Fola Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Unfortunately, I deleted my Anzi save so I have started a new career. The side I have decided to go with is FC Twente who currently play in the Eredivisie. They are predicted to finish 9th this season which is bang on mid table in the 18 team division. Looking at the side of paper, I am certain that mid table is achievable. I don't really have any aims of this career, just going to take it season by season and see where I end up. My manager has to Continental Pro License and was a Professional Footballer at National level. I'll give you a lowdown on the squad and then get the season up and running. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 The Squad The squad overall is actually quite good. We have a few very good players who I am confident will do well this season. Brought in Declan Rice on loan from West Ham and he looks like he could be a quality player in this league. Also brought in Portsmouth legend Sulley Muntari. Few of my key players below... At 20 years old this guy looks like he could become a world beater. He's got a minimum release clause of £12 million but hopefully we'll be able to get rid of that soon. Captain fantastic. Another solid player at this level. The budget version Frank Lampard. Great technical stats- excited about this guy. The Moroccan Messi. Say no more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Good luck with Anzhi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 August '17 - September '17 After an absolute battering from Feyenoord on the opening day we have gone on to win our last 7 matches. I have somewhat a strikerless tactic which worked very well on my old Celta Vigo career from FM17 and it seems to be working well again. I don't expect us to be up near the top come of the end of the season but it is nice to get some confidence. We haven't really played any of the big boys yet so the table is quite deceiving. The Morrocan Messi, you may know him as Oussama Assaidi the Liverpool and Stoke legend, has had a really good start to the season. We also went 6 matches without conceding which was key to our success. Lets see if we can keep this up... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 October 2017 Captain Fantastic is made of glass. 5 injures, albeit quite small injuries in only 3 months... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 October 2017 He's done fantastic since joining on loan from West Ham. Wasn't expecting him to even be first choice but he's playing so well- I just can't leave him out at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 It's interesting to see that the Eredivisie is now ranked 13th in Europe. Hopefully over the next few years that will improve. The National Team is in complete disarray. Remember the days of Van Der Vaart, Nistelrooy, Robben... they are now ranked 41st. That would definitely be a job that I'd be interested in at some point. Jan Jansen is 70 now- surely he won't be there much longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 November 2017 Managed to remove his old previous minimum release clause of £12 million. Fantastic player for his age- very excited about this guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 October '17 - November '17 Somewhat back to reality with a third of the season gone but we are still doing surprisingly well. We are sitting top of the league but I can't see us staying there. Highlight of the past few months was the 4-1 win against PSV where Oussama Assaidi (The Moroccan Messi) pulled out the performance of his life. Disappointed to get knocked out of the cup so early on but gives us chance to concentrate fully on the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 December '17 Nice to get a little bit of stability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Off to decent start with FC Twente And what a win at PSV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timetxu Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 5 hours ago, Fola said: The National Team is in complete disarray. Remember the days of Van Der Vaart, Nistelrooy, Robben... they are now ranked 41st. That would definitely be a job that I'd be interested in at some point. Jan Jansen is 70 now- surely he won't be there much longer. In previous FM's, Jan Jansen always gets the national team coach job though I'm Dutch and I've never heard about the guy.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nildo Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 10 minutes ago, Timetxu said: In previous FM's, Jan Jansen always gets the national team coach job though I'm Dutch and I've never heard about the guy.. That's because he's not real. Danny Blind has been renamed and you have to use the real names fix to correct it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timetxu Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 8 hours ago, Nildo said: That's because he's not real. Danny Blind has been renamed and you have to use the real names fix to correct it. Holy cow, I did not know that. But then again... can we be sure that Danny Blind... IS real?