shaunvamos Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Faroe Islands Challenge- NSI Runavik Having abandoned this same challenge in the previous version of FM, I have decided to attempt this again. After reading Makoto's San Marino- The Ultimate Challenge I have decided to do my own challenge, but with a different country. Deciding country to do was fairly easy, as i did not want to use the oft-used countries for similar challenges (San Marino and Andorra). I narrowed my choices to Luxembourg, Malta, Estonia and The Faroe Islands. In the end, the final decision was easy. The Faroes Islands have the third lowest UEFA coefficient and are the third lowest ranked European country (behind San Marino and Andorra). So here i go, attempting to turn the Faroese into a European and ultimately world force. Introduction (Basing it off the template Makoto used, hopefully he wont mind! ) Challenges/Goals Club •Win the Faroese Cup •Win the Faroese League •Win the League/Cup Double •Qualify for the Europa League •Qualify for the Champions League •Advance to the Knockout Stages of Europa League •Advance to Knockout Stages of Champions League •Win the Europa League •Win the Champions League •Win the European Super Cup •Win the World Club Cup Club Reputation •Become the most reputable Faroese club •Become the most reputable club in Scandinavia/Nordic region •Become the most reputable club in Europe •Become the most reputable club in the world! National Team •Take charge of the U19/U21 National Team •Take the Youth National Team to the European Championships •Qualify for the Youth World Cup •Advance from the group stage in Youth European Championships •Advance from the group stage in Youth World Cup •Win the European Youth Championship •Win the World Youth Championship •Take charge of the U23 Side •Qualify for the Olympics •Advance to the Knockout Stages of the Olympics •Medal at the Olympics •Win the Olympics •Take Charge of the Senior National Team •Qualify for Euro •Qualify for the World Cup •Advance to the Knockout Stages of Euro •Advance to the Knockout Stages of the World Cup •Medal at the Euro •Medal at the World Cup •Win Euro •Win the World Cup •Qualify for the Confederations Cup •Advance from the Group Stages of the Confederations Cup •Win the Confederations Cup Manager •Enter Faroese Hall of Fame •Top of Faroese Hall of Fame •Highest ranked manager in Scandinavia/Nordic Region •Enter European Hall of Fame •Top Manager in Europe •Enter World Hall of Fame •Top of the World! This should take me some while! I will also only use youth players from my youth intake, and only hire staff from retired club players. No transfers or loans. Team Nes Soknar Itrottarfelag Runavik (NSI Runavik) Why? Because the squad is entirely Faroese, and their colours are black and yellow, my favourite combination of colours lol. NSI Runavik http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fr/d/d2/NSI_Runavik.png Nation: Faroe Islands Year Founded: 1957 Status: Semi-Professional Reputation: National Nickname: None Chairman Status: Loves the Club Legends: None Icons: None Favoured Personnel: None Fierce Rivals: B68 Other Rivals: Vikingur Gota, B36 Finances: Okay Average Ticket Price: $15 Average Season Ticket Price: $187 Season Ticket Holders: 135 Estimated Value: $160,000 Continental Competition: None Media Prediction: 6th Squad Personality: Determined Facilities Name: vio Lokin Location: Runavik Capacity: 2000 (500 seated) Stadium Condition: Good Under Soil Heating: No Roof: No Surface: Synthetic (New Type-Soft) Pitch Condition: Perfect Corporate Facilities: Basic Training Facilities: Basic Youth Facilities: Poor Junior Coaching: Basic Youth Recruitment: Basic I have chosen an even managerial style, with no license and experience as a Sunday League footballer. I have loaded the Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, English, German, Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese leagues as view only, with only the Faroese league as playable. The player database is around 62,000 players. Thats the intro done, what does everyone think? Feedback will be much appreciated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Does anyone know why I can't post images? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Okay so seeing as I can't post pictures for the time being, the presentation will not look very aesthetic I'm afraid. S hopefully you guys just bear with me until I can get pictures up and running. In the meantime, here are the expectations the board have of me this season: League: mid-table finish Cup: Quarter Finals Pretty straightforward expectations in my opinion, and hopefully shouldn't be too difficult. My expectations for this season are simply not to get fired! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Transfer and Wage Budget Transfer budget: 4.68k Wage budget: 4.01k Pretty measly transfer budget, but it's not really necessary as I won't be spending any money on transfers at all this season so might adjust the budget to maximise the wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
