DazRTaylor Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) End of Season Review Season 2026/27 FC United of Manchester League Table - League Fixtures 1 - League Fixtures 2 F. A. Cup - Carabao Cup - Bristol Street Motors Trophy Fixtures - Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Table Squad Chaka Traoré - Stuart McKinstry - Andy Irving Transfers In 1 - Transfers 2 - Transfers In 3 Transfers Out 2 - Transfers Out 2 - Transfers Out 3 Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 51 34 10 7 127 53 +74 66.67% 298 days 2025/26 104 78 14 10 285 97 +188 75.00% ↑ 663 days 2026/27 162 126 19 17 456 153 +303 77.78% ↑ 1,034 days Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- 1 x Sky Bet League Two (2026/27) 1 x Vanarama National League (2025/26) 1 x Vanarama National League North (2024/25) Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- 1 x Bristol Street Motors Trophy (2026/27) Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position F.A. Cup Carabao Cup Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024/25 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League North 1st First Round N/a Promoted as champions. F. A. Trophy second round. 2025/26 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League 1st ↑ Fourth Round ↑ N/a Promoted as champions. F. A. Trophy third round. 2026/27 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet League Two 1st ↑ Third Round ↓ First Round ↑ Promoted as champions. Bristol Street Motors Trophy winners. Edited March 25 by DazRTaylor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester33 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 How do you find your players @DazRTaylor? I always struggle in these saves because I can’t find good players. Any tips? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 2 hours ago, leicester33 said: How do you find your players @DazRTaylor? I always struggle in these saves because I can’t find good players. Any tips? Every July, on the player search screen, I change my scouting package to worldwide. I adjust budgets to allow it. Only for a month. This greatly increases yyour player pool and then offer trials for freebies. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) End of Season Review Season 2027/28 FC United of Manchester League Table - League Fixtures 1 - League Fixtures 2 F. A. Cup - Carabao Cup - Bristol Street Motors Trophy Fixtures - Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Table Squad Omari Hutchinson - Josh Wilson-Esbrand - Cian Lawless Transfers In 1 - Transfers In 2 Transfers Out 1 - Transfers Out 2 - Transfers Out 3 - Transfers Out 4 Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 51 34 10 7 127 53 +74 66.67% 298 days 2025/26 104 78 14 10 285 97 +188 75.00% ↑ 663 days 2026/27 162 126 19 17 456 153 +303 77.78% ↑ 1,034 days 2027/28 226 178 27 21 632 203 +429 78.76% ↑ 1,399 days Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- 1 x Sky Bet League One (2027/28) 1 x Sky Bet League Two (2026/27) 1 x Vanarama National League (2025/26) 1 x Vanarama National League North (2024/25) Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- 2 x Bristol Street Motors Trophy (2026/27, 2027/28) Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position F.A. Cup Carabao Cup Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024/25 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League North 1st First Round N/a Promoted as champions. F. A. Trophy second round. 2025/26 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League 1st ↑ Fourth Round ↑ N/a Promoted as champions. F. A. Trophy third round. 2026/27 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet League Two 1st ↑ Third Round ↓ First Round ↑ Promoted as champions. Bristol Street Motors Trophy winners. 2027/28 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet League One 1st ↑ Quarter Final ↑ Second Round ↑ Promoted as champions. Bristol Street Motors Trophy winners. Edited March 27 by DazRTaylor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester33 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I found this YouTube user doing the dafuge challenge. Actually found his channel at one point in the past but "refound" it I suppose. Great series although he stopped 1 month ago: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester33 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 2024/25 - Poole Town League: 20th Top Goalscorer: Sean O'Brien 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) End of Season Review Season 2028/29 FC United of Manchester League Table - League Fixtures 1 - League Fixtures 2 F. A. Cup - Carabao Cup Squad Amad Diallo - Josh Wilson-Esbrand - Lucas Bergvall Transfers In 1 - Transfers In 2 Transfers Out 1 - Transfers Out 2 - Transfers Out 3 - Transfers Out 4 Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 