a 2-2 in Germany. The was followed by thrashing Rapid Wien 3-0 at home, before drawing 1-1 in Austria. We then lost 4-2 in Spain, before drawing 1-1 in Germany for progression on head-to-head results.

In the knockout rounds, we played Liverpool in the 1st Knockout Round. A 1-0 home win was followed by a 3-2 away win to send us throough to the next stage.

In the Quarter Finals, we played group opponents Real Madrid. Despite being weakened by injuries, we picked up a wonderful result by losing 5-4 in Spain. In the end, the 4 away goals didn't matter as we trounced Real Madrid 4-1 at home.

And onto the Semi Finals we went, where we played the team that 2 year previously, had beaten us in the Champions League Final. A 0-0 home draw put us on the back foot. But we drew 2-2 in Spain to put us through on away goals.

We played Manchester United in the Final. They were always gonna be a tough opponent. A good start put us ahead after 28 minutes, before they equalised straight after the kickoff. We then went in front again on 58 minutes, put they equalised on 74 minutes. Just as it looked like it was going to extra time, like my first Champions League final, Stefano Costa (Not Pal Breivik, got mixed up before) put the ball into his own net and puit us ahead again, this time 3-2. We went on the become Champions of Europe.

The Team of Niki Volou

Goalkeepers

Angelos Androutsos

He been my only keeper for seasons now, thankfully he never seems to get injured. Hasn't missed a game in around 7 seasons. A youth academy player.

Right Defence

Arsim Nisan

My veteran right back, takes a mean free kick. Wants to be an Ass Man when he retires, he's deifinelty has a spot in my staff.

Jaun Antonio Iglesias

Sold him 7 seasons ago to Newcastle, next season he became a wonderkid. Bought him back in January after managing to unsettle him.

Left Defence

Thanasis Moukeas

He's come thrugh my Youth Academy, and is still very young. He is one of the best full back in the Greek Superleague.

Jean-Francois Lambert

My young French fullback is improving each month. Should be one of the best in the world some day.

Central Defence

Nikos Savvidis

He is the best central defender in the league. I might sell him now the challenge is over, I was a bit nervous that my defence would turn crappy and refuse to work. Has been wanting to leave for seasons now, but still played extremely well. Since the challenge is over, I'll take over the Greek National Team and finally give him the cap he deserves. Another youth academy player.

Iraklis Papadopoulos

He is wonderful. Should take over from Savvidis quite well if he finally leaves. Another youth academy player.

Stoyan Drumev

The Bulgarian centre back is a stalwart at the back.

Ibrahim Diarra

I bought him from an African club for 7k, he has 5 star potential.

Dominik Striet

Signed for 1mil from Germany, also has 5 star ptential.

Right Midfield

Ludwig Muller

After Siaravas retired, I never thought I'd have such a wonderful replacement in Muller.

Ozgur Yakar

Has 4 star potential, a couple of players "Believe Yakar has an exciting future ahead of him"

Left Midfield

Michael Popvich

Has only achieved 4 stars of his 5 star potential. AC Milan want him. At only 21, he is a bright prospect for the future.

Francisco Martins

The Brazilian winger improved beyond sight this season, and had a terrific season as well. 17 appearences for a 7.24 rating is pretty good if you ask me!

Central Midfield

Christophe Arbogast

The wonderful French midfielder has always been terrific for us since joining.

Giorgos Kallimanis

What can I say? He'll definelty be a Greek national team regular now i've taken over the reins.

Timothe Kern

My young French midfielder. He can pass, no doubt about it. Has a bright future at the club.

Emre Torlak

My even younger Turkish midfielder. He is a regular in the first team. Should be a Turkey regular soon enough.

Wellington Gomes

He's only a backup, but he is a wonderful backup at that. Everyone knows that if your using a Brazilian international as a backup, your team is pretty strong!

Strikers

Jonas Johansson

He. Is. A. Footballing. God. The Swedish striker has just been brilliant. Another wonderful scouting find, only cost me 500k!

Ola Lindstrom

The aging player had a wonderful season regardless. 17 goals showed us he isn't gonna retire anytime soon.

Vasiilis Psomiadis

I signed him because he was Panathinaikos's most dangerous player. He had been top goalscoer 2 seasons in a row, had already scored 14 in 13 games by mid season, what else was I gonna do? After I signed him, Panathinaikos slipped down the table.

And finally, Nediljko Parlov

He isn't retiring, but i'm gonna post everything to do with him right here on this post.

Parlov Attributes | History

Medals

Club
Greek Superleague - 8
Greek Cup - 1
UEFA Cup - 1
UEFA Champins League - 1
European Super Cup - 1
Croatia
European Championship Runners-up - 1

Awards

Zagreb
Supporters Player of the Year - 1
Niki Volou
Inducted into Overall Best 11 on 20.6.2014
Supporters Player of the Year - 5
Seasonal Best 11 - 16
Goal of the Week Winner - 16
Greek Superleague Team of the Week - 47
Greek Foreign Player of the Year - 1
Greek Superleague Top Goalscorer - 2
Croatia
Season Best 11 - 8

Niki Volou Vice Captain - 19.7.2026 - Present
Croatia U21's Vice Captain - 6.6.2012 - 7.6.2014

First Capped for Croatia on 29.3.2017 (v Brazil)
39 Caps/7 Goals

Clubs

Zagreb - 15.6.2009 - 22.8.2012
Niki Volou - 22.8.2012 - Present

Final Stats

Appearances
Niki Volou - 582
Total - 621

Goals
Niki Volou - 247
Total - 266

Assists
Niki Volou - 113
Total - 118

Man of the Match Awards
Niki Volou - 74
Total - 76

Enough Said.


