(FM24) Sir Alex Ferguson (SAF) Challenge - Crystal Palace

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STARTING THE SAF CHALLENGE ON FM24

Involves you simulating the game on FM24 until the 6th November and take over the club that sit in 19th in the Premier League on that day, pretty much what Sir Alex did did back in 1986 when he took over the reins as Manchester United manager.

 

RULES TO THE SAF CHALLENGE

The rules of this challenge is below.

You need to…

Stay at one club – The Scotsman managed Man United for 26 years.

Aim to bring Youth Players through – “Class of 92“.

Persuade long term players to become part of your backroom staff.

Goals of the Challenge…

Win a Domestic Cup/Trophy within 4 seasons – Ferguson won his first Cup vs Crystal Palace in 89/90.

Win a League title within 7 seasons – Ferguson won his first title in 92/93.

Win a League and Cup double within 8 seasons – Ferguson won his first double with United in 93/94.

Win a League, Cup and the Champions League within 13 seasons – Ferguson won the infamous treble in 98/99.

Total number of trophies that the Scotsman won during his managerial career at Old Trafford…

Premier League (13)

FA Cup (5)

League Cup (4)

Community Shield (10)

UEFA Champions League (2)

UEFA Europa League (1) (Replaces the Cup Winners Cup)

UEFA Super Cup (1)

FIFA Club World Cup (2) (One Replaces Intercontinental Cup)

No buying or selling from/to your direct rival

No more than 11 signings per season, of which only 8 can play in the first team that season

Spending restrictions. I will have no spending restriction on due to the transfer market is in a different world than the mid 80s through to the 2013 during Sir Alex’s time.

Promote as many youth players as you can and have a minimum of 1 player promoted from the youth academy in every single matchday squad. (The likes of Beckham, Giggs, Scholes & others were all part of the youth system and went on to become legends at the club)

Promote at least 1 new player to the youth academy to the senior team every single season. I would say the last two are really joint in some ways and I would have to see what club I get first to see if it’s achievable, well definitely the one with a youth player in the matchday squad.

 

 

On 6th November 2023…

The Premier League table looks like this…

 

Delano Chambers takesover Crystal Palace on a two and a half year deal

 

Three formations and systems I'll be sticking too are

 

4-4-2 (4-2-4)

4-2-3-1

 

4-3-3 (4-1-2-2-1)

 

The idea will be to buy players that can fit in to all three systems and cover various positions. individual training on under 21's and under 18's will be added to help their transition into the 1st team. as with the rules we must have atleast 1 home grwon player in the match day squad each game andthen promote one each yea into the first team squad.

 

Luckily for us we have two homegrown players in the first team squad already

TYRICK MITCHELL

 

 

NATHANIEL CLYNE

 

Crystal Palace produce alot of young gem players, which we will need to help us save money in the future to help us re-build this team.

 Ones to watch....

U 21'S

 

U 17'S

 

CLUB VISION / EXPECTATIONS

 

First season try and survive!

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November 2023

New staff was needed as we were short in a few departments. welcome to the club

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - Gordan Strachan

 

FIRST TEAM COACH - Paul McGuinnes

 

FIRST TEAM GK COACH - Wagner Miranda

 

 

U18'S COACH - Kieron Dyer

 

U18'S COACH - Onandi Lowe

 

U18'S COACH - Santiago Canizares

 

SCOUT - David Trezeguet

 

SCOUT - Radu Baicu

 

SCOUT - Joao Alfonso

 

SCOUT - Henry de Regt

 

FIXTURES - TWO MATCHES IN NOVEMBER

 

TOUGH DEFEAT AWAY AT BRENTFORD

 

FOLLOWED BY A HOME WIN AGAINST BURNLEY

 

LEAGUE TABLE

 

 

Edited November 12, 2023 by reggaeboy81

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DECEMBER 2023

 

Started off great with a massive win away at west ham, jeffery schlupp the hero

 

 

Next we went in over confident thinking an easy win away at Luton, we were outplayed and lost narrowly 2-1

 

Back to winning ways at home Sheff utd, huge win against a relegation rival

 

Winning ways continued at goodison with an away win against high flying everton

 

Aston villa were next to be beaton, the great form continues

 

Another huge 3 points against relegation threatened bournemouth

 

Last game was given, an away loss at Man City, with us playing two days later i rotated the whole team, played several academy players and took the L with us having forest in ahuge game a few days later

 

BUT OVERALL 15 OUT OF POSSIBLE 21 IS MASSIVE FOR OUR SURVIVAL!!

 

 

13TH What a turnaround if we can keep our points total higher than our games played we'll hit the magic 40 points, fingers crossed!.

 

AND IN OTHER NEWS!

 

Please be a tycoon takeover, palace are in huge debt and no funds for transfers, hopefully the current chairman backs us either way. 

 

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January 2024

NEW YEARS DAY WIN AGAINST FOREST, RESTING PLAYERS IN OUR PREVIOUS MATCH VS MAN CITY VINDICATED, YOUNGSTER AND BROTHER OF EZE, CHIMA EZE WITH A GOAL TOO

 

 

FA CUP 3RD ROUND WIN OVER HAMPTON & RICHMOND, BOTH EZE BROTHERS ON THE SCORE SHEET

 

 

THEN THE BIG NEWA, WE KNEW EITHER MARC GHEUI OR JOACHIM ANDERSON WOULD ATRACT INTEREST, BUT WITH OUR FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND THE FACT WE HAVE GOOD REPLACEMENT IN CHRIS RICHARDS, WE SOLD FOR 45M A GOOD DEAL CONSIDERING HIS 25M VALUE

 

 

IT MEANT WE COULD STRENGTHEN THE SQUAD, WITH AYEW AWAY AT THE AFRICAN NATIONS, WE NEEEDED DEPTH UP FRONT. WELCOME MARCOS LEONARDO FOR 7.25M

 

WE ALSO SIGNED AMAZING PROSPECT ASSANE DIAO ON FREE TRANSFER FOR NEXT SEASON, HIS SUMMER TRANSFER WILL COUNT TOWARDS OUR MAX 11 TRANSFERS PER WINDOW

 

WE THEN WON THE DERBY VS BRIGHTON

 

 

MORE TRANSFER NEWS AND PLANS FOR THR FUTURE. FILIP BUNDGAARD JOINS FOR 5.75M FROM RANDERS

 

A NARROW DEFEAT TO LEAGUE LEADERS LIVERPOOL WAS NEXT WITH BUNDGAARD HITTING THE CROSSBAR IN INJURY TIME

 

FA CUP 4TH ROUND, A GREAT HOME WIN OVER PLYMOUTH WITH ANOTHER YOUTH ACADEMY PROSPECT SCORING IN JESURUN RAK-SAKYI

 

A GREAT BATTLING 0-0 DRAW WITH TOTTENHAM CONTINUES OUR GOOD FORM

 

 

BRANDON WILLIAMS WILL JOIN US INTHE SUMMER ALONGSIDE DIAO, TWO OF OUR ALLOTTED MAX 11 SIGNINGS IN THE SUMMER CONFIRMED, GREAT PRICE AT 600K

 

A GREAT WINDOW, MONEY WELL SPENT AFTER ANDERSON LEFT, MONEY IN THE BANK STILL, GREAT RESULTS IN THE LEAGUE AND CUP CONSIDERING WE WAS WITHOUT DACOURE, SCHLUPP AND AYEW AT THE AFRICAN NATIONS

 

SITTING IN 12TH POSITION 14 POINTS ABOVE THE DROP, THINGS ARE LOOKING UP AT PALACE, HOPEFULLY WE WILL HIT THE MAGIC 40 POINTS SOON AND PLAN FOR NEXT SEASON

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FEB/MARCH 2023

 

STARTED OFF WITH 1-0 DEFEAT TO BOURNEMOUTH, FEEL LIKE WE GOT FM'D

 

WE THEN SMASHED WOLVES 4-1, WOLVES REMAIN IN THE BOTTOM 3 OF THE LEAGUE

 

 

NO NO NO JUST NO! TYCOON DREAM TAKEOVER COULD BE OVER. FFS!

