cslloyd Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 The shore was glistening and the birds were tweeting.. The phone finally rings. Ting got the news she wanted.. She was ready, ready to take the trip into the unknown. Her uncle, Garcia, had finally given into temptation and allowed the stubborn pocket rocket a chance. A chance at being a manager --------------------------------------------------------------------Let the fun begin!With absolutely no football experience in her life, maybe her uncle was stupid. However, he could obviously see something within her... whether it being her beautiful glossy hair or her slim jaw line. We will never know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cslloyd Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 --- So this is essentially going to be an unemployment around the world challenge with a business twist - If I join a club in the red, they have to be left in the green! --- --- Due to me trying to gain every single trophy within the game, it may take a while. Promotion from a league will also count as a 'competition win' however this will be denoted with a silver label, winning the league outright will be denoted by gold ------ There is no time limit on the story, there is no end age and there is no prohibition of holidaying throughtout the campaign - however this can only occur in between jobs to speed up the process. I will be taking my time to find the best opportunity jobs! ---After being released from the asylum, Ting Tong got the local sports newspaper and spent the evening looking through adverts.. A hopeless task given the complete lack of experience. Until an unlikely offer came through where she had never been before. Africa.So! It begins with the South African second division side Vasco da Gama (Cape Town). They last enjoyed success in the Premier League back in 2010 until they hit a slump of bad results leaving them in the second division for the past 5 years. With a media prediction of 5th and a pretty awesome home kit, it was time to man the cannons and crack on with the challenge. The board expected a title challenge, of which I believe I should be able to help with! With the finances in the clear, the club was a great starting place. The squad was decent after bringing in a few players from loan out of the Premier League in order to help our step back up.'Let us begin' Ting Tong thought... as she watched her side take to the field for the first time in the pre match friendlies. This was the beginning of the journey, hopefully we can get it off to a great start.Good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cslloyd Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 The August fixtures were a great indicator of how things had been set up - tactics wise. I believe that even though we completely dominated possession in both games, and dominated the shots scoreboard, we definitively need to be a lot more clinical. With August being more of a test run I can be pleased. -- Slightly dissapointed with this draw if I am honest, even though they are predicted to finish at 6th position by the media, I can't help but feel like we were cheated out of the win. We edged possession at 58% and made 12 shots with 0 on target. Quite annoying but as the first game of the season we can put it to one side! ---- This game was a lot closer than it should have been.. With two sub 20 minute goals I though we were in for a dominating game, with 54% possession and a massive 17 shots, 7 on target opposed to the 5 and 2 from Mthatha. The retaliation goal conceded just over two thirds through the game really put pressure on the team --A quick readjustment of the squad tactics left us with the following early season buildHopefully the next month of games proved slightly more fruitful! - Next time on Rags to Riches - September Sweepstake.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cslloyd Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 The two games played in August were fairly disappointing for myself due to the huge amount of possession and shots - with the clinical finishing greatly lacking. Hopefully September would fair better with the results, and set off the campaign to a great start -- It seems that possession with no results is something we really need to work on at Vasco, with a very dull and boring game with the only goal coming from the oppositions defensive mistake. When the shots started pouring in with around 65% on target I was very excited, hoping for a flurry of goals. Not the case. I will take a little look into my tactics to hopefully alleviate the problem ---- Against the table toppers I really was not expecting much, Bogere scoring an absolutely placement perfect shot from outside the box. We used a slight more attacking formation this game seeing as we were at home, with the DM switching to an AMC. This created 20 shots with 12 on target, to the loss of possession which floated around 48%. Again we were not clinical enough, and unless this changes we will not be going up this season! Paulse levels for Swallows just after the half time in which I commenced operation park the bus in order to prevent a loss to one of our title contenders. -- Away from home I switch back to the usual DM system, pegging us at 56% possession with equal stats of 6 shots for both Vasco and Highlands. Snatching a first quarter goal with a brilliant cross only to let it slip AGAIN straight after half time. This is starting to become a habit for us! We need to alter our second half tactics in order to hold onto these leads we keep losing. Bogere claiming to be an asset to our team already finding the man of the match trophy three times.September TableEven though we remain unbeaten after 5 games, I can't help but feel either cheated or let down by the team.. We dominated all games except Highlands Park and deserved the wins but let them slip due to complacency and sloppy defending. Still, nothing we can't work with! Unbeaten is definitely an achievement. Next time on Rags to Riches - Overcast October.