[FM11] IK Tord - Becoming the best in Europe using only youth products

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September 2028

Friendly: Sweden U19's 1-0 Estonia U19's

It turned out to be a very unwelcome friendly as we picked up 3 injuries meaning we had to play the last 15 mins with 9 men. Despite this Jonas Andersson (YP49) grabbed the winner in the 86th min. We should have had a more comfortable victory than this but at least we won.

League: Tord 1-0 Helsingborg

A very even game but the better chances fell to us and we took advantage of this. Jorgen Melki (YP37) grabbed the winner in the 87th min.

League: Kalmar FF 2-0 Tord

Another away loss and don't those draws look good now. We were the better team in the 1st half by far and almost had a goal to show for it but Jorgen Melki (YP37) missed a penalty in 1st half injury time. The game swung in Kalmar's favour after that and they out played us in the 2nd half and unlike us they got the goals to show for it.

League: Hammarby Fotbol 3-3 Tord

A highly entertaining match but I am still annoyed we didn't win this one. We took the lead 3 times this match but every time we were pegged back. Peter Jansson (YP33) scored after half an hour but an own goal menat Hammarby were level. This didn't last long as Erik Carlsson (YP41) retook the lead for us 2 mins later. Just after the hour mark they equalised again before Tony Thoren (YP5) scored our 3rd. Their final equaliser came in the 80th min, to be fair a draw was a fair result for both sides.

[Flamers]

5th to 8th spilt by 1 win...

[Wavelberry]

Looks like it's going to be one of those frustrating seasons where you're there but not quite. Still it's all experience innit?

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October 2028

League: Tord 3-1 Elfsborg

A great result for us and definately deserved as well. Peter Jansson (YP33) put us ahead in 1st half injury time. We continued where we left off in the 2nd half with Simon Berisha (YP31) making it 2-0 and Erik Carlsson (YP41) adding a 3rd. Elfsborg got a consolation but we got the win.

League: Djurgarden 1-1 Tord

Erik Carlsson (YP41) gave us an early lead but Djurgarden responded with an equaliser 4 mins later. We perhaps should have won this but our lack of finishing let us down once again.

League: Mjallby 1-2 Tord

Woah what a great reult against 3rd place, away from home and with us having a man sent off in the 35th min. Erik Carlsson (YP41) again struck early this time in the 51st second to give us the lead. But again we were unable to keep that lead for more than 5 mins. A huge shock was on the cards when Jorgen Melki (YP37) converted a penalty in the 71st min. We hung onto the lead to claim a fantastic win and 3 points depite having just 3 shots compared to their 17. Although we both ahd the same amount on target.

League: Tord 3-0 Assyriska

Did our job quickly and efficiently, Peter Jansson (YP33) scored twice in the opening 10 mins and Jonas Andersson (YP27) added a 3rd just past the half hour. We could have scored a couple more in the 2nd half but I won't complain too much because we won comfortably.

Okay heres the summary. 1st gets a Champions League spot and 2nd and 3rd definately get Euro Cup places. 4th place could depending on the Swedish cup winner.

In the final round of matches: AIK vs Tord and Gefle vs Kalmar FF

I need to win to be sure of 4th place or just equal Gefle's result. However . . . . .

The Swedish Cup final is IFK Goteborg vs Elfsborg, so if Elfsborg win then they will get the Euro Cup place instead of whoever is in 4th.

Confused?

Euro U19 Championship Quals

U19 1st Qual Stage: Sweden U19's 3-0 Faroe Islands U19's

Tony Joza gave us a slender 1st half lead in a match where we should be cruising. Things got worse when we got a man sent off in the 66th min and I was fearing the worst. But Jakob Karlsson and Andreas Dahlsson scored late goals to secure the win.

U19 1st Qual Stage: Iceland U19's 1-2 Sweden U19's

Iceland edged ahead early on despite a very 50 50 1st half. We took control of the 2nd half though and 2 Tobias Ljung goals saw us reverse the result and almost certainly qualify us for the next round.

U19 1st Qual Stage: Hungary U19's 0-1 Sweden U19's

Didn't really deserve to win this but I don't care. Petter Ohlsson scored the only goal of the match in the 27th min.

We will face Spain, Iceland (again) and Austria in the next round

[Mark Heath]

great month. good luck qualifying for Europe

[Flamers]

I get it Basically you need to win and IFK to win

[Romanista1994]

The Swedish Cup final is IFK Goteborg vs Elfsborg, so if Elfsborg win then they will get the Euro Cup place instead of whoever is in 4th.

Go Goteborg and Tord!!

[Mikal]

Good luck for your Euro spot!

[Wavelberry]

Good luck in the hunt for Europe. 'Mon the Tord!

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Thanks for the support everyone

November 2028

League: AIK 1-1 Tord

It looked like this wasn't going to be our day when firstly our own penalty shout got turned down and a few minutes later AIK were awarded a very dodgy one. They duly dispatched it to go 1-0. Meanwhile in the Gefle match they had been 1-0 up but Kalmar had pulled it level to 1-1 at half time. So we needed a goal in the 2nd half as things stand.

I went to attacking mode and it paid off as Peter Jansson (YP33) sprang clear of the defence in the 59th min and placed the ball past the oncoming keeper. Things got even better as news filtered through that Kalmar had taken the lead against Gefle and the goal was scored by a player called Fredrik Karlsson (a different one.) It stayed that way till full time and we had a realistic chance of European football next season.

We had just about done our bit now it was time for IFK Goteborg to do theirs . . . . . . . .

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End of Season Report: IK Tord, Swedish Premier Division 2028

League Table, League Graph

Squad

Was definately an exciting season, we started off quite slowly but we picked up momentum throughout the season. We drew a lot of games this season but most of them were away and we normally lose away games so I am fairly happy. We got some great results this season, the most notable being the 4-0 win over AIK.

Our fight for a European place came down to the last game of the season and to put it simply we needed to equalor better Gefle's result and then hope IFK Goteborg beat Elfsborg in the Swedish Cup final. Well as you know we did out bit by drawing to AIK while Gefle lost. Unfortunately Elfsborg beat IFK Goteborg in the final 3-1. So close but yet so far.

Swedish Cup

Got another home draw but this time it was against IFK Goteborg so no luck there. We played well but still lost.

Youth Players (At the Club)

Tony Thoren (YP5) - Played most of his games off the bench this season but did manage to score a few vital goals.

Filip Linder (YP6) - Didn't play a game as his career slowly winds down. A loyal servant to the club but I think his time has come.

Fredrik Karlsson (YP8) - Same as above, he should retire soon. Comes off the bench for most of his appearances, didn't do too much and I doubt he will get any opportunities next season as my younger strikers are starting to play well.

Stefan Nilsson (YP13) - The only old player who still holds his place in the 1st team. Still playing well, not anything special but doing his job well.

Anders Svensson (YP16) - Only a few more appearances as the newer players start taking his place.

Jonas Andersson (YP27) - Wasn't as good this season but still played his part as a rotation player.

Bojan Ohlsson (YP29) - Played reasonably well untilt he end of the season where, for some reason, he started getting aggresive and got himself off a couple of times.

Anton Dahlberg (YP30) - Continued creating goals but didn't score any himself this season.

Simon Berisha (YP31) - Has become a rotation player, was one of the worse players this season although he wasn't terrible.

Peter Jansson (YP33) - Had a poor start to the season but found his stride towards the end which helped us push for a European place.

Matthias Gustafsson (YP34) - Only a few appearances this season, has been making noises about wanting to leave. I am happy for him to do so as he is surplus to requirements.

