Padders Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Season 30 - 2050/51 Another 6th place finish For some reason I have no screen shot of the intake or the playoff win Back into VN! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 35 minutes ago, Tilling said: @Padders How do you get through so many games so quickly?! Yeah this is weeks old. I don't post the updates into I am fully into the game and not going to get sacked for getting relegated out of VNN. The game before this one I went (not the 100 year save with Witton) I went spent 30 seasons in VNN and got relegated and sacked. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOA Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, XaW said: Yes, you can renew contract to players, but NOT loans. Any current loans must be terminated, and any transfers possible to cancel must be cancelled. Other than that, the players in the squads at the time you take over can be used as long as you want. But if they leave the club at any time they can NOT be resigned into the club. You are allowed to loan OUT players though. Fantastic, thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Season 31 - 2051/52 First year back in VN and at the 3rd attempt we managed to stay up at the first time of asking! We flirted with the playoffs first half of the season but form dropped off last few months. Got to be one of worst intakes I've had and I've had some bad ones! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Season 32 - 2052/53 Just missed out on the playoffs on goal difference! Gutting Been offered the France national job! ha ha 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Season 33 - 2053/54 We managed to get into the playoffs this time, finishing 6th Unfortunately we lost in the Semi Finals Steady improvement though which is good to see 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Season 34 - 2054/55 Out of absolutely nowhere! Relegated! Awful season 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman\'s School Days Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Stafford Rangers - Season Review 2022/23 Manager Profile - Transfer - Fixtures 1 - 2 - 3 National League North - 6th A much better season for our second at this level with us starting really strong before stumbling our way through the second half of the season but managing to cling on to a playoff spot. In the playoff first round we played the eventual winners Boston United, we began the game like a house on fire and were 2-0 up within 5 minutes but a second half fight back meant the game went to extra time where Boston hit us again and with that I thought our season was over but on 120 minutes, top scorer Jamie Sleigh popped up with an equaliser. That goal caused me to think it was written in the stars for us to win but we missed our first two penalties of the shootout with them scoring all four they took. All in all a valiant way to end the season which had threatened to end up without the playoffs at all. In the FA Cup, despite having a relatively easy draw in the three qualifying rounds, we went to extra time twice before managing the wins. In the first round we got drawn away against local rivals Burton Albion of League One where we managed to keep the score down to just 2-0 and rake in some lovely gate receipt money. The FA Trophy was better than the previous season by one round, where we got dominated by Hartlepool of the league above even if they didn't have the scoreline to show for it. Squad We came into the season with the exact same squad as last season but after a few games Joe Cuff who was on a non contract left after not being happy about me fining him which was a shame because he was my first choice left winger. Mitch Candlin, last season's top scorer broke his ankle after the first five games and was out for 5 months, this caused a dilemma as the youth intake last season didn't have a single player that could play as a striker and the first team only had one left after this. I had played Mo Sebbeh-Njie as a striker before on occasion so he became a regular there but I needed a third player to be a striker to bring off the bench or rotate. I looked in the youth team to see who was being played as a striker by the manager and Craig Hawley 22n was doing well there despite not looking very promising attribute-wise, he had relatively decent pace so gave him a go. In his first appearance off the bench he scored the winner in a 1-0 victory and in his second appearance off the bench he bagged two more goals so he spent the rest of the season in the first team, sometimes playing up front until Candlin came back and then mostly at left wing, managing to hit a very impressive 9 goals. A few other youth prospects got some game time but didn't perform particularly well. Whilst I would've liked more goals from a striker that played almost every game he contributed to 29 goals this season, that man is Jamie Sleigh. Youth Intake Another Golden Generation but from a different and better HoYD. A better spread of positions too after having 8 central midfielders last intake. I'm most excited about one of the best players being a right back as we are very thin there and currently play a converted left back there. The pick of the bunch are the following. Youth Intake Map Spoiler Finances A profit of about £50k from the same date last season, this is after I was allowed on two coaching courses and we managed to get the board to agree to Junior Coaching and Youth Recruitment improvements. That's the one thing that I will focus on for the time being as far as it being sustainable in the short term. We had offers for two of our youth players from last season's intake but both were just for £0 with no addons. The majority of the first team have got new contracts, with some going up and some going down the overall is basically the same, a few people will be leaving at the end of the season, leaving us slightly better off. Hopefully we keep making minimum of the first round of the FA Cup for the prize money and another away draw like this season would go nicely. Next Season Hopefully we keep up our performance levels and I'm aiming for a top half finish as we integrate more youth players into the first team. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkfootball Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Nuneaton 2028/29 Season I thought we had a strong enough squad to be competitive in the Championship and I was right. The only problem is that we don't really have the depth in enough positions to get us through the season without suffering from fatigue. We ended up winning the league while retaining our best players. Despite receiving a 14 million bid for our second best center back, I had to reject in the event we got promoted to the Prem as we need all the help we can get. Overall, not impressed with the youth intakes anymore. Every player is a project except a keeper, who immediately becomes Troy Thompson's backup. Here it is: Next Season I don't have any real expectations for how we'll perform in the prem. We played Arsenal and Liverpool last season. Arsenal beat us 1-0 and Liverpool 7-1. I hope to stay up, but we may not. In any event, I believe we can beat the other two teams to be promoted with us. And that is all I can hope for. Personal Coaching Data Season Reputation Qualifications Att Def Fit GkD GkH GkS Tac Tec Men WWY Ada Det PlK YoK LoD MaM Mot --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At start Minimal (0.25*) None 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 2021/22 Minimal (1.25*) National B 6 6 2 1 1 1 6 6 6 1 1 7 5 5 11 6 6 2022/23 Minimal (2.00*) Continental C 9 9 3 1 1 1 9 9 12 4 1 9 8 7 17 9 9 2023/24 Minimal (2.00*) Continental B 10 10 4 1 1 1 10 10 14 4 1 10 9 8 18 10 10 2024/25 Minimal (2.00*) Continental A 11 11 4 1 1 1 11 11 15 4 1 10 9 9 20 11 11 2025/26 Nominal (3.00*) Continental Pro 12 12 5 1 1 1 13 13 16 4 1 11 10 10 20 14 13 2026/27 Nominal (3.00*) Continental Pro 12 12 5 1 1 1 13 13 16 4 1 11 10 10 20 14 14 2027/28 Decent (3.00*) Continental Pro 13 14 5 1 1 1 13 13 17 8 1 11 10 11 20 16 15 2028/29 Okay (3.25*) Continental Pro 13 14 5 1 1 1 13 12 17 8 1 11 10 10 20 16 15 Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Youth Level Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At start Basic Basic 4 Basic Basic Basic Local (1.00*) 2021/22 Basic Basic 4 Basic Adequate Fairly Basic Local (1.00*) 2022/23 Basic Basic 4 Basic Adequate Adequate Local (1.00*) 2023/24 Basic Below Average 4 Basic Good Average Local (1.00*) 2024/25 Basic Below Average 4 Basic Exceptional Good Regional (1.25*) 2025/26 Basic Below Average 4 Basic Exceptional Excellent Regional (1.25*) 2026/27 Basic Below Average 4 Basic Exceptional Excellent Regional (1.25*) 2027/28 Basic Below Average 4 Basic Exceptional Excellent Regional (2.00*) 2028/29 Basic Adequate 4 Basic Exceptional Exceptional National (2.50*) Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 56 27 18 11 110 75 +35 48.00% 2022/23 57 22 12 23 108 123 -15 38.60% 2023/24 50 20 12 18 124 116 +8 40.00% 2024/25 59 34 14 11 124 91 +33 57.63% 2025/26 62 31 14 17 140 117 +23 50.00% 2026/27 54 23 10 21 102 110 -8 42.59% 2027/28 62 42 11 9 130 78 +52 67.74% 2028/29 55 38 6 11 103 72 +31 69.09% Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 56 27 18 11 110 75 +35 48.00% 348 days 2022/23 113 49 30 34 218 192 +26 43.00% 732 days 2023/24 163 69 42 52 342 314 +28 42.33% 1038 days 2024/25 222 103 56 63 466 405 +61 46.00% 1423 days 2025/26 284 134 70 80 606 522 +84 47.00% 1796 days 2026/27 338 157 80 101 708 632 +76 46.45% 2138 days 2027/28 400 199 91 110 838 710 +128 49.00% 2502 days 2028/29 455 237 97 121 941 782 +159 52.00% 2865 days Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- 2022/23 FA Trophy 2024/25 Vanarama National League, FA Trophy 2027/28 Sky Bet League One, Papa Johns Trophy 2028/29 Sky Bet Championship Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- 1 x Vanarama National National League (2024/25) 1 x Sky Bet League One (2027/28) 1 x Sky Bet Championship (2028/29) Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- 2 x FA Trophy (2022/23, 2024/25) 1 x Papa Johns Trophy (2027/28) Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position F.A. Cup League Cup Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League North 6th Fourth round N/a Won promotion playoff. Fourth Round of the FA Trophy. 2022/23 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League 19th Third round N/a Won the FA Trophy. Avoided relegation 2023/24 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League 11th Second round N/a Knocked out in Third round of F. A. Trophy Finished 11th. 2024/25 N/a N/a N/a Vanarama National League 1st Second round N/a Won the FA Trophy. Won the National League 2025/26 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet League Two 5th Fifth round Second round Knocked out in second round of Papa John's Trophy. Won promotion playoff. 2026/27 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet League One 11th Third round Second round Avoided relegation. 2027/28 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet League One 1st Fifth round Third round Won League One. Won Papa Johns Trophy. 2028/29 N/a N/a N/a Sky Bet Championship 1st Quarter final Quarter final Won Championship. Record Number of Appearances (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Appearances --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 Ben Molloy & Matt Ashworth 1 2022/23 Romaine Gater 36 2023/24 Chris Mooney 49 2024/25 Chris Mooney 108 2025/26 Chris Mooney 156 2026/27 Chris Mooney 201 2027/28 Ben Molloy 258 2028/29 Ben Molloy 304 Record Goal Scorer (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Goals --------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 No one 0 2022/23 Jack Thorpe 5 2023/24 Ben Molloy 16 2024/25 Ben Molloy 38 2025/26 Ben Molloy 63 2026/27 Ben Molloy 90 2027/28 Ben Molloy 119 2028/29 Ben Molloy 132 Record Number of Assists (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Assists ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 No one 0 2022/23 Romaine