Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Saint Helena is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island 1,950 kilometres (1,210 miles) west of the coast of south-western Africa, and 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constituent parts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,439 per the 2021 census. It was named after Helena, mother of Constantine I. It is one of the most remote islands in the world and was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese enroute to the Indian subcontinent in 1502. For about four centuries the island was an important stopover for ships from Europe to Asia and back, while sailing around the African continent, until the opening of the Suez canal. St Helena is the United Kingdom's second-oldest overseas territory after Bermuda. Saint Helena is known for being the site of Napoleon's second exile, following his final defeat in 1815. The Saint Helena football team is a representative football team of Saint Helena, organised by the Saint Helena Football Association. The team is not affiliated with any confederation or FIFA. The team made its international debut in June 2019 when participating in the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament. Previously, St. Helena had played one previous fixture in 1949 against English side Lockheed Leamington as the Friday 18 November 1949 issue of the Leamington Courier notes 'Lockheed beat St. Helena 15–3, the visiting team coming from the island of St. Helena'. Welcome to perhaps my most difficult challenge, a nation with a population eight times SMALLER than San Marino and a nation that managed to lose 9-0 to Guernsey just under four years ago, even San Marino could beat Guernsey, I'm pretty sure! Using Twitter user DanFMDatabases I'm goign to try and undergo the unthinkable, make something out of this miniscule nation! Key Players: The Facilities Francis Plain Playing Field is a multi-use sporting venue in Francis Plain, Saint Helena. The ground holds 2,000 and was built in 1970. It is used for cricket and football. The Saint Helena Cricket Association (SHCA) utilises Francis Plain during the local cricket season which runs from December to May and includes a district league and three different tournaments. The cricket pitch is concrete overlaid with matting, rather than a traditional turf wicket. Lets maybe keep the ball at our feet... The League: The league will probably get very repetitive with just the six team and we may be 3rd favourites but we actually have the lowest reputation out of every club in the country so should have the most difficult time. The league winners don't even qualify for the Champions League, I'm going to presume that this is like Africa's Liechtenstein in that we enter the Confederation Cup, I did ask the league creator that if we won that competition would we enter the Champions League and he didn't know but we're so, so far away from that! I have every league in Africa loaded as playable from Dave's pack which will make things even more difficult for us! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtown1414 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 The pitch looks like something you'd see here in the US. Not the Mickey Mouse league (MLS) though, they only play on turf, lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 July 2022 Jak Anderson & Jamie Cano, the unstoppable duo fire us into an early lead! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 1 minute ago, dtown1414 said: The pitch looks like something you'd see here in the US. Not the Mickey Mouse league (MLS) though, they only play on turf, lol It's quite difficult when one pitch plays every sport, apparently it's a hard pitch which is also covered in rabbit holes! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 August 2022 Sadly dropped points at home but we have a nice gap and a game in hand over Harts, who keep trying to nick our players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corinthiano Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) 43 minutes ago, dtown1414 said: The pitch looks like something you'd see here in the US. Not the Mickey Mouse league (MLS) though, they only play on turf, lol I don't know where in the US you live but the pitches my daughter plays at here in California are way better than where I used to play as a kid in the UK haha Love the crazy ideas as usual @Makoto Nakamura Edited April 24, 2023 by corinthiano Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 September 2022 We're not making it look so easy now but despite a couple of poor performances we are now eight points clear whilst everyone over than Rovers are battling it out for 2nd! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, corinthiano said: I don't know where in the US you live but the pitches my daughter plays at here in California are way better than where I used to play as a kid in the UK haha Love the crazy ideas as usual @Makoto Nakamura Thanks @corinthiano! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 October 2022 Well that was rubbish and our lead has evaporated before our eyes! We do make it through to the cup semi final though (I have no idea why cup rounds are in Finnish though.) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 November 2022 Unfortunately our dream debut season double is off the cards after Rovers manage to beat us over two legs but we still have every chance of winning the league! A nation as poor as this and we can even get an A ranking on the first intake? Oh dear. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtown1414 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 1 hour ago, corinthiano said: I don't know where in the US you live but the pitches my daughter plays at here in California are way better than where I used to play as a kid in the UK haha Love the crazy ideas as usual @Makoto Nakamura I used to live in the Northeast(PA), may have something to do with the weather. Still got snow in March when we tried to start Spring soccer. You're right, now that I'm in the south, more pleasant weather, and the grass pitches are in much better shape. Just my take. Of course, the tier 3 team I watch here in Savannah, plays on turf, an (american football field). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 2022/23 End of Season Review There we have it! Season one and our first league title! Hopefully we get some good players in through the intake now to help with the squad depth! 2022/23 Best XI Sam Johnson Oscar Imbert-Thomas - Mark Henderson - Chris Heron - Callum Davies Ben Özdemir - Stefan Edwards Marc Beresford Ben Tripolt Jak Anderson - Jamie Cano 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) You’ve had some pretty off the wall save ideas, but this one is way out there…and I like it Good luck! And yeah, the pitch looks very interesting lol maybe a keepers nightmare Edited April 24, 2023 by Punch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 22 minutes ago, Punch said: You’ve had some pretty off the wall save ideas, but this one is way out there…and I like it Good luck! And yeah, the pitch looks very interesting lol maybe a keepers nightmare This might be the most out there one yet! Thanks Punch! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 2023 Youth Candidates Not really a lot to go on here, potentially a good goalkeeper is nice though. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 July 2023 Not the best start but goals galore! Christ this is an awful draw, Pyramids, the 3rd best club in Egypt who've just bought someone for £5m! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 August 2023 What a month! 18 goals scored in just 4 games as we move 9 points clear at the top! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 September 2023 11-1 on aggregate? That is far better than I expected, Falkland Islands representative lost 19-0 to Al-Masry so we've one-upped them! And two more wins in the league keeps our big lead! St. Helena played their first international matches! Unfortunately it was a 3-0 loss to Botswana and 1-0 loss to Mayotte. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 October 2023 We cantering towards another league title, but a home defeat in the cup means that the double could pass us by for a second season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 November 2023 We lost the first legs twice but we've managed to storm through to the Challenge Cup Final! Again no A rated prospects. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 2023/24 End of Season Review We did the double in the 2nd season! And we got a little bit of prize money as well. Overall Best XI 2023/24 Best XI Sam Johnson Oscar Imbert-Thomas - Mark Henderson - Kieron Randall (YP1d) - Chris Heron Joe Kinch (YP1b) - Stefan Edwards Marc Beresford Ben Tripolt Jak Anderson - Jamie Cano 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 2024/25 Youth Candidates I see no way of these guys improving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 July 2024 Still not quite favourites. A mixed start but plenty of time to catch up. The team that finished 12th in DR Congo, we'll still be lucky to keep it to single digits but it's definitely a better draw than last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 August 2024 That's more like it! The league is definitely looking a lot closer this season! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychar Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 If I remember correctly from my time in Africa. The Preliminary Rounds are that lop sided that Double Digit games weren't uncommon. Never mind double digit agg scores. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 4 hours ago, andychar said: If I remember correctly from my time in Africa. The Preliminary Rounds are that lop sided that Double Digit games weren't uncommon. Never mind double digit agg scores. Can confirm that that is still the case! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 September 2024 Dire against Lakers but at least we managed a home draw against Tshinkunku which isn't too shabby! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanlion28 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Can the national team qualify for anything? Maybe could take them over too further down the line! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrobertgordon13 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) This is a very difficult challenge, like the only thing I could think of that would be more difficult is a youth-only save in the Pitcarin Islands, but they don't have a league. You're definitely insane, but in the best way possible Edited June 5, 2023 by jrobertgordon13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbenjaminx Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 If there was ever a file I wanted to get my hands on it would be this... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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