The FM23 Youth Academy Challenge

[HanziZoloman]

vor 8 Stunden schrieb Riebow:

We said goodbye to the first prospect to break into the first team and even made it to club captain. Al-Fayha (Saoudi-Arabia) came in with a bid and he was ready to go. We agreed on a 100K fee with a sell-on clause. 

 

Congratulations for the title. A big moment when the first kids leave the house into the world. 
 

@XaW wow good intake with Jake Duncan. Hope they‘ll develop well

Edited July 8, 2023 by HanziZoloman

[LazyBandit]

SC Kriens Season 2 (2024/25)

League Table

We finished a few spots lower than we did last season, but that was too be expected as we lost a few key players. We once again had the worst defense in the league, thanks in part to the overall quality of our defenders. A couple more of our first team players have decided to leave at the end of the year, so I anticipate we'll take a few seasons to recover.

Intake

This year's intake produced some quality players for us in positions of need. Some more decent players in means I can start to experiment with different tactics next season.

Mazalovic to me is the top player in this year's crop. Tall, good in the air, and a decent base level of technical ability. An Unambitious personality and a low natural fitness is my only concern, but he's still young. If star ratings are to be believed, he's already arguably our best natural CB. Before the end of the season he received a call up to Bosnia's Under 21's.

A talented attacking midfielder, Redaelli looks like he may be leading our midfield for years to come. Physicals are a bit low for my liking, but they'll improve in time.

Gomez is a solid winger who can start competing for starts soon. Probably a bit too slow, he may be moved to a more central role.

In this years intake we added Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cameroon, Canada, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and the USA

Countries: 18/227 (7.93%)

Season Review

We had a few different areas of improvement. I convinced the board to expand our recruitment from Average to Good, and raise our youth coaching from Average to Adequate. Unfortunately our training facilities have also been downgraded from Good to Average. I've also finished my National B License. Fortunately for me, the board seems to be very patient and understanding, as I believe it will take a few more season before we can start really pushing for promotion.

[_JHTB_]

Ilkeston Town - Season 22 – Premier League– 11^th – Europa Conference League Winners

Transfers -- Squad -- League -- Key Player -- Hot Prospect

League: The season started pretty poorly with back to back defeats but then we did pick up a little as we pushed up the table a little. It was obvious early on though that we wouldn’t quite have the same league success as last season as we had definitely regressed defensively conceding goals with a lot more regularity. That said, we did find ourselves up in and around 8^th where we finished last season before 3 losses on the bounce in January did set the tone for a tough second half of the season as we found points tougher to come by but we were never really in any threat of relegation which was positive. We could still have finished as high as 9^th but we ended the season with back to back losses to end up 11^th.

Europe: Despite losing our opening leg in the qualifiers for the Conference League we did ultimately qualify comfortably and took that through to the group stage winning all but our final match where we rotated. The first knockout round we easily found our way through before getting drawn against the toughest potential opponent as we faced a Napoli team who this season ran away with Serie A. We needn’t have worried as we took a 3-0 win to Naples and in the second leg took the lead on the night just before half time before Napoli fought back scoring 3 in the last 15 minutes to make it cagey towards the end but ultimately we were through. After that, both the Semi-Final and Final were pretty straight forward with us looking comfortable throughout, the final ending up being a 4-1 victory against FC Utrecht.

Youth Intake

A bit better of an intake this time out, but it wasn’t enough to stop me from replacing my HoYD, but still some reasonable players.

Brennan Osment 22  – A good prospect at central defender, a good spread of attributes for the position, though hopefully he will grow a little as he is probably shorter than would be ideal.

Seamus Wiggins-Thomas 22  – I’m not too sold on Wiggins-Thomas but our coaches think he has some potential and he’s already wanted by some of the bigger teams in England. His finishing is a bit low starting for him to be an effective striker in the future but will see how he develops.

 

Overview

We’ve finally managed to get the board to agree to upgrade our youth level to 1 which should hopefully mean this season I can get them to upgrade the youth facilities to the best level. We have also agreed to build a new stadium of 39k capacity, though I’m very disappointed that they are naming it after the one other Club Legend.

I imagine next season will be similar to this one, but I’m hoping at least we will improve defensively. I doubt we will be able to have similar heroics in the Europa League as we did in the Conference League, but any improvement in reputation will be welcome.

Key Players

Patsy Bennett 12 – Bennett wasn’t really a first choice player for us this season, but when called upon he was a strong performer. 8 goals and 8 assists from 19 starts and 19 sub appearances.

Drew Clarke 14  – Clarke had his best season so far for the club 15 goals and 7 assists playing in a similar position to Bennett. In terms of attributes he’d probably do even better for us if we played with wingers but he’s still contributing well.

Tariq Caton 20 – Whilst not towards the top end of the average ratings, Caton had a great season for the club with 25 goals in all competitions for the 17 year old. He won the NxGn award this season and is constantly improving so despite a bit more rotation this season, he will likely be first choice striker next season.

 

[HanziZoloman]

"He who knows nothing will find a way through." Earl of Grey

Season 5

 

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We started so well, blowing opponents away with the 424 counterattacking play. Rhys Platt (26) and Michael Eboh (18) scoring loads and even the newcomers Darin Magri and Glenn Beasley were having a good time in front of the goal. It dried out in November and after we experienced long periods without even scoring including shameful moments like the 7:1 defeat against Maidenhead. The Earl thought it was a matter of time the run of bad luck with red cards and penalties couldn't last forever. It almost did only after switching into a 433 wide with an additional DM in front oft the back four we managed to stable the patient from dying finishing a respectful 14th place. Needless to say that we're still overwhelming relegation candidates. 

"In autumn the Ricay world looked so well, I'm really sad", said the Earl in his last interview before holidays. He will go into Nottingham Forest, chopping wood and thinking about everything to push back in summer. On the last matchday the Earl couldn't resist and let the lads play again in the fast 424 shape and managed a win against stupid Gloucester. 

