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25 minutes ago, Fudal said:
very excited for the revival of this thread!
Great to hear! I look forward to kicking on with it!
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End of Season
Honestly, it wasn't a grand tale of survival by winning our match against Crystal Palace - it was pretty straightforward - West Ham Drew, Sheffield United lost, and Watford lost. Our victory was nice just to get a win after 5 straight losses(4 of which were by one goal).
A terrible second half of the year made things a bit nervy down the stretch but we survived.
We leap-frogged Brighton on the final day and with one more win, would've pipped Crystal Palace for 15th but we've survived our first Premier League season and the boys will be stronger for it! Liverpool win the league while West Ham, Sheffield United, and Watford are relegated to the Championship. West Brom and Bournemouth are promoted automatically. Fulham have seen off Reading 1-0 in extra time - what a day for Fulham!***Team Awards Night/Statistics***
No surprises here, Sutherland was a monster all season long.
***Season Review***
We reached 13th in the table twice and mostly stayed around the relegation battle.***Premier League Awards***
***Facilities Upgrades***
***Finances***
We are in great shape with minimal debts.
NEVERMIND, We're clear!
***World Cup Call-Ups***
They've been called for the preliminary squads.
And they've impressed enough to be kept around!I will do a feature on the World Cup later on.
***Squad***
What can I say? The boys never gave up.Luke Thorne - Goalkeeper - Now the Welsh #1, he has been tremendous for us this season, without him, we'd be headed for Championship football next season.
Darren Rye - Right Back - While not particularly stellar this season, I wanted to highlight his training. He has come on leaps and bounds and looks a real talent for us! The former Hibs man has locked down our right back spot and is not a worry on the pitch.
Harry Cochrane - Central Midfielder - Cochrane was the surprise package of the season, coming to us as a free agent signing and more than holding his own in his first foray into the English Premier League. In 35 appearances, Cochrane had an average rating of 7.05 with 2 goals and 3 assists. Not gaudy numbers, but a very useful player.
Taylor Teague - Central Midfielder - Teague is the jewel of our academy, coming through and appearing in 191 matches and counting! Teague had another solid year, with an average rating of 7.0, while scoring 5 goals and assisting on 2.
Tatenda Zulu - Left Attacking Midfielder - Coming to us from League One side, Rochdale, Zulu showed that he belonged in the Premier League. He appeared in 33 league matches, scoring 5 goals and notching 5 assists while being a terror up and down the left wing. I would not be surprised to see him in the English National Team in future(although he is also eligible for Zimbabwe).
George Sutherland - Striker - Sutherland has cemented himself as a club icon in his time at Bolton thus far, joining us in 2027/2028, our first year in the Championship. This season, Sutherland won the Premier League golden boot with 20 goals in 37 appearances, with 6 assists as well - all while averaging a 7.25 rating. He will continue to be a focal point of our side going forward!
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The Revival!
So, I burnt myself out on this save a little bit and have been in and out of others too. Alas! I've been inspired by some fantastic youth academy only saves - bravo to all of you! I'm not that sadistic. Instead, I want to reinvent this save into a more organic and homegrown club save. I'll continue at Bolton(we're fighting against relegation at the moment!) but I'm going to institute a few rules for myself. First off, I'm going to cap my signings - 1) I'll allow myself unlimited free agent signings/non-contract/amateur contract signings(this is free agents) per year 2) I will also be limiting myself to 1 Bosman Free Transfer per season 3) I'll allow myself up to 2 paid signings per season 4)for every homegrown player that breaks into the senior squad, I'll allow 1 more paid signing(if 2 players break into my senior squad, I'll be allowed 4 paid signings, 2 by virtue of rule #2 + 2 additional, 1 for each of the homegrown players).
Quantifying the rules a bit - First, the easy one - my signing period will re-set at the beginning of pre-season(thus the paid transfers will be counted FROM the start of the pre-season and I'll be able to sign additional paid transfers at the start of the following pre-season - this also includes the additional signings from homegrown players). Secondly, how do I quantify what "breaking into the senior squad" means? Well, I've averaged out the minutes played for each of the non-first XI players and divided it by 34(the number of matches that we've played thus far). I'm going to use this definition as "breaking into the senior team". The number is 23 minutes/match - so, over a 38 match season, the magic number would be 874 minutes. If injuries ravage a season, I will divide the number of matches that they were not injured for.
With all of that out of the way, Here's how we stand on 22 April 2030.
