[FM19] Newark Flowserve Tier 10 to Champions League Youth Challenge

[Chockers1]

SEASON 1 2018 / 19 

Objective

This is a long term youth challenge with my home town club Newark Flowserve. The youth challenge basically means i can't go ahead and sign any players all players have to either be with the club now or come through the youth set up...wish me luck...The tier 10 to the Champions League is LIVE!

The Highway Men

FOUNDED IN 1901 as J Simpson and Co. Football Club, the history begins by its participation in the Newark Ironmongers’ League.  Whilst no records survive from those early days, it is known that in 1935 the club, now known as Worthington Simpson Football Club, entered the Nottingham Spartan League.  After back-to-back championships Simmo’s (as the Football Club is known around the town) joined the Notts Alliance League in 1949, going on to win the league title in the 1952/53 and 1965/66 seasons.  The Notts Alliance Senior Cup brought a good deal of success to the club, first in the 1969/70 season; with the trophy returning to Lowfields no less than 4 more times across seasons 1971/72, 1980/81, 1988/89 and 1998/99. Following changes in ownership to the factory in the late 90s, from Worhtington Simpson, to IDP and finally to Flowserve, and a mere 103 years of football, Simmo’s qualified to play on the first rung of the FA’s national pyramid by joining the Central Midlands League Premier Division.  Following a short break the team reformed for the 2013/14 season, finishing a credible 3rd in the Nottinghams Senior League (NSL) League Two, thereby securing promotion to the NSL League One.  Another successful campaign followed in 2014/15 saw the team finish runners-up, gaining promotion to the NSL Premier League and taking the team back to Step 7 football. In 2018, the club won 31 of its 34 league matches to secure the league championship, and with it promotion to Step 6. In May 2018 their promotion to the East Midlands Counties League was ratified by the Football Association League Committee

The Squad Season 1 2018/19

 

An interesting first season is upon us, we have great potential but few superstars throughout the squad. We could officially be called the one star team. We look a class act at the back but going forward could be problematic.

Season 1 Preview

According to FM19 Newark are in for a stellar season and the chance to be promoted to step 5 of the English Football League. Arnold we're previously showing as 1-5 favorite until an influx of youth signings (the greyed out player were signed so I had enough players to form a squad). Obviously FM are sitting on the fence with the remaining 19 teams in the league with all of them showing as evens.

The Tactic

A straight up the center 4-1-4-1 with fast counter attacking direct football should suit the East Midlands Counties League. Thomas & Shannon-Lewis posses pace and decent finishing for is leave. Danny Meadows is a huge signing, the local lad is back after several seasons at Grantham Town will be bring an element of class to the midfield alongside former local rival Newark Town center midfielder Jack Beckett. The DM role is one that will need some work with no stand out player for the position I may need to look to change the system to suit the players we have. Wing backs may just be the strongest position on the field both James Cullingworth & Tom Potts are 5 star rated and with Rhys Lewis (not shown) a 5 star CB on sabbatical until 5/1/2019 the back 4 is looking on great order. Chris Calvert is one to look out for the 4 star potential CB is only 16 and has just come through the Football Manager youth ranks and could be here for a long time. 

Many years to go, so many regens to see and so many superstars to witness....let the games begin

 

[Chockers1]

SEASON 1 2018 / 19  UPDATE

NEW YEARS DAY

The league form has been fantastic since day 1 with both strier scoring freely as well as greta goalscoring support from jack Beckett. We have only lost twice all season and have won 18 of 24 games remarkable form.

12 points clear with 14 games to go....the highway men are on a roll

FA VASE

We have already played 7 games in the FA VASE with 2 in qualifying but now find ourselves into the 5th round

EAST MIDS COUNTIES LEAGUE CUP

A bit of a nothing competition but a significant chance of doing the double first time around

THE SQUAD

It may be the smallest squad i've ever had on FM19 but it one that is performing above their level. Agar & Shannon-Lewis are both over 20 goals for the seson but one thing that is working great is players who were won start are now 1.5 stars and closing in on their potential. By the end of this season we may see a team full of two star current ability rather than one, that is progression. 

NEXT UPDATE

The next update will be the first biggie, the first youth intake! I can't bloody wait

UP THE HIGHWAY MEN

[Nobby_McDonald]

This looks like some challenge.