The FM24 Youth Academy Challenge

[resurectedja]

4 hours ago, Thebaker said:

@resurectedja Daci looks a beast in the air, should win most headers. Cannot remember the last time i saw a player with 19 for heading and never a youth player, normally its very low heading ability when generated.

I was shocked when I saw him. Cant wait to give him first team football next season.

[libbyshuss]

Austria - 2038/39 - Premier League

Wels Have Fun in Europe, Qualify Again By Skin of their Teeth!

So yeah, europe was fun but it didn't half stretch our already paper thin young squad. As a result, we suffered a little bit in the league

League: Although we were easily in the top half of the season, we pretty much spent it all in 6th. once in the championship Group it didn't really improve either and we wended up sixth, having to go into a play-off with the team top of the relegation group to see who headed into Europe next season

Europe: Europa League baby! we had to work hard to qualify for the league stage but we did it!

And it was hard going once we were the but we made it through, in 21st place!

That's a lot of games, and a lot of experience, for my youngsters. It's all good!

 

Players

Stefan Wifling 36A: our first ever bone fide proper WONDERKID! He is amazing and with 4 years left on his contract he'll be ours for a while yet. But I think eventually we'll have to sell him. He already wants to leave!

Lars Schroder 35A: Our second Austrian international after Wifling. A bit of a surprise as, despite how good he is, he's getting left behind by the kids coming up behind him, some of whom are really, really nice. Weird to think but he might not start the new season in our first XI

 

Youth

Best preview yet which is a lovely touch

And then the intake came in... SEVEN ELITE TALENTS! but better than that, check out these personalities! easily my best intake in terms of personalities i think

 

None of the seven stood out in terms of their starting attributes, but with those personalites i'm ok with that!

 

Career

 

 

[XaW]

1 hour ago, Neo_Geo said:

Any further on your decision?

You’ve had such a great start that it would be a real shame to stop now.

Is loaning players out to just get first team football instead of playing in your youth team not really an option, can’t remember the rules around loaning in Switzerland, if you can loan out at 17 it’s better than them sitting playing friendlies all the time.

I think I'll start anew somewhere else, tbh...

Not sure where yet though. Been holidaying a few places to see if I can find any team I'd like and I have a few options. Too bad most of the teams I want rarely pops up, but I might holiday a few seasons in this time.

[Neo_Geo]

7 minutes ago, XaW said:

I think I'll start anew somewhere else, tbh...

Not sure where yet though. Been holidaying a few places to see if I can find any team I'd like and I have a few options. Too bad most of the teams I want rarely pops up, but I might holiday a few seasons in this time.

Might be joining you in that approach shortly, may just spin a few countries up and see if any grab me more than this Crewe United

 

[XaW]

3 minutes ago, Neo_Geo said:

Might be joining you in that approach shortly, may just spin a few countries up and see if any grab me more than this Crewe United

I really wanna do Brickfield in Wales, but I've holidayed for ages before and not gotten them, but I'll continue trying a bit more.

If not, I'll look around more.

[Neo_Geo]

2 minutes ago, XaW said:

I really wanna do Brickfield in Wales, but I've holidayed for ages before and not gotten them, but I'll continue trying a bit more.

If not, I'll look around more.

You have history with them if I recall correctly

[XaW]

2 minutes ago, Neo_Geo said:

You have history with them if I recall correctly

Good memory on you, it's about ancient history (at least a few versions) now!  

[Neo_Geo]

Just now, XaW said:

Good memory on you, it's about ancient history (at least a few versions) now!  

Some teams/nations just have a special place in your FM heart so i hope you manage to get them.

I was kinda hoping my mums team Clyde got relegated this year in Scotlands league two just so that I could do the challenge as them in FM25 

They finished 9th and avoided the relegation play-off on the last day

[Matsusipida]

IFK Lidingö season 22/2045 - swedish 1st division elite

Despite dropping to 2nd tier we were able to keep our key players in the team. I was a bit supprised, I tought someone would leave on relegation release clause. 

Season started with cup group. We were dropped by goal difference once again.

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League season was pretty constant and we were allwasy fighting for promotion. Finally we finished the season 2nd only two points behind Sundsvall. 2 automatic promotions so this in just what we needed. In xg table we were 1st around 5 points ahead of Sundsvall.

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Squad:

Third choise GK Leif Reuterswärd 42E was loaned out to premier division side Örgryte IS. He gained 29caps in the highest tier and developed nicely. (Ösgryte was dropped with only 17 points from 30 games.)

Jonas Schaaf 41E was our best player by ratings and 9 league goals scored. Aydin Sahin 38A also scored 9 league goals. Mustafa Hodzić 41C had a couple of nasty injuries and Hassan Billborn 42B played more matches as GK. Defence was really solid and we only conceded 27 in 30 games, lowest in the league. Jonas Andreassen 37B and Oskar Waldenström Soldati 41B were impressive CDs in this level.

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Youth intake

decent intake. Once again the best prospect is a GK! Jonatan Johansson 45A looks promising. Andreas Nilsson 45B is a promising winger with fairly professional personality. Peter Andersson 45C could develop into a handy wingback.

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Transfers

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finances took a little  hit as we played in the 2nd tier. we should still be fine. Our new stadium was opened and we saw a massive increase in attendances despite dropping to 2nd tier. Youth facility improvement the board accepted last season was also completed.

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[Matsusipida]

2 minutes ago, Matsusipida said:

IFK Lidingö season 22/2045 - swedish 1st division elite

Despite dropping to 2nd tier we were able to keep our key players in the team. I was a bit supprised, I tought someone would leave on relegation release clause. 

