Bedese Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 I probably shouldn't have shared a cup of tea with Billy before my opening press conference... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Right. No more sugar for now. Onto business: This is our Nations League Group. We're in the bottom division, but somehow Sweden have ended up here too, despite being ranked 37th in the world. They're going to walk this division, but that's fine. This isn't the Nations League Group that sends the winners into the Euro Playoffs - that's coming in two years. We don't actually want to win this. We want to stay in the bottom division to get an easier draw next time, and then win it in two years time, because that'll send us into the Euro Playoffs which will give us a chance to qualify for the European Championships. This is our WC Qualifying Group. It doesn't start until next year, but it looks like a pretty decent group. I wonder how we'll do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Fuchs Ake Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Would you mind showing some of your best non Dan Giovanni players? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Here's the bloke San Giovanni have hired to replace me: A 34 year old who's managed 23 games in his career for Virtus Francella in Serie C? Not impressed. He's been busy in the transfer market, though... I reckon San Giovanni might make the CL Groups soon, you know. He's bought in a decent amount of talent (all in one day, too...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 10 minutes ago, Fer Fuchs Ake said: Would you mind showing some of your best non Dan Giovanni players? Certainly! I'm delighted to be linking back up with Andrea Muraccini (YP72)... We have two more really good non San Giovanni players - but unfortunately they're both also goalkeepers... After that, there's not much. Fiorentino have a few players who are quite decent, with this one probably the pick of them: We're light upfront, so this Sassuolo targetman looks like he could be useful: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 19 minutes ago, Jupjamie said: Here's the bloke San Giovanni have hired to replace me: A 34 year old who's managed 23 games in his career for Virtus Francella in Serie C? Not impressed. He's been busy in the transfer market, though... I reckon San Giovanni might make the CL Groups soon, you know. He's bought in a decent amount of talent (all in one day, too...) Eww. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Apart from that Gibraltar draw, that's not bad. We gave Sweden a game both times (they didn't score until late in both), and we came second like we were aiming to. Decent start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 "You seen the world rankings lately, Billy?" "Can't say I have, truth told, boss." "We're in at 166th. Guess that's something. The top, though... Columbia are first. Iran are 12th? China 22nd, Jamaica 24th? The Cape Verde Islands are 64th, for crying out loud. And North Korea 70th!" Billy's eyes lit up. "Did you say Columbia?" "Oh, shut the f*** up Billy." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 That's an incredible way to kick off the campaign. Bulgaria are 55th in the world, and have some really good players. It's also our first World Cup Qualifying win for TWELVE years... I think I should have taken this job sooner. Twelve? Really? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Nicely done over Bulgaria! Woohoo! I need to ask, though...was Billy in charge of the lads' water? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 7 hours ago, ManUtd1 said: Nicely done over Bulgaria! Woohoo! I need to ask, though...was Billy in charge of the lads' water? I couldn't possibly answer that. It's in the hands of my lawyers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 San Giovanni lost the league final on penalties to Cailungo. It feels so much better to know that wasn't me in charge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 We're arranging friendlies against teams high up in the World Rankings but who don't necessarily have a squad befitting of that ranking, so that we can hopefully draw against or beat them and start to climb up the rankings significantly ourselves. First one: These guys were 68th. Thanks for coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 San Marino look ever so aggressive lately, in their play... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 San Giovanni Update: They did as well as we would have in Europe. Ain't nobody beating Marseille. A load of outgoings, and just three new players, all on free transfers (although they're pretty good). Most importantly, though... Check that Youth Recruitment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacman Jones Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 After one season? Says it all really.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Kind of disappointed to come bottom, but we did okay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Pacman Jones said: After one season? Says it all really.... 100% agreed with that. They've had one season, didn't win the league, didn't make a European Group stage, didn't have a reputation increase, but they've been given an upgrade anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 *shakes fists at sky* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 San Giovanni's old boss chucked it in after just over a year to go manage in Serie B, so here's his replacement: He's awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Here's our Nations League Group: I was hoping to avoid Cyprus, but it's not an awful one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 San Giovanni are really struggling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 That's a draw we probably can't afford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiovascular Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I really like the direction you're heading with. Good luck with the NT and hopefully we see you back at San Giovanni soon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 36 minutes ago, Cardiovascular said: I really like the direction you're heading with. Good luck with the NT and hopefully we see you back at San Giovanni soon! Cheers Cardio! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Not good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 We've just been given our Euro Qualifying Group: I'd like to think we could come above Andorra and Moldova.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soviet Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 4 hours ago, BoxToBox said: *shakes fists at sky* Sort it out, SI... It's not like @Jupjamiewasn't reporting this bug in FM16... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 44 minutes ago, Soviet said: Sort it out, SI... It's not like @Jupjamiewasn't reporting this bug in FM16... I actually can't remember reporting it until FM 17, but still Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 It's good to see some things don't change: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 We're a lot worse than I thought we'd be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 I'm glad Belarus are in this Nations League group, because this is the one we don't actually want to win (which is just stupid... this tournament has a massive flaw). Hopefully they'll go up and we'll get a better draw in two years time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 San Giovanni update: (I think we can pretty safely conclude it's a bug now...