shaunvamos Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Acknowledgements This save is inspired by a few posters on here, namely @PaulHartman71, who has a save currently running where he aims to win the Champions League in every playable European nation; @Makoto Nakamura, who had a save where he attempted the same but with every Asian country, and @ManUtd1, whose very popular Nearly Men saves attempt to take teams who have lost the final of the Champions League one step further to taste the success only European glory can bring. The editor data files downloaded are courtesy of @Timo61 and his Leagues Megapack (which can be found in the Editor's Hideaway on this forum), @claassen and his San Marino league file, and to the SI official Gibraltar league file. The Challenge I've tried to put my own spin on this, and in doing so may have set myself up for a very long (and very frustrating) journey. I will attempt to win the UEFA Champions League in every nation previously unavailable in the original version of the game. In turn, I am hoping to turn all of the minor nations into European and global powerhouses, and change the roles of the traditional strong nations around so the 'unplayables' get a chance to rule the roost, albeit temporarily. If the national team job comes up I will take that too. If and when I win the UCL in a nation, the next nation will be made playable and the current one will be deactivated the next season. Rules There are no real rules to this save, other than to try and win the UCL as quickly as possible. Obviously I would like to max out the facilities of the club I'm managing, so that when I leave there's still some talent being pumped out to keep the nation's success up. Home grown players are a priority, especially to comply with the competitions rules, but foreign players will be brought in to supplement when possible. One rule I will also add is that if a team from any of the 34 original European nations comes in with a bid for one of my players, they're gone. But not before I can get a sell-on fee negotiated. Leagues Loaded Every European nation that comes with the original game is activated as view-only, to provide some difficulty and realism to assist with buying and selling of players. Current European international players, players from top European Leagues,and players from clubs in continental competitions are loaded to give a database total of 26k players. Not many players, but enough to keep the game flowing. The playable leagues I will start with are the first 4 not available in game: Cyprus (starting nation), Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Macedonia. The Manager I start as a 23 year old Australian with no qualifications whatsoever, thrown in the deep end. I'm looking forward to all the languages I'll be learning The Team I'm starting with the only team entering the Champions League from Cyprus this year, APOEL Nicosia. Coincidentally they are also the most successful club in the country, and have some of the best facilities. So perhaps it's a relatively easy start to life in this save, but we will see how it goes. I like the U23 signing club vision, but the expectations are quite high already, which is understandable given the stature of the team. The next post will be that of the squad. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Squad We have a grand total of 5 Cypriots in our first team, which is worrying. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Cyprus is fun to manage. The home grown rules make you have to focus on developing and signing domestic players. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Cool idea for a save. Will be following. Not far along down the road in my save to notice it that much with the smaller nations, but I have always been interested to see the possible long term ratifications winning the CL in a small country can have for overall coefficient nation table. In theory once completed and league removed I’m guessing it would slowly go down, but if you can cement a random small nation side as a mega power club they may well hold up the coefficient themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Sounds like good fun. Followed! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 9 hours ago, PaulHartman71 said: Cool idea for a save. Will be following. Not far along down the road in my save to notice it that much with the smaller nations, but I have always been interested to see the possible long term ratifications winning the CL in a small country can have for overall coefficient nation table. In theory once completed and league removed I’m guessing it would slowly go down, but if you can cement a random small nation side as a mega power club they may well hold up the coefficient themselves. From what I remember in your save, Portugal got really strong once you started managing there. I know they're not exactly a small country but they did seem to dominate for a little while. I agree in terms of the slow decline once the league is removed, but hopefully the reputation of the club is such that they can still be a factor. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Best of luck with this! Loved my time managing in Cyprus, I'll be sure to follow! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, Makoto Nakamura said: Best of luck with this! Loved my time managing in Cyprus, I'll be sure to follow! That's right, I remember your save now, it was your job to stop APOEL's dominance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 2019 Preseason An okay preseason, with the only friendly loss to Olympiakos. Disappointing in Europe though, losing out to a Polish team I've never heard of before Cluj removed us without fight. Transfers Out I let these guys go because didn't fit my tactics, and were too old to be retrained, so I thought I'd capitalise on them. The selling of Al-Tamari raised a few eyebrows within the squad but I'm convinced we will be better off without him making the club unhappy when he didn't get game time. In A decent young wingback. Season Preview Predicted first, so no pressure. Surprised to see Omonoia so far down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 September 2019 An unbeaten start to domestic life here, and then a big win in the Super Cup. Transfers Brought this guy in on loan as a backup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 October 2019 Knocked out early in the cup, but a 100% win record in the league sees us move to 2nd, in which there are 3 teams still unbeaten! Youth recruitment maxed out and junior coaching up to good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychar Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Decent start in the league. I have a feeling its going to be very close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 November 2019 Omonoia ended our unbeaten streak and have established a bit of a gap up the top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, andychar said: Decent start in the league. I have a feeling its going to be very close. It's a 5 horse race at the moment, but I have a feeling it will turn to a 4 horse before too long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 December 2019 A fantastic month, we didn't concede at all! In the space of a month, the league has turned from a five horse race to a 2 horse race. This is to be expected given the quality that's already here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 January 2020 Our unbeaten run continues, and we have actually taken the lead! Good away draw to Omonoia as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 February 2020 Our first loss in 13 matches cuts our lead to a point, which is a little too close for comfort. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Looks like the title will go to the wire! A lot at stake with only 1 CL place on offer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, PaulHartman71 said: Looks like the title will go to the wire! A lot at stake with only 1 CL place on offer. A bit too close if you ask me, we need good results especially now the league has split in two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 2020 Youth Intake As outlined the preview, this youth intake was pretty bad. The HOYD, along with various other members of staff, will be phased out in favour of ones I deem better. This poor intake is the perfect excuse to poach a whole bunch of players from the other sides to boost our Cypriot quota. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 March 2020 A massively busy month in which we had a game every 4 days. We did our absolute best to bottle our title chances with our form making us lose the lead, but two good wins at the end of the month against Larnaka and Omonoia saw us reclaim the top of the league. What made it even better is that Omonoia lost their game in hand, meaning that a draw at Limassol will ensure that I take home the title in the first year of management. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanwulf Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I’ll be keeping an eye here - I’d be interested to see if you utilise Omar Hani, I was the one who added him to the games DB so want to see what becomes of him in an average save as opposed to holidaying/test saves. Aside from that, it seems like a fun save too, and I love ones where people dont just pick teams from the major nations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) 2019/20 Season Review We did it! Vid Belec Nikolas Ioannou - Praxitelis Vouros - Vujadin Savic Dragan Mihajlovic Jacob Barrett Laursen Uros Matic - Alef Tomás De Vincenti Linus Hallenius - Andrija Pavlovic Progress Remaining Nation Coefficients Edited December 18, 2019 by shaunvamos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Top 10 League Update Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Nice work. That boost to the coefficient will come in handy, gives you the safety net of having a blip season and coming 2nd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, PaulHartman71 said: Nice work. That boost to the coefficient will come in handy, gives you the safety net of having a blip season and coming 2nd. That’s true, although if we don’t prove our worth in Europe (as well as the other Cypriot teams) we will lose that extra spot just as we get it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Good luck mate!In a league which Cypriots are the minority i hoped something better for them and Cypriot national team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Preseason 2020 A long preseason, but a pretty good one. We finally won a European game, and we look the goods to get into the Europa League Group Stage. We had an excellent preseason win over Olympiakos too. Transfers The Cyrpiots were brought in to boost our home grown quota, as well as options for the future. Drincic was brought for a bit of nostalgia, as in my Montenegrin save a couple FMs ago he played more than 500 games for the team I was managing. Belec was a future transfer before I entered the game, Garcia boosts our shallow midfield and Tedic walks straight into the side, as we are also quite weak up front. But he does look good. Season Preview Predicted favourites again, so hopefully we can do it again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 August 2020 Tough start to the league, and despite the Europa loss we are into the Group Stage! I think we can get something out of this group, and hopefully revenge over Slovan Bratislava. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Basel should be a big ask, but certainly looks like the 2nd qualification spot is up for grabs in the group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) September 2020 A very slow start in the league, but we won the Super Cup and secured a result in Slovakia. One to go! Edited December 21, 2019 by shaunvamos 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 October 2020 Our patchy form continues and has leaked into Europe. But at least we had a win against 8 man Olympia and non-league Iraklis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 November 2020 An unbeaten month is ruined by Omonoia, who have established quite a gap and will probably be near impossible to catch. We had some good results in Europe too, including revenge over Slovan, despite being mathematically eliminated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 December 2020 Our worrying form in the league continues, as we needed extra time to beat a team in the division below. Excellent, more trash to add to the pile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 January 2021 It got very worrying at the start but then we got some good results to all but guarantee us a spot in the top 6 playoffs. What bothers me is the way we dismantled Omonoia in the Cup, but fall to pieces against them and others in the league. Transfers I went a little nuts in the January transfer window, but this was more building for the future as the current team gets phased out. Anyone my scouts thought was good enough for the top division was looked at and most were signed. I almost definitely overpaid for the Cypriots though, but I want to keep that quota going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 February 2021 We made it to the upper playoffs, but it's not going well. We will have to pick things up if I want to keep my job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 2021 Youth Intake A poor intake, but a decent looking keeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 March 2021 I'm in real trouble here. I'm one game away from missing out on Europe, and it's against Omonoia. I've signed a new contract, so hopefully I don't get the sack. But it's a close run thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 2020/21 End of Season Review A very poor end, and we are not playing continental football next year because the European spots appear to be determined before the league splits. Next season will just be a season of rebuilding, with those young prospects my scouts found hopefully developing to push for a better position. It really can't get any worse. Vid Belec Milos Drincic - Kevin Lafrance - Vujadin Savic Praxitelis Vouros Jacob Barrett Laursen Aleix García - Lucas Souza Ghayas Zahid Slobodan Tedic - Diogo Cardoso Progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Coefficient Update Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Tough season. But knowing your history, you'll start dominating soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Preseason 2021 An excellent preseason, conceding no goals. Granted, we did do a tour of lower league Italian sides, but it's still something. Transfers Out Jaozinho, Lafrance and Sielis were surplus to my requirements. Belec going to Sassuolo was disappointing, but it allows our young Cypriot keeper Kostas Ilia to get some game time, allowing him to reach his potential and also to help our home grown quota. Aleix Garcia departing was out of my hands, Villarreal asked for an amount just under his release clause. But I think I've covered for his departure adequately. In Krstic and Jensen add to our deep backline, and are likely to start despite their young age. Juarez was worth a shot given his low release clause and huge potential. Mas fills a massive hole at right WB. Bakker is a depth piece in the defence, and Ranocchia was brought in to cover for Garcia's departure. But the one I'm looking forward to the most is the purchase of Michel Lopez. I met his minimum release fee and was given one of my own (5M), but he has massive potential if he sticks around. Season Preview Predicted top again, with 6 players in the Dream Eleven. Hopefully we can get back to where we were before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 14 hours ago, kidthekid said: Tough season. But knowing your history, you'll start dominating soon. Probably the toughest I've had for a long time. At least you have faith we can return to the top! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 August 2021 This has been an excellent start. Perhaps we are on the comeback trail? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 September 2021 Our great form continues, I can't wait until we play Omonoia. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 October 2021 Ironically, the only game we haven't won this season is also the only game we haven't conceded. That being said we've been on an absolute tear, and the much anticipated game against Omonoia was met with a resounding win. Juarez and Michel Lopez have been fantastic for us so far, they're proving to be perhaps the best buys I've made in my time in FM20. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 November 2021 I am loving this season This may be a bit too early to accept, given that the save hasn't really progressed for Cyprus to become a force, but it will be good to attempt to establish something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 December 2021 AEL ended our chance of an invincible season (not that it was likely anyway). Apart from that, another good month. Third time unlucky for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 January 2022 The first four games were good, but those last two are worrying. They ripped us apart. Transfers Out Fell out of favour and wasn't getting any younger, so back to Argentina he goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 February 2022 What a bad time to have a slump. Apollon carved us up, we barely beat the team coming second last, before opening up the playoffs with a draw. We did win the regular season though so I'm pretty sure we have the Champions League spot sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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