Dexter_Morgan Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Liverpool sacked their manager 3 days before they faced us but even still I didn't expect this one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Rosenborg BK Pre Season 2026 After nothing last year i'm glad to have got a few in this time around. Arriola provides much better back up in goal, Yousef I see as Eduardo's replacement at AMC and he'll definitely get a good share of games this year. Saez improves our starting XI straight away, I didn't think we'd get him as a few offered him a contract so delighted with this deal. Tveit isn't an automatic first choice but he's good enough to play in the league and back up and fills a quota we need. The rest all go to the reserves but with hopes of first team action next year. 2 of any note in the youth intake, i'm not convinced by either are really 4 stars but with a quota to fill I have to give them a go. You seen the 5-1 v Liverpool, that was followed by a 2-1 loss away to see us through, March seen us play Napoli in the last game before the domestic season starts and this result Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Nice result!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Killing it with the free transfers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 10 hours ago, Dexter_Morgan said: Liverpool sacked their manager 3 days before they faced us but even still I didn't expect this one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 14 hours ago, kidthekid said: Nice result!!! Cheers, got to go to Naples next so not sure we've done enough to get through but it certainly gives us hope. 14 hours ago, BoxToBox said: Killing it with the free transfers. Cheers, it's the only way I know how to survive in lower ranked countries. After years of doing the Gundo challenge in places like Slovenia you learn it's the only way you can go outside the big 5 leagues, also you have to expect at some point that you'll lose players so try not to let it get to you too much and just let them go for what you can and replace with the best you can, it can be hard work but when you do start getting big results it does make it worthwhile, for example apart from the obvious players I show in my reports a few that were younger and only getting the odd game have now become first team starters over the last 12 months So really yes we are over achieving by beating Liverpool, Bayern ect; but i'd probably the say the starting XI is probably at a level close to Russia, Ukraine, Netherlands ect; in reality now which isn't bad as i've been at the club for almost 3 years already. 12 hours ago, Sheriff7 said: Cheers, hopefully we can pull out one more to make the semi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deisler26 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Fantastic work in Europe! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Somehow we hung on at 4-2 down on the night the more likely outcome was Napoli would at least force extra time such was the pressure but out nowhere Eduardo pulled a 20 yarder out of the bag to claim his hat trick and almost certainly put us through and then sub Fredrik Midtsjo levelled it up on the night to set us up for a semi final spot Arsenal and my former side Ipswich were the other 2 in the semi so there was no chance of an easy tie but having played United last year and Arsenal already i'd have liked a trip to the Bobby Robson Stadium 14 minutes ago, Deisler26 said: Fantastic work in Europe! Cheers, considering I didn't expect to get out of the group we've defied all odds. I certainly think playing with a front 5 is a factor in it. I've looked back and we've failed to score once (at Molde last season) since i've joined the club This is how we line up (keeper apart it is my best XI too) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 What a massive blow this is Best player at the club by a mile. We've been short on that side as it is this year with Solheim injured and Tobias Bergman who i'd just promoted from the reserves is away with the Norway u21's (only reason Carrasco played this game) so this is a disaster for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Rosenborg BK February - August 2026 It's a bit hard to judge this season so far, i'm trying to bed 4 of the players I brought in during pre season one of which is a foreign keeper which always seems to cause problems initially and this year seems to be as bad as i've ever known it also with Carrasco's injury i've been forced to promote Bergman from the reserves plus i've brought in 2 more during the summer window So it has been a season of big changes for us which isn't so bad when i'm playing the strongest XI but when players are injured (there seems to be always at least 3/4 at any time) I know results say on the whole we are still winning and it makes me seem like I am moaning for no reason but when you look at the goals against column that gives a better idea of the point i'm trying to make, last year we seemed to have that part of the game a lot more under control so we need to get back to that as Stromsgodset have been strong so far though we do play the league fixtures against them (5 days apart due to our cup progress) in October so that week will probably decide where the title goes. Our's and Molde's European runs has given the country a massive boost in terms of places with us also gaining a 2nd CL spot. This year in Europe sees me have a return to where it all started which i'm looking forward to but also