Gater 3 2023/24 Ky-mani Calder Shenton 12 2024/25 Ky-mani Calder Shenton 19 2025/26 Ben Molloy 33 2026/27 Ben Molloy 48 2027/28 Ben Molloy 54 2028/29 Ben Molloy 61 Record Number of Clean Sheets (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Clean Sheets ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 No one 0 2022/23 Chris Mooney 1 2023/24 Chris Mooney 7 2024/25 Chris Mooney 23 2025/26 Chris Mooney 29 2026/27 Chris Mooney 37 2027/28 Chris Mooney 47 2027/28 Chris Mooney 47 Ticket Sales Season Season Tickets/Price Average Attendance/Price ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 166/$358 716/$18 2022/23 204/$354 830/$19 2023/24 206/$354 1008/$19 2024/25 218/$376 1161/$19 2025/26 643/$416 2337/$21 2026/27 1079/$460 3258/$24 2027/28 1343/$483 3908/$25 2028/29 2700/$605 6364/$32 Player Wages Season Highest Paid Player (per annum) Cumulative Wage ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 Ravi Shamsi - 30k $242k 2022/23 Koo Keun-Ho - 32k $345k 2023/24 Koo Keun-Ho - 41.5k $327k 2024/25 Koo Keun-Ho - 62.5k $362k 2025/26 Koo Keun-Ho - 62.5k $656k 2026/27 Koo Keun-Ho - 93.5k $965k 2027/28 Koo Keun-Ho - 93.5k $1.04 mil 2028/29 Lee Dobbin - 208k $1.8 mil 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Winski Posted July 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2021 We are through to the Group Stage of the Champions League!!! I never ever thought it was possible, so early in this save. It's 2027 and this is my 6th season with IR. And we are RICH now! The route to the Group Stage wasn't that difficult. Gandzasar, Sheriff Tiraspoll and Lausanne Sports in the Qualifying Rounds, although Lausanne was the champion of Switzerland. Dinamo Zagreb was by far the strongest team, but we managed to win both matches. In the first match we were a bit lucky, because Dinamo was stronger. But somehow we scored 4 away goals. The home-match against them was easier, we were never in real trouble. What a fairytale! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winski Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 The draw of the group stage is a difficult one. But every group would have been difficult. Let's enjoy this Champions League season! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Season 35 - 2055/56 First season back in VNN Great season including a 36 game unbeaten run But another 2nd place finish And another Play Off Semi Final loss, this time on penalties and missed one in extra time and opposition were down to 10 men and 9 men 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLAB Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Atlético CP – Season 4 – 2024/25 Youth Intake Our latest youth intake has arrived and things are looking promising for the future if this is anything to go by. Pedro Cardoso being a DM who could be trained to be a CM, but can also play as a CB is a promising start. Hopefully he can get close to his potential that he is showing. A winger? A striker? An attacking midfielder? Whatever he can be, Salomâo Rodrigues is an exciting Angolan player who I believe could be our first choice on the left wings in the future. He will be our back-up left winger next season for sure. Paulo Nascimento was the goalkeeper that I was told to be excited about. He has a lot of things to like, but his first touch, his passing, his throwing, his vision and his concentration leaves a lot to be desired. I know he's only 15, but he's also good enough to be our number 2 goalkeeper, which again, probably isn't a good sign. Nuno Gomes is the last player to catch the eye and be over 4 stars in potential. He will be trained as a right winger further up the pitch, for his already has the basics of what I want down to a tee. He just needs work on his personality. Once that is done, he can be an exciting player for the future. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
libbyshuss Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 FC Mirassol - Brazil 2043 - Season 22 Serie A - 5th Season Summary A welcome return to form after last season. We were a lot better than the final league position suggests State Championship - Weird one. Started really badly, then went on a record breaking winning run only to go out at the quater finals again Serie A - We were good! But it was a similar situation to our title winning season, we just kept on drawing games when we needed to be winning them. We were always in the chasing pack and never quite catching Internacional and Bragantino. Copa Libertadores - This was the big one! The group was easy again, the first qualifier gave us a nice draw against Fortaleza, a lower table side who had only qualified due to winning the Copa Sudamericana the season before. The quarter-final was a lot tougher - RB Bragantino. They've become a pretty forimidable team in the last couple of seasons. We were at home in the first leg, which we drew 2-2. I decided to go for it in the second leg and played attacking. Bragantino ouplayed us but we FM'd it 1-0. Into the Semis! Waiting for us were our old nemesis Internactional. We were home for the first leg again, played really well and lost 1-0. It could have gone either way in truth. The second leg saw us go 2-0 up early doors and then Inter laid seige to our goal. We almost held them off but they got two in the second half to go through. It may take us a while to win this - a bit more luck with the draw would help! Copa Brazilia - I'm so bad at domestic cup competitions. Fortaleza knocked us out in round 5 this time. I have no idea how, they're rubbish! Players Bibi 37A - He'll be the key for the next few seasons, or however long it takes. A proper striker at last! His fourth season in a row with 40+ goals The most worrying thing is the youth players coming through are pretty appalling. Any bad result this season came when i had to rest/drop more than 3 of the first choice XI. All the 19/20 year olds who should be pushing for places now have been atrocious. Youth Look who came through my youth development squad! Bruno Fernandes!!! and he looks pretty good too! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Follo Fotballklubb - Season 2023 (Season 2) Review Table | Squad | Transfers | Finances After the great promotion last season, I had hopes of survival for this one. The team is quite good, and a look around the teams here we are about average, but there are some really great teams at this tier. The problem is that this division has a mix of professional and semi-professional teams, and the professional teams are vastly greater than the others. Aalesund ran away with the title from an early stage as they proved they are way too good for this league. Glad we don't have to face them next season! Behind them, Fredrikstad, Sandefjord, Tromsø, and Kongsvinger are also the biggest teams around. We found our spot just behind these teams and competed with Sogndal, Raufoss, and Mjøndalen for the final playoff spot. We proved we have great offensive players as we scored goals galore, but we also conceded quite a bit, just like last season. We still have some more work to do there, but I don't want to sacrifice our attacking prowess so it's a balancing game. As the season drew to a close, we had everything in our own hands to reach the playoff. After we had a very strong 3-1 away win to Sandefjord in the final match, we finished just above the line. Then, in the playoff semi final, we drew Sandefjord, the team we just beat. So we faced them again, and the match started horribly as we found ourselves down by 4 going into half time. I threw a bottle and told off the team. It didn't help much as we conceded a 5th not long after the break. At that point I made a triple sub to mix things up. Somehow that made things click, and we scored 4 goals and pushed for the equaliser, but didn't get it and we got knocked out. A strange game of two halves, and we were close to a miracle. I did manage to get some improvements accepted this season, and that is much needed to bring in better youngsters in the future. In Norgesmesterskapet we beat Lysekloster before losing to Strømmen in the 2nd round. Youth A very good intake again, but more varied personalities this season. Peter Barril Martines 23d has some drawbacks going forward, but a two-footed fullback that can play on either side is such a valuable player for any team. Statistics: Spoiler Mostly Norwegians, but we got in a Thai to add slightly to the map. 2nd team: They only played friendlies U19 team: In the Norwegian U19 Championship Oslo they finished 6th again. In the Norwegian U19 Cup they beat Brattvåg and Kjelsås before losing to Lillestrøm in the 3rd round. Records broken; Most assists in a season: Islam Darlishta - 14 Worst discipline: Herman Høymer - 11 yellow, 1 red Most league goals overall: Kristian Seteklev - 61 Oldest goalscorer: Ernest Rzepecki - 25 years, 256 days Trophy cabinet: PostNord-ligaen Avdeling 2 - 2022 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I do think I've found a spectacular HoYD. Not much to complain about here since I play a rather direct 4-4-2. Could be slightly better at judging, but I am semi-pro in the Norwegian 2nd tier. For that level, this guy is a unicorn! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winski Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Íþróttafélag ReykjavíkurEnd of season 2027 reviewLeague Table | Competition overview | Facilities | Finances | Transfers | Youth intake | Manager profile | Club overview Well, this was a special season, because for the first time in the club history we qualified for the Group Stage of the Champions League! But because of the qualifying matches of the CL, we had to play a lot of competition games with backup players an youngsters who would normally not play. A lot of my first team players were tired playing so many games in such a short time. Because of this we didn't became champion, but finished 2nd with 1 point difference. So no Champions League football in 2028, but that's okay. We still play European football, and that's the most important thing. We did win the Cup, for the second time now, after our first win in 2024. With all this Champions League money we managed to upgrade our facilities again. We got Good training facilities and Great youth facilities, while both of those facilities get's an upgrade at the moment. So within a couple of months it is even better. It won't take that long anymore before we've got our facilities maxed out. My best player is the best player from 2026 intake: Bjarki Jóhannesson 26a. In his first season for us, he scored 16 goals in 27 matches. He is developing very well, and some big clubs already tried to buy him: Ajax, PSV and Torino. His contract is expiring in 2029 and he is not willing to sign a new contract. So let's hope he will change his mind, otherwise I need to sell him next year. Another player who had a very good season is Logi Steinn Baldursson 25h. He scored 19 goals 29 matches. He get's a high rating in almost every match, even in the Champions League. He is one of those players I'll always play with in important matches. Youth intake Our Youth Intake this year was dissapointing. After the worst intake preview I've ever had, the intake itself wasn't spectaculair either. Only Andri Davíðsson 27a looks like a decent talent. Stefán Birgir Hjaltested 27b looks decent as well, but has a casual personality with 3 determination. So I don't think he will develop into a first team player. The rest is just...crap. But hey, we are from Iceland, so I can't expect to get great youth players every year. But our facilities are better, our reputation is growing very fast. Let's hope it will be a better intake next year. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winski Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) And there is Bjarki Jóhannesson 26a's first call-up! EDIT: He even made his debut! Edited July 6, 2021 by Winski 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Season 36 - 2056/57 Yet again another 2nd place finish in VNN Losing in the Play Off Semi Final We did manage to get into the 4th Round of the FA Cup, losing to L1 Ipswich so didn't get a massive pay day from gate receipts Did use the money from the run to improve facilities a little 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLAB Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Atlético CP – Season 4 – 2024/25 Season Review Going into the end of the season we found ourselves going into a relegation fight that made me wonder if we really were in trouble. In the end though, we managed to survive for a 2nd straight season in the Terceira Liga, but this season we actually got a message in the build up about being in a relegation fight with four games to go. We managed to secure our survival when we got our 10th win of the season, but afterwards we kind of fell away and claimed just a single point. We still managed to move up two positions from our relegation fight news article, so I guess I can say we did better than the teams around us at least. Doing the league campaign, I got offered job interviews by both championship sides, Charlton Athletic and Preston North End. It says a lot that two teams in the Championship fighting to avoid relegation wanted me, but it was nice to get the offers nonetheless. We got knocked out of the Taça de Portugal in the 3rd round by a 4th tier side, but I like to think it gave us the chance to focus on the league. Instead we suffered move and our time in the Terceira Liga forced me to tinker things more than I like to admit. We have now gained the Continental B coaching license and our attributes are now something else. The board are refusing to allow me to get more coaching badges, and I honestly believe that it's because if we did, we would have a higher reputation than the club, which is just silly to think about. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Season 36 - 2057/58 Disappointing season, slipping back down to 8th place finish Usual mid seasons slump and unable to turn it around 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Season 38 - 2058/59 Finished 3rd this time Way off top Got to Play Off Final vs Salford And lost on penalties! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lewis999 Posted July 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2021 Starting a brand new save in Portugal tonight live on twitch, no pressure to fail miserably in front of people watching. Clube Operário Desportivo from the Azore Island of Sao Miguel in Portugal. Also made some new kits last night! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Season 39 - 2059/60 Another play off finish Another play off loss! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Season 40 - 2060/61 And another play off finish And another play off semi final loss 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilling Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 @darren1983 What's the rule on using an updated database (transfers, promotions + relegations, etc) to do this challenge? Chertanovo were relegated in real life this year, and I suspect they'll be a very popular team for people next year! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, Tilling said: @darren1983 What's the rule on using an updated database (transfers, promotions + relegations, etc) to do this challenge? Chertanovo were relegated in real life this year, and I suspect they'll be a very popular team for people next year! Updated bases are a no go sadly. They'll have to be saved for fm22 I'm afraid. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Padders Posted July 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2021 Season 41 - 2061/62 Finally, won the playoffs Lost only once in the last 15 league games Really good form for once at the end of the season Liam Walsh with 55 goals 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Season 42 - 2062/63 First season back in VN! Not pretty but we managed to stay up 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Tilling said: @darren1983 What's the rule on using an updated database (transfers, promotions + relegations, etc) to do this challenge? Chertanovo were relegated in real life this year, and I suspect they'll be a very popular team for people next year! That club with be the most played here next version, no doubt! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Season 43 - 2063/64 A bit to update on Mid table finish in VN, 14th We got to the 3rd Round of the FA Cup and played Tottenham (thumped 1-8) Got 1.7m in gate recipients which went straight on Youth Facilities, Youth Level and Junior Coaching Also recorded biggest win 10-1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOA Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) I have a number of players who are on a non-contract, but ares hown as transfer listed (on 25/06/21 which is the day I took over). I want to some of them a new contract, but the players refuse to even enter negotiations as they're transfer listed (understandably), however I can't take them off the transfer list, is this because they were listed before I arrived? The problem is some are doing very well and are likely to be snapped up by another club soon. Does anyone know a way around this? Is this a bug? Edited July 6, 2021 by IOA Added date of transfer list Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, IOA said: I have a number of players who are on a non-contract, but ares hown as transfer listed (on 25/06/21 which is the day I took over). I want to some of them a new contract, but the players refuse to even enter negotiations as they're transfer listed (understandably), however I can't take them off the transfer list, is this because they were listed before I arrived? The problem is some are doing very well and are likely to be snapped up by another club soon. Does anyone know a way around this? Is this a bug? No way around it as far as I know, unfortunately... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkouv Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Cultural Durango – Season 5 (2025/26) Segunda Division B Grupo II We started the year with three 4 star attackers who are rated as good players for this division and four 2 star defenders who are not very good at all. This set the tone for a very exciting season, where we scored a lot, conceded quite a few, and mounted a number of comebacks thanks to our high (fine-induced) squad determination. We were bouncing around close to the playoff spots, but this season we actually seemed able to beat the top teams. The crucial game was away to last season’s champions Cornelia, with us going 1-0 down after 3 minutes, fighting back to lead 2-1, then going 3-2 down with 20 to go and coming back again to win 5-3 in a mad finish. Towards the end of the season, the form of the teams around us collapsed and our form improved so we quite easily qualified for the playoffs and even won the league. The Spanish promotion playoff system seems pretty mad: I thought that winning the league would either get us a bye or put us against a weaker team, but instead we got pitted against Talavera who only lost one game all season. Here’s how it went: Playoff semi final Spoiler Away leg: a great performance where we dominated for the first 70 minutes, then went 2-1 down and deservedly salvaged a draw in the 92nd minute thanks to two goals from Diomande 02a. Home leg: we blew them away in this one, scoring in the 3rd minute and never looking back, with midfielder Pascual 01d the star of the show with 2 goals, including a glorious 20-yard chip towards the end of the game. I couldn’t believe after all that I had yet another game to go to get a chance at promotion, this time against Llagostera who finished 2 places behind us in the league. Playoff final (if applicable) Spoiler Home leg: Dominant throughout but with only one go to show for it thanks to the ever-consistent Diomande. At least we didn’t concede, but things are very much in the balance ahead of the second leg. Away leg: They scored with a long shot after 2 minutes and we proceeded to dominate the game without being able to score, until our ever-reliable goalkeeper Goikoetxea converted from the spot at the end of the first half. No more goals came despite our continued dominance but we didn’t need them, and we managed to clinch promotion! Players: Syndou Diomande 02a continues to be key, scoring most of the crucial goals in the playoffs and finishing the season with 23 goals. But unlike last season, he finally has a striking parter in young Miguel Llorente 03c who plays better than his attributes suggest and keeps improving. Right winger Urko Gomez 02b has also finally started to live up to his potential: he’s still very inconsistent but managed 12 assists this season, more than any other player. And of course the keeper Goikoetxea deserves to be in, for that penalty kick that sealed our promotion if nothing else. Youth intake: I got a better HOYD but it didn’t help, with this intake looking pretty weak. Goalkeeper Raul Gonzalez 05a looks like the best addition and may get some game time if Goikoetxea leaves. Despite the promised center back there are none in sight in a position where I could really do with some upgrades. Intake 01 review Our first intake that had me sighing in relief in finally providing some depth to the squad, but it also proved that both me and the HOYD are terrible at judging players. The top prospect Perez 01b had dreadful personality and was rightfully released, and Carlos Sanchez 01a who I rated as best played a lot but didn’t develop at all and now plays for the B team. The only player who really shone is Erik Pascual 01d who is our best midfielder and has been called up by France U19s. Other than him, Jokin Uranga 01h was a rotation option in midfield and David Martin had a couple of seasons as starting center back. So a decent and very necessary intake, but most of the players are now being phased out. Facilities/Finances: A new president provided a little cash injection but we’re still well in the red Transfers: nothing of note Season | League | Pos. | Europe | Best player | Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 | Segunda B Grupo II | 9 | n/a | Juanma Iparragirre (MC) | 2022/23 | Segunda B Grupo II | 14 | n/a | Lander Goikoetxea (GK) | 2023/24 | Segunda B Grupo II | 3 | n/a | Lander Goikoetxea (GK) | Lost in playoff semi final 2024/25 | Segunda B Grupo II | 5 | n/a | Syndou Diomande 02a (AMC/ST) | 2025/26 | Segunda B Grupo II | 1 | n/a | Syndou Diomande 02a (AMC/ST) | Promoted through the playoffs! Facilities ---------- Season | Coaching | Recruitment | Training Fac. | Youth Fac. | Stadium ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021/22 | Excellent | Fairly basic | Adequate | Adequate | 3000 2022/23 | Excellent | Fairly basic | Adequate | Adequate | 3000 2023/24 | Excellent | Fairly basic | Adequate | Adequate | 3000 2024/25 | Excellent | Fairly basic | Below average | Adequate | 3000 2025/26 | Excellent | Fairly basic | Below average | Adequate | 3000 Edited July 6, 2021 by dkouv 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAwtunes Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 04/07/2021 at 15:48, Tilling said: @Padders How do you get through so many games so quickly?! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Season 44 - 2064/65 Another 14th place finish Finally getting some decent player in intakes 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) Season 45 - 2065/66 And another 14th place finish, thats 3 in a row! Offered Spain job, not sure the Spanish public would be very happy appointed a manager of a VN team would they! Again better standard in the intake! Edited July 8, 2021 by Padders 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOA Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 20 hours ago, XaW said: No way around it as far as I know, unfortunately... Damn, thanks for your responses and assistance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Follo Fotballklubb - Season 2024 (Season 3) Review So while we are working to become an established team in this division I do have hopes for a surprise promotion. Early on however, it became apparent that we are a bit lacking compared to the best