Popular Post SkiIIs Posted August 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2022 Back on the gravy train and now find myself in Greece with Panionios. Ive had the privilege to watch this team live in the top division against Aris Thessaloniki a long long time ago 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
libbyshuss Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 10 hours ago, SkiIIs said: In the end we were relegated and the Board waited till a few days later to sack me despite being able to convince them not to look at the form table a few times. oh that's way harsh! after all you'd done for that club as well! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post libbyshuss Posted August 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2022 Croatia Premier Division 2036/37 Season Summary First season in the premier league and survival was the aim. There's only ten teams in the top division and one relegation spot so we just had to be the second worst team in the division. Surely we could manage that? the bookies said no! We started unbelievably with 3 wins from 3 to sit at the top of the table. But then reality descended and we went on long losing runs punctuated by the odd positive result here and there. Luckily there were not one but two teams worse than us and even though our final points total would often see us relegated this season it was good enough for 8th. Survival! Players The two best players, Mijo Bagaric 35B and Zlatko Solidic 33A both want to leave and have fairly low release clauses so next season is already shaping up to be a much tougher proposition. They won't sign new contracts, Solidic still being on a part-time contract, so I might be forced into selling them Best thing was seeing Nezir Nurkic 32A step up and perform at this level. Youth Another good preview and another really good intake! Finances We're stadium sharing at the minute as our stadium doesn't meet the league requirments. Once we guaranteed safety the board made an announcements.... It's a lot of money for not a big capacity! Career 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_e Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 VV Katwijk Season Summary 2030 - 2031 Comfortable mid table finish After barely surviving last season the team had gained valuable experience ahead of the 2030-31 season. We finished 11th place, but I actually think we could have finished higher up the table with a little bit more luck. We have some obvious weak spots in the team, hopefully some youngsters that will be promoted in the summer can fill those gaps. A big issue is that our star defender Richard Joseph is entering the last year of his contract and he doesn't want to renew. The dilemma now is to sell or not to sell. I will probably keep him as I dont have anyone ready to replace him. Next summer the same issue will arise with Marvin Eberwein, so we need to improve next year to convince him to stay. Willem Dekker, who is also pictured below, is really a crazy talent! Season Summary Key Players Youth Intake 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) End of Season Review Season 2022/23 Sporting Club d'Escaldes Season Summary What could of been a great season, turned into one of heartbreak as we fell at the final hurdle. Season Details League Table - We were always in control of the league and comfortably won our league. League Fixtures - With just two defeats, there was little room for improvement. Promotion Playoff - We were dreadful against Inter d'Escaldes Reserves over both legs as we failed to secure promotion to the second tier. Friendlies - We only lost one of our pre season games, giving us a solid base from which to work. Squad - We don't even have eleven players! Squad Dynamics - At least everyone loves everyone else. Transfers In - None. Transfers Out - None. Youth Candidates - With no youth academy, there was no intake this year. Finances - We lost money and are now in the red. Key Players Clément Colombani - Converted into a left winger, he became an assist machine. Sérgio Carvalho - 19 goals in 23 appearances was a terrific return from our striker. Pedro Sánchez - The teenage central midfielder was excellent for the entire campaign. Diogo Martins - Midfield partner of Pedro Sánchez, they formed a terrific pairing. Juan Manuel Rubio - The ringer had a good season. Next Season Promotion. After coming so close this year, we need to go the next step. Personal Coaching Data Season Reputation Qualifications Att Def Fit GkD GkH GkS Tac Tec Men WWY Ada Det PlK YoK LoD MaM Mot ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At start Minimal (0.25*) None 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2022/23 Minimal = (1.00*) ↑ National B ↑↑ 6 ↑ 7 ↑ 2 ↑ 2 ↑ 1 = 1 = 7 ↑ 6 ↑ 7 ↑ 4 = 1 = 5 ↑ 5 ↑ 6 ↑ 10 ↑ 7 ↑ 7 ↑ Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Poor Poor Basic None None Obscure (0.50*) 2022/23 Poor = Poor = Basic = None = None = Obscure = (0.50*) = Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 23 17 2 4 60 30 +30 73.91% Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 23 17 2 4 60 30 +30 73.91% 339 days Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- 2022/23 Lliga 3 Group A Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- 1 x Lliga 3 Group A (2022/23) Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position Copa Constitució Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 N/a N/a N/a Lliga 3 Group A 1st N/a Champions of our division. Lost in Promotion Playoff. Record Number of Appearances (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Appearances --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 No one 0 Record Goal Scorer (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Goals --------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 No one 0 Record Number of Assists (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Assists ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 No one 0 Record Number of Clean Sheets (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Clean Sheets ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022/23 No one 0 Edited August 19, 2022 by DazRTaylor 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamnobody Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 16 hours ago, WhiteCat33 said: Hope Ecuador does the trick. I was in the exact same place till I found this Malta save. So far it's been fun. I'm through about 1/2 the season and there is one word to describe it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAwtunes Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) @DazRTaylorI like the 2nd tier with a couple of groups. Did you make that or is there another db knocking about somewhere? I don't think I ever saw Sporting Escaldes gain promotion so they stayed in the abyss for 20+ years on my game. Good luck on your latest Andorran journey... but Forza Lusos! Edited August 19, 2022 by JAwtunes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, JAwtunes said: @DazRTaylorI like the 2nd tier with a couple of groups. Did you make that or is there another db knocking about somewhere? I don't think I ever saw Sporting Escaldes gain promotion so they stayed in the abyss for 20+ years on my game. Good luck on your latest Andorran journey... but Forza Lusos! It is the third tier with two groups. I found it on Steam. Link is here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) Club Introduction The Spartans The Manager This is me. Personal Coaching Data Season Reputation Qualifications Att Def Fit GkD GkH GkS Tac Tec Men WWY Ada Det PlK YoK LoD MaM Mot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At start Minimal (0.25*) None 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Adequate Adequate Adequate Good Adequate Regional (1.50*) Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position Scottish Cup Premier Sports Cup Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record Number of Appearances (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Appearances --------------------------------------------------------------------- Record Goal Scorer (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Goals --------------------------------------------------------------------- Record Number of Assists (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Assists --------------------------------------------------------------------- Record Number of Clean Sheets (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Clean Sheets ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited August 21, 2022 by DazRTaylor 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteCat33 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 3 hours ago, libbyshuss said: It's a lot of money for not a big capacity Compared to the stadium my board just agreed too that's not bad at about 467 a seat. Ours will be 1400 pounds per seat... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrJones Posted August 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2022 De Treffers 2027/28 With so many youngsters that aren't good enough this season must be seen as a success. We were never close to being relegated and that's what matters at De treffers right now. Slowly we'll get better and with no expectations everyone seems to be happy that the team is just hanging around in the second tier. Squad The most sad thing must be the average rating of my players. As individuals they aren't really making me or the fans happy. Key players Kasong came trough the first intake and has been developing like mad. Our best player by far. There have been some interest from eredivisie clubs but I will fight for my life to keep him here. I would rather have a strong defensive beast as a defensive midfielder but I really like what Zabee is bringing to the team. The whole staff are working day and night with him in the gym trying to get him a little more physical. We really lack speed in our team so Ruben is important for that reason, other than that nothing special. Youth Intake We've been upgrading our youth recruitment and training a lot since I came to Treffers and I have been disappointed with the players not getting better, but this guy! Our best player right away! History 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAwtunes Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Today's lesson, don't play friendlies against TNS. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 2023/24 Midseason Review: Doing a little bit better than the record in my opinion. Schedule congestion with the cups really put a stress on our lack of depth. We wound up dropping some points, but not a whole lot. I think we'll stay in contention for playoffs and have a good shot to make the playoffs. We've played every team tough so I won't completely rule out a shot at winning the playoffs if we make it, but I'd not say it's likely yet. Intake Preview: That's a good preview to me. Those are areas our depth is weakest. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) Sand Dancers aka South Shields F.C. Season Review 2025/26 Pre-season Achieving back-to-back-to-back promotions was something I'd never achieved on FM, so to do it in a Youth Challenge shocked me. Going into League One, we knew we were in for a tough time, but we had to make do with Joe Gilbey for the final time before he completes his £11m move to Fulham and as ever, it was his performances who dragged a lackluster team through the season. The Gilbey money was being well spent on improvements to Youth and Training setup: League One An extremely poor start saw us in the relegation zone for much of the first quarter of the season. I blame this on our first choice keeper getting injured for three months meaning we had a 16 year old stepping in who was nowhere near the quality required and as such goals were being conceded like they were going out of style. This, coupled with an extremely poor run of form at the end of the season (injuries, lack of squad depth, blooding youngsters), saw us finish 15th (a far higher finish than we deserved picking up two wins in our last two games after a horrible run). Star of the season was one again the aforementioned Joe Gilbey, who regularly popped up with undeserved goals to turn the balance of a game, finishing top scorer in the league. A big shout out to Hunter and Laws in the assists chart, both of who will be here next season, finishing just above Greig, who sadly looks likely to go for a small fee minimum fee of £190k with us being unable to renew his contract. Papa John's Trophy Another shocking performance, based on a high amount of rotation saw us drop out immediately Carabao Cup A Third Round exit to Hull (again), although by a small defecit FA Cup Less said about Eddie Nketiah's masterclass, the better. Third Round exit. Youth Intake Early signs were promising. And despite a large amount of 'Elite Talents', many will not be in and around the first team next year. Jimmy Pickles (ironically my cousin's name) looks our best prospect and will like be brought in to replace the aforementioned Greig, who is likely to leave in Summer. Anth Gray will boost the attacking line as we say a teary goodbye to Gilbey. Delap and Everitt make up any other prospects, but unlikely to break into the team. Post Season League One was a struggle, I'm not going to lie. At times it felt impossible and I dread to think what we will do without our 30 goal a season Gilbey in the team, as well as Greig. Next season is going to be one of transition and blooding more youngsters as other first teamers age and their stats diminish. I see us struggling immensely and would not be surprised to see our stay in League One end. On a personal note, I was able to add Joe Skarz to my Coaching Team. A footballer who I played in the same team with growing up, sadly he was far better than me (obviously). Joe Gilbey Finally, a word on Joe Gilbey. What a player. When I found him languishing in my u18s, a 16yo with a huge drive, I knew I was on to a winner. His £11m transfer fee will keep the club afloat for another few seasons alone, as well as contributing massively to much required upgrades in facilities. He goes down in history as South Shields' top ever League Scorer, a true talent that we will not see again for many a year. 110 goals and 24 assists in 174 games. Just to sum up his career with South Shield, the final game of the season saw him contribute a hattrick and an assist in a 4-1 win against Portsmouth. A final farewell to the fans for a much loved legend. UP THE SAND DANCERSSSSS!!! Edited August 19, 2022 by br00kster 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Geo Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Santa Venera Lightnings FC Season 2 (2023/24) Competitions Spoiler Another great season making it two seasons in a row where we were predicted to finish last and ended up winning the league... Won it at a canter in the end however Pieta Hotspurs were right on our tail until about 9 games to go (beating them to win the title was a nice touch!) As for the FA Trophy things were going great, then we drew Hibernians in the semi finals and they were just too strong for us but losing to eventual winners wasn't too bad and we made £520 out of it in prize money Youth Spoiler Another all Elite intake (again taken with a huge pinch of salt) but the promising thing is we have a striker coming through who looks pretty handy. The personalities aren't that great but I'm really not expecting anyone in these early intakes to be here in the long term (they'll be big players as long as our facilities remain as they are!) Reay has decent attributes for the Dribbling, Finishing and First Touch and he isn't slow (not that quick either mind you) Farrugia will be playing as DLP either in the DM or MC position depending on whether I need to adjust my tactics for next season, at the moment the 4-2-3-1 Wide is working just fine so for the time being it will be as an MC I'm trusting the current ability for Caruana which will mean he will become the new first choice keeper. Good agility and reflexes should mean his shot stopping is decent and at least the eccentricity is 2 given he has the "Tries To Play Way Out Of Trouble" trait Players Spoiler Cauchi 23C has been the stand-out this season with 21 goals and 8 assists in 35 starts and an average rating of 7.58 Club Spoiler No changes to the club in terms of facilities, but we had an increased coaching staff to 3 (for about 3 weeks before going back to 2 after we hired someone). Financially the FA Trophy would have been a nice bonus as we now sit at £-53k Manager Spoiler Still sitting at the National B License due to finances Stats Spoiler 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 @br00kster - Did you loan in a player, or am I misunderstanding something? That's not allowed in this challenge, sorry. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2023/24 Season Review: Form absolutely cratered from March until the end. Seven draws out of the last thirteen games. Throw in four losses in that stretch too. No matter what I tried come the 80th minute the other team was going to score at least one goal. We were at one point a few points within reach of first place and then it all went wrong. A real shame because this was a season in which no one ran away with the league and we could have snuck up. Things weren't all bad though. We had a pretty good run in the FA Cup, which definitely helped with the money situation. The new stadium was completed after the season ended, but will hopefully bring more money into the club. At least pay for itself. The 18K a month kills us and turns what would be a profitable team with our current set up to one with finances so bad that I didn't get offered a contract until a week before it expired. This was almost a different update! Youth Intake: Pretty strong intake. I was really hoping the keeper would be better though. 2024/25 Season Preview: I'm going to give some of the younger players more playing time. If the ones have can't play with consistency I'll give the guys with higher potential a chance to develop. Hopefully the new stadium brings in more money and I can get some investments in the club. They stopped funding coaching courses too. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 25 minutes ago, XaW said: @br00kster - Did you loan in a player, or am I misunderstanding something? That's not allowed in this challenge, sorry. I sold a player, which was then offered to me for a season on loan as part of the transfer. It's still a player from my academy - see image. Is this not allowed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 minute ago, br00kster said: I sold a player, which was then offered to me for a season on loan as part of the transfer. It's still a player from my academy - see image. Is this not allowed? No, that's not allowed. That counts as a loan in, sorry. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, XaW said: No, that's not allowed. That counts as a loan in, sorry. Well, that's a bit silly considering it's an academy player and part of a transfer offer? Oh well, guess I'll just start over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, br00kster said: Well, that's a bit silly considering it's an academy player and part of a transfer offer? Oh well, guess I'll just start over. Yeah, sorry, but we've had those rules for a long time. If the bid was out of your hands and you didn't get any choice, then it's allowed, BUT not allowed to use the player, in the same way we do for when the board buys players without your input. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 minute ago, XaW said: Yeah, sorry, but we've had those rules for a long time. If the bid was out of your hands and you didn't get any choice, then it's allowed, BUT not allowed to use the player, in the same way we do for when the board buys players without your input. That's fair enough, I just assumed it didn't fall under that given it's an academy player and not someone new/external, guess the rule is a bit vague when starting out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, br00kster said: That's fair enough, I just assumed it didn't fall under that given it's an academy player and not someone new/external, guess the rule is a bit vague when starting out. Yeah, the ground rule is "no transfer or loans of any kind" and we take it from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 minute ago, XaW said: Yeah, the ground rule is "no transfer or loans of any kind" and we take it from there. I never like managing in England anyway, I'll go somewhere a little more obscure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
libbyshuss Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, br00kster said: Oh well, guess I'll just start over. be a shame to start over, you were doing really well! It's just one of those things, if you did complete it'd just need an asterisk or something. this challenge is hard enough as it is! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) Note: New Greek Teams available on 20th June 2022 -------------------- Introduction: AEPS Aiolikos Mytilinis, aka "Wind" 100/1 Shot in the Greek Super League 2 (North) Key Player Captain UP THE WIND! WE'LL BLOW EVERYONE AWAY! Edited August 20, 2022 by br00kster 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_e Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Really dissapointed to lose our star defender Richard Joseph. He came out of nowhere in the 26/27 intake, instantly becoming our best player by far. He has refused to sign a new contract and I knew before this season that we could either sell him or lose him on a free. I decided to keep him, mainly because we really need and secondly, these things usually work out. Not this time though and it was obvious he wouldn't renew. A big shame as we have had a fantastic season so far and this will be a big loss in the upcoming years. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 56 minutes ago, libbyshuss said: be a shame to start over, you were doing really well! It's just one of those things, if you did complete it'd just need an asterisk or something. this challenge is hard enough as it is! That asterisk would haunt me for the rest of my life 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