Hakan Larsson (YP35) - Not as good as he normally is but I am sure he will perform to his usual level next season.

Jorgen Melki (YP37) - Our 2nd best player of the season. Was solid in the middle of the park and also scored a few goals.

Niklas Svensson (YP38) - I think the average rating is decieving for keepers, he performed much better than that. As the 12 clean sheets and only 29 conceded shows you.

Niclas Carlsson (YP39) - Upped his game significantly this season, I was considering selling him but I have now had to reconsider.

Viktor Johansson (YP40) - Still not totally convinced by him, he has 1 more year on his contract if he plays well in that year I'll keep him.

Erik Carlsson (YP41) - Maybe he read my review of him on last season's review because he shut me up this season. He struggled in the 1st half of the season but the goals were flowing for him in the last 10 games or so.

Martin Hansson (YP43) - Another poor season but it was a vast improvement on lasts eason so I will keep him on a bit longer.

Joakim Dahlberg (YP44) - Still hasn't played a match but he will be here when I need him

Magnus Kjellman (YP45) - Encouraging to see one of the younger players being one of the best in the squad. If the last 2 seasons are anything to go by this guy could be a legend here.

Rasmus Svard (YP46) - Got a few more games this season, will probably keep him as he will be needed more and more as the older players retire.

Hakan Neilsen (YP47) - Our best player of the season in my eyes. Didn't do much going forward but he excelled in the main part of his job which is to defend. Broke down numerous dangerous situations making it look so easy.

Fredrik Juhlin (YP48) - Didn't play a game, probably won't ever either.

Jonas Andersson (YP49) - Didn't play great but he is only just 17, I gave him a lot of game time so hopefully that will benefit him.

Finances - Huge profit from friendlies and prize money

 
Season--------------League---------------Position-------------Swedish Cup--------------Euro Cup-------------Champions League----
2010         Second Division EG           10th                   N/A                     N/A                       N/A 
2011         Second Division EG            4th                   N/A                     N/A                       N/A
2012         Second Division EG            3rd               Prelim Rnd                  N/A                       N/A
2013         Second Division EG            1st                 1st Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2014         First Division South          9th                 3rd Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2015         First Division South          9th                 1st Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2016         First Division South          2nd                 1st Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2017         First Division Elite         14th                    QF                     N/A                       N/A
2018         First Division Elite          6th                 4th Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2019         First Division Elite         11th                 2nd Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2020         First Division Elite         13th                 2nd Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2021         First Division Elite          4th                 2nd Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2022         First Division Elite          1st                 2nd Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2023         Premier Division             12th                 3rd Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2024         Premier Division             11th                 3rd Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2025         Premier Division              9th                 3rd Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2026         Premier Division              9th                 4th Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2027         Premier Division              5th                 3rd Rnd                   N/A                       N/A
2028         Premier Division              4th                 3rd Rnd                   N/A                       N/A

International Section

Results

Didn't get past the 2nd Qual stage of the U19 Euro Championships in May but we did then beat Estonia and Northern Ireland before strolling past the 1st Qual stage.

We will face Spain, Iceland and Austria in the 2nd Qual stage next year.

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Roll of Honour - Leagues

 

[center][b][u][size=3]Premier League[/size][/u][/b][/center]


[b]---------Champions---------Champions League--------------------------------Euro Cup----------------------------------------Relegated------------[/b]
2010/11 | Man Utd | Chelsea   Arsenal    Aston Villa | Liverpool  Tottenham     Sheff Wed (FA)  Man City (EC)  | Fulham     Blackpool  Newcastle
2011/12 | Man Utd | Man City  Arsenal    Liverpool   | Chelsea    Watford (LC)  Birmingham (FA)                | Sunderland West Ham   Wolves
2012/13 | Man Utd | Liverpool Arsenal     Chelsea    | Man City   Aston Villa   Tottenham (FA)                 | Sheff Wed  West Brom  Forest
2013/14 | Chelsea | Man Utd   Tottenham   Arsenal    | Liverpool  Man City      Aston Villa                    | Portsmouth Hull       Barnsley
2014/15 | Chelsea | Man Utd   Tottenham   Liverpool  | Man City   Arsenal       Aston Villa (LC)               | Stoke      Charlton   Plymouth
2015/16 | Man Utd | Chelsea   Tottenham   Arsenal    | Man City   Liverpool     Aston Villa                    | Burnley    Watford    Preston
2016/17 | Man Utd | Chelsea   Arsenal     Aston Villa| Tottenham  Man City      Wigan (FA)      Liverpool (EC) | West Ham   Bristol R  P'boro
2017/18 | Aston V | Chelsea   Arsenal     Man Utd    | Liverpool  Tottenham     Wigan           Man City (EC)  | Barnsley   Leicester  WBA
2018/19 | Arsenal | Chelsea   Aston Villa Tottenham  | Man Utd    Man City      Bolton (FA)                    | Charlton   Sheff Utd  Burnley
2019/20 | Chelsea | Man Utd   Aston Villa Arsenal    | Tottenham  Man City      Leeds (FA)      Birmingham (LC)| Forest     Portsmouth Leicester
2020/21 | Aston V | Chelsea   Man Utd     Liverpool  | Tottenham  Arsenal       Bolton (FA)                    | Leeds      Preston    Watford
2021/22 | Man Utd | Aston V   Liverpool   M'boro     | Tottenham  Man City      Everton (FA)                   | Portsmouth Sheff Wed  Yeovil
2022/23 | Aston V | Chelsea   Man utd     Arsenal    | Tottenham  Liverpool     Man City                       | West Ham   Leicester  Sheff Utd
2023/24 | Tottenhm| Chelsea   Man Utd     Liverpool  | Aston V    Man City      Arsenal                        | Charlton   Bristol R  Watford
2024/25 | Arsenal | Aston V   Liverpool   Man Utd(CL)| Tottenham  Chelsea       Man City        Blackburn (FA) | Sheff Wed  Fulham     Swansea
2025/26 | Man Utd | Chelsea   Aston Villa Liverpool  | Arsenal    Tottenham     Man City                       | Newcastle  Forest     Portsmout
2026/27 | Aston V | Man Utd   Liverpool   Tottenham  | Man City   Chelsea       Birmingham (LC) Arsenal (EC)   | Preston    P'borough  Bristol R
2027/28 | Chelsea | Man Utd   Aston V     Tottenham  | Arsenal    Liverpool     Sunderland (FA)                | Leicester  Newcastle  Swansea

 

[center][b][u][size=3]Ligue 1[/size][/u][/b][/center]


