rancer890 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 i can't remember the exact ins and outs but it basically turns into 2-legged play-offs between teams from the 4 second divisions.... there's around three rounds before 4 teams are promoted... That's a lot of football... :o Hope I survive all that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMeister Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 w00t, actually won a game, 2-0 vs Offenbach at home, although we did ose first game 2-0 to Berghausen, so GD is at 0, but i'm just pleased to have recorded my f=irst win in this challenge at last Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 congrats Lordmeister!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Hi guys. This challenge looks very tempting so I'm gonna give it a go. Off to the lower leagues of Spain I go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Welcome aboard Chelsea and all the others. Good Luck as you follow the paths of the challenge. Congrats Lord on an excellent victory. I will be back to Fafe in Liga Sagres as soon as I can get my computer back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMeister Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 unfortunately my FM09 has been tempermental today, having not opened successfully since the Offenbach win, atfer an attempted 6 times opening it and it freezing, i gave up for the day, so i'll be continuing tomorrow hopefully, and as the Offenbach game was predicted to go against us, there'll hopefully be a few more points coming our way, i won't get overy confident though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Real Oviedo promoted!!!! :D Season update to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 2010-2011 Real Oviedo S.A.D. (Season 2) Media Prediction: 12th Finishing Position: 2nd Spanish Cup: N/A Spanish Federation Cup: lost in 2nd Round (not that I cared ) *Special Playoff Section* Ok, Real Oviedo qualified into the playoffs after their strong 2nd place finish in the league. The first phrase was a lot easier, but I don't mind trying to get promoted through this path. Don't mind the extra match practice lol. 1st Round: Girona 1st leg I thought we were doomed... 2nd leg Apparently not! We dominated!!! 2nd Round: Castellon 1st leg Dominant win. Now the tricky away leg... 2nd leg Just hung on. We did lose a couple key players to internationals that game. One more round... 3rd Round: Cordoba 1st leg A tricky game. We could have been destroyed... 2nd leg PROMOTION!!! There was some luck in this match. But I'm proud of the lads. I was so excited when we got that lucky break. Squad Squad Squad knows how to create offense. Transfers Transfers Future Transfers Also trying to sign a young left back from Messina. Key Players All the players who scored over 10 goals. ST - Alvaro ST - Ogude ST - Ramon Barrero DM/MC - Andrea Paolucci DM/MC - Enric Maureta Finances Finances Club Information Overview Stadium/Facilties Goals for the next year survive stay in top 18 in Liga adelante would be nice US$15 million? [font=Courier New]Season Team League Finished Notes 2009-2010 Real Oviedo Spanish 2nd Division B1 11th [/font] [font=Courier New]2010-2011 Real Oviedo Spanish 2nd Division B1 2nd Promotion[/font] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Congratulations rancer I hope I can replicate your success. I'm currently holidaying so I'll start in about 30min. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Congratulations rancer I hope I can replicate your success. I'm currently holidaying so I'll start in about 30min. Thanks. I get over $3 million in TV money this, so I might go over $15 million after this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I decided to join in with Real Oviedo (mainly due to money and Stadium) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I decided to join in with Real Oviedo (mainly due to money and Stadium) Real Oviedo seems to be the popular choice now. The media said I was rumoured to be signing a Chinese player. Chen Yanjun It might be true now. Got competition from Taranto and Pescara though. EDIT: Yup he's part of my team now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I'm trying to get Ogude off Udinese on loan with a future fee because I don't have the money just yet. He'd be such a good target man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Should I pay 95k with 375k as a future fee for Ogude or should I just try get him on a regular loan and sign him next season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I'm trying to get Ogude off Udinese on loan with a future fee because I don't have the money just yet. He'd be such a good target man. I got him on a Bosman free. Really pleased with my 3-headed monster. And you will have the money soon. Nothing to worry. (well, if you're smart with your resources like me...I did get $400k in gate receipts per home game.