Thebaker

Probably done at the same time as the new stadium or another improvement, messages get combined. I had a youth improvement in my game done with a message on completion about a 20 Million loan taken out , that loan was to build a new ground.

well done on the treble, feels like the thread should be renamed - overhauling Portugal maybe.

Would your strikers not play better as a DLF rather than a F9 since they all have really good finishing and technique. Not sure i would want Lopes as a 2nd striker who doesn't move into channels, he would be better as the AF.

Table | Squad | Transfers Started the season with 8 wins and continued up to xmas with only 1 loss in the first 19 games to sit top of the league. Struggled in the 2nd half of the season with drawing games and a poor feb meant the team relinquished top spot. 6 games without a win in apr/may pushed the team down to 3rd before winning the last 2 games to snatch 2nd and promotion. In the spanish cup the team again did well beating R Irun and Tenerife in the 1st 2 rounds. In the 3rd Rd they faced La Liga S Gijon winning 1-0 at home. In the 4th Rd the team beat Sevilla 2-0 at home. The qtr-final was away to Valencia and the team were lucky to only lose 0-1. Finances continued to do well and the board increased the training and junior facilities. With promotion the board were forced to build a new ground to meet the min 15000 capacity requirements taking out loans to cover it. Sold youth product Gassama (174 apps) as he didn't appear to have the ability to improve further and replaced him with record signing Lopez. I had this youth player come through who looks only jst short of the 1st team level, another player in this intake got called up to the spanish u21's at the end of the season. Cobo came into his own this season and finished as top scorer for the league. David was played deeper as a DLF and probably suffered although he finished the season well. Pelayo has been at the club for a long time but seems to finish most seasons with the best rating and has been fan's player for the last 5 seasons. Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2022/23 Federation 2nd Gp3 6th 1st Rd N/A Fassani (19) Morer (11) 2207 Average Average Average Average 2023/24 Federation 2nd Gp3 2nd 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (14) Tito (9) 2185 Average Average Average Average Promoted 2024/25 Federation 1st B 13th 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (9) Morer (8) 3332 Adequate Average Average Average 2025/26 Federation 1st B 14th Not entered N/A Alfredo (20) Morer (7) 2715 Adequate Average Average Average 2026/27 Federation 1st B 9th Not entered N/A Morer (13) Morer (5) 3274 Adequate Average Average Average 2027/28 Federation 1st B 4th 1st Rd N/A David (30) Morer (7) 3666 Adequate Adequate Average Average Promoted 2028/29 Second Div 11th 2nd Rd N/A David (20) David (8) 5157 Adequate Adequate Average Good 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 Exceptional Exceptional Promoted

In spite of them being in the thread title i'd completely forgotten them

Looks like a back up keeper is needed. Surprised there is not more to sell or have you already had a clear out?

