Shankly84

It's just happened now. I'm in Georgia and have struggled to get any staff, as I can't offer any wages. It's been just me and the lads this season :-)

Do you still get a youth intake without a head of youth development in place?

Sorry, I posted this in the wrong thread.

I am looking at starting a save in the lower leagues in England. My local team, Prescot Cables, are playing in level 8 of the pyramid. Am I ok to load 7 levels and take over them if they get promoted to level 7 after holidaying? Would this be acceptable for this challenge? I know I keep asking all these question, for some reason I just can't get going this year. I wanted to play in a nation that hasn't been completed yet, but I just can't get going. I started a save in Kazakhstan and it was going gteat, but then I realised that we weren't in the national cup for some reason. There must of been a bug in the file.

I am looking at starting a save in the lower leagues in England. My local team, Prescot Cables, are playing in level 8 of the pyramid. Am I ok to load 7 levels and take over them if they get promoted to level 7 after holidaying? Would this be acceptable for this challenge? I know I keep asking all these question, for some reason I just can't get going this year. I wanted to play in a nation that hasn't been completed yet, but I just can't get going. I started a save in Kazakhstan and it was going gteat, but then I realised that we weren't in the national cup for some reason. There must of been a bug in the file.

Brilliant, cheers.

I'm trying to get going again on this save. Struggling to find a nation so far. Quick question, I have downloaded additional leagues. For the like of Faroe Islands there is no relegation from the 4th tier. Am I ok to holiday the season and take over a team promoted to the third tier?

Do Russian and Belarussian teams still play in Europe on this version?

Really struggling to get going on this one. Tried Estonia, but can’t get going after a few seasons. I’m also paranoid that additional added leagues aren’t going to function properly and it will be a waste. Estonia for instance, I beat a team in the relegation play-off only for them to still be promoted to the league the following season. Suspension rules as well!! 4 yellows is a ban, then a ban for every yellow on top of that. It’s been an absolute nightmare!! Not sure if that’s the actual rule, but it’s been crippling. Time to start again. Not sure where. Would probably prefer something already in the game and somewhere that hasn’t been completed yet. May even stray outside of Europe for once…

Really not feeling it in Finland. Going to start again. Thinking of Cyprus or Kazakhstan, something like that. I take it any of these type of leagues are eligible, provided I can go a promoted team in the lowest possible league?

Time to try again. This time Finland.

Think I'll give that one a miss!

Was just about to start in Scotland. What is the bug?

Time to give this another go. Haven't got a clue who to go. The last two FMs I have gone for Iceland and Wales. Thinking about a slighty higher reputation league this time...

I've got my eyes on Kazakhstan for the next one.

