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2031/2 - Lincoln City (League One)

It's the scrap to the finish

Board: Playoffs

Media: 5th

Bookies: 25-1

Season tickets: 2983 (up 73)

I sign a two year contract extension, giving me three to run, on £1000 per week (up £50).

Chairwoman Jane Powell sells the club to 60 year old director Oliver Addison, so it's largely business as usual.

We make a good start to the season, some convincing wins puts us in the top three. We maintain the form up to halfway and it looks like six teams will battle it out for promotion.

Beating fierce rivals Grimsby Town away in the First Round of the FA Cup was nice... especially as it was 6-2. :)

A slight dip in the New Year before we pick back up and top the table.

However, a poor finish sees us clinging on to a promotion spot and with one game to go...

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Bolton 3 Oxford 1

Cardiff 2 Northampton 1

Fulham 1 Exeter 1

Southend 0 Lincoln 1

Phew! Done it at last!

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FA CUP THIRD ROUND: Rotherham United 2 Lincoln City 1

LEAGUE CUP SECOND ROUND: Middlesbrough 2 Lincoln City 0

Top Rating: Martin Bradley 7.48 (top in League One)

Top Goalscorer: Carlos Aparicio 19 in 36 games (16 in 31 league games)

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Roll of Honour

PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Manchester City

Champions League qualifiers: Arsenal, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers

Relegated: West Ham United, Aston Villa, Norwich City

CHAMPIONSHIP

Champions: Middlesbrough

Promoted: Southampton, Nottingham Forest

Relegated: Doncaster Rovers, Stockport County, Rotherham United

LEAGUE ONE

Champions: Bolton Wanderers

Promoted: Lincoln City, Hull City

Relegated: Wycombe Wanderers, Plymouth Argyle, Fulham, Oxford United

LEAGUE TWO

Champions: Stevenage Borough

Promoted: Shrewsbury Town, Mansfield Town, Altrincham

Relegated: AFC Hayes, Rushden & Diamonds

CONFERENCE PREMIER

Champions: Luton Town

Promoted: Kingstonian

Relegated: Banbury United, Aldershot Town, Tooting & Mitcham United*, Concord Rangers

CONFERENCE NORTH

Champions: Oxford City

Promoted: Macclesfield Town

Relegated: Worksop Town, Farsley Celtic, Belper Town

CONFERENCE SOUTH

Champions: Gosport Borough

Promoted: Dagenham & Redbridge

Relegated: Aveley, Eastbourne Borough, Gloucester City

ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Hinckley United

Promoted: Truro City

Relegated: Billericay Town, Leamington, Sutton Coldfield Town, Brentwood Town

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

Champions: Harrogate Railway Athletic

Promoted: Hyde United

Relegated: Ilkeston Town, Frickley Athletic, Gainsborough Trinity, Fleetwood Town

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Croydon Athletic

Promoted: Boreham Wood

Relegated: Whyteleafe, Cinderford Town, Bracknell Town, Frome Town

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH

Champions: Chatham Town

Promoted: VCD Athletic

Relegated: Harlow Town, Wroxham

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Champions: Leatherhead

Promoted: Burgess Hill Town

Relegated: Bromley, Waltham Abbey

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH

Champions: Kendal Town

Promoted: Bishop Auckland

Relegated: Wingate & Finchley, Mossley

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Champions: Mickleover Sports

Promoted: Witton Albion

Relegated: Prescot Cables, Hucknall Town

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION MIDLANDS

Champions: Kettering Town

Promoted: Rushall Olympic

Relegated: Stourport Swifts, Hednesford Town

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST

Champions: Andover

Promoted: Clevedon Town

Relegated: Hungerford Town, Maidenhead United

* indicates 10 points deducted

FA CUP

Liverpool 0 Blackburn Rovers 2

LEAGUE CUP

Chelsea 1 Blackburn Rovers 3

FA TROPHY

Dagenham & Redbridge 2 Chelmsford City 3e

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Bayern Munich 3 Arsenal 2

Cathedral, Ramat-Gan

EUROPA LEAGUE

Paris Saint-Germain 2 Genoa 2p

New Anfield, Liverpool

OTHER LEAGUES

Scotland: Celtic

Ireland: Monaghan United

Northern Ireland: Ards

Wales: Llanelli

France: Paris Saint-Germain

Germany: Bayern Munich

Italy: Juventus

Spain: Barcelona

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New Club Records

Average attendance: 8797

Games without conceding: 7

League appearances: 461 - John Coleman

New League Records

Assists: 27 - John Long (Bury)

