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7 hours ago, vikeologist said:
@jaysdailydose Like you, I like improving the clubs I'm at, but do bear in mind that it's a waste of time in this challenge. You need to think of yourself as a strip miner, fracking away a club's natural trophy resources, and then leaving it a barely operational husk full of over-paid 1st team pensioners.
That quote looks horrible as I'm on mobile and couldn't delete Ronaldo out for some reason, but I digress.
@vikeologist I fully agree with you, of course, but not at this early point. I'm not sure how long I will have to stay at Preston with it being early on. It could be multiple seasons, so the money raised from some quality youth sales, or the potential great player coming through make them worthwhile. I mean, I only really want a Prem club if its a Big 6. Almost any other would be a waste of a move. I'm pretty sure by the end of S4 and at worst S5 I'll be in the Prem with Preston, and at that point, any upward move outside of the Big 6 is essentially pointless.
What I'm saying is Preston COULD wind up as one of my longest stays in the entire save, so improving them is important. Especially with Jose and Antonio entrenched at United and Chelsea, Zidane just entering life at City, and a new manager at Liverpool. Probably only two possibles in the Top 6 and one would be Arsenal, Sooooo...I may be here a while.
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2019/20 Season Update
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Stevenage F.C. / Preston North End F.C.
As I posted earlier in the thread, I was hired into the Sky Bet Championship at Preston North End after twenty matches and a solid position in League One for The Boro.
Our mission at Preston, through my own doing, was a mid-table finish, after taking over with 25 matches to play -- and with the side 21st in the Championship table! We came up just short of what they consider mid-table, dragging a fairly bloated side to easy survival, but with the interview questions I was asked, I felt I needed the higher expectations to seal the job.
Mid-table was chock full of quality sides, though, so it was a tough fight all along, and we were a bit disappointed to finish where we did. It was good enough, though -- we're in a Championship job, and one with either a platform to win up to actual Challenge trophy level, or a platform to get us into a bigger job.
I'm not going to get into too many details, as what is there really to tell about an 18th-placed side in the Championship other than "we survived?"
We did get the board to allow us to begin our Continental Badges, and I am now a Continental C license-holder, and training toward my Continental B -- which means I'm not completely useless in training anymore! I can coach, dammit! 
The board did also spring for youth facilities, which are definitely needed, and they upped the Junior Coaching and Youth Recruitment levels once. I haven't gotten the option again yet, but you know I'll be asking for those immediately, they're the most important things to building a self-sufficient club! I've gotten some great young signings in, and at least one very solid looking youth in the last intake, probably "Leading Championship Player" level at DL/AML.
I'm just going to keep improving all the fundamentals and hiring more staff in... who knows, maybe Preston is my English breakthrough and then we'll be off with that mega reputation? Time will tell! See you next season!CLUB MANAGEMENT Season Team League Position Domestic Cups Continental Cup Notes 2017/18 Tamworth F.C. Vanarama North 7th (P) Progressed to National A License 2018/19 Steveange F.C. Sky Bet League 2 1st League Two Manager of the Year 2019*** Stevenage F.C. Sky Bet League 1 (12th) Joined PNE - Club in 12th on departure 2019/20 Preston North End Sky Bet Championship 18th Raised club to safety in 18th from 21st
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Guys, I haven't forgotten about you -- the thread isn't going anywhere so I will tabulate the scores soon. I've been playing very heavily and just haven't taken the time to come and post the new scores.
I'm lazy, I truly am.
But I *WILL* tabulate the scores soon, so don't think your achievements aren't going to be counted.
I'm not that far behind and would rather just get many at once. If you want to yell at me, that's fine.
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Quick Update for me on 5 December, 2019:
Expected to "bravely fight against relegation" in League One with Stevenage, I led the club to 28 points through 20 matches, and Stevenage sit 12th at that point. I had rumours surrounding me, and had applied to two clubs, but I'll now be taking over in the Sky Bet Championship at...
North End are currently just outside of the relegation zone in of the Championship in 21st with 26 matches to go. I'm just coming in hoping to secure safety and begin instilling my philosophy on the club, and hopefully establish a platform to overachieve next season and continue to up my reputation.0 -
@vikeologist Our coverage is very good for football over here in the States, but it is impossible to catch a League Two match, really. I do follow their results every season now. As you know, every damn time I have tried this challenge over three versions, I wind up at Stevenage, and do well -- and then a new version comes out. This time I don't care, I'm finishing this thing.