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 December 2017 We are heading into the Winter Break now and I know this may be premature but I am starting to let myself dream. With 16 matches to go, we are sitting top of the table. So yeah, there is still obviously a long way to go but I just hope that we can keep this up. The one thing that I think may let us down is only lack of financial power. We are currently massively overspending on wages. Our budget is £103k a week and we are spending £116k. To put that into context, The Moroccan Messi is our highest paid player on £10k a week. Because of this we will only get 5% of any transfer fee made. Teams such as Feyenoord, Ajax and PSV will go out and spend in January I am sure of it. Highlight of the month has to be the demolition of Ajax. The Moroccan Messi Oussama Assaidi stepped up again and bagged a brace. I will keep you updated on any January transfer action... if any. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 January 2017 Arrives on a 6 month contract until the end of the season. He's a leader and a good character to have round the place. Hoping his experience will do us well for the second half of the season. No other transfer business. Let a few youngsters out on loan but that's it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 January 2017 Show me the moneh. Only £200k but happy to see a rival weakened! Nice £1.5 million to add to the coffers. Finances are still looking crap though- starting to think that this second half of the season could be a struggle due to the fact we can't strengthen the squad! Terrible wage/transfer budget! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Fola said: January 2017 Arrives on a 6 month contract until the end of the season. He's a leader and a good character to have round the place. Hoping his experience will do us well for the second half of the season. No other transfer business. Let a few youngsters out on loan but that's it. Erm... this is what Lucho Gonzalez is doing in real life. Lets hope he has that killer instinct on the pitch for me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 WTF Lucho was absolutely amazing for us, legend. Always seemed a nice bloke too, would never imagine him going to do something like that. As for your career, in my FM17 journeyman I had a spell with Twente too, it was **** at first but eventually won the league twice. That's your goal now, no pressure. Looks like you're well on your way to do that on the very 1st season which is quite impressive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 January 2018 - February 2018 It's all going wrong. I told you that I thought we'd struggle if we weren't able to strengthen the squad in January and that is what has happened. It does look like our run at the start of the season was just a blip and we have now forgotten how to play football. Our only 2 wins were against two of the worst sides in the division and we got VERY lucky with both of them. We are still second but if we are not careful, I can see us slipping away. Something needs to change and quick. Oh yeah and to make things even better... this happened: The Moroccan Messi- our top scorer and highest average rating out for the season. #PrayForTwente Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 15:39, noikeee said: WTF Lucho was absolutely amazing for us, legend. Always seemed a nice bloke too, would never imagine him going to do something like that. As for your career, in my FM17 journeyman I had a spell with Twente too, it was **** at first but eventually won the league twice. That's your goal now, no pressure. Looks like you're well on your way to do that on the very 1st season which is quite impressive! You've jinxed it mate hahaha!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 On 12/17/2017 at 21:57, john1 said: Off to decent start with FC Twente And what a win at PSV Cheers mate- sorry I missed this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 My Avi is now dedicated to the Moroccan Prince. Get well soon Assaidi xoxox Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 March 2017 Panic over lads. I have found the Moroccan Messi V2. Not really given him a chance this season and I don't want to get too ahead of myself but I think he might be the best player in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 March 2017- Youth Intake Only really one player that stands out for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 March 2017 It's a shame because this guy has been useless for me. Not a clue how he has deserved a call up. Fola > Foda. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Fola said: March 2017- Youth Intake Only really one player that stands out for me. Looks very promising player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Fola said: January 2018 - February 2018 It's all going wrong. I told you that I thought we'd struggle if we weren't able to strengthen the squad in January and that is what has happened. It does look like our run at the start of the season was just a blip and we have now forgotten how to play football. Our only 2 wins were against two of the worst sides in the division and we got VERY lucky with both of them. We are still second but if we are not careful, I can see us slipping away. Something needs to change and quick. Oh yeah and to make things even better... this happened: The Moroccan Messi- our top scorer and highest average rating out for the season. #PrayForTwente Not