The Intake btw was described as a golden generation by the Hoyd but the Earl doubt it. George Brand is talking again always selling fish on the markets. Just look at him, he's the best:

 

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We have a lot of work to do to ever reach the play offs in this damned league of losers. 

The positive news the Earl is bagging badges like stamps and we had a positive financial result (we're only 350.000 in the reds now).

a shame ...

 

[mizzoufan69420]

Welcome to Throttur Reykjavik! Can't wait to see what exceptional talents I can produce here. Also, I made kits for the club!

[libbyshuss]

Aachen FC - Germany

2054/55 - Bundesliga

Season Summary

Gonna keep these short and sweet from now on as all I need is the Champions League to complete the challenge (like it's that easy!)

League - we won it for the second time!

Champions League - struggled through the league stage, got Bayern in the knock out round and they did us 3-0 in the second leg

 

I got a new wonderkid come through so I'll keep trying for a few seasons more. Plus, Pascal Meier is still only 27. While I still have him, I have a chance!

[Ron_Swanson]

[FM22] SK Zestaponi - season 2 - 2023

This year was totally opposite to previous one. Bad start, eliminated from cup in first round, but everything turned around in may. I've made two changes - I started playing with DM instead of AM and put my experienced (but slightly weaker) goalie in match squad and since then we're on a very long winning streak. We gor promoted to National League 2 where the format is slightly different. There's only 10 teams and we play each other 4 times so 36 games total. Finances are tough, sucha a great recruitment network costs a lot compared to our income, domestic prizes are non-existent so we're gonna struggle until we get some continental cups

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[HanziZoloman]

@libbyshuss good luck as we all need a bit of it

[The_Gato_In_Goal]

Brønshøj BK - Youth Intake Season 23

This one is even worse than the last, we'll need a good intake next year if we're to make progress in this challenge. I'm not sold on the idea of replacing our HOYD yet, since there aren't any clear improvements on the market.

The top 2 prospects both are Unambitious with 5 and 1 determination, not ideal. Andersen 23c at least has a good personality, but his potential is low.

[Dr Pepper Man]

Decided to complete the YA Challenge with teams from England Scotland and Wales will update you on my saves as i go

[Cultured Left Foot]

If you'd like to follow this in more detail, its a series on my YouTube Channel : whttp://www.YouTube.com/c/CulturedLeftFoot

 

SEASON 28 REVIEW

ANOTHER YEAR OF PREMIER LEAGUE SURVIVAL

Season 28 started wonderfully well with us hitting the heights of 5th place in the Premier League - but then normality hit and we were basically 15th all season! Solid enough though and I'll take it...

 

Avoiding relegation again was the highlight and we managed to secure our highest ever league position. Which is always good. 

And the Board, when seeing the finances, decided to FINALLY upgrade our youth facilities to the next level!

 

And then they promptly sold the club to a new owner!!

 

So at the moment, we are looking pretty good on the facilities front...

 

And the Youth Intake came through and.... WOW. It was one of best ever with 7 elite talents! I can't wait to get these kids playing!

ONTO SEASON 29 WE GO!

WISH US LUCK !

Edited July 10, 2023 by Cultured Left Foot

[Dr Pepper Man]

Here we go

[DazRTaylor]

Is there any way we can make the Netherlands eligible?  Lower league database perhaps?

[Vakama2619]

58 minutes ago, DazRTaylor said:

Is there any way we can make the Netherlands eligible?  Lower league database perhaps?

There are some out there, also as it has 2 tiers you could easily do the team that finishes in last as others have done

[HanziZoloman]

Earl of Grey - Nottingham Forrest - May and June '28

"I had to go into the woods to see more clearly. There is WiFi in Nottingham Forrest and I watched a lot of Netflix. You know this Jordan Series? It's called the last dance. That's the story of how the Super Bulls developed in the 90s and how they become the best Basketball Team in the world. I need to translate that into Football Manager into my Ricays. There is a lot to see in those movies, I like the Detroit Pistons with Isah Thomas and the young Rodman. They completely the bad guys they are bad ass tough and hard to brake through. It becomes more and more clear that MJ alone will win no championship to his franchise like he had promised and that he will need a team to do that. There is no 'I' in team but there is one in 'win'." The Earl of Grey

For our Billericay Team it means that we will build towards a squad DNA which is nothing new to the game. We have a great pool of youngsters all sorts of players. Talent whatsoever will not be a main part of our DNA. We will look for hard, tireless workers, strong players, determined, aggressive and brave. We need some chiefs and a clan to support them. We want to let our most talented and most gifted players shine like MJ and Pip and we want to surround them with people who help them because they are teamplayers. Plus, we want to compensate in their weaknesses because at this level and every level beyond 'nobody is perfect'.

Billaricay - July '28

Who will be our guys to go the ones who will shine?

When I take a look at the reports, there are Neil Cox (youth intake 25), Kavangh Williams-Bowers (yi 25), Kem Bullman (yi 24), Mike Eboh (yi 24), Louis Baker (Legend) and Jaydn Mundle-Smith (Legend) who all have 4 stars or more ratings. Let's decide to have one in each part of the line-up, we now place the responsibly of driving the team forward in the hands of our Keeper Kem Bullman, BPD Neil Cox, midfielder Williams-Bowers and striker Rhys Platt. Why does Louis and Mike drop out? Because Louis is playing IWs but is not the best dribbler and always has a hard time there and Williams-Bowers as you will notice in his stats is a true aggressive leader and Mike Eboh needs to many chances to score and Rhys Platt is less talented but more reliable.

Neil Cox: He will be our future Captain if we can hold onto him. He is just great and maybe the best player who came through the ranks of our academy

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Williams-Bowers: He developed just great

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Rhys Platt our first academy player who was pushing for first team and he is a reliable shot. I like his physical presence and movement.

