[FM24] Tulach Bòide [Scotland Tier 13]

[Vakama2619]

Theres no way Rangers survive here

[Jimbokav1971]

NxGn 2049.

Good to see 2 players on this list who are still at the club rather than having been sold or sold and then loaned back in. 

(46d) Bentley (AUS)(F.Pro) * is only 18 so has 1 year left on this list. He's contracted for 4+3 years 

(45a) Pobořil (CZE) (Real) * has 4 years left on his contract, but now he's appeared on this list I'm going to negotiate a new contract right now, (he's just signed a 5+3 deal).

[Jimbokav1971]

44 minutes ago, Vakama2619 said:

Theres no way Rangers survive here

Yep, I think it's a done deal, (apart from the laughter). 

[Jimbokav1971]

Apr 2049. 

Scottish Premiership. Urgh!  We're in awful form. Just 1 point from our last 3 games and we're in danger of missing out on Europe again. 

Scottish Cup. (The Big one). We're not in great form and this wasn't a surprise. The Final will be played between St Johnstone and Aberdeen, so obviously we hope that Aberdeen win so that a 5th European place goes to the league. 

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 13/15 from the spot at 87%. 

Finances. 

[Vakama2619]

bye bye Rangers!

[Jimbokav1971]

10 hours ago, Vakama2619 said:

bye bye Rangers!

Yep. It was never really in doubt. 

There is still absolutely no reason for them to be relegated, (even with the 15 point deduction). They should have been well capable of staying up. 

They still top the Sponsorship Income table. 

Only Celtic sell more Season Tickets. 

Only Celtic & Hibs spend more on wages. 

Hibs, Hearts, Aberdeen & ourselves, have all sold players for a similar value this season. 

They would still be bottom even without the points deduction. 

[Jimbokav1971]

May 2049.

Scottish Premiership. We left it late in the month, but thankfully our last game was a head to head against Hearts, (our rivals for 4th place). and by beating them we secured 4th place and European qualification. 

Hearts might still qualify for Europe themselves, (if Aberdeen beat St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup Final), but that didn't work out well for us last season so I'm delighted we don't have to go through it again. 

As well as Rangers getting relegated, their pain is heightened even more as Celtic are crowned league Champions for the 1st time in since 2029/30 (19 years). 

Internationals. 

Facilities. 

Best XI. 

Awards.

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 14/16 from the spot at 88%. 

Finances. 

[Scribe]

Europe and new stadium confirmed 

[Jimbokav1971]

Can anyone remind me how to give instructions that the U18's and U21's use the same tactic as the Senior Team please? 

I just assumed I had set it, but I've just noticed it's not happening and I now can't work out how to do it. I know it's here somewhere but just can't find it. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Just now, Scribe said:

Europe and new stadium confirmed 

Yeah. Brilliant stuff.  All I have to do now is ensure that I make it to the Group Stages and don't crash out early in qualifying. That would be such an anti-climax. 

2 years to wait for the stadium I think. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Squad Depth. Jun 2049. 

This next season is going to be a little different because it will be our 1st European campaign. While I would love to think that we will progress deep into the Europa Conference League, it's also possible that we will be knocked out in the very early qualifying stages. I need to plan for a proper European campaign though. In terms of squad depth, that shouldn't actually change much from 1st Team & 2nd Team selections, but it does mean that we will probably require an extra body, (in case of injury), certainly at centre-half and striker, (unless suitable cover already exists in the U18's squad. The reason I have to give special consideration to DC and SC positions is simply because we have 3 of each in every starting XI, so these 2 positions make up 60% of outfield players each game. 

It's the 1st time I'm going to take any consideration at all as to who will be placed in the U21's squad. Until now I have just ignored it because I just didn't care. We may not have a full U21's squad, but where there are obvious players who fit the age/ability criteria then they will remain at the club rather than going out on loan. 

GK.

1st Team. (43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" *
2nd Team. (41h) Cairney (M.Citizen) *
Loan. (46e) Hunter (Res) 5'11" *
Loan. (44f) Gordon (F.Amb) 6'0" *
U21's. (45c) Paskowski(POL)(Bal)6'0 *
U18's. (48g) Fowler (F.Sport) 6'0" *
U18's. (49h) Broughton (USA)(F.Det) *
Sell/Release. 

DL.

1st Team. (46d) Bentley (AUS)(F.Pro) *
2nd Team. (41d) Dichev (BUL) (F.Pro)
Loan. (42n) Murray (F.Pro) WBL
Loan. (48l) Wood. (Bal)
U21's. (47g) Duffy (Bal) *
U18's. (47h) Hilson (Pro) WBL
U18's. (49f) Clark (Res) *
U18's. (49g) McCormack. (Fickle)
Sell/Release. (46m) Dunne. (Pro) PPM
Sell/Release. (49l) Shirra. (L.Heart)

DR.

1st Team. (43a) Quinn (F.Pro) *
2nd Team. (42f) Johnstone (Unamb) *
U21's. (47i) Anthony (Unamb) 6'0"
U18's. (48h) O'Hara (Bal) * WBR
U18's. (48p) Gair. (F.Pro)
Sell/Release. (46c) Cunningham (Res) I let his contract run down by accident and suddenly he had agreed to join Dundee on a free. 
Sell/Release. (49k) King. (Unamb)

DC.

1st Team DLC. (44e) Henry (F.Pro) 6'0" *
1st Team DC. (46a) Savoury (Real) * DC
1st Team DRC. (42m) Martin (Fickle) 6'0"

2nd Team DLC. (45l) O'Hara (F.Pro) 6'2" *
2nd Team DC. (44h) Lemetti (IRL) 6'3" *
2nd Team DRC. (38b) Jayes (SCO) 6'4" *

Loan. (40c) Villanueva (PHI)(F.Det)*
Loan. (43h) Wills (F.Pro) 6'0"

U21's DLC. (46p) Weir (F.Det) 6'1" *
U21's DC. (45g) McCroary (Merc) 6'4"
U21's DRC. -

U18's. (49e) Dunn. (Bal)
U18's. (47c) Holt (Merc) 6'6"
U18's. (49j) Murray. (Bal)
U18's. (47n) Black. (F.Sport) 6'0"

Sell/Release. (47n) Black. (F.Sport) 6'0"

MC.