Best 11 Overall
(Please Note: I accidentally resorted it and don't know how to unsort it. If your wondering about the formation, that was the one I used to little succes in season 1)


Career Overview

Season      League                   	Position       Achievements
___________________________________________________________________
2009/10     National B Division  	12th                  
2010/11	    National B Division		3rd	       Promotion
2011/12	    Greek Superleague		12th	       Qualified for UEFA Cup
2012/13     Greek Superleague		9th	       UEFA Cup 4th Qual. Round
2013/14	    Greek Superleague		13th	       Qualified for UEFA Cup
2014/15	    Greek Superleague		12th	       UEFA Cup Group Stages
2015/16	    Greek Superleague		10th
2016/17     Greek Superleague		5th	       Qualified for UEFA Cup
2017/18	    Greek Superleague		5th	       UEFA Cup 1st Knockout
2018/19	    Greek Superleague		2nd	       UEFA Cup Groups, CL Qualification
2019/20	    Greek Superleague		2nd	       CL groups, CL Qualification
2020/21	    Greek Superleauge		1st	       Champions!, CL Groups
2021/22	    Greek Superleague		1st	       Champions, CL Groups, UEFA Cup Semis
2022/23	    Greek Superleague		1st	       Champions, CL 1st Knockout Round
2023/24	    Greek Superleague		1st	       Champions, CL Groups, UEFA Cup Winner, Greek Cup Winners
2024/25	    Greek Superleague		1st	       Champions, CL Quarter Finals, Greek Cup Winners, European Super Cup Winners
2025/26	    Greek Superleague		1st	       Champions, CL Runners up
2026/27	    Greek Superleague		1st	       Champions, CL 1st Knckout Round
2027/28	    Greek Superleague		1st	       Champions, CL Winners

Co-Efficents

Season		`Greece/Rank		Niki Volou/Rank
_____________________________________________________________________
2012/13		 45.928/9th		19.748/127th
2013/14		 44.536/10th		18.895/147th
2014/15		 46.286/10th		26.736/103rd
2015/16		 43.352/10th		25.916/111th
2016/17		 45.236/10th		25.826/113th
2017/18		 49.136/9th		34.748/89th
2018/19		 53.750/7th		44.347/72nd
2019/20		 56.750/7th		47.764/69th
2020/21		 58.833/7th		59.881/48th
2021/22		 59.417/6th		86.995/23rd
2022/23		 69.983/5th		84.064/25th
2023/24		 70.333/5th	       106.806/15th
2024/25		 74.048/4th	       112.923/12th
2025/26		 79.631/4th	       127.539/7th
2026/27		 87.714/2nd	       116.007/11th
2027/28		 80.048/3rd	       129.957/5th

GS Niki Volou Trophy Cabinet
Greek Superleague - 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27, 2027/28
Greek Cup - 2023/24, 2024/25, 2026/27
UEFA Cup - 2023/24
European Super Cup - 2024
UEFA Champions League - 2027/28

[Funbags]

not had internet for a week and finished 2 seasons so ill just post the tables

Season 1

Season 2

[daemonic]

Originally Posted by Funbags

not had internet for a week and finished 2 seasons so ill just post the tables

Season 1

Season 2

Good progress

Llanelli look pretty dominant, reckon you can take them next season?

[Funbags]

so far im top after 3 games won all 3 and theyve won 1 and drawn 2 and since half of my team was my youth there always getting better so maybe i can :P. And ive also beat them 3-0 already in the cup.

[daemonic]

I'm giving the Hall of Fame for Small to Big club challenges another go. I'll be searching through the threads to spot as many completions as I can but please feel free to reply to the thread or PM me with a link to your season review where the challenge is completed if you're not on the current list.
New thread is here.

[Bantamtim]

Originally Posted by Funbags

so far im top after 3 games won all 3 and theyve won 1 and drawn 2 and since half of my team was my youth there always getting better so maybe i can :P. And ive also beat them 3-0 already in the cup.

Llanelli are a nightmare on my game at Llangefni, the only team who can consistently challenge me and occasionally beat me. Comes from them being full-time and being able to get better players in.

[Dave.]

Club: Budafoki LC

Season: 2014/15
League: Hungarian Division I
Transfer Budget: £225k
Wage Budget: £16.6k
Board Expectations: Mid-table
Media Expectation: 11th
Your Expectations: Top Half

League Record: Pos 4th, W 14, D 9, L 7, F 42, A 27, Pts 51
Hungarian Cup: Winners
League Cup: Runners Up
First XI: (4-3-3) Birighitti, Nagy, Varga, Zdravkov, Tóth, Bánati, Ludánszki, Szentpéteri, Pérez, Mejia, Gallegos.
Top Scorer: Juan David Pérez 15
Top Assister: Sebastián Gallegos 12
Average Attendance: 3066
Fans Player Of The Year: Sebastián Gallegos
My Player Of The Year: Sebastián Gallegos
Notable Results: 3-1 vs Gyor (twice), 4-3 vs Bocs, 0-4 vs Siofok, 3-0 vs Siofok, 4-0 vs Vasas, 4-1 vs Diosgyor.
Transfers In: 5 players in, for a total of £72k
Best Buy: Juan David Pérez, was brought in on a free transfer, and like his fellow Colombian at the club, Christian Mejia (soon to leave for Norway though...) has adapted to life at Budafok brilliantly, scoring more goals this season than anyone else.
Worst Buy: Marius Illiescu. He was brought in for free to deputise for Mark Brighetti in goal, but was limited to just the one appearance, in which he conceded three goals. Not the best debut season, but he'll be given matches to impress over the forthcoming one.
Transfers Out: 17 players, for £1.1M total.
Best Sale: Gediminas Ceponkus, another huge £1M sale, this time to his native Lithuanians, FBK Kaunas.

Table

Reflection: The wage budget was cut hugely, in favour of a larger transfer budget, which I chose not to use so much of - rather keeping the club's bank balance in order. We didn't really need the huge wage budget, though, having released or sold big earners such as Baliko, Palfi, Ceponkus and Schuler. Younger, cheaper and fresher talent was brought in to replace, and the ploy succeeded.

We achieved our highest ever finish - fourth, missing third position and a Europa League spot by just 4 points. Not that it mattered, since we qualified anyway, due to winning the cup. And a fantastic season cupwise it was, winning one and finishing runners up in the other, losing 3-1 to Ferencváros in a match we could have won on another day.

Aim For Next Season: Make Europe again. And impress in our time there this season.

BUDAFOKI LC

SEASON        DIVISION                POSITION      NOTES
2009/10       Division II - East      7th                   
2010/11       Division II - East      1st           Promotion
2011/12       Division I              7th
2012/13       Division I              12th
2013/14       Division I              10th
2014/15       Division I              4th           Hungarian Cup Winners

[d-machine]

Excellent season Dave! Always nice to get that first trophy (I didn't get one until 2021 )

Good luck in Europe next season! Hpefully your rep will rise a bit so you can get some better players in

[Dave.]

Budafoki LC Mini-Update
European Fun

What a start we've had to our first ever European campaign! We were entered into the Third Round Qualifying Round as an unseeded side, and drew Norwegians Tromso, which I thought was a fair draw. We won 1-0 at home, and managed to hold Tromso off when we went back to Norway, to qualify for the next round!

