Popular Post bpecanha Posted December 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2023 Trying this challenge again, this time bringing some music to this thread with FC Jazz from Finland. A club that has a decent history, much to my surprise - the Paprikapaidat (Pepper shirts, in English) has won the first division twice, in 1993 and 1996. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dkouv Posted December 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2023 Congrats on the completion @leyrtj! Brora Rangers – Season 14 (2037/38) Premiership For the first 3 months of the season it felt like we were in a title race, but after that Celtic pulled away and we finished in customary 2nd. Celtic are just a cut above everyone else in the league, it will be a tough job overhauling them. Europe Straight to the CL group stage and we did allright again, qualifying for the playoff where we lost to Man Utd. Players It’s felt like the squad was stagnating over the last few years, but now some youngsters are coming through, with this season’s revelation, the estranged Scottish cousin of Harry Maguire, Hamish, netting 20 goals in all competitions. Youth intake (preview) Looks like a good one, our squad is strong so to get 3-4 elite prospects is not shabby at all. Not so sure about the positions and personalities, but again a few of them should come good. Facilities/Finances Finally some big-picture traction, we got a board takeover at the end of the season, and the new chairman agreed to upgrade our youth facilities from average! Also they want us to have the best youth system in the country in the long term, which looks quite promising. We also got a couple of training facility improvements done during the season. Transfers Nothing of note. Season | League | Pos. | Europe | Best player | Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 | League 2 | 1 | n/a | Andrew Macrae (ST) | Promoted 2025/26 | League 1 | 7 | n/a | Andrew Macrae (ST) | 2026/27 | League 1 | 6 | n/a | Andrew Macrae (ST) | 2027/28 | League 1 | 5 | n/a | James Wallace (ST) | 2028/29 | League 1 | 1 | n/a | Andrew Macrae (ST) | Promoted 2029/30 | Championship | 6 | n/a | Tony Jukes 05a (ST) | 2030/31 | Championship | 8 | n/a | Tony Jukes 05a (ST) | Won SPL Trust Trophy 2031/32 | Championship | 4 | n/a | Tom Thomas 07a (ST) | Lost in playoff 1st round 2032/33 | Championship | 2 | n/a | Tony Jukes 05a (ST) | Lost in playoff 2nd round 2033/34 | Championship | 1 | n/a | Tony Jukes 05a (AMR) | Promoted 2034/35 | Premiership | 2 | n/a | Ryan Nelson 08c (DL) | 2035/36 | Premiership | 2 | CL group | Ryan Nelson 08c (DL) | 2036/37 | Premiership | 2 | CL R16 | Connor Malpas 06a (ST) | 2037/38 | Premiership | 2 | CL KO | Tom Thomas 07a (AML) | Facilities ---------- Season | Coaching | Recruitment | Training Fac. | Youth Fac. | Stadium ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024 | Basic | Limited | Basic | Poor | 3000 2024/25 | Adequate | Fairly basic | Basic | Basic | 3000 2025/26 | Good | Average | Basic | Basic | 3000 2026/27 | Excellent | Above average | Basic | Basic | 3000 2027/28 | Excellent | Good | Basic | Basic | 3000 2028/29 | Exceptional | Good | Below average | Basic | 3000 2029/30 | Excellent | Good | Below average | Basic | 3000 2030/31 | Excellent | Good | Below average | Basic | 3000 2031/32 | Excellent | Good | Below average | Basic | 3000 2032/33 | Excellent | Good | Below average | Basic | 3000 2033/34 | Excellent | Good | Below average | Basic | 3000 2034/35 | Excellent | Good | Below average | Basic | 3000 2035/36 | Exceptional | Exceptional | Adequate | Adequate | 3000 2036/37 | Exceptional | Exceptional | Great | Average | 3000 2037/38 | Exceptional | Exceptional | Superb | Average | 5250 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Diego D10S Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 Season 2028 / 2029 Promotion to Sky Bet League 2 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MochaJo Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Tokyo Musashino United FC Season 2| 2025 Meiji-Yasuda J.League Division Three League: For the second successive season we've ended up 10th in the league, I thought we might have had a shot at the playoffs 2/3rds through the season but our form fell off a cliff in the final run in and we only managed 7 points from our final 10 games. Once again Koji Ishihara was our best performer but he is starting to decline and if we don't manage to get promoted soon we may be waiting a while for the younger players to be in a position to make it happen. XG TABLE J.League Cup: Much like the league we repeated our results in the cup, getting knocked out in the second round. Not much we can do when we're up against a first division side over two legs. Facilities: I made a lot of requests this year and the board were very receptive. First off the board asked if I wanted to improve Youth Coaching and I of course agreed. I then got an upgrade on my Training Facilities but given the cost in retrospect that might not have been the best idea. Youth Coaching was once again improved in August and after asking most of the year Youth Recruitment got bumped up in October. - Facilities Start of Season Finance: A sponsorship deal signed mid season helped keep us in the green but only barely, looking at it I am definitely starting to regret asking for the training facilities upgrade. Transfers: None yet, may look to loan some players next season. Squad: As last season, Ishihara and Oguchi continue to bring the goals for us. Komasu Shiga has continued to develop and looks to have quite a high ceiling (comparably), I've had to start batting offers away for him but he is tied down for awhile yet. I'm planning on changing system next season to a 4-3-3 to make better use of my academy players and hopefully be a bit more solid, will require a couple of first teamers to learn a new position but I think its for the best. Manager - End of Season: Got the National B course and managed to almost immediately get the board to give me the National A course, long may their generosity continue. Youth Intake: My Preview this year gave me cause to hope as it looked at the very least we'd have some decent wingers and a much needed to prospect in the DM position. Come November thankfully my HOYD hadn't got it awfully wrong, it was a strong set of players that definitely helped assuage my concerns about the declining first team. - 2nd Half of Intake Riki Iida Y25A - Iida was labelled as the star of this generation and I have to say I'm very please with him. He has that professionalism that will hopefully ensure he makes good on his potential and aside from that he is a very accomplished tackler. I'll likely start using him in the first team immediately as we genuinely need the depth. His consistency is also a plus. Hiroyuki Ono Y25B - I wasn't expecting a good striker so was pleasantly surprised by Ono coming through. He looks more like a poacher at the minute but I believe he'll grow into a more than competent advanced forward with time. Tatsuhiro Murata Y25C - Murata isn't far off being first team ready and will be much needed when he is as LB is a position of weakness for us. His high consistency might tempt me to use him a bit earlier. Kiyoshi Ichiyanagi Y25D - Sort of bottled it when I screen capped his page but I think you can tell the most important part of Ichi's game...PACE. I'll look to bring him into the first team fold sooner rather than later as his physicality will immediately make him useful to me off the bench. Tomonobou Hatao Y25E - Bottled it again with the screen cap but nevertheless I like Hatao quite a bit, he's got some nice jumping reach and can reliably win the ball off of players. Next season he will for sure be getting first team football. Season | League Position | Pos. | AFC | Best player | Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024 | J.League Division Three | 10 | n/a | Koji Ishihara - 7.14 Av Rat | 2025 | J.League Division Three | 10 | n/a | Koji Ishihara - 7.04 Av Rat | Facilities ---------- Season | Coaching | Recruitment | Training Fac. | Youth Fac. | Stadium ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024 | Fairly Basic | Basic | Adequate | Basic | 5000 2025 | Adequate | Fairly basic | Average | Basic | 5000 2025 Intake Faces - Should anyone want to use. Edited December 31, 2023 by MochaJo 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
