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Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2047/48

Last season we completed a league and Champions League double, but we are by no means a standout team in this league.

League Table

League Positions Graph

We didn't even come close to challenging for the title.

Community Shield - an even match which we won on penalties.

UEFA Super Cup - the scoreline flattered Roma as we battered them.

FIFA Club World Cup - this should have been an annihilation.

Capital One Cup - another unspectacular run.

FA Cup - the replays killed us for fixture congestion, but we had a good final.

UEFA Champions League - despite a shaky start to the group, we improved throughout the tournament until we lost the final in a match we should have won.

Squad - despite some really strong areas (DC, DM), the squad is starting to feel weak in places as older players are not getting replaced.

Finances - looks fine, but we have lost around £200m over the last few years. I'm not actually sure we can afford to keep the youth only policy going forever.

Key Player Profiles:

Joseph Mulready - he's past his peak, but he's still scoring goals.

Ousseynou N'Diaye - his versatility is working against him as he keeps needing to fill in at AMC.

Gu Gaohang - another solid season.

Matt Ashe - an injury ended his season early, but he's a superb defender.

Magrao - he's finally got his chance to play DC and he's done well.

Career Overview

Season    League                   Position    Achievements
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2013/14   Blue Square Bet South    2nd         Promoted via playoffs
2014/15   Blue Square Bet Premier  19th
2015/16   Blue Square Bet Premier  18th
2016/17   Blue Square Bet Premier  6th
2017/18   Blue Square Bet Premier  3rd         FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists
2018/19   Blue Square Bet Premier  12th         
2019/20   Blue Square Bet Premier  4th         Playoff finalists
2020/21   Blue Square Bet Premier  1st         Promoted as champions
2021/22   npower League Two        1st         Promoted as champions
2022/23   npower League One        1st         Promoted as champions
2023/24   npower Championship      20th
2024/25   npower Championship      1st         Promoted as champions
2025/26   Barclays Premier League  16th        
2026/27   Barclays Premier League  6th         FA Cup finalists
2027/28   Barclays Premier League  4th         Europa League winners
2028/29   Barclays Premier League  4th         
2029/30   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2030/31   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2031/32   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners
2032/33   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2033/34   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists
2034/35   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners
2035/36   Barclays Premier League  1st         NextGen series and CWC winners
2036/37   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2037/38   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League finalists
2038/39   Barclays Premier League  3rd         
2039/40   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2040/41   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League winners
2041/42   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2042/43   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2043/44   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2044/45   Barclays Premier League  3rd         NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2045/46   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2046/47   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2047/48   Barclays Premier League  3rd         CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists

Next Season

I've asked numerous times, but the board keep rejecting the new stadium which we badly need. We cannot continue to afford to run the club like this so something needs to happen soon.

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I have one question though. Can I take over a club who were at the lowest playable level in 12/13, if they first were to relegate and then promote back to BSN/S?

The only clubs that are eligible are the ones that have not played in a playable league from the start of the game. If they are not in the list in the OP, then they are not eligible.

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ok, i've been banned from SI forums for a week, so i wont do updates until it ends, but i can tell you that i won treble (Euro Super Cup, FA Cup, Euro Cup), got to 3rd place in premier league with my Kettering, and next season is looking nice... Already did few transfers "sell high, buy replacement for less", cause my budget is starting to look grim, but hopefully extra money from Champs League will help me...

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The only clubs that are eligible are the ones that have not played in a playable league from the start of the game. If they are not in the list in the OP, then they are not eligible.

OK. That somewhat narrows the choice of clubs I have.

XaW or anyone managing Cambridge City. It looks like since the stadium Cambridge C move to (Cricket Field Road) is not new, they are able to build a new one when ever they like to or are able to. When they do build a new stadium, is it located in Cambridge or Newmarket?

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I'm starting kinda late with the challenge this year. Haven't really gotten into a good save yet. I hope this will change that. Are you guys loading the other british league such as the scottish and irish leagues etc. ? Or only the english leagues? And aren't EL/CL boring without the rest of the big 5 leagues loaded? (except for EPL of course).

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I'm starting kinda late with the challenge this year. Haven't really gotten into a good save yet. I hope this will change that. Are you guys loading the other british league such as the scottish and irish leagues etc. ? Or only the english leagues? And aren't EL/CL boring without the rest of the big 5 leagues loaded? (except for EPL of course).

The rules say you can only load the English leagues, but you can add players to make things like the CL more competitive.

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I'll be starting this today just went down and put cash into the bank (I dont own fm13 yet ;p) so will pick it up in a few hours.

I must admit it'll be a huge system shock as i've been playing fm09 for the past couple of days, i loaded up the fm13 demo and big changes. Unlike most here who seem to get back to back promotions i'll be taking a 3step per season approach, step 1 - avoid relegation & save some money, step 2 - mid table, find myself a good set of defenders & a good GK, step 3 - challenge for promotion & finish up my squad.

I tend to go for 3year contracts with players and pick them for current division only, not much for planning ahead but i like to monitor finances v.closely so my club doesnt go broke.

My additional rules (to the dafuge challenge)

1) No foreign players (even those based in the uk)

2) No players over 25yo

Wish me luck. I'll most likely post up every few seasons and just keep a set of screenshots as i progress.

Purchased...Holiday...Reload.... Met Police xD (have a save before i took the job, also has C.Rangers) icedravenx on steam if you want the save.

Manager Profile - http://i.imgur.com/GUcP8t9.png

Manager Info - http://i.imgur.com/HRSLjjr.png

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Will update with pictures and more indepth, just a heads up. I survived the 1st season (finished 18th after alot of injuries over the december period). New year and bigger nightmare, my budget was set to 3.5k (down by £600) so I signed up my mid/forwards then the board announced my budget would be 2.9k which was a nightmare cos I loonly had £300 left to sort out 4defenders & a goal keeper. They refuse to let me get a parent club and im struggling to find loan players.

I managed to scramble a terrible backline but i have zero subs so looks like my youth squad may be required. Fingers crossed I get another takeover cos the new guy is just cutting every opportunity for progression.

