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feel for you @aldojags - unlucky mate

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it's been a great read @Rumple43 - looking forward to seeing how you get on in South Africa

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better luck this time @DazRTaylor.  Fine with holidaying two seasons.  Good luck 

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keep going @aldojags - you're not far off making that next step in Europe, and you are bringing in some good players there.  @Thebaker - tough season there but it was a step up and you survived so mission accomplished.  Good luck next season.

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@jmarchand...  Looking forward to the review....

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10 hours ago, jmarchand said:

The lower leagues call you. You know it. Embrace it. 

Ha ha.....  

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great to read the progress going on here.  Makes me want to jump in but just concerned left it too late to give it a proper go with the amount of time i get to play. Plus i have got the Owls into the Premier League.......

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also, if you decide to do another thread like this for FM21, can you link it here, so i can follow it?  This has been a great read (and not just because it is the Owls....)

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very emotional wrap up....  obviously well written as usual...  Couldn't spot any local journalists in the photos though.....

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all sounds great @jmarchand - looking forward to hearing more! 

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good luck in Sweden @Thebaker 

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congrats on promotion @Biscotti - looking forwards to seeing the big boys visit Sestao Stadium....

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@jmarchand - funny....  as if they're going to get him.

 

@SolnaRoyal - fantastic achievement in the league - well done.  Serious tough draw in the CL but as has been said before you'll only grow stringer with more experience.

 

@Britrockas has been said, solid season there.  moving in the right direction. 

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@aldojags - For me, Karabalut looks decent mentally but has a lot of work to do technically.  He is only 17 though so has time on his side...

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Some great progress - loved reading your stories @jmarchand and @SolnaRoyal.  If i hadn't just got Sheffield Wednesday into the Premier League i'd be ready to join in right now - looking forward to your next reports.  Shame for Sipos but i guess that's what happens sometimes when clubs develop and outgrow them...

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great read as ever.  great to see that Pressman rocket again - no one was stopping that!  Great to see you finally secure Tommy Doyle.  Maybe he'll help fire us to CL success next season...  Owls in Europe...  Brings back the 'glory days' of Spora Luxembourg and an 8-1 win!!  (and those kits - my dad worked for Sanderson, the shirt sponsor, at the time - he even presented Jeff Winter with the match ball one match at Hillsborough!!)  Always amused me how they had to cover the logo for European matches as the sponsor could only be one line.... - True fact.  Check the white patch above the 'Sanderson'

 

 

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9 hours ago, jmarchand said:

New owner doesn't like what new owner does. Insert shrugging emoji here. 

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22 hours ago, jmarchand said:

Consider them stuffed.

Wow....   

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some great progress - really good to see.  Still searching for a home should I decide to leave my Owls save behind and come back 'home'.  Currently have potential saves in France, Germany, Italy as well as considering Belgium, Portugal, Norway and Brazil.......  

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8 minutes ago, jmarchand said:

If you started over here, it'd make +1 participant...! :troll:

Ha ha!!  I have been investigating possible countries and teams...  Watch this space!

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12 hours ago, Biscotti said:

I figure when this challenge gets as popular as dafuge's (HA!) it'll be helpful to remind people which country you're in as there'll be so many posts it'll be easy to forget.

Plus, especially in the smaller nations, it helps keep a track of how much your nation is improving as you go.

We can dream @BiscottiYou never know......

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2 minutes ago, aldojags said:

Case in point -  young South Korean player doesn't want to join because of standard of living in country! Never seen this before! Mainly as I've never played in a country like Bulgaria right enough...

 

 

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the cheek of it!!!  Probably has a sense of realism though i guess....??

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@aldojagsfeel your pain...  that point in the challenge where you are beginning to top the leagues domestically but where the players don't want to join, partly possibly as a result of club reputation maybe but also the leagues standing...

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@SolnaRoyal - another great update.  Making some good progress.  As @Biscotti says, not stealing at all...  Just taking inspiration from others - we have all done it.

 

@Biscotti - feel your frustration but good progress.  Like your desire to have a Basque core - Going 'full Bilbao' is always going to be a challenge (tempting though....)

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@jmarchand - great work in getting the new contract agreed for Matas.  At least now if/when he does leave you'll get a good fee for him.  Not that he isn't potentially worth more than that for you going forwards.