Stiffer competition awaited though, in the shape of Danes FC Kobenhavn. We played the first leg against them at home too, and got another 1-0 win, although Nagy's last minute penalty which should have made it 2, connected with the post and was cleared away. To Denmark we went, with plenty of confidence, but with serious underdog tags. We shrugged them off in style, playing brilliantly, and although we lost 2-1, managed to qualify by virtue of away goals! I'll let you know of the group stage draws when I know.

[d-machine]

Terrific result against Kobenhavn! Good luck in the groups.

[spotg]

Glad to see no-one's completed in Slovenia while I've been away.

We're heading to Christmas 2024 after an enforced hiatus of nigh on 3 months. Just moved into the new Stadium, and have a CL group with Juventus and Real Madrid to negotiate

Hopefully will update in the next week or so, but life is insane. So many redundancies putting the pressure on at work and two kids aged 2 and 8 months = no time for anything else...

[Funbags]

afan lido have 1 foot in there first final under my management after beating neath 3-1 away from home.

and they dont get much bigger than the welsh premier league cup

[DodgeeD]

I'm now back at Yalovaspor following my excursion to Mexico.

Unfortunately, got knocked out of the Champions League in the group stages but I'm on course for the domestic double. Currently unbeaten all season and only conceded 6 goals in 17 league matches.

[Funbags]

Afan Lido 2011/2012

Table | Graph

Welsh Premier League Cup

This season we went one better and won the league meaning we get into the champions league qualifying stages. This was due to our players being young and getting better every game we also went on a streak of 11 wins and 24 games unbeaten which was the main reason we won the league as it opened up a nice gap. The players also won the welsh premier league cup with the highlight beating llanelli
Squad

Transfers | Finance

[daemonic]

Congrats Funbags. Good luck in the CL

[Funbags]

im already out atleast i got through 1 round though :P

[saab600]

Gentlemen, if you don't mind, I'm going to get back into this with a new save.

I had a couple of good games playing this on FM08 but have still yet to settle into anything long term on 09. Hopefully, things will change now!!

After using a cheeky random number generator, I found myself heading to the Ukraine to join Zirka Kirovograd in the First League. First things to note are that the club is already professional and has a 14,000 capacity stadium. The board's expectations are that I stay clear of relegation.

I have never started with a professional club before so this should be a little easier than my previous ventures in Sweden and Iceland.

Oh and for Gundo, here's my opening profile

I'm hoping to be a regular contributor to the thread from now on in. It has surprised me that more people haven't headed over here from dafuge's challenge. I think it's probably a testament to how much harder this version of the game is compared to 08 and particularly 07.

Any news fron anyone else? KUTGW and play well!

[daemonic]

Bit quiet in here these days saab but I'll look forward to reading about your progress.

[saab600]

i apparently didn't save the game which seems odd. I've got an autosave part way through the season so will holiday the rest and get onto this

going to run it alongside the britain and india challenge which looks like a great idea!!

[saab600]

i apparently didn't save the game which seems odd. I've got an autosave part way through the season so will holiday the rest and get onto this

going to run it alongside the britain and india challenge which looks like a great idea!!

[Gundo]

Originally Posted by saab600

Oh and for Gundo, here's my opening profile

I'm hoping to be a regular contributor to the thread from now on in. It has surprised me that more people haven't headed over here from dafuge's challenge. I think it's probably a testament to how much harder this version of the game is compared to 08 and particularly 07.

Best of luck Saab.

I think you've hit the nail on the head, I for one have found FM09 much more difficult than previous versions. Hopefully more people will decide to take part now the English season irl has closed...

[saab600]

Originally Posted by Gundo

Best of luck Saab.

I think you've hit the nail on the head, I for one have found FM09 much more difficult than previous versions. Hopefully more people will decide to take part now the English season irl has closed...

I totally agree. Do you have a game running at the moment? How's it going?

I'm holidaying in Poland as we speak

[Gundo]

Originally Posted by saab600

I totally agree. Do you have a game running at the moment? How's it going?

I'm holidaying in Poland as we speak

I don't have a game running currently due to FM09 match engine stuttering and being quite jerky at times on my computer, so I decided to uninstall it. It just become so slow at times and was so frustrating. SI have said they where looking into it but still no solution. First time in 10 years I've not played FM for 2 months straight. Plus my personal life has been pretty hectic of late so wouldn't of had the time anyway. That's why I've not been very active in here of late.

Good luck in Poland.

[AdamFitz]

Found this thread, FM has bored me lately, I want to challenge myself as I've done it all in my Southport game, and this will be the hardest thing easily. I'm in

EDIT: Decided to start in Belgium, profile up in a while.

[AdamFitz]

Off we go

[Heelswxman]

I've been looking to start a lower league Eastern European game so I'll have to jump in on this. I've landed with Dinamo St Petersburg in Russia. Should be exciting.

Look, it's Morrissey managing in Russia!
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...Picture5-1.png

I thought his reputation would be lower though, it's National even though I selected automatic.

It is good to see that my club is already in the process of increasing the stadium size. What is slightly disturbing is that the majority of the club consists of greyed out players, to include my entire youth squad.

[saab693]

Great to see others are interested in this too!!

Welcome to AdamFitz and to Heelswxman!!

I don't know if Gundo is fussed but I think it's the personal screen you need. Look at the first post and you'll see what I mean! Like I say Gundo might not be bothered!

Heels - having all greyed out players isn't necessarily a bad thing! Have you got a decent wage budget? If so, you can go out and build yourself a decent team from scratch!

AS an update, I have elected to manage Pogon in Poland. I'll upload the screenshot when I get home. There seems to be plenty of decent players available too so I am hopeful I shall dodge the media's expectations of relegation!!

[Heelswxman]

Yeah I do have a modest budget. So as you say, I'm able to build my squad the way I want. The downside is, my reputation is making it hard to sign anyone. I'm going to have a fight to try and avoid relegation which I'm pegged to do by the media.

My apologies about the personal screen, here it is.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...n/Picture6.png

saab, I almost went with Poland. It was down to Poland, Hungary, and Russia for me.

[rlipscombe]

Originally Posted by saab693

Great to see others are interested in this too!!

Welcome to AdamFitz and to Heelswxman!!

I don't know if Gundo is fussed but I think it's the personal screen you need. Look at the first post and you'll see what I mean! Like I say Gundo might not be bothered!

Heels - having all greyed out players isn't necessarily a bad thing! Have you got a decent wage budget? If so, you can go out and build yourself a decent team from scratch!

AS an update, I have elected to manage Pogon in Poland. I'll upload the screenshot when I get home. There seems to be plenty of decent players available too so I am hopeful I shall dodge the media's expectations of relegation!!

