shaunvamos Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 October 2031 Undefeated in the league, and if we win our game in hand against Fulham we shoot up the table into 7th. We were also mixed in the Europa League, with a huge win over Slovan followed by a heavy loss to Napoli at home. In the EFL Cup, we needed penalties to get by Leicester and equal our best ever finish in the tournament. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 10 hours ago, estewu said: Hi buddy, I'm just curious how do you measure these overalls? Just key attributes etc or something completelly different? Yeah, the overalls are based on a formula I created which takes into account the key attributes for the role they're playing, as well as the attributes considered "preferable" but they are assigned a smaller weighting. So the key attributes are worth 100% of their initial value and the preferable attributes are worth about two-thirds of their original value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 November 2031 A mixed month, in which we beat Liverpool with virtually a second team, only to get destroyed by United playing essentially the same side. Still, we're only a few good results out of the European places, and our last Europa League game against Slovan is extremely winnable, so we can make it out of the group. Even if we don't we still have the Conference League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 11 hours ago, estewu said: Just key attributes etc or something completelly different? 39 minutes ago, shaunvamos said: Yeah, the overalls are based on a formula I created which takes into account the key attributes for the role they're playing, as well as the attributes considered "preferable" but they are assigned a smaller weighting. So the key attributes are worth 100% of their initial value and the preferable attributes are worth about two-thirds of their original value. Can say I quite enjoy using the formula's you created on my saves. Fantastic tool for monitoring growth, and checking on players that are not improving. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 December 2031 Ugh, I just love our inconsistency, it's frankly teeth-pulling. At this stage we're in a good position to push for the top 4, but we need some of that Curzon Ashton second half of the season special to make it work. A tough opening encounter in the knockout stages, Lille have been consistently top 5 in Ligue 1. ..... Yay, I guess? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 50 minutes ago, Punch said: Can say I quite enjoy using the formula's you created on my saves. Fantastic tool for monitoring growth, and checking on players that are not improving. Thanks Punch, I'm honestly surprised and humbled that quite a few people are using these formulas, asking for my spreadsheets or using their own adaptation based on what I've done. It was only meant to be a weird little thing I could do to make the game more interesting for me when it came to making transfers, I never expected it to catch on in the slightest. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, shaunvamos said: I never expected it to catch on in the slightest I find it just adds another unique level to the game. Some people love spreadsheets to track all kinds of things, some hate it and just want to play the game. Each to their own 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 January 2032 A hugely busy month, but also a quite successful month. We started with a good win against a Chelsea side who've been really disappointing this season, and at this stage are looking like not playing in Europe next season. We then beat recently promoted Southampton before forcing a replay against West Ham with a second XI lineup. Then came the huge one. A 3-1 win over City, our first ever win over them and one that I don't think was a fluke. We then finished off West Ham in the FA Cup, two exhausting draws against Tottenham and Everton, before defeating relegation favourites Crystal Palace away. After all that, we're up into 4th, but it's very close from 3rd-10th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Punch said: I find it just adds another unique level to the game. Some people love spreadsheets to track all kinds of things, some hate it and just want to play the game. Each to their own Yeah for me it was more to stop the reliance on star ratings from scouts as gospel. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robterrace Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, shaunvamos said: Thanks Punch, I'm honestly surprised and humbled that quite a few people are using these formulas, asking for my spreadsheets or using their own adaptation based on what I've done. It was only meant to be a weird little thing I could do to make the game more interesting for me when it came to making transfers, I never expected it to catch on in the slightest. I run my own numbers in a similar sort of way. Something that I've been refining a great deal over different versions of FM. Its how I stay sane 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 February 2032 Out of the FA Cup, but that just frees up more rest days, and we definitely need them. We somehow got out of jail against Lille, and are rewarded with a favourable draw in Almeria. Although not commonly considered a Spanish mainstay, they've finished 5th in La Liga the past few seasons. Pretty cool to see Linfield make it this far too! Things are still going well in the EPL, but we have a tricky away fixture against Liverpool coming up next month. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 54 minutes ago, robterrace said: I run my own numbers in a similar sort of way. Something that I've been refining a great deal over different versions of FM. Its how I stay sane There's no better way to stay sane! It's actually pretty cool to see a whole host of academic journal articles that use FM to evaluate player ability and transfer value in real life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, shaunvamos said: Yeah for me it was more to stop the reliance on star ratings from scouts as gospel. Yes exactly. I find there to be a very big difference between star ratings and attribute ratings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 2032 Youth Intake Dajour Peddie 11A - Daniel Allen 11B - Kyle Lindsay 11C What an intake. Not one, not two, but three players described as promising. Peddie with 15 tackling and Lindsay with 15 finishing already! I'm hoping these guys can develop quickly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) March 2032 A much needed quieter month, with two away draws in the league adding to a tightening race for the final Champions League spots. We're also through to the last 8 of the Europa League, where we get a fairly favourable draw in Sociedad. I say favourable in the sense that we have home advantage, so we can go into Spain with a strong position if we win. He's still first Edited December 10, 2021 by shaunvamos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 April 2032 A month with some incredible results, including the 3-2 win over Arsenal at the Emirates and the baffling 3-0 dismantling of United at home. We're in a position where 3rd is easily attainable and 2nd could be reached too. But I just want a CL spot. Our run in the Europa League appears to be at an end as well, as we head to Monaco 2 goals down. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 A pretty favourable run home, and we secure 3rd place and a Champions League spot for next season. We also did our best to chase Monaco down, but it wasn't enough. Doesn't matter, a semi final spot is a huge achievement for a club in only its second continental tournament. Hopefully this means we're here to stay and a force to be reckoned with in the seasons to come. Best XI Steven Gemmell - Matthew Connolly - Alessandro Citi New signings Gemmell and Citi were instrumental on opposite sides of the pitch, with the wonderkid netting 20 goals and creating 13 more. He's going to be worth some big dollars. Record Breakers Awards Progress 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 2032 Preseason A highly successful preseason, with the inflated scorelines a result of our trip to Singapore. We can ignore the first result as well because everyone who was anyone was playing for the U23s that day. But strong results against clubs like Porto and Villarreal give me some real optimism that we can have a consistent season from start to finish rather than catch a rhythm late. Transfers (In) We spent a whopping 130M on new players this window, helped by a big sale which I'll allude to later. Ong is our new Advanced Forward, and is quite the physical specimen. I'm hoping he can score just like he did in the preseason. Jair may not look particularly elite, but is very well rounded with no glaring weaknesses except maybe pace. Bought nearly 10 years ago by Arsenal, he gained his English citizenship as a result of his time there and also at West Ham. Excited to see what he can do at CB. New RB Haydon Roberts joins us after stints with Huddersfield, Southampton and Fulham after coming out of the Brighton academy and playing some games there too. If Roberts above was a massive bargain, I think we overpaid for Shawn. Still, he's an excellent player, and fills a need at LB where he'll start. Aside from loans he's spent his entire career at Aston Villa. Bought by Leicester from Gremio in 2025, Sadi was a decent player for the Foxes, before being transfer listed and picked up by us. Here's hoping he'll be a big contributor on the left side. Transfers (Out) The big sale is Esquivel, as Tottenham met his release clause. I'm not too concerned about that, as the 35m profit we made was reinvested into other signings to make the team stronger. Predicted 13th, which means we're finally getting the recognition we deserve. I'm not too sure about Hull predicted up in 10th though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 August 2032 A mixed start, as Chelsea ruin our stadium opening. What a ridiculously difficult group. We'll be lucky to get 3rd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 September 2032 This has been our best start in the EPL, and included a strong win at Old Trafford in the EFL Cup. Tough start to the UCL though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 October 2032 We've only played with our full strength side once this season, and that was the 7-0 demolition of Bristol City. Coincidence? Boy I hope so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 November 2032 A bit wayward with our loss to Wolves, but we corrected the course at the end of the month. Our second and third games played with our full strength side ended up being the big wins over Leeds and Atletico. If only they'd stop getting injured! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 December 2032 A truly tough month, and we've fallen way behind. On the plus side, we're through to the last 4 of the League Cup, and into the knockout stages of the Champions League. We have a tough too: RB Leipzig topped their group with 18 points, including two wins over PSG. In more positive news, we have a Golden Boy Keen to see what this intake actually provides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 January 2033 The long path to salvage our position has begun, but there's still some way to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 February 2033 A prefect month, and the result against Aston Villa sees us leapfrog them. We also head to Leipzig with the slimmest of advantages thanks to a 90th minute Citi goal. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Great month 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 2033 Youth Intake John McCann 12A - Ahmed Eidan 12B - Ben Vaughan 12C Not a great intake, but we do get one promising player. Will he develop? Who knows. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 March 2033 A nervy finish against Leipzig, and we're rewarded with Real Madrid. We're done there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 April 2033 A really tough month where we wave goodbye to getting anything good from the league, but after an amazing performances against Real Madrid and then Wolfsburg we somehow have one foot in the Champions League final and potential completion of the England part of this challenge. It astounds me that going far in the CL is easier than being competitive in the Premier League. I guess it's hard to compete with 6 clubs with endless amounts of ridiculous money. We're still only around 15th in total wage expenditure. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whalix Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Incredible how close you are to the end of this part of the challenge. Looking forward to where you go next with it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 We did it! England complete I'll be doing the Club World Cup which is 16 days from this point and then call it a day to manage in the next country, which is Spain I believe. I still find it amazing that we were never even competitive to come close to winning the league but we rode all the luck we could get to win the Champions League. This English system is such a tough slog, having to be promoted 5 times and fighting wage constraints until you hit the big bucks of the EPL. I won't miss it, that's for sure. Best XI Matthew Connolly - Connan Ong - Alessandro Citi Record Breakers & Awards Progress 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 12 hours ago, Whalix said: Incredible how close you are to the end of this part of the challenge. Looking forward to where you go next with it. Thanks! Looks like Spain will be the next stop 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Congrats on the CL. That's an awesome effort from National North to Europe Champions in 12 seasons. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 Club World Cup 2033 Our exhausted players made it to the last 8, but couldn't get through Bayen. On to Spain now! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 Time for Spain! Spain's neighbours have been activated as playable, and it will be interesting to see what Andorra and Gibraltar get up to. I've also added the increased realism pack by @Daveincid, and the added leagues are by @davie77, except the Moroccan leagues which are courtesy of @Wolviam. Time to see where I end up! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) It took me a year in-game, but I finally have a team. Every club is professional in Spain to begin, and the only clubs interested in me with the lack of qualifications were B and C teams of La Liga clubs. Once the year rolled over and new teams were promoted the chance came, and Vimenor are my club for the Spanish segment of this challenge. Interestingly, they're a factory team, a window-making factory if the translation is correct. André Branco - Ángel Zorrilla - Antonio Pastor It's a pretty young squad, but also thin. I have about 4.4k of wages to use up on new signings, so hopefully I can get plenty of guys for less than 400 p/w. I've also reverted back to my favourite 3 at the back formation. Edited December 18, 2021 by shaunvamos 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 2022 Preseason Pretty strong preseason, boosted by the signings we made. Transfers (In) An entire overhaul of the first XI, each one of these guys will be starters. Just a quick reminder that I can only buy anyone with a first or second nationality of Spanish, French, Andorran, Gibraltarian or Portuguese. Former Monaco junior Alexis Poiraud will be our man between the sticks this season. It's a nice mix of nationalities that will make up the back 3. Biassou and Abdallah will be our WBs, and both are learning on the fly. Completing out first line of defence is DLP DM and former Nice junior Theo Trinker. Hachem and Zorirlla are our Mezzalas in the centre of midfield. Our goalscoring potential depends on these very capable strikers. Not expected to do much here. and I'm not really sure what to expect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 September 2022 A great start saw us go top, and then the next two games we lost. Still, a win of the game in hand could send us back up top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 October 2022 Another good month, with the only losses to top team Naxara and a bottle job against Guernica when they had ten men after the 70th minute and scored the winner in the 92nd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 VIeria,Andorran international! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRorab Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) Good stuff! I wasn't expecting you to win the CL that early with Curzon Ashton! Looking forward to seeing you rise up the Spanish system, and hopefully seeing if Andorra or Gibraltar can pull up any trees and provide you with some useful players! Edited December 19, 2021 by TheRorab 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 November 2022 Another mixed month, and we drop out of the playoff spots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 9 hours ago, Sheriff7 said: VIeria,Andorran international! 6 hours ago, TheRorab said: Good stuff! I wasn't expecting you to win the CL that early with Curzon Ashton! Looking forward to seeing you rise up the Spanish system, and hopefully seeing if Andorra or Gibraltar can pull up any trees and provide you with some useful players! Thanks! I actually have an Andorran HOYD, so hopefully he can bring some guys in too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 December 2022 We lost in the cup to a team in the division above, and we're still slumping in the league, but not out of contention just yet. I'm really looking forward to this intake! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 January 2023 A strange month, in which we struggle against teams in the relegation zone, but flog a team in the playoff places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 February 2023 If it wasn't for that last win over Anguiano we would've been in serious trouble and our of playoff contention. 5th place seems to be all that's reachable at this point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 March 2023 Another poor month, but a few games can turn this around and put us into 5th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 2023 Youth Intake Andoni Pan 1A - Luis Ángel Manrique 1B - José Emilio 1C A Romanian Basque, which is pretty cool, but it's a much needed injection of players in a squad that's still quite threadbare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 April 2023 A decent month, and we're still in with a playoff chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 We stumble to the end of the season, but our goalscoring is a positive sign for the future. Best XI Abdeljalil Hachem - Álvaro Del Río - Louwens Biassou Record Breakers Progress 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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