Scratch this - sacked after a takeover. Restarted as Chorley

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Season One 13/14

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Table | Graph | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 | Squad | Transfers


Blue Square Bet South

Media Prediction: 21st

Final Position: 1st

Tightly contested season with Ebbsfleet and Kingstonian vying for the Conference South championship. Better goal difference meant the K's finished the campaign topping the table.

FA Cup

Herne Bay, Boreham Wood and Gloucester were bested by Kingstonian, but Sheffield United away were too strong. The match in front of more than 12 000 spectators in Sheffield was financially important for the K's however.

Players

Aidan Grant - GK

Very tall young keeper. At 199 cm and 76 kg he is borderline underweight - he better start eating and hit the weights at the gym.

George Swann - DC

Good season by the former Man City youngster. One of the absolute key players.

Jack Munns - AMC

Sets up goals and scores them. BSS player of the season.


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Season Two 14/15

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Table | Graph | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 | Squad | Transfers


Blue Square Bet Premier

Media Prediction: 24th

Final Position: 1st

Not exceedingly difficult season. Kingstonian lead the way for the most of the season, though York City came close to catching them up near the end. Nevertheless the K's won the division, and will be playing in the football league for the first time in their history next year.

FA Cup

Kingstonian entered and exited the FA Cup on the 4th Qualifying Round.

Players

Matthew Young - DC

Occasional Irish U21 international had a good season.

George Swann - DC

Swann was in great form, and had the highest Av R in Blue Square Bet Premier.

Jack Munns - AMC

"Majestic Munns" said the headlines.

Jack Marriot - ST

My best goal scorer.


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Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2048/49

Last season we won the FA Cup but fell just short in the Premier League and Champions League. The upcoming season looked like it would be tough for my squad of youth products.

League Table

League Positions Graph

Despite a shaky start we stormed the league with just a single loss three games from the end against Fulham.

Community Shield - we were unlucky to lose this.

Capital One Cup - we had a good run but suffered a loss on penalties in the final.

FA Cup - another good run but yet another loss at Wembley.

UEFA Champions League - Barcelona ran us close, but we made the final comfortably. In a repeat of the 2048 final, we faced Arsenal, but this time we came out on top.

Squad - with a number of players over 30, the squad is started to look a bit weak in certain areas.

Finances - another loss, we just can't afford to keep going like this.

Key Player Profiles:

Joseph Mulready - he wasn't our top scorer, but still had a great season for a 33 year old.

Ousseynou N'Diaye - he had a superb season, top scoring despite playing some games in midfield.

Tom Mayo - rated by my coaches as the best player in my squad.

Ian Penney - the first decent youth player to come through is hanging up his boots.

Léopold Agbodossinji - another retiring legend.

Career Overview

Season    League                   Position    Achievements
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2013/14   Blue Square Bet South    2nd         Promoted via playoffs
2014/15   Blue Square Bet Premier  19th
2015/16   Blue Square Bet Premier  18th
2016/17   Blue Square Bet Premier  6th
2017/18   Blue Square Bet Premier  3rd         FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists
2018/19   Blue Square Bet Premier  12th         
2019/20   Blue Square Bet Premier  4th         Playoff finalists
2020/21   Blue Square Bet Premier  1st         Promoted as champions
2021/22   npower League Two        1st         Promoted as champions
2022/23   npower League One        1st         Promoted as champions
2023/24   npower Championship      20th
2024/25   npower Championship      1st         Promoted as champions
2025/26   Barclays Premier League  16th        
2026/27   Barclays Premier League  6th         FA Cup finalists
2027/28   Barclays Premier League  4th         Europa League winners
2028/29   Barclays Premier League  4th         
2029/30   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2030/31   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2031/32   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners
2032/33   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2033/34   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists
2034/35   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners
2035/36   Barclays Premier League  1st         NextGen series and CWC winners
2036/37   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2037/38   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League finalists
2038/39   Barclays Premier League  3rd         
2039/40   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2040/41   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League winners
2041/42   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2042/43   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2043/44   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2044/45   Barclays Premier League  3rd         NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2045/46   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2046/47   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2047/48   Barclays Premier League  3rd         CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists
2048/49   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners

Next Season

I think next season may well be my last as a youth-only squad. That gives me one last shot at the World Cup before going back into the transfer market to take this club in a new direction.

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Season Three 15/16

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Table | Graph | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 | Squad | Transfers


League 2

Media Prediction: 24th

Final Position: 1st

Kingstonian were crowned as champions and fellow previous season BSP club Mansfield Town finished as close second. Media really got it wrong with predictions in the beginning of the season: promoted clubs were Kingstonian (predicted 24th), Mansfield (21st), Morecambe (22nd) and Grimsby (16th).

FA Cup

2 matches for the K's in the FA Cup. Victory over Torquay and defeat against Wrexham in the 2nd Round.

League Cup

Championship side Cardiff City knocked the K's out in the 1st Round.

Players

Aidan Grant - GK

Numero uno keeper has gained some more strength, but his weight has remained at the same low level.

George Swann - DC

Swann maintains a high level of performance.

Thomas Donegan - MC

New midfielder.

Jack Munns - AMC

13 goals from the midfield. League 2 Player of the Year.

Ross Crocker - ST

At over 2 metres tall, Crocker was head and shoulders above my other strikers.


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Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2049/50

Last season we completed a league and Champions League double, despite some obvious weaknesses in our squad. This season is likely to be our last as a squad of youth products as I go back into the transfer market to take the club in a new direction.

League Table

League Positions Graph

The title looked unlikely, but we finished the season in great form and managed to overtake Man City thanks to a thrilling 5-3 win over them.

Community Shield - it was an even match but we got the win.

UEFA Super Cup - this match looked over in the first half but we let Milan back in to make it close.

FIFA Club World Cup - this was a lot closer than we were expecting.

Capital One Cup - we fell at the first hurdle.

FA Cup - Arsenal were too much for us in the replay.

UEFA Champions League - we stormed our way to the final which turned out to be us against Arsenal for the third time in a row. We took our early chances and got the win.

Squad - the injuries could have destroyed our season if they were a few weeks earlier as we lost both DMs, with our first choice out for nine months.

