Thebaker

red (16-20), green, orange, light blue for me @FelixForte- you can change the values of the scales in preferences

I don't think its that much fun.

But plenty on the GD forum

Portugal seems like it fits your criteria although it can be tough to get out of the bottom league i found and most teams are pro. Only the big 5 leagues have long seasons, most are 30-36 league games + cup games. Not many leagues have semi-pro teams available, most countries with 2 playable leagues tend to be pro (most eastern european countries that i have seen). The nordic countries are semi-pro but they are a normal league system (playing home and away).

That must be the worst youth intake you have had, worse even than when you were a division lower. Scouting is very long winded now, you need to spend months and effort to get a good understanding of a player and they are often wrong. Get the best scouting package so you will know more about the players before you start scouting them. Scouts also don't pick up much knowledge of countries they don't know (less than 4%) so its best to send ones with a good knowledge already. Most african players are often dual nationals from the top leagues but focus on the best clubs from the main african nations as most players will come from just 3 clubs in those nations.

You must be the first person i've seen that complains when being more successful and scoring more goals then complains how they are scored. You would make a good chairman with that thinking

2038/39 Table | Squad | Transfers Started rather indifferently having to juggle european matches but having enlarged the squad was able to rotate and soon picked up form to get into the top 4. In the 2nd half of the season the team lost only 1 game in the last 19 to chase R Madrid but were always well behind and finished 2nd. This felt like a missed opportunity as the team had the best defence in the league but lacked goals with 7 0-0 draws really costing the team. In the spanish cup the team entered at the 3rd rd due to the super cup. Facing Barcelona away in the Qtr-final the team conceded a 92 minute equaliser before being outplayed in ET and losing 1-2. In the Euro cup the team comfortably got through the group stage but missed out on top after getting hammered by Inter away. In the 1st KO rd the team faced Porto and drew 0-0 away before thrashing them 4-0 at home. The 2nd KO rd was an easier tie against Club Brugge but somehow lost 0-1 at home despite having 26 shots to 3. The away leg was the same with 17 shots to 7 to draw 0-0 and go out. Finances remained reasonably steady, Sant Andrue is 1 of just 2 clubs in Spain listed as rich. I sold Quintanilla ( 204 apps) after deciding i could do better and he was a dirty player who seemed to be getting dirtier with 6 red cards in the last 3 seasons. After offering £22 million and £32k p/w for Villamizar last season only for it to fall through due to lack of funds i decided he didn't have enough ability to justify paying that and looked for other targets. I bought Rivero instead who played well as an AF although he is more suited to DLF. At the end of the transfer window i was offered Villamizar and signed him for £4.5 million and £14k p/w. An 3 month injury to Cobo meant he came into the team and took over as 1st choice, he also improved from a 3 star player close to his potential to a 4 star player by the end of the season. My best young player Arnedo appeared on the nexgen list but is still not a wonderkid. Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2034/35 La Liga 6th 4th Rd N/A Chandler (14) Msomi (6) 20287 State of the art Excellent Exceptional Exceptional Qualified for Europe 2035/36 La Liga 10th 4th Rd 2nd KO rd Euro Cup II Cobo (28) Cobo (10) 21550 State of the art Superb Exceptional Exceptional 2036/37 La Liga 4th Qtr-final N/A Cobo (14) Seeman (9) 27330 Superb Superb Exceptional Exceptional 2037/38 La Liga 9th Winners 2nd KO rd Euro Cup Cobo (24) Arnedo (36a)(8) 29737 State of the art Superb Exceptional Exceptional Cup winners 2038/39 La Liga 2nd Qtr-final 2nd KO rd Euro Cup Rivero(21) Arnedo (36a)(10) 29742 State of the art Superb Exceptional Exceptional

it seems very harsh to think about sacking you after 1 not so good season, hardly even a disaster, unless you have the most extreme chairman possible. IRL i don't believe a club would even consider the sack after your career, Wenger and Clough are examples of this.

I'm pretty sure that players with negative personalities are rated worse than they are sometimes, if the personality changes they can often be rated much better.

