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

[Nobby_McDonald]

Brooks Watch

Brooks remains in charge of Aberdeen where again they finished 6th in the Premier League.

[Nobby_McDonald]

MAJOR ENGLISH CLUBS

1. Manchester City

2. Chelsea

3. Arsenal

4. Newcastle United

5. Manchester United

6. Tottenham Hotspur

ENGLAND WORLD RANKING

5th

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 543rd to 429th (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 (x4)

Belarus: Dinamo Minsk

Belgium: Anderlecht (x9)

Bulgaria: Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb (x5)

Czech Republic: Sparta Prague (x3)

Denmark: FC Copenhagen (x3)

Finland: HJK Helsinki (x3)

France: Lyon

Germany: Bayern Munich (x3)

Greece: Panathinaikos (x2)

Hungary: Debrecen (x15)

Iceland: KR (x3)

Israel: Hapoel Petach-Tikva

Italy: Inter Milan (x2)

Netherlands: Ajax

Northern Ireland: Linfield (x6)

Norway: Rosenborg

Poland: Wisla Krakow (x3)

Portugal: Porto

Republic of Ireland: Bohemians

Romania: CFR Cluj (x18)

Russia: Spartak Moscow

Scotland: Rangers (x3)

Serbia: Partizan Belgrade (x3)

Slovakia: Zilina (x11)

Slovenia: Maribor (x16)

Spain: Barcelona (x4)

Sweden: AIK Stockholm (x4)

Switzerland: Basel (x5)

Turkey: Galatasaray (x2)

Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (x2)

Wales: Bangor City

[Nobby_McDonald]

New Club Records

Highest league position: 1st in Championship

Most league goals: 326 - Nikolas Stavrou

Transfer fee received: £7,2500,000 for Mike Ashton to Newcastle United

Oldest goalscorer: 37 years 47 days - Colin Tiernan v West Ham United (home, Championship)

New League Records

Games without scoring: 11 - Blackpool

Worst discipline: 92 yellows, 9 reds - Ipswich Town

Legends

Nikolas Stavrou, Jӧrg Müller

Icons

Mark Talbot, Colin Tiernan

Favoured Personnel

Mike Ashton

Most league appearances (active players)

Nikolas Stavrou 565

Most league goals (active players)

Nikolas Stavrou 326

[Nobby_McDonald]

Coming next week... pen pictures of the squad that got me to the Premier League, starting with the goalkeepers.

[crouchaldinho]

Glad you recovered the save properly Nobby.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Me too Crouchy, and well done for making 15,000 posts you newbie.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Sod it, I'll do the goalkeepers now...

GOALKEEPERS

Stjepan Bekavac

Age: 22

Born: Kastel Stari, Croatia

22 youth caps, 0 goals

Signed for £50,000 from Hajduk Split in July 2042

Season: 0 games

Club: 0 games

Career: 58 games, 0 goals

Joining Celtic on a free transfer on 1 July

Mark McDonnell

Age 23

Born: Liverpool, England

9 youth caps, 0 goals

Signed for £475,000 from Exeter City in July 2041

Season: 4 games, 0 goals, 6.88 average

Club: 75 games, 0 goals

Career: 76 games, 0 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? No. Simple. Vincent took over as number one when he arrived and is a much better goalkeeper.

Jamie Vincent

Age: 29

Born: Manchester, England

10 youth caps, 0 goals

Signed on a free from Manchester United in July 2042

Season: 42 games, 0 goals, 6.95 average

Club: 103 games, 0 goals

Career: 245 games, 0 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Definately, he was a regular for Manchester United for a number of seasons before being demoted to number two and then leaving. He has been a big reason why our previously leaky defence has become solid.

[deltablue]

Excellent, it's been a long time coming!

[kevhamster]

Glad you managed to sort out the issues you had Nobby. Would have been awful to lose the save like that, and just when you reached the top as well. Good luck with the Premier League!

[crouchaldinho]

Me too Crouchy, and well done for making 15,000 posts you newbie.

Haha! Thanks.

[pezza1]

Nice to see the issue has been resolved! Roll on Premier League!!

[chile_paul]

Fantastic news, would hate for you to have never made it to the Premier League. Long live this save

[rancer890]

Congrats on reaching the Premier League.

[KDR]

Great stuff, Nobby! Glad you were able to rescue the save, too.

[Northernpilgrim]

Glad you resolved your save issue, and congrats on promotion

[CityAndColour]

Sensational, well done sir.

