AFH Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 The Aim of the Challenge To take a Faroese club and lead them to European glory To use players from my youth system only To eventually take over the Faroe Islands national team and lead them to European Championship and World Cup qualification Win the Euros and World Cup Where did I get inspiration for this? It is probably quite obvious, but I drew inspiration from Makoto Nakamura's fantastic FM12 thread, San Marino - The Ultimate Challenge. I really suggest checking it out - it is a brilliant story to read. What team am I, and why? I am a club called 07 Vestur, in the second division of Faroe Islands football. They were founded in 2007 so are very new to the beautiful game and I thought it would be cool to do it with this team. Also, they are one of the few clubs in the Faroese second division (called the First Division, confusing!) that is not a reserve team from the first division (known as the Premier League). Also, they were one of the few playable teams in their division. Who am I? I'm a scrawny, nerdy teenager who spends too much time on the - oh, you mean in the game? I am Magnus Andreasen, a 25 year old former Faroese international football whose career was cut short due to injury. 07 Vestur Nation - Faroe Islands Founded - 2007 Status - Semi-Pro Chairman Status - Loves the club Legends - None! (hopefully I can become one) Icons - None! (hopefully I can become one) Favoured Personnel - None! (hopefully I can become one) Finances - Okay Average Ticket Price - £2 Average Season Ticket Price - £13 Season Ticket Holders - 61 Est. Value - £110,000 Media Prediction - 7th Squad Personality - Very Loyal The Facilities Name - Sørvágur City - Sørvágur Capacity - 2000 Owned by - 07 Vestur Stadium Condition - Good Under Soil Heating - No Roof - No Surface - Synthetic Pitch Dimensions - L: 101m W: 64m Maximum Pitch Dimensions - L: 106m W: 71m Pitch Condition - Perfect Corporate Facilities - No corporate facilities Training Facilities - Basic training facilities Youth Facilities - Minimal youth facilities Junior Coaching - Minimal junior coaching Youth Recruitment - Limited youth recruitment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Faroese Premier Division Ranking 2013 - 194th - No Change - 1* Reputation Faroese National Team Ranking 2013 - 201st - 40 points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I hope you enjoy my journey! It will be very difficult! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJCFC Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Good luck with this, will be a hard one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 All the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I will be updating this tomorrow. But for now, have a good evening Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Good luck and I love the humour in the who am I? bit. I can relate to that as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Good luck in the Faroe Island! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Thanks everyone! Update coming up... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 07 Vestur - Faroese First Division - 2013 Faroese First Division League Table - League Positions Graph - Fixtures Wow! I didn't expect that. The media predicted me to finish 7th, and my board wanted me to just avoid relegation, so I am delighted we managed to secure second place and the promotion that comes with it. We started off slow, with a draw and two losses in our first three fixtures, but we bounced straight back when I introduced a new tactic. From then onwards, we only lost two matches, and managed to come runners-up in the league. There was no stopping AB at the top - they never dropped from first position in the league. Faroese Cup Fixtures We started off well but were knocked out in the second round by a team in the league above us. Despite this, the board were "delighted" we reached the second round! Club Info Squad - Finances Our finances are looking bad. Hopefully we will get some more money since we are in the Premier Division next season. Then I might be able to upgrade my Youth Facilities and Junior Coaching. Key Players Rógvi Egilstoft Nielsen - Played every single game of the season and was easily the best player in the defence. He put in two POM performances and also gave the team two assists. Kim Poulsen - Was the league's top scorer with 11 goals and he was really one of the key players in our attack. He once scored 4 goals in one game. However, he is getting on a bit now and at the ripe old age of 35, it may be time for him to hang up his boots soon. Also, his CA and PA have gone from 2 1/2* to just 1/2*. | Season | Division | Pos. | Cup | EURO | Notes | |--------|------------------------|------|-----------|------------|---------------| | 2013 | Faroese First Division | 2nd | 2nd Round | N/A | PROMOTION!!! | Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P O\'D Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 good start mate and a great challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Youth Candidates - 2013 I don't mind that they are both strikers, since my best striker left the club and my top scorer from last season is 35. This really highlights how dominant the Youth Candidates are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJCFC Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Good start and great first intake! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 For any of you wondering, I am using the Faroe Islands database located in this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Great season AFH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Good start AFH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Thanks guys. This is a really stupid question, but my mind has gone blank - where can I find where the media has predicted for me to finish in my second season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey247 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Its normally on your club information page Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Aha, of course :o thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 What an intake! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Yep, I was really happy about it! Sorry about the long absence in this, been busy with school and such. Playing the second season now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinoud Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Good luck at the Faroe Islands! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Real life gets in the way sometimes AFH so don't worry about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 07 Vestur - Faroese Premier Division - 2014 Faroese Premier Division League Table - League Positions Graph - Fixtures We did it! EURO Cup football from our first season in the Premier Division! What an achievement! We were predicted by the media to finish rock bottom, and I predicted mid table, but we managed to pull through, get some wins, and secure a EURO Cup spot. I am sure we will be knocked out straight away, but more important is the money that will come with the tie, which we will spend on the Youth Facilities. Faroese Cup Fixtures Same as last season, we were knocked out after winning our first match, this time in the quarter-final of the competition. Club Info Squad - Finances Our finances look worse than ever. Hopefully we can get back into the black next season when we participate in the EURO Cup. Key Players Jónstein Hansen (YP1a) - Our youth prospect from the first intake had a stormer of a season, scoring 9 goals and gifting the team with 4 assists. At the tender age of just 16, this lad has a great future ahead of him! Jákup S. Olsen - I retrained Jákup to a AM ® as we were short in the position and this proved to be an excellent decision, helping the team with 5 goals and an extraordinary 11 assists, the highest in the league. | Season | Division | Pos. | Cup | EURO | Notes | |--------|--------------------------|------|------------|------------|-------------------------| | 2013 | Faroese First Division | 2nd | 2nd Round | N/A | PROMOTION!!! | | 2014 | Faroese Premier Division | 3rd | Qtr. Final | N/A | Qualified for EURO Cup! | Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Youth Candidates - 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Very good work so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Two excellent seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Cracking start to the career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Doing brilliantly! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 What the others said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DraigCoch11 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 You know on your youth intake, how do you set it so you can see their current and potential ability? Great start though, you are getting through the seasons pretty fast! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pricey687 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 great start! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatTraveler Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 What a great start to your career so far, overachieving in both seasons! Hopefully you can make it to the EL group stages! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Although this was fun at the start, I'm not sure this is the challenge for me. I really want to do a youth challenge but preferably in a bigger country with more leagues and a better reputation. I am getting hardly any money in this league and the chances of upgrading my facilities is slim. Any ideas on a different nation I could start in? Preferably with 4+ leagues (can be from a downloaded database) and not England, Spain or Italy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinoud Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Sweden, Scotland? EDIT: Shame that this wasn't working. Was nice to follow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 They are some great shouts. Also, I'm very sorry but I just wasn't enjoying it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Another great season and youth intake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Although this was fun at the start, I'm not sure this is the challenge for me. I really want to do a youth challenge but preferably in a bigger country with more leagues and a better reputation. I am getting hardly any money in this league and the chances of upgrading my facilities is slim. Any ideas on a different nation I could start in? Preferably with 4+ leagues (can be from a downloaded database) and not England, Spain or Italy Any more suggestions on a save to go with? A youth challenge or a normal journeyman career? And what team if a youth challenge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manutdfan1999 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Youth challenge in Northern Ireland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Youth challenge in Northern Ireland Only problem with that is that almost all the clubs have no youth facilities and as dafuge showed last year they were next to impossible to upgrade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Only problem with that is that almost all the clubs have no youth facilities and as dafuge showed last year they were next to impossible to upgrade. That was pretty much what I was thinking. Have you got an idea gogogo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tush Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I enjoyed Turkey when attempting ri916's youth challenge And Turkey already has the first and still only completion of this year's challenge, so it is possible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 I've made a shortlist of nations which I could do a youth challenge in. The countries are: Holland Portugal Sweden Looking at the nations, I actually think I want to go with Sweden. Good idea? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TottenhamFan101 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Sweden sounds interesting, so go for it. I remember reading a fantastic story from FM11 I think about a youth challenge in Sweden Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Okay, I've chosen a team - Nacka FF. Should I start the new thread up now or after the first season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Okay, I've chosen a team - Nacka FF. Should I start the new thread up now or after the first season? I'd do it now and write an introduction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ørvur Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 It really is quite fun to be a Faroese football player and see other people play football manager with my football club! And to know every person you are refering to in person. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 It really is quite fun to be a Faroese football player and see other people play football manager with my football club! And to know every person you are refering to in person. Even when you see your national side get whacked 12-0? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I remember the Faroes beat Austria 1-0 a few years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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