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I hope I don't overthink it tactically too much. I just know that according to the comparison report were in for a world of hurt.

Thanks! It just sort of took on a life of its own. We basically "Bullied" other teams with our giant technically gifted AMC (playing out of role as a Shadow Striker, who got 21 goals with 4 finishing!) and the pace (15) of Ndiaye to trackdown through balls to score 22 goals and win the boot. The Bundesliga is going to be a whole another kettle of fish......going from big fish in little pond to medium sized in a larger pond with some giant fish (Bayern) We're slow (12 Pace) and going to be careful with the ball and see how it goes. I have changed a few of the roles in the formation that I hope will allow us to survive.

May 2034: Regular Season "Playing out the String" Manager's Thoughts Jester and the team played out the rest of the matches in a party atmosphere at Veltins Arena. The two victories with rotated squads that hinted at next season's lineup were impressive. But most of May was spent in meetings and trying to find Free transfers that might help in the Bundesliga. Something that the team is really lacking is a "Dead Ball Specialist" to take corners. We found one in a towering giant of a striker who should be on the receiving end scoring the goals! Highlights The month of May began with the new Academy graduates officially joining the U-19's Afterwards the team had to prepare for possible runner up Braunschweig. A half rotated side put Braunschwieg to the sword. The Team then decided to celebrate against Bochum. We as champions were favored and Veltins Arena was packed. A young player who is third string GK, that put up a stink for not being allowed to leave and attracting ALOT of attention was given his debut. A 3-0 drubbing and another great day for Weber. The Prize money was necessary for balancing the books! The team then had board meetings that Jester attended, and he found out far more about the team's state of affairs. Our Fan base changed but half the members are still core or hard-core members. The team dynamics are good, and we will not be losing any leadership over the offseason. The Season Analysis Report wanted to show how good JP NDiaye had been for us as Bundesliga2 leading scorer. It was decided that the team would stay home in local hotels for training camp this year..... Season Review The Preston team came out as midlevel mediocrities, but that is a testament to the team Jester had created even though Tyrone Mings was doing a Sean Dyche imitation with them. Preston came in a respectable 12th place. We are still not selling out yet....... Ndiaye is the player of the season just ahead of Fabian Weber. We had a great 1-2 punch up front and Ndiaye missed 6 matches. I see a lot of Royal Blue in the Team of the Year! After the board meetings Jester put his DOF Ha back on........ Depth player brought in for Dead ball Skills. The same this one will probably see a lot of match time in Bundesliga. Weirdest thing is he is our best Header as well as best corner taker until now Jester thought those skills were mutually exclusive! Management Report Financial Report to be continued:

That Goal Difference in the League! I guess like Warlock the problem lies with Champions League.

Are you using only one tactic? Are you at least changing mentalities during the Champion's League matches depending on the situation. I am learning to be more of a match manager by doing things like that. I am also trying to switch up my tactics from structured to fluid for this season even though we are moving up leagues because I am already planning for FM24, to see if that will open up the attack some.

