MarcxD Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 Pre-Season + August 2025 Predicted to finish 21st this time around, albeit still with the worst odds possible. Billericay predicted to finish 24th, remarkably. Some real big teams in the league now, especially with the relegations of Derby, Crystal Palace and WBA. Right at the start of the season some improvements were agreed - finally I was able to ask for more junior coaching and youth recruitment and now we can scout worldwide. Which will especially be useful going forward -- this time for the first time ever we have signed a player from abroad without any English links in Macedonian defender Filip Markovski. We got a work permit for him as he's a full senior international for them. When we get to the PL we won't have to deal with work permits anymore though. As I alluded to above in the season review a lot of the players that were signed are on bigger salaries - the highest being a €450k p/a in striker Tyrese Campbell. A few free loans to balance that out, but less than in previous years. What we're paying is still very low compared to the other clubs in the league, of course, but there is one club in the league that's paying less than we are - Doncaster Rovers. There were actually too many players in some positions so for the first time ever (!) I made some profits in the transfer market. Barrett was bothering me about a new contract, kicking up a fuss. So I moved him to the u18s. Made a fuss about that. So I sold him.... Gilchrist and Woolfenden were unhappy as well, and I have no use for that, especially in players that were only back-up now anyway. Pre-season was a long one with a trip to Holland for a training camp and then for some reason we ended our pre-season by going back to play amateur side HFC. We did well, with some big wins. We also managed not to lose to Spurs for the first time in the annual friendly. August was a busy month right away, with 5 league games and two cup games... Unlucky to go out to Southampton. But we had a strong start after a missfire in the first game in the league. In second, not something I think will last but a nice way to get going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 September 2025 Well, it didn't last. Definitely a month of two halves. Losing to Fulham and Derby is to be expected but with another loss to Doncaster in the middle you start to believe you're in a crisis already. A strong away win over Cardiff prevented that though, and Millwall was easy prey. Leeds was a nice surprise. Only dropped a few places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 October 2025 A bit mediocre. Dropped a few more places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 November 2025 Incredible month, almost perfect! Back in the play-off spots... One job offer, not the most appealing to go to the bottom club in the league... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 December 2025 Well, yeah, okay, this is a bit silly. Facilities finally done! Wasn't able to ask for training facilities right away again but youth got approved. There were too many job offers to show them all but this was an interesting one. Probably the biggest club so far. It'll be interesting when the first PL club comes in for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 nice season so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 23 hours ago, kidthekid said: nice season so far Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 January 2026 One new player - a right wingback. And one player out, who had six months remaining of his contract. Honestly still very good with a remarkable victory over Newcastle in the FA Cup. Two losses in a row but against very tough opposition. Might very well remain close to the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 February 2026 Not bad... and another round in the FA Cup... oh and Richard Adams had a hell of a month after he got a place in the team. In first... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 March 2026 + Intake Lot of lucky wins, including one more in the FA Cup.... 6 games to go, and looking very good for automatic promotion. Just signing up a bunch but no good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 We all seem to have pretty doable run-ins, so whoever makes the least mistakes takes the title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 April 2026 Not bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 May 2026 Just missed out on the cup final, but that scoreline does not tell the whole story, we were outclassed. Fulham and Boro accompany us to the Premier League, and Billericay got relegated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 impressive stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timetxu Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Nice! Can't wait to see how you're going to hold up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 20 hours ago, kidthekid said: impressive stuff Thanks man! 19 hours ago, Timetxu said: Nice! Can't wait to see how you're going to hold up! I am very curious too. It's going to be very different any way, with the money and the foreign influx that's about to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Very well done Marc. Away in the FA Cup Semi Final rather than neutral venue, ie Wembley? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 On 31/08/2018 at 00:27, Nobby_McDonald said: Very well done Marc. Away in the FA Cup Semi Final rather than neutral venue, ie Wembley? Thanks man! Yeah, I guess so. Perhaps because of the edited db I used (so that I was able to start at a lower level). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 Season Review 2025-2026 Amazing stuff, especially in 2026 we had a fantastic run in. FA Cup was great as well. Loanee striker Gomes was the player of the season, top earner Campbell didn't do badly either! Adams still there.... and going with us to the premier league Values going up... and only one who has no British nationality at all in Markovski. That will change a lot next summer. (Remember, there are no more work permits for the premier league but a 17 player foreign limit instead). First time we have a youth level... A forced stadium expansion because of premier league rules but this time that's a good thing since we had been selling out our stadium for every game since we got it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 You have a player named Sam Allardyce. That's impressive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 8 hours ago, kidthekid said: You have a player named Sam Allardyce. That's impressive He's the big man's grandson apparently! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Pre-Season + August 2026 Not a big surprise that we are predicted to finish last with the worst odds, although there are three more teams with those odds as well. No idea what's going to be a realistic target in the premier league with a whole new squad... it is quite interesting to see Newcastle, Bournemouth and Stoke to be the first three teams behind the top 6, while Everton isn't even in the premier league. So yeah, this is going to be different. I still obviously won't be changing my ways so I can't actually pay for any transfer fees with this, but I can offer players much higher wages and get more facility upgrades approved. Like these! A huge transfer window and we're going to have a whole new team... mostly made up of loanees! In previous years we could only have a maximum of 4 or 5 long-term loans, but in the premier league the only limitations are domestic loans, of which we can only have two long-term ones at one point. No issue with loaning players from abroad, though! They are of a higher level than the players I could sign for free anyway, except for some of the free signings I made for players whose contracts were ending. As you can see almost all the new players are foreign, I think in the registration we had about 15 (out of the maximum 17). I have no idea why Chelsea wanted to buy my third choice GK. We did very well in pre-season, and then the PL started. Oh... Huge win over fellow promoted side Fulham and then we went on to play Arsenal.... silliness. But the next two games showed we aren't quite invincible yet. I also reached a big milestone. Top 4 boys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 September 2026 Still a good month with us scoring a lot of goals. Dropped down to a lowly 8th place Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 October 2026 Of course we beat Man Utd 3-0... and also lost 4-1 to Burnley... Still in 8th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 November 2026 Still doing well, performing more like a mid-table side. As 12th-placed I guess we are one at that. Still above Arsenal... Another upgrade approved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 December 2026 Continually ups and downs but our wins are bigger than our losses. 