dafuge Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 ok cheers daf how long left Probably release day of FM10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchkin Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 my challenge saves corrupted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Despite continued success I'm still stuck on 18 scouts, I would really like to have 20 to cover each of the scouting regions. Has anyone (other than Hamilton) managed to get more than 18? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Fantastic achievement! I've decided to restart, things have been going abysmally and we are well of the pace when we shouldnt be, so I was likely to get the sack anyways...So, I've chosen Dartford for my new game, hopefully we can do better in the BSS then the BSN. http://img3.imageshack.us/i/dafugehfd.jpg/ Good Luck with Dartford League Cup win in League 1!That's almost as crazy as Hamilton's game hahahaha But not as crazy as Nep's Knockbreda save! Congrats again DizzyIzzyB13 =] Hamilton has previously said he has 'absolutely no intention of ever putting his game up' even after he is done with it iirc. This is correct. If it were not for the cheating accusations and the fact that my internet is rubbish to say the least, i would upload it. However, i'm not going to upload it unfortunately as i don't want things like the PA of my players to be revealed etc. Sorry =[ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryS08 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Hitchin Town - 2012/2013 - League 2 Coca Cola League 2- 1st (Promoted as Champions) - Table It was another tight season for my Hitchin Town side as although we was promoted with three games to spare, it went down to the final game to see where the Coca Cola League 2 Championship would go home to. Similiar to the previous season it showed a three way battle for the title in which us, Kidderminster and Barnet featured. Our route to taking the title home was simple, beat 12th place Brentford at out home ground Top Field and it was ours. Kidderminsters and Barnet was alot more complicated, Kidderminster would have to hope that we did not achieve victory against Brentford and then eithier draw (if we were to lose) or beat (if we were to draw) Morecambe. Barnet would require both us and Kidderminster to lose and then have to beat 4th place Stockport. Although all these calculations were nothing but dust after we quite easily dominated the game against Brentford going 2-0 nil up without much effort only for Brentford to score a break away consolation goal in the closing stages. My success this season is mainly down to two very key sigings in Guinean Striker Abdoul Karim Bangoura and young Scottish right back Tony Ross. League Cup - 1st Round: Hitchin 5-0 Crystal Palace 2nd Round: Portsmouth 6-2 Hitchin FA Cup - 1st Round: Hitchin 0-2 Tranmere Johnstone Paint Trophy - 1st Round: Dag and Red 1-0 Hitchin Squad Transfers Main Players Rene Steer- Only remaining regular first team player since playing in the Blue Square South Division. Tony Ross - Signed from Peterhead for a low sum of £10,000 in the January transfer window and excelled in league 2, looks a good prospect. Clayton Fortune - Experienced Centre Back is the rock on which the defence are laid upon. Ismail Yakubu - Arriving on a free from Accrington, is Clayton Fortune's partner at centre back. Jamie Winter - Plays behind Giles Coke in the Defensive Midfield position, offering presence going forward and in front of the back four. Giles Coke - Talented Central midfield player offering a good range of passing and quality in the middle of the pitch. Jo Kuffour - Very experienced uncapped Ghanian striker/attacking midfield right, terrorised left backs towards the end of the season. Gabor Beke - Young Hungarian Left Winger , signed in January on a free and is starting to show real promise Tom Pope - Signed while in the Blue Square Premier as a replacement for Elliot Benyon, very tall striker with a strong presence in the air and good eye for goal. Key Man - Abdoul Karim Bangoura - The red hot Guinean hitman was signed at the beginning of the season for £95,000 from Guinean premier divsion team AS Kaloum. His dribbling and finishing terrorised league 2 opposition all season. He finshed the season with 21 goals from 44 league appearances. Match of the Season - Hitchin 5-0 Crystal Palace Dissapointment of the Season - Portsmouth 6-2 Hitchin and Hitchin 0-3 Stockport Signing of the season - Abdoul Karim Bangoura Worst Signing of the season - George Boateng (Made two league appearances) Finances - Balance - £643,000 Aims for next season - 1) Sign another quality striker to partner Bangoura 2) Stabilise position within League 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Dartford FC - Barclays Premier League - 2034/35 With performances on the slide and the total dominance a distant memory, it was time to add a different angle to my Dartford team. I've finally made the decision to rely on my youth products, even if our success suffers because of it. I'm going to try not to buy any more players, instead I will be using the players promoted through my own academy. I'm going to keep the players I've bought at the club until the end of their careers, so the