madlad1 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Marky Mark - very inspirational - congratualtions on all achievements and I look forward to further updates. I have a game running managing Leiston (tier 9, if this excludes me from the challenge so be it, I'm enjoying it!). I will post an update later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dees-Blake Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I've started this, but it's slightly modified. Instead I am starting with a tier 35 team in my World Domination database that I just released.. the top 1360 clubs in the world all structured into a pyramid, and I'm starting at the very bottom. Even if I win promotion every year it will still take me at least 36 years to do this challenge. Slightly scary. Playing with FC Pasching, originally an Austrian team. Sitting 2nd after four games, despite being predicted 17th. Should be interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Mark! Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 FM09 - Merthyr 2038/39 Season Update - Championship - Marky Mark! 2009/10 - BSS, 2nd - Promotion through playoffs! 2010/11 - BSP, 18th - Setanta Shield Qtr Final 2011/12 - BSP, 6th - Setanta Shield Qtr Final 2012/13 - BSP, 18th 2013/14 - BSP, 14th - FA Trophy winners! 2014/15 - BSP, 2nd - FA Trophy Semi-Final, FA Cup 3rd Round, Promotion through playoffs! 2015/16 - League Two, 20th 2016/17 - League Two, 13th, JPT S Quarter Final 2017/18 - League Two, 9th 2018/19 - League Two, 1st, FA Cup 3rd Round, League Two Champions! 2019/20 - League One, 16th, FA Cup 3rd Round, Carling Cup 3rd Round, JPT S Semi Final 2020/21 - League One, 21st, FA Cup 4th Round, Relegation 2021/22 - League Two, 3rd, FA Cup 3rd Round, JPT Winners!, Automatic Promotion! 2022/23 - League One, 3rd, FA Cup 3rd Round, Lost in playoff final 2023/24 - League One, 2nd, FA Cup 4th Round, Automatic Promotion! 2024/25 - Championship, 22nd, FA Cup 3rd Round, Relegation 2025/26 - League One, 4th, Carling Cup 4th Round, Promotion through Playoffs! 2026/27 - Championship, 21st 2027/28 – Championship, 20th, FA Cup Sixth Round 2028/29 - Championship, 19th, Carling Cup 3rd Round 2029/30 - Championship, 13th, FA Cup Fourth Round 2030/31 - Championship, 16th 2031/32 - Championship, 5th, Lost in Playoff semi-final 2032/33 - Championship, 6th, Carling Cup 4th Round, Lost in Playoff semi-final 2033/34 - Championship, 15th 2034/35 - Championship, 11th 2035/36 - Championship, 7th, FA Cup Sixth Round, Carling Cup Third Round 2036/37 - Championship, 2nd, FA Cup Fourth Round, Carling Cup Fourth Round, Automatic Promotion! 2037/38 - Premiership, 18th, Caring Cup Fourth Round, Relegation 2038/39 - Championship, 2nd, Automatic Promotion! After a disapointing debut season in the EPL last season, which saw the side relegated, I was determened for Merthyr to bounce straight back up, however the first half of the season didn't quite go to plan - whilst the side were generally playing well, we were dropping too many points weaker opposition, and whilst were were hovering around the the playoff zone, we couldn't cement our place there, and certainly were not in the automatic promotion zone we were aiming for. The second half of the season was slightly more consistant, and whilst were were still dropping points we shouln't be, so were all the other teams, which resulted in a very tight top 6. In fact, with one game to go, there were only 2 points between 1st and 6th - with Merthyr sitting 3rd, 2 points off the top, and only GD denying me a 2nd place and automatic promotion. Once again, it came down to the last game of the season, Merthyr did well, winning 4-0, and thankfully one of the top 2 slipped up, meaning Merthyr jumped into 2nd place, the first time all season they had been in the top 2! And, as was the case 2 seasons ago, only GD dennied me the Championship title (although 17 less points than last season). 2039 League Table and Graph 26 year old midfielder / defender Terry Eaton won the Fans Player of the Year award for the 2nd time in his career, with a solid 43 appearances at 7.11, as well as 6 international apperances. My young player of the season award was a tough one... none of the U18s were close to breaking into the senior side, but one of them did manage to win a Welsh U21 cap at only 18 years of age, and that was right back Simon Falco - hopefully he continues to improve (although that is one of the strongest areas of the side). 2039 Seasonal Best XI and Overall Best XI Finances wise, it wasn't a great season, losing $17M, however the bank balance is still a healthy $35M, and with another season in the Premiership coming up, I'm not the slightest bit worried. 