10th exactly halfway. Awesome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 January 2027 The worst month so far but we had some very tough games here. Only dropped a single place, still looking good for a decent mid-table position. I signed one new player after his contract ended... And three players left, mostly championship level players who just played too few games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 On 01/09/2018 at 16:49, MarcxD said: Thanks man! Yeah, I guess so. Perhaps because of the edited db I used (so that I was able to start at a lower level). Yeah, I've seen from your opening post you're using the level 22 database. The not playing FA Cup Semi Finals on a neutral ground was a big put off for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 February 2027 Big loss to Man Utd but also very important to keep getting points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 March 2027 + Youth Intake Good result against the #1 in the league -- Chelsea. Ben Woodburn scoring four goals against us for Liverpool was a bit much. It is probably the best intake yet in a sense, but they are all pretty poor. I signed up the best and some players with decent personalities, just so that I have enough for my u-18 team and now in the PL we also have a u-23 team so it's good to slowly build up some more youth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 April 2027 Really good month. Got another training facilities upgrade approved for next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 May 2027 9th, not bad at all! Only a point behind Arsenal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 2026-2027 Season Review A whole year in mid-table pretty much. Good for the club and the future. Interesting to see the strikers scoring less goals than before... but still being all-important. Remarkable to see Thomas Jean added here after one season. Pretty much the entire player here that was actually part of the club last season. Clear to see the wages and values rising... only starting as well. Don't know yet how next season is going to be with regards to loans or permanent transfers but the squad's going to change all right... The below average training facilities weren't actually mine but a affiliate club... so now I can actually upgrade them. A step back to move forward... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Pre-Season + August 2027 I had the mind to continue... Got this message early on, logical after the many millions we made last season. Now predicted to finish 19th... lowest odds alongside the three promoted teams. A few transfers... got some more permanent signings in, including English and homegrown players which I now have to take somewhat seriously. Not quite as many loans as last year but still a sizable number. Outgoing were a few players, and the biggest sale so far in Antonov. Since the arrival of Amarilla he had become second choice GK and he was moaning about a new deal which made no sense as he wouldn't even play much this season so I sold him at the first offer. Almost done with the youth recruitment upgrades. Pre-season went very well and we kept that form up at the start of the league, but were clearly found out by one of the top teams in Chelsea. We are in our own stadium again and 12.5K will be the max attendance... 6 points which is more than both Manchester teams can say... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Very good first season in the Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 On 06/09/2018 at 22:54, Nobby_McDonald said: Very good first season in the Premier League. Thanks mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 September 2027 Back into things. In-between moving apartments and stuff, so not my usual tempo of posting. Decent stuff overall. Kept City to a draw... Sixth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 October 2027 Continuing building of facilities, it will take a few more years to complete them. Not a great month with a huge loss to Man Utd in the league... We did continue to get some points in though. Home and away a big difference for us I guess. I am rotating a bit more than last year as well, so that might contribute to some dropped points here and there. Still very well placed in seventh, placing us above both Spurs and Arsenal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 November 2027 Pretty decent! It's a close league, with a lot of teams able to beat one another. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 December 2027 Incredible month, really good form. 4th halfway... Got this approved... A player of mine got the Golden Boy award. Deserved. Just don't expect him to head a ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Wow, amazing to see you promoted to Premier League, did very well in first season Doing decent Shame the stadium is 12.5K. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 On 15/09/2018 at 21:15, john1 said: Wow, amazing to see you promoted to Premier League, did very well in first season Doing decent Shame the stadium is 12.5K. Would expect a new stadium in the not too-far future. If I actually get to playing the damn game, that is!! Thanks man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 January 2028 One new player... More youngsters out on loan, and a sale. Another good month, with us getting more points in, going through in the FA Cup and beating Man City 3-0 Still in fourth.. Pretty sure this is the max expansion size of the stadium, hopefully get a new stadium not too long after this is done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 February 2028 A few weaker results, but two great wins at the end of the month. Dropped one place. Biggest club to offer me a job yet, possibly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 March 2028 + Youth Intake Good month, we made it to the semi final of the FA Cup! Sixth, top 7 should really be possible. !!! As followers of my previous threads will know I always use an Andorran manager (as a result of my favorite save, pretty much ever, with FC Andorra last year) and as a result we got Alberto Lázaro. Wow. Please let that potential rating be true. Some good attributes... but then you see that he is 157 cm, weighs 46 kg, has a jumping reach of 1 and strength of 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 April 2028 Another good month. 6th place pretty much secure... Basingstoke going to play European football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 May 2028 Made it to the FA cup final but sadly lost to Man Utd... final was away and not in Wembley cause of db. European football next year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Congrats on getting European Football next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 congrats on getting into Europe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 15 hours ago, john1 said: Congrats on getting European Football next season 58 minutes ago, kidthekid said: congrats on getting into Europe Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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