Pogon were in the top level a few seasons ago but had financial problems and were relegated.... Might explain why decent players are happy to join.

good luck.

[AdamFitz]

God this is so bloody annoying, 9 players injured at the moment, crap really.

EDIT: Oh dear one of them is out for 7 months



I am so angry right now...

[gaijin]

I'll be back in Poland or Ireland once my exam is finished. My hard-drive with my previous save on it died in March, so I've had to reinstall everything. Got the entire summer to finish this and dafuge's challenge.

[saab693]

Originally Posted by gaijin

I'll be back in Poland or Ireland once my exam is finished. My hard-drive with my previous save on it died in March, so I've had to reinstall everything. Got the entire summer to finish this and dafuge's challenge.

WOW! Could be a tall order mate! Have you got a game going in dafuge's challenge?

Quick update on Pogon - 9 games in and we're 5th in the league. We are the draw masters; we have drawn 5 already! Only one defeat so far however so we definitely seem to be a tough outfit to beat. Fingers crossed we should manage a top half finish

[saab693]

Fitz - that's an injury nightmare! have you made your own training schedules? what's the coach/physio situation?

Seems unlucky to me!

[Alurny]

Really want to keep a file going but struggling. Will start afresh today, after many failed attempts. Picking a new country..

[saab693]

Originally Posted by Alurny

Really want to keep a file going but struggling. Will start afresh today, after many failed attempts. Picking a new country..

struggling with enthusiasm you mean?

as me and Gundo discussed, this version is a lot harder than previous games. I would recommend a read of TT&F which has really helped me enjoy the game more.

it is also good to see that quite a few people have completed this already.

let us know where you choose Alurny!

[Alurny]

Originally Posted by saab693

struggling with enthusiasm you mean?

as me and Gundo discussed, this version is a lot harder than previous games. I would recommend a read of TT&F which has really helped me enjoy the game more.

it is also good to see that quite a few people have completed this already.

let us know where you choose Alurny!

The best I ever did on Gundo's was getting to the Danish prem, so I haven't got a track record anyway.

This game is so much harder, but having recently took Luton to the Prem, I thought I'd have another go.

Lumped for Switzerland. Got today and tomorrow off work, so hopefully I can get a season or two going. Always find season 1 the worst to get through.

[saab693]

Originally Posted by Alurny

The best I ever did on Gundo's was getting to the Danish prem, so I haven't got a track record anyway.

This game is so much harder, but having recently took Luton to the Prem, I thought I'd have another go.

Lumped for Switzerland. Got today and tomorrow off work, so hopefully I can get a season or two going. Always find season 1 the worst to get through.

Yeah, it's a faff sorting out all the staff, players, tactics etc...... Looking forward to seeing your progress in Switzerland! I know someone has completed it there so it is possible!

On the plus side, you must be doing something right if you got Luton to the Premiership!

[gaijin]

Originally Posted by saab693

WOW! Could be a tall order mate! Have you got a game going in dafuge's challenge?

The ball and chain is back off to Japan in 3 weeks, so no female distractions. However, I wanna play some resident evil 5 and finally complete GTA4. hahaha. Nah, I reckon I could do it. We'll see. Should get one done at least! I wanna get this one done. Seems Poland, Switzerland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are the most doable given the infrastructures and lack of direct competition. I enjoyed managing in the Czech Republic before my HD packed in (tons of quality young players, good money and lack of domestic games per season.)

I was going to give Wales a go, but then realised that it would be impossible to win the CL with a team from there.

[saab693]

Originally Posted by gaijin

The ball and chain is back off to Japan in 3 weeks, so no female distractions. However, I wanna play some resident evil 5 and finally complete GTA4. hahaha. Nah, I reckon I could do it. We'll see. Should get one done at least! I wanna get this one done. Seems Poland, Switzerland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are the most doable given the infrastructures and lack of direct competition. I enjoyed managing in the Czech Republic before my HD packed in (tons of quality young players, good money and lack of domestic games per season.)

I was going to give Wales a go, but then realised that it would be impossible to win the CL with a team from there.

Yeah the likes of Poland and the Czech Rep have enough of a reputation to make it possible without being as good as say Russia, where it would take loads more effort to overcome the top teams. A good balance me thinks!

If you complete this challenge in 3 weeks my friend, there shall one mighty tip of the hat in your direction!

............especially with a Welsh team

[ToMexico!!]

I'm thinking about having another go at this challenge. May opt for Belgium or Romania not sure yet.

[saab600]

Originally Posted by ToMexico!!

I'm thinking about having another go at this challenge. May opt for Belgium or Romania not sure yet.

join us!!

i would advise against belgium. for some unknown reason you can't sign anyone until the end of your first season! i did have a very good run with KSK Hasselt there to be fair, but the transfer thing was enough to put me off this time round.

eastern europe is what it's all about!! most of the teams seem to be pro as well which means you can scout the whole of the region. i've got a hot prospect georgian joining me in the january window!! happy days!

[ToMexico!!]

Originally Posted by saab600

join us!!

i would advise against belgium. for some unknown reason you can't sign anyone until the end of your first season! i did have a very good run with KSK Hasselt there to be fair, but the transfer thing was enough to put me off this time round.

eastern europe is what it's all about!! most of the teams seem to be pro as well which means you can scout the whole of the region. i've got a hot prospect georgian joining me in the january window!! happy days!

heh, holidaying in Belgium at the moment, didn't know about this transfer fiasco you talk of, if it annoys me that me to start again, then Romania it is.

[daemonic]

Only downside I found in Romania was the finances. Prize money and wage budgets are awful but once you get to the CL you can dominate because of the money you get. Great players to be had though and no really meaningful restrictions on foreigners (Non-EU) either.

Good luck ToMexico!!

[spotg]

NK Sampion 2024-25 Season Review

New stadium was finally built and we moved in to 7500 seater Sampion Stadium in October. We now get 90k per home game..

Slovenian First Division
Finished: 1st

Canter. Record points total. Won by 31 points. The defeat to Gorica rankled though.

Pokal Hervis
Went out in the QF thanks to the clashing cup and International fixtures.
QF


Champions League
2nd Qualifying round (seeded)
Debrecen (HUN) 1 - 2 Sampion
Sampion 3 - 1 Debrecen
5-2 on aggregate

3rd Qualifying Round (seeded)
Sampion 1 - 1 AIK (SWE)
AIK 2 - 3 Sampion
4-3 on aggregate

Group B (seeded 3rd)
Juventus 0 - 0 Sampion
Sampion 2 - 0 Real Madrid
Boavista 0 - 2 Sampion
Sampion 0 - 0 Boavista
Sampion 0 - 1 Juventus
Real Madrid 2 - 0 Sampion
3rd place with 8 points

Arsehole of a group, but we were in the driving seat after 3 games. The home draw with Boavista screwed us over..