bad to be a point behind Ajax Shame about Assaidi's injury Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 March '18, April '18, May '18 Cannot actually believe it. We are actually an embarrassment. The season is over and we finish in 3rd place- qualifying for the Europa League. If'd you'd of told me at the start of the season that we would finish 3rd and get Europa League then I'd be buzzing but it's so gutting that we miss out on Champions League after being top for so long. The second stage of the season from January onwards was very poor. The finances aren't great so this summer could be an interesting one. I will do a squad update shortly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Squad Overview - Season 1 Goalkeepers Both keepers are pretty average. Brondeel was my starting GK for the majority but this is an area which I hope to strengthen. Defenders Jos Hooiveid is probably past it at this level- he'll be moved on. Peet Bijen is a good young CB but his performances were pretty poor in the second stage of the season. Declan Rice did well- hopefully be able to bring him back next season. Hidde ter Avest is a class player- may look to cash in on him in the summer though if the board decide to not increase the transfer budget. Henk van Schaik is a good young player but probably not ready for this level yet. Stefan Thesker is a very good captain- a leader too. Thomas Lam never played. Jeroen van der Lely was spent out this side by Hidde ter Avest. Dejan Trajkovki was terrible. Cristian Cuevas' contract at Chelsea expires this summer- I would to bring him in on a permanent. Midfielders/Attackers Muntari was a good addition, especially on a free transfer. Danny Holla did well and was a key player for me. Lucho Gonzalez hardly played and will be moved on in the summer. Jelle van der Heyden was purely backup. Alexander Laukart did well when called upon- will probably get a bit more gametime next season. Michael Liendl was very good- the Eredivisie's Frank Lampard. Fredrik Jensen grabbed a few important goals for us- good young player. Oussama Assaidi was our best player and our top scorer. I think there may be a few clubs sniffing around him this summer. Luciano Slagveer was a good impact player off the bench and grabbed a few goals. Nikola Gjorgjev didn't feature really. Marko Kvasina was a big disappointment- expecting more from him next season. Tom Boere spent the season out on loan. Adnane Tighadouini didn't really live up to expectations. Haris Vuckic did well while Jari Oosterwijk never played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 May 2018 The Moroccan Messi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 May 2018 REALLY disappointed with this. After such a successful season, I was hoping that I would be rewarded. However, it is the complete opposite. We are currently spending £125k a week on wages- our budget has now been dropped to £88k! Next season will be a tough one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 For some strange reason despite coming 3rd last season I haven't qualified for Europe. But PSV who came 4th have!! Is this a bug??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 May 2018 Nice to see that Holland are rising up in the coefficients table. Still find it really strange that we aren't in Europe after finishing 3rd yet PSV are after finishing 4th... Oh yeah, Merry Christmas everybody! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 May 2018 Got myself a new deal until the end of next season. Also managed to get the wage budget increased slightly too. Hopefully this will bring a bit of much needed cash into the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 August 2018 - Transfer Roundup The season is about to start and I am really happy with my transfer business. Obviously, as you know finances were poor so I had some big decisions to make there. Also it doesn't show it below but we also managed to extend Declan Rice's loan deal for the next 2 seasons. In terms of outgoings, obviously the big name to leave was Hidde ter Avest. I'm a very big fan of him but he wanted to leave and we needed the money so unfortunately he had to go. I will keep an eye on his career, I am sure that he will do very well. Now onto the exciting bit... the incomings! Arrives on a free from Feyenoord. Spent last season out on loan to Willem where he did OK. More of a back up player. Had a very strong loan spell here last season. His contract was up at Chelsea so managed to bring him in on a free transfer- very happy with this one. Excellent attacking wing back and works well in my system. Replacement for Hidde ter Avest. Not the best technical stats but he has great physicals. Spent last season on loan at Hull in the Championship. Got him on loan until the end of the season. This one may shock a few people. Not the best physicals but very happy with his technical stats. On smallish wages so not that much of a risk. Actually played here the season before last before moving on to Leeds. Didn't really set the world alight at Leeds so was placed on the transfer list. Managed to bring him back here for the season. Class player at this level. Backup keeper. Not bad stats really. The signing I am most excited about. Not sure how to managed to bring him in, especially on loan but delighted we have. We struggled with goals last season with only really Oussama Assaidi scoring any goals- hopefully this guy will be able to get his fair share too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 August 2018 - Season Preview 150-1 to win the title. Challenge accepted. Still fuming we aren't in Europe. 