 

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Ok that are the ones to shine, you notice that with Platt it's already working out. We need to define a system which will be easy to learn but also compliments the favored roles of the players. We will definitely play with a BPD (Neil) and a B2B (WB) and well Platt likes the TFs but he will play as our main goal threat because of his movement a Poacher (he can't dribble). 

Long story short this is how we play:

Our 'famous' 424 Neil Cox is good at everything but a little short his sidekick needs to be big and jumpy (Mensah - who is just that), Williams-Bowers is always aggressiv and mental monster he needs an experienced and more calm player by his side (Stylianides), he can pass, tackle and is composed. Rhys Platt will need support and balls to finish. The most creative player Baker (IWa) is on his side, Mundle-Smith will overlap and is a fast good crosser, a TFs on Platts right and a Wa out wide. Stylianides will cover the aggressive running around of Williams-Bowers and Jay Patterson is just an ordinary FBs.

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Squad DNA:

I had a lot of talented and gifted players with strong athletics or wonderful technique but I need Clansmen, guys who do the dirty work around my stars. As 8 is the number to go in that league I will only accept first team players with a work rate of 8 in my team. If they are 6 they have no chance if they're 7 they need to improve and they have a year or so for doing so. I'm fed up with all those talented but useless and lazy guys carrying around year after year just dumping my balance. In consequence some starters from last year left our club. I can't work with someone who doesn't want to work (work rate 4 or 5). Also I rate high: Teamwork, Stamina and Strength for my teamplayers. The stars however need to be rolemodels and be better in work rate and they need to give the team something special, like flair or exceptional team play or finishing.

Training: I focus on physicality like the Detroit Pistons I want my players to be strong (which almost everyone is now training), those who already are strong train complimenting areas like quickness or other weaknesses. I hope to get every first teamer on strength 8 by the end of the season. Tactically, like Detroit I'll play with get stuck in and won't take this off (period). If we collect cards, we'll collect cards I have no problem with that. I want to develop a hard, tough team. That's the mission. 

We started the season exactly like the year before but that was rather successful, we're now trying not to drop in form but challenge for the play off spots. Of course we are still overwhelming relegation candidates (24th - 250:1). 

 

Edited July 10, 2023 by HanziZoloman

[DazRTaylor]

1 hour ago, Vakama2619 said:

There are some out there, also as it has 2 tiers you could easily do the team that finishes in last as others have done

Didn't think this was allowed in two tiers?  @XaWhas this changed?

[XaW]

10 minutes ago, DazRTaylor said:

Didn't think this was allowed in two tiers?  @XaWhas this changed?

Nah, not allowed in the Netherlands by default. Since the Dutch league has decided that there will be no relegation from there for the next 5-10 years, I don't think the leagues there are viable for this challenge in the short term. The same was as Ireland and probably more. Unless @darren1983 has some objections, I think we can close the Netherlands for a while...

[XaW]

  

XaW - Beaconsfield Town - Season 2025/26 (Season 3) - Vanarama National League South

Squad | Transfers | Finances

A step back for us, but I think we got a bit unlucky this season. The start was actually really good, but we went 11 games without a win and from then on we struggled. We both scored less and conceded less this season, and I think that's a good thing overall. Still, we go again and hope we can improve next season.

The intake this season was very good, and we got in two great players.

FA Cup: We beat Plymouth Parkway and Kingstonian before we lost to Ebbsfleet United in the 4th qualifying round.
FA Trophy: We beat Cray and Torquay United before we lost to South Shields in the 4th round. 

Around the world

U18s

They got moved to the North West group this season for whatever reason and there they surprised everyone by winning it!

FA Youth Cup: They beat Sittingbourne before they lost to Hitchin Town in the 2nd qualifying round.

 

Youth intake:

Trophy cabinet

(U18s) - National U18 League North West - 1 (2025/26)

Player statistics:

Most apps for the clubs

Name			Nation		2nd Nation	Years Active	Apps
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Jose Bracamonte 24f	Philippines	UAE		2024-Present	105
Dave Lee 24a		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	99
Paul Raven 24h		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	87
Hakeem Warmington 25d	England		Jamaica		2025-Present	59
Matty Allen 25c		England		<N/A>		2025-Present	55

Most goals for the club

Name			Nation		2nd Nation	Years Active	Goals
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Dave Lee 24a		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	40
Paul Raven 24h		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	18
Matty Allen 25c		England		<N/A>		2025-Present	10
Jose Bracamonte 24f	Philippines	UAE		2024-Present	6
Jake Duncan 25a		England		<N/A>		2025-Present	5

Most assists for the club

Name			Nation		2nd Nation	Years Active	Assists
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Paul Raven 24h		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	13
Matty Allen 25c		England		<N/A>		2025-Present	13
Dave Lee 24a		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	12
Jose Bracamonte 24f	Philippines	UAE		2024-Present	7
Killian Hawkins 24c	Ireland		<N/A>		2024-Present	6

Supporters:

Summary:

[JAwtunes]

Persitara Jakarta Utara (Indonesia) - Season 5 review (2026)

Domestic League - BRI Liga 1: 2nd
Persitara made significant progress in the BRI Liga 1, finishing in a commendable 2nd place. With a higher reputation compared to the previous year (10th highest in Indonesia, up from 12th), the team demonstrated their determination and skill on the field. Although falling just three points short of the champions, Persebaya, Persitara's impressive performance signifies their growth as a competitive force in Indonesian football.

Domestic Cup - Piala Indonesia: fourth round
In the Piala Indonesia, Persitara reached the fourth round before exiting the competition. The cup was ultimately clinched by Persikabo 1973, who emerged victorious in the final against Persekabpas Pasuruan (of Liga 3). Despite falling short, Persitara's participation in the cup reflects their commitment to challenging themselves on multiple fronts.

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Continental Competitions: N/A
Unfortunately, Persitara did not participate in either the AFC Champions League or the AFC Cup this season. However, the prestigious AFC Champions League title was secured by Al-Sadd from Qatar, while Al-Arabi of Kuwait emerged victorious in the AFC Cup.