V50 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) On 25/12/2023 at 21:35, The_Gato_In_Goal said: SV Arsenal Aruba I am still enjoying the Haringey save, but I couldn't resist coming back and seeing my Christmas present of the Caribbean leagues courtesy of @V50 I've decided to give it a go in Aruba and thanks to suggestions from @WhiteCat33 I loaded a bunch of leagues across North And South America and Europe to make it a more engaging challenge. There is no relegation from the second tier in Aruba, so I took the team with the worst record from both groups and landed with SV Arsenal Aruba! Next step is getting some kits and a logo in the game. The squad right now consists of only two players (both being poached away as we speak), with another six sitting in the reserves from the holiday season intake. It's gonna be a rough first season, but none of the other clubs around the division have full squads, so I imagine we can compete in the league. We are an Amateur side with the worst possible facilities, so only up from here. Excited to get the ball rolling in CONCACAF again. BTW if you're interested here is their club website! https://arsenal.arubafc.com Edited December 31, 2023 by V50 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoTimish Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 21 hours ago, TeoTimish said: Hi all, after many attempts I decided to come in this topic, and my game start in Poland. this is my senior squad nobody in the U19 team, few players in second team . for now finances look OK but i fear that at the end of the season will be near the red. Found a decent HOYD he will be here this season ,but i don't believe that will be and the next season with us . this is for the beginning of my career , hope to see more from you because i read this topic every single day. Congratulation to all that complete it and good luck to all the rest this was my first post, since then we are on mid-season break in the game, and that show I am using the miracle off an " instant result " skin. things are going amazing as we are promotion contenders. it is a bit of surprise thinking that i was prepared for a survive fight,but games like this give me the hope that is well deserved in this 6 months we have some first steps in improvement : and the first veeeeryyy disappointing first youth intake preview, I believe it is the worst in many games I played. there are a few teams that are interested in our best players but the amounts are very small,so I try to keep the squad together even it will be some moaning from their part. finances are going down , loosing about 100k a month. I never played in Poland and i don't know what to say about promotion fight to the end,because a clear drop in form is expected as always after season break and I really don't believe the squad is good enough for the Extra Klassa division. on the other side the money for promotion can help a lot to have some club improvements because we are on basic training and facilities. I found that a lot of promises have to be done to keep the players at a decent level of happiness, but I am sure that they will be unhappy in the end no matter what i do to fulfill the promises. I can't say we have a star player, for now we win and lose like a team but a fall in form and results will make my job very difficult. Let see what is coming and what the end of the season will bring . good luck all 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoTimish Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 hi alll, just a question : the scouting team have any influence at quality of the youth intake? I am asking because i have nobody in that department, because I consider hiring that staff is a waste in finances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karax268 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, TeoTimish said: hi alll, just a question : the scouting team have any influence at quality of the youth intake? I am asking because i have nobody in that department, because I consider hiring that staff is a waste in finances. They don't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post XaW Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 XaW - Berliner Athletik-Klub 07 - Season 2028/29 (Season 5) - 2. Bundesliga Squad | Transfers | Finances Funny enough, the goal difference is pretty much the same as the last few years, but we picked up about 10 more points. Even if we were only 7 points behind the playoff spot, we were never really in the fight for it. And we are clearly not ready for the Bundesliga yet. Still, we are improving the club as a whole, and the improvements seems to help out with the intakes. The main issue is that I haven't been able to improve the youth facilities for a while. I haven't had the option available, so I guess the President has a low rating for youth... Annoying, but I just have to hope for a takeover. Other than that I just have to get the training facilities improved, as I've maxed out the rest. On to next season! My top 3 pick of players this season are: 1. Gjorgi Nikolovski 28a - He had an excellent start to season, but was a bit troubled by injuries, so I think he would have been even better if he got the whole one. 2. Ahmad Rmieh - Excellent season, and the best non-youth player I have. But I might lose him due to him not wanting to sign a new contract. I hope I can keep him. 3. Markus Langefeld 25c - Excellent season as a right winger for us. Both scored and assisted quite a bit. DFB-Pokal: We beat Bergisch Gladbach before we lost to Eintracht Frankfurt in extra time in the 2nd round. Also got loads of more improvements accepted this season: Around the world U19s: They won the U19 Div. 2 Northeast this season and even had a perfect season! Amazing job by the youngsters, and I think that means they are promoted to the top youth division. Youth intake: Trophy cabinet (U19s) - U19 Div. 2 Northeast - 1 (2028/29) Player statistics: Most apps for the clubs Name Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Apps --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erich Engels 25a Germany <N/A> 2025-Present 86 Markus Langefeld 25c Germany <N/A> 2025-Present 75 Sven Schulze 26d Germany <N/A> 2026-Present 67 Jonathan Karlsson 26b Sweden Germany 2026-Present 41 Murat Çiftçi 25m Germany Turkey 2025-Present 36 Most goals for the club Name Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Goals --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Markus Langefeld 25c Germany <N/A> 2025-Present 12 Sven Schulze 26d Germany <N/A> 2026-Present 11 Gjorgi Nikolovski 28a North Macedonia Germany 2028-Present 9 Erich Engels 25a Germany <N/A> 2025-Present 7 Clemens Consbruch 26g Germany <N/A> 2026-Present 6 Most assists for the club Name Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Assists --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Markus Langefeld 25c Germany <N/A> 2025-Present 16 Sven Schulze 26d Germany <N/A> 2026-Present 8 Rainer Brunner 27b Germany <N/A> 2027-Present 4 Gjorgi Nikolovski 28a North Macedonia Germany 2028-Present 4 Erich Engels 25a Germany <N/A> 2025-Present 3 Supporters: Summary: 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ'43 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 On 30/12/2023 at 12:50, BillHoudini24 said: I saw you did a few seasons in Greece already, so I wanted to ask how are things financially? I am doing a Youth Only with Panionios (to give me a head start because of their facilities), but already from the third division I am bleeding money. Hi there. My board decided to build a new stadium a few years ago, and that cost $26 million (we're paying $300k/month). We're in debt, and I had to sell a few players—two for around $1.5 million each and another for $3 million. Sometimes the board injects a little, but it's not enough. I managed to get a couple of million after selling and asked for an improvement in youth training, an investment of $1 million. The current expenses and the debt to pay for the stadium aren't near the value we receive in sponsorship and TV, so the only way to keep things financially stable is by getting a couple of good players in the intake and selling them for significant amounts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobiahabramson Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Macclesfield Town FC Vanarama National League Season 11 2035-36 champions Results League: Champions - 1st place FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round: Win 4-1 (replay) v. AFC Telford (National League) First Round: Loss 2-4 v. Cambridge (League One) FA Trophy Third Round: Loss 1-2 v. AFC Fylde (National League) Overview A very stressful season, where it felt like at any point we were starting to slip up and would have the inevitable choke that would keep us out of the football leagues - but that never happened and we emerged as champions, confirming our league win on the final game of the season. We went 26-9-11, finishing with 87 points, After a start to the season with a few close draws and loses, we managed to keep winning 1-0 and 2-0 close games, where our defence and goalkeeper really shined, before getting outselves into first by December, a position from which we would not slip. A key 2-0 beating of 2nd place Stevenage in March all but confirmed it for us, opening up an 8 point gap. I nearly pulled my hair out at the end of the season, where we had two back to back games featuring a player of ours getting a double yellow red card, giving us two losses and letting Stevenage pull 6 points closer. It was all for naught as on the final day we beat Radcliffe 2-0 to confirm the championship. Throughout the season we had the best offence and the 4th or 5th best defence. Cup-wise it was actually a fairly dismal year, we went out in the first round of the FA Cup to a League One Cambridge side that would go on to finish 22nd in their league, and then lost to fellow National League side Fylde in the FA Trophy 3rd round. I do think leaving these cups early helped us down the stretch with player fitness and game congestion issues. We had a new player of the year and top goal scorer this year in Sean O'Connor. He had been lurking around the club for a few years as our 3rd striker, and had just been crushing it in that role, providing significant goal contribution. Giving this contribution, I felt it was time to give him a full-time chance, and he did not disappoint with 19 goals, 11 assists and a 7.3 average. Diego Mustoe, our star striker had somewhat of an off-year compared to his usual self, but still managed to get 18 goals, 9 assists and a 7.08 average rating. Our other new star player was central defender Aeon Vassallo who definitely emerged as the core of our defence and was just an incredible stopper. His 19 jumping reach and 12 heading is also a godsend for us on set pieces, and he finished as a tied-3rd best scorer, netting 10 goals and adding 3 assists. This makes our 3rd trophy in the cabinet (including two Vanarama North League Titles). I managed to win my 2nd manager of the season award for my efforts. Off the Field To make room for Sean O'Connor, I made the difficult decision to sell on long-time stalwart and fan icon Davide Santangelo. He had been with us since