[FM20] It was Cambrogi in Wales, but now it's all about aggression in Wales, in England. Bellicosity, pugnacity and belligerence are all excellent words. But Welsh belligerence, in England now.

[Jimbokav1971]

1 hour ago, yCymro said:

I'd also argue that you now need the other Welsh Prem sides to do their bit, as well as the main National Team.  If these guys are also succeeding it will make your work far easier.

This is from my experience, going through this in previous years.

I think the other Welsh clubs are starting to do their bit.

TNS have over-performed hugely in Europe over the course of the save and we just need others to up it a little. Unfortunately these other clubs have not had anywhere near the level of investment as TNS. 

[Jimbokav1971]

5 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said:

Goal-scoring GK actually started for me in N.Ireland at Lisburn Distillery with a real life GK called Chris McIlmurray who turned into an outfield player in real life and then left the game completely after being capped for N.Ireland at U17 level. He played for Glenavon in real life and I obviously nabbed him when he was released. 

I loved playing in N.Ireland and particularly likes the Cup Competitions where the Reserve Teams of big clubs played against the 1st Team of smaller clubs but still counted as competitive fixtures. 

Actually it was Mosside I managed with McIlmurray. The Lisburn Distillery was a different save. 

 

[Jimbokav1971]

Sept 2045. 

Domestic games. 

European games. 

Goal-scoring keepers. 

 

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Oct 2045. 

Domestic games. We're doing ok, but we are not quite hitting our stride at the moment, (despite the results). We're conceding too many goals and not scoring enough. 

European games. It's actually quite hard to lose these games. I fielding the weakest teams I can, but still couldn't lose the home leg against Porto. 

Goal-scoring keepers. What an awful period for Pavjot (CRO) in terms of scoring goals, (and not much better with assists). He missed 3 consecutive penalties this month, (2 were saved and a 3rd hit the post). 

Something that is no more than a fleeting thought at the moment is that in 2 of the 2 games where Pavjot (CRO) missed a penalty this month, (34b) Rhydian Hall (WAL) didn't play. This continues on from the point I made either in here or someone else's thread recently with regards to the body language of players being better when captains with certain personalities were on the pitch. Ignoring what (34b) Rhydian Hall (WAL)'s personality is for a moment, (it's Balanced), it stands to reason that Pavjot (CRO) should get some sort of boost when he is in the side based on what we see here. I will keep an eye on that. 

Finances. 

[AFH]

On 21/05/2020 at 22:16, Jimbokav1971 said:

Goal-scoring GK actually started for me in N.Ireland at Lisburn Distillery with a real life GK called Chris McIlmurray who turned into an outfield player in real life and then left the game completely after being capped for N.Ireland at U17 level. He played for Glenavon in real life and I obviously nabbed him when he was released. 

I loved playing in N.Ireland and particularly likes the Cup Competitions where the Reserve Teams of big clubs played against the 1st Team of smaller clubs but still counted as competitive fixtures. 

Amazing, I wasn't aware that the Cup worked like that. I'm actually only playing a network game at the moment which is very enjoyable but obviously much harder to progress. I will seriously have a look at Northern Ireland now 

[Jimbokav1971]

TGS sack Manager. Nov 2045.

[Jimbokav1971]

Nov 2045. 

Domestic games. You can see why the TNS manager has been sacked as they have lost 6 of 16 league games this season and sit in 5th. We are unbeaten and 11 points ahead already. 

European games. We just need 1 point in our last game to secure entry to the Knockout stages of the EURO Cup, (as planned). 

Goal-scoring keepers. Pajvot (CRO) is not in good form. He missed 3 penalties last month and has missed another this month. 

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Youth Intake preview. Dec 2045.

Edited May 24, 2020 by Jimbokav1971

[Jimbokav1971]

Dec 2045.

Domestic games. The loss against Barry was our 1st league defeat in 39 games. It's too easy to blame it on a teenage GK who conceded 2 goals and missed a penalty. Instead the blame is mine because I simply rotated the squad too much after we smashed them 5-0 in the previous game. 

European games. All we needed was a draw to qualify for the Knockout stages of the EURO Cup, but did it in style, smashing 7 past a hapless Shakhtar side. 

Goal-scoring keepers. We lost Pajvot (CRO) to injury and (43a) Cheedy (IRL) LOAN came in to cover. 