Table | Transfers | Squad The team started well not losing for the first 7 games of the season and were still in the playoffs by xmas. Due to a cup run the games became every 3 days in feb and mar. A combination of injuries, suspensions and fatigue meant i didn't get my strongest team out and the form suffered with the team dropping to midtable where they were unable to mount a late surge and finished with a bit of a whimper. In the spanish cup 1st rd the team played 1st div Cadiz at home winning 3-2. In the 2nd rd won 2-0 away to Fed 2nd Sta. Eulalia before beating 2nd div Alicante on penalties after drawing 2-2 away. In the 4th rd the team were at home to Barcelona, at 1-0 up they then missed a penalty allowing Sant Andreu to come back to win 2-1 in ET. The Qt-final was at home against A. Madrid and was an even match at 1-1 after 90 mins before my team took control winning 4-2 in ET. Sadly the 2-legged semi-final proved a match too far as Real Sociedad won both legs 4-0. Finances still look good and i was able to convince the board to improve all the facilities this season. Players sales from Mendes (103 apps , 9 goals) and Astralaga (195 apps) helped fund this. Although 1st teamers they both kicked up a fuss about previous bids being rejected so i decided to get rid of them. I made a record signing in Cobo who looked good before missing 4 months through injury in jan. The increased facilities resulted in my best youth intake although none individually stood out. The board is also now looking at a new ground due to attendances being at 90% capacity. Tucao ended the season as top scorer although will be leaving at the end of the season as i could not agree a new deal. A player who really improved this year was youth product Torrecilla who played a lot at AMC and topped the assists this season. Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2022/23 Federation 2nd Gp3 6th 1st Rd N/A Fassani (19) Morer (11) 2207 Average Average Average Average 2023/24 Federation 2nd Gp3 2nd 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (14) Tito (9) 2185 Average Average Average Average Promoted 2024/25 Federation 1st B 13th 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (9) Morer (8) 3332 Adequate Average Average Average 2025/26 Federation 1st B 14th Not entered N/A Alfredo (20) Morer (7) 2715 Adequate Average Average Average 2026/27 Federation 1st B 9th Not entered N/A Morer (13) Morer (5) 3274 Adequate Average Average Average 2027/28 Federation 1st B 4th 1st Rd N/A David (30) Morer (7) 3666 Adequate Adequate Average Average Promoted 2028/29 Second Div 11th 2nd Rd N/A David (20) David (8) 5157 Adequate Adequate Average Good 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

Teamwork (or selflessness) for an attacker could be tracking back defensively or just passing to a teammate ina better position to score. thats how i see it.

Maviosio already looks good and has the personality to become the best player in your save. Great work on winning the league when it looked like it was getting away from you.

2029/30 Table | Squad | Transfers Started the season in ok form where the team would win 2 and then lose 2 before hitting some indiffent form in dec and jan with just 1 win in 12 although most of those games were draws. Went back to a pattern of win 1, lose 1, draw 1 until the last 8 games where the team were undefeated and made a late bid for the playoffs before falling short. In the spanish cup the team reached the 2nd rd where they lost to 2nd div Alcoron 2-3 away which was disappointing as they were struggling at the time. Finances continued to improve from tv money. Got the board to improve youth rec and junior coaching and to improve the training facilities at the end of the season. The squad on the whole is quite solid with perhaps la liga quality players needed to improve the squad although LB remains weak and midfield lacks depth. Players tend to moan a lot about being fringe players so its difficult to get that depth. Domench was an example of this who left in mid season after 272 apps and 13 goals (60% coming off the bench). Morer (319 apps, 64 goals) retired although i had better rated youth players by the end. I generally don't sign old players as they fall away too fast but made an expection for Olaza who decided to retire at the end of the season. I only noticed after i signed him how good his set piece attributes were and he ended top for assists. New signing Tucao was my top scorer as David struggled a bit, Pelayo was the star player again even if not rated in my best 5 players Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2022/23 Federation 2nd Gp3 6th 1st Rd N/A Fassani (19) Morer (11) 2207 Average Average Average Average 2023/24 Federation 2nd Gp3 2nd 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (14) Tito (9) 2185 Average Average Average Average Promoted 2024/25 Federation 1st B 13th 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (9) Morer (8) 3332 Adequate Average Average Average 2025/26 Federation 1st B 14th Not entered N/A Alfredo (20) Morer (7) 2715 Adequate Average Average Average 2026/27 Federation 1st B 9th Not entered N/A Morer (13) Morer (5) 3274 Adequate Average Average Average 2027/28 Federation 1st B 4th 1st Rd N/A David (30) Morer (7) 3666 Adequate Adequate Average Average Promoted 2028/29 Second Div 11th 2nd Rd N/A David (20) David (8) 5157 Adequate Adequate Average Good 2029/30 Second Div 8th 2nd Rd N/A Tucao (17) Olaza (11) 5858 Adequate Adequate Adequate Excellent

