[[FM21] The Wanderer]

Good luck with this

Thought about a save rebuilding Bolton, so will be following.

[[FM21]I Heard You’re A Player.Nice To Meet You,I’m The Manager.]

Hey look, its the MLS Off-Season, including the 78 drafts they have  

Great season dude, and congrats on the MLS and Champions League win. 

[[FM21]C'est Francais...and we will be Top Dogs]

Our excellent start to the campaign brought about this message.

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And in what has been our only signing of the season so far, we brought in this experienced head. 

I felt like we needed someone with who wasn't going to play every game, but could step in when needed and give us that experience in midfield. He's been there and seen it all (as you would expect at 41yo ), but with his creativity at our level, he could come in very handy. 

[[FM21]C'est Francais...and we will be Top Dogs]

SRL88's Career - Sporting Club Lyon - September 2020

Championnat National

Manager Thoughts

Not a month that is going to set the world on fire, but we're sitting nicely at the top of the table after our impressive start continues.

There seemed to be a pattern for the month. Our two away games we were huge underdogs, dominated possession, but our opponents had double our efforts on goals. Despite that, they didn't test our goalkeeper enough and the single goals that we did score in those games gave us two big wins. Our home games were similar to one-another also. Big favourites, but we just couldn't get going. The games were both even, including against bottom of the table FC Sete, to my surprise. The only goals in each game came from the penalty spot, our captain Matthieu Ezikian, with us managing to grind out all three points in our final game of the month, but failing to hold on to an early lead against Creteil. 

Still, six games in, unbeaten and sat top of the table, with a very impressive defence. 

[[FM21]C'est Francais...and we will be Top Dogs]

2 hours ago, abulezz said:

Great start to the season!

Thank you  

Definitely no complaints from that start. 

[[FM21] Youth Challenge: Know Your Worth(ing)]

Love youth only challenges on FM. Looking forward to reading  

[Woop-woop! That's the sound of da police!]

Wow! This is a long-time no-see kind of thing! 

Looking forward to seeing this  

[[FM21]C'est Francais...and we will be Top Dogs]

SRL88's Career - Sporting Club Lyon - August 2020

Championnat National

Manager Thoughts

Well you can't ask for a much better start than that now, can you?!

A dominant performance on the opening day was helped by our opponents going down to ten men in the first half. Despite it taking time to break the deadlock, once we did, it was never in doubt as we eased to a 1-0 victory. Two goals in the opening ten minutes got us off to a flying start against Cholet, but they pulled one back shortly thereafter. We were in control, but my nerves never settled until a second half penalty sealed the three points as we made it two-from-two. 

[[FM21] Stuniverse's FM21 Adventure]

Looking forward to this

I stopped reading anything FM20 wise because of losing interest in the game. Hyped up for FM21, so will be following.

Good luck. 

[[FM21]I Heard You’re A Player.Nice To Meet You,I’m The Manager.]

Easy work in the conference so far. Bring on the play-offs. 

[[FM21] River with a bridge]

Mixed bag of results, but you're still where you need to be for that top 6. 

[[FM21]C'est Francais...and we will be Top Dogs]

SRL88's Career - Sporting Club Lyon - Pre-Season 2020/21

Friendlies

Manager Thoughts

I really can't complain with our pre-season in truth. I re-arranged all our friendlies as we were facing the likes of Anderlecht, Club Brugge etc at home, and it was costing us more in fees to play the game than what we would be bringing in via revenue. I arranged all our fixtures to be at home, bringing in a little revenue in the process and we picked up some good results.

Impressive wins against FC Lyon and Bavois stand-out. Yes, they're smaller clubs than us, but given the experimenting, I'm happy. The only real disappointing performance was against Alessandria where we just weren't at it. A good performance in defeat against Thun, where we didn't turn up until the half hour mark, by which point we were already three down. We managed to put in a spirited fight though to bring it back to within a goal. 

I believe we have managed to find a system that fits the players we have. We definitely don't have the strength in depth I would like, and certainly don't have the funds to bring players in. With the board unable to find us a suitable parent club, it means we're relying on the players we already have at the club, and youngsters. I haven't signed anyone as of yet, but we're working on that in hopes of bringing one or two in.

Meet the Team

Our Assistant Manager seems very happy with the players we have in the squad. Everyone with a solid enough rating. However, as mentioned, we lack depth. The fact we only have one out-and-out striker is worrying, but we do have players who can play there if needed. I feel like we need a bit of luck on the injury front if we are to mount a challenge for promotion.

Based on what I've seen in Pre-Season, here is what I think my starting eleven for the season is:

Maxime Hautbois

Kassim M'Dahoma - Frederic Bong - Nathan Dekoke - Jordan Pierre-Charles

Corentin Jacob

Garland Gbelle - Matthieu Ezikian

Alex Araujo - Jonathan Rivas - Oumare Tounkara

[[FM21]C'est Francais...and we will be Top Dogs]

9 hours ago, Rikulec said:

Great to see you back with a thread, good luck!

Thanks man 

8 hours ago, john1 said:

Remember your Sant Andreu thread very well  Good luck  

I really enjoyed that save. Hope to have as much fun on this one.

7 hours ago, Deisler26 said:

The old guard are back!! Looking forward to seeing this on the awards next year!

Haha...time will tell  

[[FM21]C'est Francais...and we will be Top Dogs]

12 hours ago, _Ben_ said:

If this is half as good as your Sant Andreu career, this will be amazing! Good to see you back @SRL88!