current superstars will stay for now to help us into this new era. League Table League Positions Graph Last season we were pushed really hard by Arsenal and I was expecting this to be the first season where we lost our title in ages. Surprisingly, it was the opposite. Arsenal were not the force they were last season and we seemed to improve. Community Shield - a fairly even match that could have gone either way which we won by the odd goal. UEFA Super Cup - almost a replica of the Community Shield only Man City got the odd goal this time. Club World Cup - easy stuff as usual. Carling Cup - the youngsters were put out for the whole tournament so there was no shame in this loss. FA Cup - revenge was sweet. UEFA Champions League - I played my youth players throughout the group, which nearly cost us a place in the nest round. Things were going well until we reached semis. Semi leg 1 - it was a fairly even game so this scoreline was a bit harsh. Semi leg 2 - we battered them but it was all over once they scored, we won the match but were never going to win on aggregate. Since 2030 we have only won the CL every other year, will this run continue next season? Transfers - with the new policy no players were brought in and a few signings were sold to give youth players a chance. Squad - this is everyone who really featured this season, including my reserves. Squad (youth products) - these are the players who have come from my own youth system. There's no real superstars there but they are more than capable of making it in the big time. Key Player Profiles: Oswaldo Even - the legend is on his way out as he had what is considered a poor season by his high standards. He's got a chance over the next few seasons of reaching the 500 mark but I will need to start looking for a replacement at some point. Rayan Mondoloni - he was signed a backup player but he has been superb this season and looks like our best player at the moment. Marco Emonts - yet another superb season from the record signing. Bryan Bent - the first of my youth players to benefit from the new policy, the coaches don't rate him that highly but his decent physical attributes and versatility mean I'll be using him regularly. Ken Johnson - he had the potential to be the next big thing as he is raved about by the coaches and plays in a weak position for us. Sadly, he has had a tough time with injuries so his chances have been limited. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009/10 Blue Square South 1st BSS Champions, promoted 2010/11 Blue Square Premier 1st BSP Champions, Setanta Shield and FA Trophy winners 2011/12 Coca-Cola League 2 2nd Promoted 2012/13 Coca-Cola League 1 5th Lost in playoff final 2013/14 Coca-Cola League 1 3rd Lost in playoff final 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 1 2nd Promoted 2015/16 Coca-Cola Championship 14th 2016/17 Coca-Cola Championship 5th Lost in playoff semi 2017/18 Coca-Cola Championship 8th 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 2nd Promoted 2019/20 Barclays Premier League 15th 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 7th Carling Cup winners 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions and Europa League winners 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions and Champions League winners 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, FA Cup, Carling Cup, World Club and CL winners 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions, World Club and CL winners 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, FA Cup, Carling Cup, World Club and CL winners 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, FA Cup, Carling Cup, World Club and CL winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, FA Cup, World Club and CL winners 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, World Club and CL winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, World Club and Carling Cup winners 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions and Champions League winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions and Club World Cup winners 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions, Carling Cup, and CL winners 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions, FA Cup, and World Club winners Next Season Naturally, the CL is my main target yet again but I'm hoping for some decent youth players I can introduce. I could really do with a new striker but we'll wait and see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepentheZ Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Again, as mentioned in Careers thread, nice season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Just noticed something odd. Champions League Europa League Based on that, who do you think are the top club in Europe? Weren't expecting this were you? It seems that a run through the qualifying rounds of the EL to the final gets you loads more points than a CL win, as you can see here: EL final = 42.587 points CL win = 33.349 points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepentheZ Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Thats crazy. Barcelona having a laugh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartans5 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 The way the coeefficients are scored, I don't believe either competition is weighted more, it all depends on how many games you win and how many goals you score. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 The way the coeefficients are scored, I don't believe either competition is weighted more, it all depends on how many games you win and how many goals you score. That's why Barca are top, they scored more points then me as they got to play in the qualifying rounds when I didn't. To get more points in Europe I would have to deliberately finish lower in the Premier League. Doesn't really seem fair though that 1 EL win and 1 CL final beats two CL wins and one CL final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEinchy Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I'm probably a wee bit late with signing up, but I need something to do until FM10 comes out and this will certainly keep me well occupied until then. Going for Billericay since they're sort of a local club. I'll update with the necessary screenshot once everything is loaded up. EDIT: Change of plans. Couldn't get Billericay and the only club that were appearing was Hednesford FC. So I've decided to manage them instead. Media prediction is 18th, so the squad has enough thre to avoid relegation and perhaps overachieve a little. We'll see. Manager Profile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEinchy Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 So having taken over the mighty Hednesford FC, I really wasn't sure what to expect in the league this year. Oddly, my expectation in the Blue Square North this year was "to enjoy the experience" so what ambition my players were rated against I don't know. As a result, I only went for the best transfers possible (6 and 7 star players) to strengthen an already decent looking squad. Transfers INS: Zeyn S-Latef (AM/F C) - Free Callum Hawthorne (GK) - Free George Stewart (D/WB R/L, AM R) - Free Ryan Beswick (D/M L) - Free Danny Uchechi (AM/F C) - Free Luke Ruddick (D RL) - £0 Jonathon Hogg (D R, M C) - Loan from Aston Villa OUTS: Harry Hamleton - Free Tyrone Barnett - Free Nicky Carter - Free Scott Stamps - Free Neil Brisco - Free Sean Platt - Free Sam Hall - Free Mark Briggs - Free Pre-Season My objective for pre-season was to get some big teams to come to Keys Park and raise some extra funds as a sort of buffer for this season and the next. The other friendlies were against so called smaller teams and were purely arranged for building morale and team understanding. Hednesford 0 - 2 Birstol City Hednesford 4 - 2 Hednesford Reserves Hednesford 1 - 2 Barnet Hednesford 0 - 1 Derby County Abbey Hey 0 - 0 Hednesford AFC Hornchurch 3 - 1 Hednesford Basingstoke 0 - 3 Hednesford Ultimately, it was an okay season and based on those results, I was gearing up for an average season in the bottom half of the table. The bookies seemed to agree, as we were 80.0 odds for promotion and were tipped to go straight back down. Blue Square North Redditch 1 - 2 Hednesford Michael Cole (pen 79) - Ross Draper (7), Ryan Beswick (50) Hednesford 1 - 0 Blyth Spartans Adam Burley (83) Hicnkley 0 - 0 Hednesford Hednesford 0 - 2 AFC Telford Tamworth 0 - 1 Hednesford Lewis Powell (90) Hednesford 1 - 2 Gainsborough Danny Darlow (45+2) - Joe Lamplough (9), Lewis McMahon (34) Hednesford 3 - 2 Hyde Danny Uchechi (pen 28, 37, pen 73) - Scott Bennett (62), Michael Tulloch (90+1) Fleetwood 1 - 2 Hednesford Robbie Hanson (88) - Danny Uchechi (pen 44), Zeyn S-Latef (62) Hednesford 2 - 1 Solihull Moors Ross Dyer (45+1), Danny Darlow (90)- Michael Harper (54) Hednesford 1 - 0 Cambridge City Danny Darlow (11) League Table Despite pre-season predictions, we have played exceptionally well and have put ourselves into a very advantageous position with three games in hand. At this point, I have to say that relegation is not a realistic possibility and that promotion is certainly vert attainable. I put our form down to those first two wins of the season against Redditch and Blyth. That gave us the confidence to go on and get some more good results, although we have been brought down to earth once or twice. The two biggest wins have come against Solihull Moors and Cambridge City. Solihull Moors were top at the time, and it took a 90 minute 25 yarder from exceptionally talented regen striker Danny Darlow to sercue a potentially vital 3 points. When we played Cambridge, they were top of the league and we beat them, albeit in less dramatic and convincing circumstances. Nonetheless, two absolutely fantastic results there. So a play-off place is our target for the season, but of course, I'm not counting my chickens just yet. Conference League Cup Hednesford 4 - 3 Burscough Harrogate 2 - 0 Hednesford The boards target was the 2nd round, which we achieved. I thought we could go quite far in this competition, but we lost to a very good Harrogate side. FA Cup Loughborough D 0 - 0 Hednesford Hednesford 1 - 0 Loughborough Hednesford 1 - 1 Canvey Island Canvey Island 0 - 1 Hednesford AFC Telford 3 - 2 Hednesford Again, we achieved what the board wanted by reaching the 4th Qualifying round. The only reason to go far in this tournament was the money, which certainly has been very good for a Blue Sqaure North side. We battled hard against Telford, but