hrmantovani Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Introduction I only tried writing a career thread once since I registered here. It was a San Marino challenge on FM20 and I had to leave it because of a financial glitch that gave me money for transfers I never did. Since then, I have been screenshotting, writing and storing my FM adventures in Google Drive. I'm also a huge fan of Excel so I always spend more time than I should on my FM spreadsheets. This year I decided to give this career thing another go, so here I am! My ambitious goal this year is to win a Champions League in every European nation, always starting from the lower leagues and never changing clubs, unless sacked. I will be using custom databases for lots of nations, but I'll always consider the amount of leagues in each tier when choosing which level to start in. In Italy, for example, this means I won't even consider managing in the Promozione, their 6th tier with 53 leagues. Now, to give credit where credit is due: everything here is hugely inspired by shaunvamos and his career: Moneyballing My Way To A Champions League Title in Every European Nation. This was my favorite thread last year and I absolutely loved his multi-save approach inside the same challenge by creating a different save for each country. When a nation is completed, you start a new game back in the 2022/23 season and go again. This helps reducing the game processing speed (time is essential in a challenge like this), lowers the risk of a game-breaking glitch/crash dumps in a far future and also gives you the possibility of hiring real players in every country instead of soon living in a newgen world. Also at all times I will be using the increased realism files by Daveincid. The order used for the challenge follows the UEFA coefficient for the 2022/23 season. Spoiler England Spain Italy Germany France Portugal Netherlands Austria Scotland Serbia Ukraine Belgium Switzerland Greece Czech Republic Norway Denmark Croatia Turkey Cyprus Israel Sweden Bulgaria Romania Azerbaijan Hungary Poland Kazakhstan Slovakia Slovenia Belarus Moldova Lithuania Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland Luxembourg Latvia Kosovo Ireland Armenia Northern Ireland Albania Faroe Islands Estonia Malta Georgia North Macedonia Liechtenstein Wales Gibraltar Iceland Montenegro Andorra San Marino Table of contents Chapter 1 – England (Cheshunt) Club introduction Season #1 – 2022/23 Season #2 – 2023/24 Season #3 – 2024/25 Season #4 – 2025/26 Season #5 – 2026/27 Season #6 – 2027/28 Season #7 – 2028/29 Edited December 17, 2022 by hrmantovani 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) The manager: Jason Roqara This is Jason Roqara, a 31-year-old Vanuatuan manager. He was a legend for me in a past save so he's my first manager in the challenge. From now on, the manager will always be the most remarkable player from the previous save. This is what the manager will always look like: the worst possible. Edited December 7, 2022 by hrmantovani 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Chapter 1: England – Cheshunt Cheshunt Football Club is a football club based in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the National League South and play at Theobalds Lane. The original Cheshunt Football Club was formed around 1880 and played in black and white stripes. The first recorded game was in 1888, winning 4–0 against Novocastrians. They won the first Herts Charity Cup in 1900–01 and went on to win it again in 1903–04 and 1905–06. They also reached the FA Amateur Cup semi-final in 1903–04, losing 2–0 to Ealing. After their best league position of fifth in 1926–27, Cheshunt's form collapsed and they finished bottom of the Athenian league for the next four seasons. Heavily in debt, they disbanded in 1931 after their landlords, Cheshunt Cricket Club, raised the rent on their Albury Ride ground. The modern club was established in July 1946 at a public meeting in the Co-op Hall in Waltham Cross. A group of local businessmen decided to form a new club for the town, and local junior team Crossbrook Sports were used as the basis for the new club, retaining their amber and black kit. Club records Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 1925–26, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1977–78 Best FA Amateur Cup performance: Semi-finals, 1903–04 Best FA Trophy performance: Fifth round, 2021–22 Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 1981–82 Record attendance: 5,000 vs Bromley, FA Amateur Cup second round, 28 January 1950 Most appearances: John Poole, 512 (1970–1976, 1979–1983) Most goals: Darrell Cox, 152 (1997–2005, 2007–2008 & 2010) Record transfer fee received: £10,000 from Peterborough United for Lloyd Opara, 2006 Edited December 7, 2022 by hrmantovani 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 Starting squad - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 Preseason 2022/23 a Transfers Nothing special, just backups for GK and RB positions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 August 2022 Could have been worse, the main goal is to survive this first season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 September 2022 We are up 1 position, but we are out of the relgation zone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 October 2022 Great month for our standards and we are now 6 points away from relegation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 November 2022 Slowly establishing ourselves in a midtable position to reach our season goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 December 2022 We blew up a 3-0 lead at HT against Dover... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 January 2023 For the first time, we are closer to promotion than relegation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 February 2023 Results are coming in so I'm hoping we can get promoted next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hrmantovani Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) Youth intake 2023 Billy Andersson has the highest potential, but his Determination won't be enough to make him an useful player. My favorite players here are Romaric Fitzer and Rhys Rankin. Edited December 9, 2022 by hrmantovani 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 April 2023 This last month shows that we could have been promoted right away if we didn't have that slow start, but we go again next season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) Chapter 1: England (Cheshunt) 2022/23 season Transfers Nothing special, just backups for GK and RB positions. Youth intake Billy Andersson has the highest potential, but his Determination won't be enough to make him an useful player. My favorite players here are Romaric Fitzer and Rhys Rankin. National cups Vanarama South Squad stats Best XI Our best players this season were Raúl da Silva (who's leaving on a free), Josh Bohui and Dajon Golding. Player records This ranking view will always contain only data after I started the save for obvious reasons. Feels meaningless to show this only one season in, but I think I might forget later on so I'm trying to create a pattern. Offensive trio I created this view based on FMStag's work. Mainly the yellow stats: Striking Efficiency, Creative Efficiency... This view also shows hidden attributes so I apologize if this ruins it for anyone. Left column of stats indicate the season, the right one sums the entire player career with the (in this case) Cheshunt jersey. They will become different from the 2nd season on. Edited December 15, 2022 by hrmantovani 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Looks like a fun long term save, good luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 22 horas atrás, Punch disse: Looks like a fun long term save, good luck Thanks! Yep, this will certainly keep me entertained for this entire FM cycle 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 (edited) Preseason 2023/24 Transfers Our first strong window with basically an overhaul of the squad, with the highlights being: Levi Laing (21y, CB, ex-Arsenal and West Ham) Osa Solomon (19y, RB and CB, ex-Nottingham) Jay Williams (20y, CB, former Fulham) Lewis White (24y, CM, didn't play anywhere but I like his hair and he's a starter) He Zhenyu (22y, ST, I had to edit the post because I signed him in September) Edited December 10, 2022 by hrmantovani Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 2023/24 squad I forgot to take the screenshot before the season started so we have some stats already Players in blue are youngsters from the U18 squad. The sequence of data in each line is nationality, age, name, role ability, end of contract, determination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 August 2023 Our start is better than last year, but we lost some momentum with that sequence of draws Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 September 2023 Our first perfect month in charge and we are now top of the table. This is huge if we compare to last season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 October 2023 Another great month and we create a little gap to the 2nd place. Sadly we got knocked out of FA Cup, but we went one round further than last year so I guess that's progress? We could have won it though: Woking is sitting in the 4th place, 8 points behind us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 November 2023 Our first inconsistent month this season, but we hold on to our 6-point advantage. For some reason we can't beat Woking. Knocked out on FA Cup and now this... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 December 2023 Once again, one round further in the cup than last year. Another safe month gives us an 11 point lead. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 January 2024 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) February 2024 We lost 3 of our 11 point advantage, but we're still safe up top. We are also looking to get the best defensive record in the league. Levi Laing was one of the highlights since the beginning of the season and now he officially became our first 5-star player. What an outstanding player for this level of football. Edited December 11, 2022 by hrmantovani Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 March 2024 We lost another point of advantage, but thing are still safe. Sadly this was a rough month for our defense so we probably won't get the better record after all... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Very interesting challenge. So have I got this right - you'll stay with Cheshunt until you win the CL with them, then resign and get a job in the lowest league in Spain and so on, with your final nation being San Marino? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 7 minutos atrás, phnompenhandy disse: Very interesting challenge. So have I got this right - you'll stay with Cheshunt until you win the CL with them, then resign and get a job in the lowest league in Spain and so on, with your final nation being San Marino? That's almost correct! I will stay with Cheshunt until I win the CL with them, when the England chapter will be considered completed. After that, instead of resigning I will start a new save (in 2022/23) in Spain's 4th tier. Main reason for this is that I want to avoid taking this save into the 2100s/2200s because sooner or later it would break and I would lose everything. Creating a new save also allows me to use new editor files every time I want, so as a Daveincid's patreon subscriber I can always use his latest releases 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) Youth intake 2024 My god this is completely AWFUL. There are so many lot determinations that I don't even know who to highlight here... Maybe Dion Yusuf? He's still far off main squad material (starter has a RA of 49,8) but who knows... Yes that's it. Edited December 11, 2022 by hrmantovani 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 April + May 2024 We are not dominant, but we end the league in a good way. We had the best attacking record and we maintained the 7-point lead. We definitely need a massive transfer window though. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) Chapter 1: England (Cheshunt) 2023/24 season Transfers Our first strong window with basically an overhaul of the squad, with the highlights being: Levi Laing (21y, CB, ex-Arsenal and West Ham) Osa Solomon (19y, RB and CB, ex-Nottingham) Jay Williams (20y, CB, former Fulham) Lewis White (24y, CM, didn't play anywhere but I like his hair and he's a starter) He Zhenyu (22y, ST) Youth intake My god this is completely AWFUL. There are so many lot determinations that I don't even know who to highlight here... Maybe Dion Yusuf? He's still far off main squad material (starter has a RA of 49,8) but who knows... National cups Vanarama South Squad stats League stats Best XI Levi Laing was the signing of the season. He's by far our best player and won't last long here since he's being wanted by League One clubs. He also had the most POTMs in the whole club, scored 10 times (!) and has an amazing header percentage. Nathan Tormey was our assist leader this season, second highest average rating and I want to keep him for the 5th tier. Lewis White wasn't out of this world but he helped us a lot in the midfield. Eden Bailey had an amazing goalscoring season netting 44 times despite his low star rating. I think we need to find someone better than him for the next level though. Player records This is how our record list is looking after the second season. Lots of names will be leaving because we need to improve the squad. Data Hub Our attack was on another level this season! Edited December 15, 2022 by hrmantovani 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1 hour ago, hrmantovani said: That's almost correct! I will stay with Cheshunt until I win the CL with them, when the England chapter will be considered completed. After that, instead of resigning I will start a new save (in 2022/23) in Spain's 4th tier. Main reason for this is that I want to avoid taking this save into the 2100s/2200s because sooner or later it would break and I would lose everything. Creating a new save also allows me to use new editor files every time I want, so as a Daveincid's patreon subscriber I can always use his latest releases That makes a heap of sense. I have a very limited rig, over a decade old and have to be very careful how many leagues I load up. Might well follow your example there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Preseason 2024/25 Transfers I don't feel confident in our transfer window but I hope this will be enough. Our best signing is definitely the 18-year-old CB Eddie Dodd. Sam Collins (20y CM) and Sam Brennan (18y ST) will also be useful for us and are indeed improvements in those positions. The Australian youngster Dylan Scicluna comes from Wolves to be Collins' partner in the midfield and the former West Ham winger Chisom Afoka is our dribbler (15 stat) for the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 17 horas atrás, phnompenhandy disse: That makes a heap of sense. I have a very limited rig, over a decade old and have to be very careful how many leagues I load up. Might well follow your example there. I never thought about this approach until I saw shaunvamos' career and it seemed really interesting to me. I also plan to use this approach later in the FM cycle when I take up the "Climb The Ladder" I mentioned to you in another thread. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Squad for the 2024/25 season 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 August 2024 Well we had a good start in the new league, but I don't know if we'll keep up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 September 2024 September was hard for us, but the last match was something to celebrate. As always, the goal is to survive the first season and then build up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 October 2024 We recovered a bit this month, but the focus is still to maintain the distance from 21st place Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 November 2024 We almost knocked out a 3rd tier Northampton in the FA Cup but a 90+3 goal took us into the replay. The win against the promotion-chasing Torquay was really important for the team as a whole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 December 2024 Things got ugly this month as we approach the relegation zone... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 January 2025 We started the month in a good way, but we lost the momentum. We are 7 points above the relegation zone with a game in hand so for now everything is safe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 February 2025 We are pretty guaranteed to stay up, so our surviving goal is met. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 March 2025 We are only 6 points below the promotion places, but I don't this is realistic for now. I decided to sell Eddie Dodd as he became unsettled after some offers. He's going to West Brom for 17.5k but we get a loan back for the rest of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 Youth intake 2025 Once again a poor intake... I'm really glad this is not a youth challenge. The highlight is probably Matt Lay, but I'll probably sign 3 or 4 another ones too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) April/May 2025 We ended the season in the position we spent the whole season in. At least we survived really comfortably, so there's a base to work on. Edited December 13, 2022 by hrmantovani Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) Chapter 1: England (Cheshunt) 2024/25 season Transfers I don't feel confident in our transfer window but I hope this will be enough. Our best signing is definitely the 18-year-old CB Eddie Dodd. Sam Collins (20y CM) and Sam Brennan (18y ST) will also be useful for us and are indeed improvements in those positions. The Australian youngster Dylan Scicluna comes from Wolves to be Collins' partner in the midfield and the former West Ham winger Chisom Afoka is our dribbler (15 stat) for the season. Youth intake Once again a poor intake... I'm really glad this is not a youth challenge. The highlight is probably Matt Lay, but I'll probably sign 3 or 4 another ones too. National cups National League Squad stats Best XI Paul Kalambayi | Eddie Dodd | Levi Laing | Stan Flaherty | Sam Brennan Player records Edited December 15, 2022 by hrmantovani Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 Preseason 2025/26 Transfers As you can see this was a pretty active transfer window. After achieving the goal of surviving the first season, we now have to fight for promotion. The squad is really balanced and I feel confident in the team. Our best signings are the GK Will Dennis (Bournemouth), the CB Ibane Bowat (Fulham), the DM/CM Archie Woods (West Ham), the LW David Nyarko (Reading) and the ST Tim Ap Sion (Bristol City). The last one is a loan and so is Sam Brennan, who has been sold to Stoke City for 38k with a loan back for the 2025/26 season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 August 2025 We start the season with a pretty weird month. Full domination in the first 3 games and then a 3-0 loss out of nowhere. I really hope the last result was an outlier. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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