And the squad
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Off-Season Transfer Dealings
Another eventful off-season, as our wage budget has been increased to around €2.5M. We didn't sell anybody except the above-mentioned Bujnowski but we did release quite a few players after their contracts ran their course.
Gunnar Thorhallsson - Goalkeeper - We brought in Thorhallsson on a free transfer from IBV. Asmundsson would not re-up his contract with us so we were forced to seek a replacement and that we did, to great effect!
Jetmir Ameti - Center Midfielder - Ameti is an Albanian-German who comes to us after his contract from Hertha Berlin expired. He'll slot straight into the midfield.
Maik Amedick - Central Midfielder - Amedick joins us after 101 appearances for BVB's second team. He'll instantly become one of the better players in the league and partner Ameti.
Edmar - Left Back - Edmar fills arguably our biggest hole, left back, which has been a revolving door. His physical and mental skills are solid and he can improved going forward. I'm excited for this signing.
Hassan Saad - Central Defender - The Bahrain first-choice center back comes to us from Bahrainian club Najma. We smashed our transfer record and paid €275K for him.
Jakob Franz Palsson - Right back/Central defender - Palsson is a player that we just couldn't pass up after my DoF brought him to my attention - he is extremely versatile and can provide cover in multiple positions.
Dieter Vanhees - Striker - Vanhees comes to us fresh off of making 39 appearances in the Belgian top flight. He is not quite as good as Faero but will provide depth and cover with our upcoming European fixtures falling right in the middle of our league schedule.
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Player Sale!
Well, we've moved our academy product Pawel Bujnowski off to Hull of the Championship. The fee could eventually rise to €115,000. This is exactly the type of thing that I'd like to see from our club - bring in youth players and sell them on for profits!
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A new opportunity arises
Having been with his club for such a long time, becoming a club legend, and winning the Icelandic top flight, Stansson has decided that it is time for a new challenge.
Wolf is said to be relishing the opportunity to lead the national team to glory.0 -
National Team Call-Ups
Salem Ziad is looking for his first cap!
Interesting, all of these young men are looking for their first caps at any level.
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End of Season Review
***Afrika Overall Best XI***
***Season Review***
***End of Season Awards/Statistics***
***Squad***
Axel Asmundsson - GK - Asmundsson had a very good season for us, starting all 22 league matches, posting 8 shutouts and just allowing 18 goals.
Salem Ziad - Right Back - Ziad initially struggled a little bit after joining us but found his form as the year went on and as he grew more comfortable in the right back role, which was completely new to him. He wound up posting a 7.18 average rating with 2 goals and 4 assists in 13 league appearances.
Another new center back pairing with our stalwart Lorik Konhuhi and our new boy Ardit Rama. They performed admirably, averaging 7.05 each.
Our Central Midfield pairing of Jonatan Andersson and Baldursson produced in a big way. Andersson broke out with a 7.09 average rating and Baldursson with a 7.59 average rating, 3 goals, and 7 assists.
Slobodan Djordjevic - Central Attacking Midfielder - Our breakout start made Romero obsolete this season with a 7.28 average rating with 4 goals and 4 assists in 19 league matches.
Teitur Faero - Striker - in his third season with us, Faero again produced the goods, averaging 7.18 with 10 goals and 2 assists in 15 league matches.
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We've done it with a match to spare!
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Andri Fannar Baldursson
Our talisman and the man who will likely win back-to-back Icelandic player of the year awards is taking his services to Denmark to play for Aarhus Gymnastik Forening(AGF) in the Superliga.... I have entrusted my DoF to renew contracts and he let this one sit - I then saw the notification that a contract had been offered and I scrambled to offer him one, myself. In the end, he chose to go to Denmark and we'll see nothing for it....
I can't really fault him, he's currently on €48k per year here and we'd never be able to match €137k.0 -
July/August 2025
Well, that was eventful! We've won the league cup and gained a spot in the Euro Cup II! At the end of the month, we outplayed both Vikingur O. and Valur and left with just 2 points between them.
We sit top of the table, 5 points clear but nearly everybody have a game in hand... if we could've held off Valur, we'd be sitting VERY pretty.***International Call-Ups***
Asmundsson has been capped already but only at the U19 level, so he's looking to make the step up to U21 regular. Djordjevic, however, has not been capped at any level but has had a stellar season, usurping Romero as our regular #10.***Afrika Players of the Months***
Slobodan Djordjevic has been a terror for opposing defenses and has an average rating of 7.19, 3 goals, and 3 assists this season!