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Should I pay 95k with 375k as a future fee for Ogude or should I just try get him on a regular loan and sign him next season? Well, Udinese let me get him for free, but not sure if he will be free in every game...the money isn't the problem. There are no money issues at Real Oviedo (well for me anyways...I'm cheap lol) so I guess the former would be insurance that you get Ogude. (relatively low cost for a potentially high reward) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 He isn't free for me I'm just gonna loan him for free and sign him next season. How crazy are the Spanish trialists? I scouted the players and almost all of them were sign at any cost. I know a lot of people bid on them but if I can get 1 or 2 of them I'd be very happy. EDIT: He doesn't want to join on a regular loan so I'm gonna have to add a future fee to get him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I have to offload a few players now. It sucks how you can only have 22 players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 My game is looking very promising. I scored a goal in the first 20 seconds of my 1st game in the league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 My first game of the season Their one goal was unlucky for me because they scored from that annoying keeper bug where the keeper comes out to get the ball and once at the ball, just stands there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I forgot to post my profile. Is it okay if I post it a month late? Profile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Holy crap. I was 30k in the red and after 1 game I'm out of the red and my balance is 80k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I thought my strikers were playing well but Cesar Diaz is totally ripping it up for Albacete. This is after 5 games: Player Stats Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hahahahahahah I was down 2-1 in this game. What a game for Mascio! Real Oviedo v Barakaldo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMeister Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 that just then was one hell of a match, after beating Elvensburg 3-0, we went up against league favourites Eintract. Who happened to be 20th, so i was hopful of a good result, but also concerned of a sudden improvemewnty in Eintract form. 20minutes gone, we were 2-0 up, 30minutes, 2-2, half time 3-3, 70th minute 3-4, FT 4-4, the last goal coming from an Eintract payer scoring an own goal :O, so after 4 games we sit in an impressive 4th place Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Just an off-topic question, how'd you get your signature? I'm not allowed to have one for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMeister Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 i just went to the signiture thing added it lol, dunno why it won't you have one though :O Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 It says I don't have permission...oh well. I'm still coming 1st in my 1st season with Real Oviedo although I just had 2 draws in a row so I fear a form slump. I'm hoping with Mascio coming back from international duty I can get back to my winning ways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 another player joining my Oviedo party..... I feel such a trendsetter... :0 good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Good luck Chelsea4Lyf. What's your average attendance so far? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 14-15k I get very good money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 My January Update I'm looking very strong in the league. At the start of the year I chose top half finish as how I expected to do in the league but I've proven myself wrong. Here is the League Table. My success has mainly been due to the wonderful performances of 3 players. They are Jorge Rodriguez, Mascio and Ogude. Here are the Spanish Second Division B1 Player Stats after 19 games. And here are my transfers so far. Hopefully I can maintain my league position and get promoted. I'll post another update at the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Jorge Rodriguez is a legend. he's known for his performances for me as King Jorge - check the last couple of pages for how he's done for me..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Well guys haven't updated in a while, good to see a number of new members Finished my 11th season at the helm - the 2019/20 season. Sadly I don't have many screenshots to backup a mini-report so I'll just tell you how we did. After a sluggish start, the best team I've assembled at Savona found their stride and notched up a fantastic 5th placed finish. Remarkable given we'd just been promoted last year. The top 4 are far stronger at the moment so it will take a while to knock them off their perch but for now we're an established top flight side. And have another European adventure to head on! Key men were Riccardo Rotunno, who set a club record 18 league goals in a season and new goalkeeper Giordano Liguori who was immense in net for us. We have a couple of wonderkids at the club now - Tommaso Cilona (DM), Mehran Zahedi (RB/CB) and Rotunno (ST). If we can keep them for a couple of years they could be epic for us. No new stadium yet and no more improvements to the youth and training facilities are possible. We have a couple of good prospects coming in through the ranks, most notably Carmelo Pinelli and Emanuele Sbarra. Keep an eye out for those names in future reports. So overall it was a great season. The new season has not begun quite so well, which was to be expected I think. We have a lot of fixture congestion with the Uefa Cup added in there too but with a narrow win over St Mirren, we made it to the group stages, amongst Brondby, Zenit and Feyenoord. We have won 2 and drawn 1 so far. I'll try and post a better update for the next one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Might play this save more as I'm sorting out for a good tactic in China... My latest signing, for 700k: Matias Rodriguez Can't sign anymore non-EU players. Got a Chinese right back, and now an Argentinian striker, who 'will consider playing for Spain once he has lived in the country for 5 years'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMeister Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 