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Set yourself some high targets there to win everything in the game! Good luck and i'll certainly be keeping an eye out this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cslloyd Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Cheers Dexter_Morgan! Yep it's gonna be a very long save ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September was a month of grinding out draws and settling into the rhythm of second flight African football. October will definitely be a better prospect? Maybe not.. 15 shots, 10 on target 0 goals.. This paired with 58% possession is very disappointing. We just aren't clinical, which is a huge shame considering we seem to be playing very well - even against teams that are favored over us! Bogere picks up man of the match again, even though it wasn't the best performance. We need something to give the players more confidence in the attack. That's much better! Bogere picking up man of that match again with a 9.0 rating, even getting himself on the scoreboard. Great performance in both halves of the game against newly promoted Milano United, who for some reason have been placed 2nd by the media! Some great runs by Van Graan and an orchestral performance by Wambi gave us the confident boosting 4 goals that we needed so dearly. Hopefully this will show the players that we can indeed score crackers and have a shot at the title!Maybe not. Again with the huge gap in shots and possession I was massively disappointed to give away such a cheap goal in which our corner defense just didn't mark the near post.. The problem may be to do with the number of shots we are hitting off, I will try to get the players to calm down in the future and hopefully find better chances than hitting the ball in hope for a fluke long shot. On a slight positive our hot prospect Ritchi Sebastio gained man of the match and rightfully so with a huge 10 key passes throughout the game.October TableAnother month in which I feel disappointed and yet happy. We sit a very respectable 3rd on the table, with a few high priority games coming up next month.. hopeful that we can snatch a few more convincing results. Pleased that Sebastio is showing his form, however I need to sit down with the team and discuss the issues with shooting - when to, and when not to. Still.. unbeaten in 8 games can't be too shabby eh?Ting Tong called for a meeting with the players.. with a calm and assertive manner, looking deep into their eyes with her beautiful face and smile - STOP WIFFING SHOTSNext time on Rags to Riches - November, no more shooting.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeYears Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Ooh, someone else is doing a South African First Division team! I'm doing an unemployment save (Pentagon Challenge) and managing Witbank Spurs! Good luck on Vasco CT! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikenevo Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Looks like you're doing a great job, keep up the good work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 This may be the best avatar I've seen since FM16 came out... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 It's like a confused human Shrek. Think winning *every trophy in the game* might be slightly difficult. Or you're willing to play for 200 seasons! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cslloyd Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Cheers Awesomewords, really enjoying it so far! Love the African leagues, great fun. Thanks mikenevo, Some of the players are already making a name for themselves! Hahaha yep dllu she's an absolute beaut noikeee I did the same challenge years ago on fm13 and managed to do about 70% of the cups it was great fun seeing the different talent! Especially the new Messi's and Ronaldo's --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Still unbeaten in the league is a great achievement especially considering how up and down the African leagues can be. Even though we aren't scoring as much as we need I believe with a little motivation they can do wonders! Big game coming up against All Stars, of which are a local rival here in Cape Town. Hopefully our hot prospect can teach them a thing or two!-- Yep, that wasn't going to happen was it? Absolutely pathetic defensive display which has let me down constantly throughout the season, but this takes it to a new level. with equal stats with the opposition we really should have at least equaled their goal tally. Sebastiao had his worst game of the season and it just fell apart. I believe the majority of the problem was a change in tactics a week before the game to a more solid 4-4-2 which evidently does not suit our team! Oh well move on -- -- Incredibly tight game, they were very lucky not to be level by the end of it. That team talk with the defenders seemed to of helped with quite a solid display keeping us in it until the end, great job. Loanee Mazibuko once again showing us why I really need to consider offering him a full time contract, he is an asset to our team and completely demolishes the right wing in every game - his form has not dropped since the first friendly game. Let's try and carry this form into the next game hey? ---- Would of preferred a bigger scoreline however I'm great full that we actually managed to win! Late goal by the tactic master Wambi, another solid defense - leading to the 1-0 win. Myxoyana picking up man of the match with his defensive efforts at full back, greatly appreciated! Sebastiao playing only half the game due to a slight knock, however it was not significant and he recovered straight after the game.November TableAside from the first game of the month we looked quite solid at the back, resulting in us holding onto the 3rd place spot! Sebastiao didn't have the greatest of months along with Bogere and that really shows in the results.. those two can completely change the flow of the game and I hope they return to their previous form! Only time will tell. December looking like a hard month - A friendly against Ajax CT from the Premier League and the start of the South African Cup.. Fingers crossed!Next time on Rags to Riches - December, the dark month Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Plenty of time to reach top spot yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Leaving clubs in the green is going to be tricky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenzar Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Ting Tong? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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