All Time Best Eleven

Current players only

New inductees in italics

DR - John Reid (163 games, 1 goal, 6.90 rating)

DL - Rory Brook (365, 11, 6.84)

DC - Paddy Tuohy (316, 5, 6.94 rating)

MR - Stuart Mason (286, 53, 6.96)

ML - John Coleman (487, 37, 6.91)

MC - Martin Bradley (256, 26, 7.19)

MC - Matthew Gibbs (222, 15, 6.86) - released

ST - Carlos Aparicio (185, 86, 7.13)

SB - Scott Leonard (482, 0, 6.85)

SB - Chris Stevenson (395, 160, 7.14)

SB - Mark Wallington (186, 17, 6.79) - retired

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Season Summary

[b]Season[/b]   [b]Team[/b]             [b]Division[/b]                          [b]Pos[/b]   [b]FA Cup[/b]                    [b]Other[/b]
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2011/12  Curzon Ashton    Northern First Division North    11th   Second Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2012/13  Curzon Ashton    Northern First Division North     6th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
                                                                                           Northern League President's Cup winners
2013/14  Curzon Ashton    Northern First Division North     [b]1st[/b]   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
2014/15  Curzon Ashton    Northern Premier Division        21st   First Round               FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
                                                                                           Resigned after 16 league games
2014/15  Hednesford Town  Conference North                 12th   Knocked out before joining club
2015/16  Hednesford Town  Conference North                  2nd   Fourth Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Round
                                                                                           Lost in playoff final
2016/17  Hednesford Town  Conference North                  [b]1st[/b]   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final
2017/18  Hednesford Town  Conference Premier               17th   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final
                                                                                           40th birthday :cake:
2018/19  Hednesford Town  Conference Premier                9th   Second Round              FA Trophy Third Round
                                                                                           Contract expiry
2019/20  Northampton T.   League One                       18th   First Round               League Cup Second Round
2020/21  Northampton T.   League One                        7th   Fourth Round              League Cup First Round
2021/22  Northampton T.   League One                        [b]2nd[/b]   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
                                                                                           Football League Trophy winners
2022/23  Northampton T.   Championship                     12th   Fourth Round              League Cup Second Round
2023/24  Sunderland       Championship                      3rd   Third Round               League Cup Fourth Round
2024/25  Sunderland       Championship                      7th   Third Round               League Cup Fourth Round
                                                                                           Sacked after 37 games
2025/26  Lincoln City     League Two                        [b]2nd[/b]   Second Round              League Cup First Round
2026/27  Lincoln City     League One                       15th   Third Round               League Cup First Round
2027/28  Lincoln City     League One                       14th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
                                                                                           50th birthday :cake:
2028/29  Lincoln City     League One                        5th   Third Round               League Cup First Round
2029/30  Lincoln City     League One                        7th   Fourth Round              League Cup Second Round
2030/31  Lincoln City     League One                        5th   Fifth Round               League Cup Third Round
2031/32  Lincoln City     League One                        [b]2nd[/b]   Third Round               League Cup Second Round

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.

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2032 European Championship

Hosts: Netherlands

Holders: Germany

GROUP STAGE

Poland, Netherlands, Croatia, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Switzerland

QUARTER FINALS

Austria 0 Turkey 1

Spain 2 Portugal 1

England 2 France 1

Italy 2 Bulgaria 1

SEMI FINALS

Turkey 1 Italy 4

Spain 1 England 0

FINAL

Italy 2 Spain 0

Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

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As the latest season draws to a close and the FM2011 demo is round the corner... what will my readers find most interesting..?