1st Team MLC. (42b) Potter (F.Amb) *
1st Team MRC. (40b) Stewart (SCO)(IRL)(Pro)*

2nd Team MLC. (45e) Brass6 (Fickle) MC *
2nd Team MRC. (43b) Bradley (Perfect) * 

Loan. (48c) McKee (L-Heart) *
Loan. (48f) Thompson (L.Det)
Loan. (47j) Sharp (L.Det) PPM
Loan. (48j) Balmer (Bal) MC

U21's MLC. (44b) Harvey (Spirit) *
U21's MRC. (45j) Marshall (F.Sport) * 

U18's MLC. (47f) Kennedy. (Fickle)
U18's MRC. (48e) McKenna (F.Pro)
U18's. (45p) Douglas (Res) PPM
U18's. (49d) Sutherland (Merc) *
U18's. (49m) Martin. (F.Pro)

Sell/Release. (46g) Jimenez.(FRA)(ESP) (Bal)

SC.

1st Team SLC. (45a) Pobořil (CZE) (Real) *
1st Team SC. (41b) Gourley (NIR) (F.Det) *
1st Team SRC. (40a) Brass4 (F.Pro) *

2nd Team SLC. (40g) Paterson (IRL) (F.Pro) *
2nd Team SC. (37i) Morrison (Pro)
2nd Team SRC. (40o) Banner (F.Amb) *

Loan. (47a) Currie (Bal) 6'1" *
Loan. (48a) Edwards (F.Det) 5'5" *
Loan. (47k) Bonar (L.Det) * PPM
Loan. (47d) Warnock (IRL) (F.Det) *

U21's SLC. (44a) Neill (F.Pro) PPM 
U21's SRC. (45b) Dick (F.Sport) * PPM
U21's SRC. (45d) Findlay (F.Pro) * PPM

U18's SLC. (48b) Rodger (IRL) (Merc) *
U18's SC. (47b) Smith (Det) *
U18's SRC. (49b) Courts (F.Pro) *
U18's. (49a) Forbes (F.Pro)
U18's. (49c) Halkett (Bal) *
U18's. (49n) Frame (F.Sport) PPM

Sell/Release. (33c) P.McCormack (F.Pro)
Sell/Release. (48d) Hogarth. (L-Heart) 6'4"
Sell/Release. (46n) Sadiku. (KOS) (Bal)
Sell/Release. (48i) Alexander. (Bal)

Edited February 29 by Jimbokav1971

[Jimbokav1971]

Squad Stats. Jun 2049. 

Squad by Appearances. 

Squad by Goals. 

Squad by Assists. 

Squad by Avg Rating. 

Squad by CA.

Squad by PA. 

16x 5.0 PA players. 

13x 4.5 PA players.

11x 4.0 PA players. 

Squad by Int Team.

Squad by International Caps. 

Squad by U21 Int Caps. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Jun 2049. 

Season Preview. 

TV Rights.

European squad registration. It's easy doing this right now because everyone is both HGC and HGN.

Internationals. * I had a crash so I've had to progress this last month again, but I couldn't be bothered to even check if 

Reputation. I don't think it's right that a single relegation should immediately so significantly impact a team like it has done to Rangers. Don't get me wrong, (I'm loving it), but I don't think it's right. 

Before the season tick-over. 

After the season tick-over. 

Finances. 

 

[Jimbokav1971]

Jul 2049. 

League Cup. Because we're playing in Europe, we don't have to play in the Group Stage of the League Cup. 

Europa League. Europa League Second Qualifying Round. I wasn't really sure what to expect, (this being our 1st European campaign), and especially when I saw we had been drawn against Malmö FF, I was particularly nervous, but needn't have worried. We were pretty good in both legs. I played the 1st Team in these games and will continue to do so until/if we qualify for the Group Stage. Then I will swap back and the 2nd Team will play all mid-week games. 

Season Tickets. 

Premiership TV Rights.

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 14/17 from the spot at 82%

FInances. 

Edited March 1 by Jimbokav1971

[Jimbokav1971]

Aug 2049. 

Scottish Premiership. We should have beaten St Johnstone, but despite dominating the ball and the xG, we still couldn't take our chances. Against Motherwell we were unlucky not to hang on for a draw despite suffering a 54th min red card and an early goal ruled out. We absolutely battered Dundee, (and I really mean battered. The score should have been about 5-0), but only managed to convert 1 of 2 pens and that came back to bite us on the bum as we went and conceded a 100th min OG. (No, that's not a typo).  The Dunfermline game was more of the same. We dominated but only scored 1 goal. They hardly had a kick but scored 1 goal from a 0.25 xG. 

We've only taken 3 points from our opening 4 games, but the 1st 3 games were played by the 2nd Team and we should have taken 9 and possibly 10 points from these games, so there is not much wrong with the performances. We just need to be better in both boxes. 

UEFA Europa League & Europe Conference League. There is no pretending otherwise. Getting knocked out of the Europa League was a disaster, and I don't have the vocabulary to describe my thoughts on us also getting knocked out of the Europa Conference. 

FC Groningen were really good in the 2nd leg, but they weren't 5-1 good, and in any case we should have won the 1st leg by about 4-1 so even then we should have qualified. 

The OB (Denmark) games were tight, and a fair result in both games would have been a draw. To lose both of them is particularly galling. 

It means that our 1st European campaign is over after just 6 games, but that's 6 games more than we had last season, (or ever before), and it's probably no surprise that our young squad struggled a little under the pressure. According to xG we deserved to progress through both ties, but the game isn't decided on xG and we just have to take the defeats on the chin and come back better next season. I suppose if anything, it shows just how far we still have to go in this save. We might have battled through to the Premiership, and then the top half of the Premiership, and then European qualification, but we're still a mile off, (even in the Europa Conference). 

League Cup. 

Facilities. 

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 14/17 from the spot at 82%.
(41h) Cairney (Unamb) 6'2" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%.

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Sep 2049. 

Scottish Premiership. We conceded an 89th min goal against Hibs that cost us a point and then a 1st half red card destroyed any chance we had of getting something out of the Kilmarnock game. Despite bossing the ball and the xG, we still needed an injury-time leveller to earn a point against Falkirk. We deserved more, but we almost came away with nothing. 

We're bottom of the table, but we're still actually playing ok and I'm sure if we can get 1 win then we will soon get 2 or 3 more. In any case, 1 win would move us up 2 places in the league, and we have 3 games in hand on 2 of the teams above us. It's not time to panic yet. 

League Cup. Nothing is going for us at the moment. We had 10 shots on target to just 5 from Aberdeen, but neither of us could score and they eventually squeezed past us on pens. It's still just a bunch of friendlies. 

Internationals. 

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 15/18 from the spot at 83%.
(41h) Cairney (Unamb) 6'2" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%.