 

 

MORE BAD NEWS AS WE LOST 4-1 AT OLD TRAFFORD

 

GOOD BATTLING 2-2 DRAW AT VILLA PARK. OUR BRAZILIAN MARCOS LEONARDO SETTLING IN WELL

 

ABIT OF PRAISE FROM THE MEDIA IS ALWAYS NICE

 

GREAT HOME WIN TO BRENTFORD, OUR BRAZILIAN AGAIN ON THE SCORE SHEET AND WE ARE IN TO THE QTR FINALS OF THE FA CUP

 

WE DO THE DOUBLE OVER EVERTON WITH A 2-1 WIN AT HOME

 

CRAZY GAME AT BRAMMAL LANE. POOR DEFENDING FROM US, BUT A HATTRICK FOR MARCOS LEONARDO

 

 

FA CUP QTR FINAL WIN, ALTHOUGH IT TOOK PENS TO BEAT BLACKBURN WE ARE INTO THE SEMI-FINALS!

 

HOME WIN VS LUTON EVEN WITH A ROTATED TEAM WE GET THE THREE POINTS, BUNGAARD ALSO GRABS HIS FIRST GOAL FOR THE CLUB

 

 

TOUGH AWAY DEFEAT TO NEWCASTLE, BUT ON REFLECTION PROB THE CORRECT RESULT

 

11TH NOW IN THE LEAGUE, A MIXED BAG OF RESULTS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS BUT SLOWLY CREEPING TO MATHMATICAL SAFETY AND A SEMI-FINAL TOO LOOK FORWARD TOO.

Edited November 14, 2023 by reggaeboy81

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APRIL

 

STARTED OFF WITH A BIG WIN WEST HAM IN THE LEAGUE 

 

A DRAW VS BRENTFORD WAS NEXT

 

WE THE BEAT RELEGATION THRREATEND BURNLEY

 

 

THEN ON TO THE BIG ONE, AFTER GOING BEHIND IN THE FIRST HALF, A SECOND HALF COMEBACK SAW US HEAD TO THE FINAL! WHAT A RESULT FRO PALACE IN THR FIRST SEASON

 

WE WILL FACE LONDON RIVALS CHELSEA AT WEMBLEY

 

FA CUP HANGOVER SAW US LOSE AT FULHAM IN OUR FINAL GAME IN APRIL

 

 

CURRENTLY 10TH AND ONLY 3 POINTS BEHIND 8TH PLACED TOTTENHAM HAS BEEN AN AMAZING TURNAROUND AFTER TAKING OVER PALACE WITH THEM ONLY HAVING 3 POINTS. MAY WILL BE TOUGH WITH OUR REMAINING THREE HOME GAMES  AGAINST CHELSEA(H), LIVERPOOL (A) AND ARSENAL (H).. AND OF COURSE A FA CUP FINAL

[keeper#1]

48 points.  Time to start planning for next season and gear up for the FA Cup.

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MAY

 

FINAL THREE LEAGUE GAMES STARTED OFF WITH 2-1 HOME WIN OVER CHELSEA

 

 

NEXT WAS LIVERPOOL AT ANFIELD, THEY NEEDED A WIN FOR THE TITLE, AND MAC ALLISTER RESCUED THEM IN 91ST MIN

 

FINAL LEAGUE A HOME WIN OVER MANAGERLESS ARSENAL. GREAT WAY TO END THE SEASON

 

FINAL LEAGUE TABLE HAS CRYSTAL PALACE MOVE FROM 19TH WHEN WE TOOK OVER TO 10TH ONLY 4 POINTS OFF EUROPE. LUTON, BURNLEY AND SHEFF UTD ARE RELEGATED

NOW THE FINAL AT WEMBLEY

 

A CLOSE GAME SAW US UNFORTUNATELY LOSE 2-1 VS CHELSEA, WE PUT A GREAT FIGHT AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE BACK AT WEMBLEY ONE DAY AND LIFT THE CUP

 

SAD TO LOSE THE FA CUP FINAL, BUT OVERALL ITS BEEN A GREAT 6 MONTHS AT THE CLUB. SUMMER PLANS BEGIN NOW, WITH CERTAINS PLAYERS HAVING BUYOUT CLAUSES, WE NEED TO RECRUIT CAREFULLY AND BE PREPARED TO CHALLENGE FOR EUROPEAN PLACES.

 

SEASON ONE DONE.....

 

 

[Rick87]

Great turn around from when you started out in the bottom three, and unlucky in the cup. 

[Mr Jabay]

Good luck, sounds like a great challenge! I hope you'll have lots of great youngsters coming in:)

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SEASON 2.     2024/25

JUNE

Started off with Marc Guehi talking about leaving the club because he felt Crystal Palace could not match his ambition. with a £89m release clause Arsenal were hovering, but after talkes M Guehi agreed to give the manager the summer to prove the club has ambition.

Other rumours has Ebere Eze having a £48m release clause, and because teams in the english prem and in saudi interested he refuses to sign a new deal, can we hold on to him?

Tyrick Mitchell has a £69m release clause and also has teams in saudi looking at him, im happy with his release clause, but will he stay?

 

NOW ON TO BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.

 

BACKROOM STAFF

The club mutually terminated alot of deadwood and have improved the staff throughout, still not the best in the league but we are now in the top 10 in the country for most departments

 

TRANSFER BUDGET - A NICE £49M TO SPEND. CAN WE INCREASE THAT WITH SALES?

 

DEPARTURES: TOTAL: £55M

JEFFERSON LERMA - WOLVES - £18M

JEAN - PHILLIPE MATETA  - BOURNEMOUTH - £16M

JEFFREY SCHLUPP - SHEFFIELD UNITED - £12M

SAM JOHNSTONE - WEST HAM - £9M

WILL HUGHES - WOLVES - FREE

JAIIRO RIEDEWALD - WEST BROM - FREE

JAMES TOMKINS - FREE

NATHANIEL CLYNE - RETIRED

 

GREAT BUSINESS FROM THE CLUB AS ALOT WERE AGEING PLAYERS.