1. Continue with this save.

2. FM2011 with Billericay Town - 'Where The Hell Is Billericay? - Part IV - Ask Stacey'

3. FM2011 with Newcastle Town - 'He's Coming Home, He's Coming Home, He's Coming... Nobby's Coming Home'

4. FM2011 with Castel di Sangro - 'Trying To Create A New Miracle'

Your answers won't definatively decide, but they will help. Titles above are potential thread titles for any new save

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As the latest season draws to a close and the FM2011 demo is round the corner... what will my readers find most interesting..?

1. Continue with this save.

2. FM2011 with Billericay Town - 'Where The Hell Is Billericay? - Part IV - Ask Stacey'

3. FM2011 with Newcastle Town - 'He's Coming Home, He's Coming Home, He's Coming... Nobby's Coming Home'

4. FM2011 with Castel di Sangro - 'Trying To Create A New Miracle'

Your answers won't definatively decide, but they will help. Titles above are potential thread titles for any new save

Really tough, that one Nobby.

In some ways, I'm rooting for you to keep on with this save, as I think you're on the cusp of making it in the big time. I'd also love to see you end up at Stoke City.

The Newcastle Town save is also grabbing my attention immediately and I think this could be pretty awesome.

HOWEVER, my initial gut feeling was for you to recreate the miracle! Something a bit different, as you've been solely in England in this save. Plus, it's got all of the ingredients for a really great LLM style save.

Ideally, I'd like you to do 1, 3 & 4, but I guess that's a bit optimistic. ;)

I'm going to say, keep playing on with this save until you get some 'closure' in terms of your career, so maybe until Xmas. Then go for the miracle! :thup:

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Of course... one thing the FM2011 saves are dependant on... is somebody releasing a good quality set up in the lower English/Italian leagues.

I think the English leagues will be no problem but, from what I can tell, the edited versions of the lower Italian leagues were a bit of a mess last year. Regionalisation of the leagues didn't work well and they weren't very realistically portrayed in the game, which I know put me off adding Serie D. So it may well be that the miracle will have to wait for another year. :(

Perhaps Uncle Ron will do you another quality English lower league edit, so Newcastle Town could be on.

No excuse not to keep on playing the current FM10 save until a good edit comes out though. :p

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I think the English leagues will be no problem but, from what I can tell, the edited versions of the lower Italian leagues were a bit of a mess last year. Regionalisation of the leagues didn't work well and they weren't very realistically portrayed in the game, which I know put me off adding Serie D. So it may well be that the miracle will have to wait for another year. :(

Perhaps Uncle Ron will do you another quality English lower league edit, so Newcastle Town could be on.

No excuse not to keep on playing the current FM10 save until a good edit comes out though. :p

That doesn't bode well for Castel di Sangro then. And of course I will keep playing this current save at least until there is a suitable patch and lower league package available.

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2032/3 - Lincoln City (Championship)

It's where the squad outperform everybody's expectations

Board: Stay clear of relegation

Media: 23rd

Bookies: 40-1

Season tickets: 3501 (up 518)

We make a dream start to Lincoln's return to this level after a long absence, losing just two of the first thirteen matches and sit in fifth position.

Come Christmas and we're now drawing a lot of games and have slipped to mid table.

We then get embarrassed at West Ham in the FA Cup where Tuohy and Darlington playing in the centre of defence are rated 4.7 between them!

The ship steadies though as we settle down in mid table before we improve a little to finish off an excellent season.

