Torres.Goal Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 FM 2017 - 5 CHALLENGES IN 1 SAVE THREAD Introduction We have all seen the many popular challenges on here throughout the Football Manager series. Many of which very difficult and enjoyable to play and read through other users attempts at conquering them all. Well, I am going to take on the surely impossible and try to collate these popular challenges into one save! I will probably never complete it but I will have fun trying! I have broken down the aims and objectives of each challenge below: Challenge One: The Journeyman 0-51 Challenge The first challenge is to win the TOP DIVISION of every pre-loaded nation on FM17. There are 51 in total. I will randomly select 3 nations at the beginning of the game and allow myself the pleasure of selecting my first team from any of these nations to start my challenge with. After this, I can only leave this nation once I have won the title with this team. If sacked beforehand I will have to apply for another job within this nation as and when one becomes available. When a nation's league has been won, this becomes complete and will be deleted and a new nation will be selected at random. The challenge is complete once all 51 leagues have been won. I have also given myself a target of 50 domestic cups to win so I do not neglect the cup competitions although this is not essential to the challenge. NOTE: After testing this save with Sunday League experience, I took started with TNS in Wales but after winning the league and resigning to look for my next job, it took me 2 seasons of not even getting an interview before deciding to quit. Therefore I will set my reputation higher to avoid a repeat. Challenge Two: The Pentagon Challenge The aim of this popular challenge is to win the Champions League in each of the five continents of Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America. UEFA Champions League Asian Champions League African Champions League North American Champions League Copa Libertadores (South America) NOTE: This challenge will be run along side Challenge One. Challenge Three: International Dominance Much like The Pentagon Challenge, the aim here will be to win all the international tournaments on the game. This works out as 6 major cups across the continents which are as follows: Euro Cup Asian Cup African Nations Cup Gold Cup (North and Central America) Copa America (South America) World Cup NOTE: This challenge can run along side Challenges 2 and 3. Challenge Four: The Top to Bottom Challenge Another big challenge in years gone by is to take a team from the bottom tier of the English league structure (Conference North/South) and take them to Premier League and Champions League glory! It's as simple as that really! I achieved this about a decade ago with Dorchester and it remains my favourite FM save to date so will enjoy having another stab at it. I will only attempt this challenge once Challenge One has been achieved and if sacked before reaching the target I will start again from the bottom! Challenge Five: The Sir Alex Ferguson Challenge When Sir Alex took over at Man Utd they were in the relegation zone. He went on to win 13 Premier League Titles, 2 Champions Leagues, 1 World Club Cup, 5 FA Cups and 4 League Cups. The task is to emulate the most successful British manager of all time. There will be no time limit on this challenge and if sacked before completion I will start again from afresh! And there you have it! A surely impossible task with a good couple of hundred seasons in front of me. Will I finish it? Probably not. Do I care? Not one bit! I'll have great fun trying. I will post season by season updates but as I want to spend my time playing the game, updates will only be end of season rather than monthly progress etc. I will be starting with Challenge One and will select three nations at random shortly with details of my first ever team. Thanks for reading! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Now this is a challenge. Good luck, I'll be following Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceching You Out Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Let no one accuse you of not being ambitious enough! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairyflump Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Is this fmt or fm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAFC Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 WOW that is going to be difficult, best of luck! Very interesting mix of challenges, it could take over a century just to complete the first one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Dang, you're in for some ride. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Thanks guys, it is an outrageous challenge to attempt but I'm usually pretty patient so im determined to stick with it! Shall be starting tonight so will keep you posted with the First Nations to be selected and the team I shall be starting with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 This will take a long, long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 First three playable nations selected at random are: And for the one and only time I am allowed to select my first team from any of these 3 nations to get my career started. After this I will only be able to apply for vacant jobs. So with out further ado, my very first team will be.... I'm off to Israel with Hapoel Beer Sheva! Time to get work... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAFC Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Good luck in Israel, an interesting country to start off in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano16 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Ambitious! Gotta love a team that has beer in their name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
makovn Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 A very ambitious challenge you are taking and good luck with be'er Sheva as they are the team I support I now have expectations of you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 Season One Review - click to enlarge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 Really annoying that inserting an image makes it so small. Anyone know how to bypass the click to enlarge feature? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Smashed the league to bits! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Torres.Goal Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 10 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: Smashed the league to bits! Didn't expect it really, got off to a flying start and never really let the form drop. Onto the next nation! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 New Nation Added!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