100% a bug surely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 August 2018 - Meet The Squad Ahead of the new season I thought it would be a good idea to give a lowdown on my squad for the upcoming season. Hoping that the layout is okay below- it will go in logical order. First image is related to the number they are in the list below. Goalkeepers 26. Jorn Brondeel 1. Joel Drommel 32. Jake Kean Right Backs 2. Ola Aina 28. Joroen Van Der Lely 31. Henk Van Schaik Left Backs 3. Cristian Cuevas 27. David Sambissa Centre Backs 5. Stefan Thesker 14. Richard Jensen 25. Peet Bijen 13. Declan Rice CDM 12. Sulley Muntari 21. Danny Holla 23. Jelle Van Der Heyden CAM 43. Mateusz Klich 11. Alexander Laukart 18. Michael Liendl 7. Jose Baxter 19. Fredrik Jensen 8. Oussama Assaidi 29. Mo El Hankouri Strikers 17. Marko Kvasina 9. Ishak Belfodil 10. Haris Vuckic I WILL ADD THE INDIVIDUAL SCREENSHOTS LATER ON. I AM OFF TO FILL MY FACE WITH CHRISTMAS DINNER. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Not quite sure how you didn't qualify for Europa League but PSV did? Decent signings for this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubson Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I don't think it's a bug, I think you might have been denied a place in Europe due to the finances, which sucks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 14 hours ago, john1 said: Not quite sure how you didn't qualify for Europa League but PSV did? Decent signings for this season 14 hours ago, Kubson said: I don't think it's a bug, I think you might have been denied a place in Europe due to the finances, which sucks I think you may be right @Kubson - the finances were terrible last season but I just don't know how I could of missed it, How strange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 August 2018 Two of my best players signed up on long term deals. Both were due to expire at the end of the season so very happy with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 August 2018 - September 2018 Hmmmmmm well this season is not going as well as last season. I always knew that last season was probably just a bit of a blip and we well and truly blew our chance to win the league. This season a lot of sides have strengthened massively and the league it much tougher. We are sitting mid table which is probably right for a team of our standard. We started off great and Oussama Assaidi and Ishak Belfodil have been banging in the goals for us but we've just lost 3 league games on the bounce which is VERY worrying. Just managed to get a new player in through the door. Managed to increase the wage budget slightly and bring him in. Didn't play much for Man Utd last season but I am hoping his experience of winning titles will be a valuable asset for us. Still got very good stats too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 October 2018 We have been shipping in a crazy amount of goals at the minute and this is the guy to sort us out. He's been capped for England, scored for England, played for Liverpool, cost collectively £17.5 MILLION already in his career and he's only 26. Say Hello to the new Mr Twente... STEVEN CAULKER. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Not bad start despite a blip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 14 hours ago, john1 said: Not bad start despite a blip Oh mate, wait until my update later. It's all going downhill. I am playing about with a few tactics and going to start from scratch. The strikerless tactic worked alright for me last season but I need a change. Watch this space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 October 2018 - November 2018 So many bloody draws. In our last eight matches we have only lost once but frustratingly we have only won once. I have decided to keep with the strikerless tactic but changed a few roles here and there and I will see how that goes. We're on pretty poor form at the moment but unfortunately, with January approaching we just don't have the finances to improve the squad. What a difference a year makes hey? This time last season we were sitting top of the table now we are sitting only 5 points off the relegation play off spots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fola Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 November 2018 Moved this guy up from the under 19's to the first team. He's being tutored by the Moroccan Messi. Going to give him a bit of game time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Bet you love playing for draws Hopefully you can start winning again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Well maybe we can read this thread in reverse from the bottom to the top, from a midtable position to dominance in the league in the 2nd season, what a story. Hope you can start turning it around back to form soon. Very unlucky with the whole Europe situation, wow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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