I think it's a blessing in disguise though. It appears as if the injury and the inability to play means that his concerns over, (I think he was thinking about moving to a bigger club), have vanished and will hopefully remain so once he is fit again. 

(43a) Cheedy (IRL) LOAN has come in and played the last 4 games but has under-performed a little, (as you would expect for a young GK I suppose). he has 1 goal and 2 assists in those games, but he also missed a penalty in the loss to Barry, and also conceded 2 goals which resulted in our 1st league loss for 39 games. 

Finances. 

Records. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Jan 2046 Transfer Window. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Records. Jan 2046.

I don't know what my previous record win in FM was, but I've certainly never scored 20 goals in a game before. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Jan 2045. 

Domestic games. 

Goal-scoring keepers. 2nd choice GK (43a) Cheedy (IRL) LOAN scored 2 penalties from 2 attempts this month bringing him to 3 goals this season and 4 career goals in total.

Pajvot (CRO) is fit again, but frustratingly his negative morale is back again as soon as he is fit. As a result I have not put him back into the starting XI. He has scored 3 penalties from 8 attempts and (43a Cheedy) (IRL) LOAN has scored 3 from 4 attempts. 1 player is happy and the other isn't. 

Finances. 

Records. 

[Nobby_McDonald]

20-0? Holy bejesus.

[Jimbokav1971]

Feb 2046. 

Domestic games. 

European games. 

Goal-scoring keepers. 

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

2 hours ago, Nobby_McDonald said:

20-0? Holy bejesus.

That was my thought at the time too. 

[rodesire]

Gotta love Valencia-Napoli and Roma-Chelsea ties, big boys killing each other

[Jimbokav1971]

3 hours ago, rodesire said:

Gotta love Valencia-Napoli and Roma-Chelsea ties, big boys killing each other

It's better than that. 

I know we have to win our games, but assuming we get to Semi-Final, (which is the furthest we have ever got), we will dodge the following teams. 

Arsenal, Chelsea and Bournemouth from England. 
Monaco from Toulouse from France.
Celtic, Fenerbahce & Roma.

I'm not sure the draw can have been much kinder. 

[Jimbokav1971]

On 24/05/2020 at 10:21, Jimbokav1971 said:

Youth Intake preview. Dec 2045.

Youth Intake day. Mar 2046. 

Squad by PPA. 

Squad by PA. 

Squad by CA. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Mar 2046.

Domestic games. We've already won the league and lost a game so does it matter if we lose another one? No, not really.

European games. We're hugely prioritising Europe at the moment and have performed well here. 

Goal-scoring keepers. 2 penalties from Pajvot (CRO) brings him to 7 goals and 6 assists for the season and 72 career goals. 

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Apr 2046.

Domestic games. Look, I know this looks bad, but the truth is all I really care about is the EURO Cup. We've already won the league and we weren't going unbeaten, so i selected the best available team with the proviso that I completely rested everyone except the GK if the next match was in Europe. 

European games. We were 3-0 up when Villarreal had a man sent off in the 78th minute. To concede a late away goal against 10 men was hugely frustrating. 

Goal-scoring keepers. 2 more goals for Pajvot (CRO) brings him to 9 goals for the season and 74 career goals. 

Finances. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Semi-Final 2nd leg. May 2046. 

We're comfortably in our 1st ever European Final. 

Of course I would have much preferred to face Bournemouth over Chelsea, but while Chelsea are certainly still a powerful force in England, Abramovic is long gone and they are now managed by AVB with Cech the Technical Director. (I still don't actually know what a technical Director does). 

There are 3 weeks exactly between the 2nd leg of the Semi and the Final and we have 0 league games in between. It looks like we're going to be playing the Reserves a few times then. 

The Final is being held at...... Villa Park. 

[yCymro]

1 hour ago, Jimbokav1971 said:

Semi-Final 2nd leg. May 2046. 

We're comfortably in our 1st ever European Final. 

Of course I would have much preferred to face Bournemouth over Chelsea, but while Chelsea are certainly still a powerful force in England, Abramovic is long gone and they are now managed by AVB with Cech the Technical Director. (I still don't actually know what a technical Director does). 

There are 3 weeks exactly between the 2nd leg of the Semi and the Final and we have 0 league games in between. It looks like we're going to be playing the Reserves a few times then. 

The Final is being held at...... Villa Park. 

Here we go!

Uppa Bulldogs!