Finances - we roughly broke even, but we are under £200m for the first time in years.

Key Player Profiles:

Joseph Mulready - at 34 it is looking like he will struggle to get into the side again.

Ousseynou N'Diaye - another superb goal scoring season.

Spencer Rush - not really rated by the coaches, but he had a blinder.

Fredrick Onyango - he'd just become my first choice DM, so this injury was devastating.

Chimaobi Ibrahim - another youngster who has recently broken into the first team.

Career Overview

Season    League                   Position    Achievements
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2013/14   Blue Square Bet South    2nd         Promoted via playoffs
2014/15   Blue Square Bet Premier  19th
2015/16   Blue Square Bet Premier  18th
2016/17   Blue Square Bet Premier  6th
2017/18   Blue Square Bet Premier  3rd         FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists
2018/19   Blue Square Bet Premier  12th         
2019/20   Blue Square Bet Premier  4th         Playoff finalists
2020/21   Blue Square Bet Premier  1st         Promoted as champions
2021/22   npower League Two        1st         Promoted as champions
2022/23   npower League One        1st         Promoted as champions
2023/24   npower Championship      20th
2024/25   npower Championship      1st         Promoted as champions
2025/26   Barclays Premier League  16th        
2026/27   Barclays Premier League  6th         FA Cup finalists
2027/28   Barclays Premier League  4th         Europa League winners
2028/29   Barclays Premier League  4th         
2029/30   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2030/31   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2031/32   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners
2032/33   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2033/34   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists
2034/35   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners
2035/36   Barclays Premier League  1st         NextGen series and CWC winners
2036/37   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2037/38   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League finalists
2038/39   Barclays Premier League  3rd         
2039/40   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2040/41   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League winners
2041/42   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2042/43   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2043/44   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2044/45   Barclays Premier League  3rd         NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2045/46   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2046/47   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2047/48   Barclays Premier League  3rd         CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists
2048/49   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2049/50   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Champions League winners

Next Season

The World Cup is coming up with England, which is likely to be my last tournament with the national team. Once that is over I will be looking at the transfer market to fill the gaps in my squad.

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KETTERING TOWN

2020/2021 - Premier League

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Manager Profile | Finances | Squad | Transfers

League Table | Position Graph

League + Capital Cup Fixtures 1 , 2 ,Euro + FA Cups

Summary and Aims For Next Season

Great team, great season, what more to say... Treble (Euro Super Cup, FA Cup, Euro Cup) and big ambitions before next season. Thats all i've got to say, cause i already finished next season, but because of ban i wasnt able to update, so i will write more after next update

Career Overview

Season    League                   Position    Achievements
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2013/14   Blue Square Bet South    1st         FA Cup 3rd rnd, FAT 1st rnd
2014/15   Blue Square Bet Premier  1st         Fa Cup 3rd rnd, FAT 1st rnd
2015/16   npower League 2          1st         Fa Cup 2nd rnd, CC 1st rnd, JPT 1st rnd
2016/17   npower League 1          2nd         FA Cup 4th rnd, CC 1st rnd, JPT 1st rnd, taken over by a tycoon at the end of the season
2017/18   npower Championship      2nd         FA Cup Semi-Final, CC Quarter Final
2018/19   Premier League           7th         FA Cup 3rd Rnd, CC Final lost on penalties
2019/20   Premier League           5th         FA Cup Final, CC QF, Europa League Winners
2020/21   Premier League           3rd         FA Cup Winners, CC 3rd Rnd, Europa League Winners

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KETTERING TOWN

2021/2022 - Premier League

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Manager Profile | Finances | Squad | Transfers

League Table | Position Graph

League + FA Cup Fixtures 1 , 2 ,Champions League and Capital Cup

Key Players

Moussa Kone - Absolute legend when it comes to defence, i have to repeat. Thankfully no one is even remotely interested in buying him

Rolando Pastel - maybe his stats arent telling this, but he's my midfield general

Mahamoud Sangare - bought as 18yo for 10mln, now he's my best player by far.

Gilian - bought for 6,5 mln he really stepped up when it mattered. Unfortunately now he's demanding wages in around 140k, so after this season i will cash on him.

Mario Antolovic - another great season for a youngster, 72gls in 128 apps so far, not bad for a 20 year old...

Summary and Aims For Next Season

1 down, 1 to go! But Premier League Champions title is still far from me, i think. Board decided to expand the stadium from 18k to 27k, so this should give me more money. I also made a clearance during january, which boosted my bank account. I was surprised again how easy continental cup felt. My squad is still young, plus i made few transfers for my U-18 team, so future is looking bright.

Career Overview

Season    League                   Position    Achievements
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2013/14   Blue Square Bet South    1st         FA Cup 3rd rnd, FAT 1st rnd
2014/15   Blue Square Bet Premier  1st         Fa Cup 3rd rnd, FAT 1st rnd
2015/16   npower League 2          1st         Fa Cup 2nd rnd, CC 1st rnd, JPT 1st rnd
2016/17   npower League 1          2nd         FA Cup 4th rnd, CC 1st rnd, JPT 1st rnd, taken over by a tycoon at the end of the season
2017/18   npower Championship      2nd         FA Cup Semi-Final, CC Quarter Final
2018/19   Premier League           7th         FA Cup 3rd Rnd, CC Final lost on penalties
2019/20   Premier League           5th         FA Cup Final, CC QF, Europa League Winners
2020/21   Premier League           3rd         FA Cup Winner, CC 3rd Rnd, Europa League Winners
2021/22   Premier League           4th         FA Cup 4th Rnd, CC Winners, Champions League Winners

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After failing miserably i did a few reloads and ended up with Worksop, will be posting an update shortly but im confident i'll take 1st in the league. Currently on 29games played in 1st with a 9pt lead and on a 7match winning streak. Have screenshots from the 25th and a couple of midseason streak pictures aswell as transfers etc.

Reason im posting is the club is predicting a 200k loss for the season despite being 1k under the wage budget. Any thoughts how i can resolve that?