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Oct 2039. 

Scottish Premiership. After a torrid opening to our league campaign, (with just 4 points from 4 drawn in our opening 7 games), we've just kickstarted things with 12 points from 7 games in 1 month. 

We're still only 9th in the league, but at least now we're away from the bottom a little and the top half of the table is at least in sight. 

Records. 

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 16/19 from the spot at 84%.
(41h) Cairney (Unamb) 6'2" * is 2/4 from the spot at 50%.

Finances. 

[RoguPL]

@Jimbokav1971 Sorry about that  that was unexpected. 

Edited March 3 by RoguPL

[Jimbokav1971]

Nov 2049. 

Scottish Premiership. We were poor at Hearts, (after a good start), but bounced back well to take all 3 points at home to Kilmarnock. We're still languishing down in 9th, but we have 2 games in hand on those around us. We've won 4 of our last 5 games, and the only team with even comparable form are Hearts who have won 5 league games on the bounce, (7 on the bounce in all competitions), and have won 9 out of 10 in all competitions. 

Internationals. 

Job Interview. 

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 17/20 from the spot at 85%.
(41h) Cairney (Unamb) 6'2" * is 2/4 from the spot at 50%.

FInances. 

Edited March 3 by Jimbokav1971

[Jimbokav1971]

1 hour ago, RoguPL said:

Well that is my starting GK gone at least until Winter Break  

 

 

 

Splawski (05a) will be taking his place 

 

Wrong thread? 

[Vakama2619]

1 hour ago, RoguPL said:

Well that is my starting GK gone at least until Winter Break  

 

 

 

Splawski (05a) will be taking his place 

 

wrong thread 

[RoguPL]

36 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said:

Wrong thread? 

Yeah sorry  
Don't know how that happened  
I have your save and my save in tabs next to each other in the browser so yeah  and its late  

[Jimbokav1971]

7 hours ago, RoguPL said:

Yeah sorry  
Don't know how that happened  
I have your save and my save in tabs next to each other in the browser so yeah  and its late  

No problem mate. I've done the same thing before. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Dec 2049.

Scottish Premiership. We've got 10 league games left before the split, and we're 2 points behind Hearts, (having played 1 game more). Possibly of more significance, we're 7 points behind Ross County, (but have 2 games in hand on them). I think that Hearts will finish above Ross County so it's really Ross County who we're competing against. At this stage I think we're well capable of finishing in 6th, but whether we can go further than that and secure a European spot is less of a certainty. 

Debuts. I've got to be honest here, I thought this was a friendly for some reason,  so with 8 days before our next league game I picked the 1st Team and then rotated out 3 defenders who were all fatigued and replaced them just on condition. 

Job Interview.

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 18/21 from the spot at 86%.
(41h) Cairney (Unamb) 6'2" * is 3/5 from the spot at 60%.

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Jan 2050. 

Scottish Premiership. It was gutting to lose wt home to Hearts, (because it might have a big impact on our chances of European competition), and even more so because we dominated the ball and the xG score, and that they managed to score 2 goals from an xG of 0.52 is really painful. 

Scottish Cup. (The Big One). 

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 19/22 from the spot at 86%.
(41h) Cairney (Unamb) 6'2" * is 3/6 from the spot at 50%.

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Feb 2050. 

Scottish Championship. Hibs battered us and we had to defend resolutely against Aberdeen after having a player sent off with 30 mins still to play, but spanking 7 (SEVEN), past Hearts was brilliant. 

Scottish Cup. (The Big One).

Goal-scoring.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 20/23 from the spot at 87%.
(41h) Cairney (Unamb) 6'2" * is 3/6 from the spot at 50%.

Finances. 

[Thebaker]

that result against Hearts could be crucial for GD or H2H if you finish level with them.

[Jimbokav1971]

Youth Intake day. Mar 2050. 

[BML]

On 01/03/2024 at 10:14, Jimbokav1971 said:

Reputation. I don't think it's right that a single relegation should immediately so significantly impact a team like it has done to Rangers. Don't get me wrong, (I'm loving it), but I don't think it's right. 

The game seems to put a lot of reputation 'stock' into the facilities of the club, we've all seen the conversation option arguing the improvement would increase rep. I'd assume that as part of the administration they had to downgrade or reduce these parts of the club (pretty sure you can still do this) which I would guess explains the larger-than-expected drop to their rep.

[Jimbokav1971]

8 minutes ago, BML said:

The game seems to put a lot of reputation 'stock' into the facilities of the club, we've all seen the conversation option arguing the improvement would increase rep. I'd assume that as part of the administration they had to downgrade or reduce these parts of the club (pretty sure you can still do this) which I would guess explains the larger-than-expected drop to their rep.

The downgrading of Youth Facilities and Training Facilities would have appeared here on the History Landmarks screen if it had happened, (although Junior Coaching and Youth Recruitment would not be shown here). 

Just for the record, this is what their facilities are like right now. 

While we're on the subject of Rangers though, they're not coming straight back up. 

They haven't won in 5 games in the league, (but only 2 of them were losses), and during this period they've won 3 Cup games so it could be they were prioritising that. They are out of the Cup now though. Losing 1-0 to Hibs in the Quarter-FInals. 

[RoguPL]

1 hour ago, Jimbokav1971 said:

The downgrading of Youth Facilities and Training Facilities would have appeared here on the History Landmarks screen if it had happened, (although Junior Coaching and Youth Recruitment would not be shown here). 

Just for the record, this is what their facilities are like right now. 

While we're on the subject of Rangers though, they're not coming straight back up. 

They haven't won in 5 games in the league, (but only 2 of them were losses), and during this period they've won 3 Cup games so it could be they were prioritising that. They are out of the Cup now though. Losing 1-0 to Hibs in the Quarter-FInals. 

 

That is quite insane to be fair. I love how unexpected things are happening after years within long term saves  

[Foulththrow]

17 hours ago, Jimbokav1971 said:

Youth Intake day. Mar 2050. 

Oh hello Wilson - what’s the score with mentoring Jimbo? That determination makes me shake.