ones. Sarpsborg 08 and Sandefjord were out of sight from the get go, and Lillestrøm followed them to the first playoff spot, so the rest of us were scrambling of the rest of the playoff spots and nothing more. KFUM Oslo were the surprise package, in addition to ourselves, of course. Interestingly, we conceded the same, quite high, amount of goals this season as last. However, we scored 10 more goals this season, and finished slightly higher up the table. Of course that put us in the playoffs for the 2nd year running. In the semi final we faced KFUM Oslo away and narrowly beat them after a late goal. Then in the final we gaved Lillestrøm, the best of the team who where not already promoted. It was an amazing match in which we swapped the lead quite a few times. First they took the lead after only 3 minutes, but we got two back soon after and after 8 minutes we were 2-1 up. It didn't last for long as Lillestrøm hit two times in two minutes and after 21 minutes we were 3-2 down again. Just slightly before half time, we equalised and at half time it was 3-3 and anything was possible. The 2nd half was a bit more slow, but half way into it we took the lead and managed to hold it to the end, even if was quite close at the end. So, promoted, right? Nope, Norway doesn't do that. Winning the playoff give you the right to play against the team who finished 3rd last in the top tier for the decider if they stay up or we take their place. So we faced Kristiansund in a two legged final. We held them to 2-2 at home in a close fought battle. In the away leg it was 1-1 at full time and we went into extra time due to no away goals here. The first half in extra time was uneventful, but in the 2nd they scored 4 minutes before the end. I threw everything at them, but we couldn't find a way. So very close to promotion, but we fell just short and have to stay here for at least one more season. We got some more improvements though, so things are going the right way structurally. In Norgesmesterskapet we beat Vestfossen, Råde, and Stjørdals-Blink before losing to giants Rosenborg in the 4th round. It was a narrow loss and with a bit of luck, we could have taken them to extra time. Youth This intake was really good. The improvements are really paying off already. Lars Stam 24b is a very promising winger. Some very weak points, but he is rapid and not bad going forward. Statistics: Spoiler Pretty much only locals, and a German fellow. 2nd team: They only played friendlies U19 team: In the Norwegian U19 Championship Oslo they won it and went into the promotion qualification. There they beat Florø in the semi final, but lost to Sarpsborg 08 in the final. In the Norwegian U19 Cup they beat Flekkerøy and Drøbak before losing to Stabæk in the 3rd round. Records broken; Most goals in a season: Ernest Rzepecki - 40 Most league goals in a season: Ernest Rzepecki - 34 Most goals in a match: Kristian Seteklev - 4 Most goals in a league match: Kristian Seteklev - 4 Most assists in a season: Islam Darlishta - 18 Most player of the match awards: Ernest Rzepecki - 11 Most league goals overall: Ernest Rzepecki - 91 Youngest player: Lars Stam 24b - 15 years, 128 days Oldest goalscorer: Islam Darlishta - 27 years, 144 days Trophy cabinet: PostNord-ligaen Avdeling 2 - 2022 Norwegian U19 Championship Oslo - 2024 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
libbyshuss Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Season 23? - 2044 FC Mirassol - Brazil Serie A - 6th Season Summary Another disappointing season with a team that is getting old and running out of steam. It might be time to take a couple of seasons out of the running to blood some new youngsters. good thing is I don't need to win the league anymore as I've already done it so we can focus on the Libertadores and see if youth can do enough in the league State championship - It started well! We got through to the final but lost over two legs. I can't remember who to now. Serie A - Another good start but we just kept making silly mistakes and losing silly games which dropped us down the table. A strong finish brought us back up but 6th is pretty poor for us really. Copa Libertadores - the one I need! So how did it go? Ok, until the quarter finals where I met old nemesis Internacional. Who hammered us 5-0 on aggregate. We've played them 48 times while I've been manager, and won 8. i hate them. Copa brazilia - ah, who cares? I'm so glad domestic cups aren't part of this challenge! Players i have some tough decisions to make here. this team is getting old now and could do with some fresh blood, which means easing out some of the old guard. Some of who are legends! Le 29B - The biggest legend of all! still performing well above the rest but is now 31. I need to slowly start easing him out if I want to create a new team to challenge. Easily my most reliable player ever! Bae Sung-Hwa 31B - now 29, it feels like i've been trying to ease him out for years but he keeps coming back! he's so versatile! He's got 94 caps for South Korea now, the least I can do is help him get to 100. Bibi 37A - He's the future, now 23 and coming into his prime. had a poor season by huis standards. Set off like a rocket then went to the Olympics for a month and was a shadow of himself when he came back. Took him ages to get going again. Still, 39 goals isn't a bad return I guess. hopefully next season I'll have some new youth players to show off. The development squad has some really good potential stars in there..... Youth The best thing about Brazil is once you max out your facilities and get to a decent reputation you are almost guaranteed a decent youth intake. this season was no different. The top 5 all look interesting, decent potential and decent personalities. At least two should hopefully make it Career 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Follo Fotballklubb - Season 2025 (Season 4) Review Table | Squad | Transfers | Finances Since we've had so much issues with the defence since I took over, I made the decision to rethink the whole tactic and start anew. So after a closer