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I'm getting ready for the first season in League 1, and Linfield are interested in my 20 year old midfielder Josh Harrop. I don't think he really is good enough for League 1, so just for the heck of it I offered him for £2.5M and 50% of the next transfer. Linfield came back with an offer of £1.4M and 50%, which my chairman accepted on my behalf. Harrop is valued at £55K! :confused: I hope the deal goes through.

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Finished Year 1 (pics here - http://mercybay.com/Year1/)

Quick run through, it was v.hectic, had a great xmas period but after that things went bad, went down to the last few games before I was able to shake off the team in 2nd. Stuck with the same tactics & squad though didn't make any changes to the squad over xmas just relied on what was working prior hoping they would get the points we needed.

I have now moved into the BSP and had a takeover, the board are looking for me to reduce the wage budget a little, which i've managed but my GK's are terrible. I'll need to get one on loan or strike it lucky during the xmas transfer window. So far looking at 7pts from 5games, so i'd expect to scrape a mid-table finish but since the board is just looking for avoiding relegation i'll use this time to rebuild the squad. I have a couple of my key players on decent contracts now so i don't need to worry about losing them.

I'll do another batch picture upload when I finish this season but not expecting any real success beyond surviving. My board gave me a 1 year deal and refused my request for a longer contract. Maybe after a decent year this time they will allow me a bit more security on my contract.

Side notes - I got manager of the year, I moved in to the top 10 welsh managers (pathetic really we welsh need a little bit more success in life :p)

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Harrop moved to Linfield for £1.4M and 50%, and I also sold a second midfielder to Linfield for another £1.4M and 50%. The Northern Irish club must have lots of money (unless they just used it all) and very little they can spend it on.

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Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2050/51

Last season I brought the youth only era to an end. It wasn't quite the fairy-tale ending with England I was hoping for, but the club had won two consecutive league and Champions League doubles. This season was all about getting back into the transfer market and rebuilding the squad with better players.

League Table

League Positions Graph

We struggled with the games in hand, but we eventually caught up and won a third consecutive title. It wasn't convincing though, so hopefully we can score more goals next season.

Community Shield - we made hard work of what should have been an easy match.

UEFA Super Cup - we got stuck in to complete a great comeback from a goal down.

FIFA Club World Cup - this was a lot closer than it should have been.

Capital One Cup - after the amazing comeback against Man City we made it into the final, but we blew it.

FA Cup - there were no such problems in this competition as we won every match, including a close final.

UEFA Champions League - we looked set to make another final but we threw away a 5-2 first leg lead in Madrid, getting knocked out on away goals.

Transfers - it was a busy transfer window as I brought in a large number of new players. It wasn't easy though, as we lost out to Arsenal on my number one target.

Squad - a lot of the youth products are still making the first team, but I've filled in the weak positions with some new players.

Finances - I was always going to make a huge loss this season as I splashed out on a lot of players. Hopefully this will improve as I start buying and selling again.

Key Player Profiles:

Joseph Mulready - using him sparingly was having amazing results, but a bad injury cut his season short.

Michal Lauko - the new striker, who had a decent debut season.

David Speed - probably my top signing, he made a huge difference to the team.

Lee Furness - he's always been a backup striker, but he's pushing for a first team place.

Matt Ashe - another solid season from the defender.

Career Overview

Season    League                   Position    Achievements
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2013/14   Blue Square Bet South    2nd         Promoted via playoffs
2014/15   Blue Square Bet Premier  19th
2015/16   Blue Square Bet Premier  18th
2016/17   Blue Square Bet Premier  6th
2017/18   Blue Square Bet Premier  3rd         FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists
2018/19   Blue Square Bet Premier  12th         
2019/20   Blue Square Bet Premier  4th         Playoff finalists
2020/21   Blue Square Bet Premier  1st         Promoted as champions
2021/22   npower League Two        1st         Promoted as champions
2022/23   npower League One        1st         Promoted as champions
2023/24   npower Championship      20th
2024/25   npower Championship      1st         Promoted as champions
2025/26   Barclays Premier League  16th        
2026/27   Barclays Premier League  6th         FA Cup finalists
2027/28   Barclays Premier League  4th         Europa League winners
2028/29   Barclays Premier League  4th         
2029/30   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2030/31   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2031/32   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners
2032/33   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2033/34   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists
2034/35   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners
2035/36   Barclays Premier League  1st         NextGen series and CWC winners
2036/37   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2037/38   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League finalists
2038/39   Barclays Premier League  3rd         
2039/40   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2040/41   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League winners
2041/42   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2042/43   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2043/44   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2044/45   Barclays Premier League  3rd         NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2045/46   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2046/47   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2047/48   Barclays Premier League  3rd         CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists
2048/49   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2049/50   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Champions League winners
2050/51   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists

Next Season

The squad is so much stronger than last season, but we didn't quite hit top form. Hopefully next season I can add a few more players and get this team playing like a unit.

The board keep rejecting the new stadium which is a worry, maybe I'll need to raise the cash again to make that happen.

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LOL, 272 mln spent on transfers!!! thats what you call an overhaul...

i have a question. I already won Champions League, but i'm afraid it will take me few more years to win Premier League. And i have to honestly admit that i'm getting a bit bored with the game now, i'm losing motivation (it happened in my previous save when i won everything with OM, Arsenal and AC Milan). I would love to takeover Polish national team after next season (they should sack a manager, cause quali group is tough and i cant see them progressing), but it would be against the rules, yes?

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Yes, it would be against the rules. You need to complete the challenge before taking on a national team.

Of course it is your game and it is up to you, but if you took the job early then you shouldn't continue to post about the game here.

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I seem to be hitting a brickwall.

Basically i get promoted into BSP. Funding disappears, can't sign a half decent GK or any DC's which means despite scoring 2goals a game i concede like 4. This isn't just a funding issue there are next to no free transfers and nothing avaliable on loan. I think i'm going to re-holiday if i fail this season and just try with a different club. I have a bad feeling the rng on transfers kind of screwed my back line cos i've hunted everywhere and there's no way i can bolster it.

No transfer budget to buy a player (+ they want 20-40k min if i do find one avaliable for sale)

No wages to convince the better players to reject other contracts.