51 34 10 7 127 53 +74 66.67% 298 days 2025/26 104 78 14 10 285 97 +188 75.00% ↑ 663 days 2026/27 162 126 19 17 456 153 +303 77.78% ↑ 1,034 days 2027/28 226 178 27 21 632 203 +429 78.76% ↑ 1,399 days 2028/29 277 210 37 30 759 267 +492 75.81% ↓ 1,769 days Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- 1 x Sky Bet Championship (2028/29) 1 x Sky Bet League One (2027/28) 1 x Sky Bet League Two (2026/27) 1 x Vanarama National League (2025/26) 1 x Vanarama National League North (2024/25) Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- 2 x Bristol Street Motors Trophy (2026/27, 2027/28) Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position F.A. Cup Carabao Cup Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024/25 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League North 1st First Round N/a Promoted as champions. F. A. Trophy second round. 2025/26 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League 1st ↑ Fourth Round ↑ N/a Promoted as champions. F. A. Trophy third round. 2026/27 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet League Two 1st ↑ Third Round ↓ First Round ↑ Promoted as champions. Bristol Street Motors Trophy winners. 2027/28 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet League One 1st ↑ Quarter Final ↑ Second Round ↑ Promoted as champions. Bristol Street Motors Trophy winners. 2028/29 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet Championship 1st ↑ Third Round ↓ Fourth Round ↑ Promoted as champions. Edited March 29 by DazRTaylor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester33 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) Im going to do another save after beginning again with Poole Town on full FM24. Edited March 30 by leicester33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick87 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I'm going to give this a go, playing as Matlock. I have many happy memories of trips to Matlock and Matlock Bath, so come on the Gladiators! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester33 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 19 minutes ago, Rick87 said: I'm going to give this a go, playing as Matlock. I have many happy memories of trips to Matlock and Matlock Bath, so come on the Gladiators! Good luck and welcome 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) AFC Guiseley League One - 2029/30 – 2nd Squad Transfers Overview A fourth consecutive promotion but we didn’t this time finish as champions. We did run it very close though, a 91st minute equalizing free kick for Wigan denied us top spot. It was a struggle of a season however to pull a squad together. FFP requirements massively hamstrung us with real care needed to pull a squad together. Going into the season we were able to bring in a handful of free transfers from top clubs. Defenders Alex Medjo from Chelsea and Max Fry from Southampton reinforced the defence with Tottenham’s Cypriot midfielder Antonis Panteli probably being the star arrival. Beyond this I was reliant on loan signings mainly from parent club Leeds United. There was of course a decent core of players who won promotion from League Two with Brendon Aaronson still proving one of our best players We started well with our first defeat not coming until the 24th of October. From there however November and December were a disaster. This was despite incoming re-inforcements in left winger Louis Barry (released by Wrexham) and striker Kacey Wooster previously of Newcastle. They would eventually prove their worth as form turned round in the new year. 8 straight wins through January put us back in contention. We were competing with two excellent sides in Bolton and Wrexham who registered 95 and 94 points respectively. We would have finished top and were looking likely to right up until that Wigan penalty. Promotion is promotion though and we head to the Championship. Key Players Kacey Wooster – Released by Newcastle in the Summer, the striker arrived in October and scored 17 goals in 28 games Brendon Aaronson – Another top season for the ex-Leeds midfielder with double figures in both goals and assists. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 National League North 8th FA Trophy Winners 2025/26 National League North 2nd Play-off Semi Finalists 2026/27 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2027/28 National League 1st Champions, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2029/30 League One 2nd Promoted Edited April 8 by Andrew Haines 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) AFC Guiseley Championship - 2030/31 – 13th Squad Transfers Overview A midtable finish was a good result for a season which was a struggle. We were released from the constraints on our wage bill from FFP imposed in League One and Two. However we still had a tiny budget. Our wage budget was half that of the next lowest side in the Championship. We had been living on a shoestring for years will receiving promotions and this really caught up with us. Striker Eric Dobbs returned on loan for a second time having previously played in our League Two side on loan from Arsenal. This time he came back on loan from Southampton. Midfielders Joe Read and Harrison Armstrong came in from Everton raising the quality there and left back Rhys Davies came in from Man United. Apart from this the side was largely unchanged including goalkeeper Sam Reid coming back for a second season on loan from Southampton. We started slowly without a win in our first 9 games and 7 defeats. Suddenly though we put in 4 wins on the bounce and were back in the game. Form was patchy but we reliably registered at least a couple of wins a month. One of the biggest I had was my most influential players lost their places and I was fighting against player revolts all season. It’s fair to say ex-Captain Joe Hodge and regular starters from last year Louie Barry and Kacey Wooster were not happy to find themselves benched and told me. A lot. I tried to move them on unsuccessfully with the board blocking anything under substantial amounts of money for them. We did end up with a decent bank balance by the end of the season so hopefully things will be a little easier next year. Key Players Joe Read – The young English midfielder arrived from Everton on a free and scored reliably from midfield. Rhys Davies – The ex-Man United left back was a bit of a star having arrived on a free at the start of the season. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 National League North 8th FA Trophy Winners 2025/26 National League North 2nd Play-off Semi Finalists 2026/27 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2027/28 National League 1st Champions, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2029/30 League One 2nd Promoted 2030/31 Championship 13th Edited April 8 by Andrew Haines 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) AFC Guiseley Championship - 2031/32 – 8th Squad Transfers Overview Despite inconsistent form, we ran it incredibly close for a play-off spot in the Championship but fell short by a tiny margin. With my wage bill still tiny summer re-inforcements were limited. Forward Eric Dobbs returned for third spell at the club, this time on a permanent deal. He had previously been at the club on loan from first Arsenal and then Southampton. I also picked up keeper Ian Kennedy on a free from Wolves. Beyond that, I went into the season with the same squad as previously. It was a relief a couple of weeks into the season when I was able to sign a couple more players. Argentine midfielder Ezequiel Fernandez brought experience to the midfield, signed on a free from Hull and Belgian defender Michel Kasongo came in from West Ham. They definitely improved the squad. These squad improvements were a good thing because we started poorly. 2 points from our first 5 games was not a good return. Things picked up with three wins on the trott but we didn’t find any real consistency till December. The arrival on a free of Man United midfielder Jayce Fitzgerald was a great signing and really improved the side, adding impetus as a box-to-box midfielder. We were then much improved for the remainder of the season. We looked likely to make the play-offs but for three defeats in a row at the start of April. Three wins in the final three games almost gave us the play-offs and we finished joint on 78 points with Preston and West Brom. Key Players Ezequiel Fernandez – ex-Boca Juniors midfielder arrived on a free from Hull and added experience in the midfield. Jayce Fitzgerald – Signed on a free from Man United in November, Fitzgerald was a dynamic presence in the midfield. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 National League North 8th FA Trophy Winners 2025/26 National League North 2nd Play-off Semi Finalists 2026/27 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2027/28 National League 1st Champions, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2029/30 League One 2nd Promoted 2030/31 Championship 13th 2031/32 Championship 8th Edited April 8 by Andrew Haines 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) AFC Guiseley Championship - 2032/33 – 2nd Squad Transfers Overview Premier League here we come! A second place finish was enough for promotion but was a bit disappointing as at one stage we had a massive lead at the top of the table. Pre-season saw us sign midfielder Brazilian Jose Antonio from Man United and Belgian defender Christian Irakoze from Arsenal to play along side his compatriot Kasongo. Beyond this, I knew I had to lift the quality to push on from last seasons near qualification for the play-offs. To do this, I relied on loan signings with Matej