[b]---------Champions--------Champions League---------------------------Euro Cup-------------------------------------Relegated---------------[/b]
2010/11 | Monaco | Lyon      Marseille            | Lille          AS Nancy      Strasbourg (FC)   | Stade Brestois Lens         A-Avignon
2011/12 | Lyon   | PSG       Marseille            | Monaco         Stade Rennais Guingamp (FC)     | Toulouse       Le Mans      Nantes
2012/13 | Lyon   | Monaco    Lille                | Stade Rennais  Bordeaux      Marseille         | Grenoble       Auxerre      Caen
2013/14 | Lyon   | Bordeaux  Monaco               | PSG            Marseille     Stade Rennais     | Ajaccio        Nice         Amiens
2014/15 | Lyon   | Lille     Monaco               | Marseille      Bordeaux      Boulogne          | Montpellier    Valenciennes Le Mans
2015/16 | Lyon   | Monaco    PSG        Bourdeaux | Tours          Marseille     Lille             | Lens           Vannes       Paris
2016/17 | Lyon   | Monaco    Marseille            | PSG            Lille         Valenciennes (FC) | AS Cannes      Tours FC     Strasbourg
2017/18 | Lyon   | PSG       Lille      Monaco    | Bordeaux       Marseille     Guingamp (FC)     | Le Mans        Montpellier  SC Bastia
2018/19 | Lyon   | Lille     Bordeaux             | PSG            Marseille     Monaco            | Angers         Boulogne     Valenciennes 
2019/20 | Lyon   | Monaco    Lille                | PSG            Marseille     AS Canet (FC)     | Stade de Reims Chateauroux  AS Cannes
2020/21 | Lyon   | Lille     PSG                  | Bordeaux       Marseille     Schiltigheim (FC) | Troyes         Strasbourg   Paris FC
2021/22 | Lyon   | PSG       Lille                | Monaco         Bourdeaux     FC Sete 34 (FC)   | RC Lens        FC Gueugnon  Sannis SG
2022/23 | Lyon   | Lille     PSG                  | Monaco         Marseille     ES Paulham (FC)   | Tours          Troyes       Grenoble
2023/24 | Lyon   | Lille     PSG                  | Monaco         Marseille     Toulon-le Las (FC)| Boulogne       Valenciennes Angers
2024/25 | Lyon   | Bourdeaux Marseille            | Lille          PSG           D'Aizenay (FC)    | Sannois        Vannes       FC Gueugnon
2025/26 | Lyon   | Lille     Marseille            | PSG            Monaco        Ginglin-Cesson(FC)| Lens           Guingamp     Troyes
2026/27 | Monaco | Lyon      Lille                | Marseille      PSG           Joue FC (FC)      | Ajaccio        AS Beauvais  Nantes
2027/28 | Lyon   | Monaco    PSG                  | Lille          St Etienne    Nancy (FC)        | Troyes         Nancy        Vannes

 

[center][b][u][size=3]German 1st Division[/size][/u][/b][/center]



[b]----------Champions-----------Champions League---------------------------Euro Cup----------------------------------------Relegated-----------------[/b]
2010/11 | Schalke   | Dortmund   Wolfsburg          | FC Bayern  W. Bremen  Leverkusen                  | Kaiserslauten St Pauli     Mainz
2011/12 | FC Bayern | Wolfsburg  Stuttgart          | Aachen     Leverkusen Bochum (GC)   1860 Munchen  | Hannover      Freiburg
2012/13 | FC Bayern | Wolfsburg  Schalke            | W. Bremen  Dortmund   Karlsruhe     Ahlen (GC)    | Nurnberg      Gladbach     Dusseldorf
2013/14 | FC Bayern | Leverkusen HSV                | Schalke    Wolfsburg  Aachen        Koln (GC)     | Offenbach     1860 Munchen          
2014/15 | Leverkusen| FC Bayern  Dortmund           | W.Bremen   Stuttgart  Schalke                     | Frankfurt     Mainz  
2015/16 | FC Bayern | Leverkusen Schalke            | W.Bremen   Dortmund   Duisburg (GC)               | Bochum        Duisburg
2016/17 | Leverkusen| FC Bayern  Wolfsburg          | Schalke    Hoffenheim HSV           Aachen (GC)   | Dusseldorf    Ahlen
2017/18 | FC Bayern | Leverkusen Wolfsburg          | Schalke    HSV        Dortmund (GC)               | Burghausen    Dresden      Hertha BSC
2018/19 | Leverkusen| Hoffenheim FC Bayern          | Wolfsburg  Dortmund   Aachen        Offenbach (GC)| Karlsruhe     Gladbach
2019/20 | FC Bayern | Leverkusen Dortmund           | Hoffenheim HSV        Wolfsburg     Aachen        | Kaiserslauten St Pauli
2020/21 | FC Bayern | Leverkusen Stuttgart Wolfsburg| HSV        Dortmund   Aachen                      | Offenbach     Cottbus      Jena
2021/22 | Leverkusen| FC Bayern  Hoffenheim         | Wolfsburg  Dortmund   Aachen        Jena (GC)     | Bielefeld     Dresden
2022/23 | Leverkusen| FC Bayern  Schalke            | Hoffenheim Wolfsburg  HSV                         | Koblenz       Duisburg     Wehen
2023/24 | FC Bayern | Leverkusen Werder Bremen      | Dortmund   HSV        Wolfsburg                   | Dusseldorf    Hertha BSC
2024/25 | FC Bayern | Wolfsburg  Leverkusen         | Dortmund(EC)HoffenheimStuttgart     Schalke (GC)  | Karlsruhe     Wehen        Osnabruck
2025/26 | FC Bayern | Leverkusen Wolfsburg   HSV    | Stuttgart  Hoffenheim Aachen                      | Hertha BSC    Frankfurt
2026/27 | Leverkusen| FC Bayern  HSV                | Dortmund   Wolfsburg  Aachen (GC)                 | Gladbach      Bielefeld    Augsburg
2027/28 | FC Bayern | Leverkusen Wolfsburg          | Dortmund   HSV        Hoffenheim                  | Dusseldorf    Offenbach

 

[center][b][u][size=3]Serie A[/size][/u][/b][/center]


[b]---------Champions----------Champions League----------------------------Euro Cup-------------------------------------Relegated---------------[/b]
2010/11 | Juventus | Sampdoria   Roma       Inter (CL)| AC Milan   Palermo     Napoli      Udinese (IC) | Chievo          Lecce      Brescia
2011/12 | Juventus | AC Milan    Inter      Sampdoria | Palermo    Napoli      Genoa                    | Atalanta        Torino     Novara
2012/13 | Napoli   | AC Milan    Fiorentina Roma      | Juventus   Genoa       Roma (IC)                | Bologna         Bari       Cesena
2013/14 | Juventus | Roma        Palermo    Genoa     | Napoli     Fiorentina  Cagliari (IC)            | Sassuolo        Triestina  Modena
2014/15 | Inter    | Napoli      Roma       AC Milan  | Juventus   Udinese     Genoa (IC)               | Lecce           Brescia    Empoli 
2015/16 | AC Milan | Napoli      Sampdoria  Juventus  | Genoa      Inter       Udinese (IC)             | Cesena          Vicenza    Chievo 
2016/17 | Inter    | AC Milan    Napoli     Udinese   | Roma       Palermo     Genoa (IC)               | Ascoli          Atalanta   Siena
2017/18 | Palermo  | Juventus    AC Milan   Napoli    | Udinese    Inter       Genoa                    | Cremonese       Livorno    Cittadella
2018/19 | Inter    | Fiorentina  Napoli     AC Milan  | Catania    Roma        Juventus                 | Sassuolo        Bologna    Atalanta
2019/20 | AC Milan | Fiorentina  Juventus   Roma      | Napoli     Palermo     Inter                    | Novara          Ascoli     Bari
2020/21 | Inter    | AC Milan    Juventus   Palermo   | Genoa      Sampdoria   Napoli                   | Salernitana     Bologna    Pescara
2021/22 | Juventus | AC Milan    Roma       Parma     | Napoli     Palermo     Sampdoria                | Chievo          Cremonese  Reggina
2022/23 | Juventus | Napoli      AC Milan   Inter     | Palermo    Roma        Fiorentina               | Torino          Grosseto   Verona
2023/24 | Napoli   | Inter       Juventus   Palermo   | Udinese    AC Milan    Sampdoria (IC)           | Atalanta        Bologna    Cesena
2024/25 | Juventus | Inter       Palermo    Napoli    | AC Milan   Roma        Genoa                    | Siena           Ascoli     Vicenza
2025/26 | Napoli   | Inter       Juventus             | Roma       AC Milan    Sampdoria                | Crotone         Grosseto   Piacenza
2026/27 | Juventus | Roma        Inter      Napoli    | AC Milan   Sampdoria   Parma                    | Bari            Atalanta   Monza
2027/28 | Napoli   | Juventus    Inter      AC Milan  | Genoa      Roma        Fiorentina (IC)          | Chievo          Novara     Salernitana