SEASON 33 – 2054/55 – Welsh JD Cymru Premier RESULTS - RESULTS - RESULTS - SQUAD: PAGE 1 PAGE 2 MANAGER PROFILE: CHARACTERISTICS - ATTRIBUTES CLUB PROFILE - GENERAL - FACILITIES - HONOURS - FINANCES - TRANSFERS - TRANSFERS OVERVIEW After just missing out on the quadruple a couple of seasons ago, we managed to go one step further this season for an historic season in which we won the league for only the 2nd time, our 5th Welsh Cup, a 3rd League Cup and our first ever European trophy, managing to get over the line in the Europa Conference. We got past FC Hake, Beroe and Kolos to get to the group stage, although there were a couple of scares in there. The group stage went well, beating Lech Poznan and Rapid Vienna home and away, and two creditable draws with German side Karlsruhe. This meant a 1st place finish and into the 2nd knockout stage. In the 2nd knockout round we faced Basel, winning both legs comfortably 3-1. A tricky tie in the quarters against Fenerbahce. We came out 4-2 winners in Wales, followed by a credible 0-0 in Turkey. A favourable draw in the semis against Jablonec, but the first leg didn’t go to plan, losing 2-1. We blitzed them in the 2nd leg 6-2 to reach our 2nd final. In the final we came up against Karlsruhe again, having drawn twice with them in the group stage. It was a close game, and we went behind on 67 minutes, but we pegged them back almost immediately with an equaliser from Lewis Jones. With just two minutes remaining, Josh Davies ran through and slid it under the keeper to bring the trophy back to Wales. The league is fast becoming whoever wins the overalls between us and TNS takes the title. Two away wins for us with 1 draw and our only loss coming two games from the end meant we were champions for the 2nd time. Similar to the league, if we can get passed TNS we always have a chance in the cups. In the League cup we faced them in the first stage and beat them on pens. It was then a standard run to the final where we met Cardiff Met Uni. We had beaten them 13-1 the week before and though not as comfortable we still ran out 5-0 winners to win the League Cup. In the Welsh cup we managed to avoid TNS all-together. The final pipped us against Aberywyswth for the 2nd year running and a 2nd string 11 put 4 past them to make it 5 Welsh cups for the North Wales village team. THE PLAYERS N’Diaye and Rawlings were both allowed to leave, after becoming unsettled. N’Diaye moved to Liverpool for £10m with clauses and Rawlings moved on to Wrexham (now Premier League), for £13m plus clauses. Goalkeeper Greaves started to ask for £9k a week, which is about 4 times what we pay anyone else. As a result, I threw Tommy Pritchard in for his first full season, and he played well and developed well over the season. Lewis Mann came back from loan and went in at left back, allowing Andy Evans to move on for a decent £135k. Lloyd Jarman improves every year and Josh Davies did well, playing most of the season in centre midfield. Lewis Jones, now 31 continues to bag goals, as he got 36 in 45, but it was Josh Absalom in his first full season who took the plaudits. At just 16 years old he scored 60 in 44 and 18 in Europe to finish top goal scorer. THE YOUTH INTAKE Page 1 Page 2 OFF THE FIELD Training facilities are now state of the art and League winners will go straight into the Champions League group stage from the end of next season.

This is big progress... Nice to see us above Everton

Decent update to come tomorrow...

Look whats returned...

We get 50% of any transfer that Newton makes and we finally have some interst. Hoping they follow this up. This could be a big one!!

Oh no. That is going to be really frustrating. It did change after a few years earlier in the save. Hopefully if we get bought out it may help.

I'm struggling on my save to improve the youth facilities. It hasn't give me the option for a few seasons now. It did this a few years ago, then let me again. I can improve training facilities though. Is this normal?

SEASON 32 – 2053/54 – Welsh JD Cymru Premier RESULTS - RESULTS - RESULTS - SQUAD: PAGE 1 PAGE 2 MANAGER PROFILE: CHARACTERISTICS - ATTRIBUTES CLUB PROFILE - GENERAL - FACILITIES - HONOURS - FINANCES - TRANSFERS - TRANSFERS OVERVIEW Coming off the back of almost completing a quadruple last season, this was always going to be tough to live up to that. In the league things started well with us going unbeaten in the first 17 games, drawing both games with TNS. It felt like it was going to be a straight shoot out. However, dropped points against Aberystwyth and Bala meant that as soon as we lost 3-0 at TNS in January, the league was virtually over. As a result, there were times towards the end of the season that 2nd string teams were put out to rest players for European games and performances dropped. 2nd place was never in doubt though. Back to the previous 12 or 13 years with TNS 1st and Corwen 2nd, Aberystwyth did manage to pip Barry to 3rd place though. In Europe it was the Champions League qualifiers for the first time for the club. It didn’t quite go as planned, losing over 2 legs disappointingly to Duajska Streda. Losing in the Champions League meant it was on to the Europa League for the first time. We breezed past Havnar Boltfelag 10-3 on aggregate and then met Hapoel Tel-Aviv in the play-off. A 2-0 home win, after a 0-0 in Israel meant qualification to the group stage. We didn’t perform too badly in the group and had a memorable comeback in Amsterdam against Ajax to draw 5-5, but we just missed out and finished 3rd, meaning back into the Europa Conference. Soligorsk and Slovan Bratislava were pushed aside before we met Ludogorets in the Quarter-final. We won the home leg 3-0 and just got past them with a 2-0 loss in Bulgaria. Villareal in the semi-final. A 1-0 loss at home was followed by a 1-1 draw in Spain. So close to back-to-back finals, but it wasn’t to be. In the League cup we were out at the first time of asking, losing 3-2 at home to TNS. The Welsh Cup was better though. We met the dreaded TNS at the Semi-final stage and put a 2nd string team out ahead of our Europa Conference quarter final tie. The game finished in a 1-1 draw and we managed to win the shoot-out to face Aberystwyth in the final. Once again, we rested first team players, and I expected a close game. The boys were superb though and we ran out 6-1 winners to win the cup for the 4th time. THE PLAYERS N’Diaye and Rawlings are unsettled. They don’t have minimum fee release clauses, but I may consider moving them on and giving someone else a chance. THE YOUTH INTAKE Pretty standard intake. Josh Absalom the standout player. Page 1 Page 2 OFF THE FIELD Ours and TNS’ performances in Europe have meant that we now have two Champions League places from the 2055-56 season. Wow!!! Owen-Dafydd's clause was bought out for £2.07m.