didn't have enough in the end. From here, we have two tough away games to Stalybridge and Alfreton to complete the month of October. My next update will come after the next 10 or so games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyIzzyB13 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Well, it looks like I'm going to make the group stages, since I doubt they'll overcome that scoreline in the second leg. I've strengthened my squad massively this season thanks to the money from last season's cup run. Moore is the pick of my signings. I got him on a free transfer from Everton after his contract expired, beating off a lot of competition from top flight sides from around Europe, probably thanks to my offer of first team football and the ridiculous amount over his request I offered him - out of a wage budget of just under £98k, he's getting £10,750. But he's worth it - he's only 20, and he's already a very talented player, with the potential for further improvement. If all goes to plan, he'll be the rock at the heart of my defence and probably my captain until I complete the challenge. He's an established England U-21 player, captain of the U-21s and, honestly, there's a good chance he'll be the guy to step up once Rio and Terry move out of the international scene. Not a bad signing at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaNovi Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Ived kinda lost my motivation at Osset Town.. i guess this is what happenes after 40 years The problem is i havent really seen any top dollar regen come through our ranks.. maybee only 2, and i must say i dont feel any real attachment to the club as i usually do in a dafuge challenge.. So i think i might put the challenge on hold, but i will of cause be back with fm10. I might even go back to my Wealdstone save game, at least i had a couple of great prospect back then=) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEinchy Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 League Table - 3rd January So we're at the halfway point of the season - 21 games played. As you can see from the league table, we sit nice and pretty at the top. This is much to do with the tactics I'm using, which seems to combine a sturdy defence and efficiency going forward. It's actually a pre-defined tactic on the game, actually, known as 4-4-2 Standard. If I knew I had all these tactics that actually worked well, I wouldn't have bothered trying to make my own every time. The other major contributing factor is having all my best players fit and playing in the same team together: Danny Darlow, Daniel Uchechi, Zeyn S-Latef, Ryan Beswick, Jonathon Hogg and Adam Conolly. Earlier in the season, at least one of those players kept getting injured which lead to my fringe players getting a bit more playing time than initially expected. I've managed to get all those players on a Full Time contract (except Beswick, who prefers a part-time deal) so I will be able to sell those players for money in the future when the time comes. From here on, I'm focusing on maintaining form and ending the season as champions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaNovi Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Okay scratch the last post. Im gonna keep on playing, not because i wanna win more trophees but because i wanna se how far i can push Morgan Hawley i bought him at the start of the season and he has just improved unbeliavable!! He looks like the best striker i have ever had, and im gonna see how many goals i can get him to score! Other then that i will be trying to push my youth players and at the end try to win the league only with my own products (+Hawley) I will not be making a review of every season anymore, but i will post my progress with the progress as it goes by. Own Products(prospects): Hilton Morrison Starkey Salazar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikaelS Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Okay scratch the last post. Im gonna keep on playing, not because i wanna win more trophees but because i wanna se how far i can push Morgan Hawley i bought him at the start of the season and he has just improved unbeliavable!! He looks like the best striker i have ever had, and im gonna see how many goals i can get him to score!Other then that i will be trying to push my youth players and at the end try to win the league only with my own products (+Hawley) I will not be making a review of every season anymore, but i will post my progress with the progress as it goes by. Own Products(prospects): Hilton Morrison Starkey Salazar I know some people play with a lone striker in order to get that player score more goals. You could perhaps consider that if you're normal tactic doesn't do it for him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I know some people play with a lone striker in order to get that player score more goals. You could perhaps consider that if you're normal tactic doesn't do it for him I do that with Brennan, helps him a hell of a lot It's worth trying out a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-1-1 system, i've found that if you want one guy to score millions of goals, they work very, very well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaNovi Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I