No loan players/parent clubs available.

Im beginning to think I should of threw the title in the first season and just stuck around getting a squad together against the easier competition. Oh well will make a decision shortly but most likely going to do a fresh holiday period and try a different club. Unless of course some miracle occurs in the next few months where my squad realize conceding goals = bad

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Ended up being unable to stay up so reloaded. Got Chorley (mostly cos im a newcastle fan so colors worked for me :p) Currently have 11games (inc friendlies) conceded 2goals, 1 loss, 2draws. In the league i'm 5 games in with 5 clean sheets. Picked up a keeper called Ireland he was reluctant to come to the squad but offered a v.nice appearence/clean sheet bonus and now im worried he'll bankrupt me :p

He's on £450 a week, £200 clean sheet bonus & £180 appearence fee... so that's...4weeks (£1800), 5games (£1000), 5cleansheets (£900). £3700 for 5games in the bsn.

Still v.glad he signed a 2year deal, I have a feeling he could be v.handy up until CC1 Will actually right up a proper review come mid-season. Fingers crossed his gloves stay in form. But he is v.highly recommended! Danny Ireland, released from Coventry 2012 (age 24)

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http://mercybay.com/Chorley/Year1/

Ok so mid-season now, im not in a great position for promotion but it can turn around. Things just seem to be going from bad to worse, in the FA Cup team were doing well then had 2red cards and a penalty which ultimately killed out tournament. Then straight into the Trophy with another red card after 20min. So that was that, atleast we can focus on the league.

Injuries, I've had a few. Nothing too bad but 3 of my main 11 are out for between 6-8 weeks overlapping so the team will gradually improve during January. I switched from my preferred, 4-5-1 fluid control to a 4-4-2 standard this is because my 4-5-1 uses 2 wingers and they are on the injury list so i'm forced to use my not to good replacements making my midfield very weak at the moment. I basically realized im not going to get the wins, so I may as well try and limit the gd damage (although that hasn't worked great tyvm Altringham).

Key players... well this is a tricky one. I still have alot of faith in my Goalkeeper (Danny Ireland) it's v.difficult to get clean sheets when ur fielding so many shots. Andrew Teaque my main central defender has been amazing always putting in v.good performances. Howard & Cunliffe are both out injured but they were v.instrumental earlier in the season and should be back within 4weeks to help us make a push for it.

So the original goal was a good solid season allowing me to find the strong players I want to keep in the BSP. Im thinking I will probably miss out this year through playoffs but im getting a v.good idea of where I need to strengthen the squad. Hopefully the clubs funding will allow me to get an increase in wages next year so I can replace the weak links and take the title. I'll try to secure some 3year contracts as well as I have some v.nice players i'd love to take all the way into the coke leagues.

Overall review...I'm confident i like the squad, the setup aint bad and the possibilities are endless for growth which i feel is the whole point of this challenge. Now i just need to hope the board don't lose faith and we'll be golden.

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Season Four 16/17

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Table | Graph | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 | Squad | Transfers


League 1

Media Prediction: 24th

Final Position: 3rd

For the first time since the first season in BSS I was not confident of good results, and expected the season to end with the K's in an obscure midtable position. The squad surprised me and played well for the whole season not quite being able to keep up with Coventry and Sheffield United. Third place still denotes a good performance throughout, and I cannot be too displeased with the defeat against the eventual promoters Gillingham in the Play Off Semi Finals.

FA Cup

Lost to Premier Division Wigan in the 3rd Round replay after beating Carlisle and Accrington in the earlier rounds.

League Cup

First Round defeat against Championship side Ipswich.

Players

Most changes to the squad happened to the midfied. 3 midfielders left for Linfield in Northern Ireland for a combined sum on £4.1M, and were replace by 2 Irish players and Welsh and Hollands who both are English.

Aidan Grant - GK

OK season by the tall keeper. For the first time in his career he was named PoM.

Dean McMullan - GK

Backup goalie who had some complains about lack of first team football. Different type of a keeper than Grant, but not necessarily worse.

George Swann - DC

Swann is great. He is somewhat reluctant to sign a new contract and his listed value is close to his release clause. I might lose him.

Paul Heary - DMC

I expected a better Av R from Heary, but nevertheless he seems to be a rather good prospect and I look forward to seeing how he develops his skills.

Anthony Griffin - MC

Griffin played in continental competitions at Crusaders, but decided to switch to Kingstonian, for which I'm happy. Could be a future captain.

Jack Munns - AMC

Munns is a machine. League 1 Player of the Year award winner scores and sets up scoring opportunities. 3rd best goal scorer in League 1.

Ross Crocker - ST

It was no shocker that Crocker scored loads of goals. 2nd best goal scorer in League 1.

Rhys Healey - ST

The ball found itself in the net with some regularity right after first touching Healey's boot. The best goal scorer in League 1.

General Notes

This is my first managerial foray to England in FM13, and I notice there is something called "Youth Setup Category". I think it has something to do with how FA has designated different kind of requirements and ratings for football academies. What is the significance of Youth Setup Category in FM? It must have some overlapping with Junior Coaching. I have asked Youth Level to be pushed to the next attainable level a couple of times, but the board has rejected the idea because of lack of funds. At the same time the board has several times accepted my requests for more funding for Junior Coaching, which is now "Excellent". At the same time Youth Setup Category went from 0 to 3 when Kingstonian were promoted to League 1, and it has now changed to to 2.


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There are on going works at the Kingstonian training ground to improve the facilities for the first time since who knows when. Chairman Adam Wordsworth commented that he got an especially good deal on the equipment that is to be installed. The new exercise bike has arrived already!

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Season Finito - Pics - http://mercybay.com/Chorley/Year1/

Well the year didn't turn back around, couldn't for the life of me string a good set of results together, one minute beating a strong team then getting beat by the worst in the division. Will be cutting some of the not to strong players before next season when I am targeting promotion. I've renewed 10contracts in total and will let the rest fade off. Which will bring me in approximately 2k in wages.