libbyshuss Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 21 minutes ago, br00kster said: That asterisk would haunt me for the rest of my life lol, fair enough! good luck in Greece! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Geo Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) Good luck in Greece @br00kster sorry about your other save, England for this challenge just doesn’t do it for me anyway so I hope you get sucked in to your new save. I know what you mean about the asterisk, that’s why I didn’t look to use the way around the youth facility issue with the chairman (even though that save is now on the back burner thanks to Malta) Edited August 20, 2022 by Neo_Geo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAwtunes Posted August 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) Cardiff Corinthians - Season 2 (2023/24) Review Season Summary A fantastic season where we managed to meet the board expectations and actually managed to finished top of the JD Cymru South. I am very nervous about our chances in the Premier Division but we're really struggling financially so I am hoping that the promotion will at least give us an opportunity to bring a bit more money in. Competitions Spoiler League FA Cup League Cup Players Fan Player of the Year: Youth Intake We were told to expect a 5 star 'Golden Generation', and the intake didn't disappoint. Spoiler Preview Finances We're in debt (quite a bit for our level - I think) and are unable to offer much money to retain players / staff. Facilities and Youth Spending We haven't requested any facility or youth spend increases due to our poor finances. Stats Edited August 20, 2022 by JAwtunes 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
libbyshuss Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Croatia Premier Division 2037/38 (season 16) Season Summary Slowly but surely! We had a good solid start, 3 wins and 3 draws from our first 10, but then followed that up with a 14 match winless run to pull us into relegation trouble. But in the second half of the season we picked up a few more wins and stayed up fairly comfortably in the end. We're nowhere near the Euro places yet but we're heading in the right direction Players Big news was the interest shown in my star right winger Mijo Bagaric 35B during the offseason. With a 2m release clause I couldn't afford to fanny about too much so just asked for the 50% add on when it got close. In the end it was Manchester City who got him but I'm happy with the deal. Hopefully they'll look after him cos look at his value once he joined them! So we were theoretically weakened but in real life the lads coming up from the youth squad meant we had a slightly stronger squad than last season. A lot of ncie performances from very young players who will hopefully just get better Wonderkids Weirdly, my best performer this season was someone I never really paid much attention to and just used as a stopgap. He was a 4 star potential but honestly, i have loads of them! He settled in as a mezzalla this season and really flourished with 10 goals and 9 assists. And then.... My first to make the list! and i wouldn't have put him in my top 5 prospects lists before the season started. Hopefully he's not reached his peak cos he was really great this season. Time will tell! Youth Yeah, another golden generation. 15th in a row i think! Looks good! But the range of determination and personalities were really disappointing to be honest. Not too pleased with this intake But the goalkeeper looks very nice! Finances So I took the 1.5m for Bagaric and then sold the sell on clause for Igor Petrovic 31A for 800k and spent it all on these upgrades Career Can we keep improving? Hopefully. We got a striker coming up for next season who scored 47 in 35 for the U19s. If he can do that for the first team it would be lovely! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 XaW - Hyde - Season 2027/28 - Vanarama National League Squad | Transfers | Finances Excellent first season for us and we were comfortable for most of the season. Being semi-pro is a challenge when quite a lot of the others are professional, but we do our best. For the most part I think the tactic is working and now we just need to continue to stabilize at this level and then slowly push upwards. FA Cup: We beat Chelmsford City and Morecambe before we lost to Portsmouth in the 2nd round.FA Trophy: We beat Morpeth and Kingstonian before we lost to Boreham Wood in the 5th round. U18 team: They finished 2nd in the National U18 League North West. In the FA Youth Cup they beat Belper Town and Boston United before losing to Altrincham in the 1st round. Youth intake: Trophy cabinet N/A Player statistics: Most apps for the clubs Name Nation 2nd Nation Apps ------------------------------------------------------------- Robbie Brown 23f England Scotland 223 Fraser Bickerdike 23h England None 219 Joe Swinglehurst 24e England None 181 Kirk McGivern 25c England None 150 Philip Brown 25b Scotland None 143 Most goals for the club Name Nation 2nd Nation Goals ------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Brown 25b Scotland None 66 Joe Swinglehurst 24e England None 22 Marios Polykarpou 26f Cyprus England 20 Muhammad Bamidele 26g Ireland Nigeria 20 Robbie Brown 23f England Scotland 16 Most assists for the club Name Nation 2nd Nation Assists ------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Swinglehurst 24e England None 41 Philip Brown 25b Scotland None 19 Marios Polykarpou 26f Cyprus England 17 Fraser Bickerdike 23h England None 14 Kirk McGivern 25c England None 14 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 AEPS Aiolikos Mytilinis, aka 'Wind' Season One (2022/23) Review I was greeted with an aging squad, including my captain and goalkeeper who ended the season at the ripe age of 38. Only one teenager (Borisov) in the entire club, I tried to blood as best I could but sadly his potential is somewhat limited. Greek Super League Two A surprisingly good showing in the league saw us finish 3rd after a good run at the end of the season. Mbuba finishing 3rd in the scoring charts and set-piece specialist Kouroupis topping the assists chart. Sadly it looks like our arguably best player Kostas Apostolopoulos will be leaving us at the end of the season, refusing to renew his contract and handing in a transfer request. Greek Cup A goal fest in the Cup saw us eliminated in our first game in the Third Round. Youth Development A few decent improvements to Recruitment and Junior Coaching. Youth Intake Decent early signs... Although four Elite Talents were identified, only one stood out... Thanasis Bourous...our next Joe Gilbey? Out highest rated youngster, scoring a hattrick vs the u19s before another four on his u19s debut. Finances and Transfers Our club is bleeding money, with a much needed injection of £100k from the board keeping our heads above water. An ageing squad and limited youth prospects, this could be a long stay in the Second Division. But, that's just the way the Wind blows. Get it? Wind. That's their nickname. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 So my Welsh save was short lived. So Scotland again. Instead of spamming the thread, I have amended my original post introducing my Welsh team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post _JHTB_ Posted August 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) Enfield Town Season 16 SkyBet League 1 – 6th – Promotion via playoffs Transfers – Fixtures (1) – Fixtures (2) – Squad – Table – Key Player – Hot Prospect Just the one outgoing this summer with Eirik Stensrud 10 completing his transfer to Cardiff City. We did manage to get a few more of our youngsters out on loan. League We picked up this season where we left off the last, in good form. We only lost one of our opening 10 games and were actually occupying the automatic promotion places. Between 17th October and until the 2nd January there was only one time we didn’t have two games in a week and it really took its toll on our players in fitness terms and it told in patchy form. Even with the patchy form it was largely alternating wins and losses. Our form picked up a bit following that and we were relatively comfortable in the playoffs before we dropped off a lot from March onwards – we weren’t in poor form, but weren’t in good form really either. This meant when it came to the last game of the season we faced Birmingham in 7th (we were 5th) knowing that if we lost they’d leapfrog us leaving our fate in the team in 6th place – Blackpool. We weren’t really great in our game as Birmingham won 1-0 to secure their own playoff berth whilst leaving our chances out of our hands – thankfully, Blackpool also lost their last game and we finished 6th. The playoffs saw us against Cardiff with the first leg being an end to end affair which ultimately saw us lose 3-2 which meant we had to go to Cardiff and win to reach the final. The second leg was pretty much all Cardiff in terms chances 25 shots to 11 however, we were clinical, of our 6 shots on target we scored 5 of them ultimately winning 5-2 on the night and reaching the final. The final was a low key affair against AFC Wimbledon, although they did get reduced to 10 men after 30 minutes. Regardless, we couldn’t make our numbers advantage pay as we went all the way to penalties at 0-0. We scored all of our penalties whilst they missed 3 of their 4 as we won 4-1 on penalties and secured promotion to the Championship! Cups We did rotate a decent amount in the league cup for the first round, but were incredibly disappointing as we lost 8-0 to QPR. In the FA Cup we finally got a decent run, managing to make our way to the 3rd round as we again got heavily beaten, this time 6-1 by Middlesborough. We also had our best showing in the League Trophy, passing through the group stages before a bit of rotation in the first knockout and again lost pretty heavily – 4-0 to Maidstone. Youth Intake All in all, a pretty poor intake for us this season, not really sure if any of these will trouble the first team but maybe they can develop to be squad players at least. Axel Clunis 16 – A striker who has reasonable attributes, but nothing that excting. Would guess he will be able to act as a back up striker for us, but his mental attributes are far from ideal. He also does not have a great personality. Ciaran Reid 16 – To be fair, our defensive options are fairly limited so Reid does look like he may be able to provide a decent option as he does look like he could provide some depth there, but again poor personality and is not the fastest. Simon Braithwaite 16 - Unambitious is the common thread with our intake this season with Braithwaite no exception. He will be trained as a left wing back for us to add some depth there, but I’m hopeful he’ll not be someone we need to rely on for too long. Key Players Ken Cover 13 – A fantastic season from Cover setting club and league records along the way for assists. He also scored a lot for us and was easily the main component in our fantastic season. In the league this season he managed 36 goals and 21 assists which is a fantastic return. The downside is he's unhappy due to wanting to move to a bigger club, but we've him tied down on a long contract meaning we don't have to sell. Ed Stevens 13 – A solid season again for Stevens, again the main issue is that he requires a lot of time off for jadedness through the season. I’m hopeful that our promotion will mean we can agree a new contract with him, however, at the moment he is wanting a too low release fee. Juan Calero 11 – A strong season for Calero, 13 assists in the league is his best showing for us so far, and in average ratings terms this was his best showing for us also. Infrastructure/Looking Ahead Promotion via the playoffs was the best possible way for this season to go in financial terms as we get share of the 52k gate receipt for the final which means we end the season in the black for the first time in some time. I immediately requested youth facilities upgrades which were granted marking our first facilities upgrade since we started. Survival is the only thing on my