[FM11] He's Going Home, He Going Home, He's Going... Nobby's Going Home... Version 2

[Nobby_McDonald]

MAJOR ENGLISH CLUBS

1. Chelsea

2. Manchester City

3. Arsenal

4. Manchester United

5. Newcastle United

6. Tottenham Hotspur

ENGLAND WORLD RANKING

2nd

TOP EUROPEAN DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS

1. English Premier League - 4.5*

2. Italian Serie A - 4.5*

3. French Ligue 1 - 4*

4. Spanish Liga BBVA - 4*

5. German First Division - 4*

6. Russian Premier Division - 4*

Most improved: Andorran First Division, 514th to 369th (0.5*)

TOP EUROPEAN CLUBS

1. Inter Milan

2. Lyon

3. Real Madrid

4. AC Milan

5. Barcelona

6. Bayern Munich

[Nobby_McDonald]

EUROPEAN LEAGUE WINNERS

Austria: Red Bull Salzburg (x2)

Belarus: BATE Borisov (x7)

Belgium: Anderlecht (x7)

Bulgaria: Litex (x6)

Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb (x3)

Czech Republic: Sparta Prague

Denmark: FC Copenhagen

Finland: HJK Helsinki

France: Marseille (x2)

Germany: Bayern Munich

Greece: Levadeiakos (x2)

Hungary: Debrecen (x13)

Iceland: KR

Israel: Hapoel Petach-Tikva

Italy: AC Milan (x2)

Netherlands: PSV

Northern Ireland: Linfield (x4)

Norway: Brann (x2)

Poland: Wisla Krakow

Portugal: Porto (x9)

Republic of Ireland: Bohemians

Romania: CFR Cluj (x16)

Russia: Rubin Kazan

Scotland: Rangers

Serbia: Partizan Belgrade

Slovakia: Zilina (x9)

Slovenia: Maribor (x14)

Spain: Barcelona (x2)

Sweden: AIK Stockholm (x2)

Switzerland: Basel (x3)

Turkey: Trabzonspor

Ukraine: Karpaty

Wales: Bangor City

[Nobby_McDonald]

New Club Records

Highest gate receipts: £276,632 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, FA Cup Third Round

Most league goals: 300 - Nikolas Stavrou

New League Records

None

Legends

Nikolas Stavrou, Jӧrg Müller

Icons

Mark Talbot, Colin Tiernan

Favoured Personnel

None

Most league appearances (active players)

Nikolas Stavrou 489

Most league goals (active players)

Nikolas Stavrou 300

[Nobby_McDonald]

Season Summary

[b]Season[/b]   [b]Team[/b]             [b]Division[/b]                          [b]Pos[/b]   [b]FA Cup[/b]                    [b]Other[/b]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010/11  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     7th   Second Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
[b]2011/12  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st[/b]   Preliminary Round         FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2012/13  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 13th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
[i]2013/14  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 20th[/i]   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
[b]2014/15  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st[/b]   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Preliminary Round
2015/16  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  7th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Round
[b]2016/17  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  3rd[/b]   Fourth Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
[b]2017/18  Newcastle Town   Conference North                  2nd[/b]   First Round               FA Trophy First Round
2018/19  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                9th   Third Round               FA Trophy Second Round
2019/20  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                2nd   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
[b]2020/21  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                4th[/b]   Third Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
2021/22  Newcastle Town   League Two                        9th   Second Round              League Cup First Round        
2022/23  Newcastle Town   League Two                       17th   Second Round              League Cup Third Round    
2023/24  Newcastle Town   League Two                        6th   Fourth Round              League Cup First Round
[b]2024/25  Newcastle Town   League Two                        3rd[/b]   First Round               League Cup First Round
2025/26  Newcastle Town   League One                        7th   Second Round              League Cup Second Round
2026/27  Newcastle Town   League One                        3rd   Fourth Round              League Cup Second Round
2027/28  Newcastle Town   League One                       15th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2028/29  Newcastle Town   League One                       20th   Second Round              League Cup Third Round
2029/30  Newcastle Town   League One                       10th   Third Round               League Cup First Round
2030/31  Newcastle Town   League One                       11th   Third Round               League Cup First Round
[i]2031/32  Newcastle Town   League One                       22nd[/i]   Third Round               League Cup First Round
[b]2032/33  Newcastle Town   League Two                        1st[/b]   First Round               League Cup Second Round
2033/34  Newcastle Town   League One                        7th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2034/35  Newcastle Town   League One                        3rd   Second Round              League Cup Second Round
[b]2035/36  Newcastle Town   League One                        3rd[/b]   Fourth Round              League Cup Third Round
2036/37  Newcastle Town   Championship                      8th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2037/38  Newcastle Town   Championship                      4th   Fifth Round               League Cup Third Round
2038/39  Newcastle Town   Championship                      9th   Fourth Round              League Cup Fourth Round
2039/40  Newcastle Town   Championship                      4th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2040/41  Newcastle Town   Championship                     14th   Fourth Round              League Cup Third Round
2041/42  Newcastle Town   Championship                     14th   Third Round               League Cup Fourth Round
2042/43  Newcastle Town   Championship                      6th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.

