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LLR's Mallorquín Adventure
Mid-season Update - January 2023
Fixtures | League | Squad | Transfers | Finances | Dynamics
Overview
At the middle of the league season we're hitting the target, but only just. We started great, and we finished poorly, hopefully with the changes, and transfers in the midseason we can improve into the safer mid table.
Season so far
Current Season Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA +/- Overall 18 5 7 6 15 20 -5 League 17 5 7 5 15 18 -3 Cups 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 Home 11 3 3 5 8 12 -4 Away 7 2 4 1 7 8 -1 Segunda División RFEF 17 5 7 5 15 18 -3 Copa Federación de España 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Copa del Rey 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 As you can see we have been a lot more questionable at home, it might be because I have tried to go for it at home a but more, but you can see a 5-7-5 record, we started with 8 games unbeaten, but have ended the first half with 5 games without a win. We need to turn this around, hopefully the break helps us get back on top. We are mid table in goals conceded, but we're lagging behind in goals scored, so I am going to try and push forward a little more in the second half
My Favourite Players
Nico (MC) - He has been a really good player for my team, leading the midfield, it looks like he might share the starting role with Dufur in the second half as we have a superstar addition (Check the transfers)
Théo Chendri (AMRLC) - An absolute delight wherever he plas, has been the best on the left, but has played right across that line. A few bad games the team has had affects his rating, need to get past that.
Transfers
Transfers In Date Player Pos From Fee 23.11.22 Serigio Moriones D/MC Free €0 15.12.22 Eric Puerto GK Free €0 20.12.22 Marcos AMR Free €0 This will be the extent of our signings for January (Unless we can get some players to leave,) as we have hit the limit of our wage budget and cannot offer any more than 250/wk, Marcos & Moriones will both start, while Puerto was brought in because of the injury to Imanol that sees him out long term.
New Tactic One
My Expectations
I actually think this team is good enough to make the playoffs, but the aim HAS to be avoiding relegation over anything else right now.
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@Tyer That's a solid first season given where you started, from history in this thread, it is a huge step to make it out of the relegation zone in any league in season one. Good Luck improving the defense. Great to see you are now doing better with defending and also getting the goals from them as well.
@Britrock A very good season there, nice to see multiple players sharing in the assists, good luck pushing towards promotion.
@jmarchand Excellent work getting a promotion, now you can work upwards. Like the look of Sahan
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55 minutes ago, Thebaker said:
2025/26
Nice to see the improvements in the first stage. Do all the teams except the top two then fall into relegation stages?
I seem to remember the restructured Portuguese division being really rough to try and get out of that relegation battle because of how it was set-up.Good Luck for the new season.
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LLR's Mallorquín Adventure
Preseason Update -September 2022
Friendlies | Season Tickets | Squad | Transfers | Finances | Dynamics
Overview
It took a long time to get going in this pre-season, starting with no staff at all. Luckily I had 22 days from when I started (July 10th) until the players returned (Aug 1st), we signed a good group of staff, and brought in some huge numbers of players on trials to get to know them. I have used my entire wage budget to get the team up to scratch, I may have made an error that I missed that I didn't have a quality right back, so have brought one in on loan at the end.