a little fearful of seeing as they've been in 6 of the last 7 CL finals, winning 5 It is good to see my former side still be competitive in all honesty, so often when you leave a club it tends to ripped apart so it does make a nice change to see Ipswich continue to do well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 You're building a pretty good team now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 22 hours ago, Dexter_Morgan said: What a massive blow this is Best player at the club by a mile. We've been short on that side as it is this year with Solheim injured and Tobias Bergman who i'd just promoted from the reserves is away with the Norway u21's (only reason Carrasco played this game) so this is a disaster for us Awfull mate,you were very unlucky i play fm from 2012 and i remember only one so serious injury.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 5 hours ago, deltablue said: You're building a pretty good team now. Cheers Delta but I think this will be it after this season, both Vienna jobs are insecure and Rapid in particular i've wanted ever since they went down but they couldn't afford the compensation and I wasn't quitting without knowing i'd get it 100% back then. CSKA Moscow were relegated last year too and that job may also be coming up soon. I would already be at Bilbao but that's being done currently so turned that down so not to have 2 threads a bit samey 4 hours ago, Sheriff7 said: Awfull mate,you were very unlucky i play fm from 2012 and i remember only one so serious injury.... I don't think it's lost us any games not having him but it's certainly meant less goals scored as he was superb on the wing One of those things I guess but do wish he was able to play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Rosenborg BK September - December 2026 Considering injuries, the schedule and bringing so many new faces in I have to be happy with the season though I do think more is to come if this squad stays together. The thing is after 3 and half years i'm at a stage where I feel I need a change, the lure of a different league has been tempting for a while but obviously it has to be the right job. Arsenal are next in the CL, i'm bored of them already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Any particular country in mind? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 31 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: Any particular country in mind? All will be revealed soon as the job I probably wanted most has just been offered to me and i've taken it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz4la Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Interesting challenge this, gotta have to go through the thread! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 FK Austria Wien I've been after one of the big Vienna clubs for a while as i've said, i've never managed Austria before as for no reason at all I have a slight preference for Rapid (i'd have gone there if that choice was available as they're in the 1st division still) but it's nice to get in a country I haven't been for a while and i'm going to take the opportunity to experiment with a tactic from a thread some of you may remember as I always felt that one could be played with a bit more. All I have to do is avoid relegation and with 17 games and 11 points from us in bottom to Horn in top I really feel this could be a really good chance to have some fun and try new things in a decent standard league. This probably looks a side/back step to some but the point of this thread is to return clubs to former glories and though i've bent the rules a little (the club won the Austrian cup last year) 14 years without the league title for the country's 2nd most successful side to me more than levels that out The facilities here are just as good, if not slightly better than I had to start with in Norway, and the squad is probably better than my starting one there so i'm feeling quite excited about this. The scouting needs a big overhaul so there won't be any transfers until the summer by the look of things as I need to get the whole backroom staff numbers up too so i'd rather concentrate on that for now. Long term I may stick at this longer than Rosenborg, the foreigner rule is more flexible here than in Norway as it's 7 non EU allowed plus any amount of EU so it's a help in developing younger players rather than having to wait for 3 years of them in the youth or reserve side. Obviously I want as many Austrians as possible but until my scouting network is set up properly I won't have an idea of how viable that option is short term. Like always i've boosted youth coaching to help and we already have a good HOYD at the club which makes a change. 