2039 Finances Also, surpisingly, despite the stadium not being expanded whilst in the Premiership last season, it was expanded from 10,000 to 15,000 this season, and the board has already agreed to another expansion! New Club Records Highest Attendance: 14,975 v Arsenal FA Cup 3rd Rnd 12.1.2039 Highest Gate Receipts: $1,100,000 v Arsenal FA Cup 3rd Rnd 12.1.2039 Most Games Without Losing: 19 - 15.1.2039 to 1.5.2039 Most Games Without Conceding: 13 - 15.1.2039 to 19.3.2039 So, whilst the jump back to the Premiership wasn't as easy as I would have liked, I've still done it at first attempt, now lest see if I can last more than a season in the Premiership this time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshirelad Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I've started this, but it's slightly modified. Instead I am starting with a tier 35 team in my World Domination database that I just released.. the top 1360 clubs in the world all structured into a pyramid, and I'm starting at the very bottom.Even if I win promotion every year it will still take me at least 36 years to do this challenge. Slightly scary. Playing with FC Pasching, originally an Austrian team. Sitting 2nd after four games, despite being predicted 17th. Should be interesting. Do any players have stats above 1?! Good luck though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshirelad Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Has anyone had any issue getting a PT contract? Every time I request a contract the board agree i need a contract, then... nothing, no contract, no nothing. Tried a few times now and nothing. Played up till 2017 and up to the Isthmian (sp?), Premier so reckon i've earned one. And how much cash do you need in the bank to get facilites upgraded? Got £220k sat there but the board reckon there isn't enough funds. Useless fcukwits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dees-Blake Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Do any players have stats above 1?! Good luck though Of course. You would be amazed at the depth in the game, it isn't like Tier 10 English football. This stuff is probably around BSS or BSP level easily, I am one of the worst teams in the entire pyramid (predicted in the bottom 4 of the 35th tier) and yet my players all have over 10 in their key technical attributes. For example, my winger, a German by the name of Marcel Ketelaer, has 11 crossing, 12 tackling, 12 technique, 13 dribbling, 13 first touch, 13 passing, 14 corners, 14 free kicks, 15 long shots.. and that's just on the technical side of things. His mental and physicals are also very solid with 14 teamwork and 16 workrate as an example. Tier 35 is not as weak as it sounds. We are one of the only semi-professional clubs in the entire competition, let alone amateur. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Mark! Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 FM09 - Merthyr 2039/40 Season Update - Premiership - Marky Mark! 2009/10 - BSS, 2nd - Promotion through playoffs! 2010/11 - BSP, 18th - Setanta Shield Qtr Final 2011/12 - BSP, 6th - Setanta Shield Qtr Final 2012/13 - BSP, 18th 2013/14 - BSP, 14th - FA Trophy winners! 2014/15 - BSP, 2nd - FA Trophy Semi-Final, FA Cup 3rd Round, Promotion through playoffs! 2015/16 - League Two, 20th 2016/17 - League Two, 13th, JPT S Quarter Final 2017/18 - League Two, 9th 2018/19 - League Two, 1st, FA Cup 3rd Round, League Two Champions! 2019/20 - League One, 16th, FA Cup 3rd Round, Carling Cup 3rd Round, JPT S Semi Final 2020/21 - League One, 21st, FA Cup 4th Round, Relegation 2021/22 - League Two, 3rd, FA Cup 3rd Round, JPT Winners!, Automatic Promotion! 2022/23 - League One, 3rd, FA Cup 3rd Round, Lost in playoff final 2023/24 - League One, 2nd, FA Cup 4th Round, Automatic Promotion! 2024/25 - Championship, 22nd, FA Cup 3rd Round, Relegation 2025/26 - League One, 4th, Carling Cup 4th Round, Promotion through Playoffs! 2026/27 - Championship, 21st 2027/28 – Championship, 20th, FA Cup Sixth Round 2028/29 - Championship, 19th, Carling Cup 3rd Round 2029/30 - Championship, 13th, FA Cup Fourth Round 2030/31 - Championship, 16th 2031/32 - Championship, 5th, Lost in Playoff semi-final 2032/33 - Championship, 6th, Carling Cup 4th Round, Lost in Playoff semi-final 2033/34 - Championship, 15th 2034/35 - Championship, 11th 2035/36 - Championship, 7th, FA Cup Sixth Round, Carling Cup Third Round 2036/37 - Championship, 2nd, FA Cup Fourth Round, Carling Cup Fourth Round, Automatic Promotion! 2037/38 - Premiership, 18th, Caring Cup Fourth Round, Relegation 2038/39 - Championship, 2nd, Automatic Promotion! 2039/40 - Premiership, 17th, Carling Cup Fourth Round, FA Cup Sixth Round In my 2nd attempt in the Premiership, I was determined to stay there, and half way through the season I was thereabouts, hovering around around 16th, a few points clear of relegation, but the 2nd hald was a struggle, with a couple of long term injuries to both my main strikers (only managed 52 games and 10 goals between both of them), and no decent backup strikers, it was a real struggle to score goals, and I slowly slipped into the relegation zone, but a few 0-0 draws earnt me a some points here and there, and with one game to go, I was sitting in 17th with 34 points, one point more than 18th placed Norwich - once again, it came down to the last game of the season, as it has for so long. Merthyr, true to form, didn't manage to convert any of their chances in their last game against fellow strugglers Aston Villa, but managed a very important 0-0 draw. 18th placed Norwich, despite going 0-1 down early, scored an equalised in the 70th minute, and their games stayed like that, 1-1, which was enough for Merthyr to secure 17th place with 35 points (8-11-19) - despite it being 4 points less then I earnt 2 years ago when I got relegated. 