witticism Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Cheez3y said: And the first professional contract goes to... Oh that's a nice find, heading/strength can be trained with the additional focus, but tackling (iirc) cannot, so that's already set. Congrats 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheez3y Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, witticism said: Oh that's a nice find, heading/strength can be trained with the additional focus, but tackling (iirc) cannot, so that's already set. Congrats Thats what Im doin, he is currently on strength training. He is basicly the reason I keep doin this challenge. Its definitly a fun challenge, but I takes away the most enjoyable thing for me...finding gems and develop them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Things are not looking good this season either. The bigger problem is that after we lost our goalkeeper before the season, we are leaking goals like crazy. I've got a feeling we are going down... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadedk Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Cheez3y: Damn.. all that money and good starting facilities, you have really found a great club there! Shankly: Looking foreward to see your new Brazil wonderboy! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Padders said: Sacked We go again Your commitment to this challenge is admirable. Edited November 28, 2020 by craigcwwe 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmonfu Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) Hopefully will get to it, because things are not going very well. An I play without wingers! Edited November 28, 2020 by jmonfu 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaSmith Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 My first intake is in, it might be my best ever intake... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 minute ago, VillaSmith said: My first intake is in, it might be my best ever intake... Screenie of the first guy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaSmith Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Just now, craigcwwe said: Screenie of the first guy? Here you go. I think he is the best player I have ever gotten, relative to the team I'm managing. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
witticism Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, VillaSmith said: Here you go. I think he is the best player I have ever gotten, relative to the team I'm managing. Good luck with that 17 aggression, I already posted about my own guy's issues with motivation, it gets better: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaSmith Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Just now, witticism said: Good luck with that 17 aggression, I already posted about my own guy's issues with motivation, it gets better: Haha, it is a worry, but at 5 stars he can two foot whoever he want's in my view Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartrcm Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, jmonfu said: That sponsorship money.............I'm envious Me too. I have a sponsorship of 190K at Racing Mechelen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeper#1 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 hours ago, VillaSmith said: Already bored of my Beta save so decided to finally give this a proper try. I had a bit of a go a few years ago with Dulwich Hamlet, but got upset when I was forced to sell my PL potential youth player for less than £1m after only a handful of games. Plus I never properly got in to it as I kept the in game editor on. This time though I feel the challenge will be a refreshing change to my normal saves. Going with South Shields despite them seeming to be a popular choice this year. Originally wanted to be Tamworth as they were the closest thing to a local team, but I didn't load the Central Leagues properly so they had no players But having spent 4 years living in Newcastle, I feel an affinity with the teams in that area and even better they play in Claret and Blue! Manager Profile Club Vision Club Facilities I've had a bit of early luck with this save as South Shields seem to have gotten a decent player come through for them in the first season, I'm excited to see if I can make him into a good player for this level at least. And having played on this season a bit, his potential rating has gone up to 3.5/4.5 stars, so even better than the initial reports from when I took over. Tunde Nwachukwu And whilst I can't sign players, I have added some star power to my backroom staff Darren Fletcher Peter Crouch And finally, as I mentioned I've played through the season a bit, mainly to make sure I was enjoying the save before signing up, but I've gotten far enough to get my Youth Intake preview and it looks very good, which was more incentive to continue this challenge! CF Jason Gilchrist is a goal scoring machine for me in my save. I've got Fletcher in the coaching staff too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankly84 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 So that intake has come round... Very happy with this and with this guy (although he may need to learn to play left wing haha) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaSmith Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Just now, keeper#1 said: CF Jason Gilchrist is a goal scoring machine for me in my save. I've got Fletcher in the coaching staff too. Only a couple games left in the season and he's just gotten his 40th league goal, he is amazing at this level, if ever I start a regular save in VNN/S, I'll definitely be signing him! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadedk Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Jales! Nice to see him He looks good, hope you gonna have him for a while! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
witticism Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Shankly84 said: See, with that crossing and low finishing I wouldnt know what to do with him on the left, so I am keen to find out what your plans involve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeper#1 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 South Shields September 1, 2024 Update I've come to the conclusion that my central defensive problems come from two things: 1) the experienced players are any good and 2) the inexperienced players are good but make youthful errors So, it is what it is at this point. Just try to outscore the opponent right now. More of the same when it comes to mentoring too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankly84 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, witticism said: See, with that crossing and low finishing I wouldnt know what to do with him on the left, so I am keen to find out what your plans involve I don't have a left winger at present. I'll see how it goes... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