the 2026 intake and has been a starting striker since then and was our leading youth appearances and goals player. When he left the club he had 321 club appearances, 143 goals, 54 assists and a 7.17 all time average rating, I'm still not convinced it was the right decision, but O'Connor had better stats, Santangelo was throwing a fit anytime he missed the start of a game and was starting to show cracks against better teams. He was sold to League One side Torquay for $400,000 - and only managed to feature in 5 games off the bench for them, failing to score. He is sadly on the transfer list there now, for much less than we sold him (RIP our sell-on clause). Nonetheless, he will be missed. We also sold starting/squad defender Ben McGowan. He was from the same intake as Santangelo and was a starting CB for a while, but he was just overtaken in talent by younger youth prospects and eventually fell out of the team. I was just happy to get him off the payroll for a bit of money, and ended up selling him to League Two Morecambe for $10,000, where he featured in 34 games but had a dismal 6.54 rating. For Macclesfield, he featured in 280 games and had 11 goals. We had no major facility improvements this year, but with the league win, we of course went Professional, and had our youth rating upgraded to a 2. I am definitely worried about the financial situation for next year, and will report back on what that looks like. Youth Intake A pretty dismal intake again, with only 1 elite player, a GK coming through, and 3 top talents. Intake Preview Youth Intake Elite Talent Next Season Our board want us to immediately become established in League Two, so I have my work cut out for me. I think our team is up for it. Onwards and Upwards! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundo Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Gutted. Another game over. Such a tough first season in OBOS (as expected) which saw us finish bottom. Sacked with one game left to play. I think I'm gonna give it one more go with Frigg – I'm determined to make it work! Third time lucky? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
libbyshuss Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 South Africa - TS Sporting South Africa Premier Soccer League (tier 1) 2028/29 (season 5) Ok, so for some reason I can't upload any images at all except for this random still from the film Parasite that I snipped for work a couple of weeks ago:- I keep getting this message for everything else:- Sorry, an unknown server error occurred when uploading this file. (Error code: -200) anyone got any ideas? Anyway.... League: we were good, but inconsistent. Another step forward, but slowly, as we finished sixth Players: I went 4-3-3 after an early injury to my one and only left winger and it made for much more exciting games. It did leave us open at the back but I'd alwsys much rather win 5-4 than 1-0 anyway Upgrades: The board gave us upgrades for both youth intake and junior coaching so next seasons intake should be fun! Youth: Another three elite talents, which is nice because at this stage they'll be top quality for this league. Next Season: try and get into continental competition! We're good enough I think, just crazily inconsistent. I'm going to go full XI new youth graduates as well, just cos why not? Anyway, I just tired to upload all my images again and swon't let me upload a tiny jpg of my top striker but it will let me upload this gif? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobiahabramson Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 31 minutes ago, libbyshuss said: South Africa - TS Sporting South Africa Premier Soccer League (tier 1) 2028/29 (season 5) Ok, so for some reason I can't upload any images at all except for this random still from the film Parasite that I snipped for work a couple of weeks ago:- I keep getting this message for everything else:- Sorry, an unknown server error occurred when uploading this file. (Error code: -200) anyone got any ideas? Anyway.... League: we were good, but inconsistent. Another step forward, but slowly, as we finished sixth Players: I went 4-3-3 after an early injury to my one and only left winger and it made for much more exciting games. It did leave us open at the back but I'd alwsys much rather win 5-4 than 1-0 anyway Upgrades: The board gave us upgrades for both youth intake and junior coaching so next seasons intake should be fun! Youth: Another three elite talents, which is nice because at this stage they'll be top quality for this league. Next Season: try and get into continental competition! We're good enough I think, just crazily inconsistent. I'm going to go full XI new youth graduates as well, just cos why not? Anyway, I just tired to upload all my images again and swon't let me upload a tiny jpg of my top striker but it will let me upload this gif? I had the same issue with a post I tried to make... ended up using imgur Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MochaJo Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Just wanna double check, I'm assuming getting a loan back on a player you've sold is off limits? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 35 minutes ago, MochaJo said: Just wanna double check, I'm assuming getting a loan back on a player you've sold is off limits? Yup, that's not allowed. Only exception is if the board accepts an offer over your head that has it tagged on. In that case the loan is fine, but you cannot use the player as a loanee. Remember to post screenshots showing the board accepted the loan back clause over your head to make sure there aren't any uncertainty. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MochaJo Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 28 minutes ago, XaW said: Yup, that's not allowed. Only exception is if the board accepts an offer over your head that has it tagged on. In that case the loan is fine, but you cannot use the player as a loanee. Remember to post screenshots showing the board accepted the loan back clause over your head to make sure there aren't any uncertainty. Got it, thanks for clarifying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandaQC Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Minebea Mitsumi FC (Japan) - Season 7 - 2030 Awful season. We got relegated. Last year we barely survived. This year this is it. We are going back to J2 League. Our legacy players are declining faster than I thought. They played horribly. Our young players are progressing well but are not strong enough for J1 League. Morale was low. Defeat after defeat. Only bright spot: i have not been sacked. Directors still want me as their coach in J2 League. J1 League results Spoiler Youth intake Meh intake. Good potential abilities but personalities are still pretty bad though, and positions on the field don't always match my current tactic. I will maybe change my tactic next season to fit those young players better. I don't see any outstanding player. A little bit disappointed. Spoiler Finances and facilities I am still repaying the debt. 4 years left. 120k every month. This is roughly what I pay for players wages... And I was not even playing in the 10k-seats stadium that was bought with the loan, because it does not meet the J1 League requirements.... but surprise surprise, since we are relegated to J2 League we are going to move back to the 10k-seats stadium we bought. We are going to play next season in the stadium we have been paying the debt for 6 years now ! Also, for some reasons board does not want to improve Youth Recruitment. We are stuck at 3 for years. I hope it is not a bug. Hopefully this is related to our net debt. Squad This squad got us relegated. Legacy players have declined fast even though they are only 31-32 years old. Weird. Next year I don't think we will have much legacy players left. We are weak at the DC and GK positions. My two young strikers Shigemitsu 29.3 and Tanno 29.7 did pretty well given the context. Our two full-backs Yamauchi 29.9 (right) and Nishiyama 26.1 (left) are promising. I need to do something to solve my problem at DC. I do have young DCs but they are short and can't jump. My taller DCs are really slow and got killed this season. Spoiler Transfers Spoiler Next year preview Back to J2 League. This is probably not so bad. It will give me time to develop my young players, build a stronger team and get them prepared for J1 League again. Without J1 League money and with the debt to repay, finance will be a problem. Also, not being able to improve Youth Recruiting is harming the club. Recap 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RCola1 Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 Hi guys, I'm starting a new challenge save. I posted earlier about a Northern Ireland save, which I did well in, but I grew tired of it when most of my team was poached before even making the top tier. I tried Denmark as well and got fired before the end of the season. This time I'm trying Portugal for the first time. It is very appropriate for this challenge because the lowest tier in the Portuguese system is divided into 4 leagues with 5 relegations every year. This means there are 20 new teams every season, giving you the pick of the litter. There were a couple promoted professional teams which were still predicted to go down. I picked Loures, which is a city near Lisbon. I waited until after the first season to post because I thought I might get fired again. Grupo Sportivo de Loures I was able to get mid table the first year, hopefully I can make a run for promotion the second year. I'm already 200,000 in the red and over the salary limits, so let's see I can resolve that as well. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Perre8 Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) FC Wacker Innsbruck Season 2031/32 I appointed a new HOYD, Galli, absolute improvement! I must say our previous HOYD did a wonderful job. The CL drew us in the first leg against Trabzonspor, didn't know what to expect from that team. We won fairly easy on total aggregate Our next opponent became PSV, that would be a tough one to beat. We lost there 3-2 but made it count in the second leg... What a game that was!! So on to the league phase and the big greasy money pot!! This is the CL for us, what a draw, didn't expect much from us. but with a few good results we managed to qualify for the playoff phase!! We got eliminated by the winner of the CL at the end...Man City, with our head held high! Meanwhile, not to much hope for our first intake with the new HOYD Competition This is how we ended the regular phase In the meantime we won the cup! The champions playoffs were very very challenging, we lost our second game, so we were backtrailing trough the whole playoffs until we played home against Red Bull, we won that game in the last minute With one game left we knew everything was possible with a home game against Sturm Graz and Red Bull were playing at Rapid Wien ( never easy ), so 1 point behind Red Bull was the reality... After 95 minutes they were drawing against Rapid Wien, we also had a draw in our hands against Sturm, until the 84th minute...absolute delirium!!! We managed to do the DOUBLE!! Our prospects were okay on first sight, nothing special. Our financial position is extremely healthy Edited December 31, 2023 by Perre8 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsot68 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 A quick update. Was a busy week for me so haven't made much progress, but I hope to get most of this first season done tonight/tomorrow. Form has taken a turn for the better/stayed pretty decent despite our only GK being out for the last 5 weeks. He failed his first fitness test before the last match, but we were able to keep our winning run going. Dynamics are improving as well, perhaps because of the wins in the FA Cup against lower league sides. Any which way, though, I'm very glad to have 17 points from the first 11 matches, and think we are in a good position to stay up. I've got a decent rotation figured out, and because we're a 20-man squad everyone is getting good playing time. The brightest bit of the season so far is the emergence of a young Swedish winger from last year's youth class. Felix Flensborg is a gamer. The lad is all over the place, and when he's on the field we score goals. He's the joint 2nd top scorer in the league so far with 11 goal contributions from 11 appearances, and has the highest average rating to boot. He's up and down that wing, tracks back quite well, and just seems to be in the right place at the right time more than not. What's crazy is that his stats don't really hold up to the way he plays. On paper he's far from the top player on the team, but I'll be a monkey's uncle if I don't play him as much as I can right now. So yeah. Looking pretty decent so far. Will check in around the Youth Intake Preview in January. Cheers! -R 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DazRTaylor Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 Youth Candidates Season 2024-25 Macclesfield The preview was exceptional: My word what a first intake. The goalkeeper looks immense and is already our best player. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierL Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 10 hours ago, Perre8 said: FC Wacker Innsbruck Season 2031/32 I appointed a new HOYD, Galli, absolute improvement! I must say our previous HOYD did a wonderful job. The CL drew us in the first leg against Trabzonspor, didn't know what to expect from that team. We won fairly easy on total aggregate Our next opponent became PSV, that would be a tough one to beat. We lost there 3-2 but made it count in the second leg... What a game that was!! So on to the league phase and the big greasy money pot!! This is the CL for us, what a draw, didn't expect much from us. but with a few good results we managed to qualify for the playoff phase!! We got eliminated by the winner of the CL at the end...Man City, with our head held high! Meanwhile, not to much hope for our first intake with the new HOYD Competition This is how we ended the regular phase In the meantime we won the cup! The champions playoffs were very very challenging, we lost our second game, so we were backtrailing trough the whole playoffs until we played home against Red Bull, we won that game in the last minute With one game left we knew everything was possible with a home game against Sturm Graz and Red Bull were playing at Rapid Wien ( never easy ), so 1 point behind Red Bull was the reality... After 95 minutes they were drawing against Rapid Wien, we also had a draw in our hands against Sturm, until the 84th minute...absolute delirium!!! We managed to do the DOUBLE!! Our prospects were okay on first sight, nothing special. Our financial position is extremely healthy What a great season ! winning the double, getting the European experience and money. Good job and a big motivation to keep on building. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post XaW Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 Ok, the thought of doing a youth only for EVERY Champions League in ONE save with ONE manager has been ticking around my brain ever since we talked about it here... and I've decided I'm going to try it! If I get fired I'll reapply when a new team comes along. Per what @darren1983 wrote, the "never played before" can be discounted, will make this possible, I think. Insane when I try to think about it logically, but the thought won't leave. So I've had a look around the net to find some Oceania leagues, as well as a close look at the Caribbean pack by @V50, and I think I have found a nice set of countries to add, as well as the rest of the NA competitions from @V50that makes the Caribbean leagues' qualification dynamic into the NA CL. The countries added will be: North America Trinidad & Tobago Curaçao Grenada St Kitts & Nevis Oceania Tahiti Fiji Papua New Guinea My plan is to do this route: North America Oceania Asia Africa South America Europe Also, full disclaimer, I will be doing this using IR at times, but also manage important matches like the continental ones, since I need the save to move along and I don't expect this to be finished any time soon. Especially if I get domestic dominance in a small league, then the focus will be only on continental matches. I think I will start in Curaçao with the Colombian team I tried this challenge with some years ago. Currently I'm just holidaying with the files added to make sure there won't be any errors far into the save. I'll add a post when I start the whole thing! 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TeoTimish Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 My Polish adventure goes well and we easy win promotion to Extraklasa : i am happy with this , was expecting hard work but the games come and go and at the finish we were up. the first youth intake was so poor as it was predicted . I signed the first three players , but they have no chance to ever be in second team. Of course we lost our best player deep inside I know that the 50% of next sale are lost , maybe i can get around 50-60k selling the clause . Finances are ok for now, the promotion will help a lot in that way. We managed to re-sign and keep all the squad for at least 2 years. I have national B licenses and the board allowed another one. On the managing side, players are always moaning for everything they want, promises have to be done and they become unhappy even for training facilities. no transfers in As I thought we lost our HOYD and signed a new one : that's all for now, new season is starting in upper division . 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillHoudini24 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 20 hours ago, CJ'43 said: Hi there. My board decided to build a new stadium a few years ago, and that cost $26 million (we're paying $300k/month). We're in debt, and I had to sell a few players—two for around $1.5 million each and another for $3 million. Sometimes the board injects a little, but it's not enough. I managed to get a couple of million after selling and asked for an improvement in youth training, an investment of $1 million. The current expenses and the debt to pay for the stadium aren't near the value we receive in sponsorship and TV, so the only way to keep things financially stable is by getting a couple of good players in the intake and selling them for significant amounts. Thanks! That will make things difficult with youth related updates and then the updates will further sink me financially, but sounds fun! You're doing great by the way, Kavala is not the traditional football academy haha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyrtj Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 58 minutes ago, XaW said: Ok, the thought of doing a youth only for EVERY Champions League in ONE save with ONE manager has been ticking around my brain ever since we talked about it here... and I've decided I'm going to try it! If I get fired I'll reapply when a new team comes along. Per what @darren1983 wrote, the "never played before" can be discounted, will make this possible, I think. Insane when I try to think about it logically, but the thought won't leave. So I've had a look around the net to find some Oceania leagues, as well as a close look at the Caribbean pack by @V50, and I think I have found a nice set of countries to add, as well as the rest of the NA competitions from @V50that makes the Caribbean leagues' qualification dynamic into the NA CL. The countries added will be: North America Trinidad & Tobago