Football Around the World:
Across the globe, various leagues witnessed thrilling title races. In the Japanese J1 League, Urawa Red Diamonds claimed their fifth national title, while Ulsan Hyundai dominated the South Korean K League 1, securing their sixth championship. Al-Fateh from Saudi Arabia celebrated their second triumph in the Saudi Pro League, and Zob Ahan clinched their first-ever Iranian Pro League title.

International Football:
Brazil won the 2026 World Cup, defeating the Netherlands 2-1 after extra time in a gripping final. Among Asian nations, Morocco showcased their talent by reaching the third round but narrowly missed out on advancing further, losing to England on penalties. South Korea also performed admirably, progressing to the quarter finals before a defeat against England. Although Indonesia did not qualify for the World Cup, they achieved success by reaching the final of the SEA Games, where they faced a strong Thai team.

Financial Standing:
Persitara's financial balance for the season stands at an impressive £185,600, indicating the club's stability and prudent management.

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Persitara First Team:

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Fans Player of the Year: Akbar Muabuay [53]

Akbar Muabuay, wearing shirt number 10, had an outstanding season as our important attacking midfielder and was awarded the Fans Player of the Year for the second time. With his good determination and balance, he showcased his skills in 35 games.

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Top Three Performing Players

• Akbar Muabuay [53] - 8.32.  Akbar Muabuay had a stellar season, contributing significantly to the team's success. With 13 goals and 10 assists in 35 appearances, he proved his worth as a talented attacking midfielder. His unknown strength, along with his exceptional dribbling and shooting abilities, made him a vital asset to the team.
• Sahrul Iqbal 25f [50] - 7.12.  Sahrul Iqbal, a 17-year-old striker, had an impressive campaign, finishing as the team's top scorer. He netted 14 goals in all competitions, making a significant impact in 25 appearances. With his unknown strength, dribbling skills, and shooting prowess, Sahrul showed promising potential in his second season with the first team.

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• Ahmad Rizky [47] - 7.10.  Ahmad Rizky, playing in the defensive midfield and central midfield positions, displayed consistent performances throughout the season. With his unknown strength, he contributed effectively to both defensive and offensive aspects of the game. His rating of 7.1 highlights his significant contributions to the team's success.

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Top Scorer: Sahrul Iqbal 25f [50]

Sahrul Iqbal emerged as the top scorer for Persitara, showcasing his talent and potential at the age of 17. With 14 goals in all competitions, including 25 appearances, Sahrul's natural fitness, flair, and finishing skills played a pivotal role in the team's attacking prowess.

Top Assister: Akbar Muabuay [53]

In addition to being the Fans Player of the Year, Akbar Muabuay also excelled in providing assists. With 10 assists in 35 appearances, he played a crucial role in the centre of midfield. His strength, dribbling abilities, and shooting prowess contributed to the team's attacking threat.

Youth Intake

The youth intake at Persitara was highly promising, with a rating of 5 out of 5. The club witnessed the emergence of several talented players across different categories, with 7 players in the Elite category, 7 in the Top category, and 2 in the Good category.

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Top Young Prospects

• Andri Purnomo 26a [43]: Andri Purnomo, a young winger, displayed excellent bravery and decent flair. With his potential ability estimated at 4 to 5 by the assistant manager, Andri has the potential to become a key player in the future.

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• Tedi Nugraha 26f [48]: Tedi Nugraha, a young attacking midfielder, exhibited excellent bravery and good teamwork. With his potential ability also estimated at 4 to 5, Tedi's skills and attitude make him a promising prospect for the team.

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• Gede Ginanjar 26c [42]: Gede Ginanjar, a young center-back, demonstrated good teamwork on the field. His potential ability, estimated at 4 to 5, indicates his potential to grow and become a reliable defender for Persitara.

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• Pualam Rizki 26d [48]: Pualam Rizki, a young striker, possesses good finishing skills and decent teamwork. With his potential ability estimated at 4 to 5, Pualam shows promise as a goal-scoring threat for the team.

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• Septian Mulyana 26e [47]: Septian Mulyana, a young winger, combines unknown strength with impressive speed and acceleration. His potential ability, estimated at 4 to 5, suggests he has the potential to become a valuable asset to the team's attacking line.

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SUMMARY

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Edited July 11, 2023 by JAwtunes

[Riebow]

Oghab Tehran Season Review (31/32)

League:

We lost our two best players before the start of the season and we had to deal with the Champions League midweek games, which made me believe we should be happy with a mid table finish after winning the title last season. However, we dealt with the extra games well and at the midway point we were only 4 points behind the top spots. With the extra games out of the way we could focus squarely on the league and with 2 games to play we had a 4 point lead. Nerves seemed to take the best of us when we conceded a 94th minute penalty to draw 2-2 in the penultimate game. Luckily for us our closest rival, Fajr Sepasi, drew as well so we could celebrate the repeat!

League table, finishing 4 points ahead of Fajr Sepasi. Paykan finished 3rd. The big three - Persepolis, Tractor and Esteghial - seem to be a bit in a slump. 

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Cup:

There was no FA cup this season. It didn't happen and you're not going to convince me otherwise...

Asian Champions League:

Yeah, we won't win this any time soon... At this point in time the teams from the Gulf or Saoudi Arabia are too strong. It also doesn't help they keep poaching our best players.

Intake

Not as good as previous years, and again mostly offensive talent. We really need some decent defenders. 

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Finances and upgrades

We make money! Winning the title has caused a big raise in our average attendance, resulting in a nice monthly profit of 300K. We were finally able to upgrade our facilities again, improving both our facilities to Adequate.

Transfers

I mentioned before we lost our 2 best players before the start of the season. Gholam Hossein Salehi (intake of 28) refused to sign a new contact, so he left on a free. He eventually signed for Persepolis (traitor).