Friendlies
Date Comp Opposition H/A Us Opp W/L Goalscorers Att. 01.08.22 FRN UD Arenal - 3 1 W Afkir (60), Ramos (66), Sánchez (86) 133 05.08.22 FRN CD Paguera - 6 1 W Mertens (8), Banegas (35), Pesca (43), Gori (56), Jou (58), Ramos (61p) 196 09.08.22 FRN UD Alcudia - 4 1 W Pérez (20), Botía (41), Ramos (48p), Juanma (67) 125 13.08.22 FRN UD Son Verí - 4 1 W Lorenzo (9,40), Pérez (34,36) 132 15.08.22 FRN FC Cartegena - 1 2 L Botía (45+1) 303 20.08.22 FRN Mallorca B - 0 0 D 1434 27.08.22 FRN CD Santanyí - 3 0 W Gori (14), Ramos (42), Mertens (47) 84 I generally use the Friendlies to test out my players against some weaker opposition and then hope to get momentum and some good run ins. Also had pre-arranged games against Cartegena, where we took them all the way, they sdcored in added time to take the victory, a very good result. Mallorca B on the other hand is in our division, this result was not what we wanted, but will work on it. (Players in green were on trial at time of their goals)
Transfers
Transfers In Date Player Pos From Fee 28.07.22 Imanol Castilla Rubia GK Free €0 30.07.22 Doran Gilis GK E. Mechelen €0 31.07.22 Alec Mertens ST Rapid Leest €0 03.08.22 Víctor Banegas MC Free €0 05.08.22 Nico Cañizares DC Free €0 06.08.22 Álex Pérez AML Free €0 08.08.22 Raúl Botía AMRC Free €0 10.08.22 Ander Dufur MC Free €0 13.08.22 Bright Owusu AMLC Free €0 13.08.22 Richard Tei Sorgbodjor ST/AM Free €0 16.08.22 Miguel Ángel Prendez Pérez AMRC Free €0 18.08.22 Nico MC Free €0 18.08.22 Riad Chakroun AMRL Free €0 18.08.22 Théo Chendri AMRLC Free €0 19.08.22 Óscar Lorzenzo ST Free €0 You can see the transfers started after I had a core staff together, needed at least some evaluation tools.
Our Defense was pretty solid before I came to the club, so only signed a single Central Defender to improve it, the midfield started with no central players, and only a pair of wingers, so this was my major focus. I made some Important signings, Nico who will lead the midfield pushing forward a little bit to feed the attack, Raúl Botía who plays as an Inside Forward and will look to cut inside a lot to help around goal and Álex Pérez who plays provider from the left wing as well. Banegas, Dufur, Owusu, Chendri & Chakroun provide excellent depth to help as the season goes, it is possible one of the others may step in on the left after they settle, but Pérez will start the season there. The striking closet was also bare as we headed into the season, we added Alec Mertens and Óscar Lorzenzo into the squad as a combo, they play slightly differently and I will work them both in depending on how the opposition is likely to defend.
Loans In Date Player Pos From Wages 21.08.22 Monir Abdeleselam ST UD Logroñés €0 28.08.22 Adrián Zorrilla DR CD Tropezón €170 Here you can see our late loan deal for Zorrilla to shore up the right back spot. We also had another striker come in, this was agreed to when I was worried Lorenzo wouldn't sign his deal.
Tactics
SpoilerStarting Line-up
Doran Gilis - The younger guy of our two Keepers, he was brought in as the back-up, but played better in preseason
Adrián Zorrilla - Last second loan signing, was desperately needed here.
Nico Cañizares - Signed to line up alongside Ramos, he did a solid job
Javi Ramos - Was at the club when I joined, very glad to have a great Central Defender, he asked to leave, but accepted can leave if someone offers €100k, should stay will be an excellent captain as well
Marc Juárez - Another player who was here before hand, very solid as a more attacking fullback
Víctor Banegas - Solid midfielder, will play more defensively of the pair
Nico - signed to be the more attacking midfielder, I look forward to him providing some movement going forwards
Raúl Botía - Our inside forward, expect to see him score some goals in the season
Gori - The third starter who was here before I came along, he looks excellent for only 23, I really hope I can hold onto him expected to be good for the level above.
Álex Pérez - Our left winger, he should be sending some balls in for Botia and Mertens to get on the end of
Alec Mertens - The starter at the beginning of the season, but Lorenzo should get some time here as well.
My Expectations
Mostly I want to avoid relegation, that means being at least 5 teams behind us, going to be a fight, but think I have the team to do it.
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18 minutes ago, Tyer said:
What happened is one of these guys w/ the U21 tag needs to be in the playing 11, although I'm unsure why these 20 year olds don't have that tag...who knows.
Maybe a bug? Maybe they turn 21 during the season?
I would guess there is a DATE that they set for what is Under 21, and that will be those ones will be 21 at that date. (Should be able to see it in the league rules screen)
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4 hours ago, _JHTB_ said:
Season 1 – Lough41 Premier Intermediate League 2nd – Playoff Winners
What a great first season @_JHTB_, solid cup win, even against the bottom teams, also 4 cups in a single league is insane. Good luck after the promotion.