Table | Squad | Transfers The league has some odd rules where players can only play if on a youth contract or a registered player. To be registered they must earn at least £1300 p/w so i had to give out a lot of pay rises to my backup and squad players which used up all my wage budget. I ended up playing youth players at LB all season with 3 better LB's at the club, i was lucky not to have too many injuries and suspensions. Started in poor form as the team struggled to compete but slowly adjusted to keep just out of the relegation spots. After xmas the team managed 8 games unbeaten without conceding a goal which brought them to edge of the playoff spots before some indifferent results and 4 losses at the end left them in midtable. In the spanish cup the team beat 1st div Vigo 2-1 at home in the 1st rd. In the 2nd rd the team lost on penalties after drawing 2-2 against Tenerife in a game they were well on top. Finances increased considerably due to the TV money and i managed to get the board to increase youth recruitment. This led to 3 5 star potential players and a couple of 4 stars ones coming through although none of them really excited me much and they were all strikers with no finishing or passing ability over 10. Although the defence played well the strikers were the ones who stood out as David struggled at the start but was scoring for fun by the end of the season. Young loanee and probable wonderkid Gomez also did well. My star Gk signed on for a few more years after wanting to leave, no club has ever seemed to be interested which is very surprising. My youth product Gassama was capped by Mali Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2022/23 Federation 2nd Gp3 6th 1st Rd N/A Fassani (19) Morer (11) 2207 Average Average Average Average 2023/24 Federation 2nd Gp3 2nd 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (14) Tito (9) 2185 Average Average Average Average Promoted 2024/25 Federation 1st B 13th 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (9) Morer (8) 3332 Adequate Average Average Average 2025/26 Federation 1st B 14th Not entered N/A Alfredo (20) Morer (7) 2715 Adequate Average Average Average 2026/27 Federation 1st B 9th Not entered N/A Morer (13) Morer (5) 3274 Adequate Average Average Average 2027/28 Federation 1st B 4th 1st Rd N/A David (30) Morer (7) 3666 Adequate Adequate Average Average Promoted 2028/29 Second Div 11th 2nd Rd N/A David (20) David (8) 5157 Adequate Adequate Average Good

Well done on the league win. Is Acosta also a youth product?

Is winning the CL a possibility now? Surely a win against Benfica and the league is yours

@Britrock good progress in europe and the league. You have some very good players, to improve your finances you might have to sell on one for big money and find a cheaper replacement or hope the new stadium brings in a lot more money.

Has some of Ogbu's other hidden attributes dropped, seems odd that he is suddenly disruptive as his professionalism is not that low. Odd also that he dropped by 4 in a year, i have seen the message 'player x affected by off-field activity and his (attribute) has been severely increased/decreased as a result' but that always results in a increase or decrease of 10.

2026/27 Table | Squad | Transfers Started this season really well and was in the playoff spots into Jan although the team had slipped away from the top 2. Jorda's decision in jan to join Koln at the end of the season seemed to have a huge impact on him and the rest of the team as they all lost form with only 1 win in 11 games and meant that the playoffs were missed. The terrible away form with just 16 points and 11 goals was the main cause for missing the playoffs as they seemed unable to score. The team did not enter the spanish cup again. Finances were kept afloat thanks to the board putting in 1.1 million. Morer was moved to AMC from MC and was able to hold back the years to end as the top scorer helped by penalties and the poor efforts from the strikers. 2027/28 Table | Squad | Transfers Started the season in a similar vein to the last one where the team were on top of the league for much of the year and were still top with 8 games to go. Only 1 win in the last 8 games ruined the chance of the title and almost missed out on the playoffs. The teams poor away form was again a factor with only 17 goals and 19 points from 19 games, only 4 points and 3 goals came from the last 9 away games. In the playoffs the team faced Ferrol at a neutral ground and won 1-0. In the final the team faced Racing Murcia and edged a tight match to gain promotion. In the spanish cup the team played Cornella from the division below and lost 2-3 away . Finances actually improved thanks to the gate receipts from the playoff matches, 100K prize money and the board putting in ca 700K. Youth facilities declined. I sold my 1st LB at the start of the season only to see his replacement go elsewhere, i had to rely on several youth players which was not very successful. My 1st choice RB left in jan for a record sum when his min fee clause was met which was less of a problem since Gassama is nearly as good. My record signing from last season David came good this year taking on penalty duties and ending as the league top scorer. Youth product Torrecilla also made a good contribution. Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2022/23 Federation 2nd Gp3 6th 1st Rd N/A Fassani (19) Morer (11) 2207 Average Average Average Average 2023/24 Federation 2nd Gp3 2nd 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (14) Tito (9) 2185 Average Average Average Average Promoted 2024/25 Federation 1st B 13th 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (9) Morer (8) 3332 Adequate Average Average Average 2025/26 Federation 1st B 14th Not entered N/A Alfredo (20) Morer (7) 2715 Adequate Average Average Average 2026/27 Federation 1st B 9th Not entered N/A Morer (13) Morer (5) 3274 Adequate Average Average Average 2027/28 Federation 1st B 4th 1st Rd N/A David (30) Morer (7) 3666 Adequate Adequate Average Average Promoted