Teitur Faero has been heating up over the past few months and has been a regular for country as well.
Andri Fannar Baldursson continues to be the engine room of our squad. He currently has 1 goal, 3 assists and a 7.56 average rating.
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Youth Intake
And a pretty decent one it is!Zbigniew Pyciak - Striker - This young man is already fairly developed physically and mentally and has good first touch, decent dribbling, decent finishing, good passing and fair technique. On top of that, he's got a F. Pro personality, which, from what I gather, is pretty decent.
Kamil Letniowski - Left-sided player - Letniowski looks to be a future left back or left inside forward. He already has good pace, acceleration, and agility as well as great natural fitness.
Ryohei Saeki - Striker - Saeki is another striker who looks to be technically proficient and he'll definitely improve over time.
Dawid Bachleda - Attacking Midfielder - I'm actually quite excited about Bachleda, his mental attributes are very advanced for his age - I just wish that he had a bit more flair and composure(I can live with the lack of anticipation and positioning). He should be a strong prospect for us in the future.
Pawel Bujnowski - Striker - Another striker???? I think not! I actually love that he possesses a good bit of flair, pace and acceleration. He is already semi-adept on the left wing and I can see him orchestrating the attack as a wide playmaker.
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One Item of Note
I forgot to mention last year, that by virtue of winning the league cup, third-division side, Ungmennafelagid Leiknir had qualified for the Euro Cup II.
They nearly advanced in the competition, too!
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U19s Update
Our U19 side have only just gone and got themselves promoted to the top flight! Our youth development is beginning to come along!
***Starlets of the Season***
Sindre Krosshaug was the star of the show for our U19 side. His development is coming on nicely. Krosshaug scored 10 goals in 13 appearances and averaged 7.47.
Petur Vilhjalmsson pulled the strings from the middle of the pitch. He provided 8 assists and a 7.34 rating over 13 matches.
Grzegorz Lenart contributed 4 goals and 1 assist from the right wing while averaging 7.0.
Mario Perrotta was our creative #10, providing 3 goals and 1 assist while averaging 7.03.
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May/June 2025
A pretty good two month span but really should have done better against HK, Vikingur, and Fjolnir as we dominated all three matches. Overall, We're in a good position. We have also reached the quarterfinals of the league cup.
We are doing well in 5th, just 1 point out of the European spots. HK are the surprise of the season thus far, being projected to battle against relegation they're firmly atop the table.***Transfers***
We've signed a couple of players on free transfers, including one non-EU player, which will occupy the 2nd of our 3 non-EU roster spots.
Jeannot Abelinti is a French Guiana international, with a second Nationality of French(which means he won't occupy a non-EU roster spot!), who comes to us after his contract with Rennes expired. He'll slot straight in somewhere across our attacking midfield.
Salem Ziad was an itriguing prospect who was spotted by my chief scout at the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers. He comes to us from Jordanian Club, Shabab Ordon and will be retrained as a right back.
***Players of the two months***
Reigning Icelandic player of the year, Andri Fannar Baldursson continues his fine form in the center of our midfield, averaging 7.25 rating, notching 2 assists, completing 84% of his passes, and winning 93% of his tackles.
Ajdin Lugonja, our loanee left attacking midfielder has been stellar for us this season, averaging 7.03 and scoring 2 goals with 2 assists in 6 matches before suffering an injury that will keep him on the shelf for 3 to 6 more weeks.
Adrian Romero, our creative linchpin has been forced to play all over the place this season due to injuries, suspensions, and international breaks. He has still managed 4 goals and 4 assists across all competitions while averaging 7.23.
Mikkel Peersen is on-loan at Finnsnes IL in Norway and has performed admirably while developing nicely.
Chen Zhiwei, the talisman of our academy, is continuing his development on-loan at fourth-division side, Tindastoll. He is averaging 7.19 and has scored 2 goals, while providing 5 assists in 9 league matches. I'm very excited to see how far he can go!
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Pre-Season 2025
A good pre-season, although I was disappointed to lose in the quarterfinals of the League Cup.
We finished second in a pretty easy group.
We were good value, we just conceded too easily.Pre-Season Odds
Looking decent!Finally, I went on a transfer spree, signing SIX loan players.
First off, Ercan Aydogdu, a Turkish right back comes to us from Werder Bremen.
Ajdin Lugonja, a Bosnian left attacking midfielder comes to us match-ready and at a good level for our division.