2040 League Table and Graph The Fans Player of the Season went to 24 year old central midfielder Simon Newman, who had a solid season 39 gamesat 7.0 plus 6 international goals, and unfortunatly his form has been noticed by other clubs, with many clubs now making offers on him and him refusing to extend his contract (which expireres next season). Another player who is refusing to renew his contract is keeper Les Champion, and his contract has now expired, so I'm going to have to play next season with a very average backup keeper, which should be interesting! Best U18 player this season would be 16 year old striker Martin Riley, who actually managed two sub apperances in his first season - not because he showed a lot of talent, but because I had a terrible run of injures with my strikers. Still, he will have to improve a lot before he becomes a permenant member of my senior squad. 2040 Seasonal Best XI and Overall Best XI Finances wise, the Premiership TV money certainly made a difference, and I ended the season with $71M, a $30M profit this season. 2040 Finances So, whilst I survived the seson (just), which was my aim of the season, it didn't fill me with a massive amount of confidence, given I've got an aging squad (5 first team players are 30+), no real up and coming talents, a lack of decent backup strikers, and my first choice keeper leaving to join Manchester City, I think next season will be a bigger challenge than this season was, it's time I get another wonderkid coming through my youth ranks! New Cub Records Highest League Position: 17th in Premiership Highest Attendance: 14,983 v Newcastle Premiership 10.9.2039 Average Attendance: 13,200 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eterna Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I've decided to give this challenge a shot and have taken over at Milton United in the Hellenic League Division One East (level 10) My profile Team facilities The preseason went well with 4 wins, 2 losses and a bore 0-0 draw against our reserve squad. We seem to be strongest defensively but our strikers couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat, and very few of the players have any skill at passing the football. Will be an interesting adventure no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wonka Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Littlehampton Town - English Isthmian League First Division South - 2011/12 Season 3 We didn't get much quality through this year, but the step up wasn't great, quality wise, and we managed to comfortably acheive a playoff place. We never had a hope of winning the title, but if our away performances had been anything like as good as our home form, we may have had a chance. To go unbeaten at home for the entire campaign was something special, but winning only 3 games away was a drag. Table Progress Playoff Semi Playoff Final Both playoffs were really good games, and both bloody tense ones. The win against Sittingbourne was the best of my career so far, coming from two goals down was superb. Jewell had been disappointing for most of the season, but was brilliant in both games. Squad We're very thin on the ground throughout the team. The centre backs are the only players with any real experience, and Duffy was brilliant all season. I played without wingers this year and occasionally we failed to break teams down, but luckily Harding was absoloutely incredible. Really, it's unbelievable to have such a prolific striker at this level, and I'm not sure how there was such an improvement in his goalscoring ratio. His partner, Sharp was OK, not quite living up to the potential that I expected, but still, hopefully in the future he and Harding will develop a great partnership. Just behind then, Jewell was hotly tipped, but suffered a lot of injuries which obviously stilted his development. Finance Another decent profit, but we need some cup money to push on for better facilities. Youth Intake Vine The only player singled out this year, although a couple of others will get first team action. Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009/10 Sussex County League Division 2 1st Promoted, Sussex CLD2 Challenge Cup 2010/11 Sussex County League Division 1 2nd Promoted via playoffs, FA Cup 3rd Round 2011/12 Isthmian League First Division South 4th Promoted via playoffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eterna Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Milton United - Hellenic League Division One East - 2009/10 - Summary Competitions League: 1st FA Cup: 3rd Qual Round (lost 0-1 to Almondsbury) FA Vase: 1st Round (lost 0-1 to Didcot Reserves after extra time, in replay) Hellenic Challenge Cup: 1st Round (lost 0-1 to Cirencester United) Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy: Champions Semi Final - A great game that I thought was going to penalties, but Irving sealed it with a moment of individual brilliance. Final Comments A great season and one that was really fun to play. We struggled early on as I was still finding out which of my players were good and which ones were useless and trying to settle on an effective tactic. This can be seen in the early cup exits which was a shame as those are important for boosting the bank balance and eventually improving the youth facilities for this challenge. Around mid-season the squad found some form and never looked back, putting together a 24 match unbeaten run when all was said and done. I had settled on a very solid first team and we were fairly lucky with injuries. The only problem was dealing with the 5 or so players whining about their playing time and skipping practices (I didn't want to release any players). I had thought we would have to settle for the second spot and a promotion playoff but the top squad, Farnborough Reserves, started to slip and we had a chance at taking the league. At the same time I had several starters go down with injuries and miss the final two matches. Ultimately it came down to the last match day with Farnborough only managing a draw while we won 2-1, and we took the league by virtue of more goals scored. That last match was a nail-biting comeback win and ironically it was one of those aforementioned whiners who scored the goal to put us through -- his first of the season. I of course won Manager of the Year. Notable Players Ben Bradshaw - A steady presence in goal, started all but one game. Mark Bean - The club captain and another steady presence throughout the season. Josh Kinch - Initially not my first choice but impressed when he got his chance and earned the job. Also scored some goals from set pieces because, unlike most of these guys, he actually has some ability heading the football. Danny Murray - Contributed 2 goals and 13 assists from the right wing and earned the league's player of the season award. A good player when he wasn't injured. Scott Hamilton - Our top scorer with 14 goals, and the top scorer for the league as well with 9 league goals (he was better in cups than in the league). Great pace for this level, but awful at finishing. Notable for having a very long goalscoring drought. I stuck with him (only because the other strikers were crap as well) and he rewarded me with some great form late in the season. Other Stuff Squad Finances - Not bad, but we are going to need a lot more. I also got a kit sponsorship deal, nice! Sorry, this one's unreadable -- there's 22,500ish in the bank and a 2k sponsorship deal for 3 years Transfers - Just for proof. Apologies if some of the screenshots are hard to read. I play with a high resolution and it's hard to cut some of them down for posting size. From now on (and for some of these) I'm switching to lower resolution before I take screenshots. Also it's my first time doing one of these career updates so let me know how it looks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMister Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Hi people. I just went through this thread for the first time a few days ago, and I must say I admire your dedication. I've decided to have a crack, although I'm sorry I don't think I'll be contributing to the thread at the moment - that could change with FM11 though! A couple of things - 1. I'm playing with Siracusa in Serie C2 of Italy and one of my players is co-owned. Do you think it would be in the spirit GYAC if I was to buy him outright (after all, he's as much my player as theirs), or would that go against the grain. I should add that in future seasons I won't be selling 50% of any of my players. 2. Do you have any problems with your players wanting to move to 'bigger' clubs? With only getting a few 'serviceable' players each summer I could imagine that being a real pain in the neck. After all, unless they are OK after signing a new contract with you, they will become unhappy and their performances will drop and/or team harmony will suffer. And in GYAC it's not like they can simply be moved on and replaced. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Mark! Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Hi people. I just went through this thread for the first time a few days ago, and I must say I admire your dedication. I've decided to have a crack, although I'm sorry I don't think I'll be contributing to the thread at the moment - that could change with FM11 though!A couple of things - 1. I'm playing with Siracusa in Serie C2 of Italy and one of my players is co-owned. Do you think it would be in the spirit GYAC if I was to buy him outright (after all, he's as much my player as theirs), or would that go against the grain. I should add that in future seasons I won't be selling 50% of any of my players. 