 

NOW ON TO THE GOOD STUFF, WHO HAS JOINED PALACE SO FAR THIS SEASON

INCOMINGS: TOTAL: £18.25

 

ANDRE -  FLUMINENSE - £14.25M

 

 

HENRIQUE ARAUJO -  FAMALICAO - £3.4M

 

BRANDON WILLIAMS - MANCHERSTER UNITED - £600K

 

RYAN SESSEGNON - TOTTENHAM - FREE

 

ASSANE DIAO - REAL BETIS - FREE

 

ALEX McCARTHY - SOUTHAMPTON - FREE

FINANCIAL GENUIS SO FAR, HARDLY ANY OUTLAY AND WEVE REPLACED LERMA WITH ANDRE , JOHNSTONE WITH McCARTHY, REIDEWALD WITH WILLIAMS, SCHLUPP WITH DIAO, MATETA WITH ARAUJO AND HUGHES WITH SESSEGNON.

 

THE CLUB IS WORKING HARD AT ADDING TO THE SQUAD, LINKS WITH DEFENDERS AND ANOTHER STRIKER ARE IN THE WORKS, HOPEFULLY NO MORE DEPARTURES AS WE LOOK TO HOLD ON TO TH REST OF THE MAIN SQUAD. AS PER THE RULES WE CAN ONLY SIGN A MAX OF 11 PLAYERS PER WINDOW, SO 6 IN 5 SPACES LEFT. AND WE ALSO HAVE TO PROMOTE ONE ACADEMY PLAYER TO THE MAIN SQUAD EACH SEASON.

SO CONGRATULATIONS

MALACHI BOATENG. HE WILL STAY IN THE FIRST TEAM SQUAD, WE MAY CALL UP  MORE ACADEMY PLAYERS DURING THE SEASON

 

PRE - SEASON IS NEXT AND WHO KNOWS MORE SIGNINGS!

 

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JULY

PRE-SEASON COMPLETE GOOD OPPOSITION AND BOYS ARE AREING TO GO

 

INTEREST IN EZE HAS ENDED SO HE HAS NOW SIGNED A NEW 5 YEAR DEAL WITH THE CLUB WITH NO RELEASE CLAUSE

WE TRIED TO SIGN FIRMINHO ON A FREE BUT HE CHOSE MAN UTD AND AS A LIVERPOOL FAN IN REAL LIFE THAT HURT ALOT

ANDRE AND FRANCA WERE BOTH CALLED UP TO THE BRAZIL OLYMPIC SQAUD AND WILL MISS THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON

WE TOOK ON ANTHONY MARTIAL ON TRIAL BUT HE HAS FAILED TO IMPRESS

 

HOWEVER WE HAVE ADDED TO THE SQAUD AND MARC GEUHI IS NOW HAPPY, ALOTHOUGH INTEREST IN HIM HAS EMERGED FROM REAL MADRID.

ANYWAY ON TO THE NEW SIGNINGS

 

KILIANN SIDILLIA JOINS FROM FREIBURG FOR £12M TO SURE UP OUR DEFENSE

 

ROONY BARDGHJI JOINS FROM FC KOBENHAVN FOR £9.5M

 

SO ON TO THE SEASON. WE KICK OFF AWAY AT ARSENAL. WISH ME LUCK

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AUGUST

AW HERE WE GO AGAIN, BEST BE TRUE THIS TIME

 

 

OPENING GAME OF THE SEASON, NOT THE START WE WANTED, NO ANDRE OR FRANCA WHO ARE STILL AT THE OLYMPICS, ARSENAL PUT US TO THE SWORD

 

FIRST HOME GAME AND A CRACKING WIN AGAINST BRENTFORD. BRANDON WILLIAMS WITH HIS 1ST GOAL FRO THE CLUB FOLLOWED BY A BRACE FROM MARCOS AND A GOAL FROM BUNDGAARD

 

AMAZING AWAY DAY PERFOMANCE AT EVERTON, ANDRE WAS INJURED, BUT MARCOS LEONARDO KEEPING THOSE BRAZILIAN VIBES ALIVE WITH A HATTRICK

 

 

EFL LEAGUE CUP 2ND ROUND SAW US KNOCKED OUT BY TWO LATE GOALS. LOTS OF ROTATION AND GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR NEW AND YOUNG PLAYERS

 

LAST GAME OF THE MONTH! AND WHAT A WIN, PROB THE BEST PERFORMANCE SINCE I BECAME MANAGER. MARCOS IS ON FIRE AND A 1ST EVER GOAL FOR OUR HOME GROWN MALACHI BOATENG

 

THE RUMOURS WONT GO AWAY. COULD THIS ACTUALLY HAPPEN

 

CONGRATS TO MARCOS LEONARDO, WELL DESERVED YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD

 

 

WITH £55M BURNING A WHOLE IN OUR POCKETS, PALACE FELT THE TIME TO GO FOR IT WAS NOW. DUCOURE NEEDED COMPETITION SO WELCOME

 

MANU KONE - GLADBACH - £42M

 

CAPTAIN JOEL WARD CAME TO ME WITH THE SQUAD AND EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERN AT THE LACK OF STRENGTH IN DEPTH IN THE GOALKEEPING DEPARTMENT. SO WELCOME

PLAMEN ANDREEV - LEVSKI SOFIA - £2.4M

 

FINAL SIGNING IS LIAM KELLY - MOTHERWELL - £4.8M

 

 

HOPEFULLY THESE SIGNINGS WILL APPEASE THE PLAYERS. ONCE MY REPUTATION AT THE CLUB BUILDS I WONT BE BOWING TO SUCH DEMANDS.

 

ROLL ON THE REST OF THE SEASON.. AND A BIG THANKS TO ALL READING AND FOLLOWING THIS SAVE.

 

 

[keeper#1]

Come on, tycoon!  Big Bucks.  Big Bucks.  No whammies!

[reggaeboy81]

16 hours ago, keeper#1 said:

Come on, tycoon!  Big Bucks.  Big Bucks.  No whammies!

im hoping so because the money has all gone now lol.. hopefully get europe this season but ive got to give the new signings time to settle in

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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER

 

DISSAPOINTING RESULT VS FULHAM, WE ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND A SETTLED SIDE

 

FEELS LIKE MORE POINTS DROPPED VS FOREST 

 

WE ENDED A MISERABLE SEPTEMBER WITH A LOSS AWAY AT WEST HAM, BOTH MARCOS LEONARDO AND EDOUARD OUT INJURED.

 

MORE BAD NEWS!... I WILL NEVER BELIEVE THE MEDIA AGAIN. PLEASED I SPENT ALL OUR CURRENT CHAIRMANS MONEY NOW. HE'LL HAVE TO SELL SOON HAHA

 

OCTOBER STARTED WITH WHAT FELT LIKE MORE DROPPED POINTS AT HOME VS BOURNEMOUTH

 

THE POOR RUN CONTINUES VS NEWLY PROMOTED LEICESTER

 

FINALLY THE NO WIN STREAK ENDS WITH A GREAT WIN OVER NEWCASTLE AT HOME, LETS HOPE WE CAN BUILD ON THIS RESULT GOING INTO NOVEMBER

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NOVEMBER

GREAT START TO THE MONTH A 3-0 WIN AGAINST NEWLY PROMOTED SOUTHAMPTON, MARCOS LEONARDO STILL THE MAN, HE WON YOUNG PLAYER OFTHE MONTH IN OCTOBER AND MY SQAUD IS STILL UPSET ABOUT THE LACK OF GOALKEEPERS, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOUR NOW. GIVE ME STRENGTH

 

THE AWAY FORM IS STARTING TO IMPROVE SLOWLY, GREAT AWAY WIN, AND HENRIQUE ARAUJO GETS HIS 1ST GOAL FOR THE CLUB

 

NOVEMBER SEEMS TO BE OUR MONTH, FOUR WINSD ON THE BOUNCE NOW, 3-1 VS VILLA, HENRIQUE ARAUJO SCORES AGAIN

 

THE MONTH ENDS WITH ANOTHER AWAY WIN AT ELLAND ROAD, HENRIQUE ARAUJO IS HITTING GREAT FORM

 

THAT FORM HAS BEEN AWARDED WITH THE PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD

 

MAKE THAT A DOUBLE FOR PALACE AND A THIRD YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR MARCOS LEONARDO

 

ALL THAT MEANS WE SIT IN FOURTH PLACE, WOW.. LOTS OF TEAMS IN CLOSE POINTS OF EACH OTHER, AND WE HAVE A TOUGH DECEMBER COMING UP WITH GAMES AGAINST THE LIKES OF LIVERPOOL AND CHELSEA COMING UP.

