foost Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Right, back to my game the most WTF happend... Just played Walsall at home (sold out tickets!!) and d e s t r o y e d them with 5-0!! lol... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foost Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Anyone had a game like this? I just won 1-2 away vs Accrington and the referee gave both teams in total: 10 yellow cards and 2 red... haha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cysne Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I just caved and went out and bought FM10. So I guess I should do this challenge again, I might do more interesting reports this time, too! Going to go for a new club no one's done it with before, any ideas please? 52 minutes left for my patch.. Oh I love the fact steam never gives me 8mg download Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Keenan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hmm, all I've been doing is poring over lists of players on who to sign. It really is impossible to look for players for BSN sides! I'd advise using your assistant manager's recommendations, they really helped me out in the early going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking busy Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hmm, all I've been doing is poring over lists of players on who to sign. It really is impossible to look for players for BSN sides! The players that come up in the backroom advice are a good start. They can come up with some crackers Cysne - I don't think anyone is managing Hemel, but the problem is that only the ones with the higher reputation seem to get promoted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cysne Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Cysne - I don't think anyone is managing Hemel, but the problem is that only the ones with the higher reputation seem to get promoted That is always the problem, guess I will do alot of reloading. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I'd advise using your assistant manager's recommendations, they really helped me out in the early going. Also sometimes your other coaches have suggestions in Backroom Advice. I've signed a few players from both suggestions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking busy Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 That is always the problem, guess I will do alot of reloading. I tried to get Hemel but after an hour of reloading i got bored and went for King's Lynn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking busy Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Also sometimes your other coaches have suggestions in Backroom Advice. I've signed a few players from both suggestions. I've found the backroom advice better than the scouting. The scouts have come up with a few but the problem is they seem to only be picking players who are fit for the Blue Square North. Whereas I want players who will be able to play in the division above. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Exactly my point, I got advice about Chris Herd and Francisco Duran from backroom advice and IRL they're currently in the reserves of Aston Villa and Liverpool. It's always worth sending a scout to have a look at suggested players from both the ass man's team report and the backroom advice. Sometimes the player might be half a star and sometimes they could be 4 and a half star players and they mostly do seem interested in signing for you even in the BSS/BSN, whereas a scout's suggestion probably won't be interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foost Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Duran is doing wonders for me in the midfield... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Keenan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Is this the year? I'm home to Liverpool for the final game, Chelsea are home vs. Sunderland and my best player is out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Keenan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Talk about a nail biting finish, Chelsea were leading (and went on to win) so I was destined for another 2nd place finish until the 94th minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foost Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Is this the year?I'm home to Liverpool for the final game, Chelsea are home vs. Sunderland and my best player is out. Mmm, good luck then Gareth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foost Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Congratulations with your title!! Hows the CL going? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 That's great. Well played Gareth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Keenan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Congratulations with your title!! Hows the CL going? Thanks! I've been knocked out in the CL semi final for the past two seasons now. I thought I would make it to the final this year after beating Barca 2-0 in the first leg, but then we had this aberration in the second leg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foost Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hmm that sucks, but now you can set everything aside for CL next year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Keenan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Finally a new stadium! Only 29015 capacity and no roof but it will do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking busy Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Finally a new stadium!Only 29015 capacity and no roof but it will do. Have you still been ground sharing with Bury until now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Keenan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Have you still been ground sharing with Bury until now? Yeah I've been at Gigg Lane up to this point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mag man Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Are new stadiums still built in the town you're ground-sharing or do you go back to the town you belong in? In the last version with Maidstone I got a new stadium in Sittingbourne rather than Maidstone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klose11 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Nantwich Town FC - (2010/11) - Blue Square North Predicted to finish 20th by the media, I said I'd keep us up. League Table League Positions Results 1 Results 2 Results 3 Started off slowly with 1 point from 3 games, but as I gradually added to the squad we were never really in danger of relegation. I was hopeful of a playoff spot but we ending up gatecrashing the league, going top after 35 games. There we remained until after the 41st game, successive defeats having destroyed our 5 point lead. However, victory over Tamworth, combined with Vauxhall falling to defeat, saw us clinch an unexpected title, and with it, promotion at the first time of asking. There was a pitiful effort in the FA Cup, losing to lower league opposition at the first attempt. We managed a decent run in the FA Trophy though, knocking out Gainsborough Trinity of the BSP. Transfers Squad It took a while to hire a scout, and then signings came in dribs and drabs throughout the season. There's still a fair amount of deadwood, and an overhaul is needed for next season. Key Players Sean Fitzharris only started playing when my other forwards forgot how to score, but was instrumental in our rise up the table. Jared Hodgkiss is a solid right back who should do a job for the next few seasons. The story so far Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 1st BSN Champions First priority will again be safety, I need to do some wheeling and dealing if we're to challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebaker Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I think i've succeded in signing the least professional player ever. Signed a young French player on a free, he was formerly at Man U who had payed 1.5 Million for him 2 seasons before. Described as tempermental, by the end of august he has missed 2 matches and 1 training session after going to nightclubs . As he is a first teamer he won't accept any tutoring, he got angry when i suggested it and angry when i warned him for missing a match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjtopor Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 2011/12- Billericay Town - Blue Square Premier League Position - 2nd TABLE GRAPH Pretty straightforward season really, as you can see from the graph. We started off a little slow as I was busy snapping up every half-decent free my AssMan could put in front of me, but once we gelled a bit we stayed at the top all season long. Barnet was pretty clearly the class of the league and certainly a nemesis for me, so it was the playoff lottery once again. Playoff semi was pretty much a walk, a 0-2 in the first leg on goals from Michael Standing and Calvin Andrew meant I could play pretty safe in the second. It wasn't necessary though as Andrew popped up with a hattrick in a 4-1 demolition for a comfortable 6-1 agg win over Kidderminster. The playoff final pitted us against Cambridge. I wish I could tell the story in a way that made the game interesting, but other than my stikers missing a hatful of chances in the first half, my dour, defensive, longball-hoofing squad managed a 1-0 when Callum Harrison buried a 25-footer. We're going up! The cups were a little better this year. In the FA Cup we got to the 2nd round, grabbing Gillingham as Billericay's biggest scalp to date in the 1st round and then dropping out via a 1-3 in the replay against Shrewsbury. Results. We made it to the FA Trophy final for a run-out at Wembley, but Barnet were too strong and too rested as we were battling in the play-offs. We never really looked like winning, but battled to bring the match to penalties before succumbing. Results. TRANSFERS. Highlights of the squad this season: Lewis Guy - The striker signed on free and was the pacy half of my preferred strikeforce, contributing the goals Kyle Wilson was unable to regularly at this level. Calvin Andrew - Andrew was the large half of the strikeforce and contributed inconsistent but valuable goals. Callum Harrison - The midfielder was my most consistent man in the middle of the park, and popped up with a few key goals. Daniel Jones - Primarily a left winger but a marauding fullback for me, he is undoubtedly my best player and one of the few who is really L2 class. FINANCES For next season, I think we have a sufficient squad to not get relegated in League 2, but the money is really going to be an issue. This team will get a whole lot more expensive when we go pro and my sad, sad, wage budget is not going to cover it. I'll have to let almost all my depth go and hope we can stay healthy. Billericay Town 2010/2011 - Blue Square South - 2nd, playoffs - promoted, FA Cup - 3rd qualifying round, FA Trophy - 3rd qualifying round 2011/2012 - Blue Square Premier - 2nd, playoffs - promoted, FA Cup - 2nd