GreyedOutMan Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Combining two of my games, I've decided to give it another go with Moron BK in the Swedish lower leagues as per a few years ago. A few years ago, this save was purely youth driven, and I managed to move up a couple of leagues but not many. I've decided this year, because I'll be doing my now annual Guatemala challenge alongside it, that the following rules will be driving the save: 1. I am not allowed to sign ANYONE over the age of 18 UNLESS THEY ARE GUATEMALAN. 2. However, I will allow myself to pinch youngsters if I can, because I think without this possibility the challenge becomes impossible. So I can sign anyone aged 18 or under. I will be using my youth academy overwhelmingly, but also keeping an eye on Guatemalans I can develop from elsewhere as well as the top talent available to me coming out of youth academies. Here goes... EDT: Turns out, they were relegated last year and are now unplayable! Disaster! So instead, I'll go with a rather ruder insult for my new team. Same rules etc. I'm now the manager of Deportivo Wanka! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 My squad isn't exactly brimming with quality! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 Funniest game ever? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 Right, I'm going to do updates at fairly random times (not always even EoS updates), just when it's easy to do so. And it's easy now and it's a good time to do it - I've just remembered LOANS which has produced my best result of the season at the first time of asking! My squad is coming together nicely. I know I said I wouldn't buy players but given that I had none, that had to go out of the window. I'll look to revert to the original rules in the OP in a few years. Results have been a bit hit and miss but are going in the right direction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Been a season of two halves so far, things have gone a bit belly-up since the end of August. Still, it's a long season (11 months), so plenty of time to make up ground in the race for promotion. It's hard to believe that my squad was totally empty when I arrived, but it most certainly isn't now. However, when your best player is a 39 year old, there's a problem! But I have high hopes for Bryan Orellana, who I have had before, Henry Pereira and Edgar Chub, and Guzman has done a great job for me on loan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 A nice unbeaten run has started to build up which hascut the gap to the playoff places from 14 to 9. It might be too little, too late, but we'll see... The squad is giving me some difficulty because we're massively over budget, hence a couple of loans out now, to reduce the wage budget. I'll be offloading as many as I can and just keeping the top performers to be supplemented with loanees in next year! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherwinriga Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Originally, the first team was relegated, right? Is that from Around the World database or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 No, the team I wanted originally was Moron in Sweden. When I realised they were not playable, I just found the funniest name I could from somewhere else! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 My youth intake is unspectacular. Ramirez and Zegarra seem overrated to me. Alvarado, Fernandez and Garcia all look slightly more promising to me. Even Hernandez could develop. But with such a small squad, I'll keep hold of the lot for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 With four games to go, there are just eight points separating the top eight, and whilst I am not part of that, I'm only just outside the running for promotion. Check out the difference between 14th and 15th in terms of goal difference! Next season.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 The end of the season sees me comfortably in mid-table but how many leagues do you see where you can get 81 points and finish in the bottom half?! Too many draws cost me - had eight (or perhaps even seven) of the 15 been turned into wins, I would have been at least in the promotion playoff but probably automatically promoted. My squad is improving gradually. Should note that both Gonzalez and Orellana played a part for me this season despite those stats referring to their loan spells. Guzman was the main goalscorer, although Ortega did better in the second half of the season and should be a key member of the side next year. Of the intake, Zegarra has made the most promising start to his fledgling career for me. Next season, I want to be promoted. If I can get a few solid loan signings that should be possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Been busy in the transfer market. I also renewed quite a few loans from last year for a further 12 months, so my squad is looking a bit fuller than last year. There will be more to come, I'm sure. Results have been very up and down - with a clean sheet for one side in every game so far. Need to start putting a run of form together, really. It sees us 8th in the league, but we need more consistency if we're to put a promotion charge together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 A Wanka is as good as a Moron to me, so good luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I hope you have better luck with bringing in Guatemalans than last time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 So far, so good, although getting them top quality football will be the challenge. I've always wanted to try that journeyman save, but my style is far more suited to one-club management!