Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Career Update I managed to get the Schalke job in March and got them from 12th in the league to 5th and also won them the German Cup, my first cup towards the challenge. The Juventus, Monaco and Man City jobs come available, I applied for them but they all rejected me, so I am going to try win the German League with Schalke as I think I have got a good team there. I have done well with France winning the Euros. going to stay with them and try win the World Cup before I try get an African national job and try win the African Cup Of Nations. Challenge Progress Club 0/10 top domestic leagues 1/10 domestic cups - German Cup, 0/5 club continental championships () 0/1 club world championship International 0/5 continental tournaments () 1/2 world tournaments - Euros, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skogmus Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 2037/38 –Manchester City Manager Profile – FixturesCompetitions – Player Stats As mentioned earlier I got the job at Manchester City following the really bad season at Schalke 04. When I got the job we were placed 6th after 30 games and with quite a gap up to the top teams, so it would be tough finishing any higher than we were when I got there. My main objective for the season is to figure out how to play with this team, where I need to strengthen before next season and challenge for the FA Cup, where we already were in the semi final. I got off to a rough start with what is one of the craziest matches I've had yet on this save as my first match against Aston Villa. Went down 1-0 right before half time before we equalised after 70 minutes. As we kept pushing for the win we got a man sent off after 78 minutes, forcing me to change the system only to see them get reduced to 10 men as well after 82 minutes. It looked like it would end disappointingly with a draw before we scored in the 96th and 97th minute to secure a 1-3 win. Went 8-1-1 in the 10 games I had, drawing Tottenham and losing massively against Chelsea. But we secured the FA Cup trophy, giving us something from a bad year. Quick update on Schalke: Left them 12th in league after 15 games, but saw them through EURO Cup group stage as group winner. In the end they barely survived relegation after winning the play-off and got knocked out from EURO Cup second knockout round. CLUB MANAGEMENT Season Team League Position Domestic Cups Continental Cup Notes 2017/18 Hong Kong Rangers Hong Kong Premier League 6th 1st/1st/2nd/Qtr. final N/A National C-license, 2 domestic cups 2018 Geylang International Singaporean League 6th 1st/3rd N/A Took over 7th with 8 games to go, 1 domestic cup 2019 Geylang International Singaporean League 1st 1st/2nd N/A National B-license, 1 domestic cup 2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Unemployed 2021 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No club job 2022 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Chinese Super League 10th 3rd round N/A Continental C-license, expected last in league, 3rd best in 2nd half of the season 2023 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Chinese Super League 3rd 4th round N/A Continental B-license, expected last in league, qualified for ACL 2024 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Chinese Super League 3rd 4th round Qtr. Final Continental A-license, qualified for ACL 2025 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Chinese Super League 2nd 2nd 1st 4th in CWC, won Chinese Super League Fair Play award 2026 Bahia Brazilian National 1st div. N/A 5th round N/A Won the Bahia State, sacked after 4 league games 2027 SC Internacional Brazilian National 1st div. 15th N/A N/A Took over in 19th, barely avoided relegation 2028 SC Internacional Brazilian National 1st div. 11th Qtr. final N/A Top half finish, 3rd round of Copa Sudamericana 2029 SC Internacional Brazilian National 1st div. 2nd 4th round N/A Semi final of Copa Sudamericana, Qualified for Copa Libertadores 2030 Internacional Brazilian National 1st div. 2nd 5th round 1st 3rd in CWC 2031 New York City FC Major League Soccer N/A N/A Qtr. Final Resigned in March, 0 pts in 3 league games. Things just did not work 2031/32 Girondins de Bordeaux Ligue 1 Conforama 10th 1st/10th round N/A Knocked out of group stage of and qualified for next seasons Europa League 2032/33 FC Internazionale Serie A 1st 1st round N/A Italian league! 2033/34 FC Internazionale Serie A 2nd 1st Group stage Italian cup! Qtr final of Europa League 2034/35 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No club job 2035/36 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 12th Semi final N/A Took over 11th after 21 games 2036/37 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 6th 3rd round N/A Qualified for Europa League 2037/38 Manchester City English Premier League 6th 1st N/A Left Schalke halfway through, took over in March, FA Cup and Europa League qualification INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Season Nation Continental Tournament World Tournament Notes 2020 Iraq N/A N/A 2021 Iraq N/A N/A 2022 New Zealand N/A N/A 2023 Mexico 1st N/A Won the Gold Cup 2026 Nigeria N/A N/A Qualified for ACON 2027 Nigeria 1st N/A Won the ACON 2030 Australia N/A N/A 2031 Australia 2nd N/A Lost final of Nations Cup on extra time 2032 Australia N/A N/A 2033 Australia N/A Group stage Knocked out in group stage of Confederations Cup 2035 Brazil 1st N/A Won Copa América 2036 Brazil N/A N/A 2037 Brazil N/A 3rd Sacked after the Confederations Cup Challenge Progress (12/33)Club 2/10 top domestic leagues (Geylang Int., SIN; FC Internazionale, ITA;) 5/10 domestic cups (HK Rangers, HKG; Geylang Int., SIN; Gd Bordeaux, FRA; FC Internazionale, ITA; Manchester City, ENG;) 2/5 club continental championships (Shijiazhuang Yongchang, CHN; SC Internacional, BRA;) 0/1 club world championship () International 3/5 continental tournaments (Gold Cup, MEX; African Cup of Nations, NIG; Copa América, BRA; ) 0/2 world tournaments () Trophies: Spoiler Season Team/Nation Trohpy 2018 Hong Kong Rangers Hong Kong League Cup 2018 Hong Kong Rangers Hong Kong Sapling Cup 2018 Geylang International Singaporean League Cup 2019 Geylang International Singaporean League Cup 2020 Geylang International Singaporean League 2023 Mexico North American Gold Cup 2025 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Asian Champions League 2026 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Chinese FA Super Cup 2026 Bahia Brazilian Bahia State Championship 2027 Nigeria African Cup of Nations 2029 SC Internacional Brazilian Gaúcho State Championship 2030 SC Internacional Brazilian Gaúcho State Championship 2030 SC Internacional Copa Libertadores 2032 Girondins de Bordeaux Coupe de la Ligue 2033 FC Internazionale Serie A 2034 FC Internazionale Italian Cup 2035 Brazil Copa América 2038 Manchester City English FA Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 CAREER UPDATE Bit of a rubbish pointless season, I won the German Cup, Europa League and Euro Super Cup but I was 2nd for most of the season and Bayern were just too good and then at the end of the season I dropped some points and ended 5th. I resigned from Schalke, I applied for the Liverpool, Spurs and Barcelona jobs, all 3 chose other managers. I feel like this challenge is going to take longer then I hoped for lol. Challenge Progress Club 0/10 top domestic leagues 1/10 domestic cups - German Cup, 0/5 club continental championships () 0/1 club world championship International 0/5 continental tournaments () 1/2 world tournaments - Euros, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 CAREER UPDATE Just a small update but I basically won the Confederations Cup and the World Cup with France. Still no club job though, I have applied for a few jobs at top teams but despite winning everything with France national team, having a 90% reputation and Continental Pro License I still can't get