Congrats with Barca, and best of luck at Rangers and with the Selecao!
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Congrats on the great progress @Ronaldo Beckham -- I thought I was going to get to a level to possibly get trophies for the challenge, but not quite yet! I think one more great year and I'll be able to command those jobs. I got interviews with Everton and Wolves in the Prem off a League Two title, so I should be damned close to breaking through to the top flight!
Definitely have a lot of work to do to catch you, but luckily, my disabled ass has time to play.0 -
2018/19
Stevenage F.C.
Sky Bet League Two
Well, I managed to find my favorite three words in my FM Dictionary -- "Promoted As Champions!"
I always do well whenever I manage Stevenage, so I'm not truly surprised. This was one of the hardest title fights in my history of playing this game, and that's a long damned history! The title race was fought very hard until the very final day, with Doncaster refusing to submit to our dominance. We managed to set club records for both wins in a season and total points with 31 and 102, respectively. 102 points and the race went to the final day, that's right. I finished the season on a 21-match unbeaten streak and it STILL went to the final day, that's how tough Donny was...
Fisayo Adarabioyo (Tosin's big brother) signed in October, leading the way for me getting star strikers off the free agent list, and had 20 goals and 14 assists in all competitions, as my most profitable free agent striker signing. Fellow free agent Ryan Loft came in at the very end of November and still managed 10 goals and 4 assists in all competitions, in only 16 appearances, many coming as a substitute. They combined with Stevenage stalwart Matt Godden, who had 29 goals and 17 assists in all competitions, along with at least two other strikers in Jamie Thomas and Jamie Gray who both made significant contributions, although they spent much time out with injury.
"Left Back" Raheem Hanley was another free agent signing, and he starred in central midfield for us... taking our Mezzala role in our tactic and making it his own on his way to winning PFA League Two Player of the Year for his efforts, averaging a 7.40 in the league with 7 goals and 9 assists from the heart of midfield. Our 4-2-4 that we ran at the end of our Tamworth career was a great tactic for our entire season at Stevenage, and the lads made it work.
We were linked with several clubs before the season ended, and we did try to move after it ended, but interviews at Premier League Wolves, and (ugh) Everton, along with Championship Hull, were all unsuccessful. Maybe it is better, as we managed to get the Stevenage board to make THREE upgrades to both Youth Recruitment and Junior Coaching, to where we now have Excellent/Above Average in those respective areas -- and they pumped out a "Golden Generation" class for my intake this season. Sure, it is League Two, but I've already had the striker in the class being picked on "Quick Pick" -- and scoring two and making one on his full debut. We also had the right back from the intake also make a full league debut and not disappoint.
So, on we go with Stevenage F.C. in League One, and hoping I can re-create my past and get back-to-back promos with a Stevenage side. We've established a good base, and we've been able to "keep the band together" all except for our best player in goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman. Bristol City met his £450k release clause, so he has departed. We'll target a mid-table finish for League One, unless things get interesting, and we go for that back-to-back promotion. We also hope the board will allow us to continue our coaching badges, as with a lack of on-hand funds, we weren't allowed to start our Continental badges yet, and still sit with a National A License.
See you next season!
CLUB MANAGEMENT Season Team League Position Domestic Cups Continental Cup Notes 2017/18 Tamworth F.C. Vanarama North 7th (P) Progressed to National A License 2018/19 Steveange F.C. Sky Bet League 2 1st League Two Manager of the Year0 -
1 minute ago, Ronaldo Beckham said:
Oh ok I won the MLS Cup the previous season lol, cheers for letting me know mate.
Cheers mate, I have edited my previous post.
Absolutely, if you get in anymore tricky spots in leagues where you're not sure, he covers a few of them in Post #3 of the thread!
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2 minutes ago, Ronaldo Beckham said:
Thanks for the feedback guys, one question I need to ask as I just won the MLS Eastern Conference and also the MLS Supporters Shield, is one of them classed as the league title and the other one classed as a cup as the MLS really confuses me.
Quoting @vikeologist:
MLS (USA) - For challenge purposes the MLS Cup counts as the league, and the US Open Cup counts as the cup. The Canadian Championship, and the league section of the MLS (Supporters Shield) don't count for anything.0 -
1 minute ago, blackdevil said:
oops
missed that 
No need to knock your head off the walls.