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DECEMBER

 

WHAT A START TO THE MONTH.. 3-0 WIN AT ANFIELD. 

 

NEARLY GOT REVENGE AGAINST CHELSEA BUT WE WILL TAKE A DRAW

 

OK WOW THIS JUST HAPPENDED.  3-0 AT ANFIELD AND NOW THE SAME AT CITY!

 

HUGE DERBY WIN AGAINST OUR RIVAL BRIGHTON. SIX OF THE BEST!

 

A CREADIBLE DRAW AT HOME WITH MAN UTD

 

OK DIDNT SEE THIS LOSS COMING, BOURNEMOUTH AWAY SEEMS TO BE  A BOGEY FIXTURE

 

ANOTHER MONTH ANOTHER YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR MARCOS LEONARDO

 

WHAT A CRAZY SEASON, VILLA IN SECOND, WEST HAM FOURTH, PALACE FIFTH, CHELSEA , MAN UTD AND TOTTENHAM STRUGGLING. HALF WAY THROUGH THE SEASON WE HAVE ONE EYE ON EUROPE, THATS THE DREAM.

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JANUARY 2025

 

THE NEW YEAR STARTED WITH A HOME DRAW WITH HIGH FLYING WEST HAM 1-1

 

WE THEN BEAT LUTON IN FA CUP, A TROPY WE HAVE TO WIN BY THE END OF SEASON 4 FOR THE CHALLENGE

 

THEN ANOTHER HUGE WIN THIS TIME AWAT AT NEWCASTLE, ANOTHER 3-0 WIN AGAINST A BIG GUN IN THE LEAGUE

 

GREAT RESULY AT OLD TRAFFORD SAW US DRAW 2-2. MARCOS LEONARDO RESCUING US IN INJURY TIME

 

THE AL-HILAL MADE THEIR MOVE FOR TYRICK MITCHEL, HE WANTED TO SPEAK TO THEM DUE THE WAGES THEY WOULD PAY HIM, THEY INITIALLY BID £25M WE ASKED FOR £62M (HIS BUYOUT CLAUSE) , NO  HESTATION THEY ACCEPTED. AN OFFER WE COULDNT REFUSE

 

WE THEN LEFT IT LATE TO BEAT A SPIRITED LEICESTER IN THE LEAGUE

 

WITH THE MONEY FROM T.MITCHELL SALE, WE MADE OUR MOVE FOR OUT OF FAVOUR RICO LEWIS, HIS BUYOUT CLAUSE IN HIS CONTRACT IS NOT GREAT BUT FOR THE VALUE, IT IS A GREAT REPLACEMENT

 

WE ALSO AGREED A PRE-CONTRACT FOR JONATHAN DAVID FOR SEASON 3. GREAT COMPETION FOR , MARCOS LEONARDO, ARAUJO AND EDUARD, ESPECIALLY IF WE MAKE EUROPE NEXT SEASON

 

FINAL GAME OF THE MONTH SAW US BEAT NEWCASTLE AGAIN, THIS TIME IN THE FAC UP, THE DREAM CONTINUES

 

 

 

ARGENTINIAN BARCO NOW OF REAL MADRID WAS TRANSER LISTED WE TRIED DESPERATELY TO GET THE DEAL DONE TO NO AVAIL. WE WILL GO BACK IN FOR HIM DURING THE SUMMER WINDOW

 

AT THE END OF JAN WE ARE SERIOUSLY LOOKING AT TRYING TO TAKE PALACE INTO EUROPE NEXT SEASON. LETS HOPE FOR A BIG SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON

 

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FEB / MARCH 2025

FEB STARTED OFF WITH A 3-1 WIN AWAY AT BRENTFORD, WE KEEP MARCHING ON TO EUROPEN LEAGUE PLACES

 

CITY GET REVENGE ON US, A 2-1 WIN FOR THEM AT SELHURT PARK AFTER A LATE AKANJI WINNER

 

BACK TO WINNING WAYS AGAINST TITLE CHASING ARSENAL, WHAT A WIN

 

ANOTHER DERBY WIN, THATS 11 GOALS IN TOTAL WEVE PUT PAST BRIGHTON

 

THE FA CUP DREAM IS OVER. THE RULES STATE WE MUST WIN A CUP OR TROPHY BY THE END OF SEASON FOUR JUST LIKE SIR ALEX

 

FEB AWARDS. ANOTHER YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR MARCOS LEONARDO. WHAT A PLAYER

 

STARTED MARCH OFF WITH 3-3 DRAW AT CHELSEA. DISSAPOINTING THOUGH, WE WERE 3-0 UP AFTER 54MINS AND WE LET IT SLIP

 

TRANSFER NEWS! WE FINALLY GET A DEAL DONE FRO VALENTIN BARCO. LAST OF OUR BUDGET SQUEEZED TO GET IN HIM SIGNED FOR THE SUMMER. HE WILL JONATHAN DAVID IN JUNE AT SELHURT PARK.

£15.5M IS A BARGIN.

 

THEN A HOME WIN AGAINST LEAGUE LEADERS LIVERPOOL, WHAT A RESULT. 93RD MIN WINNER

 

2 POINTS DROPPED IT FELT AGAINST BOTTOM OF THE LEAGUE WOLVES TO THE END THE MONTH

 

DOUBLE AWARD WINNER MARCOS LEONARDO.  WHAT A SEASON HE HAS HAD!