jobs, I couldn't even get the New York Red Bulls job lol. I have left France and took over as Brazil manager, just trying to get the International achievements out the way while I find the right club job. I think I will end up taking the longest amount of time to complete this challenge but I will do it eventually lol. Challenge Progress Club 0/10 top domestic leagues 1/10 domestic cups - German Cup, 0/5 club continental championships () 0/1 club world championship International 1/5 continental tournaments - Confederations Cup 2/2 world tournaments - Euros, World Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Italy Confederations Cup 2033 Having lost in the nations league final last time out we again got to the final and this time overcame Spain to win the nations league. The big one this summer though was the Confederations Cup. We opened up the group stage with a 4-1 win against New Zealand. We followed that up with a dismal display against Australia drawing 1-1. And rounded off the group with a 2-1 win against Ecuador. The semi-final saw us despatch Mexico 2-1 to setup a final against Ecuador. The final was more comfortable than the group game as won 3-0. Challenge Progress: Spoiler Club 8/10 top domestic leagues (CHI, BRA, RSA, USA, FRA, GER, ESP, ITA) 7/10 domestic cups (CHI, BRA, RSA, FRA, GER, ESP, ITA) 5/5 club continental championships (ACL-Wuhan 2020, LIB-Sao Paulo 2022, CAFCL-Ajax CT 2025, NACL-New York RB 2027, UCL-Lyon 2029, UCL-Real Madrid 2032) 1/1 club world championship (Sao Paulo 2022) International 3/5 continental tournaments (MAR 2023, KOR 2027, ITA 2032) 1/2 world tournaments (ITA-CONF-2033) Seasons: Spoiler CLUB CAREER Leagues Cups Season NAT Club Division 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Cont. CWC Other & Notes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 CHI Wuhan CNFD 5th Joined in 9th place after 13 games and out of cups 2018 CHI Whuan CNFD 1st Qtr Promoted as champions 2019 CHI Wuhan CSL 1st Win League & Cup double. 2020 CHI Wuhan CSL 1st Win Win Trebble Winners (+domestic super cup) 2021 BRA Sao Paulo Serie A 3rd Qtr Joined in 17th after 11 games. 2022 BRA Sao Paulo Serie A 1st Win Win Win Quadruple 2022/23 RSA Ajax CT RSA PL 7th n/a Win Nedbank Cup win 2023/24 RSA Ajax CT RSA PL 1st 2rnd Final League Champions 2024/25 RSA Ajax CT RSA PL 1st Semi Win Win CAF Confederation Cup, League Champions, MTN 8 Cup, Telkom Knockout Cup, CAF Super Cup 2025/26 RSA Ajax CT RSA PL 1st* Win CAF Champions League, *resigned after 7 league games in 1st place and a game in hand. 2026 USA New York RB MLS 1st MLS Cup & MLS Supporters Shield winners 2027 USA New York RB MLS 12th Win NACL 2027/28 FRA Olympique Lyonnais L1 3rd 10rnd Semi 2028/29 FRA Olympique Lyonnais L1 2nd Semi Win Win UEFA CL & League Cup winners 2029/30 FRA Olympique Lyonnais L1 1st Win Win League & FA Cup & Club World Cup 2030/31 GER Bayern Munich BL 1st Win League & Cup double 2031/32 ESP Real Madrid L1 1st Win Win League, Cup & ECL treble 2032/33 ITA AC Milan SA 1st Win Win League, Cup & EL trebble INTERNATIONAL CAREER Rank Cups Year Nation FIFA NL World Cont. Conf. Other & Notes 2020 Serbia 21st 2021 Serbia 33rd Failed to Qualify for World Cup 2022 Morocco 15th Won African Nations Championship 2023 Morocco 18th Win Won African Cup of Nations 2024 2025 South Korea 50th Won East Asia Cup 2026 South Korea 44th 3rd in World Cup group 2027 South Korea 31st Win Won the Asian Cup 2030/31 Italy 2nd Semi-final of Nations League and some friendlies 2031/32 Italy 1st Win Won European Championships 2032/33 Italy 1st Win Win Won Confederations Cup and Nations League -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalbeider Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 2021 - Changchun Yatai Finding a new club only took two months this time. Changchun are an almost permanent fixture in the Chinese Super League's bottom half, but this season they'd found themselves doing better than expected until their manager left for Shangdong (who were in serious danger of relegation until the very end of the season), with the team 7th and only eleven games remaining. Enter myself. I'd just flunked an interview with Jeju, and I figured this was as good a chance as I was likely to get in the near future. Competitions -- Fixtures What I failed to take into account was that I'd be having the toughest possible starting fixtures, and that I'd have to deal with them while my two star foreigners were out recovering from hip injuries. Needless to say, it was a bit of a rough landing, but once I finally found my feet the team started playing really well and getting results, even before our best players recovered. A win against Wuhan in the second-to-last fixture would've made us sixth, but in the end we had to make do with maintaining the same position we'd inherited, which is still the best league position for Changchun in almost a full decade. Next season, the board is unlikely to ask for more than a top half finish, so I should be able to gradually improve the squad without too much pressure. The players seem to like me well enough, so that's already an improvement from my first months in Melbourne, at least. Being optimistic and assuming the transfer window goes well, I should be aiming for a top 3-4 finish, and maybe another good cup run. Roster The team has a decent enough base to build upon, that's for sure. The obvious standouts are our three foreigners (well, Vibe also counts, but he's retiring): Odion Ighalo, Marinho, and Pacôme Zouzoua. The first two in particular had an outstanding season in their fifth year in Changchun, and look ready for more assuming they don't injury their hips again. There's also a lot of promising young talent, plus another bunch of 4 to 5-star potential kids that just came through the academy. With a couple of quality signings in key positions (particularly looking at both full backs, the AMC position, and perhaps the goal) we'd have a very solid-looking squad to challenge for things in the near future. Season Team League Cup1 Cup2 Continental Other Notes ====================================================================================================================================================================== 2018 Selangor 2nd 3rd round Group Stg. N/A N/A Joined in the offseason. National C license. 2019 Selangor 1st Winners Winners East Playoff N/A Domestic treble! Manager of the Year. National B and A licenses. 2020/21 Melbourne City 1st/Winners 2nd round N/A Group Stage N/A Joined in the offseason. Manager of the Year. Continental C and B licenses. 2021 Changchun 7th QF N/A N/A N/A Joined in July, 7th, 11 games remaining. Challenge Progress Club 2/10 top domestic leagues (Liga Super Malaysia 2019, Hyundai A-League 2020/21) 1/10 domestic cups (Piala FA (Malaysia) 2019) 0/5 club continental championships () 0/1 club world championship International 0/5 continental tournaments () 0/2 world tournaments () Other titles Piala Malaysia (2019) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Small Update Just got given the LA Galaxy job so going to try win the MLS and North American Champions League. Also want to win the Copa America with Brazil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Mexico Gold Cup 2033 Following the Confederations Cup the Mexico job became available and with the Mexican B team still in the middle of the Gold Cup so I resigned from the Italy post and applied for the vacant Mexican job. I was appointed just after the group stage had finished so my first game was the Gold Cup quarter-final against El Salvador which we won 2-0. The semi-final saw us face our rivals to the north which saw us come from behind to beat USA 5-2. The final was a tense afair with few chances against Costa Rica which we edged 1-0. Challenge Progress: Spoiler Club 8/10 top domestic leagues (CHI, BRA, RSA, USA, FRA, GER, ESP, ITA) 7/10 domestic cups (CHI, BRA, RSA, FRA, GER, ESP, ITA) 5/5 club continental championships (ACL-Wuhan 2020, LIB-Sao Paulo 2022, CAFCL-Ajax CT 2025, NACL-New York RB 2027, UCL-Lyon 2029, UCL-Real Madrid 2032) 1/1 club world championship (Sao Paulo 2022) International 4/5 continental tournaments (MAR 2023, KOR 2027, ITA 2032, MEX 2033) 1/2 world tournaments (ITA-CONF-2033) Seasons: Spoiler CLUB CAREER Leagues Cups Season NAT Club Division 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Cont. CWC Other & Notes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 CHI Wuhan CNFD 5th Joined in 9th place after 13 games and out of cups 2018 CHI Whuan CNFD 1st Qtr Promoted as champions 2019 CHI Wuhan CSL 1st Win League & Cup double. 