witticism Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Just now, Shankly84 said: I don't have a left winger at present. I'll see how it goes... ah, that old chestnut I can relate. That being the case, looks good for a wide playmaker 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipky Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 If I sell a player with a loan back clause until the end of the season, or the next one, is that a breach of the rules? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheez3y Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 37 minutes ago, Bartrcm said: Me too. I have a sponsorship of 190K at Racing Mechelen. Well if only I could. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Slipky said: If I sell a player with a loan back clause until the end of the season, or the next one, is that a breach of the rules? Yup. It's only acceptable is the board accepts an offer with the clause included and you can't do anything about it, but even then you need to stuff him in the reserves and not play him a second. It would count as a loan in. A better option is to arrange the transfer for the end of the season! Edited November 28, 2020 by XaW Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, jmonfu said: Hi All I have a question, so I have 2 of my youth intake players who are fairly professional, and the best Senior member personality I have is Fairly Determined, yes its that bad! As I understand it, Fairly Professional is a better personality than Fairly Determined. So what should I do? Should I completely pull them out of Mentoring? I mean, if their determination is like 5 or something, putting them in a group with a F Det guy might be a good thing. It's subjective that professionalism is better than determination anyway. Personally, I value professionalism, but having a team of determined players can be useful. It's not like having intake players who are Model pros, or something. I had a model something youth, and I basically invented social distancing years before we'd heard of COVID. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 minute ago, vikeologist said: It's not like having intake players who are Model pros, or something. I had a model something youth, and I basically invented social distancing years before we'd heard of COVID. True, Model pro youngsters need to be as far away from mentoring as possible! When they are older and influential on the other hand.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, VillaSmith said: Here you go. I think he is the best player I have ever gotten, relative to the team I'm managing. oh wow what a player to get so early 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierL Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 42 minutes ago, Shankly84 said: So that intake has come round... Very happy with this and with this guy (although he may need to learn to play left wing haha) Wow ! send them to me 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankly84 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, OlivierL said: Wow ! send them to me I'm so happy with this one. Was starting to get frustrated, but hope we can kick on now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaSmith Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, Padders said: oh wow what a player to get so early I was so excited when I saw all those stars next to him. Unsurprisingly he got a contract slapped down in front of him immediately and was put straight in to the first team! Although he does already have interest from some League 1/2 teams. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, VillaSmith said: I was so excited when I saw all those stars next to him. Unsurprisingly he got a contract slapped down in front of him immediately and was put straight in to the first team! Although he does already have interest from some League 1/2 teams. Fingers crossed you can keep hold of him 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Finally got my best striker back from injury.... and he might be a reason we can avoid relegation... 11 goals in the last 4 matches! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
witticism Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, XaW said: Finally got my best striker back from injury.... and he might be a reason we can avoid relegation... 11 goals in the last 4 matches! Meanwhile, my guys are auditioning to be stormtroopers in starwars movies The one that scores cant aim and the one that aims cant score, it is going to be a long season 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holidaysong Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 FC United of Manchester ; season 2022/23 League Table ; A very respectable 11th place finish in my first season at National League level. I was in the playoff spots for about 2 months from November to January but unfortunately my form tanked after Christmas, coinciding with mass fatigue across the team. Squad ; Decent squad although weak at the back. I really need to get some good DC new gens soon. The pick of last year's youth intake Derek Hardy has been a regular with Ireland u19s too. Starting 11 ; He has also been one of the stand out performers. Transfers ; I lost some young players on Non Contract terms to free transfers. This was a learning for me. I had wrongly assumed I could just sign them up to Part Time contracts when their youth contracts expired, but because their Non Contract was seen as a "new contract", they wouldn't enter negotiations. Losing Gascoigne in particular was a disaster as he was the 2nd best of my first youth intake and was a regular starter. Youth Candidates ; Some very good prospects but no DC. Barry Mitchell goes straight into my starting 11 and Jac Mason into the first team as backup to Hardy. Next season expectations ; The objective again next year is to fight bravely against relegation, which seems fairly reserved considering we got a top half finish this year. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveh171 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Cheez3y said: And the first professional contract goes to... I would kill for a centre back with these stats! I'm still playing a midfielder a centre back!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, witticism said: Meanwhile, my guys are auditioning to be stormtroopers in starwars movies The one that scores cant aim and the one that aims cant score, it is going to be a long season This is mine, incidentally, David Williams 22g is the who scored all those goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