My current save is in Spain at a club in La Liga with almost maxed out facilities and the best players have all been spanish, not too many other nationalities through but they have pretty much all been poor, think they were generally rated poor on intake day. I have not looked at the actual PA to confirm this.

2037/38 Table | Squad | Transfers Started the season with a few wins followed by 4 losses mostly down to the fact i had 4 senior players out for 3 months each and after that point was always in midtable. Had to rotate the squad a lot due to the european and then cup games so really struggled get a run of wins together. The team was short of goals all season which i realised when looking at the league stats was down to not getting any on target, amongst the lowest in the league, the away form was also dire. In the spanish cup the team cruised through the early rounds playing lower league teams with my reserves before meeting Barcelona in the quarter final . I won 1-0 at home after extra time before then progressing to meet R Madrid in the semi-final. Away in the first leg the team was completely outplayed but came from 0-2 down to lose 2-3. The 2nd leg was more even with the team taking an early lead and going on to win 2-0. In the final the team played 2nd div Tenerife and needed penalties to win the cup. In europe the team were in the Euro cup group stages and although were well beaten by Hertha Berlin, were still comfortably better than the other 2 teams. In the 1st KO rd the team beat Benfica over the 2 legs before facing Hertha again. After sneaking a lucky win in the 1st leg the team were well beaten in the 2nd leg. In 4 matches against Hertha they scored 9 goals from 87 shots against the 2 goals from 25 shots my team managed. They are one of the stronger teams in Europe now, only the 1st season in 12 they had not been in the CL. Finances remained the same as i got more money from europe but spent more on transfers and wages. I sold Varga (133 apps, 3 goals) as i got fed up with his whinging and spent a record fee on his replacement. I thought i overpayed for Bray but turned down £44 million at the end of the season. Goals were a problem this season and Mabunda underperformed in a big way after throwing a fit about not joining Sparta Prague at the start of the season. I sold him to R Madrid after 14 goals in 58 goals with most of the goals against lower opposition teams. I was left with only 2 main strikers for half a season as a deal for a new striker fell through as i could not afford the fee (i didn't realise the sale of Mabunda was in installments with little upfront). I also sold Brkljaca (121 apps, 14 goals) as i was going to let him go at the end of the season anyway due to injuries and loss of ability. My best players were Cobo who played half fit a lot and Seeman who ended up being drafted in to play up front as he was accomplished anyway. My star GK who is a youth product is now the spanish no1, another youth product made a big breakthrough this season. Arnedo is poised to became a big star and has scored more goals and had more assists mostly from AMC than Mabunda managed and in less games and minutes which also shows the underperformance from Mabunda. Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2033/34 La Liga 8th 2nd Rd N/A Cobo (16) Chandler (9) 14844 Superb Great Excellent Exceptional 2034/35 La Liga 6th 4th Rd N/A Chandler (14) Msomi (6) 20287 State of the art Excellent Exceptional Exceptional Qualified for Europe 2035/36 La Liga 10th 4th Rd 2nd KO rd Euro Cup II Cobo (28) Cobo (10) 21550 State of the art Superb Exceptional Exceptional 2036/37 La Liga 4th Qtr-final N/A Cobo (14) Seeman (9) 27330 Superb Superb Exceptional Exceptional 2037/38 La Liga 9th Winners 2nd KO rd Euro Cup Cobo (24) Arnedo (36a)(8) 29737 State of the art Superb Exceptional Exceptional Cup winners

@DazRTaylor you must have a strong squad, surprised you got Lamela. I would have thought his rep and wages would be far too high for that level

low det is as bad as unamb with a low det i've realised. I had a player through with 3 det who was balanced, low det also means low ambition <10, unambitious is <5 and variable determination

Ive had that in my season i'm just on. Started with 3 key players out for 3-4 months each and with euro and cup games, had games every 3 days for 5 months. My small squad has used every youth player with more than 2 star CA, i also sold my best foward in jan and failed to get in a replacement to leave me with 2 strikers and only 1 youth player of 1 star CA for 5 months. (i realised i could not register 2 other youth players as they were too old and not earning enough, i also forgot to recall from loan a few other youth strikers which was my fault). Good season in the bundesliga with a first season in europe looming, will your board not let you increase youth recruitment?

with 3 dc's and maybe a midfielder or rb who could play there (as many seem to) there is still a good chance of a decent player. Especially since intake previews in terms of pa is only a range and the cb's could be the best players in it.