 

5 hours ago, karanhsingh said:

I didn't know Lyon had a second team! Will follow.

 

2 hours ago, abulezz said:

Looking forward to this - love any SRL88 save. 

Following!

Thank you all

It’ll probably be tonight after work or tomorrow morning before I’m able to get some gameplay in, but I’m looking forward to getting started. 

[[FM21]C'est Francais...and we will be Top Dogs]

29 minutes ago, B.W.G said:

Best of luck with Lyon Sporting Club Lyon!

Thank you kind Sir  

[[FM21] River with a bridge]

You have made unbelievable progress so far! Absolutely amazing that you are so far into your save with the game so new. 

Excellent work on making your way through the leagues. I really think solidifying yourself in the Championship for a few years helped massively, rather than promotion too quick. Great work in the SPL also, and nice to see the news about the new stadium  

[[FM21]I Heard You’re A Player.Nice To Meet You,I’m The Manager.]

Unbelievable work so far!

Excellent work in Mexico, and fantastic work in America also. I hope you enjoy the MLS off-season. That confused the hell out of me on FM20  

[[FM21]C'est Francais...and we will be Top Dogs]

Sporting Club Lyon

Welcome to the 2021 edition of an SRL career thread. After a long break from Football Manager, 2020 was the first Football Manager I had played since 2015. It was a big change for me to get used to, and I somewhat struggled getting into the game. My 2020 save was somewhat enjoyable, but I lost interest after a while and decided to take a break from the game until this years edition was released.

I've been thinking long and hard about what I wanted to do as a save, and I knew I wanted to go back to a one-club career. From there it was about picking the country. I did a very similar save back on FM14 (even ripping off my own title) with my Saint Andreu save in Spain.  I decided to on France. I wanted a European team, I wanted a league where I had to gain at least two promotions to reach the top division, and I wanted a team where we were the minnow team in the city, much like my Saint Andreu save, and picking Sporting Club Lyon felt a very similar fit to that. 

My Save

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| France     | Championnat de France |
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| England    | Vanarama North/South  |
| Germany    | 3. Liga               | 
| Italy      | Lega Pro              | 
| Spain      | Segunda Division B    | 
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*Please note - Only France is playable, the rest are view only*

- Players of national reputation from all continents have been loaded
- Players from top clubs in all European regions have also been loaded

This database gives me an approximate player count of 57,000

Who are Sporting Club Lyon?

Founded in 1964, Sporting Club Lyon are a French Semi-Professional football team based in the La Duchère district of Lyon, and currently plays in the Championnat National, France's third tier. They currently play their matches at their home stadium, Stade Balmont. 

Club Information

Nation: France

Year Founded: 1964

Operational Status: Semi-Professional

Nickname: -

Fierce Rivals: -

Other Rivals: Villefranche Beaujolais (Local), AS Saint-Priest (Local), FC Bourg-Peronnas (Local), FC Lyon (Local)

Finances: Okay

Season Ticket Holders: 168

Media Prediction: 7th

Facilities

Stadium: Stade Balmont

Stadium Capacity: 5,438 (3,000 seated)

Stadium Condition: Average

Surface: Grass

Pitch Condition: Very Good

Corporate Facilities: Adequate

Training Facilities: Basic 

Youth Facilities: Poor

Junior Coaching: Fairly Basic

Youth Recruitment: Basic

Finances

Transfer Budget: £0

& of Transfer Revenue made Available: 60%

Wage Budget: £20,495 (currently spending £20,495)

Balance: £651,855

Projected Balance: -£563k

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Aims and Objectives

As much as I love any kind of career save on Football Manager, I really wanted to go back to the one-club save. I like that sense of getting attached to a club, and I want that here. I won't be leaving SC Lyon, and will be sticking with them throughout.

I really wanted to go to a country that isn't that prominent in European football, and one where I had to put in a fair amount of work to get to the top division and I think France offers that.  Two promotions to get to Ligue 1 is something I am happy with, and I also wanted to go to a country that has been dominated for lengthy periods. It was Lyon during the 00's, and since then it's been PSG, and I like the prospect of not only competing with Lyon to become the top team in the city, but also PSG due to their millions. 

I am looking forward to the challenge, and hope to have you along the way with me. 

[Off Topic Thread: Hey lurkers, post ffs!!]

On 20/06/2020 at 16:01, Vornik said:

Hi guys, don't know where to ask it. Hope you can help me here

My scouts used to scout the opposite team before every game, suddenly it stop. Where can i change it back?

Not sure if you've found it by now, but I'm pretty sure it's under 'Scouting - Assignments'. 

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2 hours ago, Stuniverse said:

How do I use spoiler tags?

It's the eye above the text box

Spoiler

So it'll show like this

 

[[FM20] It was Cambrogi in Wales, but now it's all about aggression in Wales, in England. Bellicosity, pugnacity and belligerence are all excellent words. But Welsh belligerence, in England now.]

Big Matt is just the best name ever 

[[FM20] Champagne Football II: Calcio Offensivo]

Piani and Marchetti coming through at the same time is brilliant. They both look really good. 

[It's a Sky Blue World]

Any decent jobs up at the moment?

[[FM20] Beinir's road to redemption]

2 saves going at a time?! Greedy fecker 

[[FM20] When the 'Well runs over...]

Sitting nicely in the league heading into the final stretch