 

[center][b][u][size=3]La Liga[/size][/u][/b][/center]


[b]----------Champions--------Champions League------------------------------Euro Cup----------------------------------Relegated----------------[/b]
2010/11 | R. Madrid| Barcelona At. Madrid  Athletic  |Villareal  Sevilla    Sporting              | Racing        Almeria       Osasuna
2011/12 | Barcelona| R.Madrid  Villareal   At. Madrid|Sevilla    Valencia   Getafe (SC)           | Tenerife      Numancia      Xerez
2012/13 | R.Madrid | Barcelona Valencia    At. Madrid|Sevilla    Mallorca   Osasuna (SC)          | Almeria       Hercules      Levante
2013/14 | R.Madrid | Barcelona At. Madrid  Malaga    |Sevilla    Villareal  Valencia              | Girona        Osasuna       Recreativo  
2014/15 | R.Madrid | Barcelona At. Madrid  Sevilla   |Malaga     Villareal  Valencia (SC)         | Racing        R. Sociedad   Betis 
2015/16 | R.Madrid | Barcelona Sevilla     Villareal |At. Madrid Valencia   Deportivo             | Recreativo    Murcia        Elche 
2016/17 | Barcelona| Sevilla   At. Madrid  Villareal |R.Madrid   Athletic   Vallodolid (SC)       | Numancia      Cadiz         Oviedo
2017/18 | Barcelona| Sevilla   Getafe      At. Madrid|Zaragoza   R.Madrid   Valencia              | Hercules      Sant Andreu   Racing
2018/19 | Barcelona| Sevilla   Malaga      Valencia  |Zaragoza   R.Madrid   Villareal             | Salamanca     Alaves        Albacete
2019/20 | Barcelona| Villareal R.Madrid    Sevilla   |At. Madrid Athletic   Valencia              | Almeria       Elche         Cadiz
2020/21 | Barcelona| R.Madrid  Sevilla     Villareal |At. Madrid Athletic   Valencia (SC)         | Mallorca      Celta         Gimnastic
2021/22 | Barcelona| Sevilla   R.Madrid    Athletic  |Malaga     At. Madrid Getafe (SC)           | Hercules      Cordoba       Las Palmas
2022/23 | Barcelona| Sevilla   R.Madrid    Villareal |Athletic   Valencia   At. Madrid            | Valladolid    Oveido        Racing
2023/24 | Barcelona| Sevilla   Athletic    R.Madrid  |Villareal  At. Madrid Getafe (SC)           | Betis         Celta         Ceuta
2024/25 | Barcelona| R.Madrid  At. Madrid  Athletic  |Sevilla    Villareal  Valencia              | Gimnastic     Alaves        Murcia
2025/26 | R.Madrid | Villareal At. Madrid  Athletic  |Sevilla    Barcelona  Valencia              | Levante       Oviedo        Hercules
2026/27 | R.Madrid | Villareal At. Madrid  Barcelona |Athletic   Sevilla    Getafe                | Eibar         Xerez         Granada
2027/28 | R.Madrid | Athletic  At. Madrid  Barcelona |Valencia   Villareal  Sevilla (EC) Deportivo| Valladolid    Gimnastic     Sant Andreu

Some teams got into Europe via winning or getting to the final of a cup, here is a key:

CL - Champions League

EC - Euro Cup

FA - FA Cup

LC - League Cup

FC - French Cup

GC - German Cup

IC - Italian Cup

SC - Spanish Cup

If there is nothing next to a team's name then they got into Europe via their league position

