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    Starting from the bottom, and working up to glory. A geographical misadventure

    in FM Career Updates

    Posted · Edited by dllu

    19 hours ago, scousevasey said:

    They may well be in the database, but I decided I wanted a new one from scratch, so they were the Skagen Lighthouse, as it seems like a northerly town near the sea would have a lighthouse.

    Wanted to take over ‘my side’ as I didn’t have Danish team, but fancied a lessen seen league, and with the geographical links to Germany and Sweden it has decent potential in terms of growth

    I checked and they are indeed in the DB.

    But I know what you mean. And it is the northernmost town in Denmark. It's our equivalent of John O'Groats. Except during the summer when all the celebrities from Copenhagen go there on holiday...

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    Starting from the bottom, and working up to glory. A geographical misadventure

    in FM Career Updates

    Posted · Edited by dllu

    11 minutes ago, scousevasey said:

    Part of the reason for the random geographical choice is that in FM17 I added a club to the database based in Skagen which was the northernmost town I could find in Denmark (via a quick Google maps search). I set them up with a decent rep so they would get promoted (as I didn’t know who to cut from the leagues), and decent facilities, then ran it as youth only.

    I always enjoy seeing foreigners dabble in "my" league, no matter what team they end up going with.

    Bonus info: It's actually a bit weird that Skagen aren't in the database to begin with. In 1987, as a tier 5 team, they knocked Brøndby out of the cup on penalties. Mind you, this was the same year that Brøndby played really well in Europe and reached the quarterfinal of the Champions Cup. People in Skagen are still talking about that game, but I guess the Danish FM researchers today are too young to remember... :p 

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    County to County

    in FM Career Updates

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    3 hours ago, andychar said:

    So it has been bought to my attention that there is no club in "City of London" therefore I've decided that Fisher FC will represent that County. If you look at a map Fisher FC are the closest team to the City of London. I think that's a fair crack. 

    I was just about to ask you about this. ;) 

    Great idea. I might just try and do something similar in Denmark... 

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    [FM20] Irchester Utd. Tier 10. England. Home. Youth Only.

    in FM Career Updates

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    1 hour ago, Jimbokav1971 said:

    I think it's too soon to say that. We usually perform more poorly in the 2nd half of the season. Granted I think that's due to the young nature of the squad, but we do have some older heads scattered about now. Just avoiding relegation will do me fine this season. 

    Absolutely. I tend to experience the same in youth saves. The more points you can rake in early to avoid a relegation battle in the spring, the better.

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    The New FMCU General Discussion Thread

    in FM Career Updates

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    35 minutes ago, deltablue said:

    It's been a long time since I had a result as sweet as this...

    Very nice!

    Also, thank you for reminding me why I kept playing FM13 for so long. To me it is still visually the version that is easiest on the eyes. I just don't think the new look that was introduced around 15 or 16 is anywhere near as nice to look at (or navigate).

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    [FM20] Irchester Utd. Tier 10. England. Home. Youth Only.

    in FM Career Updates

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    14 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said:

    What I often do though, is ask my Ass man to pitch the match squad for the next game, (immediately prior to the game). I don't stick with it 100% ever, (because he always includes a 2nd GK), but every so often he picks a player not in the Senior squad that wasn't on my radar, (or the one that I especially like), he picks a player slightly out of position in a role that I wasn't even considering him for.

    I agree completely. While I normally set the team myself, I regularly do this for the very reasons you mention. Sometimes the ass man (if any good) will see things that I hadn't considered.

    Specifically I always do it right after a youth intake.

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    [FM20] - A migrant story in Sicily

    in FM Career Updates

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    For some reason I only just discovered this thread, but I got caught up and am definitely following now. Great read and great progress. And I bet you have developed a real affinity for a club you probably didn't know existed before - through the magic of FM! :) 

    It would have been interesting to see you tackle the Italian job (ahaha - get it?) alongside the club job, but somehow it wouldn't have fit into your story, so I can understand why you would reject it.

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