corinthiano Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Haha, Dornbirn are a bit of a random choice, but I like the idea of the youth thing. Best of luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Haha, Dornbirn are a bit of a random choice, but I like the idea of the youth thing. Best of luck! I like the look of their kits. Red and White, to go with the idea of an Ajax style club. Their stadium size is pretty good as well, and hopefully has room for expansion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroblues Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Prize money isn't massive, about €500k for winning the Bundesliga. I'm only now (after winning the league 4 times in a row) getting to the point where I can match the wages of the bigger clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
podunkboy Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Not that I need another save/challenge, but I'm jumping in anyway, with Glostrup Albertslund, newly promoted in the Danish 2nd Division East. (Screen shots to be posted shortly). Team actually looks pretty good, don't think I'm going to immediately clear my staff out. (as an aside: was looking through the news items during the "holiday year" and saw the names of two former players for our local indoor soccer team back in the 80's, who are now coaches in Denmark. If they hadn't been given head coaching jobs, I would have picked them up for my staff.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundo Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 First, hi to everyone. I lurk this topic every once in a while, been doing that for 12 and 13 topics also.I would like to ask you how much money did you have in your balance before becoming professional?I haven't got that far in FM14 just yet rather embarrassingly, so can't answer that question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundo Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Not that I need another save/challenge, but I'm jumping in anyway, with Glostrup Albertslund, newly promoted in the Danish 2nd Division East. (Screen shots to be posted shortly). Team actually looks pretty good, don't think I'm going to immediately clear my staff out. (as an aside: was looking through the news items during the "holiday year" and saw the names of two former players for our local indoor soccer team back in the 80's, who are now coaches in Denmark. If they hadn't been given head coaching jobs, I would have picked them up for my staff.)Welcome and good luck. Been waiting for someone to start in Denmark, should be an interesting follow. Should be fun trying to topple FC Copenhagen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 FC DORNBIRN 1913 WELCOME NEW MANAGER RILEY JOSEPH TO THE CLUB.This morning saw the departure of Peter Jakubec from the managerial position at the club, and the signing of Welsh manager Riley Joseph as his replacement. It is thought that Jakubec and FC Dornbirn chairman Höfle Werner had a major disagreement about the clubs chances of avoiding relegation in the coming season, with Jakubec certain that he wouldn't be able to keep them up with the wage budget he had been given. Following a heated discussion, Jakubec felt the only course of action would be to resign from his post. A matter of hours later, Riley Joseph was appointed as the new club manager. Not much is known of 31 year old Joseph at this point. He is a former football player, having played for lower league teams in both Wales and England. Joseph has yet to appear in front of the press, but did have these words to say to fc-dornbirn.at: " I am delighted to be working for a club like FC Dornbirn, and hope that I can put some silverware in their trophy cabinet. I know the fans will be very wary of me at first, given that Dornbirn is the first club I've managed. I want to ensure them though, that I have the clubs best interests at heart, and with the full support of the club chairman I can take this club to the top league. I am a very ambitious person, and would like to have DC Dornbirn playing top flight football within the next three years." With such great ambition and high expectations for the club under his management, we wish Riley Joseph the best of luck at FC Dornbirn. Taken from fc-dornbirn.at Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corinthiano Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I haven't got that far in FM14 just yet rather embarrassingly, so can't answer that question. I had 4 Million Pounds, but I reckon you can go pro with around 1 or 2 Million Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronia Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Out of interest, which countries are generally used the least from this challenge? I'm tempted to give it a go, but I want to have a go with a relatively obscure team (I do understand that all teams chosen are pretty obscure) - I'm drawn towards to likes of Croatia and Serbia. I'm not really tempted by the Scandinavian countries for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Out of interest, which countries are generally used the least from this challenge? I'm tempted to give it a go, but I want to have a go with a relatively obscure team (I do understand that all teams chosen are pretty obscure) - I'm drawn towards to likes of Croatia and Serbia. I'm not really tempted by the Scandinavian countries for some reason. How about Slovakia, Hungary, or Israel? I don't think I've seen anyone playing as a team from those countries yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn00gle Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 In Poland either ... You can get there club with crazy fac on the start Raków Częstochowa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebs Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 How about Slovakia, Hungary, or Israel? I don't think I've seen anyone playing as a team from those countries yet. I'm playing Hungary and we've had a completion from Hungary in this edition... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I'm playing Hungary and we've had a completion from Hungary in this edition... Yeah, they cheated so that doesn't count... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebs Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 ?!? not sure if joking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corinthiano Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Same here... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Do you not know how Internet joking works? I put , so I was joking... Even if you did cheat, how would I have known? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronia Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hmmm.. Isreal is a tempting one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundo Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hmmm.. Isreal is a tempting one. Go for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebs Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 survived a takeover and they put £2m in the transfer kitty. hello. that goes a long way in Hungary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebs Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I've never seen anyone do Israel so would totally persuade you along those lines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 survived a takeover and they put £2m in the transfer kitty. hello. that goes a long way in Hungary. Who did your club get taken over by? Was it a businessman or Sugar Daddy? I bet £2m will come in very handy. What do you plan on doing with the cash? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn00gle Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I Just take Stal Mielec from Poland So far before league start I was able to test and sing 43yo Jari Litmanen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundo Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Cool! Good luck Sn00gle. Is it a local team? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn00gle Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Well ineed to check it when i start again becouse i got bug in middle of season and couldnt backup save ^^ fak that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I've decided to get back into FM by coming here, currently holidaying in Switzerland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Well after a couple hours of reloading and Old Boys not coming up once I decided to jump at the chance when the team with the lowest reputation got promoted, Etoile Carouge FC. Manager Profile - Profile 2 Club Overview - Club Facilities Squad - Key Players- David Gonzalez - Samir Ramizi - Alexandre Infante Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Good luck Sn00gle. Shame you got a bug. Fingers crossed you can don't get a bug second time round. Good luck in Switzerland Makoto Nakamura. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn00gle Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Anyone know how much chances you got to get a youth intake from your second nation? I mean if my second nation will be Japan how much chances I have to get Japan guy in intake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Just signed a 40 year old Tomas Repka. Fingers crossed he pushes some replica kit sales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 2014/15 - Etoile-Carouge - Swiss Challenge League League Table - League Fixtures I was expecting us to battle against relegation all season, we never did though spending the whole season between 3rd and 6th whilst Wil & Servette were in a league of their own, although next season will be a lot different as a lot of contracts expire and I'll be rebuilding the entire squad in order to keep within budget. Swiss Cup - We beat 2 lower league teams before narrowly losing out to St. Gallen in the 3rd Round. Squad - The squad performed a lot better than I expected, it'll change a lot next season though. Transfers - Improved where I could and added some depth to the squad, let go of deadwood to bring the wages down. Youth Candidates - Utter Carp. Key Players: Shaho Maroufi - Highest average rating with 7.25 and the top scorer with 17. Astrit Hyseni - 2nd top goalscorer with 14. Albien Ajeti - Scored 11, not bad for the on loan youngster. Season League Position Swiss Cup Europe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014/15 Challenge League 3rd 3rd Round N/A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Looks like things are about to change in Switzerland... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Looks like things are about to change in Switzerland... WOW! Nice one. You'll be rolling in it soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtdFan Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Makoto, how much are you enjoying managing in Switzerland? I want to start this challenge, but sturggle to find a nation i would enjoy. I've tried the whole Scandinavia, along with Hungay and looked at some other nations, but can't seem to find that one nation i'd jump in to . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