endtime Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 You need to host images on an external server (like imgur or photobucket or on steam itself) and link them in your posts using the tag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 You need to host images on an external server (like imgur or photobucket or on steam itself) and link them in your posts using the tag. Thanks will get onto that ASAP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 A quick outline of the clubs history: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Already breaking records!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Good start Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
endtime Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Well, you have the best striker in the league (Klaemint Olsen), so I expect you'll score quite a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Well, you have the best striker in the league (Klaemint Olsen), so I expect you'll score quite a lot. Funnily enough, we aren't in the top half in terms of goals scored! Goals conceded, on the other hand..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Things are obviously going well.... Stay tuned for the opening season update! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Here is our first youth intake, and it appears to be completely useless. But seeing as we have no U19 players, they will no doubt play a part in the remaining season. We will have to wait until next year to get any decent players I guess... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
endtime Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 If my experiences are anything to go by, you should get used to the garbage youth intakes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 2014 Season Review Results Not too much to write home about here, we met the boards expectations and got beaten by a stronger side. A fairly average season in the Premier League for NSI, which can only be seen as par for the course at the moment. So where'd we end up? We were in the running for European places right up until we lost three important games in a row, one of which we should have won. At the same time, it was a solid opening season for the newest manager in the Faroe Islands, and on par with expectations, as evidenced below: [/Key Players Highest Average Rating (and Fans Player of the Year) Top Scorer Best XI History Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotChocolate Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Best of luck with this - steady start so far! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Best of luck with this - steady start so far! Cheers mate! Hopefully we can progress quickly, but something tells me it won't be that easy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Another youth intake, another poor show. Except for one, who is tipped to become a leading Premier Division player in the future. On a related note, I have been offered a contract extension with NSI, which I have accepted, although my wage will be a third of what I was earning previously. Our finances are also horrible due to there being no prizemoney featured in this league so European football is paramount to our ambitions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 2015 Season Review Results A run which fully exceeded everyone's expectations, including mine, only to lose the final from a winnable position. After a massive error on my part, in which I made all my players unavailable for the first team by playing in the reserves, resulted in me playing my youth players, and, well, you saw how useless my first intake was. We got creamed 8-0. I couldn't believe that I made such a stupid mistake, and was very careful for the rest of the season when to put my players in the reserves. Apart from that, we did quite well, and with 5 games to go literally 4 or 5 teams were fighting for the last European place. But was it enough to put us in to Europe? We certainly did! Credit to my team for bouncing back like they did, was quite remarkable! Faroese teams in Europe Vikingur: 1st Round CL Qualifying lost to Flora 0-2 HB: 1st Round EL Qualifying lost to Bohemians (Dublin) 1-3 Skala: 1st Round EL Qual. lost to Stromgodstet 1-8 B36: 1st Round EL Qual. lost to Istra 3-6 Key Players Highest Average Rating (and Fans Player of the Year) Top Scorer Youth Report Karstin Nielsen (YP1a): Our number 1 prospect was in good form for the U19 side, scoring 5 from 6 with 3 assists, and also making his debut for the national U19 side, all within the space of 2 months! May play a future part in the team sooner rather than later as we are set to lose our number 1 player in Klaemint Olsen . We are also losing another key playear in Pol Justinussen who, like Olsen, is not going to renew their contracts with us. Dark days ahead for NSI? Next season will tell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotChocolate Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 From 6th to 3rd, so next season 3rd to 1st? Solid improvement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 From 6th to 3rd, so next season 3rd to 1st? Solid improvement Thanks mate, and hopefully! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Our first team member that has graduated into a member of the backroom, not bad stats considering the quality of nation! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Umm.... what the hell is this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Ah, makes sense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Well this won't last long... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Expected, but the boys did well to keep it at 3-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 And the same result away. I'm very happy with the way the lads played, but now we have to carry it through the rest of our season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 An excellent youth intake, which has produced four potential quality prospects: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The April Fools thing has been in the game a long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevhamster Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The April Fools thing has been in the game a long time. It got me one year as well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 2016 Review Results Not a bad European debut, considering the opposition. Would have been nice to get on the scoreboard though. Oh well! We were disappointing here, but the board didn't mind, so that was a saving grace. This was one of the most difficult league seasons I have ever experienced in FM. As well as having two of my best players decide not to renew their contracts, a host of injuries to my first team at the beginning of the season meant that my youth had to step up to fill the gaps. And they were garbage. However, once our players regained fitness, we recovered to our somewhat normal level. But would that poor start cost us European qualification? Unfortunately, we just missed out, but an outstanding effort by the team to recover some form and save our reputation. Faroese teams in Europe KI: CL 1st Round Qual lt TNS (Wales) 1-2 EB/Streymur: EL 2R Qual. lt AA Gent 1-8 (dft FH 6-5 in 1st Rd) KI: EL 1st Rd Qual. lt Red Star 0-6 Vikingur: EL 1st Rd Qual. lt Rijeka 0-9 Key Player, Top Scorer, and Fans Player of the Year Amazing year for the 21 year old. On a related note, our starting GK and a key defender have also decided not to renew their contracts, which is very frustrating. We just can't meet their demands apparently. Youth Report Karstin Nielsen (YP1a): The inaugural NSI prospect had the chance to make an impact in the first team when the main striker got injured, and what did he do? He got injured the next training session, suffering a hernia which kept him out for 6 weeks, and upon recovering from this he decided that in a match he was going to break his ribs, just to annoy me. He still had an okay season despite the circumstances, but didn't play a game for the senior side. Despite this, he still managed to represent the U19 national side a few times. Allan Danielsen (YP2a): The current number 1 prospect in the club had a decent start to his career, but nothing special so far. Watch this space, however. Sjúrður Hvannastein (YP2b): Scored 2 from 4 appearnces for the youth team. May debut next year for the seniors depending on form and injuries to those higher up the pecking order. Rúni Nielsen (YP2c): He looks to be the one showing the most potential at the moment, picking up 2 PoM awards at youth level before becoming the first prospect to play for the senior team. In the starting 11, he made the world sit up and take notice as he scored in his senior debut. An exciting time to be a fan of NSI, and a fan of Runi. Øssur Olsen (YP2d): Did his bit for the youth side, with 3 assists in 4 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hmm. Apparently, I have a parent club. A pretty decent show by the board, picking a decent club in Norway too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 And in his debut too! Might be the start of something brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shaunvamos Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 I understand that this may be a bit of a spoiler, but I'm curious. Would people still follow this story if I got relegated? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Youth intake, and again a few quality prospects, but we already have a few potential fringe players for the rest of the year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADA Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 enjoying this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 enjoying this Thanks mate! I'm not enjoying it as much as you, which you will find out when I finish the season update... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 2016 Season Review This is really all you need to know.... I'm not even going to show the fixtures, its far too embarrassing. Injuries, and key players not renewing their contracts ensured we were doomed from the outset. No Players Worth a Mention Youth Players Karstin Nielsen (YP1a): If anything he was our best player. Highest average rating, top goalscorer, will probably make the permanent jump into the main team next year. Allan Danielsen (YP2a): Spent his entire season with the U19s. Was solid but unspectacular. Made his debut but didn't shine. Given the team we had to work with I wasn't surprised. Sjúrður Hvannastein (YP2b): Didn't do much in his limited appearances. Rúni Nielsen (YP2c): He was consistent enough to become a first team regular. Hopefully this trend continues next season. Øssur Olsen (YP2d):: Played okay for the youth team, may struggle to make the jump to seniors. Probably another year where he is for now. The other youth prospects performed well in the youths, so will be tracking their progress closely. Join us next season as we literally start from scratch and attempt to rebuild the club into a force. Sometimes, in order to go forwards you must first go backwards. Hopefully this will ring true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