Curaçao Grenada St Kitts & Nevis Oceania Tahiti Fiji Papua New Guinea My plan is to do this route: North America Oceania Asia Africa South America Europe Also, full disclaimer, I will be doing this using IR at times, but also manage important matches like the continental ones, since I need the save to move along and I don't expect this to be finished any time soon. Especially if I get domestic dominance in a small league, then the focus will be only on continental matches. I think I will start in Curaçao with the Colombian team I tried this challenge with some years ago. Currently I'm just holidaying with the files added to make sure there won't be any errors far into the save. I'll add a post when I start the whole thing! Well, best of luck to you and your computer! I think it's a fantastic challenge. Do you have a powerful computer? I still have the compelted Vietnam finished. I loaded up Colombia as well just in case I wanted to move on to there in the same save. The problem is I have quite an old computer and it's slowing down a fair bit after only 16 seasons. Assuming 15 seasons per club, that's 90 seasons. The furthest I've gone with a save in this version is 2055. It's just about playable but I had to restart the computer twice a day. I think I'll to doing it with 5 different saves, but the best of luck to you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 minute ago, leyrtj said: Well, best of luck to you and your computer! I think it's a fantastic challenge. Do you have a powerful computer? I still have the compelted Vietnam finished. I loaded up Colombia as well just in case I wanted to move on to there in the same save. The problem is I have quite an old computer and it's slowing down a fair bit after only 16 seasons. Assuming 15 seasons per club, that's 90 seasons. The furthest I've gone with a save in this version is 2055. It's just about playable but I had to restart the computer twice a day. I think I'll to doing it with 5 different saves, but the best of luck to you! Thanks! The thing is, you don't need to load all the leagues at the same time, we can add/remove leagues as the seasons pass, they key is to have the extra files added when creating the game. So when I finish NA, I can remove those and add others, and that's what I'm planning on doing. Initially I have loaded in the NA leagues, but I have the Oceania ones available. Since I'm playing in Curaçao with a team that produces Colombian newgens, I added the Netherland as Colombia as leagues, as well as Germany, England, Italy, and Spain, as I plan on having those 3 active at all times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyrtj Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) 5 minutes ago, XaW said: Thanks! The thing is, you don't need to load all the leagues at the same time, we can add/remove leagues as the seasons pass, they key is to have the extra files added when creating the game. So when I finish NA, I can remove those and add others, and that's what I'm planning on doing. Initially I have loaded in the NA leagues, but I have the Oceania ones available. Since I'm playing in Curaçao with a team that produces Colombian newgens, I added the Netherland as Colombia as leagues, as well as Germany, England, Italy, and Spain, as I plan on having those 3 active at all times. Just to confirm - If playing with edited database you need those loaded when you set up the game? You can't add them along the way? If so, in the Vietnam save I'd have to stick with the Vanilla databases. Hmmm, you've got me thinking about it now :-) I'm thinking if I started, what would the six countries be - as you'd have to have them loaded (if edited) Who's the team in Curaçao with Colombian newgens? That sounds a lot of fun. Colombia was probably going to be my next country. Edited January 1 by leyrtj Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 12 minutes ago, leyrtj said: Just to confirm - If playing with edited database you need those loaded when you set up the game? You can't add them along the way? If so, in the Vietnam save I'd have to stick with the Vanilla databases. Hmmm, you've got me thinking about it now :-) I'm thinking if I started, what would the six countries be - as you'd have to have them loaded (if edited) Who's the team in Curaçao with Colombian newgens? That sounds a lot of fun. Colombia was probably going to be my next country. You need to get the files and add them when you create the game, you can't add files after the game is created, so your Vietnam save is stuck with the vanilla ones, unless you have loaded some other files too. My plan is just Curaçao for now, but either one of the Oceanic ones are fine. Then I need to get one in Asia, and I'm thinking Japan or China. For Africa I need to redo South Africa. South America, I'm not sure yet, neither Europe, but I have options there. The team I'm starting with is Astros de Colombia. They are playing in the 3rd tier in Curaçao, but they produce mostly Colombian newgens. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef96 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 27/12/2023 at 21:46, tobiahabramson said: Loving the graphics and stuff - out of curiosity how are you downloading and tracking player stats - do you do it manually or is there a way to do it with the FM system? Thanks! A bit of both, some stuff is done manually and some are automatically set up. The manual stuff did take quite a while to make, but now that I have the templates in place, it's going to be a lot easier to make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Anners Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 (edited) Previous Post: On 28/12/2023 at 12:45, Anners said: Who puts Christmas in the middle of my FM playtime? So inconsiderate. Anyway... Previous Post: 2055/56 Season Report Club: Tranent FC (Scotland) League: Scottish Premiership League: Champions again! This is now the 2nd time we've won and continues this really weird trend I noted in the last update - if you're a non European team, it's incredibly likely that you'll win the title the next season. Can I stick £100 on Celtic to win the league next year please? This was simultaneously more comfortable and more awkward than it seems - I've really not decided which one yet! We opened the season with 1 loss, 3 draws and 10 wins setting out our marker for the title with only St Johnstone close to us (I was tempted to make a post at that point...) before a slump around Christmas brought me back to the pack. Another solid run just after Christmas was matched by yet another slump in February. Thankfully we were able to pick up a little bit of form towards the end of the year again to get us that top spot, although having to go to Aberdeen the last day of the season was incredibly nerve wracking! Cups: A rare update for the cups here, as the slumps might be somewhat understandable: Managed to get to the League Cup Final but unfortunately lost on penalties, whilst we had a run to the Semi Final of the Scottish Cup and lost to an 118th minute penalty from St Johnstone. Who then promptly lose to Championship side Dundee Utd in the final. We weren't that far off the treble... Youth Intake: Yes, that is a 3 and a half star player up front. Connor Grant at 15 nearly becomes one of the top players in the league immediately! So how does he look you might ask? Probably the best player I've ever produced in any FM. I could probably slot him anywhere in the midfield and he'd do a decent job right now. Solomon Frimpong is now 33 and getting on a bit (even though he still top scored for the club!) so Grant will do as a very very lovely replacement. My jaw still hasn't come off the floor when I look at his stats. Other Business: Scotland has now overtaken Portugal for 6th place at the end of the 55/56 season which means we'll now get 3 UCL places! Although considering whoever doesn't get in Europe wins the league at the moment I'm not sure more places is a good thing. That also means, depending on Scottish Cup winners, the entire top 6 will get a European place. Full History: Reveal hidden contents Last 5 Years: 2056/57 Season Report Club: Tranent FC (Scotland) League: Scottish Premiership League: With all the absolute chaos of the last 5 games, we end up coming 2nd, with 4 points separating 1st from 6th place. What an absolute chaotic season. St Johnstone still massively struggle to do anything with their tycoon in the league so I imagine the clock is ticking on how long their chairmen puts the money in. Hibs make it the 5th different winner in the last 5 years (again). Rangers/Arbroath title next season means we get 6 different from those in the top 6. Europe: We actually hugely outperformed where I thought we were as a team, including a 1-0 home win over current holders Real Madrid in the "Thomas Scott Derby" (Kieran Pick has actually deteriorated since his move and is looking to leave). 83rd minute equaliser by Arsenal at the Emirates meant it went to extra time and we lost 9-8 on penalties. Cups: We get a Scottish Cup to add to our trophy haul! Frimpong and Grant getting us a late victory. This actually puts us as the 2nd biggest club in Scotland now, just behind Hibernian. Youth Intake: Not too much to look at here as it's pretty run of the mill compared to the last few years. Other Business: We get another stadium expansion, which will take us up to about 33k (we're selling out nearly every game still which is unreal). We'll probably have another one after this if I've understood the season ticket waiting list right! Also, Solomon Frimpong STILL gets top goalscorer, even though he spent the entirety of the season on the left wing. He's now 35 and surely is going to stop firing goals in eventually. His full record is 818 appearances with 629 goals across all competitions. I imagine that record won't be broken in this save and he's fully deserving of that record! Full History: Spoiler Last 5 Years: Edited January 1 by Anners 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAwtunes Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 Afrika Reykjavik (Iceland) - FM24 - Season 6 (2029) I tried to post an update but it didn't work, but all my image uploads seem to still be available. I wont provide a long update but will say we were relegated from the second tier and will rebuild and try to bounce back next season. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