The Trophy Cabinet

LEAGUES

League Two - 2032/3

Northern Premier League First Division South - 2011/2 & 2014/5

CUPS

Northern Premier League Challenge Cup - 2016/7

Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup - 2015/6

AWARDS

League Two Manager of the Season - 2032/3

Conference North Manager of the Season - 2017/8

Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Season - 2011/2 & 2014/5

Championship Manager of the Month four times

League One Manager of the Month three times

League Two Manager of the Month eight times

Conference Premier Manager of the Month twice

Northern Premier League Premier Division Manager of the Month twice

Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Month

[Nobby_McDonald]

2043/4 League Cup

A couple of good performances (albeit close results) preceded a poor performance at home to a fellow Championship side.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Norwich hit the panic button and it works...

[Nobby_McDonald]

2043/4 FA Cup

Plenty of non league teams reached the Third Round, with little Burscough making it all the way from the Preliminary Round. When they played their Third Round match, they were 16th in the Northern Premier League First Division North.

THIRD ROUND

BURSCOUGH 0 Newcastle Town 4 (2449, TV)

Sheffield United 4 VCD ATHLETIC 0 (15,515)

BRAINTREE TOWN 0 Queen's Park Rangers 4 (3458)

Yeovil Town 1 TONBRIDGE ANGELS 0 (3561)

FLEET TOWN 0 Cardiff City 2 (2539)

[ashton321]

Good draw for you against Burscough. Good luck with the season pal.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thanks Ashton. Getting closer to the season end...

[Nobby_McDonald]

2043/4 FA Cup

A comfortable win at the lowest team left in the cup, then a struggle against an established Premier League club.

[Nobby_McDonald]

2043/4 - Newcastle Town (Championship)

Board: Respectable position

Media: 6th

Bookies: 25-1

Season tickets: 2358 (up 161) £1,077,606

Club value: £4,800,000

We start well and sit just behind the leaders.

At half way, we are in a five way fight at the top.

Form dips and we're clinging on to a play off spot. We recover and it's close on the final day...

5 Newcastle Town 77 +23

6 Charlton 76 +14

7 QPR 75 +19

8 Sheffield Wednesday 75 +15

So a tense final day, which finishes like this...

Charlton 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1

QPR 2 Swindon Town 2

Southampton 0 Newcastle Town 3

A great final day fills us with hope and expectation for the play offs. We face Blackburn... and lose both home and away. Not again!

23. Burton Albion 32 points

24. Northampton Town 24 points

Top rating: Mike Ashton 7.14

Top goalscorer: Nikolas Stavrou 21 in 46 games

Top league goalscorer: Nikolas Stavrou 17 in 41 games

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR

[Nobby_McDonald]