[Jimbokav1971]

18 hours ago, RoguPL said:

That is quite insane to be fair. I love how unexpected things are happening after years within long term saves  

Completely agree. I never saw any of this coming in advance because they were still serial winners and despite the huge over-spending we know that it takes a long time for even over-spending to trigger something like this. I think it would have happened much earlier in the save had it not been for the arrival of the Tycoon in the 1st place. He effectively saved them from this with his arrival, (or at least delayed it). The problem then was that they reacted FAR too slowly when he decided to withdraw funding, and even by the time he left, (I think it was 5 years later), the wage spend was still approx double what it was before his arrival. There is just no way that's sustainable. Add in that there were now 2 loans to repay on top of that and it was a recipe for disaster. Had I been manager at this time I would have just sold/released the highest earners and signed much younger/lower paid players in their place, and especially promoted youth players into the 1st Team. Had they done this earlier then not only would a 15 point punishment not have been an issue, (they should have still been finishing in the top half with a -15), but they would have been developing their own Academy players for really low cost and be able to sell them on for significant profits. The problem with relying on Youth Development though is that you actually have to play them, and I suspect that Rangers haven't been developing them because they haven't been playing them. 

I suspect that Rangers have produced lots of players with good PA, but that they have sold very few of these players for decent money and that most players either won't have reached their potential, or will have done so after leaving Rangers, (for a nominal fee). 

Let's have a look at what the Rangers Academy has produced in this save. Below is the year of the Intake, and also the PA of any players still visible in the game. 

2027. 44, 63, 94. 
63. Released on a free. 
94. Released on a free. 
2028. 78.
78. Released on a free. 
2029. 66, 94, 118.
66. Released on a free. 
94. Released on a free. 
118. Released on a free after making 0(5) league appearances. 
2030. 58.
58. Released on a free. 
2031. 66, 94, 107, 126, 128, 139.
66. Released on a free. 
94. Released on a free.
107. Released on a free.
126. Released on a free after making 0(12) league appearances. Dundee sold him on for £5.25M.
128. Released on a free. Has 21 (SCO) Caps & has played 15 seasons in Premiership for Hearts. 
139. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. Has 11 (SCO) Caps & has played 12 seasons in Premiership for Hearts. 
2032. 36, 61, 91, 102, 105, 106, 115, 135.
36. Released on a free. 
61. Released on a free. 
91. Released on a free. 
102. Released on a free. 
105. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
106. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. 
115. Released on a free. 
135. Sold for £170k after making 1(7) league appearances. Crystal Palace sold him for £29.5M. Wolves sold him for £30M. Has 66 (SCO) Caps.  
2033. 100, 108, 118, 130, 149, 158.
100. Released on a free. 
108. Released on a free. 
118. Released on a free. 
130. Sold for £37,500 after making 1(1) league appearances. Has 2 (SCO) Caps and is valued at £5.4M-£8.4M at Hibs on loan for Arsenal. 
149. Sold for £13M after making 0(24) league appearances. Has 16 (SCO) Caps.
158. Sold for £18.5M after making 0(14) league appearances. Has 5 (ESP) Caps. Has played for Villarreal for 13 seasons in La Liga, playing in Europe in 12 of those seasons. 
2034. 71, 104, 112, 120, 123, 129, 157. 
71. Released on a free.
104. Released on a free.
112. Released on a free. 
120. Released on a free. 
123. Released on a free. Media description is "late developer". haven't seen that before. 
129. Released on a free after 2(1) league appearances. Has played the last 10 seasons in the Premiership for St Johnstone & Motherwell. 
157. Sold for £1.8M after making 0(16) league appearances. Has 74 (IRL) Caps. Has since been sold for £15M, £42.5M, £51M & £68M.
2035. 49, 61, 80, 99, 103, 116, 129, 135, 146.
49. Released on a free after making 1 league appearance.
61. Released on a free.
80. Released on a free.
99. Released on a free.
103. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
116. Released on a feee after making 0(1) league appearances. 
129. Sold for £130k after making 0(1) league appearances. 
135. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
146. Released on a free after making 0(9) league appearances. Sold by Dundee Utd for £2M.
2036. 92, 98, 106, 108, 112, 113, 115, 150.
92. Released on a free. 
98. Released on a free. 
106. Released on a free.
108. Released on a free. 
112. Released on a free. 
113. Released on a free.
115. Released on a free. 
150. Released on a free after making 2(16) league appearances. Has 5 (NIR) Caps. Sold by Hearts for £7.5M. 
2037. 53, 55, 74, 105, 114, 138, 142.
53. Released on a free.
55. Released on a free.
74. Released on a free.
105. Released on a free.
114. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. 
138. Released on a free after making 0(4) league appearances. Has 37 (SCO) Caps. Sold by Aberdeen for 22.5M & Hibs for £12.75M. Currently valued at £32M-£39M at Frankfurt.
142. Released on a free.
2038. 71, 91, 113, 113, 128.
71. Released on a free. 
113. Released on a free after making 0(3) league appearances. 
113. Released on a free after making 2(1) league appearances. 
128. Released on a free. Sold by Genia for £3.3M. Sold by Salernitana for £4.1M. Valued at £7.4M-£9M.
2039. 73, 78, 89, 122, 136, 136.
73. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearances.;
78. Released on a free.
89. Released on a free after making 0(4) league appearances. 
122. Sold for £600,000.
136. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. Sold by Nottm Forest for £1.3M.
136. Released on a free after making 0(9) league appearances. 
2040. 62, 101, 102, 107, 118, 126.
62. Released on a free. 
101. Released on a free after 0(2) league appearances. 
102. Released on a free.
107. Released on a free after making 5(7) league appearances. 
118. Released on a free. 
126. Released on a free after making 0(12) league appearances.
2041. 92, 95, 98, 102, 112, 118, 129, 137, 156.
92. Released on a free.
95. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
98. Released on a free after making 12(6) league appearances.
102. Released on a free after making 1(1) league appearances. 
112. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. Valued at £4.1M-£5.25M at Falkirk.
118. Released on a free.
129. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
137. Released on a free after making 0(10) league appearances. Valued at £18M-£27M at Hibs. Scored 21 goals last season. 
156. Sold for £20.5M after making 28(38) league appearances. Valued at £62M-£74M at Spurs. 47 (SCO) Caps. 
2042. 74, 98, 109, 118, 124, 127, 130.
74. Released on a free.
98. Released on a free after making 5(6) league appearances. 
109. Released on a free. 
118. Sold for £925,000 after making 0(1) league appearances. 
124. Released on a free.
127. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. 
130. Sold for £1.7M after making 0(3) league appearances. 
2043. 89, 93, 97, 103, 110, 114, 114.
89. Released on a free.
93. Released on a free. 
97. Released on a free.
103. Released on a free. 
110. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. 
114. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
114. Released on a free after making 1 league appearance. 
2044. 95, 99, 103, 105, 106, 116, 117, 122, 135.
95. Released on a free.
99. Released on a free. 
103. Released on a free.
105. Released on a free.
106. Released on a free. 
116. Released on a free.
117. Released on a free.
122. Released on a free. 
135. Sold for £3.5M after making 27(7) league appearances. 
2045. 40, 103, 108, 110, 123, 125, 125, 142.
40. Released on a free after making 1(1) league appearances. 
103. Has made 43(16) league appearances and is still at the club. 
108. Released on a free after making 19(6) league appearances. 
110. Released on a free. 
123. Released on a free. 
125. Has made 31(1) league appearances and is still at the club. 
125. has made 25(11) league appearances and is still at the club. 
142. Sold for £13.75M after making 10(11) league appearances. 
2046. 78, 96, 104, 109, 117, 118, 119, 128, 130.
78. Released on a free. 
96. Is still at the club. 
104. Sold for £43,000 after making 7(7) league appearances. 
109. Has made 0(3) league appearances and is still at the club. 
117. Released on a free after making 6(8) league appearances. 
118. Released on a free after making 14(6) league appearances. 
119. Sold for £350,000 after making 8(6) league appearances. 
128. Released on a free after making 18(2) league appearances. 
130. Released on a free after making 1(1) league appearance. 
2047. 79, 88, 103, 103, 114, 114, 127, 139.
79. Has made 2(5) league appearances and is still at the club. 
88. Is still at the club. 
103. Has made 0(1) league appearances and is still at the club. 
103. Has made 2(11) league appearances and is still at the club. 
114. Has made 17(6) league appearances and is still at the club. 
114. Is still at the club. 
127. Has made 14(14) league appearances and is still at the club. 
139. Has made 40(5) league appearances and is still at the club. 
2048. 55, 81, 84 102, 113, 115, 117, 126.
55. Has made 0(3) league appearances and is still at the club. 
81. Has made 2(6) league appearances and is still at the club. 
84. Is still at the club. 
102. Has made 0(15) league appearances and is still at the club. 
113. Has made 12(12) league appearances and is still at the club. 
115. Has made 2 league appearances and is still at the club. 
117. Has made 1(1) league appearances and is still at the club. 
126. Has made 22(1) league appearances and is still at the club. 
2049. 49, 79, 83, 109, 116, 118, 124.
49. Is still at the club.
79. Has made 4(4) league appearances and is still at the club. 
83. Has made 0(4) league appearances and is still at the club. 
109. Has made 8(7) league appearances and is still at the club. 
116. Has made 2(5) league appearances and is still at the club. 
118. Has made 0(6) league appearances and is still at the club. 
124. Has made 20(3) league appearances and is still at the club. 
2050. 66, 69,  108, 127.
66. Has made 0(1) league appearance and is still at the club. 
69. Is still at the club. 
108. Is still at the club. 
127. Is still at the club. 

