Mackenie Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Season 13 Toughest season of the save by far, hard to compete with the teams spending more in a week than we do nearly all year. With the help of returning legend Michael Boulton (not that one), we managed a too closer for comfort survival. I'll take it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonyjguyan Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) Despite the capitulation at the end of the season and basically handing the title to New Mills FC we end the season on a high, just! We bag the NWC First Div Cup! We took a 2-0 lead after only 19 minutes and were cruising! But like in our last 6 games of the season we just seemed to switch off and we had to survive an absolute onslaught! It was back to the wall stuff as they pulled one back in the 36th minute. Same in the second half as we just couldn’t hold Campion FC back and an unfortunate own goal by our keeper when the ball crashed off the post only to hit the keeper and roll into the net! It was tense stuff for the last 31 mins as we held them off! So on to penalties and our guys buried all 5 with Campion FC missing their 5th for us to lift the cup! Edited February 27 by antonyjguyan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kynes Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscott23 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Got promoted. Gutted that last seven games i failed to pick up a win or two to gain champions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kynes Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Back to the drawing board! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackenie Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Season 14 Settled into the championship nicely, thought we might squeak into the playoffs but I don't mind building up for another season. I only sign players found by my scouts as I think using the player search function is boring, might take 10 more seasons to win the premier league even if we get up there Also it's taken over 13 seasons and 11 promotions to finally get a paid contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackenie Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 1 hour ago, Thomas Kynes said: Back to the drawing board! AFC Crewe board take no prisoners, more than a couple of times I thought my run might end like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran_stutes Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 AFC CREWE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE!!!! Another sensational season from the lads... still haven't spent a penny on a player and went all the way using free transfers only! Finances are looking good and a very healthy transfer budget for next season.. maybe we will be able to purchase our first player! Next step.. the Prem! What a club! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K13eke Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 10 hours ago, kieran_stutes said: AFC CREWE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE!!!! Another sensational season from the lads... still haven't spent a penny on a player and went all the way using free transfers only! Finances are looking good and a very healthy transfer budget for next season.. maybe we will be able to purchase our first player! Next step.. the Prem! What a club! This is actually incredible! Not sure if you're already a board member but I've let the others know in the Discord. I believe you're the closest person to completing this challenge. ONE LAST PUSH!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscott23 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 21 hours ago, kieran_stutes said: AFC CREWE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE!!!! Another sensational season from the lads... still haven't spent a penny on a player and went all the way using free transfers only! Finances are looking good and a very healthy transfer budget for next season.. maybe we will be able to purchase our first player! Next step.. the Prem! What a club! Congratulations 🎊 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran_stutes Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 12 hours ago, K13eke said: This is actually incredible! Not sure if you're already a board member but I've let the others know in the Discord. I believe you're the closest person to completing this challenge. ONE LAST PUSH!! Not a board member yet.... But hopefully will be soon! This will be a long transfer window haha! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kynes Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Back to the drawing board! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlMichael28 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I'm on season number 5 so far... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackenie Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Season 15 Can't have only one in the prem Also got offered the France job which is cool. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscott23 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Championship here we come!!! found league one easier than league two for some reason. Struggling financially now though, looks as though next season will be the toughest... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW24 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Season 9 complete! Definitely my toughest season yet, clearly my squad was not good enough to compete in this league. Managed to have a great FA Cup run though so the finances are a little bit better but are still in the red. Managed to draw National League North Stratford in the 3rd Round which was great. A big rebuild next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kynes Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran_stutes Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 The end of our first season in the Premier League. No league win but two more cups added to our trophy cabinet! Got lucky with our FA Cup run and beating Man City on pens in the final, but they all count! Finances in a good place, new ground on the way, new facilities, and a healthy budget for next season oh and... AFC Crewe are going on a European tour! United are a joke though... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K13eke Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 @Mackenie & @kieran_stutes - I'm really enjoying this battle that you both have going on! Massive congratulations on your run so far! Especially the cup double and European football @kieran_stutes. Who will be the first to complete the challenge??? @Thomas Kynes - Commiserations on your sacking. You make history by being the first player sacked during the challenge! Here's how the leader board is looking: I'm extremely jealous of everyone's progress - I've nearly finished season 2 and just haven't found any time to play. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldiyaz Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 18 hours ago, K13eke said: @Mackenie & @kieran_stutes - I'm really enjoying this battle that you both have going on! Massive congratulations on your run so far! Especially the cup double and European football @kieran_stutes. Who will be the first to complete the challenge??? @Thomas Kynes - Commiserations on your sacking. You make history by being the first player sacked during the challenge! Here's how the leader board is looking: I'm extremely jealous of everyone's progress - I've nearly finished season 2 and just haven't found any time to play. Last point, salient point. I've enjoyed the challenge, but I have a job to attend to and I live absolutely far far away -- I wouldn't be able to properly help running the club anyway even if I win. If I do lose, though, at least I'm here for the everlasting AFC_Crewe.exe video LMAO 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilani10 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) I'm doing my usual challenge of starting at the 10th division in England, this time with Newcastle University because they can't have players older than 23 years... But the sense of community in this one might drag me in. I think i'm about to start a new carrer! Edit: as Romano would say... Here we go! Edit²: is it normal to have good players (certainly above the 12th level) wanting to sign with no bonus or salary? Edited March 5 by Vilani10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonyjguyan Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Season 4 Summary A tough season finishing 4th & a whopping 27 points behind champions Staffordshire Victoria! They were clear favourites so no surprises there. Anny Road FC were also a class apart and finished 2nd, 14 points clear 3rd! We did hold onto their coat tails for a while but a really bad patch of form (wouldn’t be FM without the inevitable mid-season slump) saw us tumble out of the play-offs but a run of 6 games unbeaten at the end of the season saw us clinch 4th and a repeat of last seasons semi final! It also ended the same way with Winsford United clinching victory this time on Penalties! So a second season in the NWCL DIv One South beckons! What made it tough and probably contributed to our poor form was having my best players cherry picked from teams in Level 9 & 10! At one point I only had 14 first team players with another 3 injured. It was also my first trophless season with Anny Road knocking us out of the NWCL Div One Cup & an early exit to Jersey Bulls in the FA Vase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kynes Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Beaten in the playoffs, but tasted my first cup success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Nelson Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Season 3 complete, league title and one cup but really hard to keep a team together when other teams come in for your players all the time. Managed to sell my first player, $6.5k, took two months for squad morale to improve again! Finances are terrible and I don't know what to do about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackenie Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Season 16 A step too far, we were too naive in thinking our attacking direct tactics would be enough to keep us up in our first season. now we have a lot of players on cheap relegation clauses, including a 21 year old 4 and a half star CB we have just sold for 20m whose value at his new club was 80-100m . Relegation sucks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackenie Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) Season 17 Yea can't have only one team in the prem still, so I smashed out a new season in the championship with our new possession based style to keep things marginally interesting, though I have no doubt which way it will go still. Also made a proper cup final and got the new stadium plans announced after two years, with another 3 year to build ffs. Edited March 6 by Mackenie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran_stutes Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 9 hours ago, Mackenie said: Season 17 Yea can't have only one team in the prem still, so I smashed out a new season in the championship with our new possession based style to keep things marginally interesting, though I have no doubt which way it will go still. Also made a proper cup final and got the new stadium plans announced after two years, with another 3 year to build ffs. Wish my new ground name was as simple as that! Congrats on getting back up to the premier league tho! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran_stutes Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 AFC CREWE ARE CHAMPIONS OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE! A fantastic season which was taken to the final day. Man United were incredible challengers throughout the season and a win for us on the final day against them saw us lift the title. only 3 defeats all season in the league, once against united and two against Leeds.... saw us complete the challenge. Two more cup finals are to come but what an unbelievable save this has been 13 years and 314 days later and we've gone from the bottom to the very top! So what's next? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran_stutes Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Here is the league table! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran_stutes Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Sadly we couldn't follow up from our fantastic league win after back to back defeats in cup finals to.... yep you guessed it, Man United! It was an unreal effort to even get that far in the champions league! ahwell... At least we are league champions!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackenie Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Nice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K13eke Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 8 hours ago, kieran_stutes said: AFC CREWE ARE CHAMPIONS OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE! A fantastic season which was taken to the final day. Man United were incredible challengers throughout the season and a win for us on the final day against them saw us lift the title. only 3 defeats all season in the league, once against united and two against Leeds.... saw us complete the challenge. Two more cup finals are to come but what an unbelievable save this has been 13 years and 314 days later and we've gone from the bottom to the very top! So what's next? Congratulations!!! Seriously, huge congratulations! This is incredible! I'll message you in the direct messaging and get you in contact with the club. They are likely to vet the database as per the formalities but this is incredible. I'll update the leader board over the weekend but you officially make the AFC Crewe Journey Up the Track Hall of Fame as the first ever person to complete the challenge! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscott23 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 5 minutes ago, K13eke said: Congratulations!!! Seriously, huge congratulations! This is incredible! I'll message you in the direct messaging and get you in contact with the club. They are likely to vet the database as per the formalities but this is incredible. I'll update the leader board over the weekend but you officially make the AFC Crewe Journey Up the Track Hall of Fame as the first ever person to complete the challenge! Congratulations 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscott23 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Another season in championship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K13eke Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Just an update following this breaking news. @kieran_stuteshas been pointed in the direction of one of our Co-chairmen who will look over the save and ensure there has been no editor activity/excessive holiday time etc. If all okay - Kieran becomes a lifetime board member at AFC Crewe! Please please please continue with this challenge - Although the official prize has potentially gone, there are still places up for grabs in the challenge HOF. We also appreciate any interest this has generated in our little club. We were created by fans, for fans! Updates to follow.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kynes Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 We're on our way...Via a penalty shootout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldiyaz Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I AM BACK! NORTH WEST COUNTIES PREMIER CHAMPIONS, 40 POINTS TO THE TALLY! GET IN! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldiyaz Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 9 hours ago, K13eke said: Just an update following this breaking news. @kieran_stuteshas been pointed in the direction of one of our Co-chairmen who will look over the save and ensure there has been no editor activity/excessive holiday time etc. If all okay - Kieran becomes a lifetime board member at AFC Crewe! Please please please continue with this challenge - Although the official prize has potentially gone, there are still places up for grabs in the challenge HOF. We also appreciate any interest this has generated in our little club. We were created by fans, for fans! Updates to follow.... Congratulations! @kieran_stutes It's been a pleasure playing and chatting here. Turns out FM's Low Level Management is easier than I predicted. On other news, I have been defeated in the Fifth Round of FA Cup but not without bringing at least 300 grand to the bank balance. Now onto the Supercut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW24 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Season 10 complete! The less said about this one the better, literally nothing of note happened, never looked like making the playoffs or getting relegated. Onto the next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K13eke Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 It's official! @kieran_stutes has had his database verified and has won the official challenge, becoming a board member in the process! As mentioned - The challenge still continues on here and I'd love to see more of you Journey up the track! I'll attempt to get the official competition made a yearly event but please please please keep on posting. I'll update the leader board and create a HOF over the weekend. If anyone is interested about the project we have got going on you can visit https://www.nufan.co.uk/ for more details or alternatively if you just want to watch us play, every game is shown live on Veo by searching for AFC Crewe. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldiyaz Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 This is funny - Southall is somehow the integer limit years of age. Like, 63000 BC was prehistoric, surely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldiyaz Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) We are the Isuzu FA Vase champions! 10 points to the tally. I believe it should be 115 then. Also, me being in the Indonesian Hall of Fame is disrespect to the legend that is Rachmad Darmawan. Edit: And The Macron Cup. My total would be 120, I guess. Edited March 9 by aldiyaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW24 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Season 11 complete! Similar to Season 10, nothing happened in this season, onto the next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscott23 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Finally made it to the premiership!!! Shame couldn't win it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kynes Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K13eke Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Updated Leader Board: @kieran_stutesconfirmed in gold at the top - Some good movement this week. Can anybody else join him in the AFC Crewe Challenge HOF? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mills367 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 First season is a success as we're crowned champions! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kynes Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Edited March 13 by Thomas Kynes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonyjguyan Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 DISAPPOINTMENT AGAIN! Season 5 done and dusted and yet again we fail at the semi final stage of the play offs consigning us to a 4th season in the NWCL Div 1 South! We went into the final game of the season needing a win against table topping Winsford United, our nemesis! Win and we go up as champions on goal difference. Lose and it’s the play offs again. Obviously we lost, a 5th game on the trot against Winsford we have lost. Getting a straight red early in the first half didn’t help matters. But we were given a chance when Winsford themselves were given a red as well evening out the numbers! It wasn’t to be and typical FM fashion the game fizzled out without any highlights! Quite frankly I’m glad to see the back of them! I was confident going into the play offs but the suspension from the red card meant a change in formation. It didn’t help and a pathetic performance against Cammell Laird ensured another season at this level. I’m finding it soul destroying being stuck at this level and not looking forward to yet another season in this division! It’s not helping our finances and we are heavily in debt with no hope of increasing our wage budget and getting better players to take that step towards promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscott23 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 First season done in premier, very tough. Survived though. Won the FA CUP somehow, managed not to play and big guns and then in final beat Birmingham from the championship. Europe next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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