endtime Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I didn't expect that! It'll be interesting to see if you can bounce back from this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotChocolate Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Wow, I've no idea where that came from. As endtime said, be interesting to see if and how you bounce back! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Three good quality prospects, but no keepers. This will be a worry. And we now have too many prospects that are strikers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 2018 Season Review I wont be showing the fixtures until I get back up into the top division, and even then may only consider it when we get into Europe again. I am happy with my teams performance as I did not want to get promoted right away after the embarrassments of last season. We held our own here despite the board having doubts I could avoid relegation. Our cup run almost had a fairytale ending as we scored first but ended up going down 3-2. Because IF didn't win the league, we will not be playing in Europe, which is a good thing given the state of the team, but would have been nice to boost the finances. Our season will definitely be more difficult as three more key players decided not to renew their contracts, including my first team keeper, and our replacement keeper has grey stars compared to him. Will probably expect to stay put in the first division for the time being. In European news, HB made it to the third qualifying round of the Champions League before losing in the Europa League playoff. Top Scorer, Highest Average Rating, Assist Leader, Fans Player of the Year Our first regen key player, and he's not even a prospect! One of the success stories of this season, he went from not being able to score at all in the Premier League to scoring consistently here. Obviously this means he's much more suited to life in the lower leagues, but he can definitely change my mind. Also has an U21 cap to his name so can't be all that shabby. Youth Prospects Karstin Nielsen (YP1a): Spent most of his time in the U19s, but will make the jump to the first team permanently, also because he's too old now. Shone for the first team when he was required, and this is promising. Could be up for a full cap soon as well. Allan Danielsen (YP2a): Didn't play too badly, but wasn't outstanding either. Still have high hopes though. Sjúrður Hvannastein (YP2b): Was a first team regular, and played quite well. A couple of U21 caps too. Rúni Nielsen (YP2c): Wow, his mentals are quite good I've noticed! Played really well and is now the clubs best CAM. He will only keep getting better so keep an eye on him. Øssur Olsen (YP2d): Probably our most disappointing prospect thus far. Høgni Olsen (YP3a): Dunno what happened here, but will definitely get more game time as he is the equal best striker in our team due to a departure. Hanus Samuelsen (YP3b): Was good when he played. Hopefully will play more next season. Jan Hvannastein (YP3c): Had an excellent season, I expect him to keep it up next year. Fróði Jacobsen (YP3d): Didn't do much in the youths. Oh well. Kári Sørensen (YP3e): Was in excellent form for the youth team, hopefully will reciprocate that form in the first team next year. A few U21 caps as well. Teitur Hansen (YP4a): Played well for the youths, already debuted for the first team, AND capped at U19 level. What's not to like? Hanus Petersen (YP4b): Scored a hattrick in his only youth appearance. Janus Joensen (YP4c): Scored in his one youth appearance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotChocolate Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Unlucky in the final but you did incredibly well to get there. Hopefully promotion next year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Unlucky in the final but you did incredibly well to get there.Hopefully promotion next year Thanks mate! Hopefully, as our young players will be much stronger and much more ready! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Things are looking good so far... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batch Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Liking this update. Think i might start a similar save. Have checked Andorra but no squad has many real players so probably try Luxembourg or Malta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Liking this update. Think i might start a similar save. Have checked Andorra but no squad has many real players so probably try Luxembourg or Malta Go for it mate! I would try Luxembourg, I've never seen anyone do that before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Good luck bouncing back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 The good news is that the season has a few games to go. The bad news is.... well, there is no bad news, as you will find out soon... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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