April 2034: Regular Season "The League Title is ours, what about the record?" Manager's Thoughts The team continued playing well and for history up until the title was ours and leading goal scorer JP Ndiaye went down with a torn hamstring. Jester is proud that the team which wasn't thought of more than top half make weights became the best team in Schalke04 History outside of the teams that played at the highest level the champions league. The board has given Jester practically the same budget as this season with which to compete in the Bundesliga against the likes of Bayern that means that Jester will again have to get lucky on free transfers for the most part and try to keep the talent that is already here since Schalke04 has a good to exceptional academy with everyone bidding for players since they think we are in the midst of a "fire sale" due to debt. Next season will be one of consolidation and making sure we stay up. Then we can start our climb to the top and relevancy on the world stage that the 4rth Biggest Football Club in Germany deserves. Schedule Highlights After the let down for Jester's Birthday delayed clinching the title for a week. It meant that the team would have to take on East German Powerhouse Dynamo Dresden at the Veltins Arena. Jester was hoping for Victory and clinching the title in front of the fans. Schalke04 was favored but needed to do a professional job. Jester would continue what had been working the High Press to get the lead and then possibly sit back and see out the match. The Dynamo Manager doesn't like our keep away and pick you apart tactics. We finally got the goal we needed before Ndiaye went down......and then we sat back and forced them to attack us! Victory at what cost....... Partytime! Supporters and Board are Happy.....unfortunately our date with history is probably off......Jester will try to beat the 78-point Bundeliga2 record but without Ndiaye it might be impossible. The Budgets for next season are basically the same as this season and Jester is only using Half the payroll and the team is still hemorrhaging money. Highlights of Ndiaye's goal and carting off...... The next match would see us head to Osnabruck for a match.....now Jester was worried about complacency. So he started talking about the 78 point record to keep the boys focused. Schalke was favored. We are set to become the best team in Schalke History points wise and an outside chance of setting the Bundesliga2 record. We were on the back foot all game match and were lucky to get a draw. We missed Ndiaye for over the top balls of our own. Veltins Arena would see Nurnberg come visiting as we chased records. The High Press and being at home led to a quickfire double that settled things down in our favor. A Team record and a chance if we win out of setting the Bundesliga2 record! The next match was against relegation threatened Karlsruhe. Our players were complacent and we played on the back foot even though it was a over-the top ball that sealed the game. The unbeaten streak ends at 23 matches! League Table Monthly Analysis Report Player of the Month Management Report Financial Report Looking Ahead to be continued:

March 2034: Regular Season "One hand on the trophy" Manager's Thoughts The team kept on working towards the streak and the trophy. The performance of Ndiaye carried the team as injuries began to take their toll and Weber started to get marked out of the game more often. The High Press was working even though it allowed an over-the-top ball goal from time to time that was ok because we scored for fun. The last match versus Sandhausen saw a terrible referee trying to get the hosts a win. The team is now one win from being named Champions and having next season in the Bundesliga. Schedule Highlights March would start with the match that would define the Bundesliga2 title race. Schalke04 vs. Hannover96 at Veltins Arena. Jester had a notable milestone, but he wanted the players to not pay attention to it and focus on the streak and match. This was a 1 versus 2 matchup that would probably decide the Title! Schalke04 was making history for the club......just one more non loss! The Number 1 GK will miss the proceedings...... The Hannover manager tried to evade the question about our possession heavy pick you apart tactics. The team went down early due to a penalty.....but after some midfield substitutions our Strikers came alive to win it for us! A goal and an assist from a poacher...... 17 in a row the team surely has one hand on the trophy now with a 12-point lead. Also a new team record. Ndiaye played well and is gathering interest, but Jester wants to keep his best players for Schalke04 if he is to finish his rebuild. The next match was a tricky away match at Darmstadt. Both teams were in good form but Schalke04 was favored. Time for a professional display. Bayer the DLF-S is making a great playmaker in our attack. Time again for Jester to instill confidence in the team. While the team was preparing for Darmstadt, Jester had his DOF Hat on and completed a transfer for a new number one Goalkeeper. He was relegation threatened Sandhausen's #1, but Jester thought it was the quality of player in front of him letting him down. He should make a decent starter in the Bundesliga. His international experience should help. Schalke04 vs. Darmstadt Match of the Week! Ndiaye and the High Press worked wonders.......there only goal came from over-the-top late. Poachers gonna poach and this was a fine example. Highlights on TV....4 match lead in the title race life is Good! Still setting records! The Depth playmaker will miss the next month od matches...... The next match would see Arminia Bielefeld visit Veltins Arena. The Board is happy but we are going for much more......Jester wants a Trophy and possibly a Bundesliga2 Record. Another signing a young player for Schalke04 II immediately but maybe First team in a couple of seasons. From the "Not Good Enough List" Jester's favorite. The team will now miss the Big Guy! The High Press led to the first goal and Weber's understudy got the other. Ndiaye leading the team to glory...... Former Team Captain and Fan Favorite says we have a good player...... The International Break came and one of our Depth players got a a Cap from Greece. and of course the Youth Candidates were sorted. It will be about three years before this lot get their chance most are 15! Jester is trying to show the player he should stay rather than let his head get turned. Sandhausen was the next match the fans are traveling..... This match will come on Jester's birthday. Important Match but Jester expects a tough match because Sandhausen is fighting Relegation. It was a drab match, and it didn't help that we went down to 10 men because of a red card. Sniffing around our Star man! Twenty Unbeaten! another off the not good enough list. League Table Monthly Analysis Report Player of the Month It was a close race between Bayer and Ndiaye, but goals count more than assists. Management Report Financial Report Being $1M in debt on the first of every month is hard to overcome. Looking Forward to be continued:

February 2034: Regular Season "Keeping the Streak Going" Manager's Thoughts The team kept the streak going but slowly and surely the team is losing steam. Teams are playing more defensively and playing more direct which is giving us some problems as well as injuries to key players such as our goalie are having them mis matches. We had been pretty fortunate in that regard until now, but that is because we have the best physiological department in the league. Jester is instilling confidence in his team while challenging them to keep up the streak that should see the team win as champions. Schedule Highlights The month of February started with a visit from Kaiserslautern. Schalke04 was favored and needed to do a professional job. Which they did with their High Press and lethal shooting leading to a 2-0 Victory. Ndiaye the Poacher was the star this time. As the Streak gets longer, the team comes closer to its objectives. Jester is showing confidence and challenging the team at the same time through the media. The next trip was to Unterhaching and as expected we were the favorites. The team escaped with a draw against a determined team. The Goalie was the star of the match with 8 Saves! The Streak is beginning to have a life of its own and no one wants it to end...... Furth were the next visitors to Veltins Arena. High press to disorganize the Furth defense is the plan...... Worked to perfection. Weber leading the team to victory! Jester instilling confidence and challenging team at same time. The final match of the Month would see the team take on a streaking Hansa Rostock team, that would be the story of the season any other year...... The Schalke04 Fans are traveling because they believe! Schalke04 is favored in a top of the table matchup. our goalie goes down right before the big match! The new man provided the assist that tied the match! Poacher's Poach! 16 unbeaten can we believe yet? The Hansa Rostock manager was critical of the referee. Jester backed the referee since we didn't lose....... League Table A 3 match lead with 10 matches to go! and a Championship decider in the next match! Monthly Analysis Report Management Report Financial Report Looking Ahead to be continued:

January 2034: Regular Season "Christmas Break Hangover?" Manager's Thoughts The team finished the holidays and picked up for the most part where they left off. The biggest change is that Jester is trying to force the issue a bit more against the bad teams by playing a high press instead of the mid-block. This has led to the team being more vulnerable to the over-the-top ball and that is concerning. The match against Dusseldorf was the kind of match that one has to win if one is to become a champion. Down to ten men the team held on for an embarrassing for the opposition victory. The Team is in a good place and has added some depth just in case we get some unforeseen injuries in the midfield. Schedule Highlights The team came back to work on the 3rd of January after some bonding and PR junkets over the holidays. The first match was two weeks later against table propping Carl Zeiss Jena. Could they stop the Juggernaught that had become Schalkeo4! Jester had decided to High Press to force the issue but that left us vulnerable to over-the-top balls. and that is how they made it a rough evening in Geisenkiechen. Weber is single handedly leading this team to a season few will forget! If he was a better finisher he would still be in the Bundesliga. The team is putting together an unbeaten run that should see the team get promoted, possibly as Champions! The next match was held at Veltins-Arena and was against Paderborn and overachieving team. Jester wants Veltins Arena to be a Fortress for Schalke04! The High Press was deployed again to full effect.....it gave us a 4-0 lead and then Jester should have sat back a bit and seen out the game, but "Game Manager" Jester isn't the best. He is a motivator and initial planner not a good adjuster. more Weber the single most important signing in the Bundesliga2 this season! Media wrote an article about Weber. Highlights of our Dominance. The "quiet man" of our system the RPM. Will miss the next match.....unfortunately we had to sell him to Koln during the summer transfer window. The Fans are getting behind the team! 8,000 Away fans! Schalke04 as league leader is becoming the favorite in every match. Now to live up to the tag. More Hype about Weber! While all that was going on Jester added a player for depth and next season on a Free Transfer. He will get a chance to become the RPM replacing Fejzic. It was one of those matches we got an early lead and then a Red Card. The team played defensively well and got another goal to seal the victory. It is the kind of match that you win in a title winning season. The unbeaten streak is now 12! A former Schalke04 player was sold by Bayern to Arsenal and Schalke04 benefitted. We will recieve almost $9m dollars from this transfer! The transfers out were some more payroll cutting moves of players who were depth players for the most part. Bach was good enough to start but was always hurt and it didn't help that he was a hobbit on a team of Giants. He was also a high earner. ($1.5M/year) Recently Relegated Hannover made some moves to challenge us for the Bundesliga2 title run, but they lost some of their top players. League Table Monthly Analysis Report Weber and Bayer are the combination that scores the goals. With Bayer (DLF-S) feeding Weber (SS-A) the ball in good postions to score. Player of the Month NDiaye playing as a poacher has quietly led the team in goals this month. Weber gets the hype and deserves it, but more than one player makes a team. Management Report Looking Ahead: to be continued:

I actually didn't especially after the first month. We are very efficient and patient with the ball and tend to keep very well. It allows us to be setup to become the "Kings of the Ruhr" Long may it continue. Biggest Problem is all the players and youngsters too that are becoming unsettled by opposing team's bids. They think we are willing to sell everyone at "Firesale" prices.

December 2033: Regular Season "The Halfway Mark" Manager's Thoughts Jester is both mystified and thankful for the Christmas Break in German Football. It is allowing him to play with a much smaller squad and be able to keep his starters playing regularly. The Christmas Break mystifies him since he comes from the British Tradition of playing through the holidays for the entertainment of the fans. This also gives him a chance to take stock and make plans for next season in a way. The team is still underwater financially the team is only spending $20M of a $40M wage budget and Jester is still looking for cost cutting moves in the upcoming window. The Team is in a strong position to finish the season promoted and take advantage of the 55k home fans by winning the league. The problem then becomes how to play on a shoestring budget in the Bundesliga and rid ourselves of the debt that hangs over the club. Schedule Highlights The first match of the month saw a 1 versus 2 match between Schalke04 and Braunschweig. Match of the Week! It was a Schalke04 Vicory but closer than needed due to ball over the top. Weber continues his incredible play in front of goal. Leading the League! 8 unbeaten the media is realizing we ARE the story of this season! Bayer gets a reward for fine play. He has become an all-around striker by passing the ball..... The last match before the Christmas Break was against Bochum. another big match on the road with a lot of traveling support! Schalke got away with one but that is how champions are made! 9 unbeaten looking good at the halfway mark! A replacement for Fejzic that was signed to Koln and loaned back for this season. Jester thinks he will make a good defensive RPM. Halfway Mark The team has a 7 point lead at the halfway point and averaging above 2 points/match! The Attack has been making headlines this season. 42 goals in 17 matches has led to a +29 Goal Difference! Player of the Month Management Report Financial Report Looking Forward to be continued:

I played for the First Round of DFK Pokal Cup and lost to Wiesbaden. I played a rotated squad but shouldn't have lost 0-1.