i think i saw a thread a while back that showed good player development was a combination of professionallism, ambition and determination, along with 1st team action after 18. You could probably track it in terms of players CA increase, which i think you already did for some players a few pages back and have a look at what attributes those players had.

That thread was about team performance and how attributes influence results rather than player development, its my experience that pro or fairly pro players always develop well in attributes although not always play well in matches. pro or fairly pro players often have reasonable det even though they don't have to, not sure i've seen one below 9 det. They are probably listed as some other more negative personality if they do, like the dreaded unambitious. Which probably shows they need decent ambition as well

Professional players really do seem to make big gains and with good det and other mental attributes Ndlovu could double his ca by 20

looks like that youth intake has definitely been over hyped. I expect Ndlovu to catch up due to his personality.

that rivalry might be based on where you are expected to finish (based on the season preview) rather than what is actually happening. It could also be due to the fact that Braga would expect to finish above you but are not, some rivalries are one-sided from what i have noticed.

seems odd that a new stadium would be wanted since the existing one is less than 20 years old which i thought was the minimum time for one. Be interesting to see what size it is and the cost of it. It looks like one bad run is enough to derail a title chance as the top 2 will not both suffer a run like that,

Table | Squad | Transfers Started the season on top in matches but unable to finish oppopents off which resulted in 8 draws in the first 11 matches and immediately in the relegation spots. A good run before xmas lifted the club out and into mid table which was the boards aim. Only 3 wins in the last 4 months of the season meant the team was battling to avoid relegation which it only just did. For some reason the club was not entered into the spanish cup which i don't understand. Finances would be really poor again if the board had not put a million pound in to help. Made the biggest purchase so far for a player, mostly as he was young and 2 Serie A teams were intestered in him. My best player was Dago who was brought in to increase the number of striker options but he proved highly effective. I signed a new 1st choice GK who was called up to the spanish u-21's but didnt quite perform to the standard i haped from him. Gassama is the first youth product who has threatened to make an impact on the first team. Season League Position Spanish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2022/23 Federation 2nd Gp3 6th 1st Rd N/A Fassani (19) Morer (11) 2207 Average Average Average Average 2023/24 Federation 2nd Gp3 2nd 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (14) Tito (9) 2185 Average Average Average Average Promoted 2024/25 Federation 1st B 13th 1st Rd N/A Alfredo (9) Morer (8) 3332 Adequate Average Average Average 2025/26 Federation 1st B 14th Not entered N/A Alfredo (20) Morer (7) 2715 Adequate Average Average Average

this, seems to show the benefit of having positve personalities or at least how poor personalties can influence a squad and results. Things i sort of knew anyway but hadn't seen analysed. I know how important professionalism is to players development, players attributes just seem to just shoot up with a high professionalism attribute compared to other balanced personalities.

there is some analysis in the experiments subfolder on effect of attributes. After reading it I thought about your GK's scoring penalties with poor penalty attribute and wondered what their pressure attibute was like and if it was high and maybe the driving factor in scoring a lot of penalties, i have had players who missed a number of penalties in spite of having reasonable looking attributes for it (ie those listed on the penalty takers screen)