During the last few years Rangers have been forced into playing their youngsters, but they have paid a huge price by not doing so throughout the save and as a result they have only sold Academy products for a combined total of approx £65M, (which averages out at £2.7M per season since 2027). When you consider that we have sold players to the value of £36M, (this doesn't include sell-on clauses), and we have spent most of the save in the lower leagues, the £65M for them seems paltry when you consider how ridiculously good their facilities are. I actually think that this could be the making of them if they can get it right. The circumstances are forcing them to rely on their Academy, which produces excellent players as shown above. 

Edited March 5 by Jimbokav1971

[Jimbokav1971]

2 hours ago, Foulththrow said:

Oh hello Wilson - what’s the score with mentoring Jimbo? That determination makes me shake.

I can't be bothered with mentoring. 

I hope that the overall higher Det levels in the squad will have a positive impact on those players with Low Det and I will also consider loaning out Low Det players so that their development can be boosted, but also so that their Low Det doesn't infect other players here. 

With (50b) Wilson (Unamb) 6'4", because he is so good and because we have struggled for so long at centre-half, I think it's likely that he will feature for us next season in the 2nd Team at least so I just hope the squad here influences him. 

When I look at the 1st Team squad selection, there are no players with single digit Det, 2 players with Det at 10 and then everyone else will be at 10-15 so I'm hopeful that his Det should be boosted without mentoring. 

I'm sure I will keep you updated. 

[RoguPL]

21 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said:

Completely agree. I never saw any of this coming in advance because they were still serial winners and despite the huge over-spending we know that it takes a long time for even over-spending to trigger something like this. I think it would have happened much earlier in the save had it not been for the arrival of the Tycoon in the 1st place. He effectively saved them from this with his arrival, (or at least delayed it). The problem then was that they reacted FAR too slowly when he decided to withdraw funding, and even by the time he left, (I think it was 5 years later), the wage spend was still approx double what it was before his arrival. There is just no way that's sustainable. Add in that there were now 2 loans to repay on top of that and it was a recipe for disaster. Had I been manager at this time I would have just sold/released the highest earners and signed much younger/lower paid players in their place, and especially promoted youth players into the 1st Team. Had they done this earlier then not only would a 15 point punishment not have been an issue, (they should have still been finishing in the top half with a -15), but they would have been developing their own Academy players for really low cost and be able to sell them on for significant profits. The problem with relying on Youth Development though is that you actually have to play them, and I suspect that Rangers haven't been developing them because they haven't been playing them. 

I suspect that Rangers have produced lots of players with good PA, but that they have sold very few of these players for decent money and that most players either won't have reached their potential, or will have done so after leaving Rangers, (for a nominal fee). 

Let's have a look at what the Rangers Academy has produced in this save. Below is the year of the Intake, and also the PA of any players still visible in the game. 