2020 CHI Wuhan CSL 1st Win Win Trebble Winners (+domestic super cup) 2021 BRA Sao Paulo Serie A 3rd Qtr Joined in 17th after 11 games. 2022 BRA Sao Paulo Serie A 1st Win Win Win Quadruple 2022/23 RSA Ajax CT RSA PL 7th n/a Win Nedbank Cup win 2023/24 RSA Ajax CT RSA PL 1st 2rnd Final League Champions 2024/25 RSA Ajax CT RSA PL 1st Semi Win Win CAF Confederation Cup, League Champions, MTN 8 Cup, Telkom Knockout Cup, CAF Super Cup 2025/26 RSA Ajax CT RSA PL 1st* Win CAF Champions League, *resigned after 7 league games in 1st place and a game in hand. 2026 USA New York RB MLS 1st MLS Cup & MLS Supporters Shield winners 2027 USA New York RB MLS 12th Win NACL 2027/28 FRA Olympique Lyonnais L1 3rd 10rnd Semi 2028/29 FRA Olympique Lyonnais L1 2nd Semi Win Win UEFA CL & League Cup winners 2029/30 FRA Olympique Lyonnais L1 1st Win Win League & FA Cup & Club World Cup 2030/31 GER Bayern Munich BL 1st Win League & Cup double 2031/32 ESP Real Madrid L1 1st Win Win League, Cup & ECL treble 2032/33 ITA AC Milan SA 1st Win Win League, Cup & EL trebble INTERNATIONAL CAREER Rank Cups Year Nation FIFA NL World Cont. Conf. Other & Notes 2020 Serbia 21st 2021 Serbia 33rd Failed to Qualify for World Cup 2022 Morocco 15th Won African Nations Championship 2023 Morocco 18th Win Won African Cup of Nations 2024 2025 South Korea 50th Won East Asia Cup 2026 South Korea 44th 3rd in World Cup group 2027 South Korea 31st Win Won the Asian Cup 2030/31 Italy 2nd Semi-final of Nations League and some friendlies 2031/32 Italy 1st Win Won European Championships 2032/33 Italy 1st Win Win Won Confederations Cup and Nations League 2033 Mexico 15th Win Won Gold Cup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Small Update I did rubbish at LA Galaxy, just couldn't get any consistency. so I left and then a few weeks later I got the New York Red Bulls job. I did win the Copa America with Brazil. resigned and now I am the Ivory Coast manager. Challenge Progress Club 0/10 top domestic leagues 1/10 domestic cups - German Cup, 0/5 club continental championships () 0/1 club world championship International 2/5 continental tournaments - Confederations Cup, Copa America 2/2 world tournaments - Euros, World Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysdailydose Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: Small Update I did rubbish at LA Galaxy, just couldn't get any consistency. so I left and then a few weeks later I got the New York Red Bulls job. I did win the Copa America with Brazil. resigned and now I am the Ivory Coast manager. Challenge Progress Club 0/10 top domestic leagues 1/10 domestic cups - German Cup, 0/5 club continental championships () 0/1 club world championship International 2/5 continental tournaments - Confederations Cup, Copa America 2/2 world tournaments - Euros, World Cup Are you keeping your international job when you are applying at club level? It is VERY difficult to get a good club job if you are in possession of an international job. It makes sense, though, as I see you're applying to clubs like Liverpool and Barca. Those clubs don't have to have a manager that splits between international and club duties. With a 90% reputation and your international trophies, you should get a top club job very easily, IF you aren't at an international post when interviewing. If you were out of an international posting when these apps were going through, disregard...but at the same time, I think Barca may still be a bridge too far. You've had awesome international success with the World Cup, but still very little success at club level, with just the one domestic cup pot to your name. Things to consider... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) 44 minutes ago, jaysdailydose said: With a 90% reputation and your international trophies, you should get a top club job very easily, IF you aren't at an international post when interviewing. @jaysdailydose I get the big club jobs with a 90% reputation when still an international manager, if you count Real Madrid, AC Milan and Arsenal (current EPL & ECL holders) as big clubs. I'd guess @Ronaldo Beckham's reputation is around 60-70% due to only having 5 trophies. ps. you've got the Euro's and confederations cup in the wrong section in your summary. Edited August 18, 2018 by blackdevil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysdailydose Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, blackdevil said: @jaysdailydose I get the big club jobs with a 90% reputation when still an international manager, if you count Real Madrid, AC Milan and Arsenal (current EPL & ECL holders) as big clubs. I'd guess @Ronaldo Beckham's reputation is around 60-70% due to only having 5 trophies. I would agree with you, but he stated he had a 90% reputation. Quote Just a small update but I basically won the Confederations Cup and the World Cup with France. Still no club job though, I have applied for a few jobs at top teams but despite winning everything with France national team, having a 90% reputation and Continental Pro License I still can't get jobs, I couldn't even get the New York Red Bulls job lol. Edited August 18, 2018 by jaysdailydose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 oops missed that 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysdailydose Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Was going to add to that post but the sub-quoting system is fairly obtuse on here. I was going to say that it is nice to see that it is better in FM18 in this regard than it was in previous versions. Especially with around a 60-70% rep in previous incarnations, it always seemed quite difficult to get a good club job while retaining the international job. It is good to see at the absolute top of the game it can still work out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysdailydose Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 1 minute ago, blackdevil said: oops missed that No need to knock your head off the walls. Even with his international trophies, that would have generally been my guess in the past as well! I'm guessing it has more to do with his lack of club success more than his reputation. I'm sure he'd walk into any international job in the game with his early resume, including both the Confederations and the World Cup -- but with only a German Cup to his name, I'd really find it difficult to think Barcelona would hire him, for example, unless he'd come through their system like Pep and he'd managed their "B" or something similar. It would actually be nice to know that they would take things like that into account more and more! At least we know that he's able to get at least fairly reputable clubs, as LA Galaxy is a 3.5 star reputation club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the feedback guys, one question I need to ask as I just won the MLS Eastern Conference and also the MLS Supporters Shield, is one of them classed as the league title and the other one classed as a cup as the MLS really confuses me. I have now resigned from New York Red Bulls. I will resign from Ivory Coast after the African Cup On Nations as I want to tick that off my achievements and then I will try get a club job in top European League as I got a lot left to do. @blackdevil Are you sure I have put the achievements in the wrong section as I feel like I have them in the right section. Challenge Progress Club 1/10 top domestic leagues - MLS Cup, 1/10 domestic cups - German Cup, 1/5 club continental championships - North American Champions League 0/1 club world championship International 2/5 continental tournaments - Copa America, Euros, 2/2 world tournaments - World Cup, Confederations Cup, Edited August 18, 2018 by Ronaldo Beckham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: 2/5 continental tournaments - Confederations Cup, Copa America 2/2 world tournaments - Euros, World Cup The Euro's should be in the "Continental Tournaments" section and the Confederations Cup should be in the "World Tournaments" section. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysdailydose Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: Thanks for the feedback guys, one question I need to ask as I just won the MLS Eastern Conference and also the MLS Supporters Shield, is one of them classed as the league title and the other one classed as a cup as the MLS really confuses me. Quoting @vikeologist: MLS (USA) - For challenge purposes the MLS Cup counts as the league, and the US Open Cup counts as the cup. The Canadian Championship, and the league section of the MLS (Supporters Shield) don't count for anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, jaysdailydose said: Quoting @vikeologist: MLS (USA) - For challenge purposes the MLS Cup counts as the league, and the US Open Cup counts as the cup. The Canadian Championship, and the league section of the MLS (Supporters Shield) don't count for anything. Oh ok I won the MLS Cup the previous season lol, cheers for letting me know mate. 7 minutes ago, blackdevil said: The Euro's should be in the "Continental Tournaments" section and the Confederations Cup should be in the "World Tournaments" section. Cheers mate, I have edited my previous post. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysdailydose Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: Oh ok I won the MLS Cup the previous season lol, cheers for letting me know mate. Cheers mate, I have edited my previous post. Absolutely, if you get in anymore tricky spots in leagues where you're not sure, he covers a few of them in Post #3 of the thread! Keep up the great progress! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Yeah sorry I keep forgetting about that all I have to do is go on post 3. cheers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Cortez Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Top quality to read this entire thread. Serious props to those of you that have spent so much time on this challenge! Think I may attempt this on FM19s release. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Small Update I just took over Jiangsu Suning in Chinese Super League, I want to try win another league and more importantly win the Asian Champions League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) CAREER UPDATE A good season for me with Jiangsu, I won the treble there winning the league, cup and Asian Champions League, so getting them achievements ticked off, I also won the African Nations with Ivory Coast as well. I am now unemployed with job at all, my reputation has dropped to 70% but I still think that will be enough to get a decent job and try tick the 5 main leagues off now. UPDATE - Just took over as Fiorentina manager, they are 14th in the league in January, I am just managing them to get my rep up as I aint got much experience in the top leagues. hoping to win the Italian Cup as well. Challenge Progress Club 2/10 top domestic leagues - MLS Cup, Chinese Super League 2/10 domestic cups - German Cup, Chinese FA Cup 2/5 club continental championships - North American Champions League, Asian Champions League 0/1 club world championship International 3/5 continental tournaments - Copa America, Euros, African Cup Of Nations 2/2 world tournaments - World Cup, Confederations Cup, Edited August 19, 2018 by Ronaldo Beckham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 CAREER UPDATE After taking over at Fiorentina in February I managed to get 8th place and one point away from Europa League qualification, a steady start, if I stay at Fiorentina I am hoping to get a top 6 place. The Bayern, Barcelona and Lyon jobs come available. I applied for all of them but didn't get any of the jobs. My reputation is still too small for a big club. I think I will try to get Fiorentina as high as I can and try win the Italian Cup in the mean time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 CAREER UPDATE Well something unexpected happened and I managed to win Seria A with Fiorentina, I was really surprised by that due the expectations and I just assumed the other teams ahead of me would be too strong. I only just won it and it come to the last game of the season but I won the title and I am well happy. I have resigned and the process continues. I hope I get a chance at a big club. I want to try win another title and either the UEFA Champions League or cup. Challenge Progress Club 3/10 top domestic leagues - MLS Cup, Chinese Super League, Italian Seria A, 2/10 domestic cups - German Cup, Chinese FA Cup 2/5 club continental championships - North American Champions League, Asian Champions League 0/1 club world championship International 3/5 continental tournaments - Copa America, Euros, African Cup Of Nations 2/2 world tournaments - World Cup, Confederations Cup, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 CAREER UPDATE I took over as AJax manager as they were a chance to win another league title, cup and they are in the UEFA Champions League as well. so I took over them, I then noticed that Mexico national team job was available and I thought well I need to win the Gold Cup at some point. Mexico gave me the job and to my surprise my first game in charge was the Gold Cup final lol. How lucky and flukey is that. I only gone and won it as well beating Costa Rica 3-0 in the final. Challenge Progress Club 3/10 top domestic leagues - MLS Cup, Chinese Super League, Italian Seria A, 2/10 domestic cups - German Cup, Chinese FA Cup 2/5 club continental championships - North American Champions League, Asian Champions League 0/1 club world championship International 4/5 continental tournaments - Copa America, Euros, African Cup Of Nations, Gold Cup, 2/2 world tournaments - World Cup, Confederations Cup, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 @Ronaldo Beckham Congrats on what I'm sure you know is called a 'vike', and turning up at a club just to play the final, although it's Mexico, not a club, so maybe just a semi-vike. I feel honour bound to try to get a vike into my challenge, but no luck so far. I'm 2 domestic cups in arrears, so when I finish my work in one league, I do look to see if there's a cup finalist vacancy in another, but of course, getting to cup finals does tend to protect managers from the sack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysdailydose Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 2018/19 Stevenage F.C.Sky Bet League Two Well, I managed to find my favorite three words in my FM Dictionary -- "Promoted As Champions!" I always do well whenever I manage Stevenage, so I'm not truly surprised. This was one of the hardest title fights in my history of playing this game, and that's a long damned history! The title race was fought very hard until the very final day, with Doncaster refusing to submit to our dominance. We managed to set club records for both wins in a season and total points with 31 and 102, respectively. 