XaW Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 This is more like it! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn00gle Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 2 hours ago, XaW said: This is more like it! Robben is coach in my staff KEK 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Crispypaul SK Gjovik-LynOBOS-Ligaen 2025 League - Table - another 5th place finish, losing in the play off quarter finals this time Cup - Fixtures - another run to the semis ended by Viking Finances - a nice cash pile but will end I suspect soon as the youth setup starts hoovering up money Transfers - the two in were in my intake, I offered a contract just before their trials ended, hope that's alright. Squad Key players Johan Flip Karlsson - reliable right back Ole Thomas Skogli - still putting them away Bjørn Erik Nersveen YP22b - another high scoring season, I doubt we'll be keeping him Arne Ravndal - creative midfielder Sveinung Aass YP24c - burst into the first team as a striker, very promising Youth Update Intake - I am dumping money into youth coaching and recruitment upgrades which is showing 1. Marius Enger YP25a - think he'll be a decent DLP as I don't use AMs or wingers 2. Alf Solstad YP25b - hard working CM 3. Kenneth Sunday YP25c - promising left back 4. Lars Sveum YP25d - i don't use wingers now (am playing a narrow 4-3-3) so will convert probably into a striker 5. Vidar Strandos YP25e - could be a good CM Future - another season of consolidation awaits Season Division Position Cup Notes 2022 D2 2nd 4th Lost in play offs 2023 D2 1st 3rd Promoted 2024 D1 5th SF Lost in play offs 2025 D1 5th SF Lost in play offs 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) Crispypaul SK Gjovik-LynOBOS-Ligaen 2026 League - Table - up to a 3rd place finish, got to the play off final against Ranheim in the Eliteserien but lost 5-0 on aggregate Cup - Fixtures - not as good as Ranheim (again) knocked us out in the 3rd round Finances - much weaker due to our youth setup Transfers - Nersveen sold to Rosenborg for £220k + 50% sale after the board started accepting smaller offers Squad Key players Johan Flip Karlsson - decent season although his wage demands are pushing it Ole Thomas Skogli - our record scorer now Sveinung Aass YP24c - stepped up after Nersveen left Eirik Asvestad - good left back but super injury prone Jesper Sydboge - still doing well in defence Youth Update Intake - showing results now 1. Dan Settemsdal YP26a - (screenshot forgotten so a little late) great defender, already good enough for the first team 2. Ole Kristian Lynum YP26b - looks like a nice keeper 3. Mads Worren YP26c - looking good as a forward, I did play him near the end of the season 4. Abdulrahman Khalaf YP26d - promising Syrian defender 5. Ghulam Khan YP26e - Pakistani winger, I will convert to a forward I think Future - lets see if we can get automatic promotion Season Division Position Cup Notes 2022 D2 2nd 4th Lost in play offs 2023 D2 1st 3rd Promoted 2024 D1 5th SF Lost in play offs 2025 D1 5th SF Lost in play offs 2026 D1 3rd 3rd Lost in play offs Edited March 15, 2022 by Crispypaul missed some stuff 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The7Striker Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 The Manager: Spoiler Despite my save back in Rapido Bouzas is going pretty good, I decided to keep it as a normal save. So I decide to do another attempt, this time in Finland Tampereen Pallo-Veikot also known as TPV the the choosen one. The club spent most of the time between 3th and 2nd tier, but back in 1994 they won the league for the first and only time. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
libbyshuss Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Southern Combination League Premier Division (Tier 9) 2026/27 (season 5) Season Summary A really good season that could have been a lot better if it wasn't for a total brainfart of a month in November. It put us out the running for automatic promotion and although we had a great run in it was too little too late. Sets up nicely for next season though - a promotion push could well be on the cards! Cup - Our best run in the FA cup. all the way to the second qualifying round! Gave us a nice little windfall as well. 30k isn't too shabby at our level Players We could still do with some defenders! the midfield/attack are pretty good now. Nice youth pull straight into the starting XI as well! Youth I was looking forward to this! I'd managed a couple of improvements to our recruitment and was excited to see the difference it made. Not a huge difference to be fair, but probably big enough to get us into tier 8. All elite talents but I only signed the ones with half decent CA. Just not worth it with the rest, they'll never improve without first team action. Plus, it keeps the wages low. Finances and Upgrades A nice cup run anda very low wage spend (£400 p/w) meant i had a bit of room to wriggle. So wriggle I did and the board were quite receptive. Average recruitment is not bad for a team at our level. Career 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thomas_e Posted March 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) VV Katwijk Season Summary 2026 - 2027 A big step forward *note: the reason the first season is in 2024-2025 is because of rule changes in Holland, so there were no relegation for the first three seasons After two seasons fighting to stay afloat in the league we took a big step forward this season. I dont really know why, but we just played a lot better overall. I promoted Lansana Diaby from the U18 to play as a centre back and he did really well and it also showed how terrible our previous central defender was! We just looked a lot better defensively and we also managed to play with a lot more creativity and flair in attack. We finished with 54 points, a big step forward from 37 points last season. We just missed the play off on goal aggregate, but we have no business getting promoted anyway, so I'm not complaining! Considering the fact that AFC only got 4 points this season, staying up wasnt that difficult anyway!! A good youth intake as well, especially Richard Joseph, a talented central defender from Haiti. For some strange reason it seems like non-EU players have to get £4k a week salaries which is crazy!! I almost didnt sign him, but on this challenge you cant afford to say no to really talented players. So 12 months from now when his contract turns professional he will be our best paid player by far. He is far from being our best player, but he is such a big talent I out him straight into the starting 11, even though he is still only 15. We also got good upgrades to our youth recruitment and coaching. For next season I hope for more of the same. We are not good enough to get promoted, but a safe mid-table finish and the opportunity to integrate a couple of more youngsters into the starting 11 would be great. Season Summary Key Players Key Talents Edited March 15, 2022 by thomas_e 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post XaW Posted March 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2022 XaW - Tatran Prešov - Season 2024/25 - Fortuna Liga Squad | Transfers | Finances Our first season in the top flight was a very good one! We had quite the horrible start that included a 7-0 loss, and it looked a bit glum for a while. Then we turned it around and started to pick up points. We almost picked up enough to climb into the to half, but the league split happened shortly before we had the chance to catch up. In the Relegation stage, we did really well and ended on top there, finishing 7th. We also won the cup, so we are heading into Europe next