There was me thinking that Sporting are not doing much. Surprised that Cape Verde don't have more of your players since it seems like you have had a lot come through even if 2nd nat.

2036/37 Table | Squad | Transfers Started the season fantastically well losing only 1 game in the first 17 to be in and around the top of the league. A poor feb put the team out of contention and although the squad won most games after this, the form of the teams above meant they missed out on CL qualification. Thanks to a tycoon takeover several seasons ago Sevilla won the title for only the 2nd time in their history. In the spanish cup the team reached the Qtr-finals before losing at home to Ponferrada on pens after drawing 1-1. Finances remain strong mostly due to not really spending a lot in the transfer market and being unable to improve the facilities. I did get through another fantastic youth intake full of potential although no players who will make any immediate impact. Club legend Pelayo (447 apps, 35 goals) left at the start of the season after having averaged over 7 in all 12 seasons at the club along with Garrido (293 apps, 10 goals). Youth product Torrecilla (355 apps, 47 goals) left at the end of the season when i could not agree a new deal, Former wonderkid Chandler (157 apps , 47 goals) also left for the same reason having left me with the feeling he had underperformed in his time at the club. My best player this season was Seeman, a player i found in the estonian u21's years ago and have been slowly introducing into the side. Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2032/33 La Liga 7th 3rd Rd N/A Cobo (14) Msomi (5) 6541 Excellent Good Excellent Exceptional 2033/34 La Liga 8th 2nd Rd N/A Cobo (16) Chandler (9) 14844 Superb Great Excellent Exceptional 2034/35 La Liga 6th 4th Rd N/A Chandler (14) Msomi (6) 20287 State of the art Excellent Exceptional Exceptional Qualified for Europe 2035/36 La Liga 10th 4th Rd 2nd KO rd Euro Cup II Cobo (28) Cobo (10) 21550 State of the art Superb Exceptional Exceptional 2036/37 La Liga 4th Qtr-final N/A Cobo (14) Seeman (9) 27330 Superb Superb Exceptional Exceptional

@Rainbowz season preview means nothing, the season i've just finished (not the one above) i was predicted 12th having finished well above that for the past 4 seasons. Having a small squad is only a problem if you have loads of injuries, It does mean the team has high cohesion which counts for a lot. I just use youth players to fill in, sometimes they can do a job even though they have no decent rating at all.

2035/36 Table | Squad | Transfers Had a very indifferent season where due to the short turnaround between games (caused by the euro cup II games) i rotated the squad a lot and seemed unable to string a set of decent results together in the league. Goalscoring was also an issue with the team dominating a lot of games only to lose as they couldn't score, a really good 3rd striker is needed. In the spanish cup the team lost 0-1 in the 4th rd to 1st div Oviedo in a match where they only had 2 shots. In Europe the team started with a tough tie against PTM and came through to get into an easy group. Easily won the group and played my reserve players in the last 2 games. In the 2nd KO rd the team lost a tight game 0-1 against Partizan in the 1st leg away. In the home leg the team were 3-0 up and well on top before suddenly conceeding 3 goals in the last 15 mins to go out. Finances continue to do well even with a new ground extension being built as the team is already selling out the 22500 capacity in the new ground. I sold my best player in Kuanyshev (197 apps) as he wanted to go, i should have got more but i am hopeful my youth GK can step up. I sold my record goal scorer David (329 apps, 115 goals) as he wasn't quite up to the standard required. Record app holder Aleman (482 apps, 45 goals) also left as i have a lot of good youth players that i need to get playing to develop further. This season i got through this youth player who is very close to being a first team player. Cobo was far and away my best player really stepping up, seeming at times to be the only player scoring. Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2031/32 Second Div 2nd Qtr-final N/A Cobo (31) David, Aleman (11) 6406 Great Average Excellent Exceptional Promoted 2032/33 La Liga 7th 3rd Rd N/A Cobo (14) Msomi (5) 6541 Excellent Good Excellent Exceptional 2033/34 La Liga 8th 2nd Rd N/A Cobo (16) Chandler (9) 14844 Superb Great Excellent Exceptional 2034/35 La Liga 6th 4th Rd N/A Chandler (14) Msomi (6) 20287 State of the art Excellent Exceptional Exceptional Qualified for Europe 2035/36 La Liga 10th 4th Rd 2nd KO rd Euro Cup II Cobo (28) Cobo (10) 21550 State of the art Superb Exceptional Exceptional