2027. 44, 63, 94. 
63. Released on a free. 
94. Released on a free. 
2028. 78.
78. Released on a free. 
2029. 66, 94, 118.
66. Released on a free. 
94. Released on a free. 
118. Released on a free after making 0(5) league appearances. 
2030. 58.
58. Released on a free. 
2031. 66, 94, 107, 126, 128, 139.
66. Released on a free. 
94. Released on a free.
107. Released on a free.
126. Released on a free after making 0(12) league appearances. Dundee sold him on for £5.25M.
128. Released on a free. Has 21 (SCO) Caps & has played 15 seasons in Premiership for Hearts. 
139. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. Has 11 (SCO) Caps & has played 12 seasons in Premiership for Hearts. 
2032. 36, 61, 91, 102, 105, 106, 115, 135.
36. Released on a free. 
61. Released on a free. 
91. Released on a free. 
102. Released on a free. 
105. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
106. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. 
115. Released on a free. 
135. Sold for £170k after making 1(7) league appearances. Crystal Palace sold him for £29.5M. Wolves sold him for £30M. Has 66 (SCO) Caps.  
2033. 100, 108, 118, 130, 149, 158.
100. Released on a free. 
108. Released on a free. 
118. Released on a free. 
130. Sold for £37,500 after making 1(1) league appearances. Has 2 (SCO) Caps and is valued at £5.4M-£8.4M at Hibs on loan for Arsenal. 
149. Sold for £13M after making 0(24) league appearances. Has 16 (SCO) Caps.
158. Sold for £18.5M after making 0(14) league appearances. Has 5 (ESP) Caps. Has played for Villarreal for 13 seasons in La Liga, playing in Europe in 12 of those seasons. 
2034. 71, 104, 112, 120, 123, 129, 157. 
71. Released on a free.
104. Released on a free.
112. Released on a free. 
120. Released on a free. 
123. Released on a free. Media description is "late developer". haven't seen that before. 
129. Released on a free after 2(1) league appearances. Has played the last 10 seasons in the Premiership for St Johnstone & Motherwell. 
157. Sold for £1.8M after making 0(16) league appearances. Has 74 (IRL) Caps. Has since been sold for £15M, £42.5M, £51M & £68M.
2035. 49, 61, 80, 99, 103, 116, 129, 135, 146.
49. Released on a free after making 1 league appearance.
61. Released on a free.
80. Released on a free.
99. Released on a free.
103. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
116. Released on a feee after making 0(1) league appearances. 
129. Sold for £130k after making 0(1) league appearances. 
135. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
146. Released on a free after making 0(9) league appearances. Sold by Dundee Utd for £2M.
2036. 92, 98, 106, 108, 112, 113, 115, 150.
92. Released on a free. 
98. Released on a free. 
106. Released on a free.
108. Released on a free. 
112. Released on a free. 
113. Released on a free.
115. Released on a free. 
150. Released on a free after making 2(16) league appearances. Has 5 (NIR) Caps. Sold by Hearts for £7.5M. 
2037. 53, 55, 74, 105, 114, 138, 142.
53. Released on a free.
55. Released on a free.
74. Released on a free.
105. Released on a free.
114. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. 
138. Released on a free after making 0(4) league appearances. Has 37 (SCO) Caps. Sold by Aberdeen for 22.5M & Hibs for £12.75M. Currently valued at £32M-£39M at Frankfurt.
142. Released on a free.
2038. 71, 91, 113, 113, 128.
71. Released on a free. 
113. Released on a free after making 0(3) league appearances. 
113. Released on a free after making 2(1) league appearances. 
128. Released on a free. Sold by Genia for £3.3M. Sold by Salernitana for £4.1M. Valued at £7.4M-£9M.
2039. 73, 78, 89, 122, 136, 136.
73. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearances.;
78. Released on a free.
89. Released on a free after making 0(4) league appearances. 
122. Sold for £600,000.
136. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. Sold by Nottm Forest for £1.3M.
136. Released on a free after making 0(9) league appearances. 
2040. 62, 101, 102, 107, 118, 126.
62. Released on a free. 
101. Released on a free after 0(2) league appearances. 
102. Released on a free.
107. Released on a free after making 5(7) league appearances. 
118. Released on a free. 
126. Released on a free after making 0(12) league appearances.
2041. 92, 95, 98, 102, 112, 118, 129, 137, 156.
92. Released on a free.
95. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
98. Released on a free after making 12(6) league appearances.
102. Released on a free after making 1(1) league appearances. 
112. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. Valued at £4.1M-£5.25M at Falkirk.
118. Released on a free.
129. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
137. Released on a free after making 0(10) league appearances. Valued at £18M-£27M at Hibs. Scored 21 goals last season. 
156. Sold for £20.5M after making 28(38) league appearances. Valued at £62M-£74M at Spurs. 47 (SCO) Caps. 
2042. 74, 98, 109, 118, 124, 127, 130.
74. Released on a free.
98. Released on a free after making 5(6) league appearances. 
109. Released on a free. 
118. Sold for £925,000 after making 0(1) league appearances. 
124. Released on a free.
127. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. 
130. Sold for £1.7M after making 0(3) league appearances. 
2043. 89, 93, 97, 103, 110, 114, 114.
89. Released on a free.
93. Released on a free. 
97. Released on a free.
103. Released on a free. 
110. Released on a free after making 0(2) league appearances. 
114. Released on a free after making 0(1) league appearance. 
114. Released on a free after making 1 league appearance. 
2044. 95, 99, 103, 105, 106, 116, 117, 122, 135.
95. Released on a free.
99. Released on a free. 
103. Released on a free.
105. Released on a free.
106. Released on a free. 
116. Released on a free.
117. Released on a free.
122. Released on a free. 
135. Sold for £3.5M after making 27(7) league appearances. 
2045. 40, 103, 108, 110, 123, 125, 125, 142.
40. Released on a free after making 1(1) league appearances. 
103. Has made 43(16) league appearances and is still at the club. 
108. Released on a free after making 19(6) league appearances. 
110. Released on a free. 
123. Released on a free. 
125. Has made 31(1) league appearances and is still at the club. 
125. has made 25(11) league appearances and is still at the club. 
142. Sold for £13.75M after making 10(11) league appearances. 
2046. 78, 96, 104, 109, 117, 118, 119, 128, 130.
78. Released on a free. 
96. Is still at the club. 
104. Sold for £43,000 after making 7(7) league appearances. 
109. Has made 0(3) league appearances and is still at the club. 
117. Released on a free after making 6(8) league appearances. 
118. Released on a free after making 14(6) league appearances. 
119. Sold for £350,000 after making 8(6) league appearances. 
128. Released on a free after making 18(2) league appearances. 
130. Released on a free after making 1(1) league appearance. 
2047. 79, 88, 103, 103, 114, 114, 127, 139.
79. Has made 2(5) league appearances and is still at the club. 
88. Is still at the club. 
103. Has made 0(1) league appearances and is still at the club. 
103. Has made 2(11) league appearances and is still at the club. 
114. Has made 17(6) league appearances and is still at the club. 
114. Is still at the club. 
127. Has made 14(14) league appearances and is still at the club. 
139. Has made 40(5) league appearances and is still at the club. 
2048. 55, 81, 84 102, 113, 115, 117, 126.
55. Has made 0(3) league appearances and is still at the club. 
81. Has made 2(6) league appearances and is still at the club. 
84. Is still at the club. 
102. Has made 0(15) league appearances and is still at the club. 
113. Has made 12(12) league appearances and is still at the club. 
115. Has made 2 league appearances and is still at the club. 
117. Has made 1(1) league appearances and is still at the club. 
126. Has made 22(1) league appearances and is still at the club. 
2049. 49, 79, 83, 109, 116, 118, 124.
49. Is still at the club.
79. Has made 4(4) league appearances and is still at the club. 
83. Has made 0(4) league appearances and is still at the club. 
109. Has made 8(7) league appearances and is still at the club. 
116. Has made 2(5) league appearances and is still at the club. 
118. Has made 0(6) league appearances and is still at the club. 
124. Has made 20(3) league appearances and is still at the club. 
2050. 66, 69,  108, 127.
66. Has made 0(1) league appearance and is still at the club. 
69. Is still at the club. 
108. Is still at the club. 
127. Is still at the club. 