Roll of Honour

PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Arsenal

Champions League qualifiers: Newcastle United, Manchester City, Chelsea

Relegated: Sunderland, Huddersfield Town, West Ham United

CHAMPIONSHIP

Champions: Fulham

Promoted: Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers

Relegated: Derby County, Burton Albion, Northampton Town

LEAGUE ONE

Champions: Plymouth Argyle

Promoted: Coventry City, Blackpool

Relegated: Preston North End, Bury, Fleetwood Town, Yeovil Town

LEAGUE TWO

Champions: Stevenage

Promoted: Walsall, Hastings United, Leyton Orient

Relegated: Grimsby Town, Bournemouth

CONFERENCE PREMIER

Champions: Colchester United

Promoted: Torquay United

Relegated: Salisbury City, Barrow, Whitstable Town, Hampton & Richmond Borough

CONFERENCE NORTH

Champions: Histon

Promoted: Kidderminster Harriers

Relegated: Bradford Park Avenue, Darlington, Mickleover Sports

CONFERENCE SOUTH

Champions: Lowestoft Town

Promoted: Newport County

Relegated: Margate, Metropolitan Police, Worthing

ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Billericay Town

Promoted: AFC Sudbury

Relegated: Grays Athletic, Boreham Wood, St Albans City, Northwood

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

Champions: Chester

Promoted: Buxton

Relegated: Bacup Borough, Frickley Athletic, Mossley, Prescot Cables

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Gloucester City

Promoted: Weston-super-Mare

Relegated: Rushall Olympic, Mangotsfield United, Didcot Town, Weymouth

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH

Champions: Canvey Island

Promoted: Chatham Town

Relegated: AFC Hornchurch, Cheshunt

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Champions: Folkestone Invicta

Promoted: Godalming Town

Relegated: Sittingbourne, Horsham

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH

Champions: Woodley Sports

Promoted: Whitby Town

Relegated: Harrogate Town, Lancaster City, Marine

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Champions: Shepshed Dynamo

Promoted: Leek Town

Relegated: Chasetown, Stafford Rangers

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION CENTRAL

Champions: Chesham United

Promoted: Evesham United

Relegated: St Neots Town, Woodford United

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST

Champions: Dorchester Town

Promoted: Taunton Town

Relegated: Paulton Rovers

* indicates 10 points deducted

FA CUP

Liverpool 0 Arsenal 0p (90,000)

LEAGUE CUP

Newcastle United 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3e (90,000)

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY

Plymouth Argyle 1 Nantwich Town 4 (57,692)

FA TROPHY

Morecambe 1 Whitley Bay 0 (37,489)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Manchester City 0 AC Milan 1

Palermo Stadium, Palermo (50,527)

EUROPA LEAGUE

Torino 5e Ajax 3

Olympiastadion, Berlin (74,220)

[Nobby_McDonald]

Brooks Watch

Brooks watch is back as England legend and one time Newcastle Town starlet David Brooks is appointed as manager of Aberdeen in December. He leads his first team to a decent 6th place in the Scottish Premier League.

[Nobby_McDonald]

MAJOR ENGLISH CLUBS

1. Manchester City

2. Chelsea

3. Arsenal

4. Manchester United

5. Leeds United

6. Tottenham Hotspur

ENGLAND WORLD RANKING

3rd

TOP EUROPEAN DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS

1. English Premier League - 4.5*

2. Italian Serie A - 4.5*

3. Spanish Liga BBVA - 4*

4. French Ligue 1 - 4*

5. German First Division - 4*

6. Russian Premier Division - 4*

Most improved: Campionato Sammarinese 801st to 543rd (0.5*)

TOP EUROPEAN CLUBS

1. Inter Milan

2. Lyon

3. AC Milan

4. Real Madrid

5. Barcelona

6. Manchester City

[Nobby_McDonald]

EUROPEAN LEAGUE WINNERS

Austria: Red Bull Salzburg (x3)

Belarus: BATE Borisov (x8)

Belgium: Anderlecht (x8)

Bulgaria: Litex (x7)

Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb (x4)

Czech Republic: Sparta Prague (x2)

Denmark: FC Copenhagen (x2)

Finland: HJK Helsinki (x2)

France: Marseille (x3)

Germany: Bayern Munich (x2)

Greece: Panathinaikos

Hungary: Debrecen (x14)

Iceland: KR (x2)

Israel: Maccabi Haifa

Italy: Inter Milan

Netherlands: Feyenoord

Northern Ireland: Linfield (x5)

Norway: Brann (x3)

Poland: Wisla Krakow (x2)

Portugal: Braga

Republic of Ireland: Longford Town

Romania: CFR Cluj (x17)

Russia: Rubin Kazan (x2)

Scotland: Rangers (x2)

