alexeilh Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Yes, i'm posting this everywhere, but i'm incredibly proud :****) From starting in the 8th tier of the English League in 2010, and 57 seasons, 2965 games, 10 promotions and 5 relegations later, i've finally won the god damn Premier League. Yas! What the hell do I do now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalev Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Congrats man! Maybe try and relegate back to your old division? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janesy20 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 what took you so long? in all seriousness congratulations for sticking to it! p.s - would be interested in a screen shot of facilities including training, youth, recruitment, junior coaching and stadium capacity aswell as one of your finances...are they making a profit as your transfer dealings seem to suggest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMdan44 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Congrats mate and further to the previous post, if you wouldn't mind I'd be extremely interested to see screenshots of the other English leagues and possibly the past winners of the cups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fare dale Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 whoa! 2068 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Try and do it with all youth or English/British only signings. Adds an extra bit of challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitchside Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 try this challenge But only from the lowest active level! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMT Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Great achievement mate, a bad year for East Anglian sides though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexNFFC Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Well done mate. Good to see Forest in the Champions League! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kontermann Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Well done mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Waddle Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Very well done and respect for playing one save game for so long! I'm also interested to know what they stats are for club now (ie attendances, season ticket holders etc) - As someone who only plays holiday games, I'd love to see how your club has grown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claus Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 With that formation, I'm surprised it didn't take you even longer to win it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hursty2 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 The way it should be done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidBurn Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 That's sensational! What leagues were you relegated from? Any chance of a screenshot of your all time best 11? Have you won any other cups? I'm not surprised you're posting it everywhere I certainly would be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowgreenredblue Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Wow great achievement but you made me realise I have a life. Just kidding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Their badge looks awfully similar to Swansea City's badge! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeilh Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 With that formation, I'm surprised it didn't take you even longer to win it. The formation is incredible Works lovely, it's a 4-3-3 when attacking, drops back to a 4-4-2 when defending. It took me a bloody long time to win the league, far too long really. I didn't spend a penny until I was in League 1, until I realised I needed to start kicking on. The Premiership, by the time I hit it, was quite clearly dominated by the big few (Champions League money means they've pretty much broken away; only West Ham's billionaire owner has consistently kept them up with the usual 6) meant that it took me a fair few seasons to get anywhere near. I've also been pretty tight with my money; record signing Jose Ramirez cost me £14 million, so i've never really spent too much. I'd much prefer to spend cheap and sell big, even if that means i'm having to work for my title rather than buying my way there. I've overspent on wages this year, but it's clearly paid off; I was top after 3 games, 12 points clear by November. As for cups, the first cup I actually won was the Europa League Never won a lower league cup, most promotions were through playoffs / second. Europa has now been won twice, FA Cup three times. I managed to get to the Champions League final a couple years previous, but I lost 4-5 in the final In fact, until 4 years ago, I hadn't really been in the Champions League at all, and the few times I did, I lost in the qualifying rounds. I've only made it to the group stages 3 times. In terms of club growth, it's been low. I've never had much of a following for the team, until I managed the CL final, we had averages of around 20k in the stadium. Never sold out. This year every home game has been a sell out, so I want to upgrade, but we can't afford it. We're still a dinky little team in the grand scheme of things! So yes, it's been a bit of a save game of love. I've always skipped out on the new games because this save has been so bloody amazing. I couldn't care less how crap we are, I feel somewhat attached to the team now <3 So, here's some screens as requested: Newport Pagnell History: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_10.png Newport Pagnell Info: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_14.png Newport Pagnell('s tiny) Stadium: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_20.png Newport Pagnell All Time 11: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_1.png Newport Pagnell Finances: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_9.png Newport Pagnell Expenditure: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_22.png Newport Pagnell Wages: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_19.png Newport Pagnell Income: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_11.png Current PL: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_16.png Current Championship: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_4.png Current L1: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_12.png Current L2: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_13.png Premier League Winners: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_15.png FA Cup Winners: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_8.png Carling Cup Winners: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_2.png Champions League Winners: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_3.png Europa League Winners: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_6.png Euro Winners: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_7.png World Cup Winners: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_21.png Richest Clubs: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_18.png Coefficient: http://imageupper.com/s02/1/9/J13787496661998738_5.png As you can see, the Premier League is fairly in tact, but the lower leagues have been scattered like crazy. Wigan in particular; they've spent most of the last twenty seasons playing non-league, dropping down to the Blue Square North for a good while. Arsenal's saving pays off Any other screens, just give me a shout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claus Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I may be wrong but amount of sponsorship money is nowhere near what it should be, you should be looking at at least 10-15 million a year and instead you're on 5 mil... and you're playing in Premiership and CL for a couple of seasons now, how can you operate in red I don't understand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janesy20 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 looks like you have to be a selling club for the forseeable future...I suppose that's no bad thing. I love the idea of promoting youth/free transfers and making profit on them. which league did you start in? is it conference south or can you start in lower? Edit: just seen Charmain status as 'Happy to Stay' meaning you're due a takeover shortly...I think a rich owner would spoil it for you...hope it works out dude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Waddle Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Thanks for the stats, fascinating to see. And this is also where I think the game misses out. For a team like yours doing as well as you are, there is no way you would only have 9372 season ticket holders. The game just doesn't build in enough glory hunters (or leavers if you start doing badly). I really hope that FM14 has an amended reputation system. ***edit*** Just noticed that you have a player in the subs for the best 11 called Anne Lee. Are women playing in the Premiership 2068? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeilh Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Yeah, we're a small little selling club. We bring in no money, we have no fans. I've spent way over my means this season, so i'm likely to have to let go two or three first teamers this summer (i'm looking to recoup around £30 million, a good 100k on the wages). The numbers above seem to be horrific, but we've never been in an awful state. It's the major reason why it's taken me so long to get where we are; most of my players slowly become unaffordable and I end up selling because the wages hit 70k+ What we really need is a new stadium, as 24k isn't enough, and a decent sponsor to come in. They've been in place since before my CL efforts, so i'm hoping next time around we get a decent offer. And yes, a takeover would be alright if we dont get someone in with lots of money, but even if we become rich, i'll never spend it, it would really just make the club safe. It's frustrating, certainly, when I see how little we make and how unrealistic it is, but i've managed to work around it PS: Don't forget, this is FM11. I'm sure things have improved since then! looks like you have to be a selling club for the forseeable future...I suppose that's no bad thing. I love the idea of promoting youth/free transfers and making profit on them. which league did you start in? is it conference south or can you start in lower? My epic left winger was a £5 million purchase, just turned down a £25 million offer. Ricardinho scored 33 goals last year, brought him in for free, just turned down £60 million (although i'm getting twitchy about that one...) Started down in the Zamaretto Central, which is two levels below the Conference South. Just noticed that you have a player in the subs for the best 11 called Anne Lee. Are women playing in the Premiership 2068? I know! I think Anne might be a dutch male name, but i've decided that she's the first woman ever to play in the football league. He/She had long hair and a girly face anyway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo7 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Your first season in the Championship was one to forget by the looks of things Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kccircle Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Nice read this - well done. Impressed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer.joel Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Congratulations Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeilh Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Oh, and just because, here's a video of some goals I did a few seasons back: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky323 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 well done!! I enjoyed looking at them screenshots!! great to see and makes me regret never getting past 5 seasons in this game, let alone 50! who's the lowest current Premier League team? is it Wigan or is there a team even lower than them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janesy20 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 My epic left winger was a £5 million purchase, just turned down a £25 million offer. Ricardinho scored 33 goals last year, brought him in for free, just turned down £60 million (although i'm getting twitchy about that one...) Started down in the Zamaretto Central, which is two levels below the Conference South. Personally if it was me and you appear to be hemorrhaging money...I would be reluctant to sell the £60million striker as you would end up just watching it fritter away. Certainly a difficult choice to make. The last time I sold a play for over £25million was Jamie McMaster from Leeds to Real Madrid for 68million on CM00/01...Just don't seem to attract any attention for my players unless I transfer list them. Have you won the champs league yet? if not...surely that's the next step. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbs Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I was just looking to find out what transfer fees were 57 years ago. In 1957 Sivori went from River Plate to Juventus for a record £93k so in 57 years from now, inflation factored in, the average player would be going for about a billion pounds!!! That's (inflation) something that has never been considered in FM games. Also, football probably won't look anything like what we play now in 2070 if it hasn't imploded with wage demands, bankruptcy and agents bringing it down! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laBOMBA Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Love a good success story. Well done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sthptngomad76 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I notice you've started with one of the English Lower League dbs...did any other very lower league team (ie one starting in Tier 8 or lower) follow your success? I notice Almondsbury in L2 for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterX Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 57 years is a long period! That could be a lot faster! 10 promotions and 5 relegations and you and up in the 3th tier, if starting in 8th tier. Maybe you started in the 6th? Normally the lowest tier ingame with data updates. Or FM doesn't count winning the league as promotion... Do you have some successes in Europe? You didn't sell of buy players for a lot of money?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transk53 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Epic save and well done!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonfun1980 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Would love to do that, I just found fm13 not to be as addictive as past games. Hope FM14 will get my love back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpr Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Nice to see Belarus make the 2018 W/C final! Great work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryknow Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Nice work! After 57 seasons and you've only brought in £459M from player sales? Is that due to the club still being low rep so their values are low? My longest FM save was around 20 or so seasons and I brought in over £1B, but I was at Rangers (maybe FM09/10) so rep was diff. I also focus on the transfer/finances side of the game a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeilh Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 My record sale only stands at £20million. To be honest, i've not really sold many players because i've managed to hang onto my better ones. I would say the majority of my best players have stuck at the club 10+ years. Secondly, i've always bought in low, and sold higher, but clearly not significantly. However, my team isn't all that good to be honest, i've never had (bar Ricardinho and the £55million offer which I rejected) anyone hugely talented worth enough money! One Champions League final, two Europa League wins. Obviously the Champions League is my next target. Yep, started in level 8 using one of the databases. The most successful team from down there would be Prescot, who lost out in the Championship playoffs. No-one bar me from the lower leagues has progressed that far up. From non-league Ebbsfleet are probably the most successful, but have never managed to have a continued spell in the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMdan44 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Lovely to see Wednesday in Europa League finals there, not so good to see them relegated to League 1 again... EDIT: And Scotland taking the Euros on English soil. Love it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RorysRocketThrow Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 ***edit*** Just noticed that you have a player in the subs for the best 11 called Anne Lee. Are women playing in the Premiership 2068? I've seen it before, but only two times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
interesti88 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Wow mate, my longest save so far is Newcastle United 2023. You definitely have staying power and congratulate you on your tremendous achievement. I'm in utter amazement my friend of your patience. I just have 1 question...how did you not get sacked with the inevitable bad results and relegation? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ommerson Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I lost my bag in Newport Pagnell ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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