podunkboy Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 BK Glostrup-Albertslund Boldklubberne Glostrup Albertslund (BGA) is a Danish football club (founded 2009) currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East. They play at Glostrup Idrætspark in Glostrup, Metropolitan Copenhagen, which has a capacity of 4,000. It is a merger of Glostrup FK and Albertslund IF. BK G-A hires unknown Erik Daniels as coachhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=234235038 His apparent, stunning lack of experiencehttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=234235055 His historic overview, lots of zeroes http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=234235046 The BK G-A Club overview http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=234235062 the proof of initial promotion, as requested http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=234235027 (sorry, I don't have pic-saving account anywhere but Steam, and I can only link those through a web address.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Makoto, how much are you enjoying managing in Switzerland? I want to start this challenge, but sturggle to find a nation i would enjoy. I've tried the whole Scandinavia, along with Hungay and looked at some other nations, but can't seem to find that one nation i'd jump in to . Well, I was enjoying it but because of my own mistakes of rebuilding the squad in order to keep wages down, I've ended up getting worse players but for the same amount of wages that I had before, turns out no-one in Switzerland will accept less than £625 p/w and that's left us in last after 14 games with just 7 points... Podunkboy - best of luck in Denmark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corinthiano Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Makoto Nakamura - very decent first season with Etoile, shame you are struggling in your second, but hope you recover as I think your save will be very interesting with the tycoon at FC Thun. I managed to get Old Boys up once after reloading a lot of times, but I failed miserably and got sacked after being way behind everyone else half way through the season... sebs - nice cash injection there! podunkboy - good luck in Denmark! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Relegated and sacked, going to try again in a new country, think I'm going on holiday to Israel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Right, lets try this again... Manager Profile - Personal Information Club Profile - General Information - Club Facilities Squad - Key Players - Didi Ungar - Efi Bugale - Mohamed Azberga Hopefully this attempt will go better! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Sucks that you got sacked Makoto. Good luck with your new team. Edit: In my save, Japan just finished 3rd in the 2014 World Cup! :O Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corinthiano Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Shame to hear Makoto, best of luck in Israel! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVJ92 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Just started at FC Ypa in Finland. Profile If I can trust my new appointed assistant, it looks like I have a pretty young talented squad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Just started at FC Ypa in Finland. Profile If I can trust my new appointed assistant, it looks like I have a pretty young talented squad They're one of the teams I was considering when i decided to play in Finland. They look really good, other than the small stadium. Good luck with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVJ92 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 superdad - Thanks. They seem to have a bit of cash with a balance on £140k at the start. Got them to upgrade the junior coaching right away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corinthiano Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Welcome to Finland KVJ92! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 superdad - Thanks. They seem to have a bit of cash with a balance on £140k at the start. Got them to upgrade the junior coaching right away. That's good going. Does that mean you now have above average junior coaching and above average youth recruitment? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroblues Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Season update 2021/2022 League at Winter Break League Final Standings It might well seem like the league wasn’t quite so impressive this season, but we were actually on for an unbeaten season until we won the league and I therefore played a very young side to get them some experience, the emergence of Bayer and Höhn being a particular highlight as Höhn finished with 16 goals including 10 in the league, not bad for a 17 year old. Bayer is already an ever present and will only improve as time goes on. In the cup, we coasted through to the semi finals despite playing a very youth heavy side most of the time, including the likes of Kurt Schumacher, a 16 year old AMC with 3 star potential and Zvonomir Pesic, a 17 year old DC with 2 ½ star potential. with a 5-1 win away at Oberwart (Bayer, Höhn, Goncalves x2, Martinovic), a 2-1 win away to our rivals First Vienna (Höhn, Schumacher), a great 4-3 win away to sudden title challengers thanks to a tycoon takeover Kapfenberg (Pesic, Höhn, Djordjevic, Bedia) and then a 6-2 win in the quarter final at home to Wacker Innsbruck (Acimovic x2, Höhn hat-trick, Schumacher). The young side we put out sadly succumbed to LASK Linz in the semi final, losing 1-0 despite controlling much of the game. We did quite well in the Champions League again, but I would have hoped to at least finish 3rd again. We ended up 4th due to a loss to 3rd seeds CSKA, but a 2-0 win in the last game at home to Chelsea was certainly promising for the future. Transfers: Another focus on youth coming in, with the only signing really for the first team (aside from a cheap backup goalkeeper) being Jordi, a Spanish right back with decent potential for €3.7M from Austria Wien. A signing as much to strengthen us as to weaken our rivals. No big transfers out, but we made €4.7M on offloading various players who wouldn’t quite make it into the team and were holding back the youngsters. The first XI at the end of the season: GK: Damir Kozic (Free transfer from Dinamo Zagreb, 251 appearances, 58 clean sheets) DR: Jordi (€3.7M from Austria Wien,36 appearances, 1 goal) DC: Derik (€1.3M from Austria Wien, 47 appearances, 3 goals) DC: Andrija Djordjevic (€3.5M from Lokomotiv Moscow, 62 appearances, 8 goals) DL: Carles Planas (€64K from Barcelona, 100 appearances, 4 goals) MC: Dragan Ostojic (Free from BVB, 116 appearances, 2 goals) MC: Christopher Bayer (€725k from SV Ried, 82 appearances, 11 goals) AMR: Bosko Leskovac (€1.6M from Vojvodina, 87 appearances, 30 goals) AML: Pedro Goncalves (Free transfer, 243 appearances, 72 goals) ST: Lukas Höhn (€1.2M from Rapid Wien, 50 appearances, 17 goals) ST: Pedro (€45k from Atlético 124 appearances, 85 goals) Total cost: €12.1M Top scorer: Pedro . 