round, FA Trophy - Final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Keenan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 G. Keenan's FC United- 2026/2027 Season Review- Premier League Season review: After finishing as runner up for the Premier League crown for the past two seasons I really wanted this to be my year, and our start was great leading to a 6 point lead by Christmas. As the Champions league and FA Cup schedule started heating up our fixture list became very busy, and while I don't want to blame that for a loss in the form, the two did coincide very nicely. With about 4 games to go it looked as though Chelsea and their 5 point lead would hold strong, but we were able to come back at them and ended up winning the league by one point thanks to a 94th minute goal on the final day of the season. Cup review: FA Cup- loss in final to West Ham. League Cup- 3rd round exit to Wolves. Champions League- Semi final loss to Barcelona. League Table Squad Finances Career Overview Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 5th None 2011/12 Blue Square North 1st Promoted, BSN champions 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 7th None 2013/14 Blue Square Premier 3rd Promoted, playoffs 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 2 22nd None 2015/16 Coca-Cola League 2 3rd Promoted 2016/17 Coca-Cola League 1 16th None 2017/18 Coca-Cola League 1 1st Promoted, L1 champions 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 15th None 2019/20 Coca-Cola Championship 5th None 2020/21 Coca-Cola Championship 6th Promoted, playoffs 2021/22 Premier League 10th None 2022/23 Premier League 12th None 2023/24 Premier League 10th None 2024/25 Premier League 2nd None 2025/26 Premier League 2nd Community Shield winners 2026/27 Premier League 1st [b]Premier League champions[/b] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithers Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Kenwyne - 2010/11 - Oxford City - BSN Yay another Oxford player Nice one on finishing 3rd, that's much better than what I did in the first season. If you want any advice, I'd recommend keeping McSporran; although he's getting on, with the right training he'll develop immensely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviedaniels Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 G. Keenan's FC United- 2026/2027 Season Review- Premier League Season review: After finishing as runner up for the Premier League crown for the past two seasons I really wanted this to be my year, and our start was great leading to a 6 point lead by Christmas. As the Champions league and FA Cup schedule started heating up our fixture list became very busy, and while I don't want to blame that for a loss in the form, the two did coincide very nicely. With about 4 games to go it looked as though Chelsea and their 5 point lead would hold strong, but we were able to come back at them and ended up winning the league by one point thanks to a 94th minute goal on the final day of the season. Cup review: FA Cup- loss in final to West Ham. League Cup- 3rd round exit to Wolves. Champions League- Semi final loss to Barcelona. League Table Squad Finances Career Overview Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 5th None 2011/12 Blue Square North 1st Promoted, BSN champions 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 7th None 2013/14 Blue Square Premier 3rd Promoted, playoffs 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 2 22nd None 2015/16 Coca-Cola League 2 3rd Promoted 2016/17 Coca-Cola League 1 16th None 2017/18 Coca-Cola League 1 1st Promoted, L1 champions 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 15th None 2019/20 Coca-Cola Championship 5th None 2020/21 Coca-Cola Championship 6th Promoted, playoffs 2021/22 Premier League 10th None 2022/23 Premier League 12th None 2023/24 Premier League 10th None 2024/25 Premier League 2nd None 2025/26 Premier League 2nd Community Shield winners 2026/27 Premier League 1st [b]Premier League champions[/b] Cracking season bud, very close there so good luck next season, that Barca result looked like it was a bad day at the office Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaNovi Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Playoff Semi-final leg 1 Looks like im gonna miss another playoff promotion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaNovi Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Leg 2 .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaNovi Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Kingstonian (2012/2013) Blue Square Premier Prediction - 23 Blue Square Premier Position - 5 Table Playoff Semi final Graph Summary Did good all season although beeing predicted to end as no 23. We kept playing well and ended up in a playoff spot. Unfortunaly we sucked ( mainly because my 3 biggest stars of cause were injuried ) and lost in the semi. We dont seem to have the playoff luck unfortunaly. Another problem is that our finances now are 250k in the red and the board keep injecting us with cash, i hope i can be able to sell somebody soon Squad McAusland the top goalscorer! (no playoff) Canbaz A massive signing for the team. After one day of trial he was signed and was our best player.