Great league win considering the departures. I'm always surprised by Sporting's poor performances, must be a while since they finished above 5th.

i always put all the wage budget into transfers and transfer some back when i go over the wage budget. I've noticed that the higher your wage budget the more players will ask for so i keep it as low as possible.

2034/35 Table | Squad | Transfers Made a decent start to the season drawing a lot of games with another loss of form coming around jan. After this i was able to push on and with 10 games to go was in a european spot only to nearly throw it away. won the last 2 games to sneak into 6th with a 88th minute goal to tip the goal difference in my favour. In the swedish cup the team reached the 4th rd but got hammered 0-4 away to 2nd div Granada which was a terrible result. Finances have leveled out with the facilities nearly maxed out and the new stadium extended. Playing in a 40000 seat stadium for half a season also increased the attendance. Signed Guerra after taking him on loan to add depth for next season and as he had become Model Citizen i felt there was more to come. Chandler became my first wonderkid and was my top scorer. Some of the bigger clubs are getting interested now. Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2030/31 Second Div 10th Semi-final N/A Tucao (19) Torrecilla (25f) (12) 6257 Good Average Good Exceptional 2031/32 Second Div 2nd Qtr-final N/A Cobo (31) David, Aleman (11) 6406 Great Average Excellent Exceptional Promoted 2032/33 La Liga 7th 3rd Rd N/A Cobo (14) Msomi (5) 6541 Excellent Good Excellent Exceptional 2033/34 La Liga 8th 2nd Rd N/A Cobo (16) Chandler (9) 14844 Superb Great Excellent Exceptional 2034/35 La Liga 6th 4th Rd N/A Chandler (14) Msomi (6) 20287 State of the art Excellent Exceptional Exceptional Qualified for Europe

Hate it when that happens, have a young player now who was just been easing into the team and making a lot of starts, broken leg and 8 months out!

I notice you don't let many players go, perhaps you need to, to save some wages. Or just sell off those youngsters who will probably never play for the 1st team. That balance is beginning to look scary, i'm guessing you are just paying out too much in wages.

2033/34 Table | Squad | Transfers Started the season on fire and was in the european spots after 10 games but then suffered a huge loss of form among the palyers and won only 1 game in 16 before and after xmas. Finished the season in great form to be only a place down on last season with a point more. In the spanish cup the team went out in the 2nd rd, drawing 0-0 and then losing on penalties away to div 1B Murcia which was really disappointing. Finances continue to look steady with the facilities continuing to improve. Moved into the new stadium which was maxed out prompting the board to extend it. Keller (185 apps, 12 goals) had been a good servant for the club but was going to be let go at the end of the season, getting some money for him in Apr was a bonus. Youth product Victor (196 apps, 3 goals) was also sold as he was no longer good enough Cobo struggled for much of the season but finished in great form to be my top scorer for the season. My scouts spotted Chandler playing for an Aussie club and i wasn't sure about signing him. Labelled 'the next Harry Kane' he could be world class as my coaches say he can improve a lot. Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2029/30 Second Div 8th 2nd Rd N/A Tucao (17) Olaza (11) 5858 Adequate Adequate Adequate Excellent 2030/31 Second Div 10th Semi-final N/A Tucao (19) Torrecilla (25f) (12) 6257 Good Average Good Exceptional 2031/32 Second Div 2nd Qtr-final N/A Cobo (31) David, Aleman (11) 6406 Great Average Excellent Exceptional Promoted 2032/33 La Liga 7th 3rd Rd N/A Cobo (14) Msomi (5) 6541 Excellent Good Excellent Exceptional 2033/34 La Liga 8th 2nd Rd N/A Cobo (16) Chandler (9) 14844 Superb Great Excellent Exceptional