2. Do you have any problems with your players wanting to move to 'bigger' clubs? With only getting a few 'serviceable' players each summer I could imagine that being a real pain in the neck. After all, unless they are OK after signing a new contract with you, they will become unhappy and their performances will drop and/or team harmony will suffer. And in GYAC it's not like they can simply be moved on and replaced. Cheers. Hi Mister, I'm not an authority on this, but I would have thought buying 50% of the co-owned player would be against the spirit of the challenge, but that's just my view (given your the first Italian side to do this, it's unchartered waters). As for players wanting to move to a bigger club, this for me (Merthyr - Championship / Premiership side after 20 odd seasons) is a massive problem, especially for the handfull of good players who know they should be playing for a better club. For the good players, when they are young, I try and make sure they always have 4-5 years on their contract, once other teams start getting interested I change their asking price to zero so no offers are made that are too good to refuse (is this against the spirit of the comp?), and just wait for the player to have a change of heart. If a player on a 5 year contract want's to move, there's a good chance that sometime in that 5 years he will change his mind (especially after a promotion, when most players become happy for a brief time). In the mean time, his performances will drop, but if he is a star player, his sub-par performances will generally be better than the next best player. In 20 odd seasons, I've only lost 4-5 players, despite having had interest in many (20-30+) players and having many players saying they either need to move to a bigger club or get first team football, and those 4-5 players I lsot was because in 4 or 5 years they constantly refused to sign a new contract, and were starting to complain once a month about wanting to move! Finally, wlecome to the fun (or not at times) that is GYAC! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMister Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I'm not an authority on this, but I would have thought buying 50% of the co-owned player would be against the spirit of the challenge, but that's just my view (given your the first Italian side to do this, it's unchartered waters). When I slept on it I thought of a common sense approach - if he was my player when the other side purchased 50% then I can buy the other portion back; if he was their player I should let him return to the other club. Does that seem fair? I've not checked where he was before the start of the game - after thinking of this approach I'll probably find he was their player!! LOL. But if that too is thought not very good that's fine. I change their asking price to zero so no offers are made that are too good to refuse (is this against the spirit of the comp?) LOL you've came up with something yourself. his performances will drop, but if he is a star player, his sub-par performances will generally be better than the next best player. I hadn't thought of that. I suppose loads of players will just be 'fillers', so that makes sense. Thanks mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brose Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Marky Mark you are amazing. Even with my BSS team, I struggled to avoid relegation the 1st season I went up. The gap between PL and CCC is really huge, and it gets really depressing because you can play like half a season and win only 2 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Mark! Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Guys, Bad news, my laptop has been stolen in a home burglary, and with it goes my FM09 Merthyr GYAC save - all 35 seasons of it! I had actually completed several seasons which I had not posted updates of due to intermittent internet issues (which ironically were resolved just before my laptop was stolen), so in the coming days I will post one last updated covering the final 4 seasons of the history making Merthyr side from memory (did they manage to complete the challenge in 4 seasons??), and that will be it, the end of a very enjoyable challenge - although towards the end it was a little frustrating knowing that one or two key players (which I could buy with my $100M transfer budget) could make all the difference. Anyway, thanks guys for following along, I might be tempted to do the same on FM11 (I only buy odd numbered FMs) once I complete the standard small to big club challenge, and good luck to anyone still working on the challenge! Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thepathtoamen Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Gave this a go last year, so will have another go. didn't do to well last year, so not expecting to last long lol, but will do my best! Gutted for you Marky Mark! big Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Mark, I have just read the whole of this thread and absoutely gutted for you. I had a Cambridge City save in FM08 and was in 2055 and my computer broke, I managed to remove the hard drive so I didn't lose the game, but then my Mrs dropped the hard drive on the floor and the save was gone. I know how you feel. Very tempted to start this challenge. Have been doing the Dafuge challenge (as above) for the last 5 versions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Hey all. Think this is a fantastic idea, really wanna get into it, so i just picked up FM10 for real cheap today. (haven't moved on since FM07) What i was really wondering though, is anyone aware of a download available exactly like this, but in France? Any ideas on where to look? I've been through the Editor's Hideaway, and couldn't see anything in there... Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proto Tarkula Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I really hope the burglars will be punished. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbussen Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 I've decided to take this challenge on with Epping in the Essex Olympian Football League Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HakanMild Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Great Thread, Marky keep it going! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I'm looking for a new challenge, so I might give this a try. Just loading now. I've started with my nearest local team... March Town United. Manager profile - Club facilities We seem to have a lot of decent athletes in the side, but very few with any real technique (as you would expect). But three guys my ass man ranks as five-star, although his terrible scouting stats make that a bit meaningless! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackDavies Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Despite bing predicted to finsih 17th and the board wanting me to enjoy the experience in the league, my odds for game are riduclous. Im expected to thrash everyone, even away from home. Is so annoying as its having affects on my players, when i obviously cant and dont. There allways nervous. Is the odds ****ed up for the lower leagues? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HakanMild Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 JackDavies, the same thing happened too me. Except I wasn't doing this challenge at the time so I brought in some good players. I would imagine it would have a bad effect on the team if you don't win most matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bantamtim Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 AFC Liverpool - season two. It's been a while since I updated this - uni finals and winning the Premiership with Bradford City got in the way. After promotion I went semi-pro and got my players on to contracts, which was a relief as it stopped other teams poaching them. During the season I started well, and led the league, before a late season wobble saw me go into the final game 2 points behind Nelson in 2nd. Nelson then lost away at 3rd placed Alsager, and we scraped a 1-0 win away at rivals Bootle to take the title. Table Our performances in the cups were not spectacular, but I didn't care too much as it meant my players weren't exhausted for the league. The stars of this season: John Kennedy Luke Powell Michael Jones, who broke through into the first team this season Colin Field, the best of this season's youth products Finances are looking good as well: Link Transfers from season 1, as I forgot to post them last time Transfers (or lack of) from season 2 So, to summarise: AFC Liverpool, Season Two North West Counties Premier Division - Champions Liverpool Senior Cup - 2nd round FA Cup - 3rd qualifying round FA Vase - 1st round NWC Challenge Cup - 3rd round Top Scorer - John Kennedy (29) Highest Average Rating - John Kennedy (7.24 from 42 games) and Luke Powell (7.24 from 52 games) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonic Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Well done Bantamtim...Luke Powell, LEGEND:cool: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntelaar19 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I'm late in starting but very excited BTW first time i've ever managed outside a top flight, but this struck me as a very interesting challenge, absolutely excellent idea ! Meet South Park FC's http://img42.imageshack.us/f/southparkfc2.png/ new manager http://img844.imageshack.us/f/scottjohnstone3.png/ Looking forward to this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillShankley Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 This is my Very 1st challange and am looking forward to it. Started it with my local team Shirebrook Town Fc. Manager Overview: http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/nbdwid7/Football%20Manager/Man-Ovrview-yth-chal.jpg Team: http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/nbdwid7/Football%20Manager/ShirebrookTown.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proto Tarkula Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I hope it's OK to start with non-England team(I was thinking about Bulgarian fifth division team)... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckmanLUFC Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Me and a friend wanted to play this as a Network game, but it seems we are unable too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stothy Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Well it's been a while but time for an update! Season Division Position Status FA Cup FA Vase Northern League Challenge cup Northern League Presidents cup Eastern Counties League cup Norfolk Senior Cup Extra 09/10 Eastern Counties D1 3rd PROMOTED - 2nd Q - - 1st R 4th R Semi Pro! 10/11 Eastern Counties Premier 3rd PROMOTED 2nd Q 2nd Q - - 2nd R 3rd R 3 Year Contract 11/12 Northern Premier D1S 6th Not Finished 2nd Q - 1st R 2nd R - Semi-Final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jack_ Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Just a couple of questions, excuse my basic questions haha What is a level 10 club? and How do you get leagues lower than BSN and BSS? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDan! Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Just a couple of questions, excuse my basic questions hahaWhat is a level 10 club? and How do you get leagues lower than BSN and BSS? A level 10 club is a club in a league that is 10 tiers below the premiership, ie Premiership is the 1st tier, champ is the 2nd and so on. To get teams lower than the BSN and BSS, you can download Super Bladesman's database, which I think a link is available on the first post, or just create your own, which is what i tried and it took ages Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jack_ Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Cheers! SuperDan big help, which post is the database on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the greyham Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 lets give this a shot. massey ferguson lv10 in the midland combined premier manager squad transfers Not a great pre season but it was more about the money, made 50k revenue will keep you posted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the greyham Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 August 09 report very happy to get through the cups. squad is gelling nicley and were actually starting to play football. tho the goalie had a goal kick and it nearly went to a corner for them? lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the greyham Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 End Of Season Report 2009/10 League Table had a good start to the season but then the run of form slowed after january when many of my players were taken of my hands top goalscorer,best defender and my DMC all left. so i had to rely on my 15-16 year old to finish the job. they did alright and i'm happy with a solid 3rd. Squad as you can see there performances weren't bad, and the assistant manager highly recommends them all. next season i will just add maybe 1 or 2 youth players if i get any good ones Finances after all my away friendlies at the start of the season i had 50k made so i'm happy with 72k throught the seaon. if that continues i should have the 300-400k need to upgrade the youth facilities Facilities Barley any youth facilities at all, but the training aint bad. the pitch is small but at least we own it tho not sure what the expansion capacity is. Pre season i have just scheduled 12 friendlies away from home giving me 20k per game. i love those similar foreign reputaion teams Youth Intake George Hall / Coach Report the only decent player to appear from a poor bunch, but he is twice the player of our next best striker, so goals should be on the cards for him. lets hope he dont get snapped up. he has some very decent stats too, any advice on what to train him with an amatuer contract welcome. will have the end of season update in a couple of days, takes a while to do a season, even if my computer has 5* rating on speed and performance with lv10 loaded Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the greyham Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 End of Season Report 2010/11 League Table had a good start again but faded. the team is so young tho. praying for promotion next season as i have key player which i need to put on proper contracts Squad Finances All those frindlies in pre season lead me to have over 300k in the kitty. board rejected a youth upgrade. but hopeing for one next season. George Hall the youth that the assistant manger pointed out. a solid 17 goals from him. cant complain about him overall next season will see him score more i'd say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the greyham Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 What the hell i have 520k in the bank and i still cant get a youth upgrade. can anyone help or tell me how much the first one costs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the greyham Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 End of Season report 2011/12 league table well finally after 3 seasons, we have been promoted to lv9. and are now a semi-proffesional club. Youth Intake none this season worthy of the first squad which is gonna make things difficult. as of now i have 640k in the bank and they still wont upgrade the youth