1 hour ago, raz4la said: Interesting challenge this, gotta have to go through the thread! Cheers, it's not going to always be some of the biggest clubs in the world as you can't rely on the AI to totally mess lots of teams up So i've gave myself a bit of room by allowing smaller nations, also I do get bored of England, Spain and Italy easily as after 2/3 years you can more or less buy who you want with the money involved Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 FK Austria Wien February - May 2026/27 My start in Austria has been a bit of a mixed bag so far, I foolishly did try to play Danubian School but we don't really have wing backs or a DM good enough, so I tried a few games with my Rosenborg tactic which may have worked if it wasn't for an injury crisis forcing me in to a 4-3-3 which did bring some stability back to us at least. I do want to get back to my original plan of the Danubian School and hopefully that will be the upcoming season once I get through deadwood and bring a few in but it could even be that it takes another year until I can actually use it. We had a really promising kid come in the youth intake, a few CB's would be nice next year I don't have a target as such for this season, the league seems equal compared to any i've been in during the save you only have to look at the fact that Rapid and Graz have both gone down in recent seasons to see that it's not an easy division to be in. If anything I think my target is to reduce the average age in the squad firstly and try to get the players used to the formation I want. Even if the quality isn't there to mount a title challenge short term I like the idea of me really building a new young side and not really bringing too many quick fixes in to start with (obviously a few are needed) and see where that takes me over the space of a few years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 FK Austria Wien June - August 2027/28 As I said in the previous post my first priority was to get the age and size of the squad down with the aim of looking more towards the future than now and i'm happy with the signings, added Meier from last seasons youth intake too and this is a pretty fresh squad now, the 2 Ecuadorians are slightly out of the age range I was looking at but they bring real quality to the squad and for free it really was a no brainer especially given the way both have started. After a battering in our opening fixture I decided to scrap the 4-3-3 we ended last season with and return to the Rosenborg 3-2-5 formation as we still don't have the right players for the Daunabian. It certainly has worked well so far going unbeaten in the next 6 games. With Salzburg struggling and Rapid along with Graz out of the picture the timing of my move to Austria seems like an ideal opportunity to get a few titles under the clubs belt. One thing that I like (but also can be frustrating if slightly short) about Austria is no more than 50% of your turnover (I think Switzerland and Bulgaria have these rules too) can be spent on wages so it helps keeps clubs afloat. I also like the thought that I have to really think on transfers too and can't go and build a whole new squad at the drop of a hat. I don't know what it is about this club but this is the first time since Ipswich I see myself sticking at a club for a while, there's a lot to aim for with the club like catching up to Rapid's haul, I think a club in a city this big deserves a better stadium, I also have thoughts about South America after here unless there's a really special opportunity turns up so i'm planning to remove a few leagues and add all South America and Mexico at the end of 2028. I may even have a bash at the CL too but think that may be beyond me unless I stay more than 5 years as 1 year will be gone at the very least without Europe by the end of this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Good to see you in Wien a ''hoter'' place to live You can come to Greece too we too much Sun....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Nice change of events. Hope to see the Daunabian tactic eventually, as long as it does not affect your results. I'm enjoying it all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 8 hours ago, Sheriff7 said: Good to see you in Wien a ''hoter'' place to live You can come to Greece too we too much Sun....... Greece is my aim at some point Olympiacos and Panathinaikos are obviously being done on here at the moment on other threads so i'm probably going to leave it for a moment unless one goes down or AEK is an option but after those 3 no side really fits in with my aim so i've got to time it right, there's a few decent regens there now though so I do want to explore that 4 hours ago, kidthekid said: Nice change of events. Hope to see the Daunabian tactic eventually, as long as it does not affect your results. I'm enjoying it all. Cheers, the problem I have the Danubian at the minute is the full backs (particularly RB) aren't good enough. I tried to grab a young lad from Ried but he chose Wolfsburg instead The other option is to play 3 DM's with half backs either side which is actually the positions in the real tactic but they go slightly wider so it's trying to get that to work, with the old tactic creator it may have been possible but since that was wiped out after FM10 (or was it 11?) it's a lot harder. What I do really want to look at is one of these 2 formations, if more than 1 in the sweeper position was allowed i'd have used 2 there and a half back Options 1 and 3 look the more likely so as not to leave too much space at the back but i'll probably save that for a different league unless I can get the players to suit I'd love to try it in a league known either for using 1 striker or that play 3 at the back as a front 7 should cause mayhem, even having a 3rd striker could be an option Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 FK Austria Wien September - December 2027/28 We may be top but in all honesty if it wasn't for Lucas we'd probably be 4th/5th. I just can't get a tactic to work properly at the moment, with no fullbacks of any quality we're winging our way through playing the Rosenborg formation The 5-1 against Wiener apart I don't think we played well at all during that period if i'm honest There's a few freebies i'll be looking at