think im gonna stick with my tactics.. for now at least. I finally got my strikers to score 25+ and i havent been able to do that before.. Maybee ill tweak it if it doesnt work! but for now im sticking with it He has improved even more, and hes gonna be the greateast player i have had in this game, im pretty sure about that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I think im gonna stick with my tactics.. for now at least. I finally got my strikers to score 25+ and i havent been able to do that before.. Maybee ill tweak it if it doesnt work! but for now im sticking with it He has improved even more, and hes gonna be the greateast player i have had in this game, im pretty sure about that! In that case, i wish you the best of luck kaNovi in your quest to reach the 1,000 goal mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaNovi Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Ty, looking forward to the new season! And giving my striker some caps as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaNovi Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Just lost the Confederation Cup final Year Nation Competition Stage Reached ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2048 England European Championship Winners 2049 England Confederations Cup Runners up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEinchy Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 End of Season Update Final League Table - Unexpected Promotion After a log and grueling season, we finally managed to limp over the finish line to a completely unexpected promotion. After January, our form became very inconcistant and putting together 2 or more wins became very difficult. Draws and losses became more and more common for us, especialy away from home and we were lucky that the teams below us met the same fate and failed to captalise on our wishy-washy form. The main reason for this has to be a tired squad. Due to domestic cup competition commitmets, most players ended up playing more than 50 games in the end. Of course, it was all worth it in the end. FA Trophy Final We beat two BSP sides on the way to the final and after a dramatic final at Wembley, we beat the odds and won our second piece of silverware this year. This Hednesford's second FA Trophy win - the last one coming in 2004. A fantastic achievement for the club. Stats Adam Connolly made the most appearances with 54. The versitile midfielder was remarkably consistant throughut and was easily my best player this season. Danny Uchechi scored the most goals with 16. The Nigerian speed demon had many injuries throughout the year and was unable to string a long run of games together. Still, his goals were vital. Zeyn S-Latef came second with 15 goals, and his role was equally as important. Young striker Danny Darlow scored 12. Left winger Rya Beswick got the most assists with 10. 17 year old left winger Jack Watts got 8 assists, along with Adam Connolly. What Next? Survival in the Blue Sqaure Premier is our next target. To do this, I'll have to rebuild almost half the squad so it'll be a challenge. We'll also look to do well in the FA Cup, the Conference League Cup and the FA Trophy, purely for the small financial benefiits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssestig Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 kaNovi - Check the years in your table again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaNovi Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 kaNovi - Check the years in your table again. Whoops, thx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Dartford FC - Barclays Premier League - 2035/36 Once again, the team faced the challenge of the youth only policy as no new players were signed for a second season. League Table League Positions Graph Another decent league performance as the title was confirmed with games to go. Community Shield - in a fairly even game we came out on top in a penalty shootout. Carling Cup - a strong team was put out in the semi but we just couldn't beat Arsenal in the second leg. FA Cup - bit of a shock as West Ham played out of their skins. UEFA Champions League - we were lucky to get to penalties in this match but we were great from the spot. After 90 minutes I went all sentimental and replaced the departing Ryan Caddis with his young replacement and also brought on the two retiring players. I then went a step further and put all three of them in the penalty shootout, giving useless penalty taker Adrian Hendrie the chance to win it with the fifth. He missed it, which created a greater story as ex youth product Tamer Stevens missed to hand us the title. Transfers - no players in as promised and a couple of high profile exits. Youth product Tamer Stevens was unhappy and when a £30m bid came in I could hardly reject it. French wonderkid Johan Mercier also joined Real Madrid in an attempt to give youth and English players a chance. Squad - the number of foreigners is always decreasing, it won't be long until we are all English with a couple of exceptions. Squad (youth products) - the two wingers make a significant contribution but I am still yet to see a wonderkid from my own youth system. Key Player Profiles: Oswaldo Even - the legend is really on his way out, he missed 3 months through injury which really hurt us this season. Jerome Russell - he's not quite up to Even's standard but he did a pretty good job as a star striker this season. Rayan Mondoloni - he's been superb, a fantastic signing. Ken Johnson - with Emonts and Mondoloni in the team he has been a bit limited but he's made an impact in the games he's had. One of my better youth players. Gary Gilder - even at the tender age of 16 this youth product has made an impact. He will take centre stage next season. Goodbyes: Ryan Caddis - History - signed as a 16 year old, this 'legendary winger' has become a true legend at the club by making over 600 appearances and scoring over 100 goals. He's been after a new challenge for the last five years but saw out his five year contract with great professionalism. There was nothing I could do to keep him and AC Milan managed to sign him on a Bosman. Thankfully we have Gary Gilder to replace him. Adrian Hendrie - History - our old captain and my captain during my stint with England. He's never really been an automatic first choice but still managed to make close to 500 appearances. There's a possibilityof signing him as a coach. Nicolas Monaco - History - he's actually listed along with myslef as a legend in our club details. Signed as a wonderkid he had a shocking first season but then established himself as the club's top striker. This didn't last long but he found himself at home in the supporting role. He hasn't really featured for some time now but I wanted him to retire at the club. Scored exactly 200 goals for us. Career Overview Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009/10 Blue Square South 1st BSS Champions, promoted 2010/11 Blue Square Premier 1st BSP Champions, Setanta Shield and FA Trophy winners 2011/12 Coca-Cola League 2 2nd Promoted 2012/13 Coca-Cola League 1 5th Lost in playoff final 2013/14 Coca-Cola League 1 3rd Lost in playoff final 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 1 2nd Promoted 2015/16 Coca-Cola Championship 14th 2016/17 Coca-Cola Championship 5th Lost in playoff semi 2017/18 Coca-Cola Championship 8th 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 2nd Promoted 2019/20 Barclays Premier League 15th 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 7th Carling Cup winners 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions and Europa League winners 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions and Champions League winners 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, FA Cup, Carling Cup, World Club and CL winners 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions, World Club and CL winners 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, FA Cup, Carling Cup, World Club and CL winners 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, FA Cup, Carling Cup, World Club and CL winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, FA Cup, World Club and CL winners 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, World Club and CL winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st PL champions, World Club and Carling Cup winners 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions and Champions League winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions and Club World Cup winners 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions, Carling Cup, and CL winners 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions, FA Cup, and World Club winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League champions and Champions League winners Next Season The new approach to the team is looking promising and hopefully we will get a new striker in the next few years as Even won't be around forever. 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Gypsum Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Started playing with my Marine side again after a little break. I should finish the BSP season tonight with just 9 games remaining. We're doing well too. First place, 7 points clear of Preston with a game in hand over them. We were crusing for a while until we suffered a bit of shakey mid-season form. But as I have signed a new core to the squad (new CB, MC and two Strikers) it has improved us greatly. Hopefully we'll be able to avoid the hassle of the playoffs and go from the BSN to League 2 in 2 straight seasons! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Italy - European Championships - 2036 Qualification was fairly easy, although a few draws meant it went down to the wire. Poland vs Italy (group stage) We were dominant but found ourselves struggling. Thankfully our class showed just enough to see us win. Italy vs France (group stage) It was a close game and a total fluke decided it. Italy vs Romania (group stage) We needed just a draw and we took our chances well to secure a convincing looking win. Final Group Table Just that unlucky loss to France made it look in doubt. Italy vs Germany (quarter final) It was a tight game but we just about deserved the win. Portugal vs Italy (semi final) We were outclassed by the hosts in this match. International Career Overview Season Country Competition Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2025 Brazil Confederations Cup Winners 2026 