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Seemed to be a one off.
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Promotion to the Premier League for Notts County. Absolutely no idea how we'll cope in the top division, but we'll give it a crack.
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19 hours ago, Jamesbfc1887 said:
Barnsley Season 1:
Results:
We certainly had an interesting pre-season which hardly filled me with much confidence I have to say. But the league campaign started strongly against one of the promotion favourites Fulham and in all truth it was a game we really should have won, wasteful finishing from Conor Chaplin costing us 2 points on the opening day.
Next we made the short trip down the M1 to junction 36 (probably) and to Hillsborough. Where we would take on Sheffield Wednesday, we were quick to assert our dominance in the game with Conor Chaplin once again spurning the opportunity to put us 1 up. A string of great saves from Wednesday keeper Keiren Westwood ensured things were level at the break. Until a calamitous piece of keeping from a tame Michael Sollbauer header put us into a deserved 1-0 lead. Just 10 minutes later Cauley Woodrow was taken out inside the box, resulting in a penalty for the Reds Efkan Berifoglu and a chance to seal all 3 points at Hillsborough for the first time since 2009!!!! (I think). 2-0 and game over!!!!
The reserves trotted out for the cup game securing a 1-0 victory before we would entertain Charlton a few days later. Goal for the Reds!!!!! It's new signing Efkan Bekiroglu!!! With a stunning finish from the corner of the penalty area. Chance after chance came and went before finally 2-0 and the points look surely secured against a poor Charlton side, Marcel Ritzmaier with the goal but.... Objects flying everywhere in my office as Jonny Williams produces not one but two unbelievable strikes to earn Charlton an unlikely and undeserved point. But 5 points from games is a decent start.
Birmingham vs Barnsley:
Our first loss of the season came in Scotland to university town, no sorry that's the wrong St. Andrews... Anyway this was another game where poor finishing from my strikers would once again haunt me, a poor result in a fairly boring affair was certainly not the way we wanted to go into an important game against Luton.
Barnsley vs Luton:
This was one for the ages!!!! That or a display of how not o play right back by Killian Ludewig, with possibly one of the worst performances I've seen in a while. An injury to Jordan Williams which should keep him out for 2 weeks at least, almost cost us dearly. I bet Kazenga Lua Lua couldn't believe his luck!!!! He was the best player on the pitch skipping past our hapless right back multiple times and bagging a goal and an assist. A Woodrow double gave me more confidence he can fire us up the table this season, with some attacking quality at last. Crucially this game also happened to be the first game back from injury for top prospect Jacob Brown, hopefully there's a lot more to see from him!!!!
Wigan vs Barnsley:
Unfortunately the main talking point before the game was the ankle injury suffered by Woodrow in training on Thursday, this injury would keep our key player out for 1 month. On the day we were comfortably dispatched by Wigan. A dismal performance.
Barnsley vs Leeds:
We came into the Yorkshire derby looking to change our slump in form, which had seen us only pick up 3 points from the last 3 games. This was not going to be an easy challenge against pre-season title favourites Leeds! But actually my team more than surprised me, with an excellent display. Chaplin putting us ahead early on before an equaliser from Leeds captain Liam Cooper but with the last kick of the game former Leeds man Clarke Odour smashed in a volley from the edge of the area following a poor headed clearance Ben White. 2-1!!!! And we take all 3 points in dramatic style.
Forest vs Barnsley:
This was a story of two absolute bangers! Joe Lolley with a volley from 30 yards, which surely will go down as goal of the season. But we swiftly replied through possibly my new favourite player Efkan Berifoglu, quite how he's playing for us I do not know, his delivery from set pieces and all round play is unbelievable.
Barnsley vs Brentford:
Another huge bonus 3 points in a fixture I could only dream of getting a result in at the start of the season, Brentford had 3 disallowed goals!!! Yes 3, i felt sorry for them but we also had a fair few chances ourselves and I couldn't care less where those points come from.
Barnsley vs Derby:
An absolutely dire game of football, a typical, cold midweek game.
Preston vs Barnsley:
This is the first time I've really started to worry about our levels of performance, such a poor game on our behalf. These are the kind of performances we have to avoid if we want to stay up this season. Completely out classed!
Table:
I'm very happy with how we are doing so far this season, 15th and 9 points clear of the drop. I've seen us drop off a cliff before so I'm not counting my chickens just yet!
If we can avoid some of the injuries we've had so far in the season we can stay up I'm sure of it.
We may well look to strengthen the squad in January but there is basically no money left mainly because I did this....
Tom Adeyemi, this man seems to have an unfortunate amount of experience at getting relegated from the Championship but I think on his day he can be a good workman for us. But he's injured already, I should have known, he does have a reputation for it
A decent prospect for a nominal fee.
Are you going for the realistic approach of overloading on central midfield players too?
Give Oduor plenty of game time, and you'll sell him for a fortune.
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Secured back-to-back promotions with Notts County, after winning the league again. We're now into League One, which I'm expecting to be a lot tougher than the past two seasons.
I received a healthy transfer budget of around £1M, but I've mainly opted for free transfers. The pick of the bunch being Matt Smith and Josh Knight who took some persuading (and relatively low release clauses).
We've started the season well - currently sat 6th in the table. Also pulled of an upset by beating Everton in the Carabao Cup, and we now have a favourable home tie against Portsmouth in the fourth round.
