toonbalmy87 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Championship Youth Intake Gotta love this intake the best iv had so far 1 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Toonbalmy- Congrats on promotion and a wondeful intake! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonbalmy87 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Toonbalmy- Congrats on promotion and a wondeful intake! Would of liked a Defender but am i just being greedy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avramski Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 thats a long list My best keep is rated at 1 star, same as my best central defender. I've only 1 right back, and my midfielders are not that good either .... It's going to be a long season, especially seeing as Maidenhead have just beaton us 6-0 without really breaking sweat .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonbalmy87 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 My best keep is rated at 1 star, same as my best central defender. I've only 1 right back, and my midfielders are not that good either .... It's going to be a long season, especially seeing as Maidenhead have just beaton us 6-0 without really breaking sweat .... how do you play because when i first started i used AML AMR ST ST but 5 defenders and 1 holding mid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avramski Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I'm using a 4-4-2 atm as I don't really have the players for any other formation. 1 of my central midfielders is set to track back however Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 Terrible - I doubt any of these will make the first team so no YP this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stothy Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Terrible - I doubt any of these will make the first team so no YP this year. I would be over the moon with that intake! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avramski Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Terrible - I doubt any of these will make the first team so no YP this year. A couple of those would be straight into my first XI at Harrow :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcoll Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Terrible - I doubt any of these will make the first team so no YP this year. lots of potential there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 Are you guys kidding me? I have 10 players in the first team with 5 star potential. In my team 5 stars is only a good BS regional player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactic Master Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 End Of Season Report - 2016/2017 Chester - League 2 This is our second season in League 2 and our most interesting and entertaining season yet! Last season I completely revamped the first team, bringing through as many youth players as possible, replacing the old guard that had got us this far. It almost ended in tears, but for a fantastic end to the season, finishing 18th after several wins, coming off a 13 game run of losses and draws. Thankfully the revamp has proven to be a success and helped me to move the club forward! By January 1st we were unbeaten in the league and destroying any team we went up against. npower League 2 | Squad | Fixtures | Finances | Transfers | Youth Intake Squad Champions!!! Our second half to the season was entirely different to the first, becoming more of a struggle to keep up the pace, but thankfully several of our key players managed to keep fit and Gary Beckford in particular managed to stay almost injury free, except for a few niggles. In previous years, Beckford has suffered several injuries and is seen as our most injury prone player. It is absolutely amazing the way we won the title, joint top with Port Vale who kept up the pace and kept the league interesting, but goal difference was the major factor in the end and that proves how important it is to score as many goals as you can. Hopefully we can keep this squad together for next season, but there is major interest from several clubs for our star man Brett Smart and if he was to leave, we would lose a pivotal part of our squad. Awards Player Of The Month - Gary Beckford (October) & Christian Walsh (April) Young Player Of The Month - Brett Smart (August) & Christian Walsh (March) Player Of The Year - Brett Smart Team Of The Year - Brett Smart, Gary Beckford & Christian Walsh Top Goalscorer - Christian Walsh Youth Products Gary Beckford - Has had a tough career so far at Chester, seen as the icon of the club, the first YP to make it onto the scene, but has taken huge strides this season to prove he deserves his YP status! 24 goals and 11 assists, mainly from Attacking Left Midfield, with a few appearances up front. Manuele De Petrillo - Unfortunately for Petrillo, it appears his career at Chester is coming to an end. He is only seen as a backup player now, due to the wide range of talent available for the Attacking Left Midfield position! Rod Delfouneso - Had always been seen as a future star in midfield and has finally shown his ability, with 55 sensational appearances this season! Amazingly, Delfouneso has never suffered an injury, so has always been available for selection! Kyle Pope - This guy is known as the impact player. He has made 48 appearances, but 34 of those were off the bench! He can play on the left and on the right, whilst his main position is up front, but he did usually play on the wing. He wasn't as influential as others, but scored some important goals. Christian Walsh - I had huge hopes for this guy after a fantastic first full season last season and he hasn't disappointed! He was our out and out striker and extremely reliable! He picked up a couple of injuries, but thankfully they were only very short spells on the sidelines. Ciaran Wood - Has formed an amazing partnership with Ryan James and must take huge credit for the strides he's taken this season, after previously disappointing in his performances. Is a well rounded defender and will be pivotal to our survival challenge next season. Eric Davidson - I never intended on using Davidson as much as I have, but once he got into the team, he couldn't stopped creating chances! 22 amazing assists from Central Midfield is extrodinary! Reece Jeffries - This years youth intake player and the only one to pick up the YP status this season! He came in and was already the best goalkeeper at the club. Has a few flaws in his play, but he's only young and hopefully I can mould his stats and make him into a top goalkeeper! Brett Smart - An absolute beast of a player, proving he deserves is SYP status, scoring 22 goals and assisting 30! Easily our player of the season and managed all this, mostly from Attacking Right Midfield! Easily a major factor towards Christian Walsh's amazing goalscoring ability. Season Division Position Achievement 2012/2013 BSN 2nd Promotion Via Playoffs 2013/2014 BSP 13th Mid-Table 2014/2015 BSP 4th Promotion Via Playoffs 2015/2016 L2 18th Avoided Relegation 2016/2017 L2 1st Champions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew the Cookie Eater Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Youth Intake Oliver Cobb - touted as the new Alan Shearer apparently Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactic Master Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Yet another amazing intake Drew, I envy you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactic Master Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Just had to reject an offer from Championship champions Burnley for Christian Walsh! The offer was pretty much a joke, but it caused him to ask for an improved contract... I officially hate Burnley! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactic Master Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Youth Recruitment Upgrade Finally, we managed to upgrade our "Youth Recruitment", so I have high hopes for our next intake! We are now operating at a Fairly Basic level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcoll Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Youth IntakeOliver Cobb - touted as the new Alan Shearer apparently Knew you'd have a new shearer coming through the ranks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWFL Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 TM - Great Season congrats! Looked like it was close..! Good luck with League 1, I think if you have the right tactic you will fly up. Drew - Great Intake there! That guy could push you onto the next level! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactic Master Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Cheers TWFL, I think we will easily stay clear of relegation, considering our FA Cup run that we had and the fact that the players will continue to develop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 TM- congrats on the promotion! L1 will be a whole new level though. Youth recruitment should make a difference, it affects the potential ability of players coming through along with increasing your chances of getting a sammarinese star Drew- An amazing intake. What are your facilities like? did you get youth recruitment up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 League Table- We finished 14th, but this is because we only took 1 point from our last 10 games. I realised we wouldn’t make the playoffs so I frankly didn’t try in the last 10 matches. I organised a few friendlies to keep the finances up which ruined the players fitness. Squad- Lots of potential in the squad but I wish I could say the same about youth intakes. Barcelos kept top scorer but the stand out this season is Shelly for me. Key Player-Robbie Shelly. A good year for the youngster, providing 10 goals and some assists Alex Daly YP01- A full season for him featuring in an incredible 51 games! He is my first choice keeper and he has made great strides this year. Finances- 230k in the bank thanks to some yummy friendlies. Facilities- We improved our junior coaching and training facilities are going to be upgraded in October. An average season overall but we now have some money in the bank and have a few players improving. Season League Position Achievements Top Goalscorer (Goals) Player of the Season ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012/13 BSS 7th Staying up and more! Felipe Barcelos (32) Felipe Barcelos 2013/14 BSS 14th Consolidating a great first season Felipe Barcelos (13) Robbie Shelly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew the Cookie Eater Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Drew- An amazing intake. What are your facilities like? did you get youth recruitment up? Junior Coaching is at Exceptional, Youth Recruitment is at Fairly Basic, and I have Average Youth Facilities. Guess I've been lucky these last couple of seasons, but I really need a new attacking midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactic Master Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Ri, don't know whats happened, but you've definately gone backwards... Barcelos goes from 32 goals to just 13? Did you have a word with him at all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stothy Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Well a season which was expected to be consolidation ended up being a play off place! Let's see how my play offs go... surely 4 seasons 3 promotions is impossible? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterdunnebrfc Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Northwich Victoria 2012/13 & 2013/14 I got really into the game/challenge and ended up playing two seasons before remembering to do this! I ended up taking over Northwich Victoria in the BSN, with a rented yet very good stadium at this level and a half decent team in place. (though all out of contract!) 2012/13 Very happy for a first year with a team that was one of the favorites to go down. Cups were in and out though. Youth Intake was solid but nothing spectacular, with a few future good/leaving BSN players but nobody to step right in. League Table Best Eleven Transfers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterdunnebrfc Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 2013/14 A good improvement on the previous year, think we could have been in the Playoffs without the great cup runs (7 replays, 3 extra times, 2 shootouts!!), was still in it to the last day. We got to the final of the FA Trophy at Wembley before losing and the 2nd round of the FA Cup. Increased Junior Coaching also brought some exciting prospects. League Table Best Eleven Future Championship Right Back! Future League One Striker! Season League Position Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2012/13 BSN 10th Stayed up, foundations 2013/14 BSN 7th FA Trophy Final, 2nd Round FA Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 peter- Welcome to the challenge and youve had a fantastic first two seasons. I think you could push for promotion next year. Please post screenshots in link form though. for instructions on how to do this refer to the OP. TM- he only played 30 games this season due to injury and he played in 8 games that I had given up on so his total wasnt to bad. Hopefully I can get everyone back on form next season . I also believe we could have finished around 8th/9th if I had pushed them to the end. (we only got 1 point in the last 10 games!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactic Master Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Ri, i'm sure you will do better this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactic Master Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Johnstone's Paint Trophy I think we have the best chance in 6 years to finally win a cup competition! Look at the draw below! Johnstone's Paint Trophy North Quarter Final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpr Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Looks good Tactic Master!! I am not having such good luck however... In my second season with Lowestoft, still in the BSN. We beat East Thurrock 7-2 in the 2cnd FA cup qualifying round but we just lost 3-1 to Whitby in the 3rd round. All 3 goals to headed set pieces, 2 corners and 1 free kick. Our match preparation is set to very high on defending set pieces constantly (I know it doesn't stack over time, i'm just too lazy to shuffle it). Set pieces are set up to have everyone back marking a man, covering the posts and I leave 2 lose to just 'go back' Really unhappy to lose to non-league opposition in that manner, I wish FM was realistic enough for me to dish out some Fergie style hairdryer treatment! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonbalmy87 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Carshalton Atheltic : Survival and More League I Survived wahoo and to be honest we pretty much gave all the big boys a game just injury's to key players stop us from getting in to the play offs be looking to get into the play off next season Team Stats Player Stats Transfers Finances Rolling in ££££ Key Players Westley Oscar Ward Marvelous Baah - need to find a replacement for him quickly League Cup - Man Utd 4th Round FA Cup Aston Villa 3rd Round Youth Intake YP01 YP02 YP03 YP04 YP05 YP06 YP07 Report U18s Andy Johnson Wannabe Report Next years objective : Play offs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iseik Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 The Stafford Rangers Board have just annouced the appointment of Matt Donnelly as their new manager Manager profile Club Information Facilities (no youth facilities) better get some sorted haha! Squad Finances Can't wait to start this challenge, really interested in how far I can take Stafford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Have fun with Stafford, possibly one of the hardest teams imo. Unless you get some funds quickly, you won't be getting any youth team players soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Iseik- Welcome to the challenge mate and good luck with stafford. Also its funny to think you joined these forums before me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonbalmy87 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Carshalton Atheltic : Close but no Cigar League I was wanting to get into the play offs but i didn't expect us to soo soon but we ended up getting knocked out at the first hurdle Squad Transfers Finances - Looking pretty healthy in the red by 100k so get that sorted with friendlys Key Players Westley Oscar Ward Not So Marvelous Baah League Cup after our 2nd round heroics against everton [video=youtube_share;8taJynRfj8E] this happened- Man City 3rd Round What a Match FA Cup Newcastle 5th Round Youth Intake YP01 YP02 YP03 YP04 Awful player YP05 YP06 YP07 YP08 Report Play offs - Beaten By Burnley Next years objective : Play offs or Better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Have fun with Stafford, possibly one of the hardest teams imo. Unless you get some funds quickly, you won't be getting any youth team players soon. Do you think your opinion may be a bit biased? but yes, I agree, stafford are one of the lowest rep teams you can get through. Also, I thought you still got youth players through, they just dont get trained as you dont have any youth facilities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Nope, I didn't get any. Hence why it's a struggle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 You have limited youth recruitment as well which is what I had so that must be why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Forest- Ouch! do you think you can scrape together enough funds to get some facilities? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I've scrapped that save as we were losing lots of money. I think my FM days are coming to an end as I'm not enjoying it as much now. It takes too much time to do anything of note and seeing as though I prefer just to watch commentary and play basic 4-4-2, I'm not having as much fun now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iseik Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 After reading Forrests advise I have started again. This time picking FC Lewes. Profile Team Facilities (much better than staffords) Finances Club Info Wish me luck....again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 I've scrapped that save as we were losing lots of money. I think my FM days are coming to an end as I'm not enjoying it as much now. It takes too much time to do anything of note and seeing as though I prefer just to watch commentary and play basic 4-4-2, I'm not having as much fun now. Do you have an older version that you liked? that might rekindle your love for the game... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Iseik- A wise choice I think. Good luck with Lewes. I have decided to change club aswell, Oxford just dont produce good enough players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Richard Ineson has taken charge of Northwich and has indicated that if he fails to bring success to Victoria he will most likely retire. After struggling with Oxford I have decided to go with Northwich. At the moment I just wish I had never been sacked from FC united, as I really got into that. If I quit this save I will probably take a break from fm, but still run this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Do you have an older version that you liked? that might rekindle your love for the game... Only FM11, liked FM10 the most but don't have that or any other previous versions. I didn't like FM11 much either. Again too much to do and it's starting to feel more like a job than a game. I'm all for realism but there are boundaries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avramski Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Time to crack on with my Harrow save .... 8 games left and 8 points from safety. Not bad going considering the squad I had to start with. Still got £200k in the bank after a very healthy preseason and player wages of less that £1000/week! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactic Master Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Time to crack on with my Harrow save .... 8 games left and 8 points from safety. Not bad going considering the squad I had to start with. Still got £200k in the bank after a very healthy preseason and player wages of less that £1000/week! £1000 a week is just madness Best of luck for your last 8 games! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Avramski- Do you mean your 8 points above the relegation zone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avramski Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Nope, I'm 21st! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avramski Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 5 Games left, and now 10 points from safety. Having 3 players sent off in those 3 matches hasn't helped either .... We've just lost 2-1 at home to Bromley, and with Bath City winning as well, that leaves us 13 points adrift and relegated Although I like the challenge, I'm going to give up on it for now, and try it another way. Basically, start a new game and pick a team in the BSR at the start and try from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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