Even with his international trophies, that would have generally been my guess in the past as well!
I'm guessing it has more to do with his lack of club success more than his reputation. I'm sure he'd walk into any international job in the game with his early resume, including both the Confederations and the World Cup -- but with only a German Cup to his name, I'd really find it difficult to think Barcelona would hire him, for example, unless he'd come through their system like Pep and he'd managed their "B" or something similar.
It would actually be nice to know that they would take things like that into account more and more!
At least we know that he's able to get at least fairly reputable clubs, as LA Galaxy is a 3.5 star reputation club.0 -
Was going to add to that post but the sub-quoting system is fairly obtuse on here.
I was going to say that it is nice to see that it is better in FM18 in this regard than it was in previous versions. Especially with around a 60-70% rep in previous incarnations, it always seemed quite difficult to get a good club job while retaining the international job.
It is good to see at the absolute top of the game it can still work out.0 -
2 minutes ago, blackdevil said:
@jaysdailydose I get the big club jobs with a 90% reputation when still an international manager, if you count Real Madrid, AC Milan and Arsenal (current EPL & ECL holders) as big clubs. I'd guess @Ronaldo Beckham's reputation is around 60-70% due to only having 5 trophies.
I would agree with you, but he stated he had a 90% reputation.
QuoteJust a small update but I basically won the Confederations Cup and the World Cup with France.
Still no club job though, I have applied for a few jobs at top teams but despite winning everything with France national team, having a 90% reputation and Continental Pro License I still can't get jobs, I couldn't even get the New York Red Bulls job lol.
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6 hours ago, Ronaldo Beckham said:
Small Update
I did rubbish at LA Galaxy, just couldn't get any consistency. so I left and then a few weeks later I got the New York Red Bulls job.
I did win the Copa America with Brazil. resigned and now I am the Ivory Coast manager.
Challenge Progress
Club
0/10 top domestic leagues
1/10 domestic cups - German Cup,
0/5 club continental championships ()
0/1 club world championshipInternational
2/5 continental tournaments - Confederations Cup, Copa America
2/2 world tournaments - Euros, World Cup
Are you keeping your international job when you are applying at club level? It is VERY difficult to get a good club job if you are in possession of an international job. It makes sense, though, as I see you're applying to clubs like Liverpool and Barca. Those clubs don't have to have a manager that splits between international and club duties.
With a 90% reputation and your international trophies, you should get a top club job very easily, IF you aren't at an international post when interviewing.
If you were out of an international posting when these apps were going through, disregard...but at the same time, I think Barca may still be a bridge too far. You've had awesome international success with the World Cup, but still very little success at club level, with just the one domestic cup pot to your name. Things to consider...0 -
Noticed there's some updates, just haven't been able to be on much this week.
Will get the new challengers loaded and those trophies for you @JaytheGreat.
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2017/18
Tamworth F.C.
Hello everyone! Just a quick update this time, as this was my first season, and I switched computers with my wife and most of my screenshots were deleted!
I started the save, and Tamworth was one of the jobs immediately available. I was hired in July 3rd, 2017, and given a brief to reach mid-table.
We had a great start to the season, and I was playing mostly 4-1-2-3DM Wide, but it started to not be effective, and we wound up switching to a 4-2-4 Wide to finish the year. I was in 5th place, in a Playoff spot, when clubs started to sniff around me and my performance. I had clubs such as Crewe Alexandra and Accrington Stanley sniffing around, but I wound up accepting a job from Stevenage in League Two, and was allowed to come in the summer, to finish my season with Tamworth.We were able to get into the Playoffs on the final day of the season, finishing in 7th place on goal differential. I think the lads were a little disappointed that I was leaving, and it seemed to affect their performance, but we were able to get a vital final day win, 2-1 away at Gainsborough, to sneak into that final playoff spot by a difference of two goals!
We were certainly outmatched entering the Playoff, and lost on penalties after a 2-2 result with Kidderminster. We'll now be moving up to League Two with Stevenage F.C. who @Vikeologist knows that for me, Stevenage is one of my classic clubs from this challenge in the past, haven taken them from League Two to the Premier League and Champions League in the past.