Bilelic coming in from Bayern and Jesus Moreira from Sevilla in attack and defender Niccolo Tempesta in defence. This was an immediate success with a win against Southampton in our first game, although Jose Antonio sulked for the next two months after I subbed him in the second half. The remainder of August was patchy but from there form was much better and by the start of March we held a 12 point gap from 3rd place and a healthy lead over Hull in 2nd. With a small squad and big fixture list we fell apart. Players desperately needed resting but without adequate replacements this proved difficult. We won 1 game in the ten games up to the final game of the season. That lead over the play off sides evaporated and Hull surged to the title. Going into the last game at home to struggling QPR we held a lead over Cardiff in 3rd only on goal difference. This should have been a routine win but with the form we were in an with injuries biting we laboured to a 1-0 win with a 75th minute goal. Even then, QPR were always in the game and we were never comfortable. Up until the 75th minute I was watching Cardiff’s home fixture against Luton nervously. Things became very tense when Carfiff took the lead in the 82nd minute but in the end a 92nd minute equaliser for Luton meant that a point would have been enough anyway. Key Players David Tunde – Signed in January having been released in the summer by Arsenal. Tunde added a dynamic presence in midfield. Jose Antonio – The Brazilian arrived from Tottenham scoring 16 goals from midfield. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 National League North 8th FA Trophy Winners 2025/26 National League North 2nd Play-off Semi Finalists 2026/27 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2027/28 National League 1st Champions, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2029/30 League One 2nd Promoted 2030/31 Championship 13th 2031/32 Championship 8th 2032/33 Championship 2nd Promoted Edited April 8 by Andrew Haines 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester33 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 minutes ago, Andrew Haines said: AFC Guiseley Championship - 2032/33 – 2nd Squad Transfers Overview Premier League here we come! A second place finish was enough for promotion but was a bit disappointing as at one stage we had a massive lead at the top of the table. Pre-season saw us sign midfielder Brazilian Jose Antonio from Man United and Belgian defender Christian Irakoze from Arsenal to play along side his compatriot Kasongo. Beyond this, I knew I had to lift the quality to push on from last seasons near qualification for the play-offs. To do this, I relied on loan signings with Matej Bilelic coming in from Bayern and Jesus Moreira from Sevilla in attack and defender Niccolo Tempesta in defence. This was an immediate success with a win against Southampton in our first game, although Jose Antonio sulked for the next two months after I subbed him in the second half. The remainder of August was patchy but from there form was much better and by the start of March we held a 12 point gap from 3rd place and a healthy lead over Hull in 2nd. With a small squad and big fixture list we fell apart. Players desperately needed resting but without adequate replacements this proved difficult. We won 1 game in the ten games up to the final game of the season. That lead over the play off sides evaporated and Hull surged to the title. Going into the last game at home to struggling QPR we held a lead over Cardiff in 3rd only on goal difference. This should have been a routine win but with the form we were in an with injuries biting we laboured to a 1-0 win with a 75th minute goal. Even then, QPR were always in the game and we were never comfortable. Up until the 75th minute I was watching Cardiff’s home fixture against Luton nervously. Things became very tense when Carfiff took the lead in the 82nd minute but in the end a 92nd minute equaliser for Luton meant that a point would have been enough anyway. Key Players David Tunde – Signed in January having been released in the summer by Arsenal. Tunde added a dynamic presence in midfield. Jose Antonio – The Brazilian arrived from Tottenham scoring 16 goals from midfield. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 National League North 8th FA Trophy Winners 2025/26 National League North 2nd Play-off Semi Finalists 2026/27 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2027/28 National League 1st Champions, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2029/30 League One 2nd Promoted 2030/31 Championship 13th 2031/32 Championship 8th 2032/33 Championship 2nd Promoted Congrats on getting promoted to the Prem! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admired Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 So each FM year i always do the Dafuge challenge. Never posted before as I i make it a little easier by not hiding attributes etc. so like.. 80% of the challenge. 