Drawing from the past seasons experience I think a key issue i'll need to address is depth. Injuries were causing huge problems for me even though they were short timeframes. I'll see what I can do about picking up an extra Defender & 2 Midfielders, depending on the market I may get a striker but it's unlikely as my AML/AMR can slot into a strike position if needed. I'll be sticking with the same tactic for home games as I only had 5losses, 4draws at home it was the 12losses and 4draws away that killed out season so i'll be switching to a 5-4-1 counter formation.

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Season 2 over - Pics - http://mercybay.com/Chorley/Year2/

Had a decent position for most of the tournament until the last few games when things went south, was fortunate to survive the playoffs and not looking forward to BSP.

I have signed both of the players I had on loan to my main squad as they were vital last year, my only goal this year is to survive. There is zero chance i'll complete for promotion and I'll most likely have some hellish 10game losing streak but I need to survive. The only way I see my team progressing is by surviving for 2-3years trying to make some profit, most of the big teams in the league pay out around 800-1400 per player on wages I have to get by offering 500. I'll try to focus a little attention on the fa cup & fa trophy in hopes of garnering a little extra cash but lets be honest. I wont win.

I did however get manager of the year last year despite not winning the league so that's a nice thing to have xD

Will stick to yearly updates though as i seem to be playing through a season in a day or two, so midleague will become way to spammy.

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Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2051/52

Last season I went back into the transfer market but we failed to win the Champions League for the first time in three years.

League Table

League Positions Graph

We broke the 100 point barrier for only the second time ever as we stormed the league, dragging Man Utd with us all the way.

Community Shield - it took a late goal, but we got the win.

Capital One Cup - another early exit in this cup.

FA Cup - we stumbled against Spurs but we dominated the final.

UEFA Champions League - we won every match before making a mess of the final, losing on penalties.

Transfers - there was very little action but I did manage to pick up a winger I missed out on last year.

Squad - we could do with a couple of new strikers, but the squad is fairly strong now.

Finances - financing the new stadium has been hard work, but it should pay for itself in time.

Key Player Profiles:

Joseph Mulready - still no retirement plans, but he's still scoring when called upon.

Michal Lauko - another great goal tally from our main striker.

David Speed - another superb season from the midfielder.

Hudson Maicon - the big money signing finally hit form.

Fredrick Onyango - not bad for someone who missed nine months not long ago.

Career Overview

Season    League                   Position    Achievements
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2013/14   Blue Square Bet South    2nd         Promoted via playoffs
2014/15   Blue Square Bet Premier  19th
2015/16   Blue Square Bet Premier  18th
2016/17   Blue Square Bet Premier  6th
2017/18   Blue Square Bet Premier  3rd         FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists
2018/19   Blue Square Bet Premier  12th         
2019/20   Blue Square Bet Premier  4th         Playoff finalists
2020/21   Blue Square Bet Premier  1st         Promoted as champions
2021/22   npower League Two        1st         Promoted as champions
2022/23   npower League One        1st         Promoted as champions
2023/24   npower Championship      20th
2024/25   npower Championship      1st         Promoted as champions
2025/26   Barclays Premier League  16th        
2026/27   Barclays Premier League  6th         FA Cup finalists
2027/28   Barclays Premier League  4th         Europa League winners
2028/29   Barclays Premier League  4th         
2029/30   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2030/31   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2031/32   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners
2032/33   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2033/34   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists
2034/35   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners
2035/36   Barclays Premier League  1st         NextGen series and CWC winners
2036/37   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2037/38   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League finalists
2038/39   Barclays Premier League  3rd         
2039/40   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2040/41   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League winners
2041/42   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2042/43   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2043/44   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2044/45   Barclays Premier League  3rd         NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2045/46   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2046/47   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2047/48   Barclays Premier League  3rd         CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists
2048/49   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2049/50   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Champions League winners
2050/51   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists
2051/52   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists

Next Season

The new stadium is due at the end of next season, so hopefully I can improve the squad in time to open it.

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Season Five 17/18

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Table | Graph | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 | Squad| Transfers


League 1

Media Prediction: 11th

Final Position: 1st

The season had two a bit more difficult periods - one right in the beginning, and the other in January and February. Otherwise everything went great and in the end Kingstonian won the division without mutch trouble.

FA Cup

In the 3rd Round the K's got lucky and won Premier Division side West Ham away by 2 - 0 after being on the defensive for the whole match, but in the 4th Round luck run out when Championship team Gillingham overcame them 2 - 1 at Kingsmeadow despite having far fewer shots and less possession.

League Cup

In the 2nd Round Championship club Brighton beat Kingstonian 2 - 1 at the American Express Community Stadium.

Players

George Swann - DC

Luckily it wasn't Swann's swan song at Kingstonian quite yet, and no one bid on the player despite his value almost matching his release clause. He has now signed a new contract with higher min fee clause, and potentially quite ridiculously expensive wage rise clauses.

Mark Breslin - MC

Decent defensively minded midfielder signed from Northampton.

Jack Munns - AMC

Munns continued his good form, but could not quite replicate his previous season's performances. He also suffered from injuries.

Ross Crocker - ST

Loads of goals.

Rhys Healey - ST

Loads of Goals.

General Notes

Because of the promotion to Championship, Kingsmeadow must be converted to an all seater stadium. Curiously during the construction work Kingstonian will be playing at a stadium called New Plough Lane. Wimbledon used to play at Plough Lane years ago, so I guess this is a new version of it meant for AFC Wimbledon. The new version of Plough Lane was built in 2016, but AFC Wimbledon have not moved to it. AFC Wimbledon will be remaining at Kingsmeadow during the seat conversion works, but somehow the works do not affect the stadium's capacity.


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Season 3 over - Pics - http://mercybay.com/Chorley/Year3/

Long day at the desk and very frustrating. I won the FA Trophy so that was a v.nice bonus.

I "almost" made the play-offs, ended up having a bad run of games closing out the season due to fatigue, ended up missing out on goal difference.

I've retained most of my players. Although my two loanee turned signings weren't bad. I just don't think they will win in this division so i'll let them expire. So I'll be reassembling my front line, adding a little more depth. The club made a huge profit for the year, well £392k so I'm hoping they will spring for a decent wage/transfer budget this coming year. I really wish i could do a key player thing, but the only 1 who played amazing was Andrew Teague my 30year old defender. He is captain of my squad and always performs well. Got 4motm in the fa trophy too.