mind, we're definitely not equipped quality wise for the Championship but I'm hoping Cover can fire in goals for fun again and see us safe in the league above for next season. What we really need to be doing is starting to make money without exceptional circumstances i.e cup runs or playoff finals so we can improve our infrastructure and start developing higher quality youth players. I would be far from surprised if next season we are far bottom of the league when considering our only results against higher league opposition this season were heavy defeats. Notable Landmarks 200 Appearances 4 of our players reached the 200 appearance mark this season. Sean Papirnyk 10, Romario Wellard 11, Jack Jones 9, Nicolai Lauritsen 11 100 Appearances 3 players passed the 100 appearance mark for us this season. Ed Stevens 13, Josh Mohammed 11, Jamie Sandford 13 50 Goals Ken Cover 13 – Cover has taken just two seasons to surpass the 50 goal mark and currently sits at 62 goals for the club. Lee Brown 11 – Never been a prolific striker, however, he consistently scores a decent amount each season so has this season also surpassed 50 goals. Edited August 21, 2022 by _JHTB_ 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_e Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) VV Katwijk Season Summary 2031 - 2032 First European finish, but losing best player on a free A really good season, finishing in 4th place. This means we will have a shot at the Europa League so thats great! This was a big step from last years 11th place finish, but im not surprised. We promoted a couple of really good youngsters and the players are progressing nicely. A HUGE worry now is that we are losing Richard Joseph, by far our best defensive player on a free transfer to Newcastle. The way things are going now the same thing will happen with Marvin Eberwein next season and I fear we will struggle to make progress like this! I pray that Eberwein will renew his contract, otherwise that is two huge gaps that needs to be filles in two seasons. Season Summary Key Players Youth Intake Edited August 21, 2022 by thomas_e 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Geo Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 @thomas_egood job with the 4th place (not that dissimilar to my save where I finished 3rd), your intake keeper looks great. I'm enjoying my Malta save too much just now to go back to Katwijk, the CL final loss really took its toll on my save (and me) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_e Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Neo_Geo said: @thomas_egood job with the 4th place (not that dissimilar to my save where I finished 3rd), your intake keeper looks great. I'm enjoying my Malta save too much just now to go back to Katwijk, the CL final loss really took its toll on my save (and me) A fantastic GK intake, I actaully let Timon Fikkert go on a free this summer, der Zouwen will go straight into the starting eleven. Surprised to see you left the Katwijk save after a runner-up CL finish, but sometimes it could be good with a break. If I keep losing our best player each season I will grow frustrated aswell!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Geo Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 18 minutes ago, thomas_e said: A fantastic GK intake, I actaully let Timon Fikkert go on a free this summer, der Zouwen will go straight into the starting eleven. Surprised to see you left the Katwijk save after a runner-up CL finish, but sometimes it could be good with a break. If I keep losing our best player each season I will grow frustrated aswell!! It was largely down to being 30 seconds from completing the challenge, we had done everything right in the game and then it fell apart. A few days later I lose my best central defender after losing my number 1 keeper and number 1 striker earlier that season. Probably will go back to it, just enjoying the change of scenery and pace in Malta 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 2024/25 Midseason Review: It seems this season we opened with the dire form that found us at the end of last season. At a tough spot where the kids aren't taking much advantage of playing time and the legacy players are starting to decline. There are a couple good younger legacy players basically keeping the team alive. With no money to upgrade any facilities or coaching I think it may be a struggle until we pay off the stadium loan, or we get a new owner. Intake Preview: Still hoping for a keeper to develop into new starter. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I had to sell one of my best players. His contract was up at the end of the season, and he refused to talk about a new one. Hope they sell him for big money... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) Season Two is going to be a strange one. I've been moved from the North division to the South and the number of teams in the league has been reduced from 15 to 12 in both divisions. To throw an additional spanner in the works, the South division includes three 'B' teams, who cannot be relegated or promoted, essentially making this a nine team division with one going into the promotion playoff and five relegated. Edit: depending on the final placements, a team finishing in 5th could be relegated, while if it were to go differently a team finishing 4th could be in the promotion playoff. Edited August 21, 2022 by br00kster 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Geo Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 48 minutes ago, XaW said: I had to sell one of my best players. His contract was up at the end of the season, and he refused to talk about a new one. Hope they sell him for big money... I found the ones that had the