2012 i got Truro to CL 5 times in a row etc. Still my favourite save. Anyway... I for this year i have taken a while to start due to not seeing reputations on here, i didnt know who was rare. So i simmed for a week, couple hours a night while playing Fifa and ended up on Coalville. Reason i now post however.. Season started well, usual OP tactics paying off and managing to be hard to score against is pushing me top few of the league. October comes and i get this message which lead to.. this was about 1am this morning.. Sunday i spend with wife and little one.. so not had chance to do much other than sign a few players and get a coaching course but the future is bright Possibly posted in the most offensive way and unlike the rules but i had to post 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrobertgordon13 Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 40 minutes ago, Admired said: So each FM year i always do the Dafuge challenge. Never posted before as I i make it a little easier by not hiding attributes etc. so like.. 80% of the challenge. 2012 i got Truro to CL 5 times in a row etc. Still my favourite save. Anyway... I for this year i have taken a while to start due to not seeing reputations on here, i didnt know who was rare. So i simmed for a week, couple hours a night while playing Fifa and ended up on Coalville. Reason i now post however.. Season started well, usual OP tactics paying off and managing to be hard to score against is pushing me top few of the league. October comes and i get this message which lead to.. this was about 1am this morning.. Sunday i spend with wife and little one.. so not had chance to do much other than sign a few players and get a coaching course but the future is bright Possibly posted in the most offensive way and unlike the rules but i had to post Good luck! Sorry about the reputations not being there. I'll add them soon...if I remember 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) End of Season Review Season 2029/30 FC United of Manchester League Table - League Fixtures 1 - League Fixtures 2 F. A. Cup - Carabao Cup Squad Carrick Truran - Manuel Rojas - Giannis Arkoulos Transfers In 1 - Transfers In 2 Transfers Out 1 - Transfers Out 2 - Transfers Out 3 - Transfers Out 4 Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 51 34 10 7 127 53 +74 66.67% 298 days 2025/26 104 78 14 10 285 97 +188 75.00% ↑ 663 days 2026/27 162 126 19 17 456 153 +303 77.78% ↑ 1,034 days 2027/28 226 178 27 21 632 203 +429 78.76% ↑ 1,399 days 2028/29 277 210 37 30 759 267 +492 75.81% ↓ 1,769 days 2029/30 320 225 42 53 824 348 +476 70.31% ↓ 2,163 days Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- 1 x Sky Bet Championship (2028/29) 1 x Sky Bet League One (2027/28) 1 x Sky Bet League Two (2026/27) 1 x Vanarama National League (2025/26) 1 x Vanarama National League North (2024/25) Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- 2 x Bristol Street Motors Trophy (2026/27, 2027/28) Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position F.A. Cup Carabao Cup Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024/25 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League North 1st First Round N/a Promoted as champions. F. A. Trophy second round. 2025/26 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League 1st ↑ Fourth Round ↑ N/a Promoted as champions. F. A. Trophy third round. 2026/27 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet League Two 1st ↑ Third Round ↓ First Round ↑ Promoted as champions. Bristol Street Motors Trophy winners. 2027/28 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet League One 1st ↑ Quarter Final ↑ Second Round ↑ Promoted as champions. Bristol Street Motors Trophy winners. 2028/29 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet Championship 1st ↑ Third Round ↓ Fourth Round ↑ Promoted as champions. 2029/30 N/a N/a N/a Premier League 15th ↑ Fourth Round ↑ Third Round ↓ Successfully fought off relegation. Edited April 7 by DazRTaylor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 5 hours ago, leicester33 said: Congrats on getting promoted to the Prem! Cheers! This is where the fun starts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admired Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 3 hours ago, jrobertgordon13 said: Good luck! Sorry about the reputations not being there. I'll add them soon...if I remember Don't apologise made it fun in a way 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 25/03/2024 at 16:43, DazRTaylor said: Every July, on the player search screen, I change my scouting package to worldwide. I adjust budgets to allow it. Only for a month. This greatly increases yyour player pool and then offer trials for freebies. I do similar. On 1st July I go through Prem, Champ, Lge 1 and 2 and add all released players to a shortlist. Then I either trial or scout all the players as they become interested. Their demands drop the longer they are on frees so by Oct/Nov you can get some great players. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester33 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Andrew Haines said: I do similar. On 1st July I go through Prem, Champ, Lge 1 and 2 and add all released players to a shortlist. Then I either trial or scout all the players as they become interested. Their demands drop the longer they are on frees so by Oct/Nov you can get some great players. This is a good strategy considering the English nationality rules in the lower leagues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 07/04/2024 at 13:33, Admired said: So each FM year i always do the Dafuge challenge. Never posted before as I i make it a little easier by not hiding attributes etc. so like.. 80% of the challenge. 2012 i got Truro to CL 5 times in a row etc. Still my favourite save. Anyway... I for this year i have taken a while to start due to not seeing reputations on here, i didnt know who was rare. So i simmed for a week, couple hours a night while playing Fifa and ended up on Coalville. Reason i now post however.. Season started well, usual OP tactics paying off and managing to be hard to score against is pushing me top few of the league. October comes and i get this message which lead to.. this was about 1am this morning.. Sunday i spend with wife and little one.. so not had chance to do much other than sign a few players and get a coaching course but the future is bright Possibly posted in the most offensive way and unlike the rules but i had to post I'd just be a bit careful how wild you go with spending that money. When you hit league two/one, the FFP is brutal! I had a ton of money in the bank from player sales but couldn't use it because I would have gone over the wage limit. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gersdude123 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 After a few years break from doing This Challenge thought I'd give it a go let's hope I can make a success of it the team that i have decided to be on this Long Journey is Hornchurch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Haines Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 AFC Guiseley Premier League - 2033/34 – 10th Squad Transfers Overview The first season in the Premier League is always a challenge. From the league position of 10th and a final tally of 23 points away from the relegation zone at the end of the season, you might think things were rather comfortable. That wasn’t really the case however, at least for the first half of the season. A mere 3 wins in the first half of the season meant we were in the mire although not in the relegation zone thanks to a healthy number of draws. It was strong second half form with only 2 defeats that really pushed us up the table. In pre-season, funds were limited and it was clear we were going to have to work hard to do good business. Big signings were Alix Hughes, a centre-back from Man United for £1.6m and Preston midfield wonderkid Andrew Hughes who cost £16m. That £16m might eventually be money well spent but it was a big investment. It left me doing the remainder of my transfers on out of contract players. Ex-Man United right back Eric Hoolahan was a bargain and Julian Gonstad filled a gap in my striker position. He wasn’t exactly the sort of player I’d normally go for but with great pace and finishing I thought the Norwegian striker would be a bit of a fox in the box for me which would be useful in a season where nicking a result would be important. As mentioned first half of the season was difficult although despite the lack of wins we were competitive pulling in a large number of draws. In January, defender Michel Kasongo was picked up by Chinese side SH Port for £24m. This gave me funds to re-invest in the side. 5 players came in all of whom proved to be solid. The highlight was Argentine midfielder Matias Baldo from Boca for £7m. He would score 8 goals in the remaining 17 games from midfield. With these players in place we shot up the league. We were rather blunt upfront though. Gonstad didn’t prove prolific ending with 8 goals for the season so will need replacing. Key Players Andrew Sinclair– A big signing in pre-season costing £16m from Preston, the young English midfielder was impressive in midfield. Matias Baldo – The Argentine midfielder was prolific from midfield in the second half of the season following a January arrival from Boca. Record Season League Position Europe Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 National League North 8th FA Trophy Winners 2025/26 National