komein svedu Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Carl Zeiss Jena season 2 (2025/26) finished the same as the last season, one place short of the playoffs. A terrible start to the season saw us occupying the bottom half of the table well into the second half of the season. Luckily during the last 10 or so matches we managed to climb to 4th to atleast secure a DFB-pokal spot. NOTE: the player appearing as a transfer in the transfer history is a youth intake player who signed the contract after the trial period was over, labeling him a "transfer" below is proof he's an academy graduate. Do tell me however if this disqualifies me. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post XaW Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 Alright, here is the start of the hopefully epic journey I'm undertaking! Astros de Colombia in Curaçao is the starting point, and the first goal is to get up the two tier to the top flight in Curaçao. Here we go! For whatever reason I can't get the away kits to load in the game, but it will do I suppose. I couldn't find any images of a kit, so I guessed and added the Curaçao tourist board logo as sponsor, because why not? Oh, and the club finished bottom of their group the first holiday season. Onwards! 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
libbyshuss Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, komein svedu said: the player appearing as a transfer in the transfer history is a youth intake player who signed the contract after the trial period was over, labeling him a "transfer" below is proof he's an academy graduate. Do tell me however if this disqualifies me. I've done that before. It's a bit annoying that it registers as a transfer but it's fine, he came through your academy and everything 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HanziZoloman Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 (edited) "EFL One, we're back." The Earl Season 55/56 True legend that he is, the Earl of Grey lead Ricay back into EFL One and he did with style. Billericay Town was imagined as one of the relegation candidates but instead challenged for the title in the last match of the season. "We did a lot well", said the Earl, "but of course changing the tactic was key to our success". We changed from the previous 343 into a more flexible 433. First half of the season we were on top for many matchdays, lost momentum in late November but draw many games we lost last year. A few tactical adjustments saw us challenging for the title again in March and finishing 3rd. We lead the league in Possession numbers (59%) and pass completed ratio. We're 3rd in goals conceded but also 1st in xG overperformance which shows a bit of luck. With 2nd in shots on target against shows again that we were more stable in defense. Thanks here to @Johnny Ace with his fabulous 433 thread and help in understanding the game and recently @crusadertsar with his late Mourinho thread which implementations gave us the edge from March on into the final. Thank you! I try to implement some stories and case studies of players to watch closely as Ricay rise through the leagues, hopefully. First we look at the amazing prospect Kevin Baker. He should be our main goal scorer and with his 13 goals he already did that. 13 goals are not that much and I hope more will come next year. We have difficulties to hit the target at times which could be due to the higher tempo of the game but Baker often hits woodwork or close behind. He's sweet 17 years old so hopefully he will work on becoming more clinical. In the 433 mentioned he play as a IF(A) is the main goal source beside the MC(A) and the PF(A). I want to work on his mentals like Anticipation and Concentration. Spoiler Next one is Frankie Stannard who used to be Unambitious but could develop into balance personality. I love his strength, aggression and work rate and would like to mould him into a Drogba like player. Do you have any suggestions for PPMs (?) I think about "plays with back to goal" which would complement his strength could help Baker. Stannard had a bit of a hard time but could finish some chances and profited from the tactical changes made in March. Sadly his ability seems to decline. Spoiler Also I want to keep an eye on Ian Grainger who I want to develop in a kind of Sergio Ramos player. He plays as a NCB and I just trained him in "dives into tackles", his aggression, tackling, bravery and jumping reach are already well developed but I'd like to see some improvements in his strength, positional play and decision making. Also he should be chipping in with goals after corners. With 20 years he's not that young and needs to put in the work. Spoiler Beside that there are other names like Connor O'Reilly (19) and Adam Needs (18) who look very promising. O'Reilly is a determined CB and Needs used to be a slower striker but is training for the MC(A) role. Turkish Keeper Taner Subasi (18) just claimed his spot as a new number one between the sticks. Fabjon Mara (22) played three fantastic years in the IF(S/A) position but will not gain a new contract despite his 27 goals and 25 assists in those 3 seasons. I don't think he will make the step up into league one attributes wise. That is very sadly because with hidden attributes he would made it. But there is a new Jamaican youngster coming through the ranks with impressive speed and he will challenge Baker in that spot. Last but not least we have to mention our new sell record: Australian John Martin (19) who really was a special player in MC/DM and gave us many happy moments left us for the incredible money of 3 Million Pounds. It put us into black numbers instantly and gave us the next youth upgrade. We clearly need our stadium upgrade but it's nowhere in sight. We still have to rely on 6.441 places and selling players to secure facility upgrades and coaching badges. edit: The Earl took the time to improve the consistency of his players by criticising every bad game (6.6 and lower) and honouring every good game (7.5 and above). Two players got more inconsistent this year but six players improved in their consistency. The Earl is proud "We have to wait and see" explains the Earl and sips on his tea. "The world wasn't build in a day my dear brothers and sisters." Edited January 2 by HanziZoloman 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego D10S Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Season 2029/2030 Promotion to Sky Bet League 1 GL ALL !!! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteCat33 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 6 hours ago, Anners said: Previous Post: 2056/57 Season Report Club: Tranent FC (Scotland) League: Scottish Premiership League: With all the absolute chaos of the last 5 games, we end up coming 2nd, with 4 points separating 1st from 6th place. What an absolute chaotic season. St Johnstone still massively struggle to do anything with their tycoon in the league so I imagine the clock is ticking on how long their chairmen puts the money in. Hibs make it the 5th different winner in the last 5 years (again). Rangers/Arbroath title next season means we get 6 different from those in the top 6. Europe: We actually hugely outperformed where I thought we were as a team, including a 1-0 home win over current holders Real Madrid in the "Thomas Scott Derby" (Kieran Pick has actually deteriorated since his move and is looking to leave). 83rd minute equaliser by Arsenal at the Emirates meant it went to extra time and we lost 9-8 on penalties. Cups: We get a Scottish Cup to add to our trophy haul! Frimpong and Grant getting us a late victory. This actually puts us as the 2nd biggest club in Scotland now, just behind Hibernian. Youth Intake: Not too much to look at here as it's pretty run of the mill compared to the last few years. Other Business: We get another stadium expansion, which will take us up to about 33k (we're selling out nearly every game still which is unreal). We'll probably have another one after this if I've understood the season ticket waiting list right! Also, Solomon Frimpong STILL gets top goalscorer, even though he spent the entirety of the season on the left wing. He's now 35 and surely is going to stop firing goals in eventually. His full record is 818 appearances with 629 goals across all competitions. I imagine that record won't be broken in this save and he's fully deserving of that record! Full History: Reveal hidden contents Last 5 Years: Getting closer to that Celtic relegation! Love the chaos and your cup win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsot68 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Just got my first Youth Intake Preview exactly halfway through my first season. It looks pretty good in some key areas. I definitely need some midfield depth as a couple of the current players there are aging. I also need a backup striker because I only have 1 natural striker on the current roster, although the midfielder I've been training and playing up there is only 21 and performing well. Could also use some depth in attacking midfield as only 1 player is natural there, and he trains poorly and is a bit of a pill when I give him feedback, negative or positive. Hoping maybe I can retrain an incoming