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Season 4 over - Pics - http://mercybay.com/Chorley/Year4/

That was hell, as you can see I kept most of my squad from the previous year. My board were extremely unhappy but haven't sacked me (I specifically asked them after 10games to give me the season) they agreed to ignore the season but haven't as of yet offered me a contract. To be honest I have no clue why things wouldn't work perhaps there just getting beyond there best and declining, there were a few prospective players that just didn't develop as planned.

My current squad is 16players with 2 loans, I'll be releasing 5 of them at the end of there contracts, letting the 2 loan players return home and force terminating 5 contracts. Which will leave me a squad of 7players... whose contracts i'll be extending to 2019 (cost of +£100 over there existing contracts) It will leave me fixing midfield and strikers and a bench. Maybe adding an extra DC but I really need to fix this squad (provided i get a new contract).

No key players to mention, crap season. Hopefully i'll get a new contract :(

EDIT: W00T They offered me a 2year contract xD Now to rebuild, my goal within 2years get promoted.

EDIT v2: A wage budget of 3.5k! My currently 7players are approx 3k :S

EDIT v3: This is a pointless effort ,will be holidaying 2months at a time since its only finances i need to secure now, won't bother updating for 3years but will make it a mass update with pics of each season etc.

EDIT V4: Sacked 2years later. Nothing of note really since this update. Restarting again as Blyth, will save updates til 5th year

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Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2052/53

Last season my newly bought squad won the league but lost the Champions League final on penalties. This season we wanted to go one better.

League Table

League Positions Graph

United and City pushed us all the way, but they faded as the season drew to a close.

Community Shield - despite going behind we got a big win.

Capital One Cup - we got a bit further than usual, but lost out in the quarter finals.

FA Cup - Man City gave us our biggest test as we made our way to a final which we won with ease.

UEFA Champions League - nearly a perfect campaign, topped off with a great comeback in the final.

Transfers - there were a couple of big sales as we made a decent profit.

Squad - it isn't perfect, but it is getting better.

Finances - financing the new stadium has been tough, but next season we should start to see the benefits.

Key Player Profiles:

Joseph Mulready - still no retirement plans.

Michal Lauko - a stunning goal tally.

David Speed - a bad injury hit us hard as he is a key player.

Hudson Maicon - a superb season from the winger.

John Bakker - a solid defender.

Career Overview

Season    League                   Position    Achievements
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2013/14   Blue Square Bet South    2nd         Promoted via playoffs
2014/15   Blue Square Bet Premier  19th
2015/16   Blue Square Bet Premier  18th
2016/17   Blue Square Bet Premier  6th
2017/18   Blue Square Bet Premier  3rd         FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists
2018/19   Blue Square Bet Premier  12th         
2019/20   Blue Square Bet Premier  4th         Playoff finalists
2020/21   Blue Square Bet Premier  1st         Promoted as champions
2021/22   npower League Two        1st         Promoted as champions
2022/23   npower League One        1st         Promoted as champions
2023/24   npower Championship      20th
2024/25   npower Championship      1st         Promoted as champions
2025/26   Barclays Premier League  16th        
2026/27   Barclays Premier League  6th         FA Cup finalists
2027/28   Barclays Premier League  4th         Europa League winners
2028/29   Barclays Premier League  4th         
2029/30   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2030/31   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2031/32   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners
2032/33   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2033/34   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists
2034/35   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners
2035/36   Barclays Premier League  1st         NextGen series and CWC winners
2036/37   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2037/38   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League finalists
2038/39   Barclays Premier League  3rd         
2039/40   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2040/41   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League winners
2041/42   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2042/43   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2043/44   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2044/45   Barclays Premier League  3rd         NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2045/46   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2046/47   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2047/48   Barclays Premier League  3rd         CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists
2048/49   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2049/50   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Champions League winners
2050/51   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists
2051/52   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2052/53   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners

Next Season

The new stadium is due in a few weeks, so next season needs to be a good one to open it.

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Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2053/54

Last season we completed an amazing treble, so it was a perfect time to open our new stadium 'Dafuge Arena'.

League Table

League Positions Graph

The Manchester clubs chased us, but we were far too strong at the end of the season to let them catch us.

Community Shield - a decent win to kick the season off.

UEFA Super Cup - another one sided trophy win.

FIFA Club World Cup - it took us a while to break them down, but we got the win over the Egyptians.

Capital One Cup - we looked good to win this one until a spectacular loss at Spurs.

FA Cup - possibly the most embarrassing loss of my career as we went out to League 1 Colchester.

UEFA Champions League - we were unbeatable, although the final was tricker with ten men. This saw us overtake Real Madrid with 13 titles.

Transfers - another big profit as I brought in more talented youngsters to replace the fringe players.

Squad - the squad is in superb shape, with two great players for each position. We've even picked up a decent looking striker through our youth system.

Finances - a small loss, mostly due to expensive contract renewals.

Key Player Profiles:

Joseph Mulready - his final season, where he played for the reserves. He'll be staying on as a fitness coach.

Michal Lauko - couldn't quite keep up his early season form, but still a great year.

Jordan Brady - he's challenging Luako for the main striker role, and succeeding.

David Speed - a superb midfielder.

Javi López - he was expensive but he's proving he was worth it.