UEFA Cup

1st Knockout Round
Sampion 2 - 0 Feyenoord
Feyenoord 3 - 0 Sampion
2-3 on aggregate

Every ****ing season we lose the first game after Christmas. Doesn't matter which competition, doesn't matter who we play.

Progress

                                         P         W       D        L        F       A       Pts           Pos
2009-10 Slovenian Second Division        27        6       8        13       20      30      26            8th
2010-11 Slovenian Second Division        27        9       5        13       37      38      32            7th
2011-12 Slovenian Second Division        27        10      6        11       34      33      36            6th
2012-13 Slovenian Second Division        27        11      7        9        34      27      40            5th
2013-14 Slovenian Second Division        27        13      11       3        44      16      50            1st
2014-15 Slovenian First Division         36        15      9        12       44      33      54            6th
2015-16 Slovenian First Division         36        16      10       10       48      32      58            3rd
2016-17 Slovenian First Division         36        17      14       5        55      26      65            3rd
2017-18 Slovenian First Division         36        20      10       6        47      29      70            2nd
2018-19 Slovenian First Division         36        21       9       6        53      27      72            2nd
2019-20 Slovenian First Division         36        24       9       3        46      11      81            1st
2020-21 Slovenian First Division         36        23      10       3        51      17      79            1st
2021-22 Slovenian First Division         36        26       7       3        72      20      85            1st
2022-23 Slovenian First Division         36        27       4       5        60      16      85            1st
2023-24 Slovenian First Division         36        23       9       4        52      18      76            1st
2024-25 Slovenian First Division         36        31       4       1        89      24      97            1st

European Coefficients

                     Club         Ranking               Nation                   Ranking             Allocation
2016-17              3.299        371st                 10.000                    29th                1-3
2017-18              3.299        356th                 10.000                    28th                1-3
2018-19              3.299        361st                 10.000                    27th                1-3
2019-20              5.803        341st                  8.500                    27th                1-3
2020-21             21.897        199th                 30.000                    23rd                1-3
2021-22             35.167         88th                 49.000                    18th                1-3
2022-23             50.933         50th                 57.833                    14th                2-3 
2023-24             67.983         39th                 63.083                     9th                2-4
2024-25             79.219         30th                 59.783                     8th                2-4

Sampion Trophy Room
Slovenian Second Division:
2014

Slovenian First Division:
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Pokal Hervis:
2022, 2023

[DodgeeD]

spotg - dominating the league but still looking for that breakthrough in Europe I see... Same as me in my Yalovaspor save. I'm a few seasons behind you but fancy a race again, just like last time?

[spotg]

I'd lose. I really don't hold out any hope at all of being able to complete this, both with time pressures and indeed with the state of the Slovenian league.

Imagine I'll be plodding along when FM10 comes out having reached about 2037 and STILL never having won a European tie after Christmas..

[saab693]

Originally Posted by spotg

I'd lose. I really don't hold out any hope at all of being able to complete this, both with time pressures and indeed with the state of the Slovenian league.

Imagine I'll be plodding along when FM10 comes out having reached about 2037 and STILL never having won a European tie after Christmas..

it will happen young grasshopper......

Didn't Nep win it after about 30 seasons?!

[ToMexico!!]

Going to stick with Belgium and have started with KVV Heusden-Zolder. Started with a few decent players and have managed to bring in at least a dozen decent free transfers. Board do not want to make a parent club link unfortunately. Started the season well in both league and cups but having a mini injury crisis, no doubt the first of many.

[saab693]

Originally Posted by ToMexico!!

Going to stick with Belgium and have started with KVV Heusden-Zolder. Started with a few decent players and have managed to bring in at least a dozen decent free transfers. Board do not want to make a parent club link unfortunately. Started the season well in both league and cups but having a mini injury crisis, no doubt the first of many.

good old injuries! if i remember correctly you can normally bag some good players on loan in belgium too and there aren't many restrictions on doing so

27 games into Pogon's first season and we're sitting a comfortable, if unspectacular, 7th. Pretty pleased all in all. I'm still working on my tactic as the passing stats could be better. Should hopefully finish off the season tonight and get a brief report up

[ToMexico!!]

2009/10 - KVV Heusden-Zolder - Third Division Belgium

Media Prediction - 16th
Finished - 1st

As soon as i took over at Zolder we were given our Semi-Pro status. We decent finances for such a small club, they stood at around 80k. There was no doubt that we would end the season in the red, we have a small stadium of around 2500 seats.

We brought in 9 players altogether eight for free and one loanee. We released six. Transfers

Belgian Cup Results | Squad/Stats

Top Scorer - Yula, 20
Best Overall Player - Erciyas

Stadium Expansion planned

Season | Division | Finished | Cup           | Achievemants
09/10  | 3rd      | 1st      | 4th Rnd       | Champions/Promoted

[gaijin]

Well done! Getting promotion in your first season is a hard task...

[saab600]

great work mate! what a way to start the challenge!

[ToMexico!!]

Maybe promotion was too early, i'm stuggling. Struggling to find the quality needed and to secure any wins. We drawn a few too many after being in leading positions.

[iacovone]

Evening gents! I've decided to start a new game for this challenge. My experiment is going well, its just I miss playing the game , so what better way than to start on Gundo's challenge (again ).

I'll be doing sporadic updates and going at a gentle pace, but as always delivering a nice end of season report.

I'm in Sweden and have taken over tiny club Rynninge IK from Orebro. We're in the Swedish 2nd Division - North Svealand, have no history, a 1200 Stadium called Grenadjarsvallen but we do have an academy

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[himan]

I started with Mezökövesdi SE, you now may say: what??? But they play in Hungary. We won already in the 2nd round against REAC a team from the Division I

[DodgeeD]

Looking good at Yalovaspor - top of the league and still undefeated with 10 games to go and only 8 goals conceded all season. Just beat CSKA Moscow 6-0 in the Europa Cup knockout rounds as well.

Should manage to finally finish the season and get a report done over the weekend.

[berty1978]

Would anyone have a problem if I managed Afturelding in Iceland?

The reason I asked is that I saw that post patch the promotions in the summer leagues are hard-coded in. I've started in 2007 and holidayed a season so Afturelding are one of the promoted clubs then.

