lionel messi Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 40 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: Is Vanarama North/South also when you can start offering proper contracts, with expiry dates and actual weekly wages? yes i think so. I was able to offer part-time contracts towards the end of my season in the regional premier divisions. I secured promotion quite early 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, lionel messi said: yes i think so. I was able to offer part-time contracts towards the end of my season in the regional premier divisions. I secured promotion quite early That's handy to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) Bit unrelated to the actual challenge, but which teams won the World Cup during your first season? The final in my save is a weird one, with Switzerland taking on Mexico. Edit: Switzerland won! Edited December 29, 2022 by fcunitedfan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 My club is leaking money each month on "Other". We've spent over £5,000 in 14 days on "Other". I wish I knew what it was we're spending so much on... 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: Bit unrelated to the actual challenge, but which teams won the World Cup during your first season? The final in my save is a weird one, with Switzerland taking on Mexico. Edit: Switzerland won! Way to go Switzerland. I like Switzerland. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caragreg Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) Go for the challenge with Newport Isle of Wight Edited December 29, 2022 by caragreg 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, caragreg said: Go for the challenge with Newport Isle of Wight welcome to the challenge and good luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanxvirenk208 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Howdy, How do you get the logos for the Level 10 teams? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo the Bear Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) S.C Thamesmead 2023/24 Season. Backed up last season with another title and promotion made it to the F.A Vase final and had to win it twice as my game crashed immediately after the game so that was stressful. Edited December 30, 2022 by Waldo the Bear 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fikota4256 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Does anyone know the rough cost of upgrading training facilities from poor? I have 202k in the bank but the board rejected upgrading due to the present financial situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 30 minutes ago, fikota4256 said: Does anyone know the rough cost of upgrading training facilities from poor? I have 202k in the bank but the board rejected upgrading due to the present financial situation. my ist upgrade cost me £220k 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraftberk Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Some excellent seasons going on above congrats everyone! After some enforced time off (Christmas hey) picked up the save again. We got promoted into the United Counties League Premier Division South which meant we were in the same league as crosstown rivals Lutterworth Town! Having been knocked out of all cups before I got the job last year it also meant a chance to pick up some points for the challenge... Overall, a great season, not as much chopping and changing as last year so will see how much of the squad we can keep together. Between the constant stream of teams offering your players contracts and breaking loads of promises to upgrade the facilities I'm not optimistic. Finances were a bit ropey all year after I forgot to turn off the scouting package, so the Vase win was a relief. Maybe the board will let me do a coaching course now Some key players stats: Spoiler And the most important results of the season: Spoiler 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caragreg Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) NEWPORT ISLE OF WIGHT 2022/23 Season. Very good season, quite easy. Wessex league cup disappointment. I hope to win this competition next year. I make it a condition to only recruit 100% English players and staff Edited December 30, 2022 by caragreg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 12 hours ago, Hanxvirenk208 said: Howdy, How do you get the logos for the Level 10 teams? Thanks. There are logo packs out there which contain some level 10 logos. I especially like the metallic logo packs. They just look nicer. Montpelier Villa's club logo wasn't in the pack I downloaded, so I had to make a metallic looking logo for the club in Photoshop. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzzh Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Year 3 Finished with Penzance, I did not win anything in Year Two but got promoted by winning the league in Year 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanxvirenk208 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, fcunitedfan said: There are logo packs out there which contain some level 10 logos. I especially like the metallic logo packs. They just look nicer. Montpelier Villa's club logo wasn't in the pack I downloaded, so I had to make a metallic looking logo for the club in Photoshop. Thank you! I found them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin.stokke Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1st season and won the league and Combined Counties League Cup. But the biggest victory was to get a 17 y/o with Vanarama atts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, martin.stokke said: 1st season and won the league and Combined Counties League Cup. But the biggest victory was to get a 17 y/o with Vanarama atts. I dont think i have a screenshot of your manager profile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin.stokke Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, lionel messi said: I dont think i have a screenshot of your manager profile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, martin.stokke said: Thanks. i will add you to the leaderboard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 45 minutes ago, Hanxvirenk208 said: Thank you! I found them. Is your teams logo in the pack? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 We won the treble! Southern Combination League Division 1: 15 points Southern Combination League Cup: 20 points FA Vase: 25 points Total: 60 points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Finally got the board to agree to me studying for a national C licence! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 OK, so I have a wage budget. For some reason though, I can't offer players a wage. It has to be non-contract, with appearance fees and such. What's the point in the board allowing me a wage budget but not allowing me to offer proper contracts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanxvirenk208 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 2 hours ago, fcunitedfan said: Is your teams logo in the pack? Yes, it is. Thank you! South Liverpool is the team. My manager profile: Currently finishing my second season on Level 10. I will post an update soon. My first season: Zero points -- -- 2nd in the League (loss in the play-off final), lost the FA Vase final, out early in the League Cup. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 7 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: What's the point in the board allowing me a wage budget So you can offer appearance fees and such . Could/should allow you to sign better players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 minute ago, warlock said: So you can offer appearance fees and such . Could/should allow you to sign better players. I can only offer £25 in appearance fees, so I can't even offer my current players new contracts as they'll want more than that... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Hanxvirenk208 said: Yes, it is. Thank you! South Liverpool is the team. My manager profile: Currently finishing my second season on Level 10. I will post an update soon. My first season: Zero points -- -- 2nd in the League (loss in the play-off final), lost the FA Vase final, out early in the League Cup. Unlucky in the league and FA Vase. Fingers crossed for promotion in your second season. Oh, and here's the logo I made metallic myself. It's not exactly the same as the ones in the pack, but it's very close... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: I can't even offer my current players new contracts as they'll want more than that... Yeah, that's part of the challenge. Often at non-league level you'll only be able to offer contracts in the VNN/VNS and even then maybe not to all of your squad. So you have to let some players go and replace them as usual. Down at the lower levels of the pyramid most if not all clubs will be amateur, so no contracts. When you get to EFL L2 level, all clubs have to be professional and *must* have all players on contracts. In between you have the semi-pro* clubs where what you can offer your players is entirely dependent on what the board will allow/can afford. * Some clubs will turn pro in the Vanarama National League and might maintain that status if they get relegated to VNN/VNS; ditto for clubs relegated from L2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 minute ago, warlock said: Yeah, that's part of the challenge. Often at non-league level you'll only be able to offer contracts in the VNN/VNS and even then maybe not to all of your squad. So you have to let some players go and replace them as usual. Down at the lower levels of the pyramid most if not all clubs will be amateur, so no contracts. When you get to EFL L2 level, all clubs have to be professional and *must* have all players on contracts. In between you have the semi-pro* clubs where what you can offer your players is entirely dependent on what the board will allow/can afford. * Some clubs will turn pro in the Vanarama National League and might maintain that status if they get relegated to VNN/VNS; ditto for clubs relegated from L2. I knew about level 7 and above, but didn't know about level 8 and below. So, why did my club turn semi-pro when they gained promotion to level 9, if in real life they'd only be able to offer amateur contracts? I can't offer amateur contracts now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, fcunitedfan said: I can't offer amateur contracts now... That sounds odd. I've been able to offer - and had players accept - non-contract terms at level 6, even when the majority of players were on part-time contracts. Can you actually not offer them, or is it that the players you're targeting won't accept them? 1 hour ago, fcunitedfan said: why did my club turn semi-pro when they gained promotion to level 9, if in real life they'd only be able to offer amateur contracts? Well, I don't know that there's a hard rule in real life; I'd guess it all comes down to the board (and boards can be weird in game and IRL). Maybe they looked at your promotion and thought, "This is a club that's going places. Let's turn semi-pro", and then were confronted by the financial realities and could only find the money for appearance fees. I can't offer you a solid explanation, I'm afraid. Edited December 31, 2022 by warlock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanxvirenk208 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Our second season just ended. We won the North West Counties League Division 1 North - 15 points. Out early in the Cups. We are turning semi-professional in a month. The last two games of the league our rival was the same ... is this normal? (See below) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Hanxvirenk208 said: Our second season just ended. We won the North West Counties League Division 1 North - 15 points. Out early in the Cups. We are turning semi-professional in a month. The last two games of the league our rival was the same ... is this normal? (See below) I dont think it normally happens like that but it could be due to games being re-arranged due to cups and stuff. I have not seen it happen before and no one else has reported it happening has of yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo the Bear Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 18/12/2022 at 10:58, lionel messi said: @lionel messiI think you have given me an extra trophy and points this is what i have my current count at Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheatoplays Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 8 hours ago, warlock said: That sounds odd. I've been able to offer - and had players accept - non-contract terms at level 6, even when the majority of players were on part-time contracts. Can you actually not offer them, or is it that the players you're targeting won't accept them? Well, I don't know that