[given1legend]

Fantastic achievement

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thank you everybody.

Our Premier League debut sees us host the other Newcastle, and in front of a capacity 10,329 crowd, we lose 3-0 to United. Still, it could have been worse. Bristol City lost 10-0 at Manchester United!

In the next game we visit Manchester City and play in front of the biggest crowd we have ever played in front of, just over 80,000. We lose 5-0.

This is going to be a long, hard season..

[Nobby_McDonald]

FULL BACKS

Diego Britéz

Age: 33

Born: Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

30 caps, 0 goals

Signed on a free from Livorno in July 2043

Season: 12 games, 0 goals, 6.66 average

Club: 49 games, 0 goals

Career: 444 games, 19 goals

Britéz retired at the end of the season.

Mike Brown

Age: 27

Born: Billericay, England

Uncapped

Signed on a free from Nottingham Forest in July 2042

Season: 45 games, 0 goals, 6.78 average

Club: 133 games, 0 goals

Career: 212 games, 0 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Doubtful, but he's likely to play as I am weak in this area and have not been able to sign anyone better.

Adam Ennis

Age: 23

Born: Long Eaton, England

3 youth caps, 0 goals

Signed on a free from Arsenal in July 2039

Season: 38 games, 1 goal, 7.02 average

Club: 112 games, 3 goals

Career: 167 games, 5 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? I'm hopeful. He was a fringe player until he went on loan to Sheffield Wednesday two seasons ago and really made the step up and performed well in the same league as us. He maintained that form for us in our promotion season so if he can step up again, he will be very useful.

Daniel McKenzie

Age: 31

Born: Glasgow, Scotland

11 youth caps, 1 goals

Joined on a free transfer in July 2034

Season: 11 games, 0 goals, 6.75 average

Club: 259 games, 1 goal

Career: 343 games, 11 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? A great servant to the club but he is now understudy to Brown and frankly isn't good enough for the Premier League.

Todorin Mihov

Age: 28

Born: Radomir, Bulgaria

15 caps, 0 goals

Signed on a free from Lokomotiv Sofia in July 2035

Season: 17 games, 0 goals, 6.73 average

Club: 369 games, 5 goals

Career: 398 games, 5 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? As a squad player yes. He won't be a regular starter.

[DavidBeckham]

Thank you everybody.

Our Premier League debut sees us host the other Newcastle, and in front of a capacity 10,329 crowd, we lose 3-0 to United. Still, it could have been worse. Bristol City lost 10-0 at Manchester United!

In the next game we visit Manchester City and play in front of the biggest crowd we have ever played in front of, just over 80,000. We lose 5-0.

This is going to be a long, hard season..

Tough start mate, but you should do fine! We have faith in you legend!

[kevhamster]

Thank you everybody.

Our Premier League debut sees us host the other Newcastle, and in front of a capacity 10,329 crowd, we lose 3-0 to United. Still, it could have been worse. Bristol City lost 10-0 at Manchester United!

In the next game we visit Manchester City and play in front of the biggest crowd we have ever played in front of, just over 80,000. We lose 5-0.

This is going to be a long, hard season..

Good luck with it Nobby. Even if you end up in the bottom 3, you should have a solid base in terms of finance to build again and get back up. Back in FM10 when I was managing Derby, the relegation I suffered in my first crack at the premier league turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

Anyway, hope it doesn't come to that.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thanks guys. We shall see.

In the mean time...

CENTRAL DEFENDERS

Gary Lee

Age: 20

Born: Smethwick, England

Uncapped

Graduate from the club's Academy

Season: 0 games, 0 goals, 0 average

Club: 0 games, 0 goals

Career: 4 games, 0 goals

Lee didn't do well in four games on loan at Cambridge United and was released at the end of the season.

John Ondo

Age: 22

Born: Franceville, Gabon

25 youth caps, 1 goal (for England)

Signed for £850,000 from Anderlecht in July 2044

Season: 44 games, 0 goals, 6.79 average

Club: 44 games, 0 goals

Career: 95 games, 3 goals

Ondo was sold to Everton for £3,800,000 in July 2045

Dennis Pedersen

Age: 24

Born: Sønderborg, Denmark

21 youth caps, 0 goals

Signed for £1,000,000 from Southampton in July 2041

Season: 5 games, 0 goals, 6.74 average

Club: 62 games, 0 goals

Career: 127 games, 9 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? On his day he can be, but he is too inconsistent and cannot be relied on for a run in the team.