[5ergio]

Göztepe A.S. managed by 5ergio

Mid Season Report 2010-2011

We started the season with a shock that we are not in the Turkish League Cup Most probably my oversight in pre-season report that I claimed to do better in the cup. Anyway, we've started the season with an undefeat run. Ten wins along side six draws see us top the Phase 1 Group A. We were not scoring much but we were able to get a desired score when needed. During transfer window started our Championship Group campaign and we are still undefeated by now. Yaaay!

Championship Group

Mid Season Form

When it comes to transfers and squad, the team was lacking a left winger sub. So there seemed one transfer out as planned and a possible left winger joining in but bad news struck just after the transfer window started. First choice GK Fevzi Elmas was out for 4-5 months and I have to sign another keeper just to assure that my U18 keepers are playing every week and not sitting on my subs bench. So the transfer window ended as planned with a left winger and a goalkeeper joining.

Serdar Eylik, the potential Super Sub!

Mid Season Transfers

Overall the season is going good till now. I'm pretty optimistic in our promotion chances if we can keep up our undefeated run. Hopefully we'll be playing First League football next season.

[ToMexico!!]

2010/11 - KVV Heusden-Zolder - Second Division Belgium

Media Prediction - 18th
Finished - 14th

A mix bag of a season for Zolder, we started well, became rubbish and ended well to ensure survival. Still this season the board did not want to make any links to parent or feeder clubs.

We brought in 13 players in total. 12 for free and we spent 7k on a DM from Charleroi. Eleven players were released for no fee. Transfers

Squad/Stats

Top Scorer - Yula, 13

Finances are becoming a concern as we are 170k in the red. Another Stadium Expansion is planned which short term will hurt, although we are ground sharing a 12k stadium at the moment, so might rake some money in.

Season | Division | Finished | Cup           | Achievemants
09/10  | 3rd      | 1st      | 4th Rnd       | Champions/Promoted
10/11  | 2nd      | 14th     | 5th Rnd       | Survived

[DodgeeD]

Good luck for the rerst of the season 5ergio. I wondered about the in-game system for qualifying for the Turkish Cup when I played in the 2nd Division. It seems the teams from the previous season's Championship group and the newly-promoted sides are in the cup - do you know if that's right? It seems strange that teams just promoted from the 3rd Division would be entered ahead of last season's 2nd Division clubs...

Well done on survival To Mexico!! Hope your finances improve soon.

[DodgeeD]

Yalovaspor, 2021-21 Season Review

Domestic Competitions
Premier League: Champions!
Turkish Cup: Runners-up
Super Cup: Winners!
We dominated domestically this season and very nearly got a clean sweep of the trophies, only losing the cup final on penalties. The league campaign was our easiest yet as the title was wrapped up with 5 games to go and we went unbeaten with only 16 goals conceded (and that was with the first choice goalkeeper out for half of the season too). As we have been eliminated from the cup on penalties two years in a row, we haven’t lost a domestic game in nearly 18 months.

The European Campaign
Champions League: 3rd in Group A
Europa Cup: 2nd Knockout Round
After reaching the quarter finals last time, I had high hopes for this year but they were soon dashed when we were again seeded 4th for the group draw and wound up with Man Utd and Sevilla. We needed to pick up points aginst them at home but we flopped, losing all 4 games against those two sides. A pair of wins over Partizan ensured we went into the Europa Cup though.

We started with a bang there as we hammered CSKA Moscow 6-0 in our 1st Knockout Round, 1st Leg match. We came unstuck with a 1-0 loss away to Palermo in the next round and we ran them close in the return match but they grabbed that all important away goal to send them through as the aggregate score was tied at 2-2. That was a shame as after this point, Real Madrid were the only really tough side left so we really missed out on a chance to do very well this season.

Key Players
Lucas Nieto – finally settled after arriving last season and really pulled the strings from midfield. Won Foriegn Player of the Year and Fans’ Player of the Year.

Mauro Ledesma – returned to the club in January after two years at Espanyol (I noticed he had a release clause of just ₤4mil so I activated it and got ₤1.6mil back due to a sell-on clause ). He turned the defence from tight to watertight and powered in some trademark headers at the other end too.

Zdenek Holy – the other part of the rock solid defensice partnership. Now favoured personnel at the club.

Karim Ravensbergen – really started to fufill his potential this season. Solid at the back and dangerous going forward and winner of the Young Player of the Year award.

Hasan Kayhan – set a new club record with 15 assists from the left flank and scored some match winning goals too. Played in all of Turkey’s World Cup Qualifiers but was mysteriously dropped for the finals.

Levent Kaplan – did on the right wing what Hasan did on the left. Would have featured even more if not for injury.

Yasar Dede – the club’s topscorer and still classed as a ‘wonderkid’. Provided plenty of assists too. I hope I can hold on to him as he hasn’t quite fufilled his potential yet. That may be hard though as just about every club in Europe wants to sign him!


The Season Ahead
Having dominated so easily at home, we need to do better in Europe and that will be my main focus for next season. As long as I can hold onto my current squad, new signings shouldn’t be necessary but I have about ₤35mil available if they are. We will be in new surroundings next season as the 13,500 capacity Yalovaspor Stadium is now complete. I shall be asking for an immediate increase to the capacity, however.

The Story So Far...
2009-10: Turkish 2nd Division, 2nd in Group E (2nd Phase); Cup 1st Qualifying Round
2010-11: Turkish 2nd Division, 4th in Group B (2nd Phase)
2011-12: Turkish 2nd Division, 3rd in Championship Group
2012-13: Turkish 2nd Division, 9th in Championship Group; Cup 2nd Qualifying Round
2013-14: Turkish 2nd Division, 2nd in Championship Group (PROMOTED); Cup 2nd Qualifying Round
2014-15: Turkish 1st Division, 1st (CHAMPIONS!); Cup 2nd Qualifying Round
2015-16: Turkish Premier Division, 10th; Cup Group Stage
2016-17: Turkish Premier Division, 6th; Cup Quarter Final
2017-18: Turkish Premier Division, 1st (CHAMPIONS!); Cup Group Stage; UEFA Cup 4th Qualifying Round
2018-19: Turkish Premier Division, 1st (CHAMPIONS!); Cup Quarter Final; Champions League 3rd in Group Stage; UEFA Cup 2nd Knockout Round
2019-20: Turkish Premier Division, 1st (CHAMPIONS!); Cup WINNERS!; Super Cup WINNERS!; Champions League 3rd in Group Stage; UEFA Cup 2nd Knockout Round
2020-21: Turkish Premier Division, 1st (CHAMPIONS!); Cup Semi Final; Super Cup WINNERS!; Champions League Quarter-finals
2021-22: Turkish Premier Division, 1st (CHAMPIONS!); Cup Runners-up; Super Cup WINNERS!; Champions League 3rd in Group Stage; UEFA Cup 2nd Knockout Round

[daemonic]

Hard luck in Europe DodgeeD.