102 points and the race went to the final day, that's right. I finished the season on a 21-match unbeaten streak and it STILL went to the final day, that's how tough Donny was... Fisayo Adarabioyo (Tosin's big brother) signed in October, leading the way for me getting star strikers off the free agent list, and had 20 goals and 14 assists in all competitions, as my most profitable free agent striker signing. Fellow free agent Ryan Loft came in at the very end of November and still managed 10 goals and 4 assists in all competitions, in only 16 appearances, many coming as a substitute. They combined with Stevenage stalwart Matt Godden, who had 29 goals and 17 assists in all competitions, along with at least two other strikers in Jamie Thomas and Jamie Gray who both made significant contributions, although they spent much time out with injury. "Left Back" Raheem Hanley was another free agent signing, and he starred in central midfield for us... taking our Mezzala role in our tactic and making it his own on his way to winning PFA League Two Player of the Year for his efforts, averaging a 7.40 in the league with 7 goals and 9 assists from the heart of midfield. Our 4-2-4 that we ran at the end of our Tamworth career was a great tactic for our entire season at Stevenage, and the lads made it work. We were linked with several clubs before the season ended, and we did try to move after it ended, but interviews at Premier League Wolves, and (ugh) Everton, along with Championship Hull, were all unsuccessful. Maybe it is better, as we managed to get the Stevenage board to make THREE upgrades to both Youth Recruitment and Junior Coaching, to where we now have Excellent/Above Average in those respective areas -- and they pumped out a "Golden Generation" class for my intake this season. Sure, it is League Two, but I've already had the striker in the class being picked on "Quick Pick" -- and scoring two and making one on his full debut. We also had the right back from the intake also make a full league debut and not disappoint. So, on we go with Stevenage F.C. in League One, and hoping I can re-create my past and get back-to-back promos with a Stevenage side. We've established a good base, and we've been able to "keep the band together" all except for our best player in goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman. Bristol City met his £450k release clause, so he has departed. We'll target a mid-table finish for League One, unless things get interesting, and we go for that back-to-back promotion. We also hope the board will allow us to continue our coaching badges, as with a lack of on-hand funds, we weren't allowed to start our Continental badges yet, and still sit with a National A License. See you next season! CLUB MANAGEMENT Season Team League Position Domestic Cups Continental Cup Notes 2017/18 Tamworth F.C. Vanarama North 7th (P) Progressed to National A License 2018/19 Steveange F.C. Sky Bet League 2 1st League Two Manager of the Year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 9 hours ago, vikeologist said: @Ronaldo Beckham Congrats on what I'm sure you know is called a 'vike', and turning up at a club just to play the final, although it's Mexico, not a club, so maybe just a semi-vike. I feel honour bound to try to get a vike into my challenge, but no luck so far. I'm 2 domestic cups in arrears, so when I finish my work in one league, I do look to see if there's a cup finalist vacancy in another, but of course, getting to cup finals does tend to protect managers from the sack. Oh is that what it is called lol, ok cheers mate. CAREER UPDATE I managed to finally win the UEFA Champions League and also won the Dutch league so that is another league ticked off. Jose Mourinho has finally left Man Utd after 16 years there (poor Man Utd fans lol) so I have applied for that, I resigned from Ajax to give me the best chance of getting the job. I need to start winning some cups or else it is going to be ages to get this challenge finished lol. Challenge Progress Club 4/10 top domestic leagues - MLS Cup, Chinese Super League, Italian Seria A, Dutch League 2/10 domestic cups - German Cup, Chinese FA Cup 3/5 club continental championships - North American Champions League, Asian Champions League, UEFA Champions League, 0/1 club world championship International 4/5 continental tournaments - Copa America, Euros, African Cup Of Nations, Gold Cup, 2/2 world tournaments - World Cup, Confederations Cup, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysdailydose Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Congrats on the great progress @Ronaldo Beckham -- I thought I was going to get to a level to possibly get trophies for the challenge, but not quite yet! I think one more great year and I'll be able to command those jobs. I got interviews with Everton and Wolves in the Prem off a League Two title, so I should be damned close to breaking through to the top flight! Definitely have a lot of work to do to catch you, but luckily, my disabled ass has time to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 Vikeologist's 2035/6 Barcelona Season Report Every team I take over seems to be more in debt. Even after I sold off the players I didn’t need, I was only able to bring in one new player, my Brazilian national team wingback Anderson for £54 million. I also brought in another 2 young Brazilians on loan to develop them and an expensive but necessary loan signing at the other wingback position. I did think that we weren’t going to be able to beat Real Madrid who started the season with 9 straight victories, while we had dropped 2 points. However they began dropping points while after the draw we won 19 league games in a row, and wrapped up the league with 6 games to go. With the league all but in the bag, the tension came from the cup. If we didn’t win it, that would put me 3 domestic cups behind, and thus 3 more leagues I would have to play to complete the challenge. I don’t mind the 2. I’m almost looking forward to managing in Portugal and Scotland, but I could really do without a third extra one. We did our best to lose it, or perhaps I did, playing weakened sides in first leg defeats before recovering in the second legs. It was stupid. I should have rotated the sides in the league, not cups. However we made it safely to the final where we would face Real Madrid, and this time no second leg should I mess up the first. We went 1-0 down. The 2-1 ahead. Conceded a late penalty and then scored the winning goal in the 85th minute. As I’ve said before, winning these domestic cups is a huge relief. If we’d lost that would have added (at least) another full season to my challenge. I thought about leaving straight after the cup, in the hope of creating some kind of job cascade that might open up a vacancy in Portugal or Scotland with a club still in one of the cups. Doesn’t sound very likely, does it? The Hibs manager (my boyhood club) was on shaky ground once they lost in the semi-final, but I want to finish in Scotland, and the Hibs players really do not suit my tactics. So, I managed to make a 5th straight Champions League final, done with 4 different clubs. There we would face Real Madrid, giving them a quick chance for revenge. (Actually they took their first chance for revenge by winning the last match of the season, which would have been a hell of a last day fixture between the top 2 clubs had we not been 26 points ahead of them). Anyway, in a far less stressful match for me than the Spanish Cup final, we easily beat Madrid to give me my 3rd Champions League with 3 different teams. I forget who it was that was doing this challenge and couldn’t manage to win the Champions League, but it’s good that he eventually did, otherwise he would really hate me. Top Goalscorer – Sidney – 50 Top Average Rating – Amauri – 8.19 Man of the Match – Amauri – 18 MVP – Sidney The best Barca striker is also the best Brazilian striker. Fellow Brazilian, Amauri (Chelsea), who was my best player at Chelsea picked up a serious injury this season and at 30 is now only on the cusp of the Brazilian side. What’s Next? Well nothing exciting is happening this summer with Brazil who have won every World Cup qualifying match easily and are now ranker #1 in the world. Still not confident about our chances in the World Cup in 2 years time though. So, I only have Portugal and Scotland loaded, and unless a top job becomes available (and the Rangers job might well), I might be just managing Brazil for a while. Like I say, I’d prefer to manage in Scotland last. However, though the Porto job became available, I didn’t get it after the interview, so it’s off to rangers I go. Hopefully I can win the League Cup, and then get another job in Portugal or somewhere else and get both the remaining cups in the one season. South Korea may also be an option as I have to load up that league to generate some players to make S Korea a playable nation. Domestic Season Team Position Notes 17 Shanghai Shenxin (China) 9th Took over with 5 matches left, and didn't win any of them. 18 Shanghai Shenxin 2nd Promoted 19 Shanghai Shenxin 9th 20 Hebei China Fortune 3rd Won FA Cup 21 Hebei China Fortune 1st League, Cup, Champions League treble 21/2 Ajax CT (South Africa) 5th Took over with 8 matches left, missed out on Confed Cup qual by 1 point. 