Description of issue
At the end of the first season (2023/24) in FM24, managing Derby County, the Youth Academy is downgraded from Category 1 to Category 2, despite having the maximum allowed U21 and U18 coaching staff, and this feels wrong as it is highly unlikely to be downgraded in real-life.
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I've uploaded Stuniverse_Derby_05May2024_Academy.fm (when the Inbox announcement is received) as well as the following save game files from before that date:
- Stuniverse_Derby_14Feb2024.fm
- Stuniverse_Derby_30Mar2024.fm
- Stuniverse_Derby_109Apr2024
- Stuniverse_Derby_27Apr2024_EndOfSeason.fm
I also don't think this is unique to Derby County either based on this post in the General Discussion forum:
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In real-life, Derby County achieved Cat 1 Academy Status in 2014: https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2014/07/derby-county-achieve-category-one-academy-status
Derby County have retained Cat 1 Status ever since, even throughout the Administration season and last season in League One: https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2023/07/derby-county-academy-retains-category-one-status
The new owner, David Clowes, is committed to retaining Category 1 Status and in August this year announced a new Academy Coaching Structure to help maintain Category 1 Status: https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2023/08/academy-confirms-new-appointments-august-2023
It is highly unlikely that Derby County will lose Category 1 Status in real-life and it feels wrong that they lose it at the end of the first season in FM24.
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