Finally managed to get the board to part with some cash to upgrade the woeful training facilities.
Despite the awful youth facilities, we've produced a bit of a gem. Impressive beard for 17 too,
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I finished my first season with Notts County, comfortably top of the league. I haven't managed at this level for years, so I wasn't sure if I should adapt from my usual possession based style. I stuck to what I knew best, and despite some early doubts, it worked very well.
Enzio Boldewijn was the star player, as expected, with 16 goals from the right wing. Plenty of interest in him, but no bids ever came in.
Ricardo Campos was probably the pick of the signings in the first season, along with Issam Ben Khemis, who I've now sold to Southend. Campos is proving a steady back-up for a few positions in League Two.
I've had a clear out out in the summer, in preparation for League Two - accepted any reasonable bids that came in, and released all that were out of contract. I've mainly tried to sign players under 25, with the odd exceptions, to sell on for a profit in future. With the exception of Jordan Boon (£90k from Bolton) all my signings have been free transfers or loans.
I brought in Alex Jakubiak on a free transfer. He's been on fire with 12 goals in the first 15 league games, but he's just picked up a bit of injury. Not convinced his understudy will be good enough to carry on that form, but hopefully he'll be back for a second half of the season promotion push.
The board want us to avoid a relegation battle, but I fancy our chances of a play-off finish. We're certainly strong enough..
(not sure why Boldewijn appears again down here)
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47 minutes ago, oakesypvfc said:
Bye bye David
Looks like he was some player for League Two, but when did David Luiz become a no-nonsense centre back?!
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Managed to take Sunderland to a replay in the second round of the FA Cup, and then beat them 1-0. Ended up with this..
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1 hour ago, StePratt said:
After the highs of Blackburn and Middlesbrough, I am really struggling to get into a save. I've tried Crewe, Bradford and Sunderland (after watching the Netflix documentary). Just couldn't get into them. Need some suggestions guys.
Try Barnsley - restrictions on signing players over the age of 23, although in the same league as Blackburn and Boro. I'm enjoying my Notts County save, so far.
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17 minutes ago, Mr_Demus said:
Plymouth - Biggest city to never have a top flight side (if you disregard Wakefield)
Crewe - Youth setup.
Bradford - Big stadium, big city. Little success.
Notts County - Restore former greatness.
Would be my suggestions.
I was actually thinking of Notts County whilst walking the dog. I'll give them a go.
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Looking to start a long-term game in League Two, or the Conference. Any recommendations?
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I'm creating a custom English database, but wanting to keep the under-23 & under-18 formats as they are. I've created B teams for Chelsea and Man City, so would like them excluding from the under-23 leagues. Any help appreciated.
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I've updated my driver now (thought it was already up to date). I've managed to increase the graphics back to high quality (3D options aside - I only play in 2D classic), and having no problems.
The hibernating is now becoming an issue when not playing FM too, so it's fair to say it's not really a bug for you guys. Cheers for the help.
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2 hours ago, Kyle Brown said:
Okay that's a start! And no worries, I'll keep an eye out.
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I had already updated to 20.4.
I’ve reduced the graphic settings to medium and haven’t received any further error messages when starting a match.
Still having the hibernation issue. Will post the dxdiag file later. Thanks for the response.
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Have now just received this error when attempting to play a match:
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I've changed the graphic cards already too:
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My laptop appears to be randomly going into sleep mode, when playing FM. Sometimes I can be on it for an hour or so before it happens, sometimes it's as soon as I load FM. It seems to have started since 20.3 update last month. This is still the case when the laptop is plugged in and on charge.
I have tried following most battery guides, and even had a new battery fitted, but still having the same problems.
Any help please?
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How's the pre-season going?
The data update is around the corner, I've changes in mind, but if you've any comments regarding the data, feel free to PM me. Genuinely would like the feedback. @Jamesbfc1887 @kiwityke1983 @silcock69
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You’re making us wait for this final game @Jamesbfc1887
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Did not expect this to happen.
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Good luck with the run-in @Jamesbfc1887
How is Mowatt doing for you?
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Looking for a laptop for a relative. It'll be mainly for internet use, maybe some word processing/spreadsheets and occassional Netflix viewing. A light (in weight) laptop would be ideal.
Budget around £400, up to £500.
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I cashed in on Mads when I could, I was amazed anybody offered a decent sum for him.
Sorry to hijack your thread but I've had some strange (lucky) transfers. In the pre-season of the second season I brought in Vittorio Parigini on a free transfer. Decent attributes, but nobody else seemed to show any interest in him. I played him in the second game of the season, then the day after he announced that he wanted to leave as he couldn't settle in the country. I ended up letting him go on loan for a monthly fee of £500k, and I've now just sold him for £4.3M going into the third season.
I also signed Jordan Boon, from Bolton, for around £100k. He spent the season on loan at Oxford, and I was about to send him out again for a second season before Leicester came in with a deal worth £10M. Also managed to cash in heavily on Callum Styles (£9M to Newcastle) and Dimi Cavare (£3.4M to RC Lens). The money becomes available to rebuild if you persist!
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Overall I'm struggling with my transfer business going into the Premier League season, but I've managed to bring in Amine Gouiri, Fedde de Jong and a steady looking regen goalkeeper from Benfica on free transfers.