[Jimbokav1971]

EURO Cup Semi-Final. May 2046.

We had a 3 week gap between games, so I arranged some friendlies. 

What can go wrong. It's just a bunch of friendlies......

Our top goal-scorer Pierie (NED) HG got injured and for the 1st time in this save and for the 1st time in about 10 real life years I opted to give a player a pain-killing injection. 

I don't care if he's only got 1 leg. He's scored 39 goals in 33(3) appearances this season and he is starting!

Despite being allowed 12 subs, there is still no room for a GK on the bench. 

We were 2-0 down before dragging it back to 2-2 and taking it to Extra-Time before conceding the most heart-breaking goal you could possibly imagine. What's that old saying.... "You live by the sword, you die by the sword". 

 

Edited May 26, 2020 by Jimbokav1971

[rodesire]

Ooof

[Jimbokav1971]

18 minutes ago, yCymro said:

Here we go!

Uppa Bulldogs!

Sorry. Couldn't finish it. I was sure when we dragged it back to 2-2 it was ours and when I saw Pajvot (CRO) about to take the free-kick I though to myself..... "oh wow, what an amazing way to win a European trophy!" The next thing I know we are 3-2 down. 

Absolutely gutted. 

[Jimbokav1971]

2 minutes ago, rodesire said:

Ooof

That's exactly how I feel. Ooof indeed. 

A proper kick in the nads. 

[Jimbokav1971]

 

[RazorRuddock'sGut]

On 26/05/2020 at 00:24, Jimbokav1971 said:

That was my thought at the time too. 

HONESTLY, do you play all of your games like **** cup games? Insane result though mate and gutted about the loss in the Europa. 

Edited May 26, 2020 by RazorRuddock'sGut

[Jimbokav1971]

6 hours ago, RazorRuddock'sGut said:

HONESTLY, do you play all of your games like **** cup games? Insane result though mate and gutted about the loss in the Europa. 

I'm not entirely sure what you mean? 

Do I manage all games? 

No. I actually manage no games. 

I use an IR button to simulate the games after picking the squad and the tactics and then my Ass Man takes over. Is that what you mean? 

[Jimbokav1971]

Facilities. May 2046.

[Jimbokav1971]

Season Summary. May 2046. 

League Table. 

Overall Best XI. 

Awards & Stats. 

Awards. 

Roberts HG (WAL) * is an Academy player that was poached by Nottm Forest.

Öztaş (TUR) is a teenager who was signed for £500k and then loaned out to Llanelli where he was on prolific form in Europe this season. He has played 12 games in Europe for Llanelli this season so it makes me wonder how far they got in the EURO Conference this season.  

 

[Jimbokav1971]

Welsh clubs in Europe. Jun 2046.

While we got to the Final of the EURO Cup, (it was amazing for a club like ours to get there but I'm still gutted), let's see how the other Welsh clubs have got on in Europe. 

Afan Lido. They lost all 3 of the ties this season, but I think they were pretty unlucky with regards to who they were drawn against. They were also competitive in all 3 games. 

TNS. What a phenomenal performance from TNS and this would explain their difficulties in the league. They got all the way to the Semi-Final where they lost narrowly to Besiktas. When I see their progress, I wonder if I should try and drop down into the Euro Conference myself and see if I can win it. 

Llanelli Town. They performed hugely above expectations this season and this is the sort of performance that will see the League move even further up the rankings. 

Airbus UK. This is their 1st season in Europe, so it's understandable that they didn't hit the ground running. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Rankings. Jun 2046.

We now auto-qualify for the Group Stage of the Champions League and I think that a Playoff position in the EURO Cup could also lead to qualification there too. 

[Jimbokav1971]

 

[RazorRuddock'sGut]

On 27/05/2020 at 07:25, Jimbokav1971 said:

I'm not entirely sure what you mean? 

Do I manage all games? 

No. I actually manage no games. 

I use an IR button to simulate the games after picking the squad and the tactics and then my Ass Man takes over. Is that what you mean? 

Yeah that's what I meant. I wasn't sure if you played every game in its entirety or you pick and choose. But you've answered my question  

[Jimbokav1971]

Jul. Aug & Sep 2046.

Pre-season games. 

Domestic games. We may have crashed out of the Nat MG Cup, but it's really not a big deal. In any case, Llanelli are developing into a real force and there is no shame in being held to a draw by them so early in the season, (although gutted to lose on penalties). I am really looking at an unbeaten league season this year, as it might be my last year here. 