November 2033: Regular Season Manager's Thoughts The team is continuing to play well the two draws were because teams are now sitting back and forcing us to break them down instead of pressing us high to attack play out of defense. Jester has also instituted one change. He now High Presses at home and the Karlsruhe result was a direct result. Jester is happy with his team and confident in seeing this season to a successful conclusion. (Promotion) barring any unforeseen departures or injuries. Schedule Highlights The first match of the month was at Veltins Arena versus an overachieving Osnabruck team. Schalke04 was favored but this match would help sort things out at the top of the table. We escaped from this match with a draw.....only after the young Striker Asmus in for Bayer scored late in the second half. We went into the International Break on a 5-match unbeaten streak. During the Press Conference my favorite question was asked! It's not really "Jesterball" but "Nesselquist Ball" but whatever makes the press happy. We also took the time to re-sign our backup GK as we search for a new number one keeper. The International Break saw the team work on Set-Pieces. Upon return from break the team headed to Nurnberg for a match. Schalke04 as league leaders were favored and we probably will be the rest of the season. Nurnburg played us tough, and it took a late goal from Poacher Ndiaye to bring us level. This extended the streak to 6 games unbeaten. Jester challenged his team in the Media. Schalke04 then returned to Geisenkirchen to take on KSC at Veltins Arena. Karlsruhe seemed like a perfect team to get back to our winning ways against. The team responded to Jester's Challenge with a Blowout Victory! Bayer the DLF-S had a match for the ages. and was named player of the week! League Table Monthly Analysis Report A Dominant Attack is the basis for our Success! Player of the Month He is almost a better creator than he is a goal scorer in this system. Management Report The Board, The Fans, and the Team are all enjoying this success. Financial Report Finances are a bit shaky but the Prize Money at the end of the season should balance the books. Looking Ahead Jester is going to have to get used to being home for Christmas! To be continued:

Good Work so far.....use the Champion's League losses as lessons to be learned and motivation to finish the Challenge Next Season if possible.

October 2033: Regular Season Manager's Thoughts The team is only achieving that which it is capable of if they had belief in themselves and played a little more attacking. Yes, Jester and Weber are the Catalysts, but this team should always be prepared to dominate the Bundeliga2. This is a Club that should be playing at a much higher level. It will take some time to get there, and the first step is to gain promotion to the Bundesliga. That is what Jester has his eye on, while playing each match as it comes and tries to keep a 2 point/match average to ensure victory. Nothing would be more vindicating than another trophy. Schedule Highlights A trip to Bielefeld awaited the team after the victory over Darmstadt. Schlake04 is beginning to be taken seriously by the bookies and Media and are favorites. It was considered the match of the week in the Bundesliga2! Fabian Weber carried us to victory over Bielefeld and the Referee! The team then returned to Veltins Arena to take on cellar dweller Sandhausen. The team were big favorites and Jester used this as a "Rotation" Game playing the bench players. We are now on top of the pile......now the effort will to be to stay there and get promoted preferably as Champions! The Old manager moved up in the world, fired from Schalke04 to Stuttgart in the Bundesliga! Schalke04 is coming though. The final match of October would see the team head to Eastern Germany and take on Dresden! As League Leaders we were favored to win but Jester was expecting a tough fight from Dynamo. It took the whole team scoring to overcome the Dresdeners! Because they had a plan for Weber! But the team responded and won the match late! The Match made the Highlights on Television that night! League Table Monthly Analysis Report The best attack in Bundesliga2 because our players are lethal in front of the net! 2.75 goals a game on 19% conversion rate. Player of the Month Management Report Financial Report to be continued:

It is all thanks to "Nesselquist" Ball. the 5-2-1-2WB with taking the ball up the right and looking for overlaps on the left. The AMC-SS-A is the keyman in that system in the FM23 Match Engine. In both Preston and Schalke04 that player has scored most goals in a season.

Just catching up. Good work so far. Going Professional is the next logical step, but I might wait until you either have more money in the bank or in League2. Reasoning: The players start asking for exorbitant amounts of money and you need a cushion just in case you don't win Promotion or have a good Cup Run.