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FA CUP FOURTH ROUND: West Ham United 7 Lincoln City 1

LEAGUE CUP SECOND ROUND: Aston Villa 2 Lincoln City 1

Top Rating: Martin Bradley 7.16

Top Goalscorer: Kevin Proffitt 24 in 46 games (23 in 43 league games)

Player of the Year

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Young Player of the Year (decided by me)

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Roll of Honour

PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Manchester City

Champions League qualifiers: Arsenal, Leyton Orient, Blackburn Rovers

Relegated: Everton, Southampton, Nottingham Forest

CHAMPIONSHIP

Champions: West Ham United

Promoted: Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday

Relegated: Watford, Alfreton Town, Sunderland

LEAGUE ONE

Champions: Cardiff City

Promoted: Stockport County, Northampton Town

Relegated: Derby County, Bournemouth, Preston North End, Altrincham

LEAGUE TWO

Champions: Oxford United

Promoted: Wycombe Wanderers, Scunthorpe United, Bristol Rovers

Relegated: Darlington, Hartlepool United

CONFERENCE PREMIER

Champions: Rushden & Diamonds

Promoted: Droylsden

Relegated: AFC Wimbledon, Eastleigh, Barnet, Dover Athletic

CONFERENCE NORTH

Champions: Chesterfield

Promoted: Nuneaton Town

Relegated: Redditch United, Hendon, Hinckley United

CONFERENCE SOUTH

Champions: Crawley Town

Promoted: Lewes

Relegated: Sutton United, Farnborough, Tooting & Mitcham United

ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Canvey Island

Promoted: Dorchester Town

Relegated: Aveley, AFC Hornchurch, Quorn, Burgess Hill Town

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

Champions: Radcliffe Borough

Promoted: Belper Town

Relegated: Gateshead, Warrington Town, Kendal Town, Bishop Auckland

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Bridgwater Town

Promoted: Andover

Relegated: Hampton & Richmond Borough, Walton & Hersham, Hemel Hempstead Town, Hayes & Yeading United

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH

Champions: Harrow Borough

Promoted: Grays Athletic

Relegated: Potters Bar Town, Ware

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Champions: Enfield Town

Promoted: Whitehawk

Relegated: Carshalton Athletic, Folkestone Invicta

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH

Champions: Colwyn Bay

Promoted: Redbridge

Relegated: Skelmersdale United, Fleetwood Town

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Champions: Ilkeston Town

Promoted: Carlton Town

Relegated: Shepshed Dynamo, Gainsborough Trinity

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION MIDLANDS

Champions: Bedworth United

Promoted: Leighton United

Relegated: Bury Town, Sutton Coldfield Town

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST

Champions: Margate

Promoted: Weston-super-Mare

Relegated: Swindon Supermarine, Windsor & Eton

* indicates 10 points deducted

FA CUP

Middlesbrough 0 Arsenal 4

LEAGUE CUP

Notts County 0 Arsenal 2

FA TROPHY

Kidderminster Harriers 2 Droylsden 2p

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Manchester City 3 Juventus 1

Neuvo San Mamés, Bilbao

EUROPA LEAGUE

Werder Bremen 2 Manchester United 1

Vicente Calderón, Madrid

OTHER LEAGUES

Scotland: Celtic

Ireland: Shamrock Rovers

Northern Ireland: Glenavon

Wales: Llanelli

France: Marseille

Germany: Werder Bremen

Italy: Juventus

Spain: Real Madrid

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New Club Records

Average attendance: 9753

League appearances: 500 - John Coleman

Transfer fee paid: £80,000 for Gábor Novak from Hibernian

Transfer fee received: £1,700,000 for Mark Ventre to Swansea City

New League Records

Biggest win: Swansea City 7 Bolton Wanderers 1

Games without losing: 22 - West Ham United

Goals in a match: 5 - Norman Devine for Watford v Hull City

All Time Best Eleven

Current players only

New inductees in italics

DR - John Reid (163 games, 1 goal, 6.90 rating) - retired

DL - Rory Brook (411, 11, 6.83)

DC - Paddy Tuohy (363, 8, 6.94)

MR - Stuart Mason (332, 59, 6.86)

ML - John Coleman (525, 37, 6.89

MC - Martin Bradley (303, 29, 7.19)

ST - Carlos Aparicio (230, 101, 7.12)

SB - Scott Leonard (483, 0, 6.85)