 

7 GAMES TO GO, CAN WE BREAK THE TOP FOUR. ID BE HAPPY WITH THE EURPA LEAGUE, BUT WE ARE SO CLOSE TO THE BIGGEST EUROPEAN COMPETITION

Edited November 18, 2023 by reggaeboy81

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APRIL / MAY

VILLA AGAIN PUT US TO THE SWORD

 

BACK TO WINNING WAYS WITH A CONVINCING WIN AWAY AT SOUTHAMPTON

 

CHRIS RICHARDS SEASON IS OVER, BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR DEFENSE

 

GOOD HOME WIN VS LEEDS, WE KEEP PUSHING FOR THE TOP FOUR

 

DIFFICULT DEFEAT TO TAKE. LATE GOALS FROM TOTENHAM COULD PUT A DENT IN OUR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HOPES

 

LAST THREE GAMES OF THE SEASON WE NEED WEST HAM TO LOSE AND US TO WIN ALL THREE. FIRST ONE DOWN A WIN AT HOME TO EVERTON

 

WE KEEP THE PRESSURE ON WEST HAM FOR FOURTH WITH A LATE WIN AT FOREST

 

WE WIN OUR LAST GAME AT HOME, BUT WEST HAM BEAT BRIGHTON TO SEND THEM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. WE FINISH FIFTH, A GREAT SEASON. BUT SO CLOSE TO THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

 

WELL DESERVED YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR MARCOS LEONARDO

 

 

 

OVERALL A FANTASIC SEASON. WE NOW NEED TO FIND OUR FIRST TROPHY AND KEEP PALACE IN THE FIGHT FOR EUROPEAN PLACES. BUT PALACE ARE IN EUROPE NEXT SEASON, GET YOUR PASSPORTS READY.

 

HOW THE PLAYERS FAIRED THIS SEASON. WE HAVE A GREAT YOUNG SQUAD AND TWO AMAZING PLAYERS IN J.DAVID AND V.BARCO COMING IN THE SUMMER. 

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SEASON 3.  2025/26

JUNE / JULY

 

LETS START OFF WITH THE GREAT NEWS. WE ARE IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. ORIGINALLY QUALIFIED FOR THE EUROPA LEAGUE, BUT THANKS TO COEFFICIENT POINTS, ENGLAND GET AN EXTRA PLACE, WE ARE IN! 

 

OTHER HOUSEKEEPING INCLUDES, JOEL WARD, RETIRED, AND AS PER THE RULES WE TRY AND GET LONG TERM CLUB PLAYERS TO JOIN THE STAFF, J,WARD WILL START OFF COACHING WITH THE U18'S TEAM

 

ON TO THE STAFF, WE ADDED A COUPLE OF NEW MEMBERS, BUT WE PUT MOST OF THE CURRENT STAFF ON COURSES, WE ARE SLOWLY GETTING THE BEST BACKROOM STAFF IN THE LEAGUE

 

NOW ON TO THE MADNESS OF THE SUMMER TRANSFERS

DEPARTURES: TOTAL = £96.95M

ODSONNE EDOUARD - AL-HILAL - £28M

 

ROB HOLDING - AL-QADSIAH - £8.75M

 

JOHN-KYMANI GORDON - PORTMOUTH - £1.2M

 

AND THE BIGGEST DEPARTURE, AND AGAIN ONE THAT WASNT PLANNED

DEAN HENDERSON - AL-NASSR - £59M

 

SO SOME PLANNED SALES AND ONE NOT SO PLANNED. AND AS PER THE RULES WE NEEDED TO PROMOTE ATLEAST ONE PLAYER FROM THE ACADEMY. CONGRATS.

MOFE JEMIDE. VERY EXCITING CENTRE BACK. WE WILL ALSO HAVE THREE MORE HOME GROWN PLAYERS IN THE SQUAD FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RULES

 

ARRIVALS: TOTAL: £182.7M

 

AS YOU HAVE READ EARLIER IN THE THREAD WE AGREED A DEAL WITH REAL MADRID FOR VALENTIN BARCO - £15.5M

 

WE ALSO HAD A PRE-CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH LILLE FOR JONATHAN DAVID - FREE TRANSFER

 

WE THE FOUND THIS RE-GEN GEM.

BREN WORRALL - BOLTON - £3.2M

 

DECIDED TO STRENGTHEN OUR MIDFIELD WITH THIS TALENTED YOUNGSTER

ARCHIE GRAY - LEEDS UNITED - £36M

 

WE NEEDED A NEW NUMBER 1. SO WE RAIDED LEEDS UNITED AGAIN THIS TIME FOR

ILLAN MESLIER - LEEDS UNITED - £43M

 

NOW I FELT LIKE WE COULD STILL IMPROVE OUR STRIKE FORCE WITH EDOUARD GOING BUT DAVID COMING IN. WE HAD CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NOW, WE NEED TO SHOW FORCE. WE LOOKED AT MOUKOKO AT DORTMUND, CARBONI AT INTER. THEN AN AGENT SAID, TRY YOUR LOOK WITH MY CLIENTS CURRENT CLUB. SO WE PUT A CHEEKY BID IN, IT WAS REJECTED DUE TO THEM HAVING A £140M BUYOUT CLAUSE, SO WE TRIED ONE MORE TIME, THIS TIME £65M UPFRONT WITH £20M ADD ONES. THIS WOULD SMASH OUR TRANSFER RECORD. 

 

AND IT WAS ACCEPTED.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PALACE FANS AROUND WORLD. WE HAVE THE FUTURE FRONT TWO OF BRAZIL NOW ALONG WITH MARCOS LEONARDO.

WELCOME..

ENDRICK!

 

WHAT A COUP FROM REAL MADRID THIS WAS.  ALONG WITH MARCOS LEONARDO, ANDRE, AND FRANCA WE ARE BRINGING THE SAMBA TO CRYSTAL PALACE.

 

AUGUST STILL TO GO ITS BEEN A CRAZY SUMMER, WE NEED TO BED IN THESE PLAYERS QUICK AND MAYBE OFLOAD A COUPLE TOO. ILL SEE YOU ALL SOON FOR THE START OF SEASON 3

Edited November 19, 2023 by reggaeboy81

[Jogo Bonito]

I like Palace and think they're one of the best EPL picks for this version of FM.

Good progression so far, and agree a massive coup to land Endrick at a great age. A very strong squad assembled now, 

[keeper#1]

Great signings.  Things are looking up for The Eagles!

[reggaeboy81]

yea they are great team touse, lots of youth prospects too

[reggaeboy81]

14 hours ago, keeper#1 said:

Great signings.  Things are looking up for The Eagles!

presures on now to win a trophy lol

[reggaeboy81]

AUGUST 2025

NOT THE START WE WANTED, A 1-O LOSS AT BRENTFORD, AN EVEN GAME WON BY MBEUNO

 

NEXT WAS PREM LEAGUE CLASSIC, 5-4 WIN AGAINST PALACE, ENDRICK GETTING HIS 1ST GOAL FOR THE CLUB

 

WE ENDED THE MONTH WITH 3-0 AWAY WIN AT FOREST, WE LEFT IT LATE BUT A WINS A WIN. ILL TAKE 6 POINTS OUT OF A POSSIBLE 9

 

MATHEUS FRANCA YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH, THE BRAZILIANS STILL DOINGTHE BUSINESS

 

EARLY DAYS IN THE LEAGUE, THE AIM IS A CUP WIN AND EUROPE AGAIN

 

QUIET DEADLINE DAY FOR ONCE ONLY ONE OUT

 

NAOUIROU AHAMADE - SWANSEA - LOAN

 

SQUAD FOR THE SEASON

FIRST CHOICE       SECOND CHOICE         THIRD CHOICE BACK UPS

STRIKERS

MARCOS LEONARD

ENDRICK

JONATHAN DAVID

HENRIQUE ARAUJO

WINGERS

EBERE EZE

MICHAEL OLISE

FILLIP BUNDGAARD

ROONY BARDGHJI

JESRUN RAK-SAKYI (HOME GROWN)