January Update League position: 14th - Current League table made three signings, two internationals, and a second division defender: Epureanu Ferhatovic Müller Player stats been a tough first half of season, athough we managed a draw against Berghausen second time round, after the first game loss to them in August. Problem being, we always seem to have to pull back from a goal or two down to win/draw :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Real Oviedo surprisingly doing not too bad, 11th after 5 games... Not the goal barrage like last year though. I would be happy to finish mid table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I'm worried I'm gonna lose Jorge Rodriguez because he isn't signing a new contract. Hopefully if I get promoted he'll sign for me. I have great back up though. I signed a regen trialist name Ivan Nieto who has loads of potential and is currently one of the best players at the club. I managed to get Mascio to sign a contract til 2014 which is great because he makes a massive difference to my midfield. The difference is very noticeable when he's off on international duty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
max1994 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 this thread should be call JoseRR's real oveido small club to big club challenge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Do you think I can get the 1-2-3? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Assists, goals and Avg Rating a Triple, Triple Like last year was renamed the JoseRR's Small Como Club Challenge. I think it should be named the "Poor clubs who used to be great, still have the facilities, but can you improve them Challenge" seems everyone except me loves money and facilities, I always end up starting with a club who are broke with a small stadium Domegliara & Fafe for life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMeister Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Well Kiel aren't richest club ever, had a transfer budget of 10k got this just before end of season end of contract message thankfully i've sorted a new deal with thm now till 2012 End of season Update Final League position: 9th: End of season 1 league table somehow managed to hammer Dresden who went on to win the league the game after. Unfortunately we couldn't do the same to Erfurt on the last day to go 6th/7th Player stats Made one signing so far, a released player from Mainz: Timo Allofs, he'll be in U19's for now as he isn't up the current standard pof Lartey and Hoffmann just yet, but scouts say he has potential to be much better than them in future Pleased to have survived a whole season with the team this time round, hopefully we can keep up the good form of the seacond half of this season and take it even further next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 well done Lordmeister - great improvement on previous season, and the first half of season for that matter... hopefully you can keep it up into next season. Des - you always like a difficult ride don't you... personally, i'd rename it "JoseRR's let's play the same game as rlipscombe' European Challenge"... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 How about the "JoseRR's let's play Rlips game, but watch out for that Des Tiny he can make the small birds big Challenge" I always like a bit more of a challenge, though financially in the top division it does really hurt, I was almost tempted to sell anyone who would go for whatever price I could get (probably end up with 30m in the bank doing this) and then rebuild the team, but am worried I would end up relegated following such a risky move. I do love my slow and steady rise through the Liga Sagres, my main aim now is to cement 4th spot before I push towards the top and try to break the Sporting, Benfica, Porto stranglehold on Portuguese Football (Once I get my PC back:() Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Yeah I'd like to do that too but I'm still new to lower league management so I'm only gradually making the move down. In FM08 all I did was play with big clubs and occasionally Championship clubs and it got really boring because it was just way too easy. In my Chelsea game all I did was go the season undefeated and collect all the cups. I'd much prefer to do that with a team I built from scratch because I can take all the credit for it Managing lower league teams and taking them to the top really is the only way to play the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Great...I was forced into selling my best centre back although it was for 350k which is great money. I really need a new one now but my ass man for some reason thinks I need a left mid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4Lyf Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Ogude is in awesome form. He's scored 10 goals in the last 5 games He is now only 1 goal behind Jorge Rodriguez in my top scorers. I signed Ogude on a free for next season. It's always hard to find a very good target man so I'm not letting him go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 thats great form that chelsea.... hopefully he keeps it up!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 My Ogude hasn't been that lucky...Barrero and Rodriguez currently occupy the ST spots...and behind another striker on the depth chart... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 i'm home....... i've taken the Monkeys into the Football League so time to come back to my first love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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