SB - Chris Stevenson (407, 162, 7.13)

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Season Summary

[b]Season[/b]   [b]Team[/b]             [b]Division[/b]                          [b]Pos[/b]   [b]FA Cup[/b]                    [b]Other[/b]
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2011/12  Curzon Ashton    Northern First Division North    11th   Second Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2012/13  Curzon Ashton    Northern First Division North     6th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
                                                                                           Northern League President's Cup winners
2013/14  Curzon Ashton    Northern First Division North     [b]1st[/b]   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
2014/15  Curzon Ashton    Northern Premier Division        21st   First Round               FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
                                                                                           Resigned after 16 league games
2014/15  Hednesford Town  Conference North                 12th   Knocked out before joining club
2015/16  Hednesford Town  Conference North                  2nd   Fourth Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Round
                                                                                           Lost in playoff final
2016/17  Hednesford Town  Conference North                  [b]1st[/b]   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final
2017/18  Hednesford Town  Conference Premier               17th   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final
                                                                                           40th birthday :cake:
2018/19  Hednesford Town  Conference Premier                9th   Second Round              FA Trophy Third Round
                                                                                           Contract expiry
2019/20  Northampton T.   League One                       18th   First Round               League Cup Second Round
2020/21  Northampton T.   League One                        7th   Fourth Round              League Cup First Round
2021/22  Northampton T.   League One                        [b]2nd[/b]   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
                                                                                           Football League Trophy winners
2022/23  Northampton T.   Championship                     12th   Fourth Round              League Cup Second Round
2023/24  Sunderland       Championship                      3rd   Third Round               League Cup Fourth Round
2024/25  Sunderland       Championship                      7th   Third Round               League Cup Fourth Round
                                                                                           Sacked after 37 games
2025/26  Lincoln City     League Two                        [b]2nd[/b]   Second Round              League Cup First Round
2026/27  Lincoln City     League One                       15th   Third Round               League Cup First Round
2027/28  Lincoln City     League One                       14th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
                                                                                           50th birthday :cake:
2028/29  Lincoln City     League One                        5th   Third Round               League Cup First Round
2029/30  Lincoln City     League One                        7th   Fourth Round              League Cup Second Round
2030/31  Lincoln City     League One                        5th   Fifth Round               League Cup Third Round
2031/32  Lincoln City     League One                        [b]2nd[/b]   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2032/33  Lincoln City     Championship                     12th   Fourth Round              League Cup Second Round

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.

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Interesting... exactly the same performance as when I reached the Championship with Northampton Town... and my best player at Lincoln is also the same - a centre midfielder who is solid all round and came through the youth ranks early on (Bradley at Lincoln and Wordsworth at Northampton).

Quite a busy close season...

Firstly, I sign Wordsworth. It will be very interesting to see how Bradley and Wordsworth do together in the centre of the park.

I then sign a contract extension to 2036 on £1700 a week, up from £1000.

Then...

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And finally, Iker Munain's contract is not renewed at Stoke City, who narrowly avoided dropping into League One last season. I know for a fact Crouchy wants me to take the job... but me... I need time to think about it...

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I used to go a few Newcastle Town games, but stopped doing so around three years ago when I started playing golf again. Typically, they are now having a good season in their first ever season in the Northern Premier League First Division South.

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I've made my decision...

I'm staying at Lincoln City. I've made three quality signings over the close season (including Wordsworth) and am very much looking forward to hopefully improving on last season. Stoke meanwhile really struggled last season and will need major changes to haul themselves back up. Besides, I've grown quite attached to my Lincoln side.

I've also made another decision...

I will try the FM2011 demo. If I think the game has made enough of an improvement/evolution for me to buy the next version, then I will. I will then carry on playing this save until there is at least one official patch released and a solid and reliable lower league package released for at least England and maybe also Italy.

If this happens, then I shall also continue this save but in a novel way. I will retire my current manager (ie me), have my 'son' take over and let the game run on holiday mode while I am doing other things, and report back at the end of each season in a fashion similar to what I do now.

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