4-0 down away to Ajax in the Europa League group stage. We somehow completely flip it and take the lead in the 86th minute, but they manage an 89th minute equaliser. Emotions absolutely everywhere!!

SEASON 31 – 2052/53 – Welsh JD Cymru Premier RESULTS - RESULTS - RESULTS - SQUAD: PAGE 1 PAGE 2 MANAGER PROFILE: CHARACTERISTICS - ATTRIBUTES CLUB PROFILE - GENERAL - FACILITIES - HONOURS - FINANCES - TRANSFERS OVERVIEW Where to start with this season… Let’s start with the Europa Conference. Dynamo Moscow up first. A tricky tie but we manged to win 3-2 in Russia and top it off with a 6-3 home win to go through. Next was Hammarby, who we had drawn with twice in last seasons group stage. A 4-1 home win was followed by another draw in Sweden, 2-2. FC Midtjylland was in Wales for the 4th qualifying round 1st leg where we could only manage a 2-2 draw. We put it right in Denmark though with a 3-2 win, to put us into the group stage again. We managed to get through the group stage unbeaten, beating Legia Warsaw twice as well as Albacete of Spain. The best performance being a 4-0 win in Spain. The second knockout stage saw us lose the first leg in Croatia to Dinamo Zagreb. We overturned it in Wales with a 3-1 win. Into the quarter final. Sloven Liberec. A disappointing 0-0 at home in the first leg was more than made up for in the 2nd, with a 5-1 win. The semi-final saw us meet Charleroi, of Belgium. The tie was almost over after a 3-0 home win in the first leg. A 3-2 loss in Belgium didn’t matter and we were into our first European final against Southampton. The final was played at Ibrox, Scotland. It turned out to be a step too far unfortunately, as we went down 4-0. I can’t complain though, just getting anywhere near this is a massive achievement for where we are as a team. An excellent season in the league going unbeaten in the first 24 games and taking 4 points off TNS when we met them in the first 2 league meetings. It was (of course) TNS who halted our unbeaten run, but we still had a 6-point gap ahead of them, having played the same number of games. They did pull back level, after 29 games, but we still had 2 games in hand that we won to take us back 6 clear with three to go. We played TNS wedged in between the Europa Conference quarter-finals and had to play a second string team to keep fitness. It backfired and we went down 4-0 to cut the gap to 3 points with 2 games left. Not to worry though, by the time we played Newtown away, we knew a win would make us champions. We didn’t disappoint and ran out 7-0 winners to bring the title to Corwen for the first time. Finally, TNS are pushed aside!! The battle continued with TNS in the League cup, where we met them in the final. Maybe the tide is turning, as we ran out 2-1 winners to bring the League Cup home for the 2nd time. The Welsh Cup Quarter-Final was the meeting point for the two teams. A 3-1 away win for Corwen meant that our name was on the cup, beating Aberystwyth Town 1-0 in the final, to lift the cup for the 3rd time and take home a domestic treble, 1 game away from a quadruple. THE PLAYERS I could have listed every player from the team here. I have listed some of the standout players. THE YOUTH INTAKE Pretty standard intake. Hoping that Josh Davies can replace Owen-Dafydd. Page 1 Page 2 OFF THE FIELD Another year and another player moving on. This time Owen-Dafydd to Sheffield United for £135k. These minimum fee release clauses are driving me crazy. Just before the new season starts, Brett McCormick was pinched by Man Utd for £325k and, despite offering him around, I couldn’t get any clauses in this one. It’s so frustrating. It does feel like 2 steps forward, 2 steps back.