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Roll of Honour - Cups

Champions League

2010/11: Inter e4-1 R.Madrid

2011/12: Man Utd 3-1 Barcelona

2012/13: Real Madrid 4-0 AC Milan

2013/14: Man Utd 1-0 Lyon

2014/15: R.Madrid 1-2 Barcelona

2015/16: Lyon p1-1 Chelsea

2016/17: Barcelona 2-1 PSG

2017/18: Leverkusen 0-2 Lyon

2018/19: Aston Villa 0-4 Sevilla

2019/20: Arsenal 3-0 Leverkusen

2020/21: Arsenal 0-2 Leverkusen

2021/22: Man Utd 4-2 Barcelona

2022/23: Porto 2-0 Liverpool

2023/24: Barcelona 3-2 FC Bayern

2024/25: Man Utd 2-1 FC Bayern

2025/26: Arsenal 0-3 Athletic

2026/27: Juventus 2-0 Man Utd

2027/28: R. Madrid 2-1 Aston Villa

Euro Cup

2010/11: Man City 3-1 Napoli

2011/12: FC Bayern e2-1 Leverkusen

2012/13: Genoa 1-3 Palermo

2013/14: Porto 2-1 Juventus

2014/15: Liverpool p1-1 Marseille

2015/16: Man City 0-2 Arsenal

2016/17: Liverpool 3-1 Man Utd

2017/18: Real Madrid 2-3e Man City

2018/19: Liverpool 1-3 Inter

2019/20: Man Utd 2-0 Tottenham

2020/21: Porto 3-1 Athletic

2021/22: Porto 4-0 Bolton

2022/23: Lyon 3-2 Tottenham

2023/24: Leverkusen 1-2 Tottenham

2024/25: Dortmund p1-1 Sporting CP

2025/26: Sevilla p1-1 Palermo

2026/27: AC Milan 0-2 Arsenal

2027/28: Athletic 0-0p Sevilla

FA Cup

2010/11: Sheff Wed 1-3 Chelsea

2011/12: Man Utd e2-1 Birmingham

2012/13: Tottenham p2-2 Blackburn

2013/14: Tottenham 0-3 Chelsea

2014/15: Tottenham 3-2 Man Utd

2015/16: Liverpool 1-3 Man Utd

2016/17: Man Utd 3-1 Wigan

2017/18: Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea

2018/19: Bolton 2-3e Chelsea

2019/20: Arsenal 2-1 Leeds

2020/21: Chelsea 1-1p Bolton

2021/22: Everton 1-4 Man Utd

2022/23: Tottenham 1-2 Chelsea

2023/24: Tottenham 1-2 Man Utd

2024/25: Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn

2025/26: Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool

2026/27: Liverpool p2-2 Chelsea

2027/28: Chelsea 2-1 Sunderland

French Cup

2010/11: Strasbourg 1-0 Lorient

2011/12: Guingamp 2-1 Lyon

2012/13: Marseille 3-1 AS Monaco

2013/14: Marseille 1-3 Lyon

2014/15: Lyon 4-0 Caen

2015/16: Bourdeaux 3-0 Vannes

2016/17: Valenciennes 2-1 Nancy

2017/18: Guingamp 2-1 FC Sochaux

2018/19: Stade Rennais 1-2 AS Monaco

2019/20: AS Canet 2-1 US Saint-Omer

2020/21: Schiltigheim 1-0 AS Plouhinec

2021/22: FC Sete 34 1-0 Entente Perrier Vergeze

2022/23: ES Paulhan 2-1 Nancy

2023/24: Toulan-Le Las 1-0 AS Prix

2024/25: US Sarre-Union 0-1 La France D'Aizenay

2025/26: Ginglin Cesson 1-0 Nancy

2026/27: Joue FC Touraine 2-1 USM Montargis

2027/28: Jarville 0-4 Nancy

German Cup

2010/11: HSV 1-3 FC Bayern

2011/12: FC Bayern 2-1 Bochum

2012/13: Ahlen 1-3 Schalke

2013/14: HSV 1-1p Koln

2014/15: Schalke 4-1 Leverkusen

2015/16: FC Bayern 4-0 Duisburg

2016/17: Stuttgart 1-1p Schalke

2017/18: Wolfsburg p0-0 Dortmund

2018/19: Leverkusen 1-0 Offenbach

2019/20: FC Bayern 0-3 Hoffenheim

2020/21: Leverkusen 2-0 HSV

2021/22: Jena 1-0 Aachen

2022/23: Leverkusen 1-2 FC Bayern

2023/24: FC Bayern 2-0 Leverkusen

2024/25: FC Bayern 3-1 Schalke

2025/26: Wolfsburg 1-1p FC Bayern

2026/27: Aachen 2-0 Dortmund

2027/28: FC Bayern 2-2p Dortmund

Italian Cup

2010/11: Napoli 1-2 Udinese

2011/12: Palermo 2-1 Lazio

2012/13: Roma 3-0 Juventus

2013/14: Cagliari 1-2 Juventus

2014/15: Napoli 2-4 Genoa

2015/16: AC Milan 1-2 Udinese

2016/17: Genoa 3-2 Napoli

2017/18: Inter p2-2 Udinese

2018/19: Fiorentina 2-0 Inter

2019/20: Roma 1-2 AC Milan

2020/21: AC Milan 5-2 Juventus

2021/22: Napoli 1-1p Palermo

2022/23: Palermo 2-1 AC Milan

2023/24: Juventus 3-0 Sampdoria

2024/25: Napoli 1-2 Palermo

2025/26: Inter 0-1 AC Milan

2026/27: Juventus 3-1 Napoli

2026/27: Roma 0-2 Fiorentina

Spanish Cup

2010/11: At.Madrid 1-0 R.Madrid

2011/12: R.Madrid 3-2 Getafe

2012/13: Valencia 1-2 Osasuna

2013/14: R.Madrid 2-1 Barcelona

2014/15: Valencia 0-3 R.Madrid

2015/16: R.Madrid 2-0 Barcelona

2016/17: Valladolid 2-3e Villareal

2017/18: Barcelona 2-1 At Madrid

2018/19: Barcelona 5-0 R.Madrid

2019/20: R.Madrid e4-2 Barcelona

2020/21: Valencia p1-1 Sevilla

2021/22: Deportivo 0-1 Getafe

2022/23: Barcelona 4-1 R.Madrid

2023/24: Villareal 1-2 Getafe

2024/25: Valencia 1-3 Villareal

2025/26: At Madrid 0-1 Athletic

2026/27: Barcelona 1-2 R.Madrid

2027/28: Villareal 3-0 Sevilla

European Championship

2012: Portugal 2-0 Holland *England failed to qualify, finishing behind Wales and Switzerland in their group.

2016: Poland 1-0 Serbia wtf??? *England do their standard early knockout stage exit by losing 2-0 to France in the 2nd Round.

2020: France 2-1 Portugal *England reached the Quarter Finals where they were knocked out by Portugal 3-1

2024: Czech Rep 1-1p Germany *England got knocked out in the 2nd Round by Germany despite having already beaten them in their group.

2028: Holland 0-1 Germany *England reached the Quarter Finals where they were beaten 1-0 by Serbia

World Cup

2014: Germany 0-0p Brazil *England reached the 2nd round before being knocked by Belgium 2-0

2018: Brazil 0-2 Belgium *England came 3rd by beating Serbia 2-0 in the 3rd place playoff. They lost to Brazil 2-0 in the semis.

2022: France 1-0 Spain *England reached the semi finals where they lost to Spain. They then lost to Brazil in the 3rd place playoff

2026: Portugal e3-2 Argentina *England reached the semi finals where they lost 1-0 to Argentina. They beat Holland 2-0 in the 3rd place playoff

If you want any updates on specific teams don't hesitate to ask

[hrbfcrule]

 

[center][b][u]IK Tord: All Matches[/u][/b][/center]


--------Season-------Games Played--------Won--------Drawn---------Lost--------For--------Against--------GD--------Win%-------------
        2010              24               6          8          10         24 (1.00)   27 (1.13)      -3         25%
        2011              22               9          7           6         38 (1.73)   29 (1.32)      +9         41%
        2012              23              10          5           8         32 (1.39)   29 (1.26)      +3         43%
        2013              24              14          7           3         41 (1.71)   24 (1.00)      +17        58%
        2014              30              11          8          11         41 (1.37)   38 (1.27)      +3         37%
        2015              28              10          6          12         43 (1.54)   35 (1.28)      +8         36%
        2016              30              16          8           6         50 (1.67)   27 (0.90)      +23        53%
        2017              37              10         16          11         44 (1.19)   44 (1.19)      +0         27%
        2018              34              17          3          14         37 (1.09)   34 (1.00)      +3         50%
        2019              31              11          6          14         37 (1.19)   48 (1.55)      -11        35%
        2020              34              13          5          16         39 (1.15)   46 (1.35)      -7         38%
        2021              32              14          9           9         45 (1.41)   34 (1.06)      +11        44%
        2022              31              13         10           8         29 (0.94)   21 (0.68)      +8         42%
        2023              31              7           9          15         22 (0.71)   43 (1.39)      -21        23%
        2024              31              7          10          14         23 (0.74)   38 (1.23)      -15        23%
        2025              31              11          5          15         34 (1.10)   44 (1.42)      -10        35%
        2026              32              12          9          11         36 (1.13)   38 (1.19)      -2         38%
        2027              31              13          6          12         36 (1.16)   32 (1.03)      +4         42%
        2028              31              10         15           6         38 (1.23)   29 (0.94)      +9         32%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total            567             214        152         201        689 (1.22)  660 (1.16)      +29        38%

 

[center][b][u]IK Tord: Home Matches[/u][/b][/center]


--------Season-------Games Played--------Won--------Drawn---------Lost--------For--------Against--------GD--------Win%-------------
      2010               12               5          5             2       15 (1.25)    10 (0.83)      +5         42%
      2011               11               5          4             2       21 (1.91)    13 (1.18)      +8         45%
      2012               12               7          3             2       22 (1.83)    12 (1.00)      +10        58%
      2013               12               8          3             1       21 (1.75)     8 (0.67)      +13        67%
      2014               15               6          3             6       16 (1.07)    13 (0.87)      +3         40%
      2015               14               7          4             3       24 (1.71)    13 (0.93)      +11        50%
      2016               14              10          4             0       24 (1.71)     5 (0.36)      +19        71%
      2017               19               6          9             4       25 (1.32)    17 (0.89)      +8         32%
      2018               16              10          2             4       20 (1.25)    14 (0.88)      +6         63% 
      2019               15               6          3             6       16 (1.07)    17 (1.13)      -1         40%
      2020               16              10          1             5       23 (1.44)    20 (1.25)      +3         63%
      2021               15              10          4             1       29 (1.93)    10 (0.67)      +19        67%
      2022               15               7          5             3       18 (1.20)    12 (0.80)      +6         47%
      2023               15               5          5             5       13 (0.87)    19 (1.27)      -6         33%
      2024               16               5          8             3       14 (0.88)    10 (0.63)      +4         31%
      2025               15               8          4             3       21 (1.40)    13 (0.87)      +8         53%
      2026               15               8          4             3       21 (1.40)    14 (0.93)      +7         53%
      2027               16               9          3             4       24 (1.50)    12 (0.75)      +12        56%
      2028               16               9          4             3       25 (1.56)    10 (0.63)      +15        56%
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      Total             279             141         78            60      392 (1.41)   242 (0.87)      +150       51%

