DrPoods
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Reckon I’m going to give this a crack in Germany. Might try and get used to things first though.
Or Palermo 😂
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If anyone can get or indeed has a Turkish save with Batman Petrolspor promoted I would be eternally grateful.
Been reloading for hours trying for them.
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Update to come.
We survived quite easily in the end. Even fluked a playoff place in one of the league periods.
Got smashed in the playoff though. Still, a bit concerned about next season. Our intake had about 5 left wingers and no central midfielders (or so it seems) which will cause trouble down the line.
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4 hours ago, baye said:
@DrPoods in real life their youth teams actually play on the highest level, in the same competition with the eredivisie teams.
Well isn't that interesting!
I was thinking more of how (I believe) FM does youth recruitment/intakes.
Would presume a better chance of a good player than in a small town somewhere if that makes sense.
Mini update: Have gone on a run in the few matches before the winter break and it seems to be continuing. Up to 13th now, playing a 3-4-3/5-2-3 counter/structured tactic.
Was trying to be a bit more attacking earlier and jeez we shipped a ton of goals in the last 10 minutes of games. Even when I would try and change the mentality to hold on.
Counter working beautifully at present. So I will stick with it. Starting the arduous process of retraining players as depth in key positions is rather slim.
Finally, the board have agreed to build new training AND youth facilities. Also, they have promised a feeder club I can send players on loan to. Obviously I can't bring any of their players in. But I think it could come in handy as time goes by.
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The Club | My Experience | Club Overview
Database Setup | Advanced Options
I did a bit of reloading to get my preferred team and eventually there they were! Amsterdam Football Club (Amsterdamsche Football Club) were founded in 1895 and play at a lovely little ground shown above. I chose them because I like the colours and the fact that they are in Amsterdam. This should mean (I think) that once we increase our profile, we should have some pretty nice youth intakes. Should, of course, being the operative word. Anyways, it's a decently sized squad but our best defender is refusing to sign a professional contract at the moment. The evil man wants over £2k per week.
Given that would be 10% of our budget, it isn't happening. Unusually for these sorts of challenges (in my experience) we actually have some players in the U19s already as well as a keeper in the reserve squad.
First order of business is to get some staff in. Then we shall organise a ton of friendlies as the season start is only a month away. Given the makeup of the squad I think we shall go with a 4-2-3-1 to start with. What's the worst that could happen? Besides, we have some solid(ish) players in attacking positions so I think we can certainly score some goals.
Wish me luck. We are pounding lesser teams in the first couple of friendlies, but I don't know how valid that will be once we start facing proper competition. Predicted dead last... Aim is 19th.
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20 minutes ago, Sanno11 said:
I am not ready to write this up yet, but just finished my season and have to share this.
Just going through all the end of season stuff now, this is crazy.
Fabulous stuff mate!
Congratulations!
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What is the reset date in Holland? I went to week before the OP and it had already been done.
Correction: No it hadn't. All good.
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Ok. Had a few false starts.
Have decided on Holland. Holidaying now and will post up some screenie links when I have chosen a team.
Depending on the horses, I think probably a 4-2-3-1 will be the tactical system I want to use (when possible). I do have a fondness for a diamond 4-4-2 as well which I find trickier. I dunno. It may be that I have 50 million strikers and need to use 3 up top.
More than likely it will be something like a 4-1-4-1 to start with though. Unless I get lucky with players. Especially if the opposition tend towards 4-3-3 with DM and wingers.
Anyone got some pointers for Holland? What do teams tend to use?
Really looking forward to this.
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Going to start in Germany with another former DDR club. The mighty Carl Zeiss Jena! Proper introductory post to follow!
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I really want BFC Dynamo Berlin. Loather by many, it is a club I have always been fascinated by.
If loading is a struggle then I may consider something else.
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Loading up Spain now.
Might combine with a Big Euro. Anyways, wish me luck!!
EDIT: Can't find a club I really want to try. So Spain is on the backburner.
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6 hours ago, rlipscombe said:
we have had people play with teams in Holland but i don't think we have ever had a completion in Holland.....
Well. I have been looking to do a youth academy challenge throughout most iterations of FM.
Perhaps combine the two? Holland used to be a bastion of youth development. Perhaps it may be again!
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5 hours ago, Sn00gle said:
Go Spain or Portugal @DrPoodsNever managed in Portugal except for a match here and there. I think Beira-Mar are down low these days aren't they?
But Spain needs a run. I think I'll start there.
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Just now, GloryFan2002 said:
@DrPoods Try Finland some cool names their like Santa Claus FC and Atlantis FC
Ahhh yes.
FC Santa Claus. The puns are outstanding.
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Has no one ever done this with a Dutch team?
Hmmm... Perhaps it is worth a go.
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No suggestions?
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Even Saturn in Russia looks tempting. Gawd I am hopeless at making my mind up. HELP! 😂
I would adore playing as Berliner FC Dynamo but the u17 rule is a concern...
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Anyone have any suggestions for a league to start with? Germany was an utter pain as I recall with the u17 rule (played it a few versions ago) but I don't think I could take playing in one of the super lowly rated nations.
I was considering a France/Spain possibly. I'm not against a mid range sort of a Scotland/Austria kind of thing but perhaps somewhere with a bit of financial backing would be nice. The big one is, much as England is a good challenge, 46 game seasons a just a tad too long.
What do you guys reckon? I may well simply take on the first suggestion made. So have at it! 😃
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The FM20 Youth Academy Challenge
in Challenges, Sign-Ups & Experiments
Posted · Edited by DrPoods
Going to finally give this one a real go after a long time away from FM. Just thinking of what league I want to try.
Any suggestions? I’m considering Brazil just for the crazy league format. But I don’t know. I’m happy to consider just about anything...