NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Hi all. So with my laptop seemly incapable of running FM21 in anger I've decided to go for an FM Touch save. As the title says I will be doing the Pentagon Challenge. I'm sure we all know the idea but for those who don't here are the basic rules: Win all 5 Champions Leagues UEFA CL African CL Asian CL NA CL Copa Liberatdores You have to start Unemployed with Sunday League Reputation and No Coaching Badges. Wish me luck! Edited December 1, 2020 by NoNonsenseFM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 The Setup So I've gone all-out and added every Nation/League I want right at the start. I'll remove them as and when I've completed a specific continent. The Manager Please welcome Simon Hill (me!). The FM Touch screen is much less detailed than the full fat version but I set myself Sunday league rep at the start and my favoured tactic which is a 4231. Now let's go on a job hunt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 First job in the bag, it's taken until Mid-December 2020 and to be honest it's not where I expected to start but I'm off to Germany Hallescher FC to be precise, in the 3rd tier and currently 2nd bottom after 14 games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 December 2020 Yeah not good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 January 2021 A new year brings new fortunes! Don't ask me why we had a friendly in between league games. Closing in on moving out of the relegation spots. Star Man this month was Michael Eberwien, the Striker scored 4 goals in the 5 league games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 January 2021 Deadline Day Signings A couple of players join both on frees Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 February 2021 After a great month it's all goes downhill rather quickly, we were rescued however by a stunning display in the final game of the month. More wins are needed though. 12 games to go, 4 points from safety. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 March 2021 Much much better. A couple of massive wins against the teams in and around the relegation battle. So close to getting out of the bottom four. It was a good month for Striker Terence Boyd who scored 4 goals in the 3 matches taking his tally to 12 for the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 2021 Youth Intake Not bad but not amazing. Three players stand out... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 April 2021 An absolutely ridiculous turnaround in results until that final game but Dresden are top. The turnaround means we are now 6 points clear of the relegation places with 4 games left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 May 2021 Not a good month but the wins in April and the opening win in May was enough to secure safety. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 2020/21 End of Season Review Joining in Mid-December we looked odds-on to go down and after a poor run we looked absolutely screwed, somehow though we managed the great escape! THE ARRIVALS Obviously only two of the above were my signings, Manneh provided some much needed goals up top and alongside Terence Boyd proved to be a dangerous partnership. The other signing Cinaz didn't make as bigger impact! THE SEASONS RESULTS Nothing like cutting the relegation zone off of the end of season review! All in all we did really well to get out of the hole we were in. MOMENTS TO REMEMBER The 4-0 win at the end of February ended as our best results and the 1-0 win over bottom of the table Saarbrucken was put down as the match to remember (not sure about that!) THE FINANCES The above picture doesn't really tell you how the actual finances are does it? All that green would make you think we are looking OK whereas the next picture tells a different story! HOW WE LINED UP I actually went with a 442 when I joined which worked pretty well. As you can see the back four rated the highest which is odd seeing as we conceded 55 goals. Terence Boyd up top was the key man though. THE ACCOLADES Player of the season went to centre back Stipe Vucur, a quality season from the 29-year old. Young Player of the Season went to Lukas Boeder, the natural right back filled in alongside Vucur at centre back and played fantastically. WHAT NEXT? Fingers crossed we can continue our decent-ish form into next season. We have quite a few players out of contract and as expected we have no money to spend, even if I did I wouldn't be going mad seeing as the finances are a shambles. I'll be taking a good look at the squad, who my key men, who is earning too much and who didn't perform and start shipping out some of those players to shrink down the squad, save some cash and in turn try and bring some better quality in all over the park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 2021/22 Season Preview Wow not much turnaround until the new season, either that or FM Touch goes way too quick during pre-season! As I said previously the main aim was to reduce the wage bill and I've managed to lower it by £18k per week. Out go a lot of the rubbish players earning too much. In comes loans and frees players for hardly any wage. As you will see there is one player I spent money on. A top quality Icelandic player from Dortmund. I have high hopes for this guy. So here is the squad as we head into Matchday 1 It looks good and all for a lot less money. The Season Preview is very optimistic. They have us down for 9th! The board also agree and expect us to end Mid-Table. We also look better financially but mainly because of the £1.8m we received in sponsorships. I would love to see that stay above £1m when I get to the end of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 July 2021 An incredible start Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNonsenseFM Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 August 2021 Well it definitely exciting! Terence Boyd also loves scoring the first goal of the match. He has now scored in 6 straight matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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