in the winter now we have a bit of a budget after letting a few go but I don't think i'll manager more than 2/3 in this window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Football the classic danubian way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 19 hours ago, deltablue said: Football the classic danubian way Nobody can accuse my tactics of being dull at least Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 FK Austria Wien January - June 2027/28 We're certainly not boring i've tried just about everything to stop us letting so many in but nothing seems to work With no money either it's going to be hard to make many changes next season too I've snapped a few Bosman's up back in Jan for the upcoming season but they're younger players so I don't see that making a difference. I'm probably going to have to let one or two go reluctantly but we are in need of a CB and a keeper far better than what we have at the very least. Going forward obviously it's been superb, 2 30 goal strikers is pretty rare in FM (certainly for me ) so i've got to try and keep those 2. To be honest i'll be happy taking a step or 2 backwards short term if it means I can get a tactic that works properly One of note from the youth intake, the rest were poor though and we could do with a few home grown players Over the next few months the DB will be expanding as i'm pretty sure if I can't get one of the big 3 in Greece, Turkey or a job in France (a Lyon/Marseille type rather than the oil clubs) then I fancy a move to South America Having these loaded may also help pick out a few more gems from South America too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Huge surprise Red Bull Salzburg finished 6th,at least they the won cup and will play in Europe,they will help you raise Austrian coefficients... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Sheriff7 said: Huge surprise Red Bull Salzburg finished 6th,at least they the won cup and will play in Europe,they will help you raise Austrian coefficients... All the big sides have struggled tbh, Graz didn't come up but Rapid have so at least the league is starting to look a bit more familiar again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 FK Austria Wien July - August 2028/29 Not quite the window I had hoped for but lack of funds meant that 3 of the 4 in were Bosmans i'd agreed in January, they all add to the squad as better reserves than we have but they are more for the future than now so i'll be bedding them in with about 20 games each. Jorgensen however is one that I tried to get on a Bosman but Liverpool triggered a year extension so i'd given up hope on bringing a keeper in for the time being but I got a message in my inbox on the last day of the window saying a few sides had bid for him so I made a move and thankfully got him He'll be first choice straight away. The start of the season feels a little better than the way we ended it, we look slightly more convincing in our play. I'm not sure the defence has improved too much but there does seem to be a few less silly games at the moment thankfully The CL group is horrid, that's all i'm going to say about it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Look at the goal times From 3-1 down to 4-3 up I thought we'd won it, then they scored and was a bit gutted though I would have taken the point beforehand so wasn't too deflated but I cheered that winner like one in a cup final I honestly think that was my biggest goal celebration so far in the save as I just didn't see any points in the group coming let alone a winner after being pegged back in injury time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 We may get out of this group Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 FK Austria Wien September - December 2028/29 Very happy with the season so far, we're playing a lot better and domestically at least the defence has tightened up a lot.. compared to last season anyway I am still using the Rosenborg tactic but i'm looking to get from that next season as the younger players are developing well and I think a few more months of exposure to the first team along with a few more signings to make the side finally feel more like my own will help move away from the old tactic. Getting through that CL group was a surprise, PSG and Dortmund were expected to breeze through and tbh I expected Zenit to snatch 2nd, but somehow we went to France and snatched a win to put us in the driving seat. Unfortunately we have Real Madrid in the next round Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dexter_Morgan Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 It was nice to believe for a little while anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 FK Austria Wien January - June 2028/29 Much happier with this season compared to last, firstly because the playstation scores were a lot less often 40 against in a 36 game season is a lot more reasonable that the 76 or whatever it was last season so i'm delighted with that. The squad is pretty thin after the main 16/17 too so managing to get through 18 CL games on top of the league fixtures was a great effort especially winning the league so comfortably. Slowly the side is starting to feel like mine now, there's still work that needs doing but we're in a much better shape than 18 months ago and with more improvements coming in I feel I can take this club a lot further. I've seen Rosenborg ripped apart since my departure with almost £70M of players leaving since my exit (and quite a