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Fuchs Ake Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 34 minutes ago, Jupjamie said: San Giovanni update: (I think we can pretty safely conclude it's a bug now...) If you do return, will it be with the current manager or will he retire and you add a new manager? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 44 minutes ago, Fer Fuchs Ake said: If you do return, will it be with the current manager or will he retire and you add a new manager? Good question. I haven't actually decided yet. What do people think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 I didn't actually want to win the Nations League group, so I just let our assistant take care of things and hope that he'd come second. No idea how he drew to Gibraltar, but he beat Latvia twice and did come second, so that's okay with me. Nice work. We'll try to win this in two years time. Here's our WC Qualifying Group. Brutal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bood Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 7 hours ago, Jupjamie said: Good question. I haven't actually decided yet. What do people think? Just for hall of fame sakes, I would continue with the original.. Unless you have visions of them playing in front of 80,000 fans at the Jamie Sewell Jnr Arena. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelBrown Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 9 hours ago, Jupjamie said: Good question. I haven't actually decided yet. What do people think? Same manager for me. Normally in my saves I retire managers if they're obviously too old, but this challenge is different Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 It's great seeing your NT exploits Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Liam Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 16 hours ago, Jupjamie said: It's good to see some things don't change: It'd have been the funniest thing if the AI managed to beat Dinamo... 12 hours ago, Jupjamie said: Good question. I haven't actually decided yet. What do people think? I think you should keep the original manager. And I think you've proven beyond any doubt that the youth recruitment thing is a bug. There's only been 2 changes to San Giovanni, the human manager leaving and them now signing players. Neither should mean a sudden change in policy when it comes to youth recruitment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADA Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 smp did a san marino youth thread where he managed to upgrade youth recruitment several times iirc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miek Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 It's kinda depressing to know that youth challenges might be blocked because of this bug. Your San Marino save being the best example. Hopefully SI gives us more information and fixes this. I'm going to keep an eye on your thread in the bug forum. I'm wondering if this is just for the really small countries (Faroer, San Marino etc. etc.) or other countries like Hungary (where I have a youth challenge) too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 8 hours ago, MADA said: smp did a san marino youth thread where he managed to upgrade youth recruitment several times iirc? Yeah, he did. He started with Fiorentino who have a higher Youth Recruitment rating from the start, and he was also a lot more successful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 45 minutes ago, Miek said: It's kinda depressing to know that youth challenges might be blocked because of this bug. Your San Marino save being the best example. Hopefully SI gives us more information and fixes this. I'm going to keep an eye on your thread in the bug forum. I'm wondering if this is just for the really small countries (Faroer, San Marino etc. etc.) or other countries like Hungary (where I have a youth challenge) too. I believe it's not just limited to the small countries, but I don't know that for certain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Liam Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 On FM2017 my board has upgraded youth recruitment 3 times in 8.5 years on my Serbian save (Started as Fairly Basic). On FM2016 I had to reach the CL final in Belarus before getting an upgrade though (Started as Average). The circumstances between the 2 clubs are different though so I don't think it necessarily shows a difference between the 2 games. I was selective though when doing my own youth only save on FM2017, making sure I chose a club with one of the highest youth recruitment ratings in the country because of concerns around the board's refusal to increase it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 7 minutes ago, Sir_Liam said: On FM2017 my board has upgraded youth recruitment 3 times in 8.5 years on my Serbian save (Started as Fairly Basic). On FM2016 I had to reach the CL final in Belarus before getting an upgrade though (Started as Average). The circumstances between the 2 clubs are different though so I don't think it necessarily shows a difference between the 2 games. I was selective though when doing my own youth only save on FM2017, making sure I chose a club with one of the highest youth recruitment ratings in the country because of concerns around the board's refusal to increase it. Interesting info. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warg92 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I managed a team in Malta, but I do not remember what level the youth recruitment started at, but I believe it was at the lowest possible. The only time I could ask for a upgrade was when the board asked ME for an opinion on something they wanted. For example, the board asked if I wanted to Increase the Coach wages. If I said that I wanted to use the money on other improvements, I could ask for Youth Recruitment upgrade. That was the only way I could upgrade it on that save. I have no idea if you have tried this. I hope you understand what I'm saying here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Just now, Warg92 said: I managed a team in Malta, but I do not remember what level the youth recruitment started at, but I believe it was at the lowest possible. The only time I could ask for a upgrade was when the board asked ME for an opinion on something they wanted. For example, the board asked if I wanted to Increase the Coach wages. If I said that I wanted to use the money on other improvements, I could ask for Youth Recruitment upgrade. That was the only way I could upgrade it on that save. I have no idea if you have tried this. I hope you understand what I'm saying here. Completely understood, but they never offered that to us as an alternative improvement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warg92 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Just now, Jupjamie said: Completely understood, but they never offered that to us as an alternative improvement Ahhh, crap... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Jupjamie said: I believe it's not just limited to the small countries, but I don't know that for certain. I know I had little trouble pumping it up with Munster(German 3rd) or Bayonne(French 5th), but of course they're some of the very highest countries, and known for their youths. Faroes you know about, and Ireland is proving somehow even harder to develop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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