Serbia: Partizan Belgrade (x2)

Slovakia: Zilina (x10)

Slovenia: Maribor (x15)

Spain: Barcelona (x3)

Sweden: AIK Stockholm (x3)

Switzerland: Basel (x4)

Turkey: Galatasaray

Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk

Wales: Neath

[Nobby_McDonald]

New Club Records

Average attendance: 9691

Most league goals: 317 - Nikolas Stavrou

Oldest goalscorer: 36 years 167 days - Colin Tiernan v Southampton (away, Championship)

New League Records

None

Legends

Nikolas Stavrou, Jӧrg Müller

Icons

Mark Talbot, Colin Tiernan

Favoured Personnel

Mike Ashton

Most league appearances (active players)

Nikolas Stavrou 530

Most league goals (active players)

Nikolas Stavrou 317

[Nobby_McDonald]

Season Summary

[b]Season[/b]   [b]Team[/b]             [b]Division[/b]                          [b]Pos[/b]   [b]FA Cup[/b]                    [b]Other[/b]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010/11  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     7th   Second Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
[b]2011/12  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st[/b]   Preliminary Round         FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2012/13  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 13th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
[i]2013/14  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 20th[/i]   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
[b]2014/15  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st[/b]   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Preliminary Round
2015/16  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  7th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Round
[b]2016/17  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  3rd[/b]   Fourth Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
[b]2017/18  Newcastle Town   Conference North                  2nd[/b]   First Round               FA Trophy First Round
2018/19  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                9th   Third Round               FA Trophy Second Round
2019/20  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                2nd   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
[b]2020/21  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                4th[/b]   Third Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
2021/22  Newcastle Town   League Two                        9th   Second Round              League Cup First Round        
2022/23  Newcastle Town   League Two                       17th   Second Round              League Cup Third Round    
2023/24  Newcastle Town   League Two                        6th   Fourth Round              League Cup First Round
[b]2024/25  Newcastle Town   League Two                        3rd[/b]   First Round               League Cup First Round
2025/26  Newcastle Town   League One                        7th   Second Round              League Cup Second Round
2026/27  Newcastle Town   League One                        3rd   Fourth Round              League Cup Second Round
2027/28  Newcastle Town   League One                       15th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2028/29  Newcastle Town   League One                       20th   Second Round              League Cup Third Round
2029/30  Newcastle Town   League One                       10th   Third Round               League Cup First Round
2030/31  Newcastle Town   League One                       11th   Third Round               League Cup First Round
[i]2031/32  Newcastle Town   League One                       22nd[/i]   Third Round               League Cup First Round
[b]2032/33  Newcastle Town   League Two                        1st[/b]   First Round               League Cup Second Round
2033/34  Newcastle Town   League One                        7th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2034/35  Newcastle Town   League One                        3rd   Second Round              League Cup Second Round
[b]2035/36  Newcastle Town   League One                        3rd[/b]   Fourth Round              League Cup Third Round
2036/37  Newcastle Town   Championship                      8th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2037/38  Newcastle Town   Championship                      4th   Fifth Round               League Cup Third Round
2038/39  Newcastle Town   Championship                      9th   Fourth Round              League Cup Fourth Round
2039/40  Newcastle Town   Championship                      4th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2040/41  Newcastle Town   Championship                     14th   Fourth Round              League Cup Third Round
2041/42  Newcastle Town   Championship                     14th   Third Round               League Cup Fourth Round
2042/43  Newcastle Town   Championship                      6th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2043/44  Newcastle Town   Championship                      5th   Fourth Round              League Cup Third Round

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.

The Trophy Cabinet

LEAGUES

League Two - 2032/3

Northern Premier League First Division South - 2011/2 & 2014/5

CUPS

Northern Premier League Challenge Cup - 2016/7

Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup - 2015/6

AWARDS

League Two Manager of the Season - 2032/3

Conference North Manager of the Season - 2017/8

Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Season - 2011/2 & 2014/5

Championship Manager of the Month five times

League One Manager of the Month three times

League Two Manager of the Month eight times

Conference Premier Manager of the Month twice

Northern Premier League Premier Division Manager of the Month twice

Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Month

[Nobby_McDonald]