Valentin Simeonov

Age: 28

Born: Krivodol, Bulgaria

13 caps, 1 goal

Signed for £500,000 from Fulham in July 2042

Season: 45 games, 0 goals, 6.87 average

Club: 132 games, 1 goal

Career: 336 games, 10 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? He's the best current hope I have in defence, but even he probably wouldn't make most teams.

[Murrayzoster]

Fantastic career Nobby. Along with a couple of other threads I have followed since the beginning as a long time viewer of this forum. The patience you have shown to stick with this game despite all of the newer versions of FM released is fantastic (so much so that I have dug out my old FM11 to reload one of my careers on it to continue). I have to ask, what has made you stick with FM11 (beside this great long term save)?. And also I assume you will be hopefully continuing this game until you either make Newcastle Town as successful as you can?. Glad to also see you managed to get your save fixed despite problems posted above. Keep up the good work and great thread. Cheers

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thanks Murray.

There are two reasons I am still playing FM11.

One is because I don't have much time to play FM these days. Full time job, a wedding in September and upcoming house move doesn't give much free time, and some of that is spent on the golf course.

The other ties in with that. I like to have to long term career saves and so with not having much FM time, it takes me a long time to get through them.

[Nobby_McDonald]

WINGERS

Gary Smith

Age: 23

Born: Forest Gate, England

Uncapped

Signed for £10,000 from Coventry City in July 2042

Season: 38 games, 13 goals, 6.94 average

Club: 80 games, 25 goals

Career: 137 games, 36 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Enjoyed easily his best season for the club last season, having started as understudy to Tonks, he became a regular striker by the end of the term. I doubt he'll make the next step up though.

Jack Smith

Age: 26

Born: Darlaston, England

Uncapped

Signed on a free transfer from Reading in July 2038

Season: 43 games, 13 goals, 7.17 average

Club: 290 games, 72 goals

Career: 335 games, 85 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Had a great season and has been consistently very good for the club. He might make the step up, and without doubt he certainly deserves the chance to.

Steve Tonks (vice captain)

Age: 30

Born: Sidcup, England

Uncapped

Signed on a free transfer from Tranmere Rovers in July 2039

Season: 42 games, 7 goals, 6.96 average

Club: 222 games, 25 goals

Career: 432 games, 73 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? A no nonsense player who puts in a shift and plays for the team, he won't have the class to turn games.

[Nobby_McDonald]

CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS

Mike Ashton

Age: 26

Born: Doncaster, England

6 youth caps, 3 goals

Signed on a free transfer from Liverpool in July 2043

Season: 26 games, 13 goals, 7.44 average

Club: 69 games, 27 goals

Career: 226 games, 60 goals

Ashton was sold to Newcastle United for £7,250,000 in January 2045 and still ended up joint top scorer for the season!

Richie Beresford (captain)

Age: 32

Born: Sheffield, England

Uncapped

Signed on a free transfer from Motherwell in July 2036

Season: 42 games, 0 goals, 7.15 average

Club: 377 games, 24 goals

Career: 540 games, 33 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? He would have been a couple of years ago, but age is beginning to catch up with him and he might find it a bit of a struggle.

Ben Green

Age: 20

Born: Cheltenham, England

2 youth caps, 1 goal

Signed for £1,800,000 from Birmingham City in January 2045

Season: 19 games, 2 goals, 6.67 average

Club: 19 games, 2 goals

Career: 19 games, 2 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? He has potential but I expected better from him given his ability.

James Hull

Age: 20

Born: Wednesfield, England

Uncapped

Progressed through the Youth Academy

Season: 0 games, 0 goals, 0 average

Club: 0 games, 0 goals

Career: 0 games, 0 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Yet to play a game for the club but has impressed for the reserves. Doubtful he will cut it at the highest level in England.

Paul McQueen

Age: 25

Born: Falkirk, Scotland

8 youth caps, 0 goals

Signed for £325,000 from Falkirk in July 2036

Season: 24 games, 2 goals, 6.76 average

Club: 151 games, 12 goals

Career: 151 games, 12 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Has been a loyal club player and capable of playing in the middle or on the right in midfield and in a more advanced position. Doesn't have the quality for the Premier League though.

Richard Newton

Age: 21

Born: Bradford, England

1 youth cap

Signed on a free transfer from Manchester City in July 2041

Season: 14 games, 0 goals, 6.78 average

Club: 22 games, 0 goals

Career: 25 games, 0 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Is improving but can't see him making an impact.