I was able to secure my first two badges, and have also begun work on my National A License, so we're in good shape personally after the first season. Here is my screenshot in preseason with Stevenage F.C. to start Season Two: https://imgur.com/FbVtFsB
EDIT: Wanted to send a thanks to @Skogmus - I copied the start of your "code" for my "Scoreboard." Thank you!
CLUB MANAGEMENT Season Team League Position Domestic Cups Continental Cup Notes 2017/18 Tamworth F.C. Vanarama North 7th (P)0 -
7 hours ago, Almighty Thermos said:
I'm in!
Lucked out I guess with Leicester...
Welcome to the challenge, @Almighty Thermos! Best of luck with Leicester City!
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16 hours ago, warlock said:
You didn't read the thread, did you?
It's England, because SAF took over Man Utd. That would be in England.
It has to be up to Championship with small database because it makes for a level playing field for everyone with crap laptops who can't load large databases with umpty-thousand players. ie, it's as equal as it can be.
Thanks for the help, @warlock.
He is absolutely correct. The database size and only Championship and Premier League loaded is for multiple reasons. It is mainly so that those with crap laptops, as stated, can participate and get decent performance and ability to compete.
Since we are doing the challenge as a competitive challenge, it is vital to have everyone play under the same conditions. Obviously, your team may be different -- but your environment is not.
It is strictly for competitive balance, and so those with poor computers feel welcome and able to compete in the challenge.
You can obviously set your game however you wish, but your save will not be eligible for our competitive leaderboard. That's all.0 -
@Beric Dondarrion that is fixed,and you actually got 700 more points, as there was a 500 point milestone for your first Premier League. That has moved you into fifth place over @JaytheGreat!
Congratulations, and again, sorry that I missed that. Now you see why I am asking people to put that bolded line at the bottom of a trophy post. LOL 
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I did miss it. I'll go back and find it and add it to the thread for this week's update. Sorry about that and congratulations!
I am very glad to hear that I've helped you find some fun in this game again, but I can't take credit for the challenge itself... it was created by other people. I am strictly a caretaker and a helper. Very kind of you to say though, so thank you very much.
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Today, we'd like to congratulate @Beric Dondarrion for entering the leaderboard in style in winning the 2018/19 Champions League. Stoke City, Champions of Europe anyone? I'm going to go ahead and say he literally just did the impossible looking at real life, seeing as how Stoke City will spend 18/19 in the Championship.
Excellent job, and here's 1,000 points for your efforts.
@JaytheGreat continued his charge with Everton, adding his second FA Cup and also winning the Europa League in fine style. Following that up with a second Community Shield win, and Jay has jumped up the challenge table, as he now sits in fifth position with 1,400 points! He slid just ahead of @theonets who is now in sixth place on 1,350 points... close times near the top of the table behind the great @smp20!
Congratulations to our winning challengers for the week, and keep up the great progress!
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I apologize for the tardy challenge update this week. As most of you know, I have family health issues we're dealing with, but this was more that I've just recently moved to FM18 and have been having some fun with it. I'll always be back to keep the leaderboard flowing, and we as a challenge community will have to discuss if we want to do a new "permanent thread" for FM19 and forward that I can write out a little better, and be more prepared for with the leaderboard and such things. It honestly isn't *that* hard to keep it updated, but I never honestly expected the challenge to catch fire as it did, as this challenge was more "forgotten" so to speak over the years behind the obviously awesome challenges like Dafuge's, the old Gundo, Big Euro, Ultimate Manager Challenge, San Marino, the Youth Challenges... it had been dormant for a while, but look at it now? We are now over 600 posts and nearing 8,500 views since I posted the thread on May 8th. I was certainly not expecting it to catch FIRE as it did, so we'll see what you think about either keeping this thread, or planning it better for the future.
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I believe I got all of the updates done. If you fine folks could, if you win trophies, obviously post your screenshots, but if you could post at the bottom the year and trophy, and how many challenge points you should receive, it would make it a bunch easier.
These updates are fine, I don't want you winners to think I'm busting your balls or anything, it would just be much easier to look at the end of posts and see:
Something like:
Challenge Points: 18/19 Europa League, 18/19 FA Cup - 600 Points
I would be SO appreciative, because it this is at the bottom of the post when I scan, I can instantly add it to the board once verifying the screenshot, and I don't have to look at the screenie and figure out what year your trophy is.