Season started with cup group. We were dropped by goal difference once again.

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League season was pretty constant and we were allwasy fighting for promotion. Finally we finished the season 2nd only two points behind Sundsvall. 2 automatic promotions so this in just what we needed. In xg table we were 1st around 5 points ahead of Sundsvall.

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Squad:

Third choise GK Leif Reuterswärd 42E was loaned out to premier division side Örgryte IS. He gained 29caps in the highest tier and developed nicely. (Ösgryte was dropped with only 17 points from 30 games.)

Jonas Schaaf 41E was our best player by ratings and 9 league goals scored. Aydin Sahin 38A also scored 9 league goals. Mustafa Hodzić 41C had a couple of nasty injuries and Hassan Billborn 42B played more matches as GK. Defence was really solid and we only conceded 27 in 30 games, lowest in the league. Jonas Andreassen 37B and Oskar Waldenström Soldati 41B were impressive CDs in this level.

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Youth intake

decent intake. Once again the best prospect is a GK! Jonatan Johansson 45A looks promising. Andreas Nilsson 45B is a promising winger with fairly professional personality. Peter Andersson 45C could develop into a handy wingback.

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Transfers

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finances took a little  hit as we played in the 2nd tier. we should still be fine. Our new stadium was opened and we saw a massive increase in attendances despite dropping to 2nd tier. Youth facility improvement the board accepted last season was also completed.

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New HOYD as well. 

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[XaW]

Ok, I gave up on Brickfield after a full day of reloading... So I'm going with good old Dracs!

[naterr]

3 hours ago, Neo_Geo said:

I hate that I can’t maintain interest in a save beyond about 10 years.

13 seasons complete in Northern Ireland and doing very well but I always start to get itchy feet at this point.

I loved my Katwijk and Chiasso saves, I felt some kind of connection but with Crewe it feels like I’m doing it because Northern Ireland hasn’t been completed yet. Getting 95% of my intake being northern Irish, no players with a cap whilst being at the club, TWENTY ONE players away on international for 4 games in the space of 8 days, having to play in 6 competitions in a season….its just dragging now.

I miss the buzz of a new club and varied intakes, I feel utterly ashamed when I see padders save going for so long and sticking to it and here’s me whinging and whining after 13 seasons 

Sorry to hear you are losing interest, I am sure this won't help much but I am really enjoying reading about your save, so wherever you end up I am sure it will be good! Why not try a random league which isn't in the base game? MasterIgor has tons to choose from!

[MichaelNevo]

2 hours ago, Neo_Geo said:

Might be joining you in that approach shortly, may just spin a few countries up and see if any grab me more than this Crewe United

 

Would be a shame to see it end, but if the save isn't giving you that motivation you need for something like this, I personally would look to do the same. Best of luck with whatever you decide.

[MichaelNevo]

34 minutes ago, XaW said:

Ok, I gave up on Brickfield after a full day of reloading... So I'm going with good old Dracs!

Best of luck with your new team! Will be following closely!

[Ehdwurd]

Looking to start my first Youth Academy Challenge save, is there a list of clubs that are legible for the challenge with their facility ratings? Or clubs recommended for beginners?

[Neo_Geo]

16 minutes ago, MichaelNevo said:

Would be a shame to see it end, but if the save isn't giving you that motivation you need for something like this, I personally would look to do the same. Best of luck with whatever you decide.

You'll have to carry the torch now for Northern Ireland. ....I think even if 2 of the cup competitions were dropped I'd feel much happier to carry on because I had players complaining because they weren't playing as much as they were supposed to but if I had given them that game time they'd have been run into the ground because the games came that often.

Not deleting the save and keeping a back-up of the license file if its a case of "absence makes the heart grow fonder" but for now I just don't feel the connection.

[XaW]

No way this happened. First match and my DM scores 4 goals where 3 are direct free kicks! 

What a start!  

[Neo_Geo]

I looked at Iceland, Portugal, Denmark and Finland but no taken any of them forward either because they had been completed or I just couldn't find a team that felt like a fit.

Then a moment of clarity, as the words of Nelson Mandela came to mind...

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"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it.

The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid but he who conquers that fear"

So with these wise words floating in my head its time to finally have a proper go at England!

I love the backstory for Macclesfield with the winding up order on Macclesfield Town in 2020 and this is essentially a phoenix save which I know Macclesfield Town were never at the pinnacle of English football but I do like the thought of this type of save and with a very decent sized squad, stadium and good facilities to boot its a strong starting point (even if the star striker Tunde Owolabi refuses to sign a new deal).

EDIT: Here are the kits

Edited July 7 by Neo_Geo

[SkiIIs]

On 05/07/2024 at 17:44, Padders said:

I agree, I take very little notice to the previews

Im finding it that its actually the opposite, the good previews produce duds and vice versa.  However i did just change my reports from u18's manager to HOYD so see what that does

[SkiIIs]

On 05/07/2024 at 20:38, HanziZoloman said:

 

Here comes an insight into my DNA squad building. Maybe the Earl wants to show off a bit or make the whole effort a bit visible for more people than himself.

The Earl has put together a Team DNA for developing into a mean/machine Team. Note that our team personalty is highly ambitious. This is why players on low determination or unambitious players have no room and should set their sails elsewhere. 

First Picture is our first team. All key attributes are summed up into a DNA score. The Earl will also notice all personality changes. All measures are taken in August when the squad is full together (all loans back, all transfers out) and January. The Earl can then decide on which part of the DNA to put more effort in training. At the moment the main part is distributed