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Racing Mechelen - First Amateur - Season 2026 - 2027

Predicted: 15th (forgot to take a screenshot at the start of the season)

Final position: 7th

 

We had a very good and unexpected first season. Until half way we were always in the play-offs, but our second half of the season wasn't as good as our first half so we ended 7th. We were never in danger to get relegated. I think next season will be  a bit harder as our main striker doesn't want to sign a new contract.

 

Games 1

Games 2

Cup: Although, I didn't prioritised the cup, we managed to get to the 6th round and a game against a first division team. Unfortunally we hadn't any luck with the draw and had to play against Mouscron, the worst team of the 1th division. We were outplayed and lost 0-4 against a team that could only win 3 games in the competition and got relegated.

 

Transfers: Some players left us they were put on the transferlist before I took over

 

Youth intake: We had a very good preview, and the actual intake didn't disappoint (part 1, part 2)

Vasilas Nikolaidis (YP1a): In our preview the ST would be 1 of the worst players in the intake, but he is actually our best player of this intake

Jelle Mariën (YP1b): WBL, but will be re-trained as I don't play with wing backs

Abdelilah Hajji (YP1c): AML

Seppe Van Dijck (YP1d): AMR, MC

Lou Segers (YP1e): According our preview he should be our top-prospect

 

Finances: Terrible, over 500k in red

 

Goals for next season: Another season without a relegation battle, and I'm happy.

 

And the only tycoon owned team Patro Eisden won back-to-back promotion to the first division.

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Novara Calcio 2023-24 Youth Intake

Preview

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Well that's...worrying. Despite apparently being a 5 star intake, our best positional grade is a C and nothing else comes close. Hoping it's a classic example of FM intakes being hilariously wrong.

Actual Intake

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Pretty disappointed, not gonna lie. I've worked out that 5* PA is about mid-level Serie B+, so unless my coaches are wrong, we don't have anyone special in our midst. Determinations are really poor as well, kinda annoying that all of the trash players have decent determination and some of the ones I'd otherwise keep are trash.

Prospect 1 - Enzo Tribocco

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Apparently our most promising player, he's not bad I guess? Nothing wows me, but he could probably develop into a solid backup option in a few years. Nice to finally get a right-footed CB though.

Prospect 2 - Jacobo Barile

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1 det. Awful personality. Ugh, do I even sign this guy? If we can fix him up, he could probably be a solid RWB at this level with his pace and dribbling and we definitely need options there, but damn it's a long road for him.

Prospect 3 - Valario Andreoli

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Probably the best of the three 1*/4* players, Andreoli could possibly become a decent 3rd division striker with a bit of work. I doubt he'll ever be a notable player in this save, but so far, he's my best youth striking option.

Manager's Thoughts

I was kinda hoping for a star who I could pin our hopes on from this intake, but the preview really tempered my expectations. There are definitely a few players here that could have good careers as backups for us in this division and maybe even Serie B, but I doubt anyone who will bring us long-term glory. I'm really hoping for a star striker to appear within the next couple of years. We're being carried by Vuthaj at the moment and if he gets injured or ends up leaving, the quality of our team drops massively. Gonna sign anyone with 4*+ potential to bolster our future options, but they're all staying in the U20s for now

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Season 22/23 takeover of SC Beira-Mar - Portugal 4th Division

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Manager profile on takeover date: 

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22/23 Youth Intake:

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Season 22/23 ends in promotion to the Portuguese Division 3:

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No transfers in Season 1:

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Halfway through 23/24 season and sitting top of the league in the first stage:

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On 24/10/2021 at 17:10, DazRTaylor said:

I am really struggling to get into a save this year.  Nothing wrong with the game at all, it is me.  I really want to go in Scotland but that bug is irritating.  I may have to holiday for numerous years to see if I can fix it.

What bug ? didn't read a lot since last friday.

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On 24/10/2021 at 18:11, DazRTaylor said:

Ok so here is what will happen.  I can’t fix the bug in Scotland (in your first year, you are not in the League Cup, nor do you get a youth intake, despite getting a preview) so I will play one season with this restriction as it is fixed for season two.  So no intake in year one!