ASSANE DIAO

MIDFIELDERS

ANDRE

MANU KONE

CHEICK DOUCOURE

MATHEUS FRANCA

ARCHIE GRAY

MALACHI BOATENG (HOME GROWN)

FULL BACKS

RYAN SESSEGNON

RICO LEWIS

VALENTIN BARCO

BRANDON WILLIAMS

TAYO ADARAMOLA (HOME GROWN)

CENTRAL DEFENDERS

MARC GUEHI

CHRIS RICHARDS

KILIANN SILDILLA

MOFE JEMIDE (HOME GROWN)

BREN WORRALL

GOAL KEEPERS

ILAN MESLIER

LIAM KELLY

ALEX MCCARTHY

 

 

 

 

 

 

[reggaeboy81]

SEPT / OCT

START OFF WITH THE TAKEOVER NEWS.. AGAIN

 

SEPTEMBER STARTED OFF WITH A LATE 3-2 WIN OVER EVERTON, BARCO WITH THE WINNER

 

PALACE'S FIRST EVER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAME WAS A WIN OVER GENT. WE ARE UP AND RUNNING

 

BACK TO PREM ACTION, A 2-0 WIN AT CRAVEN COTTAGE, DOUCOURE WITH A BRACE

 

LEAGUE CUP ACTION, GOOD WIN OVER PRESTON, ALLOWED US TO ROTATE THE SQAUD TOO

 

SHOCK HOME DEFEAT TO LEEDS. SUMMERVILLE WITH A LAST MINUTE SCREAMER

 

WE THEN GOT FM'D IN SWITZERLAND AGAINST BASEL, GOT TO REMEMBER ITS OUR FIRST SEASON IN EUROPE AND NOT BE DISHEARTEND

 

INTO OCTOBER MORE TAKEOVER NEWS. A TRANSFER EMBARGO. GOOD JOB I SPENT ALL THE MONEY ALREADY LOL

 

WAIT WHAT! AFTER ALL IVE DONE, I HOPE THE TYCOON TAKES OVER NOT THIS RIVAL CONSORTIUM

 

OCTOBER STARTED WITH A CONVINCING WIN OVER BOURNEMOUTH, THE BRAZILIANS DO THEIR THING AGAIN

 

WE FINALLY TAKE A POINT AWAY FROM OLD TRAFFORD, GREAT GAME

 

BACK TO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, A FAMOUS NIGHT AND A FAMOUS WIN FOR PALACE OVER ROMA

 

LUTON GOT SMASHED 6-1 AT HOME, THE GOOD FORM CONTINUES

 

NEXT ROUND OF THE LEAGUE CUP SEE'S US BEAT WEST HAM 3-0 AT HOME, THROUGH TO THE QTR FINALS

 

TWO DAYS LATER AND THE FINAL GAME OF OCTOBER A HARD FOUGHT WIN AWAY AT SUNDERLAND. 

 

MARCOS LEONARDO PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER

 

FILIP BUNDGAARD YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER, A DOUBLE FOR PALACE

 

LEAGUE LOOKS GOOD SO FAR, WE HAVE PLAYED ONE MORE GAME AND ITS EARLY DAYS, BUT ATOP FOUR FINISH WOULD BE AMAZING

 

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS STILL FOR THE TAKING, WE HAVE PORTO, BOLOGNA, WEST HAM, AT MADRID AND MAN CITY STILL TO COME

[NR8571]

Brilliant progress for such a short period of time. I signed Marcos Leonardo in a save last year and he was unstoppable after a few years-- he and Endrick are a great pairing to have so early on. 

[reggaeboy81]

16 hours ago, NR8571 said:

Brilliant progress for such a short period of time. I signed Marcos Leonardo in a save last year and he was unstoppable after a few years-- he and Endrick are a great pairing to have so early on. 

Thanks, its going well so far. we do need to win a trophy soon, and a takeover, palace have a lot of debt and its hard to build up finances to extend the stadium and training facilities. two chairman loans end in 2027 

[Domoboy23]

You seem like you're enjoying this save very much. So are we reading. It's a good save is Palace, fairly blank slate to take it in any direction you choose.

[reggaeboy81]

18 hours ago, Domoboy23 said:

You seem like you're enjoying this save very much. So are we reading. It's a good save is Palace, fairly blank slate to take it in any direction you choose.

Yeah def is a good save and team to use, i was hoping for them or wolves. only thing with palace is the chairmans debts, hes taken another loan out which ill put in my next blog, we are now paying out £2m pm in repayments. ill have to keep them in the champions league for a good few seasons, ideally we need a stadium increase. nov/dec results coming up soon 

[reggaeboy81]

NOV/DEC

LETS START WITH SOME HOUSE KEEPING

QUICK GLANCE AT MARCOS LEONARDO SHOWS HIM THAT HE COULD BE THE NEXT RONALDO R9.. VERY VERY HAPPY WITH THIS. ALSO GOT HIM TO SIGN A NEW DEAL TO GET RID OF HIS MINIMUM RELEASE CLAUSE

 

CONSORTIUM HAVE PULLED OUT AGAIN. 

 

WHICH MEANT STEVE PARISH TOOK OUT A MORTGAGE ON THE CLUB, HE KEEPS GIVING ME TRANSFER MONEY, BUT THE CLUB ARE IN SERIOUS DEBT AND ARE PAYING £2M PER MONTH IN REPAYMENTS

 

ON TO THE FIXTURES / RESULTS

 

NOV STARTED WITH A DEFEAT AWAY TO PORTO

 

FINALLY A WIN THE LEAGUE AGAINST VILLA, GOOD 3 POINTS EARNED 

 

GREAT AWAY DRAW AT TITLE CHASING CITY

 

DISSAPOINTING HOME DRAW IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AGAINST BOLOGNA, QUALIFICATION TO KNOCKOUTS LOOKING SLIM

 

MORE DROPPED POINTS AT HOME TO NEWCASTLE AFTER 2-0 AND 3-1 WE DREW 3-3

 

POM AWARDS FOR MARCOS AGAIN, WHAT A PLAYER

 

FIRST AWARD FOR VALENTIN BARCO, YOUNG POM

 

ON TO DECEMBER

3-1 WIN AWAY AT LEICESTER

 

THEN ON TO ANFIELD, A SLOW FIRST HALF SAW US 3-0 DOWN AFTER 10 MINS, STILL A GAP TO BE CLOSED BETWEEN US THEM AND CITY FOR THE TITLE

 

FINALLY ANOTHER WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE VS WEST HAM

 

WE RUN THIS CITY, ANOTHER LONDON DERBY WIN

 

WE BOOKED OUR PLACE IN THE LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINALS WITH A BIG WIN OVER EVERTON

 

MORE GOALS FOLLOWED WITH A BIG WIN OVER SPURS, LONDON IS OURS!

 

FOLLOWED BY A 4-0 WIN OVER BURNLEY, THATS 14 GOALS IN THE LAST THREE GAMES.

 

FINAL GAME OF THE YEAR WAS A CRACKER, 2-1 DOWN AND DOWN TO 10 MEN WE FOUND A WAY TO WIN!

 

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS THE AIM.  WE NEED THE MONEY AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE. 