witticism Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Looks class, hoping my two guys get going as the season goes. First season with two up front so maybe they need some time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheez3y Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Steveh171 said: I would kill for a centre back with these stats! I'm still playing a midfielder a centre back!!! I also got him in my recent intake: Not as good as Can, but he is developing. Edited November 28, 2020 by Cheez3y Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaSmith Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Season 1 - 2021/22 - Vanarama National League North League Table - Fixtures 1/Fixtures 2/Fixtures 3 - Squad 1/Squad 2 - Best XI - Transfers A good season that saw me sneak in to the playoffs with a great second half of the season, unfortunately my form fell away at just the wrong time and I lost to Chorley. Still it's a good platform to build from expecially with a good youth intake, but I've set the sights relatively low and would be happy with a mid table finish next year whilst I blood the younger players. Fortunately the youth intake seemed to fit nicely with my set up, however I could do with some right sided defenders. Also i will be holding on to Jason Gilchrist with an iron grip until I produce a decent ST, he was amazing with his 45 goals this season. Youth Intake Andreas Sofokleous [22A] - Elier Carril [22B] - Tony Veart [22C] - Jamie Rolls [22D] - Andy Ashby-Cesay [22E] - Thalis Mandraflis [22F] - Craig Machell [22G] As previously posted, with a few of the better players linked too. A good intake, although most are let down by their personalities, but luckily Sofokleous has a decent one, as does Ashby-Cesay and Carril's is ok. I've signed all the players that came through though, just so that I have some depth in case any senior players decide they want to leave. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
witticism Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, VillaSmith said: Andreas Sofokleous [22A] 17 aggression and 17 flair, there will be nutmegs and two-foot tackles à la carte Edited November 28, 2020 by witticism spelling 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveh171 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Cheez3y said: I also got him in my recent intake: Not as good as Can, but he is developing. Christ.... my second best natural centre back apart has 4 heading, 6 marking and 10 tackling! that's forgetting the 5 pace they have to back up those stats. Edited November 28, 2020 by Steveh171 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaSmith Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Holding on to Sofokleous suddenly seems a lot harder Although it will hopefully mean a decent windfall if he leaves. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeper#1 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Ask for high next sale clause. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveh171 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Just now, VillaSmith said: Holding on to Sofokleous suddenly seems a lot harder Although it will hopefully mean a decent windfall if he leaves. Just put a sell on clause in and play the long game? They will realise there potential more at a better club and potentially get you a windfall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
witticism Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 There's the somewhat remote possibility Sofokleous will turn them down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaSmith Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 minute ago, keeper#1 said: Ask for high next sale clause. Just now, Steveh171 said: Just put a sell on clause in and play the long game? They will realise there potential more at a better club and potentially get you a windfall. Yeah that's what I'll aim to do, I'd just hoped I'd have more than 3 months with him haha. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
witticism Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I wonder if aggression is like determination where players influence others and it leads to attribute increases Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheez3y Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 The season is starting pretty decent. I knew he would be good. If I only had some mentors.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
witticism Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Spoiler I so badly want him to be good just to continue the tradition of tiny french 7s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) Club Atletico Talleres 2021/22 Pre Season Well I can't argue with that pre season ahead of my first season at the club. Banging in the goals, hopefully that continues once the real stuff starts. Youth Intake 2020/21 I've offered contracts to all of the youth intake as it's the first year. Martin Vilarreal - One of the two 4* potential players in this intake. Tricky one this as I don't play with a left footed on either wing in my current system so it may well be a case of retraining him to fit somewhere into my current tactic. His passing is already fantastic at 16 but sadly his vision really lets him down at just 5. I was thinking retraining him as a DLF, undecided right now. Marcelo Prieto - Now he can slot straight into my tactic as a right footed wide man if I was so inclined. Like the bravery. Poor balance and strength for such a big guy though. Juan Pablo Ramirez - Fantastic tackling and bravery. CB/DM/CM. Won't play him in central midfield though. Thinking CB more than a defensive midfielder. Juan Pavone - Potential future LB here. One of the better players in this first intake. Isaias Zalazar - I like his mentals. Those stood out straight away. Needs quite a bit of work on the physical side of the game but that'll come. Edited November 30, 2020 by craigcwwe 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winski Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) Alemannia Aachen 2021/2022 Well, this will be my second attempt in this challenge. This time I'll be heading to Germany. In FM20, I had great fun with 1. FC Kaiserslautern with a youth only save. So a good reason to start a 'real' youth only save in Germany. I chose this club for several reasons. It's very near to Holland, I like the club colours, some Dutch players played for this club in the past and they got a very big stadium. I can't wait to start! Edited November 28, 2020 by Winski 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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