few of those miles under the value of what I was getting offered while there too) so I want to avoid a repeat of that, Ipswich have slowly gone backwards after a few titles and CL's as have Inter (though Riviere and a few others remain) so I think i'll have a go at winning the CL here, this is the start of my 3rd full season in Austria so unless an amazing job turns up i'm going to see the 5 years through at least and see where the club is in terms of challenging for the CL, with South America loaded now I do think that's the more likely move next because there's so many big clubs to choose from. The youth intake this year was poor so nobody was signed but to help for this year i've invested some of the CL money in to the youth facilities I was going to do the first team training too but the board took a loan out to expand the stadium That should take us close to 17,000 and according to the official editor it can be expanded to 30,000 so a little aim for myself is to stay long enough to at least get the ground expanded fully but I wouldn't mind seeing if we can squeeze a new stadium before I leave. Speaking of stadiums, the Bobby Robson stadium has increased by about 23,000 since i've left to an impressive 65,000 and are now worth £922M with a board takeover imminent so I do think eventually they have the financial power to get back where they were even 3 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Some of you may be wondering how come SV Stegersbach seem to be our closest challengers, i've certainly been surprised by it so I had a look and this explains a lot I don't mind this in all honesty i'm hoping it helps them be decent in Europe to make my job easier There's a 2nd CL spot for the country from next season too so there's definitely a rise in Austrian football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 You left PSG 3rd??Congrats mate... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 FK Austria Wien July - August 2029/30 These 2 are promising but nowhere near having a chance this year as i'm stacked with players in both positions but the reports were so good after spending a month scouting each after the 1st reports that I think it's worth the risk, if neither get enough game time I can recall them so it's low risk really. These 4 are either immediate starters or very close, they bring a real depth to the squad that we missed over the past 2 seasons, tbh all bar Boussari are playing most big games but even he is not far off at all. I think on the whole I did well this this window, Akbas going for £5M + 50% was a brilliant deal for us, it was obvious he wasn't improving and for a 2nd choice winger I don't think I could have got more for him. I did want more for Macias too but again there's 50% sell on and he'd be 4th choice at very best so it was still a good deal for us. As usual with the start of the season in leagues like this it's been a case of playing the best XI in big games and rotating when needed and it's worked well. Aarau are tycoon owned and have won the last 3 Swiss titles so they're no mugs so getting to the group was good work by us Unfortunately this is the group we have After last year i'm not saying getting through is impossible but I know my old side, Bordeaux have been good in cup competitions in France and nipping top 3 recently too and Valencia have finished 3rd two years in a row after being champions 3 in a row so they're not an easy side by any means. What I will say is we're better than last year too if we can keep our best players fit but that's been a problem so far with Meier out until October (5 months total) and a few 4/5 weekers so 3rd would be just as good as 2nd last years 2nd in all honesty as this is a much tougher group 13 hours ago, Sheriff7 said: You left PSG 3rd??Congrats mate... After them hiding us at home i'm still surprised we got through, they attracted Neymar at 30 which is still a decent age and spend between £100 and £190M a year so they still have power (again FM15 so stupid fees aren't as common) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 FK Austria Wien September - December 2029/30 I'm pleasantly surprised with how well we've done this term, Meier missed 3 months through injury, we have 2 currently out for 5 months (thankfully the winter break means it'll only about 2 and half months we'll be without them, we've had a fair few 4-6 weekers too so we've coped really well to top the league and get out of that CL group. I am hoping to get Danubian tactic going next season, i've set it as the main tactic through the winter friendlies and i've been playing them for a change and it does seem to be going well but against the better sides the 2 CB's aren't good enough yet to risk it so another 6/7 months development should hopefully mean I can start. I'll not be using wing backs when I do it as i've not really found the quality needed so i'm going for 3DM's with the outside 2 being half backs (which is what the WB's should be really if replicating the real life version, so i'm improvising ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 I'm not really paying attention to tycoons in this save but this one is interesting, i'm half tempted to add a 2nd manager at the end of the season when the budget is in and do this as a side project, what are peoples thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Sounds good to me mate...I like their kits too.