2044 European Championship

Hosts: Portugal

Holders: England

GROUP STAGE

Russia, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Scotland, Romania, Republic of Ireland

SECOND ROUND

Spain 2 Germany 0

Netherlands 0 Croatia 2

Greece 3 Hungary 0

England 1 France 1p

Italy 3 Ukraine 0

Turkey 3 Poland 0

Wales 0 Portugal 2

Belgium 2 Czech Republic 0

QUARTER FINALS

Spain 1p Croatia 1

Greece 1 France 0

Italy 2 Turkey 1

Portugal 1 Belgium 1p

SEMI FINALS

Spain 1 Belgium 0

Greece 0 Italy 2

FINAL

Spain 0p Italy 0

Estádio Nacional, Lisbon (51,000)

[Nobby_McDonald]

Four times in eight Championship seasons I've reached the playoffs and lost in the Semi Final every time. It's getting highly annoying.

[given1legend]

Twice in a row this time, sets you up nicely for a promotion push next season!

[CityAndColour]

A shame you couldn't get Brooks back for a final season swansong.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Let's hope so Given...

Brooks has long since hung up his boots City.

[Raware]

You're starting to gain a play-off reputation like Forest or Preston!!! Next season has got to be the one?...

[Nobby_McDonald]

2044/5 League Cup

Despite struggling to overcome League One opposition in the opening two rounds, we were magnificent in taking a Premier League scalp in Round 3, albeit one only a few places higher than us up the pyramid. The Fourth Round match saw another tremendous display, this time in defeat, to a Leeds side sitting in the top six.

[Nobby_McDonald]

You're starting to gain a play-off reputation like Forest or Preston!!! Next season has got to be the one?...

That's a reputation I don't want.

[deltablue]

You're consistent at least.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Well... let's see...

[Nobby_McDonald]

2044/5 FA Cup

Four non league teams reached the third round and all four got home ties, but not against any of the big clubs.

THIRD ROUND

MANSFIELD TOWN 1 Burton Albion 2 (6554)

EASTBOURNE TOWN 0 Ipswich Town 2 (2185)

COLWYN BAY 1 Swansea City 2 (2710)

ALTRINCHAM 0 Huddersfield Town 1 (4486)

[Nobby_McDonald]

Right, I don't usually do half season updates, but here is one...

My chairman goes over my head again by accepting an offer for Christopher Etherington. This time though I gazump him by accepting a better offer and he duly moves to Tottenham Hotspur for a potential £4,200,000 which smashes our record sale. I replace him by spending £1,000,000 on John Ondo. Ondo is turning out to be a better player.

We make a great start, dropping only two points from our first seven matches before losing at home to Ipswich who have also started well.

At the halfway stage we have continued our strong start and have built an eight points lead and even more pleasing, we are top scorers and have the best defence.

Then my chairman is at it again as he accepts a bid from Newcastle United for Mike Ashton for a massive £7,250,000

Ashton has been a star, averaging over 7.5 with a significant number of goals and assists. Playing just behind the front two, he has been instrumental in our success.

I am seething. Only a week before, the chairman offered the chance to raise the season expectations in return for an increase in the wage budget of £20,000 per week. I went for it, increasing the expectation to win promotion and it now means we are £15,000 under the new wage budget. The chairman is also willing to listen to offers for the club. I am so incensed it crosses my mind that if we don't win promotion to the Premier League this season I shall retire.

Then I check Ashton's contract and see he has a minimum release clause for higher division clubs of £6,750,000. So my mood calms, this time the chairman has done a good deal.

It is worth noting though as of the time of writing this, Ashton has not yet signed for Newcastle United a few days on, though he still has an offer on the table. Our future may well rest on whatever he decides.

[Raware]

Interfering chairmen Be a shame if you do retire after putting so much effort into getting Newcastle Town where you have

[Nobby_McDonald]

The bid the chairman accepted was £500,000 above Ashton's minimum fee release clause, so even if he hadn't, I would have been forced to accept it anyway.

Ashton has signed. I've lost the key cog in our superb season. On the plus side, I've got more cash than ever before so I'm looking to replace and strengthen elsewhere.

[chile_paul]

The bid the chairman accepted was £500,000 above Ashton's minimum fee release clause, so even if he hadn't, I would have been forced to accept it anyway.