(no playoff) Matchett New signing, was very stable Mcmenamin New signing, looks great for this division (no playoff) Transfers Goals for the upcoming season: I hope not to go in another play off session, so i aim for the 1st place League Season Finished Achievements ------------------------------------------------------- Blue Square South 20010/11 4th Playoff Final losers Blue Square South 20011/12 1st Blue Square South Champions Blue Square Premier 20012/13 5th Playoff semi-final losers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roseboy64 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Boston United - Season 1 - Blue Square North - 2010/2011 Media Prediction - 15th Final Position - 1st FA Cup - 1st Round FA Trophy - Fourth Round League Table Position Graph Transfers Finances Manager Profile Manager Personal So started off the season with some mediocre and bad performances and ended up in the bottom half after the first 10 games or so. Form managed to pick up after bringing in some more new players and I guess tactics finally sorted and team starting to gel went on some long unbeaten runs and managed to end up in first. Was in the promotion places for the second half of the season and managed to claim first and keep it until the end. In the cups I surpassed expectations and managed to get to the 4th round of the FA Trophy. Got beaten by a BSP team though so fair enough. In the FA Cup I managed to reach the 1st round and got knocked out at home to L2 opposition. Made a bucket load of signings as you'll see and most helped throughout the season at various points. Have made some new signings for next season already and copped a decent regen and looking to scout an AMC in the Trial Day games as well as managing to get the AssMan I wanted before but wouldn't come and managed to get him now that I'm promoted. Man Utd as parent club too replacing my one season with Norwich. Hoping to use that next season in L2 hopefully if I managed back to back promotions as I did last version. Awards Manager of Season League Season Finished Notes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue Square North 10/11 1st Champions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalbeider Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Gonna give this a go. The choice in the end came to a coin toss between King's Lynn and Merthyr Tydfil, and the first won, so King's Lynn it is. Profile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I hate board takeovers; my Sutton one is on then its off, then its on, then its off. Porstmouth was smoother then this one. And I'm still under a transfer embargo and can't loan players or free agents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejaswi Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Also sometimes your other coaches have suggestions in Backroom Advice. I've signed a few players from both suggestions. I'd advise using your assistant manager's recommendations, they really helped me out in the early going. I've found the backroom advice better than the scouting. The scouts have come up with a few but the problem is they seem to only be picking players who are fit for the Blue Square North. Whereas I want players who will be able to play in the division above. I've been looking at them, but inevitably, all of them are turning out to be ****. The problem is, I'm pretty sure I'd be in the BSP next season and I want to find players who can do a job there. Not many around, but when you find one, they end up being brilliant ! For now, I'm just poring over lists of players on general search whose contracts have expired and also going through the BSP squads to find players whose contracts have expired or are expiring. Also, I've noticed a few of the posters here have filled their teams with Bulgarian (Or was it Belgian?) players. How is this possible without loading the Belgian / Bulgarian league? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejaswi Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Another question, why is everyone in the red when it comes to balances? I'm making enough money for the season from the friendlies at the start. Just play your U-18 teams against teams like Boro (40k), Stoke (25k), Boca (45k) multiple times and then arrange friendlies against much smaller clubs for your first team to gel and have a run out against. Working out well so far for me. Am I breaking any rules? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 Another question, why is everyone in the red when it comes to balances? I'm making enough money for the season from the friendlies at the start. Just play your U-18 teams against teams like Boro (40k), Stoke (25k), Boca (45k) multiple times and then arrange friendlies against much smaller clubs for your first team to gel and have a run out against. Working out well so far for me. Am I breaking any rules? Not really, although struggling with the debt is all part of the challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennuk Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Have two games left of the season thought i need 4 points to get in the playoffs. So far played one lost one! Still in 5th though. NEED A WIN, but am AWAY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I think it's a fair way to do it, its what happens IRL. Going to give this another shot soon, but I want to do it with Boreham Wood as I cant get into any other saves. Anyone got a Boreham Wood HM save lying around? PLEASE? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scab Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Season 2024/25 Review - Kingstonian in the Premier League League Table Past Positions Binned the old defensive 4-5-1 in favor of a free-flowing 4-4-2 now that we have the players for it. It was pretty much an instant success, keeping us at the top fighting for first place before eventually running away with it. Liverpool put up a brave fight, but were never able to properly bridge the gap. English champions! Champions League Group G | 1st Knockout Rnd | Qtr Final | Semi Final | Final What a final! With defensive rock Wilson suspended, new striker ace Ian Smith injured, and creative winger Nardi not quite fit I knew we were going to be shaky at the back and lack some creativity up front, but with both teams coming out all guns blazing it turned into an entertaining night in Glasgow. Dan Cooke, straight out of the brand new Kingstonian youth academy, set the pace right away with a beautiful strike no more than 30 seconds into the game, proving he was the right man to replace Smith. Real was not amused and quickly took over the show, equalizing while our right-back was down injured and going on to bury both 1-2 and 1-3. Cooke had however not had enough and lost two Madrid defenders pushing high up into the pitch with a cheeky first touch, out-paced them down to the keeper and scored his second of the night with a placed shot into the corner of the net. Needing two more for the win we pushed higher up and started pumping balls into the box, a strategy that worked brilliantly at first as Vosselman headed in both 3-3 and 4-3 from long sweeping crosses in from the wings, but less spectacularly as Madrid equalized 4-4 on a counter-attack before we got the chance to regroup into defence. This was going to have to be settled in extra time; bad news for a ragged Real Madrid who looked powerless as Vosselman headed in his third of the night and gifted Schonewille the chance to put the final nail in the coffin from the penalty spot after a clumsy challenge from behind in the penalty area. Extra time ended 6-4 and we were European champions! The road to the final was a bit shaky as well and certainly not without hiccups and a fair bit of luck. We scraped through on away goals against both Bayern in the 1st knockout round and Anderlecht in the semis, and the deciding goal in Brussels didn't come until three minutes into stoppage time, right about when I was sure we were out. That's not even mentioning the two penalties we were handed earlier in the game to even get in a position to be looking for that final goal. FA Cup | League Cup Retained the League Cup, meaning we've completed a terrific treble. Still can't seem to get things right in the FA Cup for whatever reason as we got knocked out by Championship side Blackburn on penalties. Squad Very strong this year, all I could really wish for is slightly better fullbacks and a stronger DC backup than Jones. I do however have a couple of youth prospects in mind for that, so fingers crossed one of them will be ready in a season or two. The two highlights are probably Ian Smith (goal-scoring machine) and Dan Cooke (fantastic season for a 17-year-old). Transfers Spent a lot to get the last bit of quality needed to put in a serious challenge in both the league and cups, and it paid off. Ian Smith is no doubt the best striker the club has seen, and McDonald and Juárez help form a really solid yet technical midfield, providing a whooping 37 assists between them among other things. Made quite a bit of the money back from selling an aging Mael Causse at an almost criminal price along with a couple of squad players, thus ending up breaking both club records for transfer money in and transfer money out handsomely. Oops. The First-Choice Line-Up GK: Yasuhiro Yagi DR: Mark Murphy DC: Roddy Wilson DC: Chris Conrad DL: Edwin Schonewille MR: Arnaldo Juárez MC: Callum McDonald MC: Dobri Petrov ML: Fabio Nardi FC: Ian Smith FC: Gerben Vosselman Season Team League Finished Achievements 2010/11 Kingstonian Blue Square South 4th - 2011/12 Kingstonian Blue Square South 1st Champions, Promotion 2012/13 Kingstonian Blue Square Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners 2013/14 Kingstonian Blue Square Premier 3rd Promotion through playoffs 2014/15 Kingstonian Coca-Cola League 2 8th - 2015/16 Kingstonian Coca-Cola League 2 2nd Promotion 2016/17 Kingstonian Coca-Cola League 1 5th - 2017/18 Kingstonian Coca-Cola League 1 2nd Promotion 2018/19 Kingstonian Coca-Cola Championship 7th - 2019/20 Kingstonian Coca-Cola Championship 2nd Promotion 2020/21 Kingstonian Premier League 14th - 2021/22 Kingstonian Premier League 11th - 2022/23 Kingstonian Premier League 5th League Cup winners 2023/24 Kingstonian Premier League 2nd League Cup winners [b]2024/25 Kingstonian Premier League 1st League Cup winners, Champions, Champions League winners[/b] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennuk Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 We are 1-0 up :_) Walmsley Freekick 1-1 2-1 3-1 WHOOP! 5th in the BSP, Playoffs here we come! James Walker came off the bench at half time and scored the 2 goals to win it for us! Unfortunatley he is now injured Could have done with him for the playoffs! Hes out for 4 weeks Heres the match Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffe Johansson Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Congratulations on completing the challenge SCAB!