right winger into defense because my backup there is 35 and probably going to retire soon. And very much looking forward to having a young backup GK. It was nerve inducing to be without our only GK for 6 week earlier in the season. That said, the season is going quite well. We are solidly mid table, with a shout at the playoffs if form keeps up. I think we'll know by the end of December if we're in for a shot. Regardless, we are well clear of the drop so far, which is obviously the biggest challenge this first season. Going up would probably not be great this year anyway. We also had a big win in the first round of the FA Cup vs Reading. A gritty 1-0 smash and grab raid in our sold-out home ground. The success in the cup has left us in a pretty decent financial position, and the board has already agreed to upgrade some of our youth setup. So all in all, it's going well. Will check in when the intake comes through. Hoping for some gems to start building the squad around. Cheers! -R 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anners Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) So I was taking a look at the stadiums we've now got in the Scottish Premier League now I've completed my latest expansion. Puts us at a solid 5th with just under 34k capacity. However, I did notice something a little strange about one of the names: What's up with that Dundee United? Built only 2 years ago. Edited January 2 by Anners 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiganhugefan Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Undy Athletic 2026/27 Season 3 Finances|Transfers|Manager Profile First season up in the Premier League. JD Cymru Welsh Premier League Spoiler Obviously a big favorite to yo yo right back to the 2nd Division As we all know the league splits in 2 after 22 games and at 22 game this was the league state. Squeaked into the Championship phase on a 3 game losing streak, but having safety guaranteed in January was nice for my stress levels. Now how poorly did we do when we only faced the good teams in the last third of the season. Not surprisingly we got blasted, we did beat Aberystwyth twice, but combined for 1 point against the top 4. A definite success in season 1, as usual we were super leaky on defense, to the tune of 77 goals against, and an above average offense, although super inconsistent. TNS are currently on a 69 game unbeaten streak in the league. Some big names are leaving the club after this season and being replaced by youth prospects coming up. JD Welsh Cup Spoiler Knocked out of the cup in a 13-12 Penalty Shootout. Given that the Welsh Cup put us firmly in the black the season before, it would have been nice to make a deeper run. Nathaniel MG League Cup Spoiler Knocked out in the 3rd round here. U19 Competitions Spoiler Finally up in a playable league this year and we held our own, since the U19s use our tactics, it's no surprise they were one of the the most prolific scoring teams, and the worst defensive team. Pleased with a solid mid table finish. Awards Spoiler 2026/27 Goal of the Season Best 11 of the Season/Overall Best 11 Spoiler Starters Giancarlo Gabbiadini Harry Benjamin Ryan Hudson Steve Owen 25a Josh Evans 26d Adam Matthews 24a Nick Morgan 26a Levi Edwards 26e Steffan Jenkins Sion Owen 25l Mike Jones Bench Hughes 25c Connelly 26f Larsen 24b Logie 25d Lloyd 25f Miller Hogan 25b Overall New Exits and Retirements Kane Jellyman left midseason on a free to Lliswerry AFC, and then retired as a player at the end of the season and is an unemployed HoYD. Mike Jones and Ryan Hudson retired at the end of the season. Tagged Player Updates Spoiler Another solid season from our best player. I moved him up to AMC at one point in the season as I wanted to see if Steve Owen 25a at striker and Adam Mathews 24a at AMC would help solve our offensive woes, which I think helped contribute to his low assists this season. He's gotten better mentally, although he's still ambitious, but he actually showed up a few times as a top developer of the week which was encouraging. Unexpectedly solid. He was kept in the lineup as I moved Adam Matthews 24a up to AMC which kept Larsen 24b in the lineup at Mezzala, and he played better than he had the previous season. With a full season in the U19s and a small cameo in the Senior Squad, not an impressive season. Still has time but seems unlikely to ever make an impact on the team before his contract runs out. After last season where he only assisted and didn't score, I moved him up the pitch to play more striker and he scored more and assisted way less. Should be around the starting XI again next season Continued to be the backup at Right Back, may be pushed off the bench based on new prospects for next season I think he does a poor job getting into positions to score, but when he does he tends to convert, will still be probably our first striker off the bench, now that Hudson has retired and Owen 25a will probably move up to striker, although now that striker might be more of a weakness than a strength for us, no guarantees we continue to use a 3 striker system, in fact it is most likely we will not be next season. As our 5th Striker, Logie 25d played spot minutes but did manage to score their first league goals ever and played well in the limited minutes. Still not enthused with their traits or personality and may slide off the bench again if we reduce the amount of strikers we use as I intend. Finally was able to progress to being able to play CM, unfortunately got no playing time in the U19s and with his youth contract up at the end of the next season would need to really develop not to be let go. No starts, but given he can cover both of our Central Mid roles as well as Striker so as a versatile piece he makes the bench and because our midfielders seem to tire quickly and then he gets in the game at the end. After Jones announced his retirement I gave Jeffreys 25g a run as our starter, and well, I think he did okay but we were getting absolutely blasted (not his fault). However we got two good GKs in our youth intake so he might be set for next year being our U19 starter. The ability to play multiple positions put him on the bench this season and with us using a BWM this year he did make the pitch a bit. More time in the U19 squad but he covers well, may not be bench level next season. A lot less playing time this season than last season, maybe he should have been more involved on the top team since he's tall, unlike some I used. Mostly he played U19 minutes this year and probably will next season as well. Our top U19 Goalscorer, probably not high in our Striker depth chart but maybe if he's continuing to play well at the U19 level he could be given a shot in the 1st team in the cup but probably not going to be up there to start next season Also strictly a U19 player who without a big jump this season will be released at the end of his contract Another successful season as he held his own at DR. Because of his height and jumping he was able to basically play the 2nd CD role on corner kicks both attacking and defensive and on left sided throw ins he does an admirable job at the back post. For all the other 2025 prospects above from m to p, they are in the U19 team with youth contracts expiring, once again unless any of them make a big leap this year they will likely be let go. Our main starting DL this season, displacing Kieran Miller. He will be in our DL depth this coming season although he may not be starting. Another DL, will be in the U19 squad next season as we have most of our depth in the team in the defense. Plenty of time for him to develop there. Much like above, DR depth who will be in the U19 sqaud for the most part next season, Our starting defensive CM/DM this year, held his own for the year. Because of his ability to be both at DC and DR, he was usually the first off the bench to cover anywhere on defense without using an extra spot. I did give him a lot of run out since once Jellyman left, by ability Connelly is our 2nd best CB. However multiple times he got absolutely worked by a ball over the top because he's kind of short and has low jumping reach so by the end of the season he was back on the bench. If he could develop and grow taller he might be a CB but I'm considering training him at DM instead. One of our U19 goalkeepers for this season, it's tough with our formation for our GKs not to look bad, but seemed to do okay this season. Not much time in the U19s this season. Not much hope for this one, we have lots of MC depth especially with the intake we had this year. Another one of our top U19 performers, AMC is very much one of our positions with least depth and is planned to be used next season. Still without more development he'll continue in the U19 squad for next season. The rest of the players are U19 depth pieces, Thomas 26p and Jones 25k end up starting just because of how many Striker spots are on the U19 team. None of these players have a shot in the 1st team and some might not even be in the U19 team next season either. Youth Intake Spoiler A very exciting intake preview for me, no strikers which was a bit of a bummer, but we still have Gabiiadini and a few good prospects at ST, the breadth of the Intake presented here, with gems everywhere made me hopeful and came across even more important as some of our players regressed and got older and our best GK announced his forthcoming retirement So how was the Intake? Lots of good players here, many of whom could slot into the first team straight off the top. Slightly annoying that our best prospect is once again at DL. Maybe we might try to shift him or 26a to the right side, but for now they'll rotate at Left Back Although shifting one of our top left backs to the right side might be unnecessary when our second best prospect is at right back. Although