Siamak Kiani (intake of 28) was topscorer and voted player of the season in Iran. He left for 325K and a nice sell-on fee to Al-Nassr in Saoudi-Arabia

 Kaveh Rahimi (intake of 29). Annoyingly the transfer window in KSA is still open in April and for the 2nd year in a row we lose a great player at the closing moment of the season. He was by far our best defender and I'm very sad to lose him. The deal scattered our transfer record with an outgoing fee of 650K with a 50% sell-on fee

The goal is clear: sell players to KSA or the Gulf states, see their values increase massively, sell their clauses and invest the money in the facilities.

Best XI:

We have plenty of talent in attack and midfield, but we're average at best on defence. Mahmoud Karbalaei is my best hope to become a star defender. Our wing backs are average as well and we need someone to really break through. Ali Fazli is only 17 and an amazing playmaker, however he's already asking to leave with 2 years left on his deal... Majid Abedzadeh is only 16 and already our best forward.

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Next season:

Are we ready for a dynasty? Competing for titles should be a given from now on. The goal should be to be more competitive with the other teams from the Middle East in the Champions League.

[Dr Pepper Man]

Scotland too easy??????

[Dr Pepper Man]

7 hours ago, Dr Pepper Man said:

Scotland too easy??????

EDIT HAD A POWER CUT IN THE NIGHT AND MY SAVE GAME BECAME CORRUPTED. LUCKILY I HAVE A BACKUP SAVE TAKES ME BACK 3 GAMES BUT THE LEAGUE WAS WON BY THIS POINT

[Dr Pepper Man]

Season 2 Preview

 

Edited July 12, 2023 by Dr Pepper Man

[Dr Pepper Man]

[HanziZoloman]

How is the experience with Scotland? 

[Dr Pepper Man]

35 minutes ago, HanziZoloman said:

How is the experience with Scotland? 

Different. i assume the domestic side will be easier itll be harder to win in Europe though. itll be very different to my england save

[Traldon]

Season 3 Review Alemannia Aachen

Youth Intake:

These are the elite talents. Actually really happy with the amount of them.

League Table:

We managed to survive by 8 points which is great, considering we are by far the worst team according to odds. Sadly Hannover botched their promotion on the last day.

In the cup we were knocked out in the second round by Ingolstadt.

Notable Youth Players:

Florian Eisel 0a left for 3 mil which is actually really good money, although losing your best player hurts a lot.
These are the players starting for me:

Tammo Holzweiler 1d has been really bad but im running out of options at CB, so he had to play a lot.
Next Season I'm hoping for a mid table, but will take comfortable survival.

Edit(Forgot to include transfer screen):

Edited July 12, 2023 by Traldon

[HanziZoloman]

Nice prospects @Traldon I am envious   especially the defender looks aggressive and big! 
 

[Traldon]

Yeah his stats look decent, if only he stopped having a catastrophic error every second game

[nickoo]

It's been a while since I've attempted this. Kinda bored with playing 'normal' FM23, so thought I might give this a crack with Catania in Italy, considering their Aussie connection and they wont be available next FM.

 

 

Manager

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Transfers 22/23

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Facilities

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Edited July 13, 2023 by nickoo

[LazyBandit]

SC Kriens Season 3 (2025/26)

League Table

Another pretty uneventful season in the league, but at least we still managed to stay up. We only had the second worst defense this season, so that's somewhat improved, but our defending remains our biggest weakness. We didn't really get far into the Swiss Cup either, only managing to make it to the second round. Overall I saw things I liked from the team, but quality-wise we just aren't ready yet. This was also the first year that youth players got significant playing time, so I imagine that may have had something to do with it as well.

Intake

This year's group is a good one in terms of potential, with 5 of our newcomers being listed as Elite Talents. The only downside is most of them are DMs, so some might not to be retrained for other roles.

A solid midfield prospect, I think he'll start getting games soon.

Good tackling and the highest workrate of the bunch, along with his high aggression, makes him seem like the best contender for staying as a DM.

The tallest of the bunch, he might end up being retrained as a CD.

We added no new nations in this year's intake.

Countries: 18/227 (7.93%)

Transfers

We had no transfers out, but we did receive news that 2 of our youth team players were poached away by other teams. We'll be keeping an eye out for them.

Upgrades

During the season I managed to convince the board that we needed to invest some money into upgrading our youth facilities, as well as upgrading our youth recruitment. I've been very fortunate that the board has gone along with almost all of our requests. I also convinced them to get an affiliate club, Zug 94, to send our young players on loan to.

Review

This was another really solid year for us to build upon. Major upgrades have been nice, and our attendance has also been rising, which means more money. On a personal level, I was offered the job at St. Gallen at one point during the season, which shocked me considering they were 3rd in the top division at the time. There's also been some rumors of a takeover, but so far they're just rumors. We will see what the summer break brings.

[HanziZoloman]

vor 8 Stunden schrieb Traldon:

Yeah his stats look decent, if only he stopped having a catastrophic error every second game

Guess we have to live with that at these levels. It‘s not driving me crazy anymore but the first few seasons I was like aahhhhh I can’t do that anymore. Especially red cards and penalties. 

[Ron_Swanson]

[FM22] SK Zestaponi - youth intake 2024

Good intake, those 3 elite talents will get some firtst team playing time. German striker with nice physicals will compete  with Chkhetiani, Quliyev is now my backup left defender and Dumbadze can be converted into right winger where I'm still very short in rotation.

Spoiler

 

[Traldon]

vor 13 Stunden schrieb HanziZoloman:

Guess we have to live with that at these levels. It‘s not driving me crazy anymore but the first few seasons I was like aahhhhh I can’t do that anymore. Especially red cards and penalties. 