Barnett Paul, an Australian 'keeper, comes to us from BVB. I'll likely rotate him and Asmudsson in goal.
Sefa Yucel is a defensively-sound Turkish left back that joins us from Borussia Monchengladbach. He'll be a good addition to first team squad.
Hans Wolze is a German left back that will provide cover there and at center back for us. He joins us from Werder Bremen, as well.
Finally, Jakub Zak, a midfielder/attacking midfielder/striker joins us from Hertha Berlin. He'll likely rotate in at all three positions and get plenty of game time for us.
Since we can only include four loan players in our matchday squad, our squad will change quite a bit on a game-by-game basis. Here's how we'll line up for our first match!
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Youth Intake Preview
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Off-Season Transfers
We had no outbound transfers, simply contracts that we didn't renew. Here is a list of our incoming players!
Valur Atlason - Attacking Midfielder - a familiar name, we brought him back on a free after loaning him last season from IA.
Vuk Oskar Dimitrijevic - Attacking Midfielder/Central Midfielder/Striker - A real spark plug that can play anywhere in the front half of the field. We'll rely on him as our left attacking midfielder.
Slobodan Djordjevic - Attacking Midfielder - our first purchase of Stansson's tenure, we shelled out €6K for this young man who has all the makings of our future Central Attacking Midfielder when Romero moves on!
Ardit Rama - Center Back - Our first non-Icelandic signing of the season is a good one. He'll slot straight into the spot that Gleison vacated last season.
We did sign a few other youngsters that aren't yet first team ready but we've kept the core of our team largely the same.
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Financially, times are very tough at the club - we have reached about €2M in the red. At our level, sponsorship money is nearly non-existant and prize money for finishing fifth in the league last season was roughly €5.5K.
So, unsurprisingly, this happened.
And this
So, our finances are now in great shape.
We'll need to reach Europe in the next few years to reach a level of sustainable growth but with nearly €6M in the bank, we should be fine for at least 4-6 seasons spending at the level that we're spending at.0 -
6 hours ago, OlivierL said:
Great save ! So are they playing with young players from poland in real life or what is the link ?
I always thought that they had African youth but that is a team called Oslo ?
I appreciate the kind words!
To be completely honest, I'm not entirely sure what the link is and haven't been able to find very much information on the club in my limited internet research. I'm really just enjoying it and whatever happens, happens. It's kind of nice to play with few restrictions(really just signing players 23 and under) - of course, I try to emphasize Icelandic players and I want to bring players through from my academy, so maybe Polish too, but I really can sign any nationality that I want.
I'll try to find more information about the club! Thanks for reading along
- I've enjoyed your Paris FC save greatly, too - although I'm not so great with integrating Excel and FM and also not great with trying to create the perfect personality - oh well!
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End of Season Wrap-Up
When we were winning, we won big.
Honestly, I'm thrilled to have finished fifth - it could have been better but could have been so much worse, as well.***Individual Awards***
***Overall Best XI/Team Awards Night/Stats***
We led the league in goals scored, best average possession and best passing accuracy!
***Records***
***The Squad***
Lorik Konjuhi enjoyed a fine season and became the defensive leader after Gleison was sold.
Baldursson was our link between defense and attack, creating numerous attacking sequences. He was just stellar.
Aron Ingi Thorvaldsson was also massive for us, playing on the left wing and creating danger often. He scored 7 goals, assisted 3 times and averaged 7.12 in 19 league starts.
Finally, the key reasons that our attack was so potent was the growing relationship between Adrian Romero and Teitur Faero(who developed MAGNIFICENTLY this season). Romero teed up 14 assists, while scoring 5 goals across all competitions and Faero scored 15 goals.
What a season!
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Player Sale
Not a sale that I really wanted to make, given our push for European football but Gleison had his heart set on moving, so we accepted.
Hopefully he'll give a good account of the club with his new challenge in the Danish Superliga.0 -
July/August 2024
Well, our form is beginning to falter. This match sums it up.
1 shot on goal, 1 goal - a draw.
We're starting to drop down the table.0
To be completely honest, I'm not entirely sure what the link is and haven't been able to find very much information on the club in my limited internet research. I'm really just enjoying it and whatever happens, happens. It's kind of nice to play with few restrictions(really just signing players 23 and under) - of course, I try to emphasize Icelandic players and I want to bring players through from my academy, so maybe Polish too, but I really can sign any nationality that I want.
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I'll check yours out, as well!