 

WE HAVE TWO GAMES LEFT VS MAN CITY AND AT MADRID, A SMALL CHANCE OF QUALIFICATION BUT WEVE MADE A GOOD ACCOUNT OF OURSELFS FOR OUR FIRST EUROPEAN ADVENTURE

 

SO ON TO JAN 2026, THE DILEMA IS WE NEED PALACE OUT OF THE RED AND INTO THE BLACK SO WE CAN BUILD THE FACILITIES AND STADIUM UP. WE ,MAY NEED TO SELL AND RELAY ON YOUTH. WE NEED A CLASS OF 95. OUR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS BUY NEW CENTRE BACKS AND THE TEAM WILL LOOK LIKE SERIOUS CONTENDERS.  SAUDI CLUBS ARE LOOKING AT MARC GEUHI AND SESSENGON, I WILL DEMAND HUGE FEES.

 

 

AND HERE WE GO!  HE WANTS TO LEAVE AND WE MANAGE LIKE FERGUSON, NO PLAYER IS BIGGER THAN THE CLUB! BUT I WANTTHE MONEY UPFRONT! SO I MIGHT REJECT THIS APPROACH. LET THE TRANSFER WINDOW MADNESS BEGIN

[keeper#1]

I remember those financial woes when I managed Palace in FM23 but then I got lucky and Parrish sold the club.

[reggaeboy81]

25 minutes ago, keeper#1 said:

I remember those financial woes when I managed Palace in FM23 but then I got lucky and Parrish sold the club.

Yeah hes been a nightmare and now this bid, olise is our best winger but we have roony, filip bundgaard and he has a 88m release clause, so maybe £97m is good , which £77m is guarenteed, the players will be upset but think we need to sell

[keeper#1]

I'd take the cash.  Olise is good but if you have the replacements on hand....take the money - the team will hopefully understand.

[reggaeboy81]

JAN 2026

 

SO WE REJECTED THE MAN CITY BID, OLISE STILL WANTED TO LEAVE, BUT WE SAID WE'D ACCEPT A BID ON OUR TERMS.

 

ON TO THE GAMES

STARTED JAN WITH A HUGE WIN OVER MAN UTD

 

BOOKED OUR PLACE IN THE NEXT ROUND OF THE FA CUP

 

1ST LEG OF THE LEAGUE CUP WENT OUR WAY, A 1-0 WIN AWAY AT CITY, ONE STEP CLOSER

 

BACK TO PREM ACTION A 2-1 WIN, WE KEEP THE PRESSURE ON LIVERPOOL AND CITY

 

WE DID IT, WE ARE IN THE FINAL, A 3-1 WIN BOOKS OUR SECOND FINAL SINCE WE TOOK OVER. THE RULES STATE WE MUST WIN A CUP BY THE END OF SEASON 4

 

WE WILL PLAY VILLA IN THE FINAL NEXT MONTH

 

OLISE THEN LEFT US, SIMILAR DEAL TO THE FIRST OFFER, BUT MORE MONEY UPFRONT. £96M OVERALL IS GOOD FOR THE CLUB

 

OLISE THEN PLAYED AGAINST US IN A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DEFEAT, QUALIFICATION IS STILL IN OUR HANDS

 

THE FA CUP DREAM LIVES ON WITH A WIN AT HOME

 

A FAMOUS NIGHT AT SELHURT PARK SEE'S US BEAT AT MADRID, WE SEAL OUR PLACE IN THE NEXT ROUND

 

A DISSAPOINTING DEFEAT AT HOME, WE COULD OF GONE TOP OF THE LEAGUE

 

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH RICO LEWIS

 

NEW RECRUIT, WE SPENT ONLY A SMALL SUM OF OLISE MONEY.. WELCOME

OTINO CASARINI - CEARA - £1.3M

 

LEAGUE TABLE AT IS STANDS. AIM IS STILL TOP FOUR, BUT DO WE DARE TO DREAM FOR MORE. THE WEST HAM DEFEAT HURTS EVEN MORE NOW

 

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL TABLE, WE FIGHT ON IN ALL COMPETITIONS.

 

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW SEE'S US DRAW RED BULL SALZBURG

 

 

WE WENT IN FOR LONG TERM TARGET VALENTIN CARBONI BUT HE UNDERTSANDABLY CHOSE REAL MADRID.

WEVE HAD BIDS REJECTED AND ACCEPTED FOR CENTRE BACK SCALVINI, ONLY TO THEN NOT AGREE PERSONAL TERMS

SAUDI TEAMS ARE STILL INTERESTED IN GUEHI AND SESSEGNON

LET THE DRAMA BEGIN... 15 HOURS LEFT.

 WE HAD BIDS FOR ARAUJO SO IT WAS TIME TO MOVE FOR VICTOR ROQUES, CONTRACT AGREED, THEN HE SIGNED A NEW DEAL WITH BARCELONA, BOTH OUR STRIKER TARGETS GONE.

DEADLINE DAY OVER, THE SAUDI TRANSFER WINDOW IS STILL OPEN SO WE ARE EXPECTION ARAUJO TO LEAVE STILL.  

WE DIDNT GET OUR NUMBER 1 TARGET SCALVINI

 

BUT WE DID BUY AN OLISE REPLACEMENT

 

WELCOME

ARDA GULER - REAL MADRID - £84M

 

[reggaeboy81]

SEASON 3 FEB 2026

 

A HUGE MONTH COMING UP WITH LEAGUE, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND A CUP FINAL

 

FEB STARTED WITH AN EPIC COMEBACK AT STAMFORD BRIDGE, 2-0 DOWN AND TO COME BACK AND WIN

 

THAT WAS FOLLOWED WITH A 4-0 HOME WIN OVER SUNDERLAND, ROONY STEPPING UP NOW OLISE HAS LEFT

 

THEN A SHOCK DEFEAT TO BRENTFORD AT HOME, WE ARE HAVING TO ROTATE ALOT, GAMES COMING THICK AND FAST

 

1ST LEG OF THE KNOCKOUT PHASE OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, STRONG WIN AWAY FROM HOME, ALOT OF RESTED PLAYERS BECAUSE WE HAD THE CUP FINAL 3 DAYS LATER

 

THE ROTATION WORKED! WE DID IT OUR FIRST TROPHY AND PALACE'S FIRST EVER MAJOR TROPHY. LEAGUE CUP WINNERS!

PART ONE OF THE CHALLENGE COMPLETED, WIN  A CUP BY THE END OF SEASON 4.

 

WINNERS!!!

 

TIRED LEGS SAW US SCRAPE THROUGH 4-2 ON AGGREGATE VS SALZBURG

 

THE DRAW GAVE US INTER IN THE NEXT ROUND, COULD THIS BE A STEP TOO FAR, ANYTHING FROM NOW IS A BONUS

 

WE FINSIHEDTHE MONTH OFF WITH A 3-0 OVER STRUGGLING SPURS, WE DO INDEED RULE LONDON,APART FROM BRENTFORD LOL

 

BARCO GOT HIS SECOND YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD

 

THE LEAGUE TABLE IS CLOSE, I STILL DONT CONSIDER US TITLE CONTENDERS JUST YET, BUT IF WE ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION WITH 5 GAMES LEFT, I MIGHT DARE TO DREAM, WE ARE SCORING LOTS OF GOALS AND THE GOAL DIFFERENCE SHOWS IT, CAN THE DEFENSE STAY STRONG TO HELP US THROUGH. ANYTHING ABOVE LAST SEASON 5TH PLACE IS A GREAT SEASON

Edited November 24, 2023 by reggaeboy81

[reggaeboy81]

SEASON 3 MARCH 2026

WE STARTED OFF WITH AN AMAZING 1-0 WIN IN THE 1ST LEG VS INTER

 

IT TOOK US EXTRA TIME TO BEAT WEST HAM BUT WE ARE THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE FA CUP, WHAT A SEASON SO FAR

 

WE THEN TRAVELLED TO ITALY AND WON 1-0, 2-0 ON AGGREGATE, WE MADE IN TO THE NEXT ROUND WOW!