I mean his average rating in the league was also 6.52, i just hope he can turn it around at some point
TBF all my CBs are really bad, so might be a tactics problem

[HanziZoloman]

vor einer Stunde schrieb Traldon:

I mean his average rating in the league was also 6.52, i just hope he can turn it around at some point
TBF all my CBs are really bad, so might be a tactics problem

That’s not very satisfying. I like the part of the challenge that you can’t just buy a better player but have to support those you have. I am thinking of @XaW and his miniature CBs … lol … 

 

[XaW]

   

XaW - Beaconsfield Town - Season 2026/27 (Season 4) - Vanarama National League South

Squad | Transfers | Finances

Pretty similar season to the last one, but I think the players are getting better, so at least that's something. We are in a bit of a rut, result-wise, but I hope we can turn it around, or get a great intake or something.

The intake this season was pretty good.

FA Cup: We beat Bowers & Pitsea, Dorchester Town, and Dorking before we lost to Salford in the 1st round.
FA Trophy: We beat Hayes & Yeading United before we lost to Yeovil Town in the 3rd round.

Around the world

U18s

They got moved back into the South West section of the National U18 League this season where they won it!

FA Youth Cup: They beat Royston and Weymouth before they lost to Aldershot Town in the 3rd qualifying round.

 

Youth intake:

Trophy cabinet

(U18s) - National U18 League South West - 1 (2026/27)
(U18s) - National U18 League North West - 1 (2025/26)

Player statistics:

Most apps for the clubs

Name			Nation		2nd Nation	Years Active	Apps
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Jose Bracamonte 24f	Philippines	UAE		2024-Present	152
Dave Lee 24a		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	149
Paul Raven 24h		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	122
Hakeem Warmington 25d	England		Jamaica		2025-Present	109
Matty Allen 25c		England		<N/A>		2025-Present	99

Most goals for the club

Name			Nation		2nd Nation	Years Active	Goals
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Dave Lee 24a		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	61
Paul Raven 24h		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	19
Matty Allen 25c		England		<N/A>		2025-Present	16
Jose Bracamonte 24f	Philippines	UAE		2024-Present	15
Liam Jones 26a		Wales		<N/A>		2026-Present	8

Most assists for the club

Name			Nation		2nd Nation	Years Active	Assists
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Matty Allen 25c		England		<N/A>		2025-Present	21
Dave Lee 24a		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	17
Paul Raven 24h		England		<N/A>		2024-Present	14
Liam Jones 26a		Wales		<N/A>		2026-Present	12
Jose Bracamonte 24f	Philippines	UAE		2024-Present	9

Supporters:

Summary:

[Dr Pepper Man]

End of Season 2

[Brentmeister]

I thought I lost the save after my laptop stopped working, but luckily it was repairable and my save was saved!

Season 3 Summary - KSC Lokeren-Temse - Belgian Div 2

League performance

Season 3 was a transitional one, most of the original squad was gone and our newgen army made up 75% of the squad. Because of that, we never threatened the playoffs but with pre-season odds of 33/1, we were never expected to. We comfortably finished 10th without bothering either end of the table.

Cup run

A disappointing cup run saw us lose in the 2nd playable round to lower-league opposition.

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Youth Intake & HOYD news

We lost another HOYD, our second in 2 seasons. I wasn't concerned though, because we got 145k compensation for it.

His playing style also changed from fluid counter attack to route one after I signed him so they actually did me a favour!

Our new guy was decent enough for our level.

Spoiler

 

We were promised another excellent intake and it was ok (I forgot to screenshot the preview).

Polish forward Flak was considered best in class and I'm optimistic about his future.

Most were signed, but a couple with questionable personalities were let go.

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The ongoing battle with the Belgian financial bug

I need a promotion soon or this challenge could be over before it really starts.

We had a takeover this season which cleared our debts but we still finished almost 250k in the red.

We're probably losing around 2m a year which isn't sustainable at all. It also means I can't upgrade the facilities, get an affiliate club, or even start a coaching course.

Spoiler

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Transfers and misc

None in and a couple of players who weren't good enough were sold for a negligible amount.

 

I also signed another 2-year contract.

 

Edited July 13, 2023 by Brentmeister

[nickoo]

Season 1 Review

 

League results

Finished 11th after almost getting the sack halfway through the season. Luckily the board only expected a mid-table finish, so ended up safe by and in the good books by the end of season. 

 

Spoiler

Youth Intake

Pretty disappointing intake, we have a few decent prospects with high potential but not sold old on their potential to develop with their personalities.

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

Facilities

Improvement to youth coaching/recruitment and training facilities, although no option yet to improve youth facilities

Spoiler

 

Edited July 14, 2023 by nickoo

[JAwtunes]

My defence has become really wobbly over the last 2 and a bit seasons, so I spent ages reviewing goal highlights and thought I found the problem, but I was wrong.  So I then decided to look through the GK stats for the last 3 seasons (I keep a save file at the end of each season), which is when I basically rotated my top 2 keepers.  I kind of wanted to justify dropping my first-choice as he is, on paper, much better, but I seemed to be fining him every other week for years due to awful performances.  The stats are pretty compelling and I am going to get rid of my first-choice asap and just hope my backup can do a reasonable job before we get a decent one in an intake.

I also discovered something I probably should have already know and wanted to share.  When looking at coach reports, you cannot get good GK feedback in the general window if you assign the role to your AM (I do).  You get more comprehensive feedback if you select comparison and then Report, and then select your GK coach (see screenshots below).  This showed me that my main keeper was inconsistent, while my no. 2 was not good in big matches.  it also showed my main keeper was injury prone and had a competitive streak).

Spoiler

 

[Brentmeister]

45 minutes ago, JAwtunes said:

I also discovered something I probably should have already know and wanted to share.  When looking at coach reports, you cannot get good GK feedback in the general window if you assign the role to your AM (I do).  You get more comprehensive feedback if you select comparison and then Report, and then select your GK coach (see screenshots below).  This showed me that my main keeper was inconsistent, while my no. 2 was not good in big matches.  it also showed my main keeper was injury prone and had a competitive streak).