[DodgeeD]

Originally Posted by daemonic

Hard luck in Europe DodgeeD.

Cheers. We really should have beaten Palermo as we had plenty of chances to score more both home and away. Still, next season with the boys a year older (average squad age is 21 atm), we should do better.

[Gundo]

Originally Posted by berty1978

Would anyone have a problem if I managed Afturelding in Iceland?

The reason I asked is that I saw that post patch the promotions in the summer leagues are hard-coded in. I've started in 2007 and holidayed a season so Afturelding are one of the promoted clubs then.

That's fine if it still meets original challenge guidelines regardless of what version your using.

[5ergio]

21 is a pretty young team DodgeeD. As for Turkish Cup, I'm really not sure how the initial teams are chosen. Good to see Turkish Premier Division containing variety of teams, including Beylerbeyi Do you, by any chance, have Göztepe somewhere in Turkish First or Second Division You'll be fine in Europe next season I believe.

[DodgeeD]

Originally Posted by 5ergio

21 is a pretty young team DodgeeD. As for Turkish Cup, I'm really not sure how the initial teams are chosen. Good to see Turkish Premier Division containing variety of teams, including Beylerbeyi Do you, by any chance, have Göztepe somewhere in Turkish First or Second Division. You'll be fine in Europe next season I believe.

Beylerbeyi have been a big surprise over the last few seasons. They were actually my first opponents in my first season back in the 2nd Division! They came up to the Premier League in 2016 and have been steadily working their way up the table since then. Last season they spent over 15 million on transfers including the signing of an Argentinian striker right from under my nose.

Göztepe spent a good few years coming in and out of the 2nd Division but eventually made it to the 1st Division in 2018. They have been relegated and promoted again since then but last season managed to survive.

I like the way the league has been shaken up in my game. I thought Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Besiktas would be making life hard for me every season but instead Beylerbeyi and Rizespor are challenging. Did you also notice Trabzonspor's decline?

[5ergio]

Yea, it was happening in 2008 & 2007 versions. Not really surprised to be honest Also it'd be hilarious if Beylerbeyi still has Galatasaray as a parent club in your game Too lucky for me, I managed to snap their potential star defender last season (Hakan Seyran) and he's performing just as I expected him to. Hopefully will be done with the season in a day or two. A couple of matches between finals work like charm

I'll also be doing a Genie Scout report when I finish(abandon) the game. I'm hoping to see different teams up there to compete in reputations with the top three.

[dj clark boy]

Hi all restarting the challenge agian this time in Poland..Post screenshots as soon as i can

[DodgeeD]

A few weeks into the new season now and I've got Celtic, Sevilla and CFR Cluj in the Champşons League this time. I reckon 2nd is an acheiveable target.

Another difficult pre-season though with players getting unsettled by interest from other clubs. Also had that annoying complaint of 'too much competition for a first team place' from both my DMs after I signed an AMC

[berty1978]

Ungmennafélagið Afturelding or commonly shortened to UMFA, I'll call it that from now on, are a sports club based in Mosfellsbær which is located about 10 miles North-East of Reykjavik. They play in the Varmárvöllur with a capacity of 1000 with 300 seats and I would say is in a pretty nice setting:



They have now announced Craig Wright as their new manager who will probably win a few games and keep them in mid table mediocrity if their lucky.

[ToMexico!!]

2011/12 - KVV Heusden-Zolder - Second Division Belgium

Media Prediction - 18th
Finished - 8th

A much better season from Zolder, we had a shaky start, not winning in 4. We soon found our feet and began to move up the table. We reached the heavy heights of 5th but never found stability to stay there. A small run of poor results meant we fell down to 10th but we managed to rise back up to a respectable 8th.

Less transfer activity this season as have a decent set of players, there was just a few key positions that needed adding to. 6 in and 4 out all for no fee's. Transfers

Squad/Stats

Top Scorer - Vandamme, 13

Finances have improved vastly. Stadium expansion meant we moved to another stadium which helped immediately. In january we moved back to our expanded 5000 capacity stadium and now have a healthy 2500 average attendance.

Season | Division | Finished | Cup           | Achievemants
09/10  | 3rd      | 1st      | 4th Rnd       | Champions/Promoted
10/11  | 2nd      | 14th     | 5th Rnd       | Survived
11/12  | 2nd      | 8th      | 5th Rnd       | Mid Tabled Finish

[saab693]

wow i've missed a lot!

Well done to ToMexico! and DodgeeD solid seasons! Welcome to berty and dj clark boy!

Apologies for laziness on my part, I have been playing and not updating!

Plucky Pogon finished 7th in the first season. We are currently 5th in our second season with 4 to play. 1 point off automatic promotion in what is a fiercely contested league. Annoyingly 3 out of the 4 games are away!! Can't see us going up to be honest, nor are we good enough yet.

I will eventually put some season reports together!

KUTGW everyone

[ToMexico!!]

2012/13 - KVV Heusden-Zolder - Second Division Belgium

Media Prediction - 11th
Finished - 3rd Promoted via Play-Offs

Unbelievable season for Zolder, somehow we managed to gain promotion to the Pro League. We're still a semi professional club with players on part time contracts. Hopefully that is something that will be addressed this coming season.

Only three players in this season as we trimmed the squad with 10 players out. We spent a massive 19k, with 16 of it on one player. Transfers

Squad/Stats

Top Scorer - De Munter, 12
Best All Round Player - Fernandez

Finances yet again have improved vastly. Fans flocked to see us again this season, but we had a slightly lower average attendance, although we didn't have that 12k stadium for half the season. A new sponsership deal was brokered to bring in 350k a season.

Targets for Next Season

• somehow survive
• get best players on full time contracts
• stay within wage budget

Season | Division | Finished | Cup           | Achievemants
09/10  | 3rd      | 1st      | 4th Rnd       | Champions/Promoted
10/11  | 2nd      | 14th     | 5th Rnd       | Survived
11/12  | 2nd      | 8th      | 5th Rnd       | Mid Tabled Finish
12/13  | 2nd      | 3rd      | 5th Rnd       | Promoted via Play-Offs

[5ergio]

Solid going there ToMexico. Hopefully you'll be a professional team next year and the money will keep flowing in bigger amounts to ensure this success on the long run

[berty1978]

UMF Afturelding - Season 2009 update

Media prediction - 11th
Final position - 4th Final Table
Results

We actually started very well in the Upper League Cup, with 7 points from our first four games we were actually dead level with KR in joint 2nd with 2 qualifying. We lost it in the last minute (I'm not actually sure what would have happened with a draw there, would we have gone through on alphabetical order?) but KR later finished 2nd in the Premier Division so it was a decent effort.