During the last few years Rangers have been forced into playing their youngsters, but they have paid a huge price by not doing so throughout the save and as a result they have only sold Academy products for a combined total of approx £65M, (which averages out at £2.7M per season since 2027). When you consider that we have sold players to the value of £36M, (this doesn't include sell-on clauses), and we have spent most of the save in the lower leagues, the £65M for them seems paltry when you consider how ridiculously good their facilities are. I actually think that this could be the making of them if they can get it right. The circumstances are forcing them to rely on their Academy, which produces excellent players as shown above. 

 

Wow, what gets me is that most of these players didn't even get a chance as they only got few sub appearances and been release on a free or sold for peanuts. I guess the driver there was board expectations if they don't have "develop players using youth system" requirement at the beginning. In Game managers probably try to follow board requirements harshly and now when the club has no money they have to rely on youths. 
But I see a lot of potential and money wasted away. 

[Jimbokav1971]

NxGn 2050. 

So close to the top spot. 

[Jimbokav1971]

1 minute ago, RoguPL said:

 

Wow, what gets me is that most of these players didn't even get a chance as they only got few sub appearances and been release on a free or sold for peanuts. I guess the driver there was board expectations if they don't have "develop players using youth system" requirement at the beginning. In Game managers probably try to follow board requirements harshly and now when the club has no money they have to rely on youths. 
But I see a lot of potential and money wasted away. 

I don't think it's about board expectations directly. 

I think it makes sense when you think about it though. They have been signing so many high profile players for so much money and paying such big wages, that it would be next to impossible for a youngster to get required playing time to develop sufficiently. 

I think that would make complete sense, but what doesn't make sense is paying all this money out for such good facilities, while not utilising them at all over such a long period of time. It's just wasteful. While the Tycoon was still there then it didn't matter, but obviously as soon as he started to scale back his funding it became a huge deal. 

Our Youth Setup cost £4.7M last season and we've already spent £4.4M on it this season, so for them to be paying that, (and more), but getting nothing, (or at least very little), in return, just seems silly. 

When I try to ass a new manager in charge at Rangers, this is what greets me, so even though they're being forced to use Youth players, the focus still isn't there to use the Academy. Until it is, I don't think they will fully be able to take advantage of the situation, because even talking about more modest sums, the strategy will always be to sign a player rather than give playing time to youngsters. If my previous post showed anything, it's that players just can't develop fully without being given playing opportunities. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Mar 2050.

Scottish Premiership. We were well-beaten in both away games so no complaints there. We trail Ross County, (and Hearts), but 3 points with just 2 games to play before the split, (Ross County & Celtic). Ross County play ourselves and bottom placed Dundee, so even if we beat them, (we will be 1 point ahead), they will finish ahead of us if they beat Dundee, (unless we somehow win away to Celtic which seems pretty unlikely to be honest). 

Hearts, (who I think are better than both ourselves & Ross County, play Motherwell & Kilmarnock, but they also play 2 Europe Conference League Quarter Finals, with the 1st leg being played between these games and the 2nd leg immediately after. It's not impossible that their focus on Europe might be enough to see them lose both these league games. 

Scottish Cup.(The Big One). Hibs & Aberdeen play in the other Semi-Final, so if we lose then the 5th European spot will go to the league. That's not impossible for us, but it's becoming increasingly unlikely. 

Internationals. 

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 20/23 from the spot at 87%.
(41h) Cairney (Unamb) 6'2" * is 3/6 from the spot at 50%.

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

23 hours ago, Thebaker said:

that result against Hearts could be crucial for GD or H2H if you finish level with them.

I thought that we were much more likely to finish above Ross County, but with 2 games left before the split I think the only chance we have of making the cut is to finish above Hearts and absolutely our goal difference could prove pivotal in that respect. 

[Edit]

It's good to be playing in a league which prioritises goal difference ahead of head-to-head again. 

Edited March 5 by Jimbokav1971

[Thebaker]

The loss of money from rangers is amazing in not developing youth players, even selling on most of the players with a PA over 100 for a nominal fee with a sell on would have surely generated millions over the years. They seem to have produced a lot of players who could play in the scottish premiership or english championship but not profited.

Have you looked at the PA of the players you have produced just to compare it?

[RoguPL]

2 hours ago, Jimbokav1971 said:

I don't think it's about board expectations directly. 

I think it makes sense when you think about it though. They have been signing so many high profile players for so much money and paying such big wages, that it would be next to impossible for a youngster to get required playing time to develop sufficiently. 

I think that would make complete sense, but what doesn't make sense is paying all this money out for such good facilities, while not utilising them at all over such a long period of time. It's just wasteful. While the Tycoon was still there then it didn't matter, but obviously as soon as he started to scale back his funding it became a huge deal. 

Our Youth Setup cost £4.7M last season and we've already spent £4.4M on it this season, so for them to be paying that, (and more), but getting nothing, (or at least very little), in return, just seems silly. 

When I try to ass a new manager in charge at Rangers, this is what greets me, so even though they're being forced to use Youth players, the focus still isn't there to use the Academy. Until it is, I don't think they will fully be able to take advantage of the situation, because even talking about more modest sums, the strategy will always be to sign a player rather than give playing time to youngsters. If my previous post showed anything, it's that players just can't develop fully without being given playing opportunities. 

I think they will have to financially deprived and underperforming for few seasons for the board to change their thinking. 

From my first youth only save I can absolutely agree with the last statement, more game time means better development.  

[Jimbokav1971]

Apr 2050. 

Scottish Premiership. We won both our games and the physical demands of Hearts playing European football midweek was too much for them to cope with as they made it 1 point from their last 4 league games. The Celtic game was a little lucky as we were helped by them getting a red card and they still probably deserved to win. 