That's interesting. Does your GK coach have good judging player abilities (relative to your level) or is it simply because he's the GK coach?

[JAwtunes]

17 minutes ago, Brentmeister said:

That's interesting. Does your GK coach have good judging player abilities (relative to your level) or is it simply because he's the GK coach?

Good question.  This seems to be because the coach is a GK coach.  I haven't actually checked other saves, probably should have done!

this is my AM (JA7, JP7)

Spoiler

This is GK coach (JA3 JP4)

Spoiler

This is what happens when i select different coach on the Comparison screen

Spoiler

AM

GK Coach

SOME OTHERS

[Brentmeister]

54 minutes ago, JAwtunes said:

Good question.  This seems to be because the coach is a GK coach.  I haven't actually checked other saves, probably should have done!

this is my AM (JA7, JP7)

  Reveal hidden contents

This is GK coach (JA3 JP4)

  Reveal hidden contents

This is what happens when i select different coach on the Comparison screen

  Reveal hidden contents

AM

GK Coach

SOME OTHERS

The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle of all that lot

[Brentmeister]

My assistant: Oscar Abate has been showing remarkable progress in training

Me to Abate: I think you're developing really well, keep up the good work

Abate: (angry) I think you have me confused with someone else

His happiness: 

[Ron_Swanson]

[FM22] SK Zestaponi - season 3 - 2024

A season of total dominance. Almost whole year as a leader, securing promotion quite early. Legacy players are leaving or retiring, more youngsters stepping into first team rotation, some of them even develop nicely. We're going up to highest division, probably as a relegation candidate but if we manage to stay there I hope we will start earing some money instead going into more debt.

Spoiler

[Andrew Marines]

Let's start this adventure in the Czech Second Division!

The fate decided to promote two teams: Sokolov and Vitkovice

I decided to take over Vitkovice. Not much history here to talk about except a partecipation to the UEFA cup in the 1987 but the logo is really cute

The squad is quite young but not that strong. I think we'll need 2 to 4 years just to get out of mediocrity

 

Well, the staff is quite incredible...

Things to do this season:
Do a coaching course

Get some staff, at least for training

Do not relegate

I'll see you at the end of the season!

[nickoo]

 

Season 2

 

Results

Better performance this year, finished 4^th after leading most of the season. Was then knocked out in the third round of the Serie C playoffs. Bit of a relief as I wasn’t keen on getting promoted. Serie B would be an enormous struggle at this point with so many youth players not ready for the first team. We did have some players break through into the first team, but with an ageing list, I think next season is set for another year of development in Serie C and another playoff exit finish.  

 

Spoiler

 

Development

Only had two players from the first intake play (Marelli, Bello) consistently play in the first team. Bello has made some fine progress and is looking a starter. Marelli is our first choice GK but is really our only choice. Hopefully he either develops further or we get a gun GK in next season’s intake. Roversi and Femmino are also developing well, but are a little way off a regular starting place.

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

Youth Intake

Was a bit concerned with the preview, Cs across the board. My summary of the actual intake in one word: Unambitious. Still some good potential though, hopefully we get a few develop quickly to help the ageing squad.

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

Facilities

Youth coaching and recruitment got increase majorly last season, hoping that the 2026 intake has some players that will catapult me into Serie B in 26/27.

Spoiler

 

Edited July 15, 2023 by nickoo

[DazRTaylor]

I fancy another stab at Germany.

Club Introduction

SC Preußen Münster

The Manager

This is me.

Personal Contract

Season     Contract Start Date     Contract Expiry Date     Pre Tax Wage     Post Tax Wage
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At start          20 June 2023             30 June 2024       £3,300 p/w        £2,100 p/w

Personal Coaching Data

Season     Reputation            Qualifications     Att   Def   Fit   GkD   GkH   GkS   Tac   Tec   Men   WWY   Ada   Det   PlK   YoK   LoD   MaM   Mot
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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
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At Start   Average              Average           Adequate              Average          Fairly Basic       National   (2.50*)

Season Record

Season     Played     Won     Drawn     Lost     Goals For     Goals Against     Goal Difference     Win Percentage
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Overall Career Record

After Season   Played     Won     Drawn     Lost     Goals For     Goals Against     Goal Difference     Win Percentage     Time At Club
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Transfer Sale Record

Date               Player                    Position               Club Sold To                 Country                   Transfer Fee
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Trophy Haul

Season     Competition Won
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Trophy Cabinet

League Titles
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Cup Competition Victories
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Career Overview

Season     Champions League    Europa League    Europa Conference League             League                             Position     DFB-Pokal                    Achievements
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Record Number of Appearances (Players From The Academy Only)

Season     Player                    Cumulative Number of Appearances
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Record Goal Scorer (Players From The Academy Only)

Season     Player                    Cumulative Number of Goals
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Record Number of Assists (Players From The Academy Only)

Season     Player                    Cumulative Number of Assists
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Record Number of Clean Sheets (Players From The Academy Only)

Season     Player                    Cumulative Number of Clean Sheets
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Edited July 15, 2023 by DazRTaylor

[VillaSmith]

Season 10 - 2032/33 - Sky Bet League One

League Table - Fixtures - Squad - Transfers

 

League - A tough season, but we managed to stay up with one game to spare! It was an incredibly tight scrap at the bottom, which I thought would be too tough to escape from as we really stuggled early in the season despite picking up some early wins. A shift back to 4-4-2 brought some good results in November and we made the most of playing our relegation rivals in December to drag ourselves into mid-table. We were very streaky this season though and we ended failing to win in 9 games before good old rivals Burton showed up to get another pumping by us  After that we limped to the end of the season and with 4 games to go I felt like 4-6 points would be enough and very gettable with fellow strugglers Wycombe and Swindon in our run-in, but we ended up FM'ing eventually promotion winners Woking to derail their title challenge and give us the points that essentially kept us up! A win against Wycombe all but confirmed it, whilst Cambridge and Swindon faced each other in a game-in-hand survival decider, which Swindon won and sealed survival for me.