I will start tomorrow.

Saw it now, that is a stupid bug :( 

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Same issue that i have since doing this challenge.. should i start now or wait till the full release ? Data bugs are not issue for a youth only but some other bugs could be a problem in your first seasons (don't know if this edition got a lot of bugs).

Who will continue this beta save after the full release ?

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21 minutes ago, OlivierL said:

Same issue that i have since doing this challenge.. should i start now or wait till the full release ? Data bugs are not issue for a youth only but some other bugs could be a problem in your first seasons (don't know if this edition got a lot of bugs).

Who will continue this beta save after the full release ?

Must have done 6-8 seasons, haven't come across a huge bug yet.

I would say this is most complete BETA they have ever released.

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5 minutes ago, Mr U Rosler said:

Help. 

I've holidayed to the end of the norwegian season, identified a club promoted from 4th division to 3rd, gone to take control but the 3rd division is greyed out. 

Any ideas why? 

The lowest tier in Norway is view-only by default. But the 3rd tier should be manageble.

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6 minutes ago, Mr U Rosler said:

Help. 

I've holidayed to the end of the norwegian season, identified a club promoted from 4th division to 3rd, gone to take control but the 3rd division is greyed out. 

Any ideas why? 

If you really wanted that club then you would have to save and holiday another season to get that team promoted to the 2nd division.

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8 minutes ago, Mr U Rosler said:

Ok, so i can take a 3rd tier Norwegian team (div 2) and still qualify for this challenge? 

Yeah, that's how it is there (at least until the full version comes and I create my lower league Norway file! :D)

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1 hour ago, OlivierL said:

Same issue that i have since doing this challenge.. should i start now or wait till the full release ? Data bugs are not issue for a youth only but some other bugs could be a problem in your first seasons (don't know if this edition got a lot of bugs).

Who will continue this beta save after the full release ?

Unless there is a major game breaking bug or i get sacked then i plan to continue my beta save into the full release, i did last year with no problems.

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2026/27 End of Season Review

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Not the end to the season that we wanted but we did get a point better than our worst total thankfully.

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Overall Best XI

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2026/27 Best XI

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Iwan Hawthorne-Cassidy (YP4p)

Dave Page - Danny Crofts - Mason Jones (YP3l) - Gareth Llewellyn

Kevin Jones (YP2i)

Ross Long (YP1c) - Harry Harvey (YP4a)

Steve Elliott (YP3c)                                      Rhodri Davidson

Keiron Bailey (YP2k)

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Nantwich Town 2022-23 Season Review - Vanarama National North

Fixtures 1, 2, 3, 4: We started on weak outside of the cup run where we were knocked out by Rochdale.  Switched to a 4-2-4 and things started to improve.  They improved further when I stopped scheduling mid-week friendlies which while they were raising cash, they were causing the squad to be unfit for competitive matches even with squad rotation.

League Table: Our excellent second half form saw us zoom up the table and finish in 7th place and the last playoff place.

Playoff: As the last team in the playoff, it was no surprise that we were knocked out in the first round.  Darlington finished 6th...got hot...earned promotion.

xG General Performance: The analysts told me what I already knew.  Our defense was bad.  Our offense was good.

xG Attacking: Above average across the board.  

xG Defense: Below average across the board.

xG Miscellaneous: Finished above our expected finish of 10th.  We gain back possession a little too deep to my liking but our midfield gives up a lot of possession.

Youth Intake Preview     Youth Intake 1    Youth Intake 2     Youth Intake DNA     Emmanuel Bolaji 23A     Stephen Keeley 23B     Rob Travis 23C     Mark Robertson 23D     Ryan Jones 23E

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Torslanda Idrottsklubb - Sweden - ETTAN Fotboll DIV1 Södra (Tier3) - 2025: season 5 review 

Intro

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- League  - Squad  - Finance - Transfers - 

As I do not deal with transfers now I totally forgot to make screenshot about it. I will make up for it.

League: 

During the preseason I changed our formation to 4-3-3 DM Wide and also slightly altered our tactical approach. It went rather well, we played a good and entertaining football which was also efficient. Lindh and Rudin were our main star players, if they played well we won easily. We won the league comfortably and gained promotion. We lost in second round in the cup.