Ashton has signed. I've lost the key cog in our superb season. On the plus side, I've got more cash than ever before so I'm looking to replace and strengthen elsewhere.

Don't get dizzy, you can make it to the big time!!

[Nobby_McDonald]

I'm so dizzy my head is spinning.

Like a whirlpool it never ends.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Things are never easy at Newcastle Town Stadium.

The Chairman is now in talks with a fans trust about selling the club, placing me under a transfer embargo. If this drags on and if I win promotion, I may well head into my Premier League season unable to sign anybody.

This game is sometimes more stressful than getting married and moving house.

[Raware]

...This game is sometimes more stressful than getting married and moving house.

...I second that!

[Nobby_McDonald]

I now have a major issue.

I have finished the season (update to come in due course). In mid May, I accepted the job to become the Manager of the England Under 21s. I (probably foolishly) added all players aged under 21 to the national pool, which was around 11,000 players. Since doing that, response times have become incredibly slow, up to two minutes, for certain aspects of the game. These include accessing my squad (sometimes), accessing scout reports (sometimes), accessing coach reports (all the time), going to the news inbox (occasionally) and every time I press continue (either by pressing the button or by pressing space bar). This is effectively rendering the game unplayable. Other sections of the game appear to be working normally.

I went back to the last auto save I had, which was saved the day before I accept the job. I declined to take up the post this time, but still have exactly the same issues.

I have defragmented the hard drive, run a full virus scan (using AVG), cleared all registry errors, junk files and broken shortcuts on the hard drive. This has sped up my computer a fair bit, but it has made no difference to my FM game.

Have I screwed up my game? Has anybody else had this issue before and did they overcome it? Can it be fixed/overcome?

I will be genuinely gutted if I lost my save like this.

[withnail316]

Have you cleared your cache folder? That might help...

[dropper]

If you've gone back to a previous save then it shouldn't be too difficult to fix, if a little tedious. I don't know how to clear the cache folder but that's a good piece of advice. If you still don't have any luck I'd copy the save file to another location (the desktop/dropbox folder) and then uninstall the game itself, restart the PC, then reinstall the game and move the save files back to the correct location. (I'm not sure but uninstalling and reinstalling may preserve your save files where they should be and you might not need to move the files back.) This should hopefully resolve any lingering issues, although it may take awhile depending on how quick your PC/internet connection (if required) is.

P.s. Been following this for a while now; keep up the good work! Don't let the Chairman get you down! Amazing achievement already just to get to where you are now.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thanks Withnail, but deleting the cache hasn't worked.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thanks as well Dropper. It looks like that will be my last resort.

[Nobby_McDonald]

It hasn't worked.

I'll post a truncated version of my final season, since I'm effectively stuck in mid May the playoffs haven't finished and I can't access my squad screen without waiting around two minutes for it to come up.

[dropper]

Hmm. You could try doing another uninstall of the game using something like Revo Uninstaller. I believe that's more effective at completely removing programs than the Windows standard which typically leaves data behind. If you do, make sure you copy the save files elsewhere as the originals hopefully won't survive this process. This way if you then restart and reinstall, and then move the save file back, it should be clear that it is definitely a corruption with the saved game file itself.

The only other thing I can think of is to check your preferences to see if something changed in there that's causing this massive lag.

Otherwise just see how far you can go back (save file wise). One save shouldn't affect a previous one so I can't see how the previous save has been corrupted. I imagine there's a file (or two) in there that Windows doesn't uninstall which needs to be repaired.

[Nobby_McDonald]

2044/5 - Newcastle Town (Championship)

Board: Playoffs (increased to win promotion mid season

Media: 6th

Bookies: 25-1

Season tickets: 2393 (up 35) £1,117,914

Club value: £5,750,000

New main kit sponsorship: 3 years, £332,000 per year (up £49,000)

New stadium sponsorship: 4 years, £385,000 per year (up £96,000)

Pre season and I gazump my Chairman by selling Etherington to Tottenham Hotspur for a possible £4,200,000 which is £1,500,000 than my Chairman accepted from Manchester United. I sign John Ondo as a replacement who turns out to be a better player.

We start great, dropping only two points in our first seven games before losing to Ipswich Town who have also started well.