[Nobby_McDonald]

And finally...

STRIKERS

Vedran Brajkovic

Age: 20

Born: Stobrec, Croatia

6 youth caps, 2 goals

Signed for £200,000 from Hajduk Split in July 2042

Season: 3 games, 0 goals, 6.73 average

Club: 4 games, 0 goals

Career: 19 games, 5 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Bought at the same time as Bekavac as they both showed potential, but like his countryman he has yet to fulfill any of it. Unlikely to get his chance and unlikely to be good enough.

Daniel Copeman

Age: 24

Born: Deeside, Wales

9 caps, 1 goal

Signed for £240,000 from Swansea City in July 2042

Season: 30 games, 12 goals, 7.00 average

Club: 117 games, 37 goals

Career: 136 games, 42 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Still getting better, but form dipped when Ashton left the club. Question marks if he is good enough for the top league.

Ritchie Hunt

Age: 20

Born: Forest Gate, England

Uncapped

Signed on a free transfer from Manchester City in July 2041

Season: 5 games, 0 goals, 6.70 average

Club: 5 games, 0 goals

Career: 5 games, 0 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Clearly his best is yet to come but he's not good enough at this time.

Marc Kaiser

Age: 22

Born: Verden, Germany

Uncapped

Signed for £1,000,000 from Newcastle United in January 2045

Season: 5 games, 1 goals, 6.88 average

Club: 5 games, 1 goal

Career: 81 games, 18 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? Was just finding his feet at the club when injury ruled him out for the last three months of the season. Best striker at the club now, we'll have to see...

Nikolas Stavrou

Age: 35

Born: Larnaka, Cyprus

89 caps, 10 goals

Signed on a free transfer from Anorthosi in July 2029

Season: 35 games, 9 goals, 6.81 average

Club: 565 games, 326 goals

Career: 628 games, 349 goals

Will he be good enough for the Premier League? A few years ago he would have been. Now he is past his best and is only likely to get the odd cameo appearance. He is the best signing I have made and has been an asset to the club for a decade and a half.

Colin Tiernan

Age: 37

Born: Southport, England

74 caps, 22 caps (for Republic of Ireland)

Signed on a free transfer from Bohemians in July 2037

Season: 7 games, 2 goals, 6.84 average

Club: 235 games, 132 goals

Career: 391 games, 230 goals

Tiernan retired at the end of the season and like Stavrou, he has been key to the rise of the club.

[Nobby_McDonald]

2045/6 League Cup

A disappointing outing, narrowly defeating Brighton before getting shown up at a Championship side, going down 3-0 to Watford.

2045/6 FA Cup

Performance was no better in the FA Cup as we went out to another team from the league below us.

One non league team reached Round 3, and went to a Championship side.

Aston Villa 5 ALTRINCHAM 1 (33,356)

[pezza1]

Looking forward to seeing how your league campaign is going!

[CityAndColour]

A little concerning that not one of your squad is good enough for the EPL, going by your evaluation.

[Nobby_McDonald]

We were superb with Ashton in the side, he scored and created so many goals and we built up a big lead at the top of the table. When he was sold, our form dropped dramatically and we were clinging on to top spot by the end. From a relative struggle in the Championship to the Premier League is a massive step.

[DavidBeckham]

Unlucky there against Swansea in the Cup

[Nobby_McDonald]

2045/6 - Newcastle Town (Premier League)

Board: Fight bravely against relegation

Media: 19th

Bookies: 5000-1

Season tickets: 3529 (up 1136) £2,050,349

Club value: £19,250,000

New contract: 5 years (4 years extension) on £9500 per week (up £6600)

For once, no player sales as we look to spend the forthcoming TV money and strengthening the team. While I do this, it is not enough as we are at the bottom all season. We got off the bottom with one game to go, but defeat in the last match put us back there.