I admit I was looking at McCann and wondering from his stats why he was your key player, then saw just 16, he's an amazing youngster. Wondering if you missed that the two links are the same.
3 hours ago, Tyer said:I believe I did this correct, starting in the Polish 2nd division with a newly promoted team I cannot pronounce to save my life! (Let me know if I didn't set this up correctly)
All looks good @Tyer Good Luck in Poland, that team name is crazy
2 hours ago, corinthiano said:Do any of guys load additional nations/leagues when you set up the game? Back when I used to do these challenges you weren't allowed to, but now that we are I am debating whether it makes sense or will just slow my game down.
Excellent @corinthiano, yeah my wifde would do the same. This time around I added just the top league of the Germany, England, France, Portugal, Italy (Feel like I am missing one), but it definitely slows down processing time, and not sure if it will be worth it until I get to the top and play against them I guess.
33 minutes ago, Mahzun_Savas said:I started with no staff so the first job has been signing staff, got an assistant and the rest of the staff should come in soon.
So off to look for new players.
Good luck @Mahzun_Savas, this was the same state I found myself in, luckily I had a couple of players who should be able to play at this level already. Getting there, will share pictures when I pass the preseason
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Spain => Previously was La Liga, Segunda, Segunda B playable.
With the realignment they now have La Liga, La Liga 2, Primera División RFEF, Segunda División RFEF playable.
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A quick update
It took me nearly 2 weeks to actually get an assistant on board, coaches came, scout team took even longer. BUT some good news, I managed to get a squad of 30 trial players in to test them out, signed 2 of them so far, and also signed a pair of Belgians that were suggested by my new Chief Scout. Combine those with the 3 best players we started with, and with 1 month tilthe season starts we have 7 starting roles set up.
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4 minutes ago, Britrock said:
Instead of linking to them, I just paste them into spoiler tags. That way they're not taking up loads of space on screen and you don't have to go through the whole rigmarole of imgur etc.
Oh that would be a great idea. Might use that in future.
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4 hours ago, Britrock said:
Magaluf? I expect to see plenty of "<Newgen> seen stumbling out of a nightclub last night and will miss the match today" storylines in a few years then!
p.s. your image links aren't loading for me, I get errors clicking on them
Yeah I am expecting some trouble from the local scene.
I'll try to fix the images (I tried just using the forum upload), I'll put them somewhere else instead0 -
LLR's Mallorquín Adventure
A New Beginning July 2022
Club | History | Squad | Facilities | Hired | Manager
I have decided to head to the island of Mallorca and take on the management of Club de Fútbol Platges de Calvià, a team with an interesting double history, they absorbed another club in 2016, took their place in the league, and their former league spot became their B team. Founded in 1976 as Club Deportivo Cade Paguera, they first gained promotion to the Tercera División in 1987, three years later following a merging of 3 clubs, they were renamed CF Platges de Calvià. Other than a short spell in 2007-2013 they have spent the last 3 decades at that level of Spanish football. In 2016 they absorbed Club Deportivo Montuiri, a club founded in 1942, who took until 2000 to cement their position in the Tercera División. In 2015/16 the original CF Platges de Calvià finished 18th and was relegated, but during the offseason they absorbed CD Montuiri (9th) and took their place in the division, while the newly relegated club became their B team. The club spent the next six seasons in the Tercera División before gaining this promotion into the new Segunda División RFEF.
So I take over a small club that plays in Magaluf on the island of Mallorca, this is the highest they have ever been in the league system, and I am aiming to take them much higher.
The Club expects me to fight bravely against relegation, I am hoping to get further up the league than that this season.
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Lesson 1 for today:
Reloading from July 9th and holidaying to July 10th (Reset Date), does not change the teams that come up... (Loaded 3 times, identical teams)EDIT: Spain Update Details
Holiday through to June 19th and SAVE the game.
Then Holiday through to July 10th and check the teams that came up. (If you want different teams reload to June 19th)
I tested June 20th and it doesn't work, so that is the date the teams are decided.1 -
11 minutes ago, rlipscombe said:
be good to see you back... saw Miles had said go for launch
We're moving here....
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Update: Game shut down, and now back to coming soon... Hmmm
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Game is live on GamePass here
I am loading up to start a game save rolling through the dates.