there's a hard rule in real life; I'd guess it all comes down to the board (and boards can be weird in game and IRL). Maybe they looked at your promotion and thought, "This is a club that's going places. Let's turn semi-pro", and then were confronted by the financial realities and could only find the money for appearance fees. I can't offer you a solid explanation, I'm afraid. Now the leagues have reset, it's allowing me to offer £170 in appearance fees. That's much better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheatoplays Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Hanxvirenk208 said: Our second season just ended. We won the North West Counties League Division 1 North - 15 points. Out early in the Cups. We are turning semi-professional in a month. The last two games of the league our rival was the same ... is this normal? (See below) Was a match against them postponed due to it clashing with another match, or maybe a waterlogged pitch (I've not actually seen the waterlogged pitch thing yet this year during any of my saves)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) No! Power just went out in my flat, and I was halfway through saving my game. I really hope it saved properly. Edit: Turns out all the houses down my road lost power. No idea how long it's going to take to come back on... Edited December 31, 2022 by fcunitedfan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
syemo Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 so the challenge begins never managed this low down before. I had only 3 players so a full recurit had to happen. I havent picked up many players in the season settled with the players i have recurited at the start unless i had to replace due to injuries or players moving on. Im 4 games to go in my first season. Just about to start my first coaching badge too. i havent been able to sign some of the players that have been mentioned here far superior quality ones just yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OugaBagga Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Stockport Georgians 24/25 Doing the end of season post now seeing as how I am out of all the cups and have sewn the league up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanxvirenk208 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, wheatoplays said: Was a match against them postponed due to it clashing with another match, or maybe a waterlogged pitch (I've not actually seen the waterlogged pitch thing yet this year during any of my saves)? I'm not sure. Its schedule was not busy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Still no power down my street Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, syemo said: so the challenge begins never managed this low down before. I had only 3 players so a full recurit had to happen. I havent picked up many players in the season settled with the players i have recurited at the start unless i had to replace due to injuries or players moving on. Im 4 games to go in my first season. Just about to start my first coaching badge too. i havent been able to sign some of the players that have been mentioned here far superior quality ones just yet. I started getting the Vanarama N/S quality players around October and November, when the scouts started recommending them to me during scouting updates. The few Vanarama National players were recommended around February, which coincided with us looking like we were about to sew up the top spot in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Waldo the Bear said: @lionel messiI think you have given me an extra trophy and points this is what i have my current count at ok i will adjust it thanks for letting me know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin.stokke Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Season 2 finished and got the league and the two cups aswell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 NO! I didn't have rolling autosaves turned on either, so my save is gone... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel messi Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, fcunitedfan said: NO! I didn't have rolling autosaves turned on either, so my save is gone... Oh no. Are you starting a new save? Edited December 31, 2022 by lionel messi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 As mentioned on the Discord, I'm starting again with the updated database to make it a bit more challenging. Also enforcing a few additional rules for realism/immersion, namely: Until we have an actual scout network (3 scouts + head scout with at least 8/8 for judging potential and current ability), we can only sign players that meet the following criteria: Based in Somerset. This includes players born in Somerset, or their last club was a Somerset based club e.g. Bath City, Yeovil Town etc. Playing for a club in the same or surrounding divisions. Surrounding divisions limited to the division below and above, not others at the same tier. Until we become a professional club. We can only proactively upgrade 3 players per season. However, we can replace players who leave on their own accord, either by poaching or leaving at the end of their contracts. We should try to prioritise players from our youth academy where possible. No hard rule, but I'm aiming for a minimum of 5 club homegrown players in the match squad for each game, injuries permitting. This philosophy also extends to recruitment, where local lads will only be replaced for significant upgrades. I will also look to select my captains from our group of homegrown players. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 5 hours ago, lionel messi said: Oh no. Are you starting a new save? Yeah, going to start tomorrow. Don't fancy doing the same team now though, so I'll have a look for a new team tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 I think I'm going to go with Wolverhampton Sporting though. I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Wolves, so bringing the other Wolverhampton team up the leagues to maybe one day join them in the Premier League looks like a fun challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hass95 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Wanted to take a localish side and this one appealed to me for the profile of the club (cheeky wikipedia search). The process begins now! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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