look at the players, I decided a 4-3-3/4-5-1 was the way to go. It's my favourite formation anyway, and when the squad fits, I thought I'd give it anther go. Looking at the final table, you might think it was a mistake to switch from something nearly got us promoted, but the actual matches were far better this season and we were very unlucky at times. The simple matter of fact is that we finished just outside the playoff this time, and with fewer points than last time, but I think we are on the right track. This was a bit of a transition season as well, as we said good bye to a fair few of the original regulars this season. We still have a nice core of them in the squad, but the change is happening. We did make a big loss in the financial department this season though, and I'm not quite sure where the new deficit comes from. No changes from the setup, but our expenses seems to have increased quite a bit... In Norgesmesterskapet we beat Lommedalen, Vigør, and Asker before losing big to top tier outfit Odd in the 4th round. Youth Simply a fantastic intake with lots of talented players. Erik Arnesen 25h is an amazing talent up top. Expect him to score loads as he gets a bit older. Jesper Bergset 25j could be our long term goalkeeper. Simply amazing for his age. Statistics: Spoiler Mostly locals, but added USA, Finland, and Greece to the map. 2nd team: They only played friendlies U19 team: In the Norwegian U19 Championship Oslo they finished 2nd and just missed out on the possibility of promotion. In the Norwegian U19 Cup they beat Steinkjer and Nordstrand before losing to Sandefjord in the 3rd round. Records broken; Most goals in a match: Ernest Rzepecki - 4 Most goals in a league match: Ernest Rzepecki - 4 Most clean sheets in a season: Jesper Bergset 25j - 13 Most league goals overall: Ernest Rzepecki - 105 Oldest goalscorer: Islam Darlishta - 28 years, 98 days Trophy cabinet: PostNord-ligaen Avdeling 2 - 2022 Norwegian U19 Championship Oslo - 2024 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Season 46 - 2066/67 No progress in VN, finishing 16th Liam Walsh has retired with 387 goals in 533 game Some potential in the intake 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Season 47 - 2067/68 Still no improvement and 17th place finish Started ok but the dip in form second half of the season was poor 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Season 48 - 2068/69 Another average performance in VN, 15th place Think that is the highest ability (3 star) I have had in any intake in 48 seasons! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Season 49 - 2069/70 After 8 years in VN, throw in a shocking season and relegated back into VNN! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scarp Posted July 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) Hey guys, after long seven month hiatus from FM I am back Glad to see many of you achieving great success although its impossible for me to read through all 100 pages I missed I am glad noone still finished Scotland, are there any contenders at the moment? I will continue my Brora journey now. I am currently in year 2042 and for those that would want to easily read through my career so far you can do so here: KUTGW! Edited July 9, 2021 by scarp 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis999 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) Clube Operário Desportivo - Season 1 - 2021/22 Review First season on the island of Azores provided us with a weird season. We started off really well and then went very toothless in that we started drawing all the time. Our star striker Paulo Bessa got taken by Brazilian Serie B club Vitoria on a free as he wouldn't sign a new contract so we didn't have any goals in our team. With 4 games to go we were only 2 points off the top spot and then we drew a few and lost the last one. We ended up mid table after losing the least amount of games so the problem is obvious, the striker position. Transfers - None as always! Youth Intake The preview gave me a bit of hope that we would get a few wide players in that could chip in with the goals we are missing from Bessa leaving but it disappointed massively. Signed a few of the players for back up and the good personalities to help around the club. Soares is the only one I see doing anything remotely worth a shout about in the first team. I gave him some minutes in the last 3-4 games and he was just okay as expected. Next season I think I will bite the bullet and play him every match in the hope he becomes the player we need or someone gives us the cash we need as both are in dire need right now. Very very raw as you can see, will take a while for any sort of player to jump out and influence games we can hope. The final piece of news at the end of the season was our stadium plans got shelved. After the first season under AI control, the club decided to search for a new site on a 6k stadium. Turns out we won't be getting that either. Edited July 9, 2021 by lewis999 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scarp Posted July 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2021 Brora Rangers 2042/2043 Europa Conference Group | Europa Conference KO Stage Absolutely fantastic season! Somehow we managed our best ever finish in Scottish Premiership as well as not only one cup win but two - Scottish Cup and Europa Conference are ours! What an achievement for Brora and it all could happen on our new stadium that I am super proud of. Next season we will play in Champions Cup which I look forward very much. Our best players are still the same - Gerard Fox has already 70 appearances for Northern Ireland while he's still only 25. Paul Thomson and James Miller together scored 88 goals this season which is absolutely nuts and they still have not received a call into Scottish National Team. Transfers | Youth In-take Key players: Gerard Fox, Paul Thomson & James Miller Youth watch: Tom Campbell, Aiden Grant & Joe Fischer 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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