Brazil FIFA World Cup Winners 2027 Brazil Copa America Quarter finalists 2028 Switzerland European Championship Group stage 2029 England Confederations Cup Winners 2030 England FIFA World Cup Semi finalists 2032 Spain European Championship Group stage 2033 Jamaica Gold Cup Group Stage 2034 Ghana FIFA World Cup Winners 2036 Italy European Championsip Semi Finalists Next Season Once again, I resigned from my position at the end of the tournament. As usual, I will look at the options available after the tournament finishes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 It looks like I may have a natural successor to Oswaldo Even: Shayne Hall - Coach Report He's a bit of a winger/striker so I'm not sure which is his best position yet but he looks talented enough in either. My assistant seems to think that AMR is his best position but I may try and turn him into a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxslow Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I have justed worked out that I am in my 100th season for fm09 across different saves. I have not had a son or a stadium move let alone one named after me. Another great season dafuge shame about Italy. I was just wondering what your finances are like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Gypsum's Marine - End of season update - 2041/42 Blue square premier - 1st place An awesome start dwindled into some poor form in the run up to christmas. But the signings of McGuire, Crowe, Henderson and Driver strengthened the core of the squad greatly. And we ended the season as comfortable champions. (And to top off the perfect season for an Aldershot fan, I got to see Farnborough relegated!) Squad summary; General squad info Key players; Peter Burton - AMRC/FC - Signed up at the beginning of the season as a product of the famed Merthyr Tydfil youth system. Burton proved to be an excellent utility player on the right wing, centre midfield or up front. A 7.22 rating from 22 (17) appearances showed his impressive consistency despite having no regular place in the squad. Ryan Driscoll - ST - Our top scorer despite some inconsistent form. Really benefitted from the addition of strikers Tommy Driver and Steve Henderson to support him up front. But is unlikely to have the quality to help us in League 2. Wayne Eustace - DC - A rock at the back through difficult times and our chief threat from corners. Proved throughout the campaign to be probably our most dependable player. Merthyr watch; Still under manager Steven Gerrard they continued the Merthyr tradition of winning the Premiership, finishing 8 points clear of Man City. But got knocked out of the Champions league semi-final by Real Madrid, 2-2 by away goals. Their star player were an injury ravaged Pat Kirkup and one of my favourite youth prospects Phil Steel, who came of age scoring 36 goals in 50 appearances with a 7.67 rating. Year League Position Achievements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009/10 BSS 1st 2010/11 BSP 1st 2011/12 L2 1st 2012/13 L1 4th FA Cup Semi-finalists 2013/14 CH 6th 2014/15 CH 5th Qualified via playoffs / FA Cup quarter finalists 2015/16 PL 7th 2016/17 PL 2nd UEFA Cup winners 2017/18 PL 3rd 2018/19 PL 1st League cup winners / Champions league winners 2019/20 PL 1st Champions league winners 2020/21 PL 1st Champions league winners 2021/22 PL 1st FA Cup winners 2022/23 PL 1st Champions league winners 2023/24 PL 1st Champions league winners / League cup winners 2024/25 PL 1st Champions league winners 2025/26 PL 1st Champions league winners / League cup winners 2026/27 PL 1st Champions league winners 2027/28 PL 1st Champions league winners 2028/29 PL 1st Champions league winners / FA Cup winners / League cup winners 2029/30 PL 1st Champions league winners 2030/31 PL 1st FA Cup winners 2031/32 PL 1st Champions league winners / League cup winners 2032/33 PL 1st Champions league winners / FA Cup winners 2033/34 PL 1st Champions league winners 2034/35 PL 1st 2035/36 PL 1st Champions league winners 2036/37 PL 1st 2037/38 PL 1st Champions league winners 2038/39 PL 1st Champions league winners / League cup winners 2039/40 PL 1st Champions league winners Took over as manager of Marine 2040/41 BSN 4th Playoff winners 2041/42 BSP 1st Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Another great season dafuge shame about Italy. I was just wondering what your finances are like. Finances Things have picked up quite a bit since the new transfer policy. Losing Ryan Caddis will save us £6m a year as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamFitz Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Wow they're great Daf, wish mine would be like that in my Chelsea game, just have a massive loan to pay off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeltmurrayuk Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I have justed worked out that I am in my 100th season for fm09 across different saves. I have not had a son or a stadium move let alone one named after me. Another great season dafuge shame about Italy. I was just wondering what your finances are like. In 4 years of doing this challenge I've never had a son or a stadium named after me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeltmurrayuk Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 