Alex Hailey and Richard George ended up with a fantastic partnership up front, getting 35 goals between them and really filling the gap left by Muzonho and Ottesen. Brooks was formidable at the back, as was Ackah both developing fantaastically. Skjeldestad went from shaky back up for Baker to first choice CB over the season, making fantastic progress and nailing himself a starting XI spot. After Jason Hart's dislocated shoulder, he fractured his back after just three games, so Keith Curran ended up playing the majority of my games this season really stepping up and doing well, giving me a headache for next season as to whether he keeps the #1 spot for next year, especially having two major injuries in one season make me worried about Hart's longevity. Maxwell had a good first season too making a good partnership with Handzic in midfield, though I made the mistake of not offering him a contract when he came through and had to panickedly give him £1.4k p/w as Burnley almost managed to get him on a free transfer. All in all, a good season to stay up and for development, I'm confident we can stay up again next year as long as we don't lose too many players in the summer.

Cup - A slight disappointment in the EFL Cup this year, we got to the 3rd Round again which is great, but no big teams as a money spinner  We were fortunate to get two League Two sides in the first two rounds to help us progress, but we ended up with Blackburn at home just which ended up being too much for us. The EFL Trophy was better than last season, winning our group, but by the time the second round came around we were in horrid form and I felt it was more useful to rest the first team than progress much further, although if it wasn't for a 1st minute red card, I feel my back-ups could have gotten past Portsmouth, but it wasn't to be. I did look up how much you get for winning the EFL Trophy and almost decided to prioritise it as it does give decent money, netting at least £225k if you win it all, but the sub-1k attendances kinda balance that out and it ends up being an unneccesary distraction. Then the main event, the FA Cup, we were so close to Wembley! We were very fortunate again with our draws, getting League Two sides again in the first two rounds, which were useful "easy" games to help regain form when we were pretty bad in the league. We got Salford in the 3rd Round which was disappointing, but they were struggling enough in the Championship that we managed to cause an upset. The 4th Round drew us at home to National League Port Vale, which again helped us as we were struggling for league form at the time, and we managed to get past them fairly easily even with a rotated side. Millwall at home was the draw for the 5th Round, which was good for progression chances, but actually annoying as I just wanted a Premier League team at this point so I could get my money and concentrate on the league. But like Salford, they were struggling in the league (the two of them finished 20th and 21st in the end), so we ended up managing to knock them, we were second best for most of the game but Richard George popped up at the end of the game to send us to the QF! Newly-appointed Top 6 side Everton was our reward in the Quarters, which bagged us some decent change as they now play in the 53k Bradley-Moore Dock, but we were thoroughly out-classed by them (not surprising against Premier League challengers), a late-ish flourish to get back to 3-2 gave me some fleeting hope we might pull off a huge shock and get to Wembley, but it wasn't to be. Furthest we have gotten so far, and a magnificent run!

Finances - The cup run helped our finances massively this season, as did the sales of Ackah and Brooks for a combined £2.4m (£1.2m of which came in this summer), plus the installments from previous sales. We're staving off serious financial trouble, but I think if we can stay in League One, we should be able to sustain ourselves with solidarity payments and 1 or 2 player sales a year, plus we continue to grow our supporter base which should help generate more cash and increase season ticket sales. We're not quite at the level to invest much more in our facilities, but hopefully we can get there soon, although I'm not sure I agree with our boards reasoning to not improve our youth facilities...

Gestures broadly at my entire career at the club

 

Youth Intake

Connor Reynolds [33A] - Michael Gibbons [33B] - Marc Chapman [33C] - Izak Waldo [33D] - Joshua Diallo [33E] - Eddie Browne [33F] - Scott Dunn [33L]

A much smaller intake this year, but one I'm very excited about. Connor Reynolds looks a great prospect and already a decent striker for this level, he even scored on debut coming off the bench against Everton to become ours and the Cups youngest player/goalscorer! Browne is another player that became a first team option after coming through, though more due to my light options in midfield, but I'm still very excited for him. We also won't be lacking for left sided options with 3 decent looking LB/LMs, plus some decent potential depth options up front with Waldo and Dunn.

 

Former Player Watch

Jimmy Cook - Spent the season on loan at Grimsby (Which funnily enough meant 2 matches vs Us in which he conceded 7 goals ) playing 47 games and conceding 61 goals, Grimsby ended up 17th in what ended up being a decent loan spell for him. Huddersfield got relegated to League One this season, so he may potentially be taking their #1 shirt next year, which should increase his value even further.

Adriano Muzonho - No games for Stoke this season, and ended up on loan in the Portuguese 4th tier getting 4 goals and 2 assists in 17 matches. The highest valued of my sales at £900k-£9m, I get the feeling Stoke won't be selling him any time soon.

Haukur Mar Ottesen - Little of note from Ottesen this season, one appearance off the bench in the EFL cup for Reading and then U21 football for the rest of the season, he didn't take part in Reading's title win. Plenty of loan interest in him now though, so hopefully he can some game time elsewhere next season.

Nathan Watson - Loaned out to Newport in the National League, he played 46 games in total getting 4 goals and 4 assists, but was ultimately unable to help prevent Newport finishing 22nd and falling to the VNS. Surprisingly, it seems Swansea are already cutting him loose as he is transfer listed for £2.5m, unfortunate for the lad, but a potential £1m windfall for me!

Edited July 15, 2023 by VillaSmith

[libbyshuss]

Aachen - Germany

Bundesliga 2055/56

Season Summary

League - really frustrating. Lost the opening two games, never really recovered, missed out on Champions League next season

Champions League - we did much better, particularly in the league section, finishing high enough to avoid the play-off. got Liverpool in quarter final and we did alright, just not quite good enough though.

 

 

So, at least another two seasons if I'm gonna complete this thing! Couple of new wonderkids come through, so you never know!