European games. It's not going to be that easy to finish 3rd in this Group. I really don't want to miss out on another tilt at the EURO Cup this season. 

Goal-scoring keepers. Pajvot (CRO) has scored both his penalties so far. Long may that continue. 

Finances. 

[Peter G]

Will be mildly amusing when you get to the top to see all teams potentially available for Europe outside of the bottom 2 - assuming I have read the play-offs right.

[Jimbokav1971]

3 minutes ago, Peter G said:

Will be mildly amusing when you get to the top to see all teams potentially available for Europe outside of the bottom 2 - assuming I have read the play-offs right.

I think you have yes. I did look at that right at the start, but I don't think we will ever get there. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Just so everyone knows what's going on, it's my turn to manage in the Joint Save thread, so Cambrogi is not going to be played for a few days while I play a season in there. 

 

[welshgrad]

i have really enjoyed reading this save so far. i have taken inspiration and im trying to take caerau ely to the top. my biggest problem is turning semi pro and only being able to offer n/c which led me to keep having to offer n/c contracts to keep the core of my team. 

[Nobby_McDonald]

Very well done in the Europa League Jimbo. Shame how you lost.

[Jimbokav1971]

On 01/06/2020 at 21:23, Nobby_McDonald said:

Very well done in the Europa League Jimbo. Shame how you lost.

Thanks mate. Yeah, it was pretty gutting. 

[Jimbokav1971]

On 31/05/2020 at 02:31, welshgrad said:

i have really enjoyed reading this save so far. i have taken inspiration and im trying to take caerau ely to the top. my biggest problem is turning semi pro and only being able to offer n/c which led me to keep having to offer n/c contracts to keep the core of my team. 

Thanks. Good luck with your save. 

Have you created a thread? 

[Jimbokav1971]

Oct 2046.

Domestic games. 3 wins is great and I have serious designs on an unbeaten league campaign this season. 

European games. We are sitting 3rd, but I had to pick the weakest side possible against OL and we still almost got a point. 

Goal-scoring keepers. Pajvot (CRO) scored 1 penalty and had another saved. 

The pre-concern about looking to move to a bigger club is fair. I'm not sure how I get around that when I am manipulating the results, (or at least trying to), so that we qualify for the Knockout stages of the EURO Cup rather than the Champions League. 

With regards to not getting enough coaching attention during GK training, I'm not really sure what that means. I thought initially it might mean that there were too many GK's in the senior squad, but there are just 4 of them and 1 of them is out on loan, so that doesn't make sense to me. Any suggestions? 

Finances. 

[Mikaelinho]

2 hours ago, Jimbokav1971 said:

With regards to not getting enough coaching attention during GK training, I'm not really sure what that means. I thought initially it might mean that there were too many GK's in the senior squad, but there are just 4 of them and 1 of them is out on loan, so that doesn't make sense to me. Any suggestions? 

What's the coach workload for GK coaches like? Could that be the thing?

Edited June 3, 2020 by Mikaelinho

[dolph11]

An interesting read. Entertaining, too!

[Jimbokav1971]

55 minutes ago, Mikaelinho said:

What's the coach workload for GK coaches like? Could that be the thing?

I don't know actually. Will have a look.

I played about with setting my own training schedules a couple of seasons ago, (downloaded from someone I follow on Twitter), but it was counter-productive so I have reverted to my staff being in control. 

I think this is the screen in question, (never more than glanced at it before now). 

The GK Coach workload would seem to be light. 

It's theoretically possible that there was only 1 GK Coach previously, but I doubt it. I honestly have no input to this area at all. I don't even look at it and only did so now because of the GK issue and interaction in here. 

[Jimbokav1971]

25 minutes ago, dolph11 said:

An interesting read. Entertaining, too!

Thanks very much. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Facilities. Nov 2046. 

[Jimbokav1971]

Nov 2046. 

Domestic games. 3 games, 3 wins, 3 clean sheets and 15 goals. 

European games. It's not that easy losing games like this to finish 3rd. I have to basically play kids to make it happen. I think this season will be my last having a tilt at the EURO Cup. 

Goal-scoring keepers. Pajvot (CRO) scores a penalty and a free-kick, but also had a penalty saved in the same game that he scored the free-kick. 

Finances. 

Records.