shaunvamos Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Fairly comfortable, done without a couple first teamers due to injury. I'm pretty positive about our chances here, given how close we were against Basel. I think Rosenborg aren't as good as they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 We are getting closer and closer! The breakthrough has got to be close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 2024/25 Youth Intake An excellent intake which sees us get some much needed fullbacks, as both sides are weak at the moment. This guy will slot straight into the first team, and with some luck his determination will get better. Diez is also a RB, but I will train him in a LB role as he is facing some competition from Sanchez above. A keeper with a great personality here, will be a great understudy to Bragado (YP8a) for the time being. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Might have to hold off on the retraining of Diez for now... That will pretty much ruin his career before it begins I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the--dud Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 29 minutes ago, shaunvamos said: We are getting closer and closer! The breakthrough has got to be close. Hey, when did you play my team and why wasn't I told about it? I'm their manager! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 19 minutes ago, the--dud said: Hey, when did you play my team and why wasn't I told about it? I'm their manager! In that case, why didn't you let me win? I'm trying to turn pro here! 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the--dud Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 15 minutes ago, shaunvamos said: In that case, why didn't you let me win? I'm trying to turn pro here! 😂 I'm trying to win the Champions League here! You'll be happy to know though that in my game Norway has a direct qualification spot to the CL group stages now so Rosenborg shouldn't bother you anymore hehe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 46 minutes ago, the--dud said: I'm trying to win the Champions League here! You'll be happy to know though that in my game Norway has a direct qualification spot to the CL group stages now so Rosenborg shouldn't bother you anymore hehe Just had a quick read of your save, progressing quickly through Europe! Shame about the Madrid draw though, but you beat Roma and Dortmund so a result is possible! In my save Rosenborg have never missed a European group stage, but they have also never progressed out of the groups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the--dud Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 7 minutes ago, shaunvamos said: Just had a quick read of your save, progressing quickly through Europe! Shame about the Madrid draw though, but you beat Roma and Dortmund so a result is possible! In my save Rosenborg have never missed a European group stage, but they have also never progressed out of the groups. Thanks! I'll be posting an update later today on how the games against Real Madrid went. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 2024/25 Season Review Another year, another treble, and another unbeaten season. There's really not much else to say except bring on Europe! Key Players Another excellent season from Pardo, and now he has interest from clubs in Turkey and Greece. Luckily I have him on a long term contract that I keep extending every year so he doesn't get snapped up. He won all the awards he usually wins, and also became Andorra's highest ever goalscorer with 11. He was also rewarded with this: This guy has come along in leaps and bounds, captain at just 20! Finally I get to talk about the man with the excellent name. He had our highest average rating and was also the best in the league when it came to assists. At the pace he's developing at I think he could become better than Pardo, and that's saying something. This is highlighted by interest in him from top Greek club AEK Athens. Bestard was our second best goalscorer (after Pardo), and was solid as ever. He has also been promoted to club icon alongside Pardo, and I have now become a club legend! Other News Lusitans lost 6-0 to Sarpsborg (NOR), Penya Encarnada lost 5-0 to Dudelange (LUX), and Sant Julia lost 5-0 to Viking (NOR). Norwegian clubs seem to be the bane of Andorra this year. Hopefully this doesn't become a trend. The national team didn't win a single game this season, so hopefully I can step up and take that job soon. Italy are the 2024 European Champions, with a 1-0 win over England. This years edition featured maiden appearances from Kosovo and Kazakhstan. They both didn't win a game, but Kosovo were a point off qualifying for the Round of 16. The league reputation has been increased to 1*. I'm not actually sure what the league rep does. Does it attract better players to the league? If anyone knows I'd love to know! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the--dud Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 10 minutes ago, shaunvamos said: The league reputation has been increased to 1*. I'm not actually sure what the league rep does. Does it attract better players to the league? If anyone knows I'd love to know! The main thing about league rep, as far as I know, is that in some cases it prevents players (mainly ambitious personalities) from leaving because they want to play in a bigger league. It can also make it easier to sign better players, you know if you weren't doing a youth-only challenge. Other teams might find it slightly easier to sign players though. It probably affects more things, I'm not an FM-oracle Maybe it affects the TV money and sponsorships to a degree as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, the--dud said: The main thing about league rep, as far as I know, is that in some cases it prevents players (mainly ambitious personalities) from leaving because they want to play in a bigger league. It can also make it easier to sign better players, you know if you weren't doing a youth-only challenge. Other teams might find it slightly easier to sign players though. It probably affects more things, I'm not an FM-oracle Maybe it affects the TV money and sponsorships to a degree as well? Thanks for contributing! I think it does affect TV money as it has steadily gone up as the ranking has increased. In 9 years it's gone up over 450k and the league ranking has gone up nearly a hundred spots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Apparently I missed the part where I start in the 2nd Round, even though in the qualification places tab it says we are the highest ranked nation to enter at the first round. Apparently it looks like the 2nd round is all that we will be playing this season too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Holy mother of God, we've only gone and done it! After an intensely fought away draw, I went in to the home leg keen to just shut up shop and hold on to that away goal, but Pardo had other ideas, netting the winner with 15 on the clock. A nervous few minutes followed, but when the final whistle blew we were through to the 3rd QR for the second time in our history! I think Poznan is stronger than Kobenhavn, but anything can happen when you play the might of Santa Coloma! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the--dud Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Congrats! København is the strongest (on paper) Scandinavian team in FM17 I think. Very impressive victory! Honestly I'm not so sure if Lech Poznan is any stronger than København..? I'd maybe rate them as roughly even. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Huge win over Kovenhavn I think Poznan are weaker, personally. You could be going one step further... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoPizzo Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Great progress so far! A lot of dedication must have gone into this! I've had the exact same situation with the Gibraltar save and the european qualification places, and also ended up in Andorra! Trying my luck with Atletic America at the moment. Question: have you ben able to figure out if the database allows for naturalizing players to play for Andorra? I'm not far enough in my save for clubs to buy players from abroad and check their eligibility, maybe some players in your save are on their way to become Andorran?! Would love to know! Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 7 hours ago, Jupjamie said: Huge win over Kovenhavn I think Poznan are weaker, personally. You could be going one step further... 7 hours ago, the--dud said: Congrats! København is the strongest (on paper) Scandinavian team in FM17 I think. Very impressive victory! Honestly I'm not so sure if Lech Poznan is any stronger than København..? I'd maybe rate them as roughly even. Kobenhavn are ranked 50th and Poznan are 211th, so I hope you're right! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 4 hours ago, LoPizzo said: Great progress so far! A lot of dedication must have gone into this! I've had the exact same situation with the Gibraltar save and the european qualification places, and also ended up in Andorra! Trying my luck with Atletic America at the moment. Question: have you ben able to figure out if the database allows for naturalizing players to play for Andorra? I'm not far enough in my save for clubs to buy players from abroad and check their eligibility, maybe some players in your save are on their way to become Andorran?! Would love to know! Cheers! Thanks! Good luck with Atletic! Last time I checked it took something like 25 years to be naturalised in Andorra, so nothing doing there I'm afraid 😕 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Well, we won at home, but a poor showing away means that we are into the Europa League playoffs. The Europa League playoffs shouldn't be this difficult. This is even worse than West Ham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 As if we ever had a shot at taking this out. The 4-0 away is encouraging, I just have no idea what happened at home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceching You Out Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 10 hours ago, shaunvamos said: *snip* The league reputation has been increased to 1*. I'm not actually sure what the league rep does. Does it attract better players to the league? If anyone knows I'd love to know! 10 hours ago, the--dud said: The main thing about league rep, as far as I know, is that in some cases it prevents players (mainly ambitious personalities) from leaving because they want to play in a bigger league. It can also make it easier to sign better players, you know if you weren't doing a youth-only challenge. Other teams might find it slightly easier to sign players though. It probably affects more things, I'm not an FM-oracle Maybe it affects the TV money and sponsorships to a degree as well? League rep affects quite a few things. As has been pointed out, it plays a role in TV money, sponsorships, and the appeal of the league to players. It also acts as a limiter to the individual reps of the clubs in the league, plays a role in the upgrades the board will consider, affects the coaches that will join your club, promotes/discourages attendance, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, Ceching You Out said: League rep affects quite a few things. As has been pointed out, it plays a role in TV money, sponsorships, and the appeal of the league to players. It also acts as a limiter to the individual reps of the clubs in the league, plays a role in the upgrades the board will consider, affects the coaches that will join your club, promotes/discourages attendance, etc. Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 2025/26 Youth Intake A good intake, but what is concerning is the shocking determination levels. However, Barbosa looks good, and I'm looking forward to see him develop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 2025/26 Season Review This was our toughest season yet. Lusitans had the audacity to turn pro, then proceeded to sign a couple players from Portuguese colonies (Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, etc.). While it's good to see them turn pro, they have less money than I do yet the board refuses me. Lusitans have also upgraded their training and youth facilities, so I expect them to challenge us for years to come. I think that for us to turn pro we need to make the group stages of any European competition. Key Players The usual two best players, plus Oliveira make up our top 3 for the season. Pardo again scoring more goals than appearances, and I've had to turn down offers for him from several Turkish clubs. I think I'll only sell him to a Portuguese or Spanish club, because those leagues are loaded and might prevent him from retiring early. Bestard was consistent as ever on the left wing, topping the assist charts and a reliable goalscoring backup. I don't know why Oliveira has such a high rating, but I'm happy he's been strong. Other News Lusitans lost 4-0 to Brondby (DEN), Sant Julia lost 6-0 to Zrjinski (BIH), and Encamp lost 5-1 to Slovan Bratislava (SVK), all in the Europa League 1st QR. The National Team had it's best result ever, a 1-1 draw with 42nd ranked Wales, moving them up to a new high of 169th. We also said goodbye to long serving midfielder Adam Smith: We've been rewarded for our great European performances: I will probably be doing a decade update soon, including the winners of the big leagues, European comps, possibly Golden Ball as well. I will include my Overall Best XI, and if there's anything else please do not hesitate to ask! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 2016-2026 Decade in Review English Premier League Winners Spanish La Liga Winners German Bundesliga Winners French Ligue 1 Winners Italian Serie A Winners Portuguese Superliga No real surprises in 10 years, that's to be expected I guess. Champions League Winners Europa League Winners Again, no real surprises here except maybe Porto winning the UCL so quickly. England have absolutely dominated the Europa League scene, winning 8 of the last 10. World Player of the Year Only one newgen has won the Ballon D'or, and here he is: He has played his whole career so far at Dortmund. That may change now that he has a high reputation. Overall Best XI A lot of familiar faces in that team. Marc Pujol is retired but has taken up a job as our B Team manager. Pastor (YP4b) was released by the club due to him wanting first team time, now all he's doing is sitting around waiting for someone to contact him. It's been an eventful decade for the team, hopefully the next 10 bring even more successes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shevchenko Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 That german lad os a monster... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the--dud Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 6 minutes ago, Shevchenko said: That german lad os a monster... He's basically Ronaldo 2.0. Absolute insane regen... I want him in my team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torminator Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Wow i missed this career up until now. Great read and will be following. Nice intakes! Now that your club rep has increased, can you ask to enhance youth recruitment? That will help a lot with the PA of your newgens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 37 minutes ago, the--dud said: He's basically Ronaldo 2.0. Absolute insane regen... I want him in my team Just put his attributes into a FIFA converter... He's a 91 rated winger. That's freakish! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 28 minutes ago, Torminator said: Wow i missed this career up until now. Great read and will be following. Nice intakes! Now that your club rep has increased, can you ask to enhance youth recruitment? That will help a lot with the PA of your newgens. Thanks for jumping on! Although our rep has increased, there's no option to upgrade the youth recruitment yet, but hopefully soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 I got tired of waiting to turn pro, so I've decided to improve the youth and training facilities. So apparently we are back in the 1st Round again. Not for long I hope, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 Our most dominant performance in Europe so far. A 4 goal haul from Pardo in the first leg and a hattrick from Bestard in the second sent us through. I will never ever forgive myself if we get past Kobenhavn but not get past Qarabag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 Another incredible performance, at home Qarabag weren't allowed a single shot. This has been the best ever start to our Champions League run, not conceding in 4 games. Judging on our recent form, I'm really positive about our chances. We're coming for you Olympiakos! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torminator Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 If you can make it to the group stages you got all the cash you need to turn pro! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 Oh. My. God. We did it. We actually did it. We are in the Group Stages of a European competition. I'm speechless, especially how we did it being dominated for most of the match. I don't even care who we have next, I'm just looking forward to the money we are getting. That being said, let's give it a go and beat them anyway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 21 minutes ago, Torminator said: If you can make it to the group stages you got all the cash you need to turn pro! That will be happening very soon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 And now this... EDIT: Never mind... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 HAHAHAHAHA oh God what is happening????? How is this even possible? We are in the Champions League Group Stages! All without Nelson Carvalhinho (YP7a). Surely we can turn pro now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 Lovely. I actually don't even care that this group is death. We are here, that's all that matters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shevchenko Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I bet you were really lucky being drawn against Rapid Wien and not some really tough opposition. But still, an incredible achievement! I wish my board was so "yeah, here's a youth coaching upgrade"-ish... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LATB Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 game changer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 7 hours ago, Shevchenko said: I bet you were really lucky being drawn against Rapid Wien and not some really tough opposition. But still, an incredible achievement! I wish my board was so "yeah, here's a youth coaching upgrade"-ish... Luck definitely had something to do with it that's for sure. I think Austria Wien were among the lowest coefficient that's were seeded. Basically the only reason we were able to upgrade the junior coaching was the fact that we always had money from the European competitions, and we wouldn't really lose any money during the season. 3 hours ago, LATB said: game changer! Definitely! Hopefully we can start to make inroads as the seasons go on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Just catching up on the events of the last 24 hours...what an achievement! Great stuff! Certain to go pro now, with a massive reputation boost no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 9 minutes ago, ManUtd1 said: Just catching up on the events of the last 24 hours...what an achievement! Great stuff! Certain to go pro now, with a massive reputation boost no doubt. Thanks, yeah hopefully it's a certainty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 As expected, we were thrashed. Probably thrown in at the deep end way too early. I guess we can blame favourable draws for this. But the good news is: After the money we got from the UCL there was really no denying this. The training facilities have gone from poor to basic now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Usually I would agree with this philosophy, but in this save only players from within the club are necessary. I quickly got rid of this during the contract talks and changed it back to the way it should be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Youth Intake Day Our weakest positions at the moment CA wise would be CB and CM, so they are the goals for this intake. Gallego is stuff Andorran dreams are made of. Look at that 19 determination! The other two will develop nicely I suspect, especially with these pieces of news: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Excellent! Turning pro and upgrading facilities...commence domestic domination. First Andorra, then the world! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shevchenko Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Great timing to turn pro as this Gallego 11a lad looks like a great steal for some foreign clubs... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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