[Edit]: Game closed and now won't relaunch, back to saying coming soon.0 -
Appears to have gone live on GamePass, actually running the game now in NZ
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2 hours ago, Mahzun_Savas said:
Thinking of doing this in Spain once the full game is out.
Look forward to you joining me, I will be running games and collecting saves tomorrow (I have a particular team I would really really like to play as, but will see if they come up)
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In my hunt to find a team in Spain that might get promoted, I was disappointed to find that this team:
Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada Promesas Madrid 2021 is now a 2nd team for another club. They were formerly 2019-2020 Flat Earth FC (Yes the owner was a conspiracy nut)Onwards, I have about 10 teams I would like to play as (Ranked 1-10), and as I have to work on Tuesday (Game releases 9am my time), I will have a full day of work to keep refreshing to try and get the teams I want.
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Thanks @Reiver, that helps me to find a set of teams I like, and easier to make a decision before than when it is holidayed.
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*waves*
Soooo I may have been away for a while, but I am here. I won't be playing until Tuesday with release to GamePass, but I am planning on getting in and playing in Spain.
If somebody who is already playing could confirm the lowest playable division in Spain with their league rearrangement for this year please.
Good to see some names I recognise from when I was last around.2 -
Good Luck @rlipscombe looking for ward to seeing your progress in Germany
And welcome back @G-Wiz, good luck in Scotland, I had some fun their with Elgin a fewyears back
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Looking forward to hearing from you G-Wiz, hope the surgery goes well and you find a team you enjoy.
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I see the "Unwilling to Experiment" message is still a thing, I have changed my tactics, but I didn't change my formation because I don't have the players to do anything else with... I have 2 total strikers a 4-4-2 (As my Ass Man suggests) will never work...
I don't get it, at least realise the tactics have changed come on...
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Jono Capewell | Águia Vimioso | Portugal | 2020/21
Preseason Update
Transfers In
Transfers In Date Player Pos From Fee 07.07.20 Nuno Sualehe DM FA Free 07.07.20 André Rego DC FA Free 10.07.20 Jorge Sousa GK FA Free 11.07.20 Fonseca AML Aliados Lordelo €0 15.07.20 Miguel Pereira ST Tore de Moncorvo €0 16.07.20 Telmo Rosa DL Viseu e Benfica €0 21.07.20 Artur Silva DC Académica B €0 26.07.20 Rodrigo Otero DR Santa Maria FC €0 28.07.20 Sumaila Mané DC FA Free 02.08.20 Jota DL AD Sanjoanense €0 02.08.20 Pedro Rodrigues DL U. Lamas €0 Hope that some of these guys will make a difference to my team, as you will see in the update of the games, we aren't exactly in the best way here. We need to improve, have made some tactical changes before the last two games which improved it, but we need the guys to connect together. Also having none of the Loan listed players ever wanting to join me is not helping either. Telmo Rosa looks like a future star, but Jota should be the starter at Left back. Fonseca was another great signing, and Pereira will look to get into it up front.
Friendlies
Date Opposition H/A Result Goalscorers Att. 14.07.20 Moreirense U19 Bs H 1-1 Tiago Teixeira (39) 120 19.07.20 Desp. Aves U23s H 0-1 None 41 26.07.20 Vit.Guimarães U23s H 0-1 None 957 29.07.20 Famalicão U23s H 1-2 Rui Borges (88) 123 02.08.20 Sp. Braga U23s H 2-0 Jorge Alves (22), Miguel Pereira (70) 672 06.08.20 Vinhais H 1-0 Caio Raffael (30) 100 This went VERY badly, we started badly, we have issues with a lot of young players, who are good enough to do a job, but they get nerves easily. I made some changes in tactics for the final two games, drifiting from a counterattacking tactic to a flank crossing tactic, and we seem to be having some better times with this one.
Tactic
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FM22 Global (Less England) Small Club to Big Club Challenge
in Challenges, Sign-Ups & Experiments
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Well I jinxed myself, I posted that Puerto was an injury replacement for Imanol...
Puerto is now out for a month with "Pulled knee ligaments" injured while "Kicking a Ball"