season! Really looking forward to it, and making some money to start to improve things. Andrej Molnar 24a got turned into a centre back and I've started him on a strength regime to improve his physicality. Not the massive season, but it was a learning one for him. His partner at the back is Marian Olejnik 23d, who has had a good improvement this season. We lost our best rightback this summer, and with few options I turned to Jan Gallo 24g. He was a winger, but with a decent tackling and marking I thought I'd try to change him into a full back, and he really delivered. A good retraining, I'd say. Other than that Tasos Fotiou 23c, Lukas Kiss 24b, Radoslav Adam 24c, and Jan Kovac 23a are continuing their good development with a varied number of matches. The board has also started the process of relocating us back to our home town (we are renting a stadium to comply with league regulations), but it will take a while I expect. Slovnaft Cup: We beat Liptovsky Hradok, Nitra, Zlaté Moravce, Humenné, and Slovan Bratislava to reach the final. There we FM'ed Dunajská Streda in the final to claim our first cup trophy and qualify for Europe. Youth intake: A good intake, but I must admit I had even higher expectations based on the preview. Roman Maslo 25c is a very good and balanced midfielder, and I look forward to using him. An actual defender! with jumping reach! What is this madness? Trophy cabinet 2. Liga - 1 (2023/24) Slovnaft Cup - 1 (2024/25) 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Another nice youth intake by the looks of it if the review is right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 11/03/2022 at 19:44, fries said: Premier League 2042/43 (season 21) Season Summary Lets start with the most important! When I started this challenge I never though that I would actually complete it. But here we are! We won the Champions League two years after we won the Premier League. In opposite to last year we had problems in the group stage. Before the last game we had to win home against Nice to qualify to the knock out stages. And with a penalty we secured a win! In the first knock out stage we won home 3-1 against OL which was enough to qualify to the next round. In the first leg of the quarter finals we played like a dream, winning 5-0 away against Dortmund. In the semi finals we lost the first game 2-1 home to Liverpool. In the second leg it looked like a boring 0-0 draw, but in 4 minutes injury time my subistitute Maside scored to 1-0. In extra time we scored once again but so did Liverpool. But in the penalty shootout we were strongest team and ready to the final! In the final we were up against Chelsea who had just won the Premier League. We were under pressure through out the game but in the end Morgan secured a 1-0 win with around 5 minutes to go! We competed against Manchester United for the first place in the League through out the season. But after the quarter finals of the Champions League the only focus of my team was Champions League. This meant that we mostly played the reserves and did not win in the last 7 league games and ended on the 4th position. Chelsea had a good run at the end and won the league instead. In the Carabao Cup I lost against Man City in the Quarter Final and in the FA Cup I lost against Arsenal in the Semi Final. No new players had a break through this season. So the team consisted of the same players as last season. My forward Ahmad had a great season with an average rating of 7.47 and both 21 goals and assists. Ferguson also had a great season and now have the record of most league appearances with 615 compared to 614 from Armstrong. But as you can see the two players who performed best now has the age of 31, so it was probably close to their last change to win the Champions League. This season I only had 2 players on the NxGn-list. Lancaster was number 5 and Maside was numer 28. A bit disappointing. However my youth team was not that bad, as they also "completed" the challenge by winning both the u18 League and the u19 Champions League. My preview was great with 5 stars, and two A's. My intake was a fine with 2 elite talents. Where one of them looks very promising (Mohammed)! Mohammed looks very promising, so I think you can have a look. However his personality could be better. We had no major sales this season. Finances and Upgrades Nothing new here. But we will soon move back into the newly expanded 50k seater stadium. What now? I am not sure. But I think I will give the English database down to tier 11 a chance. To be honest I enjoy the ride more than the destination. Maybe I will go back to this save and try to win the Clubs World Cup in 2045. Congrats mate, as I've said before, I know how tough this is in England so well done in doing it there. have added you to HoF as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The7Striker Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) Tampereen Pallo-Veikot 2022 Season Finances Facilities Transfers Squad Suomen Cup Its a nice change having a season in a calendar year. The season started with the Suomen Cup where we lost against AC Oulu in the second round, its was a nice journey. Ykkönen Season Prev Fixtures Promotion Fixtures It was a fun season. Overall it was a very positive season, squad was quality and we put that on paper. We ended the regular season in 2nd so along side the top 6 clubs, we moved to the promotion stage with 5 extra games. We end up in the same place allowing us to play against FC Honka to get our promotion. It wasnt our time and after a draw away, we lost at home. Youth Intake Spoiler The YI was a solid one. Nurmi is a very solid winger but since I lack options as FB we might have some game time there. Upgrade Along side the Nation C Badge, the board allow me to improve the youth recruitment Edited March 16, 2022 by The7Striker 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 25/02/2022 at 21:59, darren1983 said: So yeah I'm back and I'm back in England. Starting with my local team Kingstonian (I live 10 min drive from their current ground and a 3 min walk from their old ground Kingsmeadow) Am interested in seeing what being in London, but one of the smallest clubs here, does to my youth intakes in terms of nationalities I get. last year at South Shields I got a lot of Scottish guys but I suspect here will be a lot more dual nationality players. Anyway, starting profile: So this save never really took for me and tbh there's been so much going on for me recently so I've not really played FM much so as a result I've come back to a club I know well in South Shields. Profile. The challenge begins. Again. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Ok, I am swallowing my pride and asking for help. I am hopeless at tactics and always use my own plug and play which has suited me for years. I have had a lot of success across multiple leagues, except one. The Netherlands. I haven’t posted much in the last few days as I have tried and tried and failed a lot here. It is always the same story. I am mid table at the end of October then go on a long winless run. How do you make tactics? What tactics do you use in the Dutch second tier? I am at my wits end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierL Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Africanos Bragança - Youth intake preview - Season 15- Class 2037 Looks good ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 SC Toulon Season 3 Youth Intake Well look at this for one hell of a youth intake. Here are 5 of the Elite Talents I have had in the intake. Alexandre Lagrange(YP8) - 16 Year Old French Goalkeeper Lagrange has good Eccentricity, Reflexes and Agility but his Unambitious personality worries me a bit. Andy Novillo(YP9) - 15 Year Old French Central Midfielder/Advanced Playmaker Novillo has good First Touch, Vision and decent Balance. He has a Balanced personality as well which helps. Sofiane Sirvent(YP10) - 15 Year Old French Defensive Midfielder/Ball Winning Midfielder Sirvent has excellent Teamwork, Good Tackling, Work Rate and Aggression. His Unambitious personality again worries me but we will see. Aboubakar Loisi(YP11) - 15 Year Old Attacking Midfielder/Advanced Playmaker I am really excited about Loisi who has excellent Determination, Aggression and has good Natural Fitness and First Touch. He has a Fairly Determined personality as well which will really help his development. Mmadi Bourhane(YP12) - 15 Year Old Comoran Left Full Back My first African based prospect from Comoros. Bourhane has good Decisions attribute and has decent Natural Fitness, Work Rate and Bravery. He has a Balanced personality so I am hoping he comes good. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2026 Midseason Review: About what I expected. Struggling to score and giving up too many. I still expect to stay up, but in the 8-12 range. 2026 Youth Intake Preview: Really hoping to get some first team caliber players. Not looking for anything in particular at this point. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAwtunes Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 @DazRTaylorto answer your first question, I also use my own plug and play tactic. I create a little test league with a couple of divisions to test different iterations of the tactic and I test with mid table and weak teams. I use the SI tactics forum for hints on what I can tweak to improve the tactic. I retest after every ME update and try to tweak and improve from time to time. It means I often end up with a very solid tactic a few months after the final ME update. I can't offer much for the second question. I've never played in the Dutch 2nd Division but Ajax were my go to team for my own youth academy saves that I played since about fm14. I always tried to build a tactic that fitted their 433 philosophy and trained players using their development philosophy (I think it was called the 3 TS, or something like that) and it was always pretty easy, but it's Ajax so to be expected. I think the key is to find a solid attacking tactic (defensive just doesn't seem to work as well imo) that works for weak teams. Most of the tactics I see on the forum seem to be designed to work for Liverpool, Man City etc, and in this type of save we are almost always the underdog. I'd be happy to share my current tactics for you to try to adapt to suit how you like to set up, if that would help. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpS_Zen Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Heibei KungFu - Season 8 I discovered a new mechanic specific to China. When you have talented youth players, they can be called for 'military service'. In fact, they spend a season in a second tier team. I didn’t expect to see 3 starters in my eleven leaves for a season without notification. China never fails to surprise me. We kept our 1,5 star GK another season as our 2 stars GK, hot prospect from the previous season, was unavailable. Our defense starts to be decent, but we still lack good fullbacks. It's really complicated to have good wing players in China. Overall players are improving and the results as well. We qualified for our first continental competition ! In the cup, we lost our first game against a tier 2 team. Embarrassing. Some good sales, none of them would have reached the first team. The kind of improvement every coach dreams to see. Yanzhou 25k is my best player right now. YI seems ok. The hot prospect doesn't look really good...so I chose to point out the nice run of the u20 national team in the world cup. This is promising. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 hours ago, JAwtunes said: @DazRTaylorto answer your first question, I also use my own plug and play tactic. I create a little test league with a couple of divisions to test different iterations of the tactic and I test with mid table and weak teams. I use the SI tactics forum for hints on what I can tweak to improve the tactic. I retest after every ME update and try to tweak and improve from time to time. It means I often end up with a very solid tactic a few months after the final ME update. I can't offer much for the second question. I've never played in the Dutch 2nd Division but Ajax were my go to team for my own youth academy saves that I played since about fm14. I always tried to build a tactic that fitted their 433 philosophy and trained players using their development philosophy (I think it was called the 3 TS, or something like that) and it was always pretty easy, but it's Ajax so to be expected. I think the key is to find a solid attacking tactic (defensive just doesn't seem to work as well imo) that works for weak teams. Most of the tactics I see on the forum seem to be designed to work for Liverpool, Man City etc, and in this type of save we are almost always the underdog. I'd be happy to share my current tactics for you to try to adapt to suit how you like to set up, if that would help. Thank you @JAwtunesthat would be awesome. Please can you DM me what you use? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) I have tried quite a few times since my last effort on this thread in the Netherlands without success. So here we are at IJsselmeervogels, close to the end of the season, so I can write about it on here. Club Introduction VV IJsselmeervogels The Manager This is me. 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Basic Basic Fairly Basic Fairly Basic Basic National (2.00*) Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position TOTO KNVB Beker Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Record Number of Appearances (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Appearances --------------------------------------------------------------------- Record Goal Scorer (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Goals --------------------------------------------------------------------- Record Number of Assists (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Assists --------------------------------------------------------------------- Record Number of Clean Sheets (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Clean Sheets ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited March 17, 2022 by DazRTaylor 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Youth Candidates Season 2024/25 VV IJsselmeervogels With such a poor academy, the preview was as good as I could expect: The intake itself was dreadful and I doubt we will have a single first team player among them. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) End of Season Review Season 2024/25 VV IJsselmeervogels Season Summary I am satisfied with the season as survival was secured though it was very tough. Season Details League Table - Survival was secured with four games still to play. League Fixtures 1 & 2 - We had long stretches of winless games and picking up points was tough. TOTO KNVB Beker - We made it through to the second round before losing very narrowly to giants Ajax at home. We played magnificently however. Friendlies - Pre season was unbelievable as we were undefeated, despite playing four top flight sides. We also played some friendlies during the season to try and raise morale among the players. Squad - We lack quality throughout and another season of survival will be a challenge. Squad Dynamics - Whilst not great, considering how many games we lost, this is much better than I thought it would be. Transfers In - None. Transfers Out - None. Youth Candidates - It was a poor intake with Italian defender Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 supposedly the best prospect. Finances - Despite paying over £750,000 to upgrade the training facilities, we still made a healthy profit. The youth facilities are next on my list. Key Players Philippe van Arnhem - Our best player was also our standout player this year, as he had a great campaign. Miquel Ramdas - Equally at home at right back or in the anchor role in midfield, he played better than I expected. Dylan de Braal - Our leading defender this season as he helped keep the scoreline down in numerous games. Jordy Ruizendaal - Central midfielder who flattered to deceive. Jaimy Schaap - Our goalkeeper was inconsistent. Flashes of brilliance one minute to howlers the next. Next Season Another season of survival.is all I am interested in. 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2024/25 Minimal = (0.50*) ↑ None = 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 4 = 1 = 3 ↑ 4 ↑ 5 ↑ 1 = 4 ↑ 4 ↑ Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Basic Basic Fairly Basic Fairly Basic Basic National (2.00*) 2024/25 Basic = Basic = Fairly Basic = Average ↑ Fairly Basic ↑ National = (2.00*) = Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 40 10 9 21 49 67 -18 25.00% Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 40 10 9 21 49 67 -18 25.00% 307 days Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position TOTO KNVB Beker Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024/25 N/a N/a N/a Keuken Kampioen Divisie 18th Second Round Survived relegation with four games remaining. Record Number of Appearances (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Appearances --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 1 Record Goal Scorer (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Goals --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 Record Number of Assists (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Assists --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 Record Number of Clean Sheets (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Clean Sheets ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 Edited March 17, 2022 by DazRTaylor 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 18 hours ago, DazRTaylor said: Ok, I am swallowing my pride and asking for help. I am hopeless at tactics and always use my own plug and play which has suited me for years. I have had a lot of success across multiple leagues, except one. The Netherlands. I haven’t posted much in the last few days as I have tried and tried and failed a lot here. It is always the same story. I am mid table at the end of October then go on a long winless run. How do you make tactics? What tactics do you use in the Dutch second tier? I am at my wits end. I can't speak to that specific league, but I always use some form of a similar tactic (either 4-3-2-1 or 4-3-3-DM) controlling possession. I grew up a big hockey fan so it's easy for me to visualize the DL/DR role as a puck moving defenseman bring the ball up the the offensive zone (and so on) and I've just built around that. However, all that said if the players you have don't fit your system look at their strengths and what the game recommends as their best positions and see what you can build around your best players. Pick a player and work backwards, if your best player is a striker that's a beast in the air see how other players around him can be put into a tactic focused on getting the ball to him in a position to take advantage. I've had good runs with wonky asymmetrical tactics using this logic, and I've also gotten spanked messing around. Friendly matches are a great time to tinker, if you're not dominating crappy friendly teams odds are it won't work in division. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ronaldo Beckham Posted March 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2022 SC Toulon Season 3 Review I only gone and got promoted lads. We managed to just about get into the playoffs after drawing 1-1 against AS Nancy. We then come across Le Mans FC in the Play Offs. Luckily we took full advantage of the home leg and we won 2-1 and then we managed to scrap a 1-0 away victory to guarantee us going up. The board have decided to turn us profressional as well after getting promoted. Best Players Issiaka Bamba - 13 Goals, 5 Assists and 6.72 Average Rating My Favourite Player Again - Baba Toure - 5 goals with the Best Average Rating of 7.42 I absolutely love Baba Toure. Such a classy defender who always puts 100% in. He has also formed a nice defensive partnership with youth prospect Bedi Saint-Omar. Aurellin Tertereau - 9 Goals & 16 Assists with an Average Rating of 7.47 Tertereau continues to be the wise old head showing the youngsters how it is done with him getting 16 assists and 9 goals. He continues to overperform and I am happy to have him help me with the step up the club has ahead of them. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) SC Toulon Season 3 Review Part 2 Because of the Sigames forums limitations on how many photos you can put per post I am having to do 2nd part. SC Toulon Best Starting 11 Accolades Baba Toure rightly so got Fans Player Of The Season. The fans love him as much as I do. Young Player Of The Season was 16 year old youth prospect central defender Bedi Saint-Omar who stepped up big time and cemented his starting place alongside Baba Toure. He managed to get 4 goals and got an average rating of 7.08 which is very good considering his age. He also improved his Marking, Anticipation, Strength, Composure and Vision. I got a feeling he will go on to great things in his career. Hopefully with SC Toulon. I also managed to get the board to Improve The Youth Recruitment EDIT - They just recently agreed to improve the Academy Coaching as well. We have gone from having Adequete to Good Academy Coaching. Edited March 17, 2022 by Ronaldo Beckham 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Never seen this. Negative 130K at the time, so that'll help! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Sorry @XaW I forgot to add tranfers for the season so here is my proof. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post XaW Posted March 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2022 XaW - Tatran Prešov - Season 2025/26 - Fortuna Liga Squad | Transfers | Finances An excellent season, and I'm delighted we are heading into Europe again. We had a decent, if unspectacular, start to the season as we stayed mid-table for a while. Then we had a bit of a run with 5 wins in a row, and as the season split happened we were comfortably in the upper bracket. It was soon clear we were a bit off challenging for the title, not that it was a reasonable expectation anyway, seeing as Slovan Bratislava and Dunajská Streda ran away from the rest of the pack. So our season were more in competing with Spartak Trnava and Senica for the scraps. In the end we just about scraped in ahead of Spartak Trnava on the final day. We still have some issues with defending, but luckily our goalscoring makes up for it, at least partially. Some more work is needed, but if we continue winning, I'm not sure if I want to change too much to fix it. Andrej Molnar 24a, Marian Olejnik 23d, Lukas Kiss 24b, Vladimir Nagy 25d, and Roman Maslo 25c were all regulars in the first team this season, so the youngster are growing nicely into the team. I think we are down to 3-4-5 of the original squad who are sure things as the main choices, so it's going faster