shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 2023 Preseason An excellent preseason, buoyed by the numerous signings we've made. Transfers (In) Another busy preseason, with pretty much everyone of our match squad from last season replaced with these guys. Our back 3 for next season. Palancha and Dias both spent time in prestigious academies, Sporting Lisbon and Porto respectively. Costa and Fougeras both spent time in the Portuguese and French lower leagues before being convinced to play in the Spanish leagues. They'll be playing wing back. Saenz might be young, but his attributes as a DLP are outstanding for us. The crucial thing will be convincing Calahorra that he should be playing DM, not CAM where they've requested. A couple Spanish and Portuguese lower league journeymen will play as our Mezzalas. Our two strikers for this season. Martin's actually played for Sporting Gijon's B side. We've a massive jump in expectations now. With the side I've put together I don't see why we can't get promoted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 September 2023 An okay start, only losing to Bilbao's B team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 October 2023 A disappointing month, and we've already lost Saenz as he was recalled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 November 2023 A better month, and hopefully we carry on this form. We can't lose touch with the playoff spots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 December 2023 The consistency is just not there right now. At least this is promising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 January 2024 A great start to the new year. Could we be seeing a turnaround? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 February 2024 An outstanding month, as we navigate some difficult games against B teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 March 2024 We've now built a bit of insurance after another good month. We can afford a loss, but it's definitely not desired. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 2024 Youth Intake Jonatan Martínez 2A* - Eric Marcano 2B - Ivan Calatayud 2C* Another strong intake with plenty of potential, but they're unlikely to develop given our facilities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) April2024 If we get a point from our game in hand we're in the playoffs. Edited December 22, 2021 by shaunvamos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 May 2024 Scraped by our last few games, and through to the playoffs. We play Cadiz B in the semi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Promoted! And we are professional next season. Astounding that we managed to get promoted as one of the few semi-pro teams in the entire plyable pyramid. Best XI Saúl Rodrigo - Afonso Caetano - Ayub Record Breakers Progress 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corinthiano Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Great second half of the season, you really carried good momentum into the playoffs! Are you looking to just avoid relegation next season or do you think you can already aim higher? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadaza Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Love your style really enjoyable read. I think it's a shame you went back to 2022 rather than continue the save file but I understand how melty this game is on computers! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 14 hours ago, corinthiano said: Great second half of the season, you really carried good momentum into the playoffs! Are you looking to just avoid relegation next season or do you think you can already aim higher? Thanks! I think the second half form picking up is due to cohesion and the players learning their new roles/positions by that time. As for next season, I do think we can avoid relegation but I think that'll be all we can do at this point, I'm not sure what the difference in quality is between the Spanish 3rd and 4th divisions. 11 hours ago, Shadaza said: Love your style really enjoyable read. I think it's a shame you went back to 2022 rather than continue the save file but I understand how melty this game is on computers! Thanks for reading! I know what you mean, but I think it is better to start low in the nation and then work my way up, which is why I went back to 21/22. Theoretically I could've gone from Curzon Ashton to Barcelona and then won the CL immediately and that wouldn't have been satisfying I think. I'd prefer to build a small club up and begin to challenge gradually if that makes sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 2024 Preseason A strong preseason. Transfers (In) There were plenty of players available as we turn pro and move up a division. The only problem was, they all wanted ridiculous wages more than 5 times what I wanted to pay. Still, these guys will be fine additions to the squad. A lower league journeyman is our new keeper. 6 seasons ago, Eric was a part of La Masia. He hasn't done much since, but he's one of our back 3. Half Portuguese Semedo is another lower league journeyman and our new RWB. Former Racing Santander man Javi Cobo will try his hand at DM this season. The final new member of our starting XI is the very young Jorge. He was released by an U19 team that is pretty strong, but they don't seem to have a first team. A quick Google search shows that they're a primary developer of Basque talent before they join senior teams. Pretty cool! Not predicted to be a relegation candidate, which is encouraging. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 September 2024 Wow, what an awful start. I'd like to think that we've just had a tough run of games, but we're getting flogged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 October 2024 A better month, hopefully this is a return to form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 November 2024 Our good form continues, and we're now in a respectable position. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 December 2024 Bundled out of the cup unceremoniously, but we continue to be strong in the league. Another excellent preview. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompeyboyz Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Is the Deportivo team the one that used to be so good in La Liga? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 January 2025 As the return legs comes around, we've started losing again. But at least we aren't getting flogged this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, Pompeyboyz said: Is the Deportivo team the one that used to be so good in La Liga? Yep, the very same. They've had a bit of a fall from grace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 February 2025 We get a little bit of revenge against Bilbao and Majadahonda, and a comeback against Deportivo stopped just short. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 March 2025 With 8 games to go, we've had an undefeated month but still made no ground on a playoff spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 2025 Youth Intake Luis Ángel Hidalgo 3A - John Wilson 3B - Ángel Aguirre 3C Another good intake, but the same goes for the other intakes, they won't really develop given our facilities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 April 2025 3 from 3, and suddenly we're 4 points off the playoffs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 We didn't do enough to make the playoffs, but I'm not too fussed. Given the start we had I thought we'd be in for a long season, but we gelled and the results quickly followed. Best XI Ayub - Ugo Fougeras - Gil Dias Record Breakers Progress 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 2025 Preseason Merry Christmas everyone! Another strong preseason, but we can't read too much into that given our opposition. Transfers (In) Carvalho has some big league experience, appearing a few times in goal for Braga. Our back 3 for this season. Batista is a solid loan option and Carnier's experience with Hoffenheim should serve him well. Juan and Lopes are our new WBs. Juan is apparently a newgen out of the Mallorca academy, and Tiago played for Porto academy and we picked him up from a team in the Spanish 2nd division. Roberto is our second Mezzala, loaned for absolutely nothing. Despite having a serious lack of finishing, Saenz will be our Deep Lying Forward. He joins from a non-league side. Our odds are worse than last season, which is weird, but I think we can push for the playoffs with our new and improved squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 September 2025 A decent start, certainly better than last season. There's already a small gap that's opened up, but we're leading the chase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 October 2025 A great month ending with an away win against Sabadell, and we've bridged the gap somewhat and in with an early sniff at the playoff spots. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 November 2025 Another strong month and we're in the playoffs, but Salamanca brought us back down to earth with a bang. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 December 2025 We dropped a result to top place Sociedad B, and we immediately lose touch at the top. On a more positive note we finally won our first ever Copa del Rey match, and against a team in La Liga B! Another excellent preview. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 January 2026 We've had quite the run in the cup, with an impressive win over Villarreal before getting flogged by Real Madrid. Unfortunately as a result of the cup run our league form has suffered, and we lose some serious ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 February 2026 An exciting loss to Gimnastic, but we got our form back on track and can be in 5th if we win our games in hand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 March 2026 A great month, and we're now entrenched in the playoff spots. It's still a battle for the last two spots though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarney Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Awesome. I'll be following. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 2026 Youth Intake Vicent 4A - Prince Ondama 4B - Eric 4C Our weakest intake so far, but there's an interesting mix of new nationalities and cities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 April 2026 One of each result this month, but a win puts us back into 4th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 May 2026 We had an extraordinarily difficult run home, but somehow scraped through into the finals. We play Barcelona B in the playoff semi finals, a monumental task. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Blarney said: Awesome. I'll be following. Thanks Blarney, welcome to the forums! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 For the second time in 4 seasons, we are promoted! Once we beat Barcelona B I had utmost confidence we could win the final, and they went and did it. I'm hoping the move to La Liga B will give us a steady source of income, because we're drowning in debt and the board aren't happy with my financial management, completely disregarding the fact that the only way we can make money is to basically pay nobody in the team. Building strong team quickly and losing money go hand-in-hand, and it's all about winning the race to profiting before it's too late. Best XI Agustín Alonso - Juan - Jorge Esnaola Record Breakers Progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 I have some bad news to report regarding the Spanish leg of the save. It's not save ending, just super frustrating. The La Liga B rules state that every player has to be on at least 1.3k a week to be eligible for registration. This pretty much makes all of my players ineligible, despite the hard work I put in to bring them into the club for cheap. I don't even understand why this rule is even a thing, it completely defeats the purpose of success with a small budget. My new look first team would've had only 4 or 5 eligible players. So I was faced with a decision. Do I sell all the players unregistered, and form a new team from the funds, crippling our depth? Or do I offer new contracts to everyone, making sure they're above the minimum wage, retaining the players but crippling the finances of a club already financially crippled? In the end, it was an easy decision. This is more a resignation in protest of the rule rather than me just "giving up". I hope everyone understands. I'm not done in Spain, my next job will be with the first manager that gets the sack in either La Liga or a club that can afford to register decent players in la Liga B.. Full disclosure, I've now bought the in game editor, because I thought I could register everyone I wanted in the squad if I did (wrong). So I'll be using the IGE to immediately instate me as the new manager of whichever club it will be. I acknowledge that it may be cheating a bit, but I don't want to be out of a job too long and the progression I've made with a lowly club could be enough for a lower La Liga side to throw me a bone. We'll see what happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 After a couple of in-game months, heads started to roll. The first two clubs to sack their managers in La Liga were Sevilla and Atletico Madrid. Both are teams I was extremely reluctant to take over, as the rise to the Champions League would probably have been too easy, so I didn't forcibly take charge of either. The third team to sack their manager was a more interesting one. A club that has always been mid to low table, but has recently finished 6th in back to back seasons, and as a result are in Europe. This season however, a slow start has seen them drop to 14th, and an apparently trigger happy board resulted in the manager's demise. So who is it? It's definitely a step up in quality and expectations, but the Moneyball approach should work well enough here. I can only hope the board aren't so trigger happy with me! This a massive increase in quality, and they even have a homegrown wonderkid! He's a striker, but he'll play in midfield for me: I'll be selling everyone who doesn't fit the border rules, apart from those that came through the academy. Let's try and salvage this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 November 2026 A strong start to my tenure here, although we had a pretty easy run of games to begin with. Our first real test comes in the next game, against Real Sociedad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 December 2026 A change in tactics after the Sociedad game gave us an unbeaten month, but the 3 home draws aren't great. We have a tough knockout draw, as Zenit are always strong. That's a lot of A's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 January 2027 We started the year off amazingly, thrashing Valencia, but the two away losses hurt us. Still, We're within touching distance of the top 10. Transfers (Out) I've begun my purge. Players not in my first team plans and/or not being from a bordering country have got to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 February 2027 I think I began my purge too early. A tough run of games made tougher by the self-inflicted lack of depth, and I'm on the verge of the sack as we scrape past Zenit. We play Sporting Lisbon next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 March 2027 Out of the Europa League and poor domestically, my tenure hangs on the precipice. We have a fairly easy run of games this next month though, so hopefully some damage can be repaired. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 2027 Youth Intake Mikel 1A - Manu Abrante 1B* - Antón Sanromán 1C An average intake, but we do get a promising striker that can't finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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