Here are matches of significant through the season

(Match 1) Newcastle Town 0 Newcastle United 3 (10,329 capacity - first game)

(3) Newcastle Town 1 Liverpool 2 (10,329 - first goal)

(8) Bristol City 2 Newcastle Town 2 (18,454 - first point)

(11) Newcastle Town 0 Manchester United 0 (10,329 - first clean sheet)

(14) Birmingham City 0 Newcastle Town 1 (18,312 - first win)

(16) Newcastle Town 1 Notts County 0 (10,329 - first home win)

(25) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Newcastle Town 3 (22,332 - first time scored more than two)

(29) Newcastle Town 3 Sunderland 0 (10,329 - biggest win)

(32) Chelsea 1 Newcastle Town 1 (56,327 - memorable result)

Relegated with four games left

(36) Notts County 1 Newcastle Town 2 (17,939 - only league double, Stavrou's first two Premier League goals)

(38) Newcastle Town 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 (10,329 - last game, capacity crowd every match)

At least we didn't do a Derby. The lowest points record in the game is also 11 points, so we didn't disgrace ourselves.

Top rating: Martin Schäfer 6.93

Top goalscorer: Martin Schäfer 7 in 33 games, Marc Kaiser 7 in 32 games

Top league goalscorer: Martin Schäfer 7 in 30 games

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Martin Schäfer

[Nobby_McDonald]

Roll of Honour

PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Newcastle United (first since 1927)

Champions League qualifiers: Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

Relegated: Sunderland, Notts County, Newcastle Town

CHAMPIONSHIP

Champions: Hull City

Promoted: Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town

Relegated: West Bromwich Albion, Plymouth Argyle, Burnley

LEAGUE ONE

Champions: Northampton Town

Promoted: Stockport County, Peterborough United

Relegated: Oxford United, Stevenage, Nantwich Town, Nottingham Forest*

LEAGUE TWO

Champions: Fleetwood Town

Promoted: Grimsby Town, Wrexham, Walsall

Relegated: Gateshead, FC United of Manchester

CONFERENCE PREMIER

Champions: Oldham Athletic

Promoted: Altrincham

Relegated: Eastbourne United Association, Fleet Town, FC Halifax Town, Port Vale

CONFERENCE NORTH

Champions: Carlisle United

Promoted: King's Lynn Town

Relegated: Durham City, Daventry Town, Gainsborough Trinity

CONFERENCE SOUTH

Champions: Havant & Waterlooville

Promoted: Salisbury City

Relegated: Oxford City, Worthing, Bath City

ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Haverhill Rovers

Promoted: Chelmsford City

Relegated: North Greenford United, Bromley, Tilbury, Metropolitan Police

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

Champions: Bradford Park Avenue

Promoted: Matlock Town

Relegated: AFC Fylde, Stalybridge Celtic, Garforth Town, Blyth Spartans

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Clevedon Town

Promoted: Bracknell Town

Relegated: Taunton Town, Worcester City, Willand Rovers, Malvern Town

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH

Champions: Enfield Town

Promoted: Bury Town

Relegated: Thamesmead Town, Harlow Town

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Champions: Tadcaster Albion

Promoted: Maldon & Tiptree

Relegated: Chipstead, Faversham Town

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH

Champions: Kendal Town

Promoted: Glossop North End

Relegated: Ossett Albion, Hyde, Mossley

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Champions: Eastwood Town

Promoted: Atherstone Town

Relegated: Retford United, Spalding United

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION CENTRAL

Champions: Corby Town

Promoted: Romulus

Relegated: Bedford Town, Aylesbury

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST

Champions: Basingstoke Town

Promoted: Cirencester Town

Relegated: Tiverton Town

* indicates 10 points deducted

FA CUP

Manchester City 1p Aston Villa 1 (90,000)

LEAGUE CUP

Arsenal 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (90,000)

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY

Derby County 1 Northampton Town 2 (48,781)

FA TROPHY

Histon 0 Kingstonian 1 (22,267)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Valencia 1 Arsenal 1p

Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul (52,695)

EUROPA LEAGUE

Roma 0p Barcelona 0

VTB Arena Park, Moscow (45,000)

[Nobby_McDonald]

MAJOR ENGLISH CLUBS

1. Manchester City

2. Arsenal

3. Chelsea

4. Newcastle United

5. Tottenham Hotspur

6. Manchester United

ENGLAND WORLD RANKING

3rd

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*

TOP EUROPEAN CLUBS

1. Inter Milan

2. Lyon

3. Real Madrid

4. AC Milan

5. Barcelona

6. Manchester City

[Nobby_McDonald]

EUROPEAN LEAGUE WINNERS

Austria: Red Bull Salzburg (x5)

Belarus: BATE

Belgium: Anderlecht (x10)

Bulgaria: Litex

Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb (x6)

Czech Republic: Sparta Prague (x4)

Denmark: FC Copenhagen (x4)