24 goals isn’t quite as impressive as his normal haul, but in fairness he had to contend more with Lukas Höhn than I expected at the start of the season and he even lost his place for a little while when we had an easier run of games. Playing 2 strikers towards the end of the season lessened his scoring opportunities too. Best player: Bosko Leskovac . Another fantastic season from the young Serb, with 13 goals and 18 assists coming from his right wing position. He is attracting big interest from other clubs and seems to want to leave so his time with FAC might come to an end faster than I would like. We’ll certainly get a record fee for him though which should help strengthen the team. Youth prospects: Dong Quiansho: SOLD to Fenerbahce for €1M Flavio Vieira: Didn’t progress at all and another bad injury caused him problems- SOLD to DVD for €400K Christopher Broser: SOLD to Ingolstadt for €525 Christopher Bayer: At age 18 he was pretty much an ever-present, making 44 appearances and missing only 3 league games. He is a decent long shot threat, landing a few piledrivers this season and with 10 assists in addition to 7 goals the signs look promising. Lukas Höhn: Another 18 year old making big waves this season. He is already one of the best finishers at the club and having a role model like Pedro is really helping his development along. He’s interesting some of the biggest clubs in the world but I’m hopeful of keeping hold of him for at least a couple more seasons. Nikola Martinovic: Signed for €900k from Maribor at age 15, this season was his big entrance into the first team as he made 31 appearances, mostly at left wing but his attributes suit either wing or striker. His pace is another frightening one in this league, and with 6 goals and 6 assists he’s doing well so far. Gabriel Wieser: Spent the season out on loan, first at Banik Ostrava where he only made 6 appearances with 2 goals, then at Augsburg where he was a first team regular and made 26 appearances with 5 goals. He’s the 3rd striker at the club at the moment and is developing ok, but he’s being held back by Höhn and Pedro. Finances: Same story, still secure thanks to Champions League revenue. We’re only just catching up to the wages the bigger Vienna clubs can offer their players, and aren’t even close to being able to match the wages of a decent club from a bigger nation. Average attendance: 15412 (of 15875) with 8 sellouts. Selling out even the new stadium so we’ll be expanding again for next season. Next season: So close to another Europa League challenge, and a win against Chelsea shows what we’re capable of. Hopefully we can make it again next season Season | League | Position | Cup | Europe | Top scorer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014/15 | Erste Liga| 5[size=1]th[/size] | R2 | N/A | Ingo Klemen (10) 2015/16 | Erste Liga | 1[size=1]st[/size] | R3 | N/A | Kevin Friesenbichler (25) 2016/17 | Bundesliga | 8[size=1]th[/size] | R2 | N/A | Kevin Friesenbichler (17) 2017/18 | Bundesliga | 3[size=1]rd[/size] | SF | N/A | Kevin Friesenbichler (30) 2018/19 | Bundesliga | 1[size=1]st[/size] | R3 | EPL | Pedro Goncalves (20) 2019/20 | Bundesliga | 1[size=1]st[/size] | F | CG | Pedro (30) 2020/21 | Bundesliga | 1[size=1]st[/size] | W | CG/EK1 | Pedro (31) 2021/22 | Bundesliga | 1[size=1]st[/size] | SF | CG | Pedro (24) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdad Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Are there any international teams in any of your saves which have performed way better than expected in the World Cup? I'm still surprised about Japan's performance in my save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn00gle Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 In my fm13 save Estonia nad Finland did crazy stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 2014/15 - Nes Ziona - Israeli National League League Table - League Positions Graph Very disappointed with my first season, yes we finished 10th when we were predicted 15th which is good, but with just 14 games left we were in 3rd and had a chance for promotion, until we lost 7 games in a row which saw us go down to 12th. You may notice that the team that finished above us are in the Europa League next season, well they beat Hapoel Tel-Aviv 4-3 in the State Cup Final. Cup Fixtures - Managed to lose to the same team twice, it's not so bad though as they won the cup so I'm not as ashamed of falling at the first hurdle. Squad - We have a good squad, not good enough for promotion but good enough for now, if there are possibilities to strengthen then I'll gladly take it. Key Players: Didi Ungar - Best all-round player with 14 goals and 15 assists. Daniel Ilamo - Top scorer with 19. Ahmed Shibel - A good goalkeeper....even though he conceded a lot, good average rating. Best Youth Prospect/s Ofir Sobol (YP1) Finances - bad. Season | League | Position | Cup | Europe | Top Scorer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014/15 | National League | 10th | 7th Round | N/A | Daniel Ilamo (19) Now I won't plan a squad re-build, especially after what happened in Switzerland... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVJ92 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 That's good going. Does that mean you now have above average junior coaching and above average youth recruitment? Good junior coaching and above average youth recruitment. corinthiano - Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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