FinancesThings have picked up quite a bit since the new transfer policy. Losing Ryan Caddis will save us £6m a year as well. Do your board not take money off you? At FC United my board took most of my profits in dividends each season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 In 4 years of doing this challenge I've never had a son or a stadium named after me Two stadia No sons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Do your board not take money off you? At FC United my board took most of my profits in dividends each season They took £40m in dividends last season, we made £70m profit that year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettney1980 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Well for some reason my save game data is dead so this promosing career is over ... Season League Position Achievements 2009/10 Blue Square North Champions Won BSN, Won Reserves Group 2010/11 Blue Square Premier 2nd Won Playoff's, Won FA Trophy 2011/12 Coca-Cola League 2 Champions Won League 2 2012/13 Coca-Cola League 1 Playoff Winners Promoted to Championship 2013/14 Coca-Cola Championship 12th. None. 2014/15 Coca-Cola Championship 9th. FA Cup Finalists. 2015/16 Coca-Cola Championship 11th. None. 2016/17 Coca-Cola Championship 1st 4 pts clear - in Feb ... .. If anyone as any ideas how i can save it let me know haven't a clue why it isn't working though to be honest its never happened to me before so annoyed right now. Good luck everyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I think my Marine side will struggle in League 2. Where the step up with Merthyr was pretty comfortable, signing almost an entirely new side, I haven't brought any real quality in to Marine. Got a good left-winger, but otherwise we've struggled to attract anyone. Hopefully my new scouts will uncover someone in Europe, but I don't hold much hope! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverbird93 Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I think my Marine side will struggle in League 2. Where the step up with Merthyr was pretty comfortable, signing almost an entirely new side, I haven't brought any real quality in to Marine. Got a good left-winger, but otherwise we've struggled to attract anyone. Hopefully my new scouts will uncover someone in Europe, but I don't hold much hope! I think I've had the same problem. I didn't sign enough players when I got to League 2. I'm now in my 4th season in the league and I have signed a new team and now I'm top Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamFitz Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Despite continued success I'm still stuck on 18 scouts, I would really like to have 20 to cover each of the scouting regions.Has anyone (other than Hamilton) managed to get more than 18? I have 22 at Chelsea? I don't know exactly how or why, was 18 before... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 I have 22 at Chelsea? I don't know exactly how or why, was 18 before... Interesting, I wonder if it is something to do with having an ambitious chairman? I think hamilton had a tycoon takeover which might explain his. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamFitz Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I think it might be to do with reputation, really wouldn't know why but I think it could be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 I think it might be to do with reputation, really wouldn't know why but I think it could be. I'm not sure it is, my club has been the biggest club in the world by some distance but could never get more than 18. We won the CL 7 times in a row but still nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamFitz Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Only got 22 after I won it 9 times in a row, could be a stroke of luck to have it but I don't know :confused: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Only got 22 after I won it 9 times in a row, could be a stroke of luck to have it but I don't know :confused: I've won it ten times now, but not in a row. To be honest, it is isn't really an issue now since I'm not buying players anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamFitz Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I plan to do that with Chelsea, but I'm unsure, maybe when Terry, Essien and Vargas retire, would love to have those 3 as coaches. Also, I might do this for FM10, enjoyed my Boston save until it went corrupt <_< Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebaker Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Dafuge, i'm not playing my merthyr game any longer so i downloaded one of the editors to see if i can solve the issue of the number of scouts. i had 18 scouts and a contintal rep and i changed all the variables i could think of like rep, chairmans stats, finances etc. The only time it changed to 22 scouts was when i ticked the sugar daddy option - hamilton will no doubt be pleased to hear this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamFitz Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Must be Abramovich for me then? It was 18 for ages though :confused: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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