RPM13 Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 2018/19 Season Review In the latter half of the season, we had two excellent runs in which we could not stop scoring (or winning), but sandwiched between those, we were very poor and I was afraid that the tactical revolution was backfiring even to the point that I switched back to the 4-2-3-1 for the second leg of the cup tie. Needless to say, that didn't work either. I came back the next day and BOOM! We were incredible and I am now confused . With that incredible run of form, we finished 3rd and secured European qualification for a second consecutive year. As you can see, we were a quite entertaining team to watch scoring a league-high 49 goals. There were 89 goals in the 28 matches we were involved in! No wonder our attendances rose toward the end of the year. POTS was Narek Balayan with his team-high 14 goals, in addition to his 6 assists. He averaged a 7.22 rating. Signing of the season was Armen Ghazaryan, the young right back that was brought in. He came into the first team and started most games with the new tactic. He averaged a 7.17 and got 5 assists. This also features as a sneak peak into our Europa League campaign next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Not sure how I feel about this (shocker!), but after last season's successes, I'm feeling good about this. I've just now realized that I contradicted myself in that sentence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 I don't think I've ever seen quite as much of a 'Jekyll and Hyde' performance. We went in at the half, 17 year-old Gor already had a brace with Narek bagging in another just before the half. We were on a massive high and I naturally told the team to not get complacent. That worked well . We wound up completely bottling it and conceded two away goals . Worst team talk ever! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 I apologize for making you wait over a week for the second leg result, but I've been busy over the last week. I have played the first half of the season though so I should have quite a few updates over the weekend (really busy the rest of this week). With the second leg being the 100th match of my managerial career, I'm really hoping to get a good result. The additional Europa League money is an extra incentive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 Are you kidding me!?! We were 5-2 up on aggregate with under half an hour to play! We had 6 Clear cut chances and 3 half chances compared to 2 and 4 for them in this match and we still lost. We even missed a penalty in the 88th minute! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 Trackers Facilities and Reputation Training Facilities Youth Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Rep Club Ranking League Rep Euro League Rank (Rep) Euro League Rank (Coeff) Poor Basic Basic Limited 0.5 stars N/A 1 star 113th 48th Poor Basic Adequate Limited 1 star N/A 1.5 stars 103rd 38th Poor Basic Adequate Limited 1star 383rd 1.5 stars 80th 36th Finances Year Value Balance Avg Tkt Price Avg Season Tkt Price Avg Attendance Season Ticket Holders Sponsorship Money TV money Merch Money 2016/17 $55k $25.6k $5 $13 224 65 $6.25k $18 427 $2 147 2017/18 $55k $2 530 $7 $18 367 94 $13 810 $67 637 $3 885 2018/19 $450k $389 146 $9 $24 693 104 $80 760 $127 970 $5 391 Improvement across the board (for finances at least) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 After 2 unsuccessful attempts at getting an entertaining FM18 save, I'm back to this one. Since I last updated, I have played 4 seasons and have made tremendous progress as you will see soon. Firstly, I'll start with our domestic achievements in the last 4 years: As you can see, it's gone quite well with us having won the last 4 league titles. We've also won 2 of the last 4 Armenian Cups. In Europe, we've been less dominant (but that's to be expected), but it has gone better than I've expected it to go. We've made it to the group stage of a European competition the last 3 years, including one appearance in the Champions League group stages! Granted, it didn't exactly go well, but we made it there anyway. All of this leaves the updated trackers looking like this: Finances Year Value Balance Avg Tkt Price Avg Season Tkt Price Avg Attendance Season Ticket Holders Sponsorship Money TV money Merch Money 2016/17 $55k $25.6k $5 $13 224 65 $6.25k $18 427 $2 147 2017/18 $55k $2 530 $7 $18 367 94 $13 810 $67 637 $3 885 2018/19 $450k $389 146 $9 $24 693 104 $80 760 $130 389 $5 391 2019/20 $675k $597 377 $10 $26 667 108 $103 601 $161 678 $5 994 2020/21 $6M $6 186 860 $12 $31 1845 120 $103 601 $3 315 747 $8 846 2021/22 $33.66M $27 494 471 $13 $34 3547 157 $140 252 $10 121 224 $16 018 2022/23 $47.05M $25 659 150 $15 $38 2922 197 $140 252 $3 410 688 $24 277 Facilities and Reputation Year Training Facilities Youth Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Rep Club Ranking League Rep Euro League Rank (Rep) Euro League Rank (Coeff) 2016/17 Poor Basic Basic Limited 0.5 stars N/A 1 star 113th 48th 2017/18 Poor Basic Adequate Limited 1 star N/A 1.5 stars 103rd 38th 2018/19 Poor Basic Adequate Limited 1star 383rd 1.5 stars 80th 36th 2019/20 Basic Basic Good Limited 1.5 stars 365th 1.5 stars 73rd 36th 2020/21 Below Average Basic Excellent Limited 1.5 stars 261st 2 stars 64th 35th 2021/22 Adequate Poor Exceptional Limited 1.5 stars 158th 2 stars 60th 34th 2022/23 Average Below Average Exceptional Limited 2 stars 126th 2 stars 49th 31st There will be a squad report up soon showing the first team (who consists almost exclusively of new players) and a new tactic which I have been using. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Squad Report Goalkeepers Sweepers Center Backs Left Backs Right Backs Central Midfielders Attacking Midfielders Now you may notice the lack of strikers in my first team and I'm sure you can guess that I have gone strikerless. This is the tactic that I have been rolling with the last few years: The movement from the midfield is incredible and generally hard for the opposition to deal with. It is such as fun style to play and I think it is allowing us to over perform massively in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToMexico!! Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Tried a few saves in Armenia, Georgia, Latvia and Estonia over the past few FMs and could never settle into a save. You done well to really build club up with good European showings and finances are very healthy. Fantastic looking tactic with that Libero, something else I've never managed to incorporate into a save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Champions League Update The last thing to get you caught up on is our European campaign so far (only one match). You may have had a bit of a spoiler in the squad overview update with the player performances. You can probably tell that it went quite well . This leaves us in an exceptionally good position heading into the second leg at home. I'm really excited about Bruno, seeing as he got a brace and MOTM in his debut at only 20 years old! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, ToMexico!! said: Tried a few saves in Armenia, Georgia, Latvia and Estonia over the past few FMs and could never settle into a save. You done well to really build club up with good European showings and finances are very healthy. Fantastic looking tactic with that Libero, something else I've never managed to incorporate into a save. Thanks, I have to give most of the credit for the tactic to @Guimy because it is basically a combination of some of his tactics. This is b far the most enjoyable save I've ever had in any FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 26 minutes ago, RPM13 said: Champions League Update The last thing to get you caught up on is our European campaign so far (only one match). You may have had a bit of a spoiler in the squad overview update with the player performances. You can probably tell that it went quite well . This leaves us in an exceptionally good position heading into the second leg at home. I'm really excited about Bruno, seeing as he got a brace and MOTM in his debut at only 20 years old! This save looks really fun! Strong performance in the league and the first promotion was so so hilarious Nicely done qualifying for group stage for three years now too. How is the rest of the league doing, is anyone making strides yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Champions League Update Well that was disappointing. After the first leg, I was expecting big things, but instead I got a big bag of nothing. To be fair, we did perform well and actually created more good chances than they did, but could not finish any of them. Luckily, we were good enough in the first leg that we're still going through to the next round to face... Could be better, could be worse. After the first leg against Qarabag, though, I'm confident that we can take anyone on and give them a good match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 46 minutes ago, rodesire said: This save looks really fun! Strong performance in the league and the first promotion was so so hilarious Nicely done qualifying for group stage for three years now too. How is the rest of the league doing, is anyone making strides yet? Shirak made it to the Europa League Playoff in 2022/23, but other than that everyone has been eliminated in either the first of second qualifying round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 New Signing! Today, the club has completed the signing of Nicolas Giordano on a free. He's coming in on a free after his contract expired. He has bags of potential and I'm going to retrain him as my left inverted wingback. He will be my replacement for Hamlet Mkrtchyan who is leaving in January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Champions League Update A solid first leg against Malmo leaves us in a good position going into the second, but with the way the home leg went against Qarabag, I'm still slightly concerned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Champions League Update I think I should contact Thesaurus.ca that I've found a new synonym for dominant. This match was dominated b us from start to finish. We had 64% possession! The started to come back into it at the end in terms of shots, but they never really threatened our goal. Unless I'm terribly mistaken, we've now qualified for the group stages of a European competition for the 4th consecutive year, since a loss in the playoff would put us into the Europa League groups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 This should be interesting. As with the last round, I'm quietly confident that we can do well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Champions League Update I'm glad I was quietly confident and not openly confident because I'd look really stupid right now. We really drew 3-3, which would be a great result. Unfortunately, we had two players who forgot which net was ours. We did get an away goal, though, so I'm quietly confident. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Champions League Update The worst part about this is that we actually created enough chances in this match to win the tie, we just weren't clinical enough. I guess we'll have to wait another year before returning to the Champions League group stages. On the bright side, we now have the Europa League group stages to look forward to, so it's not all bad at Kotayk Abovan (it's quite good actually). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Europa League Update Oof. We got a tough draw. I'd be happy if we can get any points in a group like this. At least we should make lots in revenue from these matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, RPM13 said: Europa League Update Oof. We got a tough draw. I'd be happy if we can get any points in a group like this. At least we should make lots in revenue from these matches. That looks like a really rough draw. Really unlucky there.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Unlucky in CL mate maybe next year.. Do you use any specific skin? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 13 minutes ago, Sheriff7 said: Unlucky in CL mate maybe next year.. Do you use any specific skin? I'm using the 2017 Tempo Skin. If you're interested, you can find it here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Armenian Super Cup Update Ok I know this isn't exactly the most prestigious of trophies and it definitely wasn't the most convincing performance, but it still counts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Europa League Update Some would say we were lucky, I like to call those people wrong. We absolutely dominated the majority of the match. They did well for the first 15 minutes and the last 15 minutes, but we were the better team for the rest of the match. What a performance! This result leaves the group wide open after 2 matches: (We played against Brugge in the first match and lost 1-0) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToMexico!! Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Great result!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Europa League Update For those of you who thought the Swansea result was good, I present to you, this... I don't even know. We seem to be dominant at home, even in the Europa League where we're facing much stronger sides. We lost away to CSKA 1-0 just 2 weeks ago! I guess playing at home gives us a significant advantage. This leaves the group table looking like this: We're in second! The result against CSKA was very significant as we now have a better head to head against them. I didn't think we'd have a chance in this group, but now I'm feeling hopeful that we could possibly make it through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 16 minutes ago, RPM13 said: I don't even know. We seem to be dominant at home, even in the Europa League where we're facing much stronger sides. We lost away to CSKA 1-0 just 2 weeks ago! I guess playing at home gives us a significant advantage. This leaves the group table looking like this: We're in second! The result against CSKA was very significant as we now have a better head to head against them. I didn't think we'd have a chance in this group, but now I'm feeling hopeful that we could possibly make it through. So there is this thing called travel distance. Any side visiting you will be experiencing tiredness due to travelling and it seems you've got the team to exploit it to the max Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Well this was unexpected. I don't recall ever managing a national team on FM, so this should be interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Europa League Update Teams really aren't enjoying their trip to Armenia. This is just incredible! I barely even expected us to get a point out of this group. Instead, we've won all of our home games. That leaves the group looking like this with only our match in Wales remaining: If we can get a draw against Swansea, we're through to the knockouts. Let's do this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Europa League Update I'm absolutely crushed. I know we had no expectations coming into this group, but to come so close and fall is tough. Still, we gave a very good account of ourselves and will likely have improved both our reputation and European coefficient, so there are still positives to come from it. These are the final group standings: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 National team Update We'll be very lucky to qualify for the Euros, but that was to be expected with us being in the 4th pot. Hopefully we'll be able to win against Georgia and maybe get a result against Slovakia. Serbia and Spain will be very tough to play against. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 Mid-Season Break/Transfer Window Update We had an absolutely flying start to the season, winning our first 6 games. We slowed down a bit after that, dropping points in 3 of our 4 next games. We then went on another winning run, including a 4-1 win against our closest rivals Gandzasar. Our last 2 league games before the break were poor, though with us dropping points in both. That leaves the league table looking like this: We're at the top of the league, but it's closer than I'd like. There seem to be three main groups appearing this season: the top 3, Alashkert and Banants in the middle, and the bottom 3. There are significant gaps between each of these groups that I cannot see anyone overcoming. In the first round of the cup, we drew one of the bottom 3, Pyunik. We were good offensively, but our defense left much to be desired over the two legs: We made 2 solid signings during the window which will both improve the team. Both are also very young, so are still improving. Overall I'm very excited about the signing of these two. He's coming in to be another option at Libero which is becoming our deepest position. He cost a fairly hefty $500k, but we have a budget of well over $10M, so I have no concerns with the fee. He's coming into another very deep position, shadow striker. I love his physicals (especially pace and acceleration) and his work rate is also exceptional. I also like that he has good penalty taking as our previous best was 8 or 9.He came in for $225k, potentially rising to $325k. He got a hat trick and an assist in his first friendly for us, so hopefully that's a sign of things to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 Youth Intake Update What a disappointment compared to the last few years. One of our largest expenses currently is the youth setup, so I'd like to think that we'll get some top quality players in our youth intakes, but this one is just a disappointment. This kid is the pick of the bunch. He is decent, especially his tackling and a few of his mentals. I'm currently training him to play at libero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPM13 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 League Update What a way to win the league! I believe the were third prior to this match. Hands down one of our best league performances ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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