September 2033: Regular Season Manager's Thoughts The signing of Fabian Weber from Archrivals Borussia Dortmund looks like a stroke of genius. The Giant of a player (6'6") is playing Shadow Striker like Zlatan on Steroids! He is leading the team and league in goals with 12 in 8 matches. The team is the best attacking team in the league in spite of being the most fouled. If our defense can lessen the yellow and Red cards on the road, we might have a chance at the league title and promotion. The only thing wrong is that we are playing "Bully Ball" massacring the bad teams and playing not so well against the good teams. Jester thinks we can play "Bully Ball" against anyone in the league but only if there is fair officiating. Schedule Highlights The International Break ended, and the season resumed with a trip to Furth. Schalke 04 was an underdog even though we were favored to make the playoffs again. Schalke04 dominated from start to finish. Two goals by Fabian Weber ensured the win. Schalke04 Fans are beginning to forgive the fact that Weber started out at Borussia Dortmund! The next match would be held at Veltins Arena against Hansa Rostock. The historic East German Team had also fallen on hard times and was in the cellar of Bundesliga2. Schalke was favored. Jester expected a win. Weber was the Star yet again! Player of the Week! It's good to see that Schalke04 Alums are part of the German National Team. The last match of the month would be a trip to Hannover. A team that Schalke would be battling for promotion. The match was close and bad refereeing ruined another Schalke04 away match. After Hannover took a commanding 2-0 lead miraculously then we were allowed to play football. The match ended 2-1 Hannover. That ended a good run of play for Jester's Boys, but we would start the month of October against Darmstadt. Darmstadt are a team that is supposed to be a contender and rival to Schalke04. Jester was expecting a tough match. They just couldn't handle Fabian Weber our Giant (6'6") Shadow Striker! League Table Monthly Analysis Report We are the best Attacking Team and leading Scorers in the Bundesliga2. Player of the Month The Man the Myth, the Legend to be! Management Report Lots of winning and nights in Geisenkirchen's Beer Hall's and Night Clubs on Jester does wonders for morale! Financial Report to be continued:

August 2033: Regular Season Schedule League Table Player of the Month Financial Report to be continued:

July 2033: Preseason and Regular Season Manager's Thoughts After Jester landed on his feet so to speak in Germany. He had a whirlwind of player transactions and teaching "Jester Ball" to his new pupils. They took to it readily and played well during the Friendlies surprising some bigger teams on the way. The regular season came a little sooner than Jester expected but the team played well at home against an overmatched visiting team. The trip to Paderborn was an eye opener for Jester after years in the Premier League he was shocked by the blatant favoritism for the home team even though looking back he should have expected it after the first game as well. The team is shaping up well and should easily make its top-half prediction and should be on the outer edges of the Promotion Places all season. Schedule Highlights We invited our fierce Rivals to the Vetins Arena for a Friendly. Jester was looking forward to Borussia Dortmund giving the boys a bit of a kick. Unfortunately, Borussia put out a B side and we ran away with it until they started putting in the Starters even then we were mostly in control. The exodus from the team was beginning, Club Captain Orellana who Jester wanted to keep was missing his home in Aragon and Jester asked him to stay the season but he demurred. So a transfer to Zaragoza was aranged. The fans weren't happy but there really wasn't anything Jester could do. The Last two Friendlies saw us beat First Division Sides from Neighboring Nations. Thus we finished the Preseason undefeated and were looking forward to the Regular Season and to see if we could be a Dark Horse Candidate for Promotion. Season Preview Transfers As one can see not much was done to bring in many players. Both players we decided to keep Weber and Barth were Free transfers. Jester has a policy of NOT if he can help it selling to rivals in the same league. Zimarino, an Austrailian, Star player of the team met with Jester on his first Day stating he wanted to leave. The others except for Orellana were players that Jester judged he didn't need or kicked up a fuss once someone bid for them. As for Weber and Barth, They are players that fit into Jester's "Nesselquist" System. Weber as the Shadow Striker (at 6'6") and Barth as the backup DM-D. The Team The Tactics The second tactic same as first but through the middle. The Third Tactic is what Jester was working on at Preston. The Starting XI Thorben Hoffman GK Jens Pinkert CB Robert Voloder CB Igor Ilievski CB Zoran Kvrstevski RWB Edin Fejzic RPM Captain Christian Brinkmann DM Jannik Bach LWB Fabian Weber SS Tim Bayer DLF Jean Paul Ndiaye Poacher Regular Season Schedule We had the first match at home against Jena we were favorites and played like it. Winning 2-0. The next match was away against Paderborn and was a 1-0 loss due to officiating in favor of the Home team. League Table Financial Report to be continued:

The Financial Problems The team has a real problem in that the 2020 Pandemic and the loss of Bundesliga Prize and TV Money have created a perfect storm of Debt that will be difficult to work our way out of. First the Team needs to be back in the Bundesliga, next the team needs to play "Moneyball" with players all the while upgrading the talent in the team and working with a "Lean Staff". The First Team Squad will be about 23-25 players, ideally 2 for each position and maybe a prospect or two. Schalke II will be limited to 23 players and none over age 23 with the same parameters as first team. U-19's might not have the right mix of positional cover but will be allowed to be as many as 30 players, but graduating to Schalke II will be tough. Jester has a huge job to do to get this team back where it belongs and solvent. The current summary doesn't look too bad...... Income isn't horrible but Prize Money is the main income generator so the team MUST play well. Player costs are the biggest expenditure, but Loan and taxes together Equal it in cost. $40M dollars before we pay for ANYTHING ELSE! Wage Costs are terrible, and we are only spending about 65% of our payroll budget. Jester is working on lowering this amount by moving players on.... The screen that make Jester want to weep.......$164M Dollars of Debt from loans paid back at the rate of $1M/month till 2047! Sponsorship money is terrible, but the only way to rectify that is to get into the Bundesliga and play for European Trophies. This screen shows that if we keep spending at current rates the team will remain mired in debt. Jester thinks that this rebuild might take as long as Preston and even then, it might not be complete.

Yes, it is, and one of the biggest official supporters' clubs in the world. Also, Ernst Happel Stadion is the home of the Austrian National Team and no others. As a History Teacher I like the Idea of Historical Clubs and either building them up or rebuilding them because they are "Fallen Giants".

Summer 2033: Introduction to the Club Schalke04 is a club with a long history and very little recent success. In this game world they were relegated from the Bundesliga in 2023 and haven't been back since. The last Trophy was the Pokal in 2011! 22 Years since the club has tasted success. Yes, the team has financial problems brought on by the Pandemic in 2020 but that is not a factor in the current Bundesliga 2 staying for the last decade. Also, during that time, the team has played in the Playoff for a Bundesliga Place three times in the past decade. Including three Weeks before Jester took over. The Facilities are good, and Jester will be looking to create a Homegrown and Young Profile for the team for the supporters ALL 176,000 of them to get behind! The team needs to add to its trophy cabinet the last trophy was DFB Pokal in 2011! The team isn't expected to do better than top half this season and after a cursory glance Jester agrees. This season will be to get the team playing "Jester Ball" and getting the right sort of players into the team. During Summer Training Camp in Austria the team played a match at Ernst Happel Stadium @SixPointer to be continued:

Glad to see Franz's Boys firing on all cylinders. Long may it last. I decided in the end to rebuild another "Fallen Giant" after thinking about ending the save.....too many interesting teams came up not to apply. My new team just played a match in Ernst Happel Stadium during the Training Camp in Austria.

I had a change of mind as some jobs came up organically as I vacationed and I have decided to continue the save by continuing to Restore "Fallen Giants"! This time Schalke04.