Bedese Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 February and March: Much better! Despite now winning 5 on the bounce, our job is still very insecure... With 5 games left, we probably need to manage to climb up to at least 4th if we want to keep our job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Youth Intake Day! Delighted with the number of second nationalities we got this year He's way too good for this level. I doubt he's here a month. Ahh, the traditional RB/ST combo. He looks good as a winger, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Cheers, d***head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 We're up to only insecure! If we hadn't got 100% approval rating for the philosophy proposed of 'developing young players' we'd have been out of here a while ago. Good thing that's the point of the save Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Jupjamie said: He's way too good for this level. I doubt he's here a month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Meh - McVeigh is Irish anyway. I know the club is amateur, but as his youth team can you at least cash in on him when some bigger club comes calling? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 11 hours ago, dllu said: Meh - McVeigh is Irish anyway. I know the club is amateur, but as his youth team can you at least cash in on him when some bigger club comes calling? Unfortunately, I don't believe so Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 End of Season: A superb end of season sees us go 11 games unbeaten to end the year! The change all came about when we changed our assistant manager (as I'm letting him take charge of matches at this level, he makes the difference!) Here's our new one: He's absolutely superb for this level. If he sticks around all of next season, we'll be right in the mix. EDIT: I forgot to add, our job status was 'very insecure' even after 6 wins on the bounce. If we'd lost once in those 11 games, we'd probably have been fired Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bedese Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Damn Here's who we've got in to replace him: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 In better news: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 SI really need to fix this whole regen changing skin bug. I've got a plan for it later in the save, though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JavierChicharito14 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Damn Didnt know wembley resides in one of the poorest boroughs in London Keep it up lad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 5 hours ago, JavierChicharito14 said: Damn Didnt know wembley resides in one of the poorest boroughs in London Keep it up lad Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Well done on dodging the wrath of the board so far. So Barnwell didn't even stay long enough to change the wallpaper on his computer, but I guess those are the conditions you have to work with at this level. Hopefully Sam Salmon (great name) will stick around a bit longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 7 hours ago, dllu said: Well done on dodging the wrath of the board so far. So Barnwell didn't even stay long enough to change the wallpaper on his computer, but I guess those are the conditions you have to work with at this level. Hopefully Sam Salmon (great name) will stick around a bit longer. Yeah, I think we're just going to have to get used to a high turnover of staff at this level, unfortunately! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 August and September (and a little October): Great start to life in the league, mainly thanks to Oisin McVeigh (YP19a), who is somehow still here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Pretty standard Brexit, then. That'll make for a more competitive league when we get up there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 October and November: I forgot to take a picture of the league table, but Oisin McVeigh (YP19a) continues to fire us to the top of the league! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 December and January! We drop our first game of the season, but we're just about holding onto top spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Nooooo I'm not upset that he's left, but he's rejected offers from some decent teams before, and AFC Bridgford are also a L12 team! He could have done a lot better... he leaves us with 20 goals in 14 games this year, giving him an average rating of 8.31. Pretty good... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Youth Intake Day! We replace one quality striker with another! A very tidy winger, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Here's hoping Matthews will at least stay long enough to win you some games! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 End of Season: We fell apart when Oisin McVeigh (YP19a) left Not a great year, considering the board wanted us to win it. We're just about holding onto our job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Jesus, that intake! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 18 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: Jesus, that intake! We're turning into quite the youth production line already! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Bitton are in the 9th tier (I think) of English football, so no resentment here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 No pressure, then... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPFC,Moses Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Loving this so far. Shame McVeigh went but least you got an absolute gem in to replace him. Has Mathews already got clubs sniffing round? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, CPFC,Moses said: Loving this so far. Shame McVeigh went but least you got an absolute gem in to replace him. Has Mathews already got clubs sniffing round? Cheers! Our players are quite popular with other clubs, it seems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 How far up in the pyramid do you reckon you would have to go before being able to turn semi-pro? I know getting to the top isn't the point of this save, but it would be nice to at least get the board off your back... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JavierChicharito14 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Brexit makes English LLM more difficult coz a decent international is unlikely to join lower league while non-international palyers are difficult to secure work permit. I had a 2-caps Irish international who was my top goalscorer in League 2, was forced to retire at age of 25 coz he could not secure work permit to play professional football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 12 hours ago, dllu said: How far up in the pyramid do you reckon you would have to go before being able to turn semi-pro? I know getting to the top isn't the point of this save, but it would be nice to at least get the board off your back... It's a good question! I reckon anywhere between Level 10 and 8 (so 2-4 promotions) - we're (somehow) making a bit of profit every year though, so that gives us a good base to work with! 11 hours ago, JavierChicharito14 said: Brexit makes English LLM more difficult coz a decent international is unlikely to join lower league while non-international palyers are difficult to secure work permit. I had a 2-caps Irish international who was my top goalscorer in League 2, was forced to retire at age of 25 coz he could not secure work permit to play professional football. We've got a 17 foreign player limit now instead of work permits, but I'm not quite sure whether that's the same for all leagues or just the Premiership? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 26 minutes ago, Jupjamie said: We've got a 17 foreign player limit now instead of work permits, but I'm not quite sure whether that's the same for all leagues or just the Premiership? The 17 foreigners limit is for any league that uses a squad registration, like the Premiership(maybe all of league football). For non-league divisions that don't have a squad registration limit, it remains work permits. I believe it's also made harder to get a work permit too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, BoxToBox said: The 17 foreigners limit is for any league that uses a squad registration, like the Premiership(maybe all of league football). For non-league divisions that don't have a squad registration limit, it remains work permits. I believe it's also made harder to get a work permit too. Ahhhh, cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 47 minutes ago, Jupjamie said: Ahhhh, cheers! The in-game announcements really don't explain all this well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 33 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: The in-game announcements really don't explain all this well. Agreed! It's not often you can say this about FM, but I wish there was a bit more detail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 I've just noticed Dean's eyes... Poor guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 I wonder why the city here is specifically Harrow, but it only lists 'London' for all our regens? A bit more specificity would be superb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 August, September and October: We haven't really hit form yet, but we're only four points off top. I believe! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Jupjamie said: I've just noticed Dean's eyes... Poor guy. Most of those key passes must have been accidents... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 9 hours ago, Jupjamie said: I wonder why the city here is specifically Harrow, but it only lists 'London' for all our regens? A bit more specificity would be superb In FM16 (the latest version I own), there are ca. 50 "cities" in the editor with London as their local region, so it's not for lack of options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 04/08/2018 at 01:20, shaunvamos said: I love this idea, I didn't know the area around Wembley was so poor 😕 I was in the Wembley area around six years ago with my now wife, going to Wembley Stadium for a Robbie Williams concerts. It was a right **** hole then. Has it changed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 08/08/2018 at 08:03, JavierChicharito14 said: Brexit makes English LLM more difficult coz a decent international is unlikely to join lower league while non-international palyers are difficult to secure work permit. I had a 2-caps Irish international who was my top goalscorer in League 2, was forced to retire at age of 25 coz he could not secure work permit to play professional football. Why would he retire rather than play in another country? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 22 hours ago, BoxToBox said: Most of those key passes must have been accidents... 1 hour ago, Nobby_McDonald said: I was in the Wembley area around six years ago with my now wife, going to Wembley Stadium for a Robbie Williams concerts. It was a right **** hole then. Has it changed? Unfortunately not! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JavierChicharito14 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 5 小时前, Nobby_McDonald说: Why would he retire rather than play in another country? Probably I havent loaded a lot of leagues . I've loaded English League 2 , and Top 5 Leagues. Should I've loaded Scottish, Irish league, he could join these 2 leagues . I should have given him a permanent trail tho to keep him fresh tho.... Gutted to lose him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 He's moving up in the world! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 November and December: A much better spell! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 We've got our first football league player! It's only their U18s and he'll probably never make an appearance for them, but it counts! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 January and February: Oh dear. We're back to Very Insecure... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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