League North 2nd Play-off Semi Finalists 2026/27 National League North 1st Champions, Promoted 2027/28 National League 1st Champions, Promoted 2028/29 League Two 1st Champions, Promoted 2029/30 League One 2nd Promoted 2030/31 Championship 13th 2031/32 Championship 8th 2032/33 Championship 2nd Promoted 2033/34 Premier League 10th 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I want to go again and I have had a very small club come through, so here we go. Club Introduction Walton & Hersham The Manager This is me. Personal Contract Season Contract Start Date Contract Expiry Date Pre Tax Wage Post Tax Wage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At start 24 June 2024 30 June 2025 £275 p/w £275 p/w Personal Coaching Data Season Reputation Qualifications Att Def Fit GkD GkH GkS Tac Tec Men SeP WWY Ada Det PlK YoK LoD PeM Mot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At start Minimal (0.50*) None 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Youth Level Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Poor Poor 0 Basic Basic Limited Obscure (0.50*) Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer Purchase Record Date Player Position Club Purchased From Country Transfer Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position F.A. Cup Carabao Cup Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gersdude123 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 59 minutes ago, DazRTaylor said: I want to go again and I have had a very small club come through, so here we go. Club Introduction Walton & Hersham The Manager This is me. Personal Contract Season Contract Start Date Contract Expiry Date Pre Tax Wage Post Tax Wage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At start 24 June 2024 30 June 2025 £275 p/w £275 p/w Personal Coaching Data Season Reputation Qualifications Att Def Fit GkD GkH GkS Tac Tec Men SeP WWY Ada Det PlK YoK LoD PeM Mot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At start Minimal (0.50*) None 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Youth Level Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Poor Poor 0 Basic Basic Limited Obscure (0.50*) Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer Purchase Record Date Player Position Club Purchased From Country Transfer Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position F.A. Cup Carabao Cup Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Good luck with your Journey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrobertgordon13 Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 (edited) 7 hours ago, DazRTaylor said: I want to go again and I have had a very small club come through, so here we go. Club Introduction Walton & Hersham The Manager This is me. Personal Contract Season Contract Start Date Contract Expiry Date Pre Tax Wage Post Tax Wage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At start 24 June 2024 30 June 2025 £275 p/w £275 p/w Personal Coaching Data Season Reputation Qualifications Att Def Fit GkD GkH GkS Tac Tec Men SeP WWY Ada Det PlK YoK LoD PeM Mot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At start Minimal (0.50*) None 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Youth Level Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Poor Poor 0 Basic Basic Limited Obscure (0.50*) Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer Purchase Record Date Player Position Club Purchased From Country Transfer Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position F.A. Cup Carabao Cup Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Good luck Edited April 15 by jrobertgordon13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted Thursday at 06:05 Share Posted Thursday at 06:05 It would appear my Walton & Hersham save is over. Let's just say it didn't go very well. I am restarting with a new team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted Thursday at 07:07 Share Posted Thursday at 07:07 Club Introduction Lewes The Manager This is me. Personal Contract Season Contract Start Date Contract Expiry Date Pre Tax Wage Post Tax Wage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At start 24 June 2024 30 June 2025 £675 p/w £525 p/w Personal Coaching Data Season Reputation Qualifications Att Def Fit GkD GkH GkS Tac Tec Men SeP WWY Ada Det PlK YoK LoD PeM Mot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At start Minimal (0.50*) None 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Youth Level Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Below Average Below Average 4 Basic Fairly Basic Basic Local (1.00*) Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer Purchase Record Date Player Position Club Purchased From Country Transfer Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position F.A. Cup Carabao Cup Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsFCFan7498 