dafuge Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 dafuge is struggling as well? makes me feel better about my current game stuck in the same position at the moment. BSP and no money! The part time two year contract limit is killing me. It means I'm having to extend a lot of contracts meaning my players are getting regular pay rises Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielgear Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 dafuge is struggling as well? makes me feel better about my current game ! Same here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Unlucky at the moment dafuge but you should improve next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Wingate & Finchley - Blue Square Bet Premier - 2016/17 Last season we spent a second season battling against relegation, and with tight finances it looked unlikely that anything would change. League Table League Positions Graph We had a great start to the season, but just couldn't keep it going as the fixtures started to pile up. A poor end to the season saw us slip just outside the playoff places. FA Trophy - the usual early exit. FA Cup - it was a great run, although we didn't get the big pay day we were hoping for. Transfers - the finances meant I couldn't bring in anyone to improve the squad. Squad - the squad is pretty decent, so hopefully the same players will be good enough to get us out of this league. Finances - the debt is increasing, which could mean we struggle with the wage budget next season. Key Player Profiles: Aiden O'Brien - top scorer again in a stunning season. Kurtis March - a big contribution from the midfielder. Nathan Nyafli - another great season from the striker. Orlando Koster - solid as ever. Stephen Arthurworthy - signed last season, has made a huge difference to our defence. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th Next Season This was an unexpected improvement, so hopefully we can build on this and at least make the playoffs next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Great improvement and you should be on the up next season. FA cup and FA trophy runs would be nice next season though since you then get even more cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Normal service is getting going again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Normal service is getting going again Not quite yet. The debt is getting bigger by the day and the board have cut my wage budget considerably, wanting me to sell players to make up for it. I've got a squad of 19 players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champfan10 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 The loan market is you friend, if players are interested? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Daf is looking mildly human this time round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityAndColour Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Daf is looking mildly human this time round. Well it is only a beta... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadfncat Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Well it is only a beta... well its not really. Its the full game minus some online features. Plus its release now anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I remember he got sacked once in his FM11 career, and I was thinking 'this can't be right!' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Wingate & Finchley - Blue Square Bet Premier - 2017/18 My poor control of the finances had meant we were faced with cutting costs as we tried to improve on last season where we just missed out on the playoffs, League Table League Positions Graph Despite a mid season dip, we made a decent title challenge but ended up settling for a place in the playoffs. Playoff semi final leg 1 - this was unexpected as we made the most of our chances and took a big lead. Playoff semi final leg 2 - we expected to hang on to our lead, but an early goal meant we actually controlled the match. Playoff final - it just wasn't our day as we failed to take our chances and ended up conceded late goals. FA Trophy - for once we really went for it, and with the help of a couple of replays we made the final, which we dominated but only just won. FA Cup - we were flying in the cup, but the draw didn't help us out as we missed out on a big pay day by losing to QPR at home. Transfers - the only action came late in the season as we had to add to the squad to save our exhausted players. Squad - we started the season with 19 players, so a few backup players were added to fill the gaps. Finances - at the start of the season we were worried about administration, we've ended up in a better position than ever. Key Player Profiles: Aiden O'Brien - a stunning season, but his contract is up so it could be his last here. Nathan Nyafli - another great season from the supporting striker. Paul Hecker - the left back had a great season leading the assists for the team. Louis Thompson - a superb player for this level, and will be staying for next season. Stephen Arthurworrey - our best defender again. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists Next Season Losing in the playoff final was obviously a massive blow, but it has been a great season nonetheless. Withe the finances looking better I'm hoping I'll get a decent budget for next season to finally try and improve this squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hopefully you can finally go up again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_magic Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 You will do it pal, promotion is defo coming your way soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshpmilton Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hard luck dafuge. Gives you a bit more time to prepare for the Football League and fill up that trophy cabinet a bit more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Aiden O'Brien has left the club, I couldn't renew his contract Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadfncat Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Keep it up dude I found BSP the hardest league so far for some reason :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityAndColour Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Keep it up dude I found BSP the hardest league so far for some reason :/ Only one auto promotion spot and a mixture of full and part time clubs. One of the toughest leagues to get out of in real life too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshpmilton Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Only one auto promotion spot and a mixture of full and part time clubs. One of the toughest leagues to get out of in real life too. Playing as a part time club definitely is a massive factor when in the BSP. Once you're out of that division, especially with the 4 up in League Two it get's a lot easier to jump straight to League One. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Shame you missed out on promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Things have not started too well. Without a main striker we are struggling in mid table after a few heavy defeats. The worst part is that Aiden O'Brien is still without a club and will not sign for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypanimz Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Unlucky last season. I'm sure you can do it this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityAndColour Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Playing as a part time club definitely is a massive factor when in the BSP. Once you're out of that division, especially with the 4 up in League Two it get's a lot easier to jump straight to League One. Indeed. Teams very rarely get relegated back down after promotion, and teams relegated into the Conference very rarely go straight back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 I'm sure you can do it this season. I'm not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielgear Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Keep going Daf your team will come Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityAndColour Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I know you obviously want to get up the leagues as quickly as possible given the nature of the challenge, but I find I get engrossed in a save a lot more if I have to battle for a few years in each division. It just seems more realistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 I know you obviously want to get up the leagues as quickly as possible given the nature of the challenge, but I find I get engrossed in a save a lot more if I have to battle for a few years in each division. It just seems more realistic. It is superb, it is what I've wanted from the lower leagues for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Doing well, great cup runs and finances and losing in a play-off final was bound to happen sometime due to you post in your old thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Doing well, great cup runs and finances and losing in a play-off final was bound to happen sometime due to you post in your old thread.I knew that would come back to bite me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 My season may being going badly, but I've just drawn Man City away in the FA Cup 4th round I've also noticed that they are due to move into a new stadium in 2019, which makes it look like the 20 year limit has gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjericho Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Looking good so far. This match against City can be a good boost to the finances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Christ, four years without a promotion. Is this a new record for Daf? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Congrats on the FA Trophy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scfcbostock Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Finding this year a bit tougher?! Looks like Daf is a bit more like us than we all thought Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Making slow strides in the right direction. Keep it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC Luke Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Looking forward to reading what will no doubt be an epic career. (Even though you're already years into it.) Shame about the play-off final though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Wingate & Finchley - Blue Square Bet Premier - 2018/19 Last season we missed out on promotion by losing the playoff final, but with decent looking finances and an FA Trophy win under our belt, surely we could mount a decent promotion attempt? League Table League Positions Graph Things just didn't go our way as we failed to find any sort of form, just getting the odd result here and there to keep us in mid table. FA Trophy - I rotated the squad once again and it didn't work. FA Cup - this was the story of our season as we beat League 1 and 2 opposition to set up a dream tie against Man City. We nearly managed to nick a draw, but the money was the real prize. Transfers - Aiden O'Brien (our star player) left at the end of last season, just to spend the entire year unattached. We failed to replace him and suffered as a result. Squad - the money from the Man City match has helped us keep a few players for another year, but the squad is in huge need of improvement. Finances - we are relatively rich, so I'm hoping I'll get a chance to spend some of that money on bringing in some players to help us get back into promotion contention. Key Player Profiles: Nathan Nyafli - our top scorer, but he'll be leaving on a free as I cannot extend his contract. Louis Thompson - our star winger, joining Dunfermline for nothing. Kurtis March - our second top scorer, from midfield. Just shows how weak our strikers are. Stephen Arthurworry - our only decent defender. Jack Dovey - saved us on numerous occasions. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/14 Blue Square Bet South 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2014/15 Blue Square Bet Premier 19th 2015/16 Blue Square Bet Premier 18th 2016/17 Blue Square Bet Premier 6th 2017/18 Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists 2018/19 Blue Square Bet Premier 12th Next Season This season was a shocker, but the boost to the finances gives me hope for next season. Everything depends on what sort of budget I'm given and what sort of players I can attract with it. I'd like to make the playoffs at least but without signing a couple of decent striker it just won't happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC Luke Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Nice run in the FA Cup! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Nice finances for that level! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Nice finances for that level! £150k of it has just gone on improving the training facilities, but I'm hoping there will be some left to spend on players! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 We have turned pro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadfncat Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 We have turned pro woohoo!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Turned pro... Promotion in no time now then... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityAndColour Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 In fairness it took a lot of points to make the playoffs. Nyalfi looks class for that level, a shame you couldn't hang onto him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 We have turned pro Great news! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Great news! I'm not sure it was yet. I've signed most of the current squad to full time deals and brought a few backup players in, but I think I've got a weaker squad than last season. The worst thing is I am massively over my wage budget, so I could be in even bigger financial trouble by the end of the season. I'm just hoping that having full time players makes a big difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maw74 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 What is your wage budget now compared to when semi-pro? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 What is your wage budget? £10118 p/w Currently spending £15276 p/w :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 There was no real difference compared to being semi pro, it was a bit bigger because we had more money in the bank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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