than I had expected, but I like it. Our new stadium, Tatran Prešov Stadium, will be done after the season, rather a quick build, if I may say so myself! Hopefully, it will be done on time. Czech - Slovakian Super Cup: As we won the cup last year, we started the season with a community shield-esque match against the cup winner of Czechia, and we unfortunately lost 2-3 to Slavia Prague.Slovnaft Cup: We beat Spišská Nová Ves, Pezinok, and Ružomberok before we lost to Dunajská Streda in the quarter final. Europa Conference League: Our first foray into Europe was a short one as we lost horribly away to Irish side Dundalk, and had no way of doing the same at home. So we got knocked out in the 2nd qualifying round. Youth intake: An excellent intake with a lot of talented players. An English goalkeeper, and very talented at that! Very happy with this guy. Trophy cabinet 2. Liga - 1 (2023/24) Slovnaft Cup - 1 (2024/25) 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Unfortunately our main goalscoer Issiaka Bamba refused to sign a new contract as he wanted to move to a bigger club. I wish him well for the future and maybe one day he will come back to the club as coaching staff. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAwtunes Posted March 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) F.C. Lusitanos - Season 5 (26/27) Review A great season that saw us finish third in the league, our highest league position so far. Our intake was the greatest I've ever had, since forever ever. Inter, Andorra's only professional club in my world, blew everyone away in the league and won the cup too. I wouldn't be surprised if they get their own stadium and move further away. They are going to be difficult to topple so we will need some euro money asap. On the pitch First Team League xG table (we under performed on our xG) Spoiler Cup Off the pitch Youth intake - described as 5 star in preview ("golden generation") Preview and HoYD Spoiler Top u19 prospects Spoiler The Manager Spoiler SUMMARY Edited March 17, 2022 by JAwtunes 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Youth Candidates Season 2025/26 VV IJsselmeervogels The preview was much better than last season: The intake proved to be better than last year with potentially some first team players here. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DazRTaylor Posted March 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) End of Season Review Season 2025/26 VV IJsselmeervogels Season Summary An extraordinary season where we overachieved by so much, it really is astonishing. Season Details League Table - We were in the top six for the vast majority of the season. League Fixtures 1 & 2 - Our form was usually good, though we did have some struggles from time to time. Promotion Playoffs - We were superb in eliminating Helmond Sport in the first round before Sparta Rotterdam proved too good in the second round. TOTO KNVB Beker - We reached the second round again though top flight FC Emmen proved to be far too strong on their own patch and out we went. Friendlies - It was a very tough pre season campaign, where we won just once. Our form during the season meant we didn't need nearly as many morale raising friendlies during the campaign. Squad - The lack of quality is alarming though it does show just how much we overachieved. Squad Dynamics - As you would expect from a season of such overachievement, this is exceptional. Transfers In - None. Transfers Out - None. Youth Candidates - The intake was a lot better this year with the leading light being left winger Anwar El Idrissi YP26A17. Finances - We made another profit and even managed to improve our youth facilities. Key Players Philippe van Arnhem - Our best player again showed his worth by performing well throughout the campaign. Miquel Ramdas - The right back continues to play above his level. Dylan de Braal - Our best defender was a rock for most of the campaign. Mitch Willems - Our most improved player, he has formed an excellent partnership at the back with Dylan de Braal. Pieter Langedijk - Despite his best position being on the left wing, I have used him primarily as our main striker and he didn't let me down, returning 21 goals in 39 appearances. Next Season A repeat of this season is just not possible I think, so another season of survival is the aim. 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2024/25 Minimal = (0.50*) ↑ None = 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 4 = 1 = 3 ↑ 4 ↑ 5 ↑ 1 = 4 ↑ 4 ↑ 2025/26 Minimal = (1.00*) ↑ National ↑ 5 ↑ 5 ↑ 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 6 ↑ 5 ↑ 6 ↑ 4 = 1 = 5 ↑ 5 ↑ 6 ↑ 3 ↑ 6 ↑ 6 ↑ Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Basic Basic Fairly Basic Fairly Basic Basic National (2.00*) 2024/25 Basic = Basic = Fairly Basic = Average ↑ Fairly Basic ↑ National = (2.00*) = 2025/26 Below Average ↑ Below Average ↑ Fairly Basic = Adequate ↑ Adequate ↑ Regional ↓ (2.00*) = Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 40 10 9 21 49 67 -18 25.00% 2025/26 44 16 15 13 75 70 +5 36.36% ↑ Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 40 10 9 21 49 67 -18 25.00% 307 days 2025/26 84 26 24 34 124 137 -13 30.95% ↑ 692 days Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position TOTO KNVB Beker Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024/25 N/a N/a N/a Keuken Kampioen Divisie 18th Second Round Survived relegation with four games remaining. 2025/26 N/a N/a N/a Keuken Kampioen Divisie 7th ↑ Second Round = Lost in promotion playoffs second round. Record Number of Appearances (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Appearances --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 1 2025/26 Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 18 Record Goal Scorer (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Goals --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 2025/26 No one 0 Record Number of Assists (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Assists --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 2025/26 Nassim Bouchouari YP26C19 1 Record Number of Clean Sheets (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Clean Sheets ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 2025/26 No one 0 Edited March 17, 2022 by DazRTaylor 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierL Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 This could become a problem in january.. 8 from the first eleven.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Youth Candidates Season 2026/27 VV IJsselmeervogels It was our best preview to date: The intake is easily the best we have had to date with some players going straight into the first team squad. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The7Striker Posted March 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2022 Tampereen Pallo-Veikot 2023 Season Finances Transfers Squad Suomen Cup What a wonderful cup run! We started slowly, drawing the first two games but then we won all three in the group stage, which allowed us to go through to the second stage again. With the game randomly choosing us as 1st, we had a nice draw against FC Aland,(I belive is some sort of B team), we won 3-0 and for the first time we went to the quarter finals. We lost to KuPS, but it was a good fight. Ykkönen Fixtures Promotion Fixtures Season started with 1 important player out, Sharp. He was our RB and he did a good job, but with the contract running out and with 0 interest in signing a new one, he was sold for 10k. This will make room for Nurmi to develop a little more. The squad for this season was quality and some good options on the bench, but the LB position is where we urgently need prospects, it might be the finalk season of Otto. It was a smooth sailing as far as this season is concerned, we took what we had from last year and with some players coming from the Under-20s, it was perfect. With the promotion, the club will turn Professional next season and we also have our stadium finished and with 8k seats, we should be fine for a few years in that regard. FF Jaro lost the promotion final vs FC Lathi and FC Honka was relegated. Youth Intake Spoiler Youth Intake was good for this level, we have some potential, but only time will tell if they will stay with the team. Jarmo, Kuusela e Riku are the best ones. Upgrades Only National B Licence 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DazRTaylor Posted March 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) End of Season Review Season 2026/27 VV IJsselmeervogels Season Summary Another season of overachievement, even if we did not repeat the heroics of last year. Season Details League Table - Whilst we never hit the dizzy heights of last season, we were never in relegation trouble and survived comfortably. League Fixtures 1 & 2 - We started slowly and were largely inconsistent throughout the campaign. TOTO KNVB Beker - We once again reached the second round and we once again went out at this stage as we once again lost to a top flight side, this time going down away to Heracles Almelo. Friendlies - It was another tough pre season where we won just three of our ten games. We only had one friendly during the season which came in early January, during the winter break. Squad - With the recent youth intake, we have added some much needed depth to the squad. Squad Dynamics - It is still rather nice. Transfers In - None. Transfers Out - None. Youth Candidates - We had our best intake to date, with many players with good potential. The standout player was attacking midfielder Admilson Silva YP27C35. Finances - We lost a lot of money this year as the youth academy costs kicked in and the board, in their ultimate wisdom, have started work on a new stadium, which we don't need. Key Players Philippe van Arnhem - Our best player fought injuries this season and as a result, he was a shadow of his normal self. Miquel Ramdas - The right back had another stellar campaign. Dylan de Braal - Shortlisted for the Keuken Kampioen Divisie play of the year, he was incredible all year. Mitch Willems - Our central defender was as reliable as ever. Bradley Martis - Playing at left back, the Curaçaoan international had his best season to date. Next Season Another safe, mid table finish would be great. 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2024/25 Minimal = (0.50*) ↑ None = 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 4 = 1 = 3 ↑ 4 ↑ 5 ↑ 1 = 4 ↑ 4 ↑ 2025/26 Minimal = (1.00*) ↑ National C ↑ 5 ↑ 5 ↑ 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 6 ↑ 5 ↑ 6 ↑ 4 = 1 = 5 ↑ 5 ↑ 6 ↑ 3 ↑ 6 ↑ 6 ↑ 2026/27 Minimal = (2.00*) ↑ Continental C ↑↑↑ 10 ↑ 10 ↑ 3 ↑ 2 ↑ 1 = 1 = 10 ↑ 9 ↑ 9 ↑ 8 ↑ 1 = 8 ↑ 8 ↑ 9 ↑ 13 ↑ 10 ↑ 10 ↑ Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Basic Basic Fairly Basic Fairly Basic Basic National (2.00*) 2024/25 Basic = Basic = Fairly Basic = Average ↑ Fairly Basic ↑ National = (2.00*) = 2025/26 Below Average ↑ Below Average ↑ Fairly Basic = Adequate ↑ Adequate ↑ Regional ↓ (2.00*) = 2026/27 Adequate ↑ Below Average = Fairly Basic = Exceptional ↑↑↑ Excellent ↑↑↑ National ↑ (2.00*) = Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 40 10 9 21 49 67 -18 25.00% 2025/26 44 16 15 13 75 70 +5 36.36% ↑ 2026/27 40 14 9 17 63 67 -4 35.00% ↓ Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 40 10 9 21 49 67 -18 25.00% 307 days 2025/26 84 26 24 34 124 137 -13 30.95% ↑ 692 days 2026/27 124 40 33 51 187 204 -17 32.26% ↑ 1,035 days Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position TOTO KNVB Beker Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024/25 N/a N/a N/a Keuken Kampioen Divisie 18th Second Round Survived relegation with four games remaining. 2025/26 N/a N/a N/a Keuken Kampioen Divisie 7th ↑ Second Round = Lost in promotion playoffs second round. 2026/27 N/a N/a N/a Keuken Kampioen Divisie 14th ↓ Second Round = Safe, mid table season. Record Number of Appearances (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Appearances --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 1 2025/26 Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 18 2026/27 Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 41 Record Goal Scorer (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Goals --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 2025/26 No one 0 2026/27 Nassim Bouchouari YP26C19 5 Record Number of Assists (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Assists --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 2025/26 Nassim Bouchouari YP26C19 1 2026/27 Nassim Bouchouari YP26C19 5 Record Number of Clean Sheets (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Clean Sheets ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 2025/26 No one 0 2026/27 No one 0 Edited March 18, 2022 by DazRTaylor 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post libbyshuss Posted March 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2022 Southern Combination League Premier Division (Tier 9) 2027/28 (season 6) Season Summary So we're still stuck in tier 9! similar story to last season with really good results undone by a brainfart of a month. It was Febuary this time. I guess that's the price you pay for a ridiculously young squad. We ended with only 1 defeat from 8 though which was nice. It'd be lovely if we can carry that form into the new season FA Cup - really could do with a good cup run. the added gate money is invaluable. So i went out in the extra prelim round to somehwere i've never heard of. Meant I ended up in the red for the first time in seasons Players Same story as always. defence bad, midfield and attack good. My striker had scored 13 in 39 by the time the new youth intake came through so as soon as i saw i had a half decent specialised striker i put him straight in. 6 in 6 at 15 years old is pretty, pretty good. youth We got a really nice youth intake level now. surely we got to be getting ridiculous intakes by now? nope. But they are pretty good. Preview was disappointing. intake was ok though But I wanted an intake completely full of 5 star CA! we're in tier 9 with average intake, surely that should happen! Finances and Upgrades So no cup run meant no cup money meant we lost a fiar bit this season. This youth set up is costing us too much for too ittle return at the minute! The board did let me get my first coaching qualification though, which is nice. Career 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darren1983 Posted March 18, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2022 South Shields 2022/23 Season Review - Vanarama National league South League -This was clearly a very good first season in charge, I'm always confident that once the players get used to my formation they tend to do well but this season was a bit of a struggle at times even if it doesn't look like it in the end. We were slow out the blocks as I expected but we really struggled at times for goals which is a weird thing to say about a side that scored more than anyone else all season! What I mean was that we never really had a consistent goal threat, we shared the goals around (we had 8 players in double figures) which is a good thing but also something I'm not sure we'll be able to do again next season. We did have a striker score 20 this year but he also had 2 10+ runs without a goal. In the end though