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Since my last update, things are starting to look up. I didn't want to post during a winning run for fear of jinxing it, so a last minute equaliser against Sport Boys, annoying though it was, did at least afford me the chance to update. Four games won on the trot is probably my best run, I think, and if we can do that a few more times this year, we should go up. Two new signings have been the standout players for me so far, and I'm pleased to say that they're even relatively cheap! Niger Vega is playing the Ozil role, with a massive 70 key passes in just ten games, while Percy Maldonado is a defensive stalwart in the Pirlo vein - creating as well as being a rock in midfield for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 My run of 12 unbeaten, including 10 wins, came to an end at Pacifico, once again prompting an update. Despite being 1-0 up at half-time. We chased a winner in the final stages and got sucker-punched, unfortunately. My squad is looking really strong, with some good performances from my two 14 year olds and good strides from the other teenager, Jairo Pajaro. The table is also looking healthy, although 3 points against Pacifico would have had me level on points with the leaders! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 A short run being put together of unbeaten games. I've also signed a couple of players who are coming in at the end of December for the second half of the season: Varillas on a free from White Star, whose pace could come in useful when I'm chasing a game, and Ramirez who will be one of my best players, I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Look at the table, then look at the timing of the final goal of the game. You probably realise why I'm having a moment of existential crisis. I have to win and hope one of the teams above us slips up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 A good season where I faltered at the end, unfortunately. Vega was a top find and will continue to be my key player next year, winning the POTS award by a landslide. The squad looks very strong, with masses of potential there - and with players coming in who are as good if not better as the best there, next year OUGHT to be a doddle. I want to get up next year. No more faffing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Yes, it's immature, but the whole point of choosing this team was for news stories like this one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Some good form, thanks in the main to Castro, the 41 year old Zuniga and Niger Vega again, have meant that we are currently sitting 2nd in the league despite a slight setback in the last game. This has to be the season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Rather up and down this season, which means we sit precariously outside the promotion race, although it's close enough that it's far from over yet. In Castro and Vega, we have the best two players in the league, and while Castro will not be staying on for another loan spell, Vega has signed a new contract for another year at the club. The squad as a whole is not doing as well as it was - a lack of goals from our strikers has led to Guadalupe being given a chance which he has kinda taken - although 12 goals in 18 starts isn't as good as I would like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 SO MANY INJURIES!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 A couple of vaguely interesting regens in Camacho and Cardenas, but nothing special. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Some good form has seen us rise up the table, and we're potentially one game away from clinching promotion, thanks mostly to Mario Soto, who has been the best signing in mid-season so far. The squad looks so much stronger now, although with a promotion we will need significant investment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Promotion secured!!! I think I can put it down to the moment I decided to switch to playing this guy up front by himself. 20 goals in only a shade above half the season!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 My squad have done me proud this year, in a season which saw me eventually finish second, with a tremendous final quarter of the season. Zuniga, who was one of my best players despite being 41, will unfortunately be retiring, but then again at a higher level he would probably struggle! You'll be pleased to know that Willy Serrano will be joining Deportivo Wanka in the Copa Movistar, Peru's top league. Castro was voted player over the season, and Zuniga the signing of the year, but despite not playing for the first half of the season, Guadalupe was my top scorer, with Castro being statistically the best player all round and Vega getting the most assists. Pretty awesome stats from this squad, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 A good start to the season, more than holding our own in the league, with the squad on pretty good form, although Guadalupe needs to take more chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 It's been hard to know when to update because I don't like doing it when on good form but it has continued on and on! So we drew a game, which seemed like a good moment to post! What a start to life in the top division! Challenging for a top half finish at least, but even a title challenge could be on here if we can maintain our form. Once again, a switch up front has paid dividends, as 16 year-old Marco Varillas has been scoring for fun. Indeed, he has been the pick of the bunch so far, and I have very high hopes of the pacy striker signed on a free from White Star as a 14 year old. Desperately trying to get Erick Ortega off the wage bill, though - he did really well in his first spell with me, especially in the first season, but I don't know why I signed him back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyedOutMan Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 Had hugely lost interest in FM for a while but I'm back to continue with this a bit...and although he isn't Guatemalan, the peformances of Marco Varillas are exciting me again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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