sell on never moved on the ones without it moved for big money at Katwijk, hope you have better luck. Those mentals are fantastic, have you got direct replacements or was he a standout for you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Geo Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, br00kster said: Season Two is going to be a strange one. I've been moved from the North division to the South and the number of teams in the league has been reduced from 15 to 12 in both divisions. To throw an additional spanner in the works, the South division includes three 'B' teams, who cannot be relegated or promoted, essentially making this a nine team division with one going into the promotion playoff and five relegated. Is this in the default database or a custom one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, Neo_Geo said: Is this in the default database or a custom one? Default database, although I've never managed in Greece before so a little new to me. Last year in the North Iraklis got relegated in 10th, despite PAOK B being 11th, similarly with Asteras Vlachioti in the South and Panathinaikos B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 hour ago, XaW said: I had to sell one of my best players. His contract was up at the end of the season, and he refused to talk about a new one. Hope they sell him for big money... A proper sucker punch, let's hope that 50% gets activated! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 47 minutes ago, Neo_Geo said: I found the ones that had the sell on never moved on the ones without it moved for big money at Katwijk, hope you have better luck. Those mentals are fantastic, have you got direct replacements or was he a standout for you? No real replacements, but have a couple of promising ones who has to play, so I hope their trial by fire is successful. 18 minutes ago, br00kster said: A proper sucker punch, let's hope that 50% gets activated! Yeah, I hope for millions! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Geo Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) Santa Venera Lightnings FC Season 3 Mid-season Review So the level has definitely gone up a fair whack however we continue to punch above our weight and I'm optimistic that if we avoid injuries we might just sneak a Euro qualification spot EDIT: As you can see we have an 9 point gap between 4th and 5th meaning 9 points between European place and no European place. Our main issue has been goals scored given our top scorer this season is Bakare on 6 goals (Central Defender) mainly due to penalties Cauchi (23C) and Emura have 3 goals each with Talliana goalless and Reay (24C) on 2 I'm actually pretty delighted at how its going, only conceding 10 in 14 is solid to build upon and I am seeing improvements in a few of the youngsters (albeit really slow thanks to the awful facilities and part time contracts). On that note I did manage to get the board to agree to increase junior coaching despite being £25k in the red when they asked if I wanted a new contract (they still offered a new contract about 2 weeks later!) Currently studying for the Continental C License so the attributes are ticking along nicely with level of discipline shooting up after I refused to be bullied by Emura for a new contract and he backed down The youth intake came in and if its to be believed we could have a really strong year: Its lacking in central midfield (which is the one area I feel we are the weakest) however I did get one DM/MC last year so if I get another DM I might be able to go with 2 DMs 4-2-3-1 Wide. Either way, it looks promising and I hope that one of the full backs that have plenty of promise is a right back as our current one is struggling at this level (in fact most players are with only Cauchi (23C) managing to average over 7 with 7.32) Edited August 21, 2022 by Neo_Geo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br00kster Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) AEPS Aiolikos Mytilinis aka Wind Season Two Review (2023/24) Another (short) transitional season in the bag with a couple of youngsters blooded into the team. As mentioned in a previous post, I was moved from the North division to the Southern, as well as the number of teams in the league reducing from 15 to 12. Things didn't start too well with our best CM picking up a cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for the season. Greek Super League 2 (North) (South) Back to back 3rd place finishes. Kouroupis still loving a good set piece and our now 17 year old striker Bourous ended the season as our top scorer with 11 goals in 20 starts. My previous assumptions regarding 'B' teams seemed to be incorrect, so we will have to see how the new season lines up. Greek Cup A couple of victories finally saw us eliminated in the Fifth Round to higher division opposition. Youth Intake Initial reports were promising. And they were right, with a real prospect joining the ranks - Sakis Markakis. We also have a decent keeper coming through, Vasilis Charalabis, which is timely given our captain's imminent retirement at the age of 39. Our inherited youth CB at the start of the game got a call up to Bulgaria u19s, still trying to blood him, but his progress is slow. Post Season Our finances are a mess...progress will continue to be slow without some real investment or likely selling our better players. No improvements in any facilities or recruitment to speak of. The untimely retirement of set piece specialist, and my top assister maker these past two seasons, Kouroupis, has really put a spanner in the works for next season's planning. Edited August 21, 2022 by br00kster 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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