 

[center][b][u]IK Tord: Away Matches[/u][/b][/center]


--------Season-------Games Played--------Won--------Drawn---------Lost--------For--------Against--------GD--------Win%-------------
      2010               12               1          3             8        9 (0.75)    17 (1.42)      -8          8%
      2011               11               4          3             4       17 (1.55)    16 (1.45)      +1         36%
      2012               11               3          2             6       10 (0.91)    17 (1.55)      -7         27%
      2013               12               6          4             2       20 (1.67)    16 (1.33)      +4         50%
      2014               15               5          5             5       25 (1.67)    25 (1.67)      +0         33%
      2015               14               3          2             9       19 (1.36)    22 (1.57)      -3         21%
      2016               16               6          4             6       26 (1.63)    22 (1.38)      +4         38%
      2017               18               4          7             7       19 (1.40)    27 (1.32)      -8         22%
      2018               18               7          1            10       17 (0.94)    20 (1.11)      -3         39%
      2019               16               5          3             8       21 (1.31)    31 (1.94)      -10        31%
      2020               18               3          4            11       16 (0.89)    26 (1.44)      -10        17%
      2021               17               4          5             8       16 (0.94)    24 (1.41)      -8         24%
      2022               16               6          5             5       11 (0.69)     9 (0.56)      +2         38%
      2023               16               2          4            10        9 (0.56)    24 (1.67)      -15        13%
      2024               15               2          2            11        9 (0.60)    28 (1.87)      -19        13%
      2025               16               3          1            12       13 (0.82)    31 (1.94)      -18        19%
      2026               17               4          5             8       15 (0.88)    24 (1.41)      -9         24%
      2027               15               4          3             8       12 (0.80)    20 (1.33)      -8         27%
      2028               15               1         11             3       13 (0.87)    19 (1.27)      -6          7%
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      Total             288              73         74           141      297 (1.03)   418 (1.45)      -121       25%

 

[center][b][u]International: All Matches[/u][/b][/center]


--------Country-------Games Played--------Won--------Drawn---------Lost--------For--------Against--------GD--------Win%-------------

     Sweden U19           20             10           6            4       25 (1.25)    14 (0.70)      +11        50%
   (2027-Present)

[hrbfcrule]

200+ appearances

 
------------Name-----------------------Appearances-----------Goals---------------Assists-----------Average Rating--------
---------------------------------------------------------GK: Goals Conc-----GK: Clean Sheets-----------------------------


      Tony Thoren      (YP5)  (DC)      403 (442)          14 (14)                3 (6)                6.90
       (2010-Present)

      Stefan Nilsson   (YP13) (DR, DC)  380 (403)           3 (4)                19 (19)               6.86
       (2012-Present)

      Fredrik Karlsson (YP8)  (ST)      375 (398)         134 (141)              59 (63)               6.83
       (2011-Present)

      Filip Linder     (YP6)  (GK)      348 (369)         414 (438)             101 (107)              6.75
       (2011-Present)

      Anders Svensson  (YP16) (DC)      301 (318)          28 (30)               11 (11)               6.96
       (2013-Present)

      Anton Alvefelt   (YP1)  (DL, DR)  287 (305)           1 (1)                13 (15)               6.75
       (2010-2026)

      Johan Bystrom    (YP2)  (ST)      261 (280)          91 (101)              36 (38)               6.87
       (2010-2021)

      Anton Dahlberg   (YP30) (DM, MC)  204 (208)          15 (15)               29 (29)               6.77  
       (2019-Present)




Key: league (all competitions)

[Flamers]

You're still improving. I said you would be in a Europe spot, just unlucky results didn't go your way!

[Tony Hawker]

Are any of the Youth Players who are not still at the club playing? and who's the best who's no longer at the club?

[Wavelberry]

I like the way IFK beat you in the cup yet couldn't be arsed to win the final to deny you European football. Luck is not with you.

[hrbfcrule]

You're still improving. I said you would be in a Europe spot, just unlucky results didn't go your way!

Hopefully next year

Are any of the Youth Players who are not still at the club playing? and who's the best who's no longer at the club?

There are a few who are still playing:

Fredrik Berg (YP21) - Playing for Varbergs BOIS, a 4th tier side although he is a fringe player.

Joakim Lindqvist (YP26) - Plays for 3rd tier side Skijebo, plays about half the games

Jimmy Froberg (YP28) - Plays for 3rd Tier side Hogaborg although he doesn't get many games.

Daniel Ung (YP36) - is at Holmalund although he has only just signed for them.

4 others are still playing although don't have clubs at the moment Par Eklund (YP32), Mattias Hakansson (YP23), Jonas Widmark (YP25) and finally Lars Lundgren (YP18).

Lars Lundgren (YP18) - has done the best for himself since leaving the club. He is without a club now but has played in the 2nd tier with numerous teams as well as spending a couple of season in the 1st tier with Trelleborg and Halmstad.

I like the way IFK beat you in the cup yet couldn't be arsed to win the final to deny you European football. Luck is not with you.

I know what a bunch of a********

[MattSpurs94]

So close, yet so.....well, close

Next season must finally be it. I can feel it

[DSYoungEsq]

mmmmmm, better results in a way, yet in another way, not so good.

Turned 6 losses into draws, but also managed to turn three wins into draws. Result: same # of points, though one spot higher.

Goal for coming season: continue to avoid losses, but rack up a couple extra wins.

[hrbfcrule]

So close, yet so.....well, close

Next season must finally be it. I can feel it

I really hope so

mmmmmm, better results in a way, yet in another way, not so good.

Turned 6 losses into draws, but also managed to turn three wins into draws. Result: same # of points, though one spot higher.

I prefer more draws for less losses and wins. Even if 1 away win all season is pretty embarrassing.

Goal for coming season: continue to avoid losses, but rack up a couple extra wins.

Thanks for the expert advice

[hrbfcrule]

Preseason

Media Prediction: 8th

Title Odds: 25-1

Expectations: Top Half

Wage Budget: £28,312 (£24,826)

Wage Bill: £8,570 (£7,159)

Ticket price: £27.70 (£25.90)

Season Ticket Holders: 1000 (934)

Season Ticket Price: £308.00 (£289.00)

Key: This Season (Last Season)

The board accepted my request for a youth facilities upgrade :

Also 3 new players came into the 1st team squad, none of them are great but they do have potential:

Erik Mansson (YP50) (DC) - Report

Martin Persson (YP51) (DM, MC) - Report

Roger Magnusson (YP52) (DL) - Report

Friendlies

Rosario Central 3-1 Tord

Portuguesa 3-0 Tord

Al Ahli (KSA) 2-1 Tord

Sriwijaya FC 0-0 Tord

Vista Hermosa 1-2 Tord

Liberta 0-2 Tord

Sydney FC 2-0 Tord

Canon 0-2 Tord

Hafia 2-1 Tord

DPMM 4-0 Tord

Korean FA 2-3 Tord

Kitchee 1-2 Tord

Club Franciscain 2-1 Tord

[Wavelberry]

Pressure starts to build as the expectations rise. I'm backing you for a cup run this year. Don't ask me why, I may be drunk.