Very disappointed to go out in the Cup 2nd round with our feeder team getting further than we did.

As for the league, even though we finished much higher than expected I am disappointed as we lost a lot of games that we shouldn't have and only finishing 4 points off promotion.

Now for the key players:

Hermann Albertsson: The only ever present in the side and an excellent season he had whether playing left back, left midfield or centre midfield.

Andrés Kolbeinsson: This man had a 7 star rating at 15 he is that good, hopefully he can stay at Afturelding and become a future star. He was doing so well in the league until he broke his leg, I'm just hoping this is a one off rather than the fact he has a 20 for injury proneness.

Halldór Sigurðsson: Signed on a free half way through the season and played very well in the centre of midfield, despite his flair going down a notch I hope he can improve as he's only 20.

Jakob Spangsberg: Signed on a free a few games into the season, an excellent striker for this level, could have scored a few more though.

Our finances have rocketed up from around £20k to over £90k during the season. We have actually got a wage budget of £4,807 pw and I'm only using £1,224 pw. The first thing I did was offer contracts as we were purely amateur at the start and the players only wanted £20 - £40 pw. If I can keep the wages low and keep playing well hopefully we can improve training facilities, maybe.

[saab693]

As promised, the double update!

FC Pogon - Polish First Division 2009/2010

League Table - http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...eTable0910.jpg
Positions - http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...itions0910.jpg

A aolid first season for the boys. I won't go into too much detail on players as I'll cover that in the second season summary.

FC Pogon - Polish First Division 2010-2011
League Table -http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...eTable1011.jpg
Positions - http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...itions2011.jpg

A great run towards the end of the season saw us claim an unlikely play off show down with Ekstraklasa side Ruch Chorzow.

First leg - http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...layOffLeg1.jpg
Second leg - http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...fFinal2011.jpg

So we were far from outclassed but in the end lost out to the better team. They dominated the first leg having two goals disallowed. The second leg was a fairly balanced affair and the boys did well all in all.

Cup - http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...93/Cup2011.jpg

Nothing spectacular here. Won our first round match then lost narrowly to Legia in the 2nd round.

Transfers - http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...nsfers2011.jpg

Pretty much even stream of players coming in and out. Some good players that helped our push for promotion though, Skiba and Biskup were both fantastic.

Squad - http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../Squad1011.jpg

A good group. Aside from Skiba and Biskup, special mentions go to our keeper Jusczyk and our striker Haftowski who both had solid seasons.

Star Player - http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Biskup2011.jpg

15 assists and 4 goals were a fine return for his first season at the club. Annoyingly he's got a non-promotion release clause in his contract, which I'm desperately trying to renegotiate as we speak!!

Finances - http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...nances2011.jpg

Absolutely dire!! I think the problem is that we have a huge 17,000 capacity stadium which we are not filling and this is costing us big time. We're within the wage budget so not sure what else I can do at the moment. I don't want to resort to selling my best players to raise capital but will have to look at how things go next year to see if i can avoid that!

Future

- Top 3 finish again would be ideal, if not top two 2 to avoid the dreaded playoff!! To be honest, I think we were pretty lucky to finish third this time round so I wouldn't be surprised if we don't do as well next time.
- Strengthen the squad. I'm struggling to find players better than those at the club at the moment, but I'm hoping to spot some youngsters with Ekstraklasa potential for the future.


Apologies for the ugly links! I haven't worked out how to edit them this time, so if anyone can give me a helping hand it'd be much appreciated!!

KUTGW everyone!

[saab693]

Update - Biskup has been named First Division Player of the Year!

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Season2011.jpg

[ToMexico!!]

2012/13 - KVV Heusden-Zolder - Second Division Belgium

Media Prediction - 16th
Finished - 9th

Another fantastic season for Zolder, we comfortably survived the season. We even had a opportunity to play European Football next season but fell at the first hurdle losing on penalties to Cercle Brugge in knock out competition.

Much more transfer activity this season. 12 players out, mainly youth team not good enough to earn a new contract. Eleven players came in. Four were pre arranged transfers from the previous season, players that really weren't good enough for a Pro league team. Enoch Adu has to be the capture of the season for Zolder, coming from a decent Antwerp side who had been relegated. 105k was spent on another 5 players, mainly youngster for the future. Transfers

Squad/Stats

Top Scorer - Verstraeten, 15

Finances did improve, until the board announced that 4000 seats would be installed into the stadium. No loans and no outside cash injections cheers board. Nearly 4mil in debt.

Targets for Next Season

• consolidation
• improve finances somehow

Season | Division | Finished | Cup           | Achievemants
09/10  | 3rd      | 1st      | 4th Rnd       | Champions/Promoted
10/11  | 2nd      | 14th     | 5th Rnd       | Survived
11/12  | 2nd      | 8th      | 5th Rnd       | Mid Tabled Finish
12/13  | 2nd      | 3rd      | 5th Rnd       | Promoted via Play-Offs
13/14  | 1st      | 9th      | 6th Rnd       | Mid Tabled Finish

edit: the chairman is looking to step aside, hopefully a board takeover will provide the money i need.

[himan]

Originally Posted by himan

I started with Mezökövesdi SE, you now may say: what??? But they play in Hungary. We won already in the 2nd round against REAC a team from the Division I

Season 1

Placed 9th in the Division II East with I thought 41 points out of 30 matches and reached the third round of the cup. I was really proud of this, cause we really could reach a place in the left row!

expected place was 15th

[ToMexico!!]

Board Takeover complete but no money invested, stupid in-board takeover. Though the debts have been cleared with a 25 year loan of 4.4m.

Another complete squad overhaul. Numerous deadwood out for much younger better players.

[iacovone]

Originally Posted by iacovone

I'll be doing sporadic updates and going at a gentle pace, but as always delivering a nice end of season report.

I'm in Sweden and have taken over tiny club Rynninge IK from Orebro. We're in the Swedish 2nd Division - North Svealand, have no history, a 1200 Stadium called Grenadjarsvallen but we do have an academy

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Just bumping this again as I'm gonna really try to get into the file now

[saab693]

Originally Posted by iacovone

Just bumping this again as I'm gonna really try to get into the file now

nice to have you onboard mate!

you don't have your save game before the reload date do you? my Pogon save has corrupted for no apparent reason.