Career Overview

Season    League                   Position    Achievements
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2013/14   Blue Square Bet South    2nd         Promoted via playoffs
2014/15   Blue Square Bet Premier  19th
2015/16   Blue Square Bet Premier  18th
2016/17   Blue Square Bet Premier  6th
2017/18   Blue Square Bet Premier  3rd         FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists
2018/19   Blue Square Bet Premier  12th         
2019/20   Blue Square Bet Premier  4th         Playoff finalists
2020/21   Blue Square Bet Premier  1st         Promoted as champions
2021/22   npower League Two        1st         Promoted as champions
2022/23   npower League One        1st         Promoted as champions
2023/24   npower Championship      20th
2024/25   npower Championship      1st         Promoted as champions
2025/26   Barclays Premier League  16th        
2026/27   Barclays Premier League  6th         FA Cup finalists
2027/28   Barclays Premier League  4th         Europa League winners
2028/29   Barclays Premier League  4th         
2029/30   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2030/31   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2031/32   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners
2032/33   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2033/34   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists
2034/35   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners
2035/36   Barclays Premier League  1st         NextGen series and CWC winners
2036/37   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2037/38   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League finalists
2038/39   Barclays Premier League  3rd         
2039/40   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2040/41   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League winners
2041/42   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2042/43   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2043/44   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2044/45   Barclays Premier League  3rd         NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2045/46   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2046/47   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2047/48   Barclays Premier League  3rd         CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists
2048/49   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2049/50   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Champions League winners
2050/51   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists
2051/52   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2052/53   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners
2053/54   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Champions League winners

Next Season

The squad is getting stronger, so it is about time that we were able to challenge in every competition we enter.

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I found myself repeating mistakes, signing the same players and falling into the same traps so instead im holidaying until 2020 and will start the challenge there.

Just wanted to confirm that still falls within the rules, ie there is nothing specifying I must start in 13/14 season.

Note I wont be managing any teams prior its just holiday man doing the work and I won't manage a team that has been promoted into the division in the years i've skipped (so fewer options than the initial challenge).

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That's fine, you can do the 'holiday man' season for as many years as you like.

Just be careful when picking a club though, you'll have to check the history to make sure they have not previously been promoted to a playable league and then relegated.

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Pics - http://mercybay.com/Margate/Y1/

I decided to holiday until 2020 so that my "usual" players were beyond reach and it would be a completely fresh experience. The only club available to me that hadn't been into the bsn or bss was Margate so I took control.

Finances

Finances -105k (expected)

Wage Budget 4.88k

Transfer Budget 8.27k

Expectations

League: Avoid Relegation

FA Cup : Third Qualifying Round

FA Trophy : First Round

Bare in mind the finances are with no backroom stack or new players broad in, I'm expecting more along the lines of -150/160k by the end of the season.

Season 1 as always isn't shooting for promotion its consolidating my position, evaluating the squad and scouting out some new players. First step is to fill the vacant staff positions, do a full review of my existing squad and bring in some players. I have 1.4k left in my wage budget to strengthen the squad so will bring in 1 midcenter and try to loan a couple of players.

I'll make sure to spice up the end of season reports and give them a nicer format like the others on here :)

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Wingate & Finchley - Barclays Premier League - 2054/55

Last season we won our second successive league and Champions League double. With the squad getting better and better, this should be another successful season.

League Table

League Positions Graph

After 23 consecutive wins it looked like we could complete a perfect season, but we started dropping a few points in the final third of the season.

Community Shield - Blackburn kept the scoreline down as we dominated them.

UEFA Super Cup - this was all over by half time.

FIFA Club World Cup - it was a miracle that we only scored four.

Capital One Cup - we had a rare good run in this cup, with a demolition in the final.

FA Cup - the first three matches were far from spectacular, but we made our way to another easy final win.

UEFA Champions League - we had a bit of a wobble in the group stage, but we soon found our form as we stormed to another final. It was close, but a last Brady goal sealed the win for us.

Transfers - not a lot of action as I couldn't find anyone who I thought could improve my squad.

Squad - we could possibly strengthen the defence, but the squad is great in all areas.

Finances - another round of expensive contract renewals stopped us from making a decent profit.

Key Player Profiles:

Michal Lauko - top scorer yet again.

Jordan Brady - another superb goal tally for my second striker.

David Speed - an injury cut his season short, but he's still brilliant.

Ousseynou N'Diaye - I was thinking about selling him, but it is hard when he plays like this.

Fredrick Onyango - for someone who missed an entire season through injury, he's doing well.

Career Overview

Season    League                   Position    Achievements
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2013/14   Blue Square Bet South    2nd         Promoted via playoffs
2014/15   Blue Square Bet Premier  19th
2015/16   Blue Square Bet Premier  18th
2016/17   Blue Square Bet Premier  6th
2017/18   Blue Square Bet Premier  3rd         FA Trophy winners and Playoff finalists
2018/19   Blue Square Bet Premier  12th         
2019/20   Blue Square Bet Premier  4th         Playoff finalists
2020/21   Blue Square Bet Premier  1st         Promoted as champions
2021/22   npower League Two        1st         Promoted as champions
2022/23   npower League One        1st         Promoted as champions
2023/24   npower Championship      20th
2024/25   npower Championship      1st         Promoted as champions
2025/26   Barclays Premier League  16th        
2026/27   Barclays Premier League  6th         FA Cup finalists
2027/28   Barclays Premier League  4th         Europa League winners
2028/29   Barclays Premier League  4th         
2029/30   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2030/31   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2031/32   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners
2032/33   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Capital One Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2033/34   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup and Champions League winners, FA Cup finalists
2034/35   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup, CWC and Champions League winners
2035/36   Barclays Premier League  1st         NextGen series and CWC winners
2036/37   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2037/38   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League finalists
2038/39   Barclays Premier League  3rd         
2039/40   Barclays Premier League  2nd         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2040/41   Barclays Premier League  2nd         Champions League winners
2041/42   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2042/43   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2043/44   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners and Champions League finalists
2044/45   Barclays Premier League  3rd         NextGen series, FA Cup and Champions League winners
2045/46   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC winners
2046/47   Barclays Premier League  1st         Champions League winners
2047/48   Barclays Premier League  3rd         CWC and FA Cup winners, Champions League finalists
2048/49   Barclays Premier League  1st         Capital One Cup finalists and Champions League winners
2049/50   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Champions League winners
2050/51   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and FA Cup winners, Capital One Cup finalists
2051/52   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup winners and Champions League finalists
2052/53   Barclays Premier League  1st         FA Cup and Champions League winners
2053/54   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC and Champions League winners
2054/55   Barclays Premier League  1st         CWC, Capital One Cup, FA Cup and Champions League winners

Next Season

It was a perfect season in terms of trophies, so all we can aim to do next season is to repeat it.

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