22/3 Ajax CT 1st Won African Champions League. League, KO Cup and FA Cup quadruple. Unbeaten in league. 23/4(O) Chivas (Mexico) 1st Lost in League final. Won the Mexican Cup. 23/4(C) Chivas 1st League / NACL double. 24 Defensor Sporting (Uruguay) 2nd Took over half way through season. Won Closing Stage and First Division Playoff. Lost Championship Playoff. 25 Defensor Sporting 1st Won Opening and Closing Stages and Intermedio (cup). Unbeaten domestically. 27/8 Bordeaux (France) 2nd Won Coupe de la Ligue, French Cup and Europa League. 28/9 Bordeaux 1st League and both domestic cups. Champions League Q/F 29/30 Juventus (Italy) 1st Took over with 15 matches remaining. Made up 9 points to win league in last day of season title decider. 30 Flamengo (Brazil) 1st Took over 9 matches into the season. League, Libertadores double. Lost CWC in extra time. 31/2 Red Bull Leipzig (Germany) 1st League / Champions League final. Yet another cup final defeat. 32/3 Red Bull Leipzig 1st Won Club World Cup 3-2 from 2-0 down at halftime. Finally won another domestic (German) cup. 33/4 Chelsea (England) 3rd Won FA Cup. Lost in Champions League final for second season in a row. 34/5 Chelsea 1st League, FA Cup and Champions League treble. 35/6 Barcelona (Spain) 1st League / Cup / Champions League treble. 36/7 Rangers (Scotland) International Year Team Achievements 18 China U23 Won Asian Games. 19 Norway Left after 4 matches of Euro Qualifying. 19-20 Ghana Left after 2 matches of African Cup Qualifying 20 Belgium Sacked after leading the #1 team in the world to 1 draw and 3 defeats 21-22 Ivory Coast Qualified for World Cup and reached second round, won CHAN. 22-23 Mexico Won Gold Cup, reached Copa America semi with B team. 24-25 Ivory Coast ACON semifinals 25-26 Ghana Failed to progress past World Cup group stage 26-27 South Korea Lost in Q/F of Asian Cup 27-29 Ghana ACON quarter finals. 30-31 Argentina Copa America Q/F 31-32 Colombia Left them on top of WC Qualifying group 32-34 Italy Confederations Cup winners. Lost in World Cup S/F and sacked. 34- Brazil 2035 Copa America Challenge Progress 27/33 Club 10/10 top domestic leagues (China, S Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France, Italy, Brazil, Germany, England, Spain) 8/10 domestic cups (China, S Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France, Germany, England, Spain) 5/5 club continental championships (Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe) 1/1 club world championship International 2/5 continental tournaments (N America, S America) 1/2 world tournaments (Confederations Cup) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 @jaysdailydose Congrats on your progress so far. Have you found yourself drawn to follow Stevenage's results in real life or watched any of their matches? @Ronaldo Beckham Yeah, it's a pain to be a couple of cups behind the leagues, and have to play extra leagues just to get them. The first domestic cup in Scotland finishes by the end of November, so that's a good opportunity for one, but winning it is hardly a certainty. Got my first match in that cup to play now, so expect a sweary update if it goes pear shaped straight away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Congrats @Ronaldo Beckham & @vikeologist with your progress. Good to see someone pull off a Vike at last unless I've missed someone else doing it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, blackdevil said: Congrats @Ronaldo Beckham & @vikeologist with your progress. Good to see someone pull off a Vike at last unless I've missed someone else doing it... Oh, I think nearly everybody is pulling off Vikes; except me. I mean, I did win the league with Juventus taking over with 15 matches remaining, but that's a sorry excuse for a Vike, given my history in previous challenges of taking over on the day of a cup final second leg, or managing 2 different teams in the same World Cup. When the Vike don't vike, what's the world coming to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 @vikeologist The closest I've got was with Mexico for the gold cup... At least your updates are entertaining although not as much as a few years ago when you had more ups and downs. The triumph after near misses make the story more entertaining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 apologies for my success Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 13 hours ago, jaysdailydose said: Congrats on the great progress @Ronaldo Beckham -- I thought I was going to get to a level to possibly get trophies for the challenge, but not quite yet! I think one more great year and I'll be able to command those jobs. I got interviews with Everton and Wolves in the Prem off a League Two title, so I should be damned close to breaking through to the top flight! Definitely have a lot of work to do to catch you, but luckily, my disabled ass has time to play. Cheers @jaysdailydose, I had a week off work last week so spent a lot of my time on the save to try get as much done as possible, I rkon you will catch up with me sooner or later. 5 hours ago, vikeologist said: @jaysdailydose Congrats on your progress so far. Have you found yourself drawn to follow Stevenage's results in real life or watched any of their matches? @Ronaldo Beckham Yeah, it's a pain to be a couple of cups behind the leagues, and have to play extra leagues just to get them. The first domestic cup in Scotland finishes by the end of November, so that's a good opportunity for one, but winning it is hardly a certainty. Got my first match in that cup to play now, so expect a sweary update if it goes pear shaped straight away. Tell me about it @vikeologist. I also need to get a job with an Asian National team but never seem to see any jobs come up. Do you think I need some of the Asian leagues to get the International team job with China or South Korea for example ? 4 hours ago, blackdevil said: Congrats @Ronaldo Beckham & @vikeologist with your progress. Good to see someone pull off a Vike at last unless I've missed someone else doing it... Cheers @blackdevil I feel like I have joined a little club doing this Vike lol. CAREER UPDATE Only a small update to let you know after applying for all the top teams and even low end Prem teams I didn't get offered any of the jobs there, I got offered the Gladbach, Strasbourg and Valencia jobs so I took the Valencia job as they had the better squad, I am hoping to win the Spanish cup at least and hope I win the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 @ronaldo beckham. for asian national teams , check job security to see which are playable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysdailydose Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 @vikeologist Our coverage is very good for football over here in the States, but it is impossible to catch a League Two match, really. I do follow their results every season now. As you know, every damn time I have tried this challenge over three versions, I wind up at Stevenage, and do well -- and then a new version comes out. This time I don't care, I'm finishing this thing. Congrats with Barca, and best of luck at Rangers and with the Selecao! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 53 minutes ago, vikeologist said: @ronaldo beckham. for asian national teams , check job security to see which are playable Yeah I look all the time @vikeologist but barely see anything come up on the job security thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 right , but are s korea for instance even on the job security. they're not on mine, so i hsve to add the nation . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevil Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I think there needs to be a minimum number of available players for the national job to be eligible for the human player to take over. The "best" thing is to have that nations league loaded if possible and/or surrounding leagues. I only just about got by with South Korea with 23 players available. It was that low as I'd only loaded the Chinese league previously and that had since been removed by the time the job became available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Ok cool I will add the China, South Korea nations and see how I get on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) Vikeologist's August to November 2036 Rangers Report (or A Tale of 2 Cities Part 1 - It's a far better thing I do) 114 days. 1 League Cup. The semi-final was a close one, but other than that, smooth sailing. Part 1 of my double-cup mission completed. Goodbye, Rangers. Sorry I never bothered to learn your names. It is difficult to discipline myself to not bother with trying to improve the training assignments and all the rest of the nitty-gritty. I left Rangers comfortably top of the table and through to the 1st knockout round of the Europa league with a match to spare, but for the most part, I just had a one-track mind. I came, I saw, I won the competition that everybody else at the club didn’t give a toss about. I made the mistake of applying for a big club in Iceland (can't remember the name) while still at Rangers, and they came to me the day before the final to say that they couldn't agree compensation with Rangers. A couple of months after leaving Rangers, I almost accepted a job in Portugal, (again, forgot the name) who were in the later stages of a cup that I'd be able to win or lose fairly quickly because of the schedule. probably should have taken it. It wouldn't have done my rep too much harm had I not won it, but I decided to hold off for even lower hanging fruit. That takes us to Vikeologist's 2037 Brazil Confederations Cup Report Despite being consistently 1st or 2nd ranked in the world, the FA only expected me to make it to the semi-finals. I'd already won this, so this competition was about me seeing if I'd made the right decision to stay with Brazil 2 years ago in the hopes of winning next years World Cup. It seems that I might have. We crushed Italy in a pre-tournament friendly and easily beat Germany and Holland in cup to win the trophy, and they're the other top 3 teams in the world. Domestic Season Team Position Notes 17 Shanghai Shenxin (China) 9th Took over with 5 matches left, and didn't win any of them. 18 Shanghai Shenxin 2nd Promoted 19 Shanghai Shenxin 9th 20 Hebei China Fortune 3rd Won FA Cup 21 Hebei China Fortune 1st League, Cup, Champions League treble 21/2 Ajax CT (South Africa) 5th Took over with 8 matches left, missed out on Confed Cup qual by 1 point. 22/3 Ajax CT 1st Won African Champions League. League, KO Cup and FA Cup quadruple. Unbeaten in league. 23/4(O) Chivas (Mexico) 1st Lost in League final. Won the Mexican Cup. 23/4(C) Chivas 1st League / NACL double. 24 Defensor Sporting (Uruguay) 2nd Took over half way through season. Won Closing Stage and First Division Playoff. Lost Championship Playoff. 25 Defensor Sporting 1st Won Opening and Closing Stages and Intermedio (cup). Unbeaten domestically. 27/8 Bordeaux (France) 2nd Won Coupe de la Ligue, French Cup and Europa League. 28/9 Bordeaux 1st League and both domestic cups. Champions League Q/F 29/30 Juventus (Italy) 1st Took over with 15 matches remaining. Made up 9 points to win league in last day of season title decider. 30 Flamengo (Brazil) 1st Took over 9 matches into the season. League, Libertadores double. Lost CWC in extra time. 31/2 Red Bull Leipzig (Germany) 1st League / Champions League final. Yet another cup final defeat. 32/3 Red Bull Leipzig 1st Won Club World Cup 3-2 from 2-0 down at halftime. Finally won another domestic (German) cup. 33/4 Chelsea (England) 3rd Won FA Cup. Lost in Champions League final for second season in a row. 34/5 Chelsea 1st League, FA Cup and Champions League treble. 35/6 Barcelona (Spain) 1st League / Cup / Champions League treble. 36/7 Rangers (Scotland) 114 days. 1 League Cup. International Year Team Achievements 18 China U23 Won Asian Games. 19 Norway Left after 4 matches of Euro Qualifying. 19-20 Ghana Left after 2 matches of African Cup Qualifying 20 Belgium Sacked after leading the #1 team in the world to 1 draw and 3 defeats 21-22 Ivory Coast Qualified for World Cup and reached second round, won CHAN. 22-23 Mexico Won Gold Cup, reached Copa America semi with B team. 24-25 Ivory Coast ACON semifinals 25-26 Ghana Failed to progress past World Cup group stage 26-27 South Korea Lost in Q/F of Asian Cup 27-29 Ghana ACON quarter finals. 30-31 Argentina Copa America Q/F 31-32 Colombia Left them on top of WC Qualifying group 32-34 Italy Confederations Cup winners. Lost in World Cup S/F and sacked. 34- Brazil 2035 Copa America, 2037 Confederations Cup Challenge Progress 28/33 Club 10/10 top domestic leagues (China, S Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France, Italy, Brazil, Germany, England, Spain) 9/10 domestic cups (China, S Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France, Germany, England, Spain, Scotland) 5/5 club continental championships (Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe) 1/1 club world championship International 2/5 continental tournaments (N America, S America) 1/2 world tournaments (Confederations Cup) I suppose there's no hurry to get my last cup, but when I do I will be able to stop constantly looking at the job vacancies and holiday between international fixtures. @blackdevil I still have 4 international trophies to win, so that should provide you with ups and downs and near misses. Edited August 26, 2018 by vikeologist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug 407 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) Pug's Update Season 2021-22 So After Resigning From Nigeria I Got A Job With Chile. Contract . With 4 Games To Try And Qualify For The World Cup. With 2 Wins And 2 Draws We Missed Out By A Point. Results . Table . With That I Got The Sack, A Bit Harsh I Thought. So On To Try And Win The CONCACAF Champions League With Peubla . With A Lot Of Big Teams Buying A Lot Of My Star Players, And Selling One's I Didn't Want I Went About Getting My Squad Together. Transfers . Just Before The Start Of The Season I Got A Job Offer. Job Offer .Which I Turn Down. Here's Hoping I Don't Regret That. So Onto The Season And The Apertura Was Won With 14 Wins And 3 Draws. Table . Results . The Clausura Was Also Won With 16 Wins And A Draw. Table . Results .So Onto The Main Prize And The Champions League, And With Only 1 Loss It Was Mine. Results . . Job History . End Of Season Awards . With That I Resigned. CLUB CAREER ----------- Season Club Leagues Cups Other & Notes 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Cont CWC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017/18 Soihull Moors Won Vanarama League 2018/19 Mthatha Bucks Won Won Won ABSA Premiership/Telkom 2019/20 Kaizer Chiefs Won Won Won Won All Domestic Trophies 2020/21 Kaizer Chiefs Won Left After Champions League Win 2021/22 Puebla Won Won Won