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Congrats on completing the Challenge scab. Was thinking - could you give us a step by step guide to the best tips for each season based on how you did it? How to get out of the BSS/N, then consolidation in the BSP, promotion etc., all the way up from going from a mid-table team to Championship challengers? Would be helpful to people who struggle a bit more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 I think it's a fair way to do it, its what happens IRL. A one off match between a lower league team and a local big club I can understand, but not a series of matches between a lower league team's youth team and a string of big clubs. I'd be quite interested to see a link for a fixture list for a lower league club who has had a pre season like that, even if it is to prove me wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Quick update: Managed to get Nuneaton promoted first time of asking, albeit via the playoffs I beat Stafford Rangers 3-1 in the playoff final, 2 of those goals in the first half of extra time I might add Onwards and upwards in the BSP ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 **** Scab - how the hell do you a) find these players ! and b) produce such good youth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Nantwich Town, Season 2, 2011-12 - Blue Square North Finished - 1st League Table Link Past Positions Squad Transfers The annually, non-AI team of the year GK - Nathan McDonald, 20, English DR - Jared Hodgkiss, 25, English DL - Dan Smith, 25, English DC - Jack Pearson, 22, English DC - Ritchie Sutton, 26, English MR - , 25, Canadian ML - Junior Brown, 23, English MC - Chris Flynn, 24, Welsh MC - Kevin Street, 34, English ST - Harry Clayton, 19, English ** - Been on loan for 2 years, now an official member after being signed at end of season. ST - Colin Heath, 28, English - Season Summary So obviously, after the initiation season, your aims change. Instead of trying to avoid the nasty, black hole of relegation, you begin to push for the dizzy heights of promotion. This could involve you bringing in new players, loan signings, new staff etc. To a certain extent this is exactly what I did. However if you have taken the time to look at the transfers I made, you will see I didn't really make many significant changes to my squad. I don't know if it was whether the squad gelled more, or whether they got better, but whatever it was, it meant that we did a lot better than last year. A championship win was certainly unexpected, however I think it was more down to the other teams being a lot worse, as we were nothing special. Harry Clayton's story is pretty funny. I manged to get him on loan in the first season, then extended it for 8 months, then got him back on loan until the end of the season a few days after he returned, and then when he left I signed him. If you have looked at my transfer screenshot, you will see upon promotion I signed a few experienced pro's. Most likely Frenchman, Laurent Robert! - Career Overview Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 15th None 2011/12 Blue Square North 1st Promoted via winning the league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennuk Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Well done scab. Now finished my first leg, dissapointing 1-1 draw at home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scab Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Thanks everyone! Congrats on completing the Challenge scab. Was thinking - could you give us a step by step guide to the best tips for each season based on how you did it? How to get out of the BSS/N, then consolidation in the BSP, promotion etc., all the way up from going from a mid-table team to Championship challengers? Would be helpful to people who struggle a bit more. Sure. Well, probably not step-by-step, but get a good assistant manager with good JPA/JPP attributes and keep checking the team report regularly for players he recommends, even if you haven't made any changes to the squad. It will change along with the club's scouting knowledge and who's available and was essential for me to get the right players, especially in the lower leagues. Get scouts with knowledge of major countries outside of the UK to widen the area he picks from, foreigners can usually be trialled even if the scouts can't go take a look at them. Tactically I'd suggest to stick to the Rigid/Very Rigid types until, well, until a few seasons into the Premiership. We were always the underdog every single season and could never match the big teams in player quality, so this was the only way to ever beat them. Another feature I've started (ab)using is player praise/criticism. I basically do this before every single game with players I haven't already done it to in the past month to maximize their morale; it will go straight from Poor to Superb if it succeeds and stay that way for 2 days before usually going down to Very Good. And it's not hard to get right. Add fines to that and I usually get good performances out of everyone on match day. For training I just leave everything on General as long as I have a small squad; injury prevention and fitness is more important. Especially as most players won't stay longer than 1-3 seasons. Maybe I bumped up one or two sliders for specific players, but no more. I only started doing my usual individual training schedules for all players the 2nd season in the Premiership; almost everyone on General until then. Hmm... I think that's all I can think of right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennuk Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Gutted lost 1-0 to an 89th minute goal in the second leg, meaning we are out of the playoffs and doomed to spend our 3rd year in the BSP! Im gutted so think im off to bed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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