It means that we've squeezed into the top half of the league for the 2nd time, and with Hearts missing out on the split it's basically between ourselves and Ross County for the 5th European spot, (that will got to the league unless we win the Cup). 

Hibs and Aberdeen are just better than us at the moment. We played well in both games, but it just wasn't enough. 

Scottish Cup. (The Big one). It was fun while it lasted, but Celtic probably deserved to win by more so I certainly can't complain.

Debuts. 

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 21/24 from the spot at 88%.
(41h) Cairney (Unamb) 6'2" * is 3/6 from the spot at 50%.

Finances. 

 

[Jimbokav1971]

6 minutes ago, Thebaker said:

The loss of money from rangers is amazing in not developing youth players, even selling on most of the players with a PA over 100 for a nominal fee with a sell on would have surely generated millions over the years. They seem to have produced a lot of players who could play in the scottish premiership or english championship but not profited.

Have you looked at the PA of the players you have produced just to compare it?

Yeah, it's been appalling from them. 

No, I don't want to spoil things by looking at the CA/PA of our existing players, and while there's still a chance that we could re-sign products of our Academy who have left, I don't really want to look at them either. 

I could look at CA/PA info on players once they left I suppose, but that would influence my efforts to re-sign them so I don't want to do that either. I could look at individual player CA/PA once they reached 30 or something, but not sure I can be bothered to be honest. Who cares what their CA/PA is? 

 

[Jimbokav1971]

17 minutes ago, RoguPL said:

I think they will have to financially deprived and underperforming for few seasons for the board to change their thinking. 

From my first youth only save I can absolutely agree with the last statement, more game time means better development.  

I think even without the concentration on Academy players, they will be forced into it for a while. 

They haven't paid for a single player this season. 

They have however made 3 signings, and 1 more in on loan. 

They are very modest signings though. Paying £14,500 per week for a loan player is still ridiculous though. 

[Jimbokav1971]

May 2050. 

Scottish Premiership. I didn't think we would make it without beating Ross County, but thankfully a draw was good enough after we sneaked a 1-0 at home to Kilmarnock with an OG. Thankfully Ross County couldn't buy a win over the run-in. 

Internationals. 

Awards. 

Goal-scoring GK's.

(23) Brass (Bal) 6'2" is 5/8 from the spot at 63%. (Is no longer at the club).
(23) Ewing (Bal) 6'1" is 17/20 from the spot at 85%. (Is no longer at the club).
(25c) Christie (F.Sport) 6'1" is 46/52 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(26p) Marsh (CAN)(SCO) 5'10" is 15/17 from the spot at 88%. (Is no longer at the club).
(30a) Ogilvie (Fickle) 6'2" * is 47/64 from the spot at 73%. (Is no longer at the club).
(31k) Lawrie (Unamb) * is 23/29 from the spot at 79%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(33a) Black (Fickle) 6'0" * is 2/3 from the spot at 67%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(37b) Niven (F.Loyal) 6'4" * is 24/41 from the spot at 59%. (Is no longer at the club).
(39c) Telfer (F.Pro) 6'2" * is 29/44 from the spot at 66%.(Is no longer at the club).
(40e) Qurbonov (UZB) (Res) * is 0/2 from the spot at 0%. (Is no longer at the club). 
(43n) Welsh (F.Pro) 6'4" * is 22/25 from the spot at 88%.
(41h) Cairney (Unamb) 6'2" * is 3/6 from the spot at 50%.

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Squad Stats. Jun 2050. 

Squad by Appearances. 

Squad by Goals. 

Squad by Assists. 

Squad by Avg Rating. 

Squad by CA.

Squad by PA. 

5.0 PA. 

4.5 PA.

4.0 PA. 

Squad by Int Squad. 

Squad by NT Appearances.

Squad by U21 Appearances. 

[BML]

I see you have a Brass4 and a Brass6, have any of the Brass(es?)(es?) been related? Or just a common name in the area?

[Jimbokav1971]

Rangers watch. Jun 2050. 

They finished mid-table in the Championship. A goal difference of -11 tells it's own story I think, but that was driven by them only scoring 39 league goals this season. 

They did ok in the Cups. 

They still have some very good players and there is no way they should still be in the Championship with these players. I would like to think I would immediately romp the Championship with this squad, (and would be tempted to try if it wasn't them). 

This bloke is getting paid £62k per week. It's a ridiculous that he couldn't be moved on last year. That's £3.2M on his wages alone. I would 100% have sold him. It doesn't really even matter how much you sell him for. Just get him gone and start again. 

£23,500 pw wages is still big for a teenager, but I can understand why he was kept. He looks really good and will surely provide a significant windfall when he is sold. They just have to be smart enough to ask for a reasonable initial fee, (can even be structured rather than up front), but make sure that they include all the add-ons. To put this in perspective, this bloke would 100% be our best WBR, but also would just be one of the best players at the club if we signed him. 

I'm not sure how they've got a -£7M transfer budget. They haven't spent a penny on anyone this season. 

They're comfortably under budget, but by way of a comparison, we're currently spending £72,139 per week and have just qualified for Europe for the 2nd successive season. 

There was a big loan put in place to get the club out of Administration and £525k monthly payments are going to be tough to deal with. 

They have some decent 5.0 PA players at the club, (some with good CA too), and it will be interesting to see how the develop these players over the coming season. 

They obviously no longer have a huge squad and for the main part they just had to make do with what they had.

Only 1 single player is older than 21, and that's the centre-mid I said they should have sold last season. I still think that they should be romping the league even without him.

It will be interesting to see what they do next season. 

[Jimbokav1971]

22 minutes ago, BML said:

I see you have a Brass4 and a Brass6, have any of the Brass(es?)(es?) been related? Or just a common name in the area?

No relations at all, (and I think it's a bug). There have been loads and loads and loads of names seen multiple times, but never a family link. 

In the most recent intake there was a Tomaszewski, who is either the 3rd or the 4th to come through the Academy, but even with a name like that there has never been a family link shown. I did ask if anyone else had seen family links and the reply I got was that 1 person had, but they were unable to post pictures. I honestly think it's broken in the game because it's ridiculous that I haven't seen any when you consider that until recently all our players were coming from Alloa. 

[Rikulec]

Great job securing European football. 

Also, what's happening to Rangers is absolutely mental. I don't think I've ever seen anything like this on my saves (maybe apart from Chelsea becoming a yo-yo club in the 2050s on FM16).