Owen 25l has the height advantage with I very much appreciate, 27b will be given the shot to start over him, and if it becomes a problem I always have 25l as a backup option. With a movement from 3 Strikers to 2 Strikers on the cards (with Hudson retiring) having a defensive midfielder again like we did in season 1 is part of my plans and he could slot right into the DM role in that formation. It's good to see a DC here as I need players to fill that role, unfortunately I don't love the height although the jumping reach is a little better. Will start him but if the height is a real issue I will pivot to taller less skilled players Already took a look at him at AMC, which allows us to use Adam Mathews 24a farther back while keeping Steve Owen 25a at Striker. At 5' 4" he's a little short for my liking but at least AMC isn't the position where height is the most necessary. Another Center Back for me to consider putting in my lineup, like with 24d, I definitely think he will start next season at DC and we'll evaluate from there. With a switch to a diamond midfield with DM, CM and AMC all covered, his versatility across all positions will at the very least mean he is always on the bench when healthy if not a starter. With these wingers may look to trying to work them into different positions, if I go to a wide formation they would slot into those positions as depth probably. Another AMC option, probably our back up next year. One of two GKs in this intake, will either be the starter or the backup. Another DC option, may be our #3 One of two GKs in this intake, will either be the starter or the backup, as he is taller I may use him first ahead of 27l One for the U19s for now, may be 4th or 5th choice at right back currently. Another one for the U19s, not sure about his ability to reach potential but he'll be in there. Overall: a great intake, makes me excited for next season, hopefully these players can help us keep establishing ourselves in the Prem next season. Youth Intake History Birth Places - Europe Africa Australia Nationalities Languages 1st Job Interview Offer Youth Player Poached Youth Prospect Tagged Stats Career Progression Facilities Tracker 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daddy Posted January 2 Popular Post Share Posted January 2 2035/36 Season Review - Belgian Second Tier - Season 12 Our first season in the second division and it was looking scary at first. The tactics used to get out of the third division were not good enough here. Another deep dive and adjustments and things settled in nicely and wound up comfy safe, and without that brutal start, we could have pushed for playoffs. I had a few players I didn't want to leave force a move. As much as I didn't want to weaken the squad the bad start messed with dynamics and I couldn't let more unhappiness torpedo the season and possibly the save. At least I have more good clauses. The new HYOD came in clutch here. Both a top-heavy and deep intake. Plugs some first-team holes and restocks the farm system. 2036/37 Season Preview: Now we find out if the tactic adjustment was a mirage and we have an up and down year, or I hit on things and we push up the table. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post XaW Posted January 2 Popular Post Share Posted January 2 XaW - Astros de Colombia (Curaçao) - Season 2024 (Season 1) - Curaçao Terser Division Squad | Transfers | Finances Quite the first season in Curaçao! After a series of rounds we won the final to gain promotion to the 2nd tier. So, firstly there were a group stage where we finished on top of our group winning almost every match. Then we went into the Sixth Round, which means we are 6 teams, and we had a bit of an off, but barely got through. It was a bit of a wait between the rounds, and I think most clubs share stadium, so no room for friendlies... Then we got to the Fourth Round, after the Sixth Round naturally, where we ended on top. Then in the final match of the season, we had a good match and firmly beat Wishi Marchena to gain promotion. And we only did what we should. The team is much stronger then the teams around us, and we were even almost favourites before the season started. Very happy we didn't screw up though, and we are off to a good start. After the promotion was secured, I got he message we are turning semi pro. We were amateur, just to clarify! Around the world Youth intake: Trophy cabinet Curaçao Terser Division - 2024 (Astros de Colombia) Player statistics: Most apps for me Name Club Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Apps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jorge Luís Peñaloza 24a Astros de Colombia Colombia <N/A> 2024-Present 1 Most goals for me Name Club Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Apps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ None Most assists for me Name Club Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Apps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ None Supporters: Summary: 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post karax268 Posted January 2 Popular Post Share Posted January 2 Çankaya FK Season Review 2031/2032 On the field Fixtures prt 1 | Fixtures prt 2 Definitely a tale of two halfs. We started well in the league and at one point found ourselves in 4th. Partly this was because some of the better teams had a down year, but also we played better. I knew it would be difficult to maintain the position but to be in contention for european places was great in itselff. then the second half happened. This might be the worst form I've experienced in a save in years, maybe ever. At one point we had one win from our last 14 matches and the relegation spots suddenly seemed much closer. Luckily 3 wins in our last four meant no stress at the end of the season. We eeven had our best season points wise. A very frustrating season nonetheless. Ziraat Türkiye Kupası Another good cup run, rudely ended by Galatasaray. Squad Best player of the Season: Onur Küçük Once again our legacy keeper takes it. Top scorer: Berat Bingöl 26a 10 goals from the RW/ST in what likely will be his last year with us. His contract is up at the end of next season and I think it is time to cash in on him. Young player pf the season: Adnan Özan 30h The youngster took over at LWB and thrived. Youth Intake A slightly worse intake compared to last years. We're starting to get to the point where the top prospects can't slot into the first team anymore within a season. Board Transfers | Finances As suspected Aydin 28a was sold in the summer window. Unfortunately our board decided to intervene with this transfer. I'm fairly certain I'd have gotten a better deal. At the very least i'd have gotten 50% for next sell. We put the money to good use and got two upgrades to our Training facilities Next season. I'm hoping that our first half was representitive of what we can be. I want to push on. We are still predicted to come dead last next season. I'm not sure why. Personly I want a top table finish next season. Losing is starting to get tiresome. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perre8 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 17 hours ago, Anners said: What's up with that Dundee United? Built only 2 years ago. If you look that up, it is a team/stadium in Slovenia? A glitch propably? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Padders Posted January 2 Popular Post Share Posted January 2 (edited) NOTE - If you have followed my updates in the past, you will know I don't start posting updates until I get into a save. FM22 and FM23 I never got out of the VNN/S after over 200+ seasons on both games. Once I pick a team when the game first comes out I stick with them until the next game comes out, regardless if it means I never get out of the VNN/S So, expect a number of updates from me in the coming days/weeks Season 1 - 2024/25 First season, saw a mid table finish, spent the most of the season mid table. Did flirt with bottom of play offs December/January time but form dropped off. We did manage to upgrade some of the facilities (Youth Recruitment and Junior Facilities) due to a FA Cup run to the 1st Round Edited January 2 by Padders 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daddy Posted January 2 Popular Post Share Posted January 2 (edited) Big lottery ticket finally went through. Glad I didn't accept an early buy out for a fraction of that. Edited January 2 by Daddy Forgot to type words first 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpecanha Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 This save with FC Jazz didn't last long. We had the worst odds in the league (with the exception of Honka/Akatemia, who didn't had odds), and with three relegation spots it was always going to be hard to avoid the drop. I actually felt that we could've avoided that, but our slumps in form during the season were too critical. Our attack was quite decent to be fair, we only had six games without scoring in the entire season, but our defence clearly didn't had the level to compete and was atrocious. Our attack was the 3rd best in the league (alongside EIF), but our defence was the 2nd worst, only above Honka/Akatemia. It's a shame that it ended like this, especially because we had a lot of promising youngsters coming through the ranks. I'll definetely try this challenge again, it's so much fun to try to make a limited team work. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanziZoloman Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 vor 4 Stunden schrieb XaW: Quite the first season in Curaçao! After a series of rounds we won the final to gain promotion to the 2nd tier. Again somewhere else @XaW what happend to the Berlin guys? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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