Youth intake:

Quite poor. Speaking frankly I expected better with a super HoYD in charge for hefty wage.... only one real prospect who will be first team member. We have a good squad but very thin. If somebody leave us we will be in trouble. We need depth so hopefully more squad player will come through the ranks sooner than later.

 

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Eriksson looks good and perfectly fit to our tactic as we deploy Mezzala (A) in the system.

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We have poor financial position but in Superettan we will get prize money that will put us above the water. We gained reputation with promotion and higher ranked teams already started lurking around our star players. I managed to keep them so far and get signed long contracts with extension. I only hope that our chairman won't sell our precious assets above my head.

The next season will be our hardest challenge. We need to survive against professional sides. We need overtake one more team than other promoted side (Team TG FF) in order to reach relegation playoff.

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7 minutes ago, vikeologist said:

In case you don't know, there's a whole thread for this.

 

Yes, I know that indeed, I follow @Jimbokav1971also in Twitter, he's got a special account over there only about Goal Scoring Keepers :D He's my inspiration for doing this in my save as well :)

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58 minutes ago, Winski said:

Yes, I know that indeed, I follow @Jimbokav1971also in Twitter, he's got a special account over there only about Goal Scoring Keepers :D He's my inspiration for doing this in my save as well :)

You are not the only one who follows that! :D 

I will join that when I have a newgen goalkeeper I think can score a few!

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Novara Calcio - 2023-24 Season Review

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A change of tactics saw us finally click and heavily outperform the board's expectations and make the promotion playoffs! Unfortunately, we don't have nearly enough quality to make a solid promotion push and were eliminated early by the far stronger Cesena.

The Team

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You can see how an 8th place finish was really punching above our weight, this team should be nowhere near there, yet this tactic seems to be working wonders. There's no doubt we're being carried by Vuthaj up front. 

Transfers Out

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This one hurts. I knew Di Masi wanted to leave as he's far too good for this level, but no team was interested in paying money for him. Then January rolls around and Genoa immediately become interested and steal him on a free. Was hoping we'd recoup some much-needed money with him, but nope. He leaves a sizable gap in our midfield we can hopefully fill someday.

Poached Player

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Hopefully he doesn't turn out to be a wonderkid or something.

Facilities

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Despite losing money hand over fist, I somehow managed to persuade the board to increase our Junior Coaching this season! We of course than had a really poor youth intake, so nice to see FM never really changes.

One to Watch - Andrea Pepe

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While the development of my other prospects has been a little disappointing, Andrea has come on leaps and bounds in just a year. He's adapted brilliantly to his new role at LWB and it's hard to tell where his ceiling is. Unless we achieve miraculous growth in the next few years, I forsee Pepe being a key member of the squad for a long time. That is until a Serie A club bids £1k for him and unsettles him.

Manager's Thoughts

We're in for a tough one next season. This year's disappointing youth intake means we don't really have any real standouts to integrate into the first team and with Di Masi leaving, we're weaker than we were last season. If the re-shuffle of the leagues is kind to us, we can definitely get another promotion playoff finish. If not, we're staring down the barrel of a relegation fight. With no reinforcements, I've no choice but to stick by my tactic and hope it sees us through.

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Two consecutive promotions for SC Beira-Mar:

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Youth intake from 23/24:

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Joao Oliveira:

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Two promotions in two seasons is down to the players I inherited, my favourite so far being Brayan, although he is starting to think about a move to a bigger club!

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We also inherited a regen CM when taking over who has come on dramatically in the past season:

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2027/28 End of Season Review

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Just the one defeat in nineteen league games has seen us finish with our highest ever points total! Are we finally making some progress?

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Overall Best XI

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2027/28 Best XI

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Iwan Hawthorne-Cassidy (YP4p)

Jenson Rogers (YP4o) - Danny Crofts - Mason Jones (YP3l) - Cain Thomas (YP2n)

Kevin Jones (YP2i)

Sam Ford (YP5a) - Harry Harvey (YP4a)

Keith Bird (YP5m)                                      Rhodri Davidson

Shaun Ring (YP5b)

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