facilities. once i get to the million mark and they still wont do it. i serouisly dont think i can continue this save Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonic Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 End of Season report 2011/12league table well finally after 3 seasons, we have been promoted to lv9. and are now a semi-proffesional club. Youth Intake none this season worthy of the first squad which is gonna make things difficult. as of now i have 640k in the bank and they still wont upgrade the youth facilities. once i get to the million mark and they still wont do it. i serouisly dont think i can continue this save What message do you get when you request an upgrade? Do they give the 'can't afford...' or 'facilities are fine for this level...' message? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the greyham Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 i kept getting the cant afford it/ ultimatum message. its ok now tho. i have finished this next season. but havent had time to update here which i will do later. but they have now agreed to an upgrade thank god Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the greyham Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 End of Seasom Report 2012/13 League table it was a shakey start, but we pulled through mid season with a very decent run of results. i cant find where the league graph is so the table will just have to do here. Squad very pleased with my team this season. successive promotions. the guys are getting older and more mature, were having less "playing nervously" at half time now thank god. Key players Chris morgan ST- very promising striker along side george hall. its hard to get goals this far down the ladder but i was very impressed by his 15 goals and 7 assists Paul McGill DC- came through the youth ranks this season. and was solid. mistakes made were very few (you get alot of mistakes at this level) banging in the goals from the corners directed at the far post. an average of 7.31 and 9 MoM in his first season. cant wait to see more from him in the season to come Finances - Healthy Wahoo - finally dont know will it be complete for the next season or season after but meh i dont care i'm getting it manager profile manager personal manager history - 0 transfers made. been on holiday as you can see, thats just from may-june arrange friendlies and from june-august every year. game takes long enough to play as it is. so it makes it easier for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the greyham Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 End of season report 2013/14 League Table absolutly delighted with the playoff final win. a very average start to the season, we were mid table always about 3-6 points of a playoff spot, but we had yet another fantastic run of form in the last 10 matches actually finishing first. playoff semi final was won 4-3 heart stopping stuff with the final won 2-1 but was actually quiet comfortable. Squad very happy with the overall performance, the striker were firing them in. defence was solid, tho a shortage of full backs with injuries remained a problem. praying for some good Dr/L to come through the ranks next season. Finances Youth Intake of 2013/14 Steve Brough - ST jeff rogers - amr training DR tho for backup adam morris - MC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twellman24 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Guys, I'm doing this with the fourth division of Spain, but I guess I can't blog about it here because it is not England? I am working down from all the way to the Tercera division, where players don't get contracts and they can leave whenever they want lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenwhitearmy Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Just finished season 1 with Leeds Carnegie and won the league now into the Northern Counties East Premier, does anyone know how much money you need to improve your youth facilities Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the greyham Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 It costs about 250k but it all depends on your chairman, i had 1m in the bank before he would upgrade for me. i have currently had 2 upgrades and i'm in the 2016/17 season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocuous Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I'm doing this challenge on FM 10 as Truro, and I'm doing really well currently in League 2, but I just realised I've cheated by bringing in staff. Not to worry though as I'm really enjoying it even if I've bent the rules :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stothy Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Well this challenge always intrigued me! Bit like Athletic Bilbao! Might give it a shot this season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWFL Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm up for it. Anyone know a good link to download down to Level 10? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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