I think I can feel a little hard done by not to win the league with 97 points but somehow Blyth overperformed their xG by over 30 points! In the end it was the Playoffs for us as we brushed aside a York side that we had taken 4 points off in the semi final and then in the final we had a local derby down at Wembley as we cruised past Gatsehead by the same 3-0 score line to see us promoted FA Cup - A really good run in this that brought in some nice money as we made the 2nd round before losing on TV to league one Luton FA Trophy - a cracking run in this as well as we ended up beating the side that won the National league in Solihill Motors and then beat the side that would win the playoffs in Chesterfield. In the final we played midtable Bromley and beat them to win the trophy for the first time in the clubs history. Final Transfers - Obviously none in and just a couple out Squad - can see here that we had a large squad but outside of about 16 players I never really used many as they are just not good enough. Can see how we spread the goals as well Youth Intake - On paper it's good but at this level it's all about CA rather than PA as none will ever reach theirs but I did tag 3 players Evan Kendall YP01A - young forward who i think could be a squad option for us Raymond Motelibano YP01B - Filipino wing back, got 2 good players ahead of him right now but with some work could also become an optionDennis Patterson YP01C - coaches think he's a winger, I think he's more a mezzala. Will probably end up as neither but we'll see Career Progress Season League Position Notes & Achievements 2022/23 VNLN 2nd Won promotion via Playoffs and won FA Trophy 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) Now to jinx my save with IJsselmeervogels. I think I have cracked it in the Netherlands. I am loving my save and my players have just started developing. I have had so many attempts here, I know how @Paddersfeels. Edited March 18, 2022 by DazRTaylor 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daddy Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 2026 Season Review: About what I was expecting. No young players really took a step forward so the lack of scoring and defense was prevalent all season. Fortunately the bottom of the league was just really bad. Nothing really to see here. 2026 Youth Intake: This is a great class for us. A couple players will be able to contribute quickly and fill in needed depth. 2027 Season Preview: Little more optimistic than last season after the intake. Still no illusions of a promotion. I suspect another mid table, but hopefully more comfortable. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post libbyshuss Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 So one of the things I love about this challenge is how quickly I can motor through the seasons. This England level 11 challenge is proving to have bitten off more than my poor old laptop can chew. It's struggling away with the processing now and taking ages to advance so I'm gonna give it a rest and go back to old school. I've never tried this challenge in Italy so let's go there! One name immediately jumped out. Novara - they were Serie A not so long ago. What happened there? A sad fall from grace apparently but they're back in Serie C now and with these facilities! They've also got 2.5m in the bank! It feels a little like cheating after some of the clubs I've taken over but maybe I deserve a treat. So..... Novara is nicely positioned between Milan and Turin and they have a great stadium already as well. Look at this! I'm quite excited! But I was with Marbella FC as well and look how that turned out. This challenge is hard! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRTaylor Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Youth Candidates Season 2027/28 VV IJsselmeervogels It was another stellar preview: The intake was good though not great. No one is ready for first team football, though plenty have the potential to go far. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DazRTaylor Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) End of Season Review Season 2027/28 VV IJsselmeervogels Season Summary It was another record breaking year as achieved our highest ever league finish. Season Details League Table - We broke into the top five for the first time in our history as we continued to improve. League Fixtures 1 & 2 - After another slow start, we ground out the wins and climbed the table. The 8-1 home defeat by PEC Zwolle was an error on my behalf, as I had every player, except for two, unavailable. Promotion Playoffs - We went out in the first round, narrowly lost 5-4 on aggregate to Telstar. TOTO KNVB Beker - A disaster. We didn't even reach our customary second round as Helmond Sport beat us on their own patch, after extra time, in the first round. Friendlies - Losing just one of our ten pre season games represents terrific preperation for the season ahead. Squad - Our players really are developing and we have a much better squad than this time last year. Squad Dynamics - It is lovely, isn't it? Transfers In - None. Transfers Out - Two youngsters left on loan, otherwise nothing happened. Youth Candidates - It was a decent enough intake, with plenty of players, such as central defender Daan de Waard YP28B50 adding some much needed depth to the squad. Finances - Due to the costs of our youth academy, we lost a lot of money this year and have slipped into the red. Key Players Philippe van Arnhem - Whilst he is no longer regarded as our best player, he is still a vital member of the team and showed it with some outstanding performances. Miquel Ramdas - The right back had his best season to date. Dylan de Braal - Our best defender once again played like he is the best. Mitch Willems - Playing at centre back, he is under pressure for his place and his game has risen accordingly. Pieter Langedijk - The striker returned to form with 29 goals in 31 appearances. Next Season Despite qualifying for the promotion playoffs for the second time, I still feel this is overachieving, so I would be very happy with a mid table finish. 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2024/25 Minimal = (0.50*) ↑ None = 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 3 ↑ 4 = 1 = 3 ↑ 4 ↑ 5 ↑ 1 = 4 ↑ 4 ↑ 2025/26 Minimal = (1.00*) ↑ National C ↑ 5 ↑ 5 ↑ 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 6 ↑ 5 ↑ 6 ↑ 4 = 1 = 5 ↑ 5 ↑ 6 ↑ 3 ↑ 6 ↑ 6 ↑ 2026/27 Minimal = (2.00*) ↑ Continental C ↑↑↑ 10 ↑ 10 ↑ 3 ↑ 2 ↑ 1 = 1 = 10 ↑ 9 ↑ 9 ↑ 8 ↑ 1 = 8 ↑ 8 ↑ 9 ↑ 13 ↑ 10 ↑ 10 ↑ 2027/28 Minimal = (2.00*) = Continental B ↑ 11 ↑ 11 ↑ 4 ↑ 2 = 1 = 1 = 11 ↑ 11 ↑ 11 ↑ 8 = 1 = 10 ↑ 10 ↑ 10 ↑ 16 ↑ 11 ↑ 13 ↑ Club Facilities Season Training Facilities Youth Facilities Corporate Facilities Junior Coaching Youth Recruitment Club Reputation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Start Basic Basic Fairly Basic Fairly Basic Basic National (2.00*) 2024/25 Basic = Basic = Fairly Basic = Average ↑ Fairly Basic ↑ National = (2.00*) = 2025/26 Below Average ↑ Below Average ↑ Fairly Basic = Adequate ↑ Adequate ↑ Regional ↓ (2.00*) = 2026/27 Adequate ↑ Below Average = Fairly Basic = Exceptional ↑↑↑ Excellent ↑↑↑ National ↑ (2.00*) = 2027/28 Adequate = Below Average = Fairly Basic = Exceptional = Excellent = National = (2.00*) = Season Record Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 40 10 9 21 49 67 -18 25.00% 2025/26 44 16 15 13 75 70 +5 36.36% ↑ 2026/27 40 14 9 17 63 67 -4 35.00% ↓ 2027/28 41 19 13 9 84 68 +16 46.34% ↑ Overall Career Record After Season Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Win Percentage Time At Club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 40 10 9 21 49 67 -18 25.00% 307 days 2025/26 84 26 24 34 124 137 -13 30.95% ↑ 692 days 2026/27 124 40 33 51 187 204 -17 32.26% ↑ 1,035 days 2027/28 165 59 46 60 271 272 -1 35.76% ↑ 1,414 days Transfer Sale Record Date Player Position Club Sold To Country Transfer Fee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trophy Haul Season Competition Won -------------------------- Trophy Cabinet League Titles ------------- Cup Competition Victories ------------------------- Career Overview Season Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League League Position TOTO KNVB Beker Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024/25 N/a N/a N/a Keuken Kampioen Divisie 18th Second Round Survived relegation with four games remaining. 