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 59 minutes ago, Sheriff7 said: Sounds good to me mate...I like their kits too.... I'll probably go ahead I don't intend going on a CL challenge with them but maybe build them up to a good standard as far as the Championship, i'll probably go out to lose all but FA Cup games too due to the amount of games you have to play Might even be an idea to use them as a place to send youth players from my team on loan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 FK Austria Wien January - June 2029/30 Again the league was a stroll in the park, the squad was depleted for spells of the year with 3 lots of 4 month injuries to key players but the squad is strong to cope domestically now. What we do need to do is to improve the side enough to compete in Europe, 2 seasons in a row we've gone in to the knockout stages and had a lead in the 1st leg only to be battered in the return. This isn't a complaint as we've done well to get out of those groups it's just an indicator of how much we need to improve. The aim is to see where we are at the end of this season before I decide whether it's worth continuing at the club, we're 5 behind Rapid now in terms of league titles so it is a good thing for me to aim for, there's also the fact financially we are never over £10M in the bank by the end of each season so in terms of my rescue mission i've not really got the club in a position to carry on competing long term, part of this is because I have been improving youth training facilities each year but i've not been able to do the 1st team yet, i'd also like the club to have the stadium capacity improved again and as it stands we're still not the biggest club in the country so there is work to be done here so the temptation to go beyond 4 and half years is there. In terms of the intake we at least had a player worth taking on this year, we could do with a young keeper but we've had no luck with that yet i'm even struggling to sign one from another club but at least Wisniewski looks a promising attacking talent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 1/20/2018 at 02:04, Dexter_Morgan said: Options 1 and 3 look the more likely so as not to leave too much space at the back but i'll probably save that for a different league unless I can get the players to suit I'd love to try it in a league known either for using 1 striker or that play 3 at the back as a front 7 should cause mayhem, even having a 3rd striker could be an option Wow. Now this is borderline mad scientist kind of stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 I tried to do a month of Morecambe and it took far too long to do anything with the amount of leagues I have loaded so I won't be doing that though it would have been a good little project Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 FK Austria Wien July - December 2030/31 Transfers Nothing major in this window, i've taken a few punts on players in the hope they develop or just to add to squad numbers really, what I really could do with is a first choice right winger and keeper, I feel the rest of the squad is pretty well stacked and has enough potential to improve more but those 2 areas for Europe we're lacking the quality needed to progress a few steps closer. Again we've dominated the league but the switch to 2-3-3-2 seems to be working well, we're not conceding as much as I expected with it in fairness, obviously in the CL it is a bit more fragile but still good enough to top a group for the first time in what undoubtedly is the toughest one we've been in so i'm pleased with that, it's just a shame the reward for winning it is another tie against Real Some good news is providing we do win the league there's no more qualifiers, also it means half the division now gets a shot in Europe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 FK Austria Wien January - June 2030/31 I actually finished this season a few days ago but i've started a new job on 2-10pm shifts so haven't had time or simply too tired to either post or play all week so pretty much all of this period has gone out of my head (serves myself right for being lazy and not doing it at the time ) I do remember being impressed with most of the period and getting through to the quarter of the CL was great for us, if we hadn't had a stupid 3 minutes and conceded 2 after going 6-5 up on aggregate we'd have been through to the semi but like previous away CL games we shoot ourselves in the foot in the 2nd leg after having good leads This coming season is probably my last in Vienna, I really fancy a shot in South America now, in fact if one comes up I fancy then i'm going to leave anyway as even with a few potential stars in the squad I don't believe it'll be able to win a CL for another few years yet as money and rep isn't good enough to bring ready made stars in to compliment what we have. It was my intention to stay for a few years but a few good jobs (Nacional in the 2nd division in Uruguay and a few in Brazil) had me thinking i'd fancy a go and as more became available the more I found the idea to move tempting, so when I get like that it usually means it's time to go within a year A few bits of work to be done to facilities, I think this is the 3rd lot of youth now so hopefully they'll be top end after this and hopefully help bring a few extra homegrown in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 When this happens to your best 2 strikers in the same game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Jesus! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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