Again, especially since I am going to congratulate two winners (in the next post) -- I DO NOT WANT ANYONE THINKING THEY DID ANYTHING WRONG. This is solely to make things easier on me, especially when we get closer to FM19.
Thank you all so very much. It is greatly appreciated.
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On 28/07/2018 at 03:30, 3LionsFM said:
How do you holiday to November 6th and be able to take over any team that is second bottom? It's probably really simple but I haven't figured it out yet?
I apologize for being late in responding to this, @3LionsFM!
What you will want to do is start a new game with the parameters listed, but make a manager called "Holiday Man" or really whatever you like, he will never manage a football club.
Start the game with your Holiday Man, and send him on Holiday. I actually usually holiday until November 5th and have a save file there, to see if there is a possibility of multiple sides being the 19th-placed club on the 6th. If so, that makes it easier to reload until you get the result you need, if one of the clubs is a preferred club of yours. Once I've saved the file on the 5th, I then holiday one more day to November 6.
Then, you retire Holiday Man and create your manager under the challenge parameters, and take over that 19th placed club. That's it.
You're obviously welcome to restart/reload on November 5th until you get a favored club or a situation you'd like to play on November 6. Not that we could tell anyway, but it is definitely not looked down upon. I reloaded multiple times on my first attempt before I got Southampton. (I have to now restart on FM18, but it definitely took a few reloads to get a club I wanted to play.)
We hope you'll join us, and again, I apologize on not being quicker to help you. Welcome to the thread!
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Be back later today to update those trophies. Sorry guys, been getting my FM18 on.
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Yeah, even if I had a much better computer, I would still run the smaller database. It isn't about the processing power (although it definitely can be, as some of us certainly play on toasters) it is about exactly what you mentioned in the body paragraph of your post. It is strictly about the competition for players, and players actually being needed when using the small database... because you see those problems otherwise. I haven't really tested Medium a lot, but mainly just because I'm satisfied with Small. It is the only way it feels competitive to me, and where I actually can shed my deadwood to someone.
As far as View Only goes, it isn't worth it to me, as they don't sim the games using the Match Engine, so you still wind up with very similar results to if you didn't load it at all, and obviously no players added to the database, so very negligible value. There are definitely far better posts than mine here on View-Only, but a lot of great posts if anyone wants to look into them. They come up in droves if you do a Google search. For me, it has always been "load it or don't" because the value added isn't much, if any, to me.0
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We did get the board to allow us to begin our Continental Badges, and I am now a Continental C license-holder, and training toward my Continental B -- which means I'm not completely useless in training anymore! I can coach, dammit! 
The Ultimate Football Manager Challenge - Silver Age Archive
in Challenges, Sign-Ups & Experiments
Posted
20 December 2020
We have taken the reins at Norwich City F.C. on a contract through 2022!
Things at Preston North End were very "meh" and we were solidly mid-table. The side was hyper-frustrating, as they'd get a nice win, over a club they probably shouldn't beat, and then come out the next match and set out stink bombs where my players used to reside. On top of that, the board had JUST cut my wage budget by £50,000 per week! Mind you, I had never been over budget a single day at this club, and had not made a mess of my transfer funds, either. This is past manager's transfer clauses coming home to roost, along with the club's previous debt. It was actually used as a stick against me in another interview (Leeds also interviewed me) even though I'd been over budget less than a week. I've literally not even had a chance to sell players!
With Preston North End cutting my budget so terribly, while I was under-budget and meeting expectations, makes me feel a lot better about taking a move just a ways up the Championship table. If Preston is that broke, it is going to be hard to build a base to get to the Prem and start achieving. We are in 7th position, on 36 points through 22 matches, and only five points off the top! We also have MONEY to spend in the upcoming window, as I have £88,000 in available wage budget, and just over £10M in the transfer kitty! I would have much preferred a Premier League job, obviously, but there has yet to be a vacancy in early December. It's a very interesting Prem this season, through 14 matches there is only seven points separating 10th in the table and the bottom!
This was just a quick update that I've moved clubs, we have a lot of season left for Season 4, and let us HOPE a potential promotion to the Premier League. We are unbeaten in three in the League, and we go to Goodison in early January for a FA Cup Third Round match with Everton. There is definitely a base to run with here.
See you at the end of the season, and LET'S GO CANARIES?!?!?!