[Flamers]

I new DL I see

[Taunton]

Great season. Impressive.

[hrbfcrule]

Pressure starts to build as the expectations rise. I'm backing you for a cup run this year. Don't ask me why, I may be drunk.

Yer must definately be the alcohol and yer I am worried we will just collapse one season and the board will sack me.

I new DL I see

Bit annoying as I don't need another DL

Great season. Impressive.

Thanks

[hrbfcrule]

March 2029

League: Tord 3-2 Elfsborg

A good start to the league as we managed to exact a small amount of revenge on the team who took our Euro place last season. The scoreline doesn't show the whole picture as we should have won by a lot more. Elfsborg took the lead with a quarter of the game gone but Erik Carlsson (YP41) was quick to level things up. Peter Jansson (YP33) then gave us the lead just before half time. Peter Jansson (YP33) then made it 3-1 with his 2nd of the match in the 2nd half. Elfsborg got 1 back to make it a nervy ending for us but we held on for a deserved 3 points.

Friendly: Greece U19's 2-1 Sweden U19's

A disappointing performance, we got totally thrashed and were lucky to only lose by a goal. Sven Eriksson gave us the lead 15 mins in from a penalty but Greece equalised immediately. They scored just after half time to complete the comeback.

League: Hammarby Fotboll 1-0 Tord

Should have won this but luck didn't go our way. Their only shot on target finding the back of the net whereas our numerous ones couldn't get past the keeper.

[Flamers]

Not a bad start!

[hrbfcrule]

April 2029

League: Tord 4-1 Vasby

Erik Carlsson (YP41) got us off to a great start with a goal inside 18 seconds. However Vasby soon restored parity. Despite this explosive start the rest of the 1st half was dull. In the 2nd half we really turned the screw, Erik Carlsson (YP41) got his 2nd of the match in the 50th min before Peter Jansson (YP33) added a late brace.

League: Gefle 1-0 Tord

Another loss which should have been a win and I can already see Europe slipping away from us if we continue getting this luck.

League: Mjallby 1-0 Tord

See above.

League: Tord 3-2 Trelleborg

Home form is still providing entertaining matches at least. Niclas Carlsson (YP39) gave us an early lead before Trelleborg equalised. Peter Jansson (YP33) then helped us retake the lead on the stroke of half time with his 1st of the match. Trelleborg again equalised but Jonas Andersson (YP49) gave us the lead less than a minute after Trelleborg's goal.

League: Assyriska 0-1 Tord

Finally, our 1st away win has been coming. Typically it's in the match we don't deserve to win but I won't complain. Bojan Ohlsson (YP29) headed home 20 mins from time.

[hrbfcrule]

May 2029

League: Tord 0-0 IK Sirius

I'll take a draw but I was definately looking to win this especially as our away form is looking shaky.

League: IFK Goteborg 2-1 Tord

Gutted we didn't at least come away with something as Goteborg were down to 10 men for pretty much the whole match. But they scored twice despite having only a handful of shots and we could only muster an own goal in return.

Swedish Cup 3rd Round: Degerfors p2-2 Tord

So our cup luck continues. We twice took the lead but got pegged back both times. Jonas Andersson (YP49) scored our 1st and the 2nd was an own goal. As for the penalty shoot out i'll let the screenshot do the talking.

League: Djurgarden 1-1 Tord

Should have won this one again, Anton Dahlberg (YP30) scored our goal but Djurgarden equalised late into 1st half stoppage time. The 2nd half threw up plenty of chances, mainly for us but we couldn't convert them.

League: Tord 3-2 AIK

A tale of 2 halves. 1st half we were terrific 2nd half we almost threw it all away. Peter Jansson (YP33) scored twice with Anton Dahlberg (YP30) getting the other in the 1st half. AIK managed a mini revival which saw them score twice in the last 15 mins but thankfully for my team's sake we held on.

Friendly: Spain U19's 1-0 Sweden U19's

I thopught we did incredibly well to hold them to just the 1 goal given the gulf in class.

Euro U19 Championship Quals

U19 2nd Qual Stage: Sweden U19's 0-3 Austria U19's

Thought we might be able to nick a draw or something but things didn't go our way, a red card and an own goal did not help our cause.

U19 2nd Qual Stage: Spain U19's 2-0 Sweden U19's

Did well to hold them to just 2 especially as we had another red card in this match.

U19 2nd Qual Stage: Iceland U19's 2-2 Sweden U19's

Should have won but it didn't really matter as we had no chance of qualifying. Ahmed Dhuh and an own goal gave us the lead but Iceland pegged us back.

[brFM2011]

So close!!

Very unlucky mate, hopefully this year will be the year .

Good to see the board have accepted your request for the facilities, also what is amazing is the amount of transfer budget you have yet your up there with youth only .

Are there any "big spenders" in the league? If that phrase can be used in Sweden

[Chutney132]

Not wishing to jinx you, but it certainly looks like you have reduced the number of draws (cue massive drawing streak now!). Have you modified your strategy at all?

Oh, and to throw my prediction hat into the ring, I'm thinking a slight regression in terms of position this year (i.e solid mid-table), but a season that will cement your place in the Allsvensken, proving the catalyst for future progression into (dare I say it) Europe!

All in all, fantastic progress in what seemed early on to be an impossible dream!

[Wavelberry]

The impossible dream is the Swedish Cup. Europe is a shoo-in in four or five seasons, but I don't think he'll ever, ever win the cup. I may be sober.

[Taunton]

The cup is now a curse.

[SnakeXe]

Shame about the qualifiers with Sweden U19s, but at least club matters are on track!

[RichG]

just out interest are you 100% Swedish? Or do you get some other nationalities coming through the youth set up

[hrbfcrule]

So close!!

Very unlucky mate, hopefully this year will be the year .

Good to see the board have accepted your request for the facilities, also what is amazing is the amount of transfer budget you have yet your up there with youth only .

Are there any "big spenders" in the league? If that phrase can be used in Sweden

This season Malmo and AIK have both spent nearly £1M on players but that's pretty much it. Kalmar have spent just over £600k the rest of the teams are under £250k.

Over the past few seasons AIK have spent the most but also have sold the most. I would say they have bought 7 of the 10 most expensive players since I've been in the Premier Division. Which makes it all the funny that they are doing very badly.

Sweden seems to be a selling nation overall, teams will bring in players for <£500k then sell on in a few seasons for 5-10 times the value.

Not wishing to jinx you, but it certainly looks like you have reduced the number of draws (cue massive drawing streak now!). Have you modified your strategy at all?

Oh, and to throw my prediction hat into the ring, I'm thinking a slight regression in terms of position this year (i.e solid mid-table), but a season that will cement your place in the Allsvensken, proving the catalyst for future progression into (dare I say it) Europe!

All in all, fantastic progress in what seemed early on to be an impossible dream!

Thanks, I think your prediction may be right for this season, we will be very lucky if we manage to get into Europe from this position.

The impossible dream is the Swedish Cup. Europe is a shoo-in in four or five seasons, but I don't think he'll ever, ever win the cup. I may be sober.

Yer I'm not worried about the Champions League that'll be easy. It's that damn Swedish Cup thats going to take forever to win.

The cup is now a curse.