Finland: HJK Helsinki (x4)

France: Marseille

Germany: Bayern Munich (x4)

Greece: Larisa

Hungary: Debrecen (x16)

Iceland: KR (x4)

Israel: Maccabi Haifa

Italy: Inter Milan (x3)

Netherlands: PSV

Northern Ireland: Linfield (x7)

Norway: Rosenborg (x2)

Poland: Wisla Krakow (x4)

Portugal: Braga

Republic of Ireland: Bohemians (x2)

Romania: CFR Cluj (x19)

Russia: Zenit St Petersburg

Scotland: Rangers (x4)

Serbia: Red Star Belgrade

Slovakia: Zilina (x12)

Slovenia: Maribor (x17)

Spain: Barcelona (x5)

Sweden: Malmö

Switzerland: Bellinzona

Turkey: Galatasaray (x3)

Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (x3)

Wales: Llanelli

[Nobby_McDonald]

New Club Records

Highest league position: 20th in Premier League

Highest attendance: 10,329 v Newcastle United (Premier League)

Highest gate receipts: £325,000 v Swansea City (FA Cup Third Round replay)

Average attendance: 10,222

Games without winning: 12

Most league goals: 328 - Nikolas Stavrou

Transfer fee paid: £4,400,000 for Miguel Angel Montiel from Blackburn Rovers

Transfer spending: £13,500,000

New League Records

Biggest win: Manchester United 10 Bristol City 0

Games without scoring: 8 - Sunderland

Legends

Nikolas Stavrou, Jӧrg Müller

Icons

Mark Talbot, Colin Tiernan

Favoured Personnel

Mike Ashton, Martin Schäfer, Jack Smith

Most league appearances (active players)

Nikolas Stavrou 581

Most league goals (active players)

Nikolas Stavrou 328

[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
[i]2045/46  Newcastle Town   Premier League                   20th[/i]   Third Round               League Cup Third 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

[Nobby_McDonald]

2046 World Cup

Hosts: Japan

Holders: Brazil

GROUP STAGE

Japan, Paraguay, Argentina, Iran, Australia, Peru, Chile, Canada, France, China, Denmark, Cameroon, Greece, South Korea, Russia, Senegal

SECOND ROUND

Sweden 1 Netherlands 5

Ghana 1 England 6

Germany 1 Mexico 1p

Turkey 0 Czech Republic 1

USA 1 Morocco 2

Brazil 3 Portugal 0

Italy 0 Spain 2

Saudi Arabia 0 Nigeria 2

QUARTER FINALS

Netherlands 3 Czech Republic 1

England 1 Mexico 1p

Morocco 0 Nigeria 1

Brazil 5 Spain 2

SEMI FINALS

Netherlands 0 Brazil 2

Mexico 1 Nigeria 0

THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF

Netherlands 2 Nigeria 1

FINAL

Brazil 2 Mexico 0

National Kasumigaoka Stadium, Tokyo (50,339)

[Nobby_McDonald]

[pezza1]

Bad luck Nobby. Hopefully you'll come back stronger next year!

[pezza1]

I guess I was too late with that last reply!

[pezza1]

Are you going to carry on with the save?!

[Nobby_McDonald]

I have split the game into two saves.

1. Retired my manager and set up a new one, to run the game and see how Newcastle Town do after my departure.

2. Saved the day after relegation. My intention is to start a new game on FM14 but if that doesn't go well or I don't enjoy it, I may go back to this.

[Dexter_Morgan]

I don't think i've commented on this thread often but it has been fantastic and a real shame to see you step down Hope you come back to it at some point.

[chile_paul]

Sad this might be at an end but will be interested to see how the club get on after your resignation if you're planning to post updates from your 'holiday' game. I fear it might be all downhill though?

[DavidBeckham]

Sad to see you decide to end this legend. On a positive note, looking forward to your new save

[crouchaldinho]

Sad to see an amazing save like this come to an end but also intrigued to see what you might do next on FM!

A great achievement to bring them all that way to the top. Shame it was only a single season in the top flight but in a way that makes this story even better! Sadly, I have a feeling that Newcastle Town won't bounce back without you Nobby. The AI will surely make a mess of it even worse than you could yourself!

Great effort Nobby!

[kevhamster]

Sad to hear about the last season. That jump to the premier league is incredibly difficult. But to have got there, bearing in mind the level you started is an awesome achievement. Well done!

Look forward to hearing of your exploits in FM14.