fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Here I go then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Ah man... I've got no staff at all, and terrible players lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: Here I go then! Welcome to the challenge and ggod luck 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_03 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 vor 41 Minuten schrieb fcunitedfan: I was considering Tower Hamlets, but seeing as someone else has chosen them I won't. I kind of like the sound of Montpelier Villa. Sounds like a good team to win the Champions League with lol. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 14 minutes ago, Fire_03 said: Yeah, that's not a good sign... Lol. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 1 minute ago, fcunitedfan said: Yeah, that's not a good sign... Lol. What's not a good sign? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 44 minutes ago, lionel messi said: What's not a good sign? Look where the team I chose to play as is in their save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: Look where the team I chose to play as is in their save. oh i see lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Well, this chairman sucks... All I want to do is go on a coaching course, but he won't let me as it could lead to a bigger club coming in for my services... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: Well, this chairman sucks... All I want to do is go on a coaching course, but he won't let me as it could lead to a bigger club coming in for my services... Some other challenge users are getting this too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: Well, this chairman sucks... All I want to do is go on a coaching course, but he won't let me as it could lead to a bigger club coming in for my services... It's fair enough. When you start a journeyman save with no qualifications, it's your best chance of getting job offers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 1 minute ago, phnompenhandy said: It's fair enough. When you start a journeyman save with no qualifications, it's your best chance of getting job offers. I didn't get this at the start of my Dafuge's challenge save in Vanarama North. The board were happy to let me study for all the qualifications I wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howell Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) Season 1 in the books and the Cheesemen get the treble! Edited December 28, 2022 by Howell had to edit bc previous screenshot blocked league table results 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Some of the players I've been able to sign on amateur contracts are amazing for this level. I've just signed Jayden Smith, a Vanarama North/South quality striker! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howell Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 1 minute ago, fcunitedfan said: Some of the players I've been able to sign on amateur contracts are amazing for this level. I've just signed Jayden Smith, a Vanarama North/South quality striker! He was my top striker! (Kinsly Murray I stole from FC Bristol at the end of the season) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Howell said: He was my top striker! (Kinsly Murray I stole from FC Bristol at the end of the season) I just searched Kinsly Murray. He's currently available for free on my save. Worth signing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howell Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: I just searched Kinsly Murray. He's currently available for free on my save. Worth signing? I'd say so. He has solid attributes to play striker and AML/AMR. His passing is quite solid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Just now, Howell said: I'd say so. He has solid attributes to play striker and AML/AMR. His passing is quite solid I'll try at the end of the season. He's only just joined FC Bristol in my save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: Some of the players I've been able to sign on amateur contracts are amazing for this level. I've just signed Jayden Smith, a Vanarama North/South quality striker! Yes unfortunatly i dont think there is anything i can do or set to prevent this from happening. If anyone has any suggestions i am open to them. I could set the clubs at Level 10 with very low reputation but i dont know if that would help or not. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 1 minute ago, lionel messi said: Yes unfortunatly i dont think there is anything i can do or set to prevent this from happening. If anyone has any suggestions i am open to them. I could set the clubs at Level 10 with very low reputation but i dont know if that would help or not. I'm not complaining lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: I'm not complaining lol. I know but it is making the game very easy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 AH DAMN!! Just signed Enock Asante, a Vanarama National level striker! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motlhen Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Managed to win promotion from level 10 at the second attempt with my team of Enfieldians! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, Motlhen said: Managed to win promotion from level 10 at the second attempt with my team of Enfieldians! Well done. Any cups? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motlhen Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, lionel messi said: Well done. Any cups? Thanks! But no, not even close to any cups yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 Just now, Motlhen said: Thanks! But no, not even close to any cups yet. added your points by the way, and added you to the leaderboard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 Northern Premier League Premier Division - 35 Points. Northern Premier League Challenge Cup - 35 Points. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 I am considering making a few alterations to make the challenge a bit more of a challenge in the lower leagues. I am considering making teams at Level 10 Semi-Pro. (They will have to offer non-contracts to players, they will only be able to offer £50pw maximum as this is already set) I am thinking of lowering the club reputations of the Level 10 clubs to make it a little harder to attract players and may not be able to get national league/national league n/s standard players at the start of the game like we can at the moment. If you do manage to storm through Level 10 it might be harder at Level 9 due to your low club reputation. At Level 8 you will be able to offer Part-Time contract to star player, the rest will be non-contract. At Level 7 you will be able to offer Part-Time contracts to star players & Regular starters, the rest will be non-contract. At Level 6 you will be able to offer Part-Time contracts to all players. Let me know what you think about these proposals? They will need to be tested to see if it works good. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 21 minutes ago, lionel messi said: I am considering making a few alterations to make the challenge a bit more of a challenge in the lower leagues. I am considering making teams at Level 10 Semi-Pro. (They will have to offer non-contracts to players, they will only be able to offer £50pw maximum as this is already set) I am thinking of lowering the club reputations of the Level 10 clubs to make it a little harder to attract players and may not be able to get national league/national league n/s standard players at the start of the game like we can at the moment. If you do manage to storm through Level 10 it might be harder at Level 9 due to your low club reputation. At Level 8 you will be able to offer Part-Time contract to star player, the rest will be non-contract. At Level 7 you will be able to offer Part-Time contracts to star players & Regular starters, the rest will be non-contract. At Level 6 you will be able to offer Part-Time contracts to all players. Let me know what you think about these proposals? They will need to be tested to see if it works good. I just finished a one-season save with 4 lower league dbs (Scotland, Wales, N. Ire and Rep Ire). I chose to manage a club in a league with the lowest reputation of the lot, which was level 7 in Wales - all amateur clubs with super-low reps. The same issue happened in my save. So I don't think just lowering the reputations will solve this problem. I even tried to make it more realistic by having a total of 4 amateur staff members - the manager, assman, one coach and a physio. NO recruitment department. The game (via the chairman and assman) still threw stupidly good available players at me each week. Most joined higher ranking clubs, but I could still regularly recruit hyper-upgrades to cause me to dominate my league. I'm not sure the non-contract fix will be a solution as you can release an inferior player to bring in a better one on the same salary. Someone might do a season trial save with another db that has L10 clubs as part-timers to see if they have the same issues or not. People new to your database or extremely lower league management generally might love all the winning though. Not everyone wants to make it harder. For those that do, like myself, you can make up your own self-imposed rules. I use a hide-attributes skin and run an academy intake-only campaign, with me starting off with no coaching badges and minimal playing experience. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mochard Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Season Division Place P W D L F A G.D. PTS Average Attendance 22/23 North West Counties League Division 1 South 1st 38 31 4 3 134 42 92 97 210 I got knocked out of the North West Counties League Cup in the 1st Round on Penalties by Winsford Utd and I reached the 4th round of the FA Vase before again being knocked out on penalties, this time by Avro. The board asked if I wanted to turn Semi-Pro which I agreed. May help keep some of my players longer as less likely to be stolen away. Also the league is making us add 200 seats to the stadium costing $28k (pounds but can't be bothered finding the pound symbol). The bank gave us a 5 year loan for the upgrade. Points for winning the league - 15pts - Total so far - 15pts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_03 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 vor 7 Stunden schrieb lionel messi: I am considering making a few alterations to make the challenge a bit more of a challenge in the lower leagues. I am considering making teams at Level 10 Semi-Pro. (They will have to offer non-contracts to players, they will only be able to offer £50pw maximum as this is already set) I am thinking of lowering the club reputations of the Level 10 clubs to make it a little harder to attract players and may not be able to get national league/national league n/s standard players at the start of the game like we can at the moment. If you do manage to storm through Level 10 it might be harder at Level 9 due to your low club reputation. At Level 8 you will be able to offer Part-Time contract to star player, the rest will be non-contract. At Level 7 you will be able to offer Part-Time contracts to star players & Regular starters, the rest will be non-contract. At Level 6 you will be able to offer Part-Time contracts to all players. Let me know what you think about these proposals? They will need to be tested to see if it works good. Very good idea. Had the same idea yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo the Bear Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 The supposed golden generation: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 9 hours ago, lionel messi said: I am considering making a few alterations to make the challenge a bit more of a challenge in the lower leagues. I am considering making teams at Level 10 Semi-Pro. (They will have to offer non-contracts to players, they will only be able to offer £50pw maximum as this is already set) I am thinking of lowering the club reputations of the Level 10 clubs to make it a little harder to attract players and may not be able to get national league/national league n/s standard players at the start of the game like we can at the moment. If you do manage to storm through Level 10 it might be harder at Level 9 due to your low club reputation. At Level 8 you will be able to offer Part-Time contract to star player, the rest will be non-contract. At Level 7 you will be able to offer Part-Time contracts to star players & Regular starters, the rest will be non-contract. At Level 6 you will be able to offer Part-Time contracts to all players. Let me know what you think about these proposals? They will need to be tested to see if it works good. How low are you planning on going with the club reputations? Just had a quick look, and the lowest rep teams at level 10 are 200. So, did a little test. I took charge at Abingdon United, a random 200 rep team who are predicted to finish bottom in the Hellenic League Division 1. Grabbed a few key staff so I could find some players to sign, and was quickly recommended players who are far too good for a level 10 club. So, even at 200 rep, clubs can sign players they realistically shouldn't be able to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Waldo the Bear said: The supposed golden generation: They have faces... Real faces! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emik Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 A manager from Poland comes to England to bring glory to Holland 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 Just now, emik said: A manager from Poland comes to England to bring glory to Holland welcome to the challenge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: They have faces... Real faces! And its all lies lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo the Bear Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 30 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: They have faces... Real faces! Zealand's Newgan Manger facepack https://fm-base.co.uk/resources/newgan-facepack.1266/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 22 minutes ago, emik said: A manager from Poland comes to England to bring glory to Holland Good luck. I did consider Holland, before taking charge at Montpelier Villa. I don't know why, but the idea of taking control of a club with a name which doesn't sound like it's an English team interests me lol. I also considered FC Deportivo Galicia, Washington, and AEK Boco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Waldo the Bear said: Zealand's Newgan Manger facepack https://fm-base.co.uk/resources/newgan-facepack.1266/ Ah, I've read up about that. I did consider using it. Might still, after seeing your newgens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo the Bear Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: Ah, I've read up about that. I did consider using it. Might still, after seeing your newgens. I like it, especially for a longer save. It is one little thing once a season that you have to do to make the emersion that little bit richer. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OugaBagga Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Stockport Georgians 23/24 North West Counties Premier - Winner 20 pts North West Counties League Cup - Winner 20 pts FA Vase - Winner 25pts Trophies 5 Points 105 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 You guys are tearing through the first season. I still haven't got to Christmas 2022 yet! As for recruitment, I think it's a mixed bag - yes, there are lots of good players but while most will accept a trial, as soon as I try to sign them they get 5-10 offers from clubs in higher divisions. Usually/almost always, they accept one of those offers and refuse mine. Better reputation is often given as the reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 33 minutes ago, warlock said: You guys are tearing through the first season. I still haven't got to Christmas 2022 yet! As for recruitment, I think it's a mixed bag - yes, there are lots of good players but while most will accept a trial, as soon as I try to sign them they get 5-10 offers from clubs in higher divisions. Usually/almost always, they accept one of those offers and refuse mine. Better reputation is often given as the reason. I had that problem, but have gotten lucky on a few occasions already and signed some fantastic players. As I was offering amateur contracts with no wages, I was attempting to sign as many players as I could find and taking what I could get. I'm currently in October 2022. and have managed to sign 2 Vanarama North/South quality players and 1 Vanarama National quality player. The rest are 2.5-3.5 star rated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 24 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: I had that problem, but have gotten lucky on a few occasions already and signed some fantastic players. As I was offering amateur contracts with no wages, I was attempting to sign as many players as I could find and taking what I could get. I'm currently in October 2022. and have managed to sign 2 Vanarama North/South quality players and 1 Vanarama National quality player. The rest are 2.5-3.5 star rated. Yes, 98% of the players you approach will reject you - it's tedious trolling through them all, but you still get enough coming to dominate your rivals. One consequence of spending all season trying to recruit every A+ prospect you're shown is that your squad never achieve coherence (never out of the red). I also had to promise a few we'd upgrade the training facilities - which ain't happening, so they'd not stay for the next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 minute ago, phnompenhandy said: Yes, 98% of the players you approach will reject you - it's tedious trolling through them all, but you still get enough coming to dominate your rivals. One consequence of spending all season trying to recruit every A+ prospect you're shown is that your squad never achieve coherence (never out of the red). I also had to promise a few we'd upgrade the training facilities - which ain't happening, so they'd not stay for the next season. Yeah, my team cohesion is stuck in the red as well. Doesn't seem to be effecting results though, as we're top of the table and unbeaten in 9 matches. I've also had to make that training facilities promise to a few players, as it's locked when attempting to sign them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 13 hours ago, lionel messi said: Northern Premier League Premier Division - 35 Points. Northern Premier League Challenge Cup - 35 Points. Is the player signing becoming more difficult as you rise through the leagues, or are you still easily able to sign players who are realistically too good for the league you're in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, fcunitedfan said: Is the player signing becoming more difficult as you rise through the leagues, or are you still easily able to sign players who are realistically too good for the league you're in? I have not played today yet as im updating the file. It has been quite easy so far. But i think national league north (the division i am now in will be a bit more difficult) i have had 2 players turn me down as they want me to get promoted to vanarama national first before even agreeing to speak to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 minute ago, lionel messi said: I have not played today yet as im updating the file. It has been quite easy so far. But i think national league north (the division i am now in will be a bit more difficult) i have had 2 players turn me down as they want me to get promoted to vanarama national first before even agreeing to speak to me. Level 6 (Vanarama N/S) is the great dividing line. Below that, SI hasn't made or tested the game to cater for fan-made leagues, so there are weaknesses that can't be 100% resolved though the editor. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Is Vanarama North/South also when you can start offering proper contracts, with expiry dates and actual weekly wages? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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