I hate it so much, only ever made the Quarter Finals once in 20 seasons.

Shame about the qualifiers with Sweden U19s, but at least club matters are on track!

Not too fussed about the U19 qualifiers as it would take a minor miracle or some luck to ever get past the 2nd qualifying stage. Much rather do well on club level ofc.

just out interest are you 100% Swedish? Or do you get some other nationalities coming through the youth set up

Pretty much all the youths are Swedish, I've only had one who declared for a different nation and that was Miodrag Damjanovic (YP3) who got a few youth caps for Bosnia & Herzegovina. I'm sure everyone else has had 1st nationality as Swedish but I haven't checked all my youth player's 2nd nationalities.

[hrbfcrule]

June 2029

Friendly: Estonia U19's 0-1 Sweden U19's

We were pretty terrible but still scraped the win. We should be winning these games by bigger margins but we just didn't click. Bjorn Arvidsson got the only goal of the game just after half time.

League: Tord 2-1 Syrianska Kerburan

The match was generally poor bar an explosive 10 mins in the 1st half which saw Peter Jansson (YP33) score twice and Syrainska to score once. Good news for us as we managed to come away with the win.

League: Malmo FF 1-0 Tord

Seem to lose to them 1-0 every time and every time we have deserved a draw or more. This time I thought we had done enough to win the match but it wasn't to be as Malmo scored with 20 mins remaining.

[hrbfcrule]

July 2029

League: Tord 2-0 Helsingborg

The Jonas Andersson's strike to give as a 2 goal win. Jonas Andersson (YP27) scored in the 1st half followed by Jonas Andersson (YP49) early in the 2nd half.

League: Kalmar FF 0-0 Tord

A fairly even encounter, I'll take the draw as I was expecting to lose this match.

League: Elfsborg 1-1 Tord

Got very lucky here, Elfsborg were clearly the better team but they couldn't get a 2nd goal. Viktor Johansson (YP40) made them pay with an equaliser in the 74th min.

League: Tord 2-1 Gefle

A great win which keeps our outside chance of a European place going, judging by the Swedish Cup it looks like i'll need to be top 3. Peter Jansson (YP33) gave us the lead with 15 mins to go but Gefle equalised in the 87th. Erik Mansson (YP50) stepped up to nab the 3 points in 2nd half injury time.

[hrbfcrule]

August 2029

League: Tord 1-1 Hammarby Fotboll

Not the worst result in the world but I was expecting to win. Peter Jansson (YP33) gave us an early lead which was soon cancelled out. We were given a chance to grab a late winner when Hammarby had a man sent off in the 72nd min but we couldn't make anyhting happen.

League: Vasby 1-2 Tord

A nervy win over the league strugglers. Should have scored at least 5 really but at least we won and played extremely well. Peter Jansson (YP33) continued his fine season by scoring twice in 5 mins in the 2nd half to set up the 2-1 win.

League: Tord 1-1 Mjallby

So close to getting a win which would have really helped our quest for a top 3 finish. Peter Jansson (YP33) gave us the lead in the 10th min which we hung onto until the 87th min when a 30 yarder into the top corner earned Mjallby a point.

League: Trelleborg 0-1 Tord

We managed to win our away games this month and draw the home ones . Will we never get it perfect. We left it late in this match, Peter Jansson (YP33) again got on the scoresheet. His goal in the 90th min put us 2 points away from 3rd place.

[Luton Town]

Good luck for Europe this season

[SnakeXe]

Do you play different tactics home and away?

[hrbfcrule]

Good luck for Europe this season

Thanks

Do you play different tactics home and away?

I play the same formation (A 4-1-3-2, 3 cm's and a dm) but I make the away tactic much more defensive using the team and player instructions

[hrbfcrule]

September 2029

League: Tord 3-0 Assyriska

Magnus Kjellman (YP45) opened the scoring in 1st half injury time. This was the boost we needed to go on and comfortably win the game. Jonas Andersson (YP49) made it 2-0 before Peter Jansson (YP33) got yet another goal to finish things off.

Friendly: Sweden U19's 0-0 Bosnia & Herzegovina

They were probably the better team which is pretty embarrassing as we should be beating them. Still managed to geta draw out of it though.

Friendly: Romania U19's 2-0 Sweden U19's

Another poor performance, an own goal and a penalty gave Romania the win although they could hav had a handful more.

League: IK Sirius 2-1 Tord

A pretty average game except for an 8 min period in the 2nd half. IK Sirius scored twice in 6 mins before Peter Jansson (YP33) got a goal back 2 mins later.

League: Tord 1-1 Djurgarden

We played really well in the 1st half yet somehow we were 1-0 down at half time. We were so much poorer in the 2nd half yet Peter Jansson (YP33) managed to net an equaliser. Still not happy as we should have won this.

League: AIK 2-3 Tord

We looked comfortable for 88 mins of the game, Jonas Andersson (YP49), Anton Dahlberg (YP30) and Erik Carlsson (YP41) gave us a 3-0 lead. We so nearly threw that away when AIK scored twice in the dying seconds of the match needless to say the team got a right earful despite the win.

[hrbfcrule]

October 2029

League: Tord 2-1 IFK Goteborg

A fantastic win for us, Peter Jansson (YP33) got on the scoresheet again for the 9th time in 10 games . Followed by a Jorgen Melki (YP37) penalty.

League: Syrainska Kerburan 2-1 Tord

After such a good performance in the previous match we slipped up against inferior opposition. You probably know who scored our goal.

League: Tord 2-1 Malmo FF

Another great performance, pity this month has been let down by the easiest of the 3 matches. I think that has ultimately cost us a place in Europe. A Jorgen Melki (YP37) penalty gave us the lead just 5 mins into the match. We held our lead well until Malmo equalised in the 84th min I thought we had blown it then but Martin Hansson (YP43) came off the bench to net the winner in the 87th min.

Euro U19 Championship Quals

U19 1st Qual Stage: Romania U19's 1-2 Sweden U19's

I was expecting another heavy loss and it looked like I was going to be right when Romania took the lead in the 14th min. But they were a shadow of the team they were last month and we capitalised. Klas Jonsson equalised 5 mins later and Bjorn Arvidsson grabbed the winner in the 88th min.

U19 1st Qual Stage: Sweden U19's 1-0 Israel U19's

A very close game which we just about edged Soren Lundqvist got the goal in 1st half injury time. This result basically sees us qualify bar extreme circumstances.

U19 1st Qual Stage: Faroe Island U19's 0-1 Sweden U19's

We got off to a great start when Faroe Islands put it into their own net less than a minute in. It was not the walk in the park I was expecting, it was clearly no luck that they had beaten Romania just a few days before. Thye fought back well and probably deserved a draw but they didn't finish any of the chances they created.

[SnakeXe]

Faroes to become a powerhouse in world football..? Maybe not, but surprisingly unembarrassed against much larger clubs! Ticking along nicely on the club front, keep it up

[DSYoungEsq]

Who do you have on the run in?

[hrbfcrule]

Faroes to become a powerhouse in world football..? Maybe not, but surprisingly unembarrassed against much larger clubs! Ticking along nicely on the club front, keep it up

Yer I was very surprised. I'm not sure if this is good for Faroe Islands but in the 2030 World Cup Qualifiers they managed to win twice and get a draw in their group to finish 5th above Luxembourg. I'm sure that's an improvement on what they do in irl.

Who do you have on the run in?

I have Helsingborg away and Kalmar FF at home

[DSYoungEsq]

Here's hoping you manage an away win AND a home win!