 

NEXT ROUND SAW US DRAW ARSENAL IN THE QTR FINALS

 

WE THEN BEAT SHEFF UTD TO MAKE IN TO THE SEMI FINALS OF THE FA CUP

 

WE THE BEAT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHASING ARSENAL IN THE LEAGUE, THE SENDING OFF HELPED US

 

 

WE THEN WON ON THE ROAD TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON LIVERPOOL AND CITY

 

WE THEN WON A TIGHT GAME AWAY AT LUTON, THE RUN CONTINUES.

 

NOT BAD FOR HIS 1AT MONTH AT THE CLUB, ARDA GULER IS YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH

 

SO DO WE NEED TO STARTING DREAMING OF THE TITLE. STILL IN THE FA CUP AND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOO, WHAT A SEASON SO FAR

[AlfieLucas]

Really enjoying your story, it's given me the inspiration to do a SAF challenge myself now. Keep it up.

[reggaeboy81]

1 hour ago, AlfieLucas said:

Really enjoying your story, it's given me the inspiration to do a SAF challenge myself now. Keep it up.

Thanks bro let me know if you do and who you start with

[reggaeboy81]

SEASON 3 - APRIL 2026

 

STARTED THE MONTH OFF WE DREW AWAY AT ST JAMES PARK

 

1ST LEG OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QTR FINAL WENT ARSENALS WAY

 

BACK TO PREM ACTION, WE KEEP THE PRESSURE ON. ITS 5 HORSE RACE FOE THE TITLE, WITH HUGE GAMES COMING UP

 

ARSENAL END OUR EUROPEAN DREAM BUT PROUD OF THE BOYS, A QTR FINAL IN PALACE'S FIRST EVER VENTURE IN THIS COMPETITION

 

GAMES ARE COMING THICK AND FAST, STRAIGHT IN TO A FA CUP SEMI-FINAL, WE DID IT A THIRD FINAL IN 3 SEASONS, CAN WE WIN THE FA CUP THIS TIME AROUND

 

ALL LONDON AFFAIR IN THE FINAL

 

HUGE WIN AT VILLA PARK, HEADING TO TWO HUGE GAMES VS MAN CITY AND LIVERPOOL

 

FIRST UP MAN CITY, A DRAW AT HOME, CITY PROB EDGED IT SO IM HAPPY WITH THE POINT

 

THEN ON TO LIVERPOOL, A MASSIVE WIN, JOTA'S RED CARD MEANT WE COULD GO ALL OUT ATTACK

 

ENDRICK IS YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH

 

4 GAMES TO GO! IM DREAMING OF THE TITLE. IF WE WIN THE DOUBLE, WE WILL ACHIVE PART 1,2 AND 3 OF THE CHALLENGE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

 

FIXTURES LEFT

EVERTON (A)

FOREST (H)

LEEDS (A)

FULHAM (H)

[reggaeboy81]

SEASON 3 - MAY 2026

FOUR GAMES TO GO AND A FA CUP FINAL

 

HUMILIATING DEFEAT AWAY AT EVERTON ALLOWS CITY AND LIVERPOOL TAKE ADVANTAGE

 

CITY NOW LEAD THE CHASING PACK BY A SINGLE GOAL!!

 

WHERE HAVE I HEARD THIS BEFORE... PARISH HAS HAD THE CLUB UP FOR SALE SINCE DAY 1, JUST SELL ALREADY 

 

3 GAMES TO GO, NEXT A HOME WIN VS FOREST, GREAT FOR THE GOAL DIFFERENCE TOO... 2 GAMES LEFT

 

NECT WE BEAT LEEDS 4-0 ONE MORE GAME TO GO! PAST TWO GAMES HAVE BEEN GOOD FRO OUR GOAL DIFFERENCE IF IT ENDS THAT WAY

 

WE HAVE THE POINTS ON THE BOARD ITS UP TO CITY TO MATCH US

 

CUP FINAL NEXT

WE DID IT! OVER JOYED, A FA CUP WIN OVER ARSENAL

 

LEAGUE TABLE AS IT STANDS

 

WE HAVE FULHAM AT HOME, MAN CITY ARE AWAY AT BRENTFORD ASLONG AS WE MATCH THEIR RESULT WE CAN BE CHAMPIONS. AND DOMESTIC TREBLE WINNERS

 

HALF-TIME WE LEAD 1-0, MAN CITY ALSO LEAD 1-0 AWAY AT BRENTFORD

 

MARCOS LEONARDO MAKES IT 2-0, ITS STILL 1-0 TO MAN CITY VS BRENTFORD

 

MARCOS LEONARDO MAKES IT 3-0.. ITS STILL 1-0 AT BRENTFORD

 

FULHAM GET ONE BACK ITS 3-1

 

 

 

THATS THE FINAL WHISTLE PALACE HAVE DONE IT! A UNPRECIDENTED DOMESTIC TREBLE!

 

 

 

 

[reggaeboy81]

[reggaeboy81]

Win a Domestic Cup/Trophy within 4 seasons – Ferguson won his first Cup vs Crystal Palace in 89/90. COMPLETED

Win a League title within 7 seasons – Ferguson won his first title in 92/93. COMPLETED

Win a League and Cup double within 8 seasons – Ferguson won his first double with United in 93/94. COMPLETED

[reggaeboy81]

STILL TO ACHIEVE

Win a League, Cup and the Champions League within 13 seasons – Ferguson won the infamous treble in 98/99.

Total number of trophies that the Scotsman won during his managerial career at Old Trafford…

Premier League (13)

FA Cup (5)

League Cup (4)

Community Shield (10)

UEFA Champions League (2)

UEFA Europa League (1) (Replaces the Cup Winners Cup)

UEFA Super Cup (1)

FIFA Club World Cup (2) (One Replaces Intercontinental Cup)

[reggaeboy81]

 

 

 

 

TIME TO CELEBRATE AND ENJOY OUR SUCCESS. WE HAVE TEN YEARS NOW TO TRY AND WIN THE LEAGUE, CUP AND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IN ONE SEASON. ANOTHER PERSONAL AIM IS TO TRY AND CREATE A CLASS OF 92 PALACE PLAYERS. ILL BE LOOKING AT OUR YOUTH RECRUITMENT, STAFF, AND GIVING MORE CHANCES TO THE YOUNGER PLAYERS WHILST TRYING TO FIX THE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS OF THE CLUB, THESE TROPHIES WON THIS SEASON GIVES ME TIME TO DO THIS..

 

SEE YOU ALL NEXT SEASON.. THANKS FOR READING

[keeper#1]

Excellent work!  Domestic treble is a great accomplishment