[FM17] African't you see what I did there?

[Makoto Nakamura]

March 2039

Our performances have picked up again as we get 2 away wins and with 4 games left until the season is over it's going to be a 3-way fight for the title.

[Makoto Nakamura]

End of Season 2038/39

Close, but no cigar. We certainly did a lot better than I thought we would do at the start of the season. If we could have turned just one of those draws into wins then we would be in next seasons Champions League and I think the cup winners enter the Confederation Cup, which would be 7th placed Gendarmerie.

Key Players:

[Makoto Nakamura]

2039/40 Pre-Season

Unbeaten, yay.

The board just want me to do better in the cup.

[Makoto Nakamura]

October 2039

A good opening day win against Gendarmerie before drawing against AS Tadjourah which we would have won but of course we scored an own goal. We've also upgraded the junior coaching to average. 

[Makoto Nakamura]

November 2039

A tough month where we went up against the teams currently occupying the top 3 spaces, we did well to get a draw against Djibouti Telecom and great to get such a big win over Arta / SIHD but we're 5 points off the top spot early on.

[Johnny-Trotter]

Djibouti City, in Djibouti region in Djibouti the country

 

[Makoto Nakamura]

5 minutes ago, Johnny-Trotter said:

Djibouti City, in Djibouti region in Djibouti the country

 

Djibouti calls.  

[Makoto Nakamura]

December 2039

The consistently inconsistent form continues with another 4 points this month and we stick in 4th but miles off of Djibouti Telecom.

[Makoto Nakamura]

January 2040

We've beaten expectations in the cup and we face Gendarmerie in the Semi Final at the end of April.

[Makoto Nakamura]

February 2040

Poor again with losses against both Gendarmerie and AS Tadjourah which doesn't bode well for the Cup Semi Final, we also brought in 2 players.

[Makoto Nakamura]

2040 Youth Candidates

Amazing intake, very happy with this!

[kidthekid]

Never seen that high amount of stars for an intake before. I assume, he instantly becomes your first choice goalie?

Edited August 1, 2017 by kidthekid

[Makoto Nakamura]

4 minutes ago, kidthekid said:

Never seen that high amount of stars for an intake before. I assume, he instantly becomes your first choice goalie?

You would be correct.  

[Makoto Nakamura]

Completely forgot about this, South Africa win it easily!

[Makoto Nakamura]

March 2040

There's a big surprise! 3 great wins and we're briefly up in 2nd, this could still all change though as we're 6 points behind Djibouti Telecom but just 2 points ahead of AS Tadjourah down in 5th.

[Makoto Nakamura]

2039/40 End of Season

2nd again which is great considering we were looking like mid-table finishers but with defeat in the cup semi final means we miss out on continental competition.

Key Players:

[ManUtd1]

I'm not around much for a few days, and you've won a septuple and moved to Djibouti...

Nicely done 

[Makoto Nakamura]

5 hours ago, ManUtd1 said:

I'm not around much for a few days, and you've won a septuple and moved to Djibouti...

Nicely done 

Thanks @ManUtd1 I'm afraid it's going to get pretty boring from here on out as we try and top Djibouti and then fail in the preliminary round of the Champions League/ Confederation Cup for forever and a year.

[Makoto Nakamura]

2040/41 Pre-Season

Not as good as last year

The board and media are expecting more now.

We lost the GK from the intake

[Adelaidean]

Has that Djiboutian from the South Africa intake been capped for the national side yet? He looked like a real talent! I don't suppose he'd be interested in a return to his homeland 

[kidthekid]

What country is the club where the regen keeper went to?

[Makoto Nakamura]

3 hours ago, Adelaidean said:

Has that Djiboutian from the South Africa intake been capped for the national side yet? He looked like a real talent! I don't suppose he'd be interested in a return to his homeland 

Now capped by South Africa.

1 hour ago, kidthekid said:

What country is the club where the regen keeper went to?

He stayed in Djibouti.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Champions League Final, featuring 2 old clubs and each side playing 2 players that came through the academy whilst I was there.

[Makoto Nakamura]

October 2040

2 games in 4 days and we lose both, terrible start to the season, even if we only lost narrowly.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Was not expecting this in my inbox.

[Makoto Nakamura]

I hope cloning is a thing in 2040.

[Makoto Nakamura]

November 2040

3 wins from 4 and we're up to 4th although it looks like the league is split into 3 different groups for the time being.

A 2-2 draw against Zanzibar in our first game of the East African Cup, I have no idea if that's any good.

[Makoto Nakamura]

December 2040

2 league games and 2 league wins and we don't move at all, but at least we're closer to the top now.

2 wins! A 4th placed finish for Djibouti is pretty great really  

[Makoto Nakamura]

Poor Angola, losing to Ivory Coast who had just 8 men for 43 minutes.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Morocco win back-to-back African Cup of Nations.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Another shock hiatus here but with these ideas that keep popping into my head I can't stop myself from playing them, and Djibouti isn't doing me any favours. If the new idea doesn't work out then I'll be back here again but there'll be a new thread shortly.

[bigmattb28]

14 hours ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

Another shock hiatus here but with these ideas that keep popping into my head I can't stop myself from playing them, and Djibouti isn't doing me any favours. If the new idea doesn't work out then I'll be back here again but there'll be a new thread shortly.

What's your new idea mate? I've restarted my America save, thinking about an Africa save but I don't like playing when there's not real kits, I can't get on with those 2d kits.

[andychar]

Excellent progress. Its unlucky 2nd isn't good enough for continental qualification yet managing to fluke a cup is enough.

[deltablue]

On the Djibouti thing, one of the States of Mexico is called... Mexico. And part of Mexico City lies in it.