Cup And League 2022-23 Puebla Won Won Won Won Apertura/Clausura/Champ League ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL CAREER -------------------- Season Nation Cups Other & Notes World Cup Confed Cup Euro's AFC ACON Gold Cup Copa America ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020/21 Nigeria 2021/22 Nigeria Won 2021/22 Chile Sacked After 4 Games Challenge Progress. ------------------- Club ---- 2/10 Top Domestic Leagues(South Africa-Mexico) 2/10 Top Domestic Cups (South Africa-Mexico) 2/5 Continental Cups (Kaizer Chiefs-Puebla) 0/1 Club World Cup () International ------------- 1/5 Continental Tournaments (Nigeria/ACON) 0/2 World Tournaments () Edited August 25, 2018 by pug 407 Update Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) CAREER UPATE I had a great season at Valencia, I won the Spanish league title in the last game of the season, I won the Spanish cup, I also won another UEFA Champions League. I resigned with my next aim to get a top English, German or French league team as I still need to win them leagues as well. I will update you when I have got a new job. Challenge Progress Club 5/10 top domestic leagues - MLS Cup, Chinese Super League, Italian Seria A, Dutch League, Spanish BBVA, 2/10 domestic cups - German Cup, Chinese FA Cup, Spanish Cup, 3/5 club continental championships - North American Champions League, Asian Champions League, UEFA Champions League, 0/1 club world championship International 4/5 continental tournaments - Copa America, Euros, African Cup Of Nations, Gold Cup, 2/2 world tournaments - World Cup, Confederations Cup, Edited August 25, 2018 by Ronaldo Beckham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
numero uno gunner Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Season 2036/37 Shakhtar Donetsk and Italy Another season, another destination. This won't be a long update. I didn't get interviewed for the couple of decent jobs which came up in Spain, so made the decision to take the Shakhtar job with the sole aim of winning the FA Cup, and adding another trophy to my personal cabinet. If we could win the league as well, that would be great. Realistically, Europe was never going to be a target. We were the best team in the league, and we really should have had the title wrapped up comfortably. However, 1 point from three games meant that we needed a win on the last day of the season in order to ensure the title. Thankfully, a 4-0 victory over Metalurg was enough to seal the league title. Essentially, its a pointless trophy in terms of the challenge, but winning is never a bad thing for your reputation, right? Our cup run saw us defeat Zirka 3-0, Dynamo Kiev 3-2 (we took our foot of the gas at 3-0), and Chornomorets 5-0 in the semi final to set up a cup showdown with Kaparty, our closest challengers in the league. Loanee centre back Steve Saunders put us in front, before we were pegged back just after half time. Both sides had good chances during the rest of the second half, and it looked as if we were heading for extra time. However, Alexandr Blinov had other ideas, and he buried his chance in the 93rd minute to complete the double, and this time add a meaningful trophy to my challenge haul. Europe was Europe. Out in the group stages, and them absolutely spanked by Lyon over two legs in the Europa League. Internationally, I jumped at the chance to manage Italy. I've spent the first few games trying different players out. I've been brutal with some of the elder statesmen of the squad and shipped them out already if they realistically weren't going to be up to the standard needed for the World Cup in two years time. Qualification is due to start shortly, but the group looks fairly straightforward. Club Season Team Position Notes and Achievements 2016/17 Dungannon 9th Irish Cup winners, Mid-Ulster Cup winners 2018 Sligo Rovers 1st League winners! 2019 Tianjin 1st League winners! 2020 Tianjin 8th FA Cup winners! Champions League winners! 2021 Montreal 4th League (MLS Cup) winners! 2022 Montreal 1st Won MLS Supporters' Shield, currently in last 8 of NACL 2023 Montreal N/A NACL winners! 2023 Palmeiras 9th Brazilian Cup winners! 2024/25 Ajax 1st League winners! 2025/26 Unemployed 2026/27 Orlando Pirates 8th Took over with 10 games to go. 2027/28 Orlando Pirates 4th SA Knockout Cup winners! 2028/29 Orlando Pirates 2nd SA FA Cup winners! 2029/30 Orlando Pirates 1st League Winners! SA FA Cup winners! 2030 Orlando Pirates 1st Champions League winners! 2031 Unemployed 2031/32 Stoke 17th Left after two months five points clear of the drop zone 2031/32 West Ham 9th FA Cup winners! 2032/33 West Ham 5th Europa League winners! 2033/34 West Ham 1st League winners! 2034/35 Juventus 1st League winners! FA Cup winners! 2035/36 Leverkusen 1st League winners! FA Cup winners! 2036/37 Shakhtar Donestsk 1st League winners! FA Cup winners! Country 2021 Ivory Coast Qualified for the World Cup 2022 Ivory Coast World Cup quarter finalists. Quarter finalists in CHAN. Qualified for African Cup of Nations 2023 Ivory Coast African Cup of Nations winners! 2024 Unemployed 2025 USA Qualified for World Cup 2026 USA Lost in World Cup Semi Final (finished 3rd). Upto 5th in the world 2027 USA North American Gold Cup winners! 2028 USA World Cup qualification is going well 2029 USA Lost in Confederations Cup Semi Final (finished 4th) 2030 Unemployed 2031 South Korea East Asia Cup winners! 2032 South Korea Qualification for the World Cup is going well 2033 South Korea Qualification for the World Cup is going well 2034 South Korea Knocked out of the group stage of the World Cup 2035 South Korea Asian Cup of Nations winners! 2036 Unemployed 2037 Italy Failed to get out of UEFA Nations League group. About to start qualification for World Cup. Challenge Progress Club 8*/10 top domestic leagues - Republic of Ireland (Sligo), China (Tianjin), USA (Montreal), Netherlands (Ajax), South Africa (Orlando Pirates), England (West Ham), Italy (Juventus), Germany (Leverkusen), Ukraine ((Shakhtar Donetsk) - doesn't count towards the challenge) 8/10 domestic cups - Northern Ireland (Dungannon), China (Tianjin), Brazil (Palmeiras), South Africa (Orlando Pirates), England (West Ham), Italy (Juventus), Germany (Leverkusen), Ukraine (Shakhtar Donetsk) 4/5 club continental championships - Asian Champions League (Tianjin), NACL (Montreal Impact), African Champions League (Orlando Pirates), Europa League (West Ham) 0/1 club world championship - International 3/5 continental tournaments - African Cup of Nations (Ivory Coast 2023), North American Gold Cup (USA 2027), Asian Cup of Nations (South Korea 2035) 0/2 world tournaments - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 SMALL UPDATE I finally got a job with a big club, I am now the manager of Liverpool. I have nearly finished a season with them so I will update you later. Quick question @vikeologist if I win the FA cup and League cup in the same season do they count as 2 cups towards the challenge or just the 1, is it 1 cup per nation allowed ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 CAREER UPDATE So my first season at Liverpool went ok, I managed to tick another cup off the challenge by winning the League cup. I could only manage 4th position in the league with Liverpool, the Man Utd job is available, I am tempted to go for it but probably will stay at Liverpool and hope we win the Prem in my 2nd season there. Challenge Progress Club 5/10 top domestic leagues - MLS Cup, Chinese Super League, Italian Seria A, Dutch League, Spanish BBVA, 4/10 domestic cups - German Cup, Chinese FA Cup, Spanish Cup, English League Cup 3/5 club continental championships - North American Champions League, Asian Champions League, UEFA Champions League, 0/1 club world championship International 4/5 continental tournaments - Copa America, Euros, African Cup Of Nations, Gold Cup, 2/2 world tournaments - World Cup, Confederations Cup, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now