2025/26 N/a N/a N/a Keuken Kampioen Divisie 7th ↑ Second Round = Lost in the second round of the promotion playoffs. 2026/27 N/a N/a N/a Keuken Kampioen Divisie 14th ↓ Second Round = Safe, mid table season. 2027/28 N/a N/a N/a Keuken Kampioen Divisie 4th ↑ First Round ↓ Lost in the first round of the promotion playoffs. Record Number of Appearances (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Appearances --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 1 2025/26 Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 18 2026/27 Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 41 2027/28 Vincenzo Montinaro YP25A1 63 Record Goal Scorer (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Goals --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 2025/26 No one 0 2026/27 Nassim Bouchouari YP26C19 5 2027/28 Danny van Melis YP27I41 9 Anwar El Idrissi YP26A17 9 Record Number of Assists (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Assists --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 2025/26 Nassim Bouchouari YP26C19 1 2026/27 Nassim Bouchouari YP26C19 5 2027/28 Danny van Melis YP27I41 13 Record Number of Clean Sheets (Players From The Academy Only) Season Player Cumulative Number of Clean Sheets ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 No one 0 2025/26 No one 0 2026/27 No one 0 2027/28 Robert Borowski YP27J42 1 Edited March 19, 2022 by DazRTaylor 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottc87 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Hi guys, just a quick question as I am looking to start this challenge. Is there any need/point in having scouts or would this money be better invested in other areas? thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Just now, scottc87 said: Hi guys, just a quick question as I am looking to start this challenge. Is there any need/point in having scouts or would this money be better invested in other areas? thanks I usually stick to one to get opponent reports. There has been unconfirmed claims that scouting knowledge can improve the places foreign players come from, but I only do that if/when I have loads of money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Novafluff Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 Season Review 2024 League | Transfers | Finance | Facilities | Youth Intake A season were we kept replacing the players we started with and putting in our youth players. We are now down to only 4 starting players that is not from the academy. So an 8th place is okay i think we took 2 more points than last season. We probably would have ended a bit higher if we didn't lose our goalscorer Tony Eskilsson our regen that scored most goals last season and were about to do the same this season but left during the summer on a free. For next season everyone gets one year older and we aim higher. Top 5 and i would be satisifed Financially we keep going strong! we upgraded JC and YR during the season so might be a rougher year next season but should give us better regens. Youth intake was okay. A lot of potential as usual but nothing wow. We get a striker in (03-I)Lukas Mikulenas which i hope will replace Eskilsson well next season Top scorer: (01-B)Göran Jacobsson 5 Goals | 21(2) Games Most Assists: Tommy Burakowsky 6 Assists | 20(0) Games Best Average: (01-A)Milan Filo 7.30 Average | 24(0) Games Top Prospect: (01-A)Milan Filo 2 Goals | 0 Assists | 7.30 Average | 24(0) Games 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAwtunes Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 So its happened again. Another unbelievable intake with at least 7 players that are first team ready, and a couple that have caused the 'Ability' star ratings of our current players to drop (27a and 27b were both 5 star CA and PA a couple of days ago...). I. Love. Andorra. @DazRTaylorIt's good to see you're enjoying Holland. Hopefully you can push for promotion very soon! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrJones Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 Truro City 2028/2029 We're slowly getting better season by season but I must admit that I'm starting to hate this division passionately. As you can see in our goal difference we are by far the most boring team in the league but I think we'll be starting to gegenpress next season. I haven't had the balls to do it in previuos years because of how tired my players get after games due to being a semi-pro club but we can't continue like this. Squad Nothing to report on really but the overall level of the squad is getting better. Youth Intake Two great prospects who will enter our starting XI right away! Come on you white tigers! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Ok, I got a bit bored of Slovakia, so I'm restarting, and this time in Belgium. I've taken over Koninklijke Berchem Sport 2004, or just Berchem Sport. The reason I took the club is because I have managed them before, but it's a very long time ago. I can't even remember if it was the youth challenge, or @Gundo's challenge. So I think it could have been FM14-15 or something. So the club is actually surprisingly well stacked in the youth development setup, so I think I might get in some really good players here. So I'm actually very excited for this attempt, and I hope I can stay here for a long while. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) SC Toulon Season 4 Youth Intake Another great youth intake from the looks of it. Here are some of the Elite Talents. Kevin Edwing Laurence(YP20) - 16 Year Old French GK Laurence has very good Punching, Rushing Out, Determination and Natural Fitness. He has a Realist which I assume is a good thing after looking at the definition of Realist. Valentin Robin(YP22) - 15 Year Old French Central Defender Robin looks like a very good replacement for Baba Toure once Toure decides to retire. He has very good Teamwork with good Bravery, Composure and Tackling. He also has a Fairly Loyal personality so hopefully he stays at the club and becomes a Club Legend. Romain Nallet(YP24) - 15 Year Old French Central Defender Nallet is another good central defender who will form a good defensive spine. Nallet has excellent Agression and Natural Fitness and good Decisions and Teamwork. He also has a 12 in Free Kick Taking so maybe a set piece specialist on the horizon. He has a nice Balanced personality as well so he could go either way. Folly Tchadjobo(YP27) - 15 Year Old Togolese Left Winger Tchadjobo hopefully a future Togo International with his Fairly Profressional personality and has good Dribbling, First Touch, Decisions, Aggression, Flair and Teamwork with plenty of room to get better. He has a very good base to become a very good player. The board have also agreed to upgrade the Youth Facilities. Edited March 19, 2022 by Ronaldo Beckham 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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