At halfway, we have an eight points lead and we are looking dangerous opponents in every match.

Ashton joins Newcastle United in January for £7,250,000. I sign Ben Green from Birmingham City for £1,800,000 as his replacement. He isn't as good.

Initially our lead increases but form drops and so does our lead.

Our run in form is terrible, but a first win in five in the penultimate game, defeating Plymouth Argyle 2-0 seals promotion.

Five days later, a supporters' trust led by local businessman Danny Johnson complete a takeover, and three days after we seal the title.

23. Nottingham Forest 41 points

24. Blackpool 34 points

Top rating: Mike Ashton 7.44

Top goalscorer: Gary Smith 16 in 44 games

Top league goalscorer: Mike Ashton 13 in 26 games, Gary Smith 13 in 38, Jack Smith 13 in 43

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Will appear here when announced

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR

[Nobby_McDonald]

Hmm. You could try doing another uninstall of the game using something like Revo Uninstaller. I believe that's more effective at completely removing programs than the Windows standard which typically leaves data behind. If you do, make sure you copy the save files elsewhere as the originals hopefully won't survive this process. This way if you then restart and reinstall, and then move the save file back, it should be clear that it is definitely a corruption with the saved game file itself.

The only other thing I can think of is to check your preferences to see if something changed in there that's causing this massive lag.

Otherwise just see how far you can go back (save file wise). One save shouldn't affect a previous one so I can't see how the previous save has been corrupted. I imagine there's a file (or two) in there that Windows doesn't uninstall which needs to be repaired.

The only other save is from 13 May, about a week before my current game day and also suffering from the same problems.

[Nobby_McDonald]

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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2010/11  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     7th   Second Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
[b]2011/12  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st[/b]   Preliminary Round         FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2012/13  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 13th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
[i]2013/14  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 20th[/i]   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
[b]2014/15  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st[/b]   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Preliminary Round
2015/16  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  7th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Round
[b]2016/17  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  3rd[/b]   Fourth Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
[b]2017/18  Newcastle Town   Conference North                  2nd[/b]   First Round               FA Trophy First Round
2018/19  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                9th   Third Round               FA Trophy Second Round
2019/20  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                2nd   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
[b]2020/21  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                4th[/b]   Third Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
2021/22  Newcastle Town   League Two                        9th   Second Round              League Cup First Round        
2022/23  Newcastle Town   League Two                       17th   Second Round              League Cup Third Round    
2023/24  Newcastle Town   League Two                        6th   Fourth Round              League Cup First Round
[b]2024/25  Newcastle Town   League Two                        3rd[/b]   First Round               League Cup First Round
2025/26  Newcastle Town   League One                        7th   Second Round              League Cup Second Round
2026/27  Newcastle Town   League One                        3rd   Fourth Round              League Cup Second Round
2027/28  Newcastle Town   League One                       15th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2028/29  Newcastle Town   League One                       20th   Second Round              League Cup Third Round
2029/30  Newcastle Town   League One                       10th   Third Round               League Cup First Round
2030/31  Newcastle Town   League One                       11th   Third Round               League Cup First Round
[i]2031/32  Newcastle Town   League One                       22nd[/i]   Third Round               League Cup First Round
[b]2032/33  Newcastle Town   League Two                        1st[/b]   First Round               League Cup Second Round
2033/34  Newcastle Town   League One                        7th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2034/35  Newcastle Town   League One                        3rd   Second Round              League Cup Second Round
[b]2035/36  Newcastle Town   League One                        3rd[/b]   Fourth Round              League Cup Third Round
2036/37  Newcastle Town   Championship                      8th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2037/38  Newcastle Town   Championship                      4th   Fifth Round               League Cup Third Round
2038/39  Newcastle Town   Championship                      9th   Fourth Round              League Cup Fourth Round
2039/40  Newcastle Town   Championship                      4th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2040/41  Newcastle Town   Championship                     14th   Fourth Round              League Cup Third Round
2041/42  Newcastle Town   Championship                     14th   Third Round               League Cup Fourth Round
2042/43  Newcastle Town   Championship                      6th   Third Round               League Cup Second Round
2043/44  Newcastle Town   Championship                      5th   Fourth Round              League Cup Third Round
[b]2044/45  Newcastle Town   Championship                      1st[/b]   Fourth Round              League Cup Fourth Round

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.