makovn Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Wow! You absolutely crashed them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holdii Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Demolished everyone in the league... nice work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssestig Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 The marathon of all FM marathons - looking forward to following this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 You have completely bottled it by ignoring the Confed Cup, the Olympics and all age Group International competitions! /End sarcasm mode. Good luck with this. Just remember to save to cloud occasionally. Would be a disaster to lose the save when deep in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 New Job, I'm off to Colombia! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Ok, I'm currently working my way through the Colombian division and I am confused about the structure! The first phase consists of 20 league games and the top 8 go through to a knockout. But now we are about to enter a second league phase! It seems that everyone then plays each other again and another knockout then takes place. My question is, how do you actually win the title? Is it through the combined league points system or through the knockouts? I cant find any clarity on Wikipedia etc. Any help on this would be appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 A quick run down on how the Colombian league structure works: Phase One League - Everyone plays each other once, top 8 go through to a knockout playoff with each round consisting of 2 legs. Phase Two League - Exactly the same format as above with the reserve fixtures played out. Combined League - All points from both leagues as well as points accumulated via playoff games go towards final combined league total. I will consider this nation complete once I finish 1st in the COMBINED LEAGUE TABLE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Season Two Update Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Season Three Update - Click to enlarge if needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdnra Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Interesting challenge I'll try to keep up to date with. Noticed a slight problem with the final combined table in your second season in Colombia though, wherein the league winners have apparently played 52 games yet apparently only got 51 results (31 wins, 6 draws, 14 losses). Is that due to them making both finals or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 7 hours ago, mrdnra said: Interesting challenge I'll try to keep up to date with. Noticed a slight problem with the final combined table in your second season in Colombia though, wherein the league winners have apparently played 52 games yet apparently only got 51 results (31 wins, 6 draws, 14 losses). Is that due to them making both finals or something? Hi, thanks for following. Yes it could be this. To be honest I'm still not entirely sure how the structure and points system work. For example I lost a second leg of a playoff in my current season (yet to be posted on here) yet still got awarded 3 points for going through to the next round on aggregate overall. Not sure if this is what usually happens or if its a glitch in the game. Very difficult to find anything online that goes into any detail of how the league structure and points system works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cvija Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Good luck,.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Season Four Review Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 So at the 3rd time of asking, we are champions of Colombia! Strange format this nation has been. I cant say I'll miss it to be honest! This nation will now be deleted and to help with the new job search I will now add another 3 nation at random to join Scotland and India as the existing playable nations. Will keep you updated with what these are as well as where I'll be off to next in my next job once I successfully land one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cvija Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Good...can You give us picture manager profile,with reputacion,and licence game start? sry if You don't understand me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Torres.Goal Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 I'm off to Asia! Great opportunity in India beacons with Bengaluru FC who only won the division 2 years ago so hopefully can get some early success. And with only 9 teams in the league, the seasons are quick! Off to work I go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Season Five Review Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 First season success in India! It wont come as much of a surprise that the standard in these smaller footballing nations is not the best (similar to a League 2 or Conference level in England perhaps). So when you sign a couple of solid players and get a strong spine of a team, wins are not too tough to come by. I managed to pull in this gem who did the business at the top end of the field. A promotion and season finished in just 21 games! Onto the next nation... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Torres.Goal Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Staying in Asia and an exciting challenge with Melbourne City after they endured a terrible season last year. Affiliated with Manchester City so hope to grab a few good loans and get stuck into the Australian A-League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
volgalonso Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 The pace is crazy though! haha Good luck with your next adventure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gebadire Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I'm impressed by the sheer scale of the task you face!... Good luck (and good work so far!). Looking forward to seeing how you progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Season 6 Review Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Heartbreak after winning the league we then went through to the post season playoffs were we fall short at the last hurdle by losing by a single goal to Brisbane Roar. Big opportunity missed hear as I had a very strong squad due to the loan signings of three Man City players including a brilliant keeper and £12m rated midfielder. I cannot get them on loan again as City want to give them a chance next season. Time to search the market for new players! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Season 7 Review Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres.Goal Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Australia done and dusted at the second time of asking. Disappointing Champions League campaign though after finishing 3rd in my group. Australian teams have a good record in this competition so was hoping to try and tick off my first CL win in my Challenge but not to be on this occasion. Many more chances to win though with lots of Asian countries yet to load. Off to find a new job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 You've done pretty well so far and I've really enjoyed reading it so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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