Posted Thursday at 20:22 Share Posted Thursday at 20:22 Basingstoke Town 203/37: Fairly Dull Premier League: 12th Champions League: Round of 16 - Lost to Real Madrid FA Cup: Quarter Final - Lost to Tottenham EFL Cup: Second Round - Lost to West Brom European/South American Club Challenge: Winners UEFA Super Cup: Winners Thought I'd mention the Champions League. However, we just weren't good enough to win it. Our first loss in European competition ever (including Europa and Europa Conference) came against Dortmund then Bayern. We needed to go through the Playoff Round but beat last year's Europa League Semi Final Rivals Villarreal 1-0 and 2-1. Their goal coming in the 2nd minute of injury time at the end of the second leg. Then we got Real Madrid in the Round of 16. Losing 2-1 at Home and 4-1 away. They're just World Class and we're not. Not a particularly exciting season and I'd taken a break around December/January from the game and came back with a fresh idea to reset the team. I know it's been a few months since the last update but here I am now. Though fortunately, it's not our worst Premier League season in terms of points or position. One in both. 13th with 48 when we won the Europa Conference League. When I came back, I identified a few week areas I wanted to freshen up. Took advantage of selling high-value players who were of no use and trying to find some diamonds in the rough when the best diamonds don't want to come here. We sold Riascos to Stuttgart and he's regularly playing for £33m rising another £10m. This is probably the most interesting part of the season. Goalscoring proved to be the issue this season and although Hernan Alvarez scored a first-half hattrick in a 6-1 demolition of Ipswich, he never really got going either. Spoiler Though it was done months ago in real time, I still want to mention them. As much as I thought it would be the start of something good, this was really the highlight of our season. After beating Lanus in the European/South American thing, we won the UEFA Super Cup. I wish I could remember why but based on the scoreline, it looked as if we'd turned up and Atleti just didn't. Any hopes of a European trophy next season don't exist as we didn't go far in the FA or Carabao Cup and didn't win the Champions League. Spoiler Trophy Cabinet Spoiler 2036/37 UEFA Super Cup 2036/37 European/South American Club Challenge 2035/36 Europa League 2034/35 Europa Conference League 2029/30 Sky Bet League One 2028/29 Sky Bet League Two 2027/28 National League 2026/27 FA Trophy 2026/27 Vanarama National League South 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted yesterday at 14:20 Share Posted yesterday at 14:20 (edited) End of Season Review Season 2024/25 Lewes League Table - League Fixtures 1 - League Fixtures 2 F. A. Cup - F. A Trophy Squad Harrison Dudziak - Favour Fawunmi - Max Thompson Transfers In 1 - Transfers In 2 - Transfers Out Personal Contract Season Contract Start Date Contract Expiry Date Pre Tax Wage Post Tax Wage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At start 24 June 2024 30 June 2025 £675 p/w £525 p/w 2024/25 26 March 2025 30 June 2026 £725 p/w ↑ £575 p/w ↑ Personal Coaching Data Season Reputation Qualifications Att Def Fit GkD GkH GkS Tac Tec Men SeP WWY Ada Det PlK YoK LoD PeM Mot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At start Minimal (0.50*) None 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 2024/25 Minimal = (1.00*) ↑ National B ↑↑ 6 ↑ 6 ↑ 2 ↑ 1 = 1 = 1 = 6 ↑ 6 ↑ 6 ↑ 3 ↑ 3 = 1 = 6 ↑ 4 ↑ 5 ↑ 12 ↑ 6 ↑ 5 ↑ Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Youth Level Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Below Average Below Average 4 Basic Fairly Basic Basic Local (1.00*) 2024/25 Below Average = Below Average = 4 = Basic = Adequate ↑↑ Average ↑↑ Local = (1.00*) = Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 55 50 9 3 130 49 +81 76.00% Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 50 38 9 3 130 49 +81 76.00% 298 days Transfer Purchase Record Date Player Position Club Purchased From Country Transfer Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18 March 2025 Sandy Gauld Striker Chippenham Town England £2,500 Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- 2024/25 Vanarama National League South Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- 1 x Vanarama National League South (2024/25) Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position F.A. Cup Carabao Cup Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024/25 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League South 1st Third Qualifying Round N/a Promoted as champions. F. A. Trophy second round. Edited yesterday at 14:20 by DazRTaylor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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