The Trophy Cabinet

LEAGUES

Championship - 2044/5

League Two - 2032/3

Northern Premier League First Division South - 2011/2 & 2014/5

CUPS

Northern Premier League Challenge Cup - 2016/7

Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup - 2015/6

AWARDS

League Two Manager of the Season - 2032/3

Conference North Manager of the Season - 2017/8

Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Season - 2011/2 & 2014/5

Championship Manager of the Month six times

League One Manager of the Month three times

League Two Manager of the Month eight times

Conference Premier Manager of the Month twice

Northern Premier League Premier Division Manager of the Month twice

Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Month

[pezza1]

I really hope someone figures out a way to sort out your problem. This must be so frustrating having finally (and painstakingly!) got to the Premier League.

[Raware]

I've only just seen this Nobby! . You finally crack it and then this happens. This will be a real shame if you can't solve this issue. My fingers are crossed for you.

[BryanS]

Absolutely fantastic story here, I like the realistic struggle and the determination to overcome ... hope you are able to continue!

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thanks to the fine gentlemen who have helped me here

http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/392638-Major-Save-Issue-%28FM11%29

I'm back on track.

Thanks to Pezza, Raware and Bryan S too, you can enjoy my next season when I post it.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Roll of Honour

PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Manchester City

Champions League qualifiers: Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal

Relegated: Blackburn Rovers, Hull City, Aston Villa

CHAMPIONSHIP

Champions: Newcastle Town

Promoted: Sunderland, Notts County

Relegated: Peterborough United, Nottingham Forest, Blackpool

LEAGUE ONE

Champions: Burnley

Promoted: Wigan Athletic, Southend United

Relegated: Cheltenham Town, Reading, York City, Walsall

LEAGUE TWO

Champions: Nantwich Town

Promoted: Preston North End, Oxford United, Crewe Alexandra

Relegated: Torquay United, Lincoln City

CONFERENCE PREMIER

Champions: Grimsby Town

Promoted: Barnsley

Relegated: VCD Athletic, King's Lynn Town, Newport County, Eastbourne Town

CONFERENCE NORTH

Champions: Port Vale

Promoted: Colwyn Bay

Relegated: Kidsgrove Athletic, Radcliffe Borough, Buxton

CONFERENCE SOUTH

Champions: Eastbourne United Association

Promoted: Tonbridge Angels

Relegated: Farnborough, Clevedon Town, Staines Town

ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Worthing

Promoted: Romford

Relegated: Lewes, Waltham Abbey, Canvey Island, Thamesmead Town

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

Champions: Durham City

Promoted: Bridlington Town

Relegated: Mickleover Sports, Vauxhall Motors, Shepshed Dynamo, Whitby Town

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Truro City

Promoted: Hinckley United

Relegated: Almondsbury Town, Brackley, Evesham United, Atherstone Town

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH

Champions: Haverhill Rovers

Promoted: Grays Athletic

Relegated: Leyton, Heybridge Swifts

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Champions: Bedfont Town

Promoted: Burgess Hill Town

Relegated: Bognor Regis Town, Biggleswade Town

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH

Champions: Garforth Town

Promoted: Blyth Spartans

Relegated: Harrogate Railway Athletic, Prescot Cables, Trafford

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Champions: Barwell

Promoted: Lincoln United

Relegated: Stamford, Ashton United

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION CENTRAL

Champions: Redditch United

Promoted: Malvern Town

Relegated: Hitchin Town, Shortwood United

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST

Champions: Didcot Town

Promoted: Willand Rovers

Relegated: Bashley

* indicates 10 points deducted

FA CUP

Millwall 0 Manchester City 3 (90,000)

LEAGUE CUP

Liverpool 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2e (90,000)

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY

Tranmere Rovers 2 Crystal Palace 1 (74,032)

FA TROPHY

Macclesfield Town 2 Hartlepool United 1 (46,096)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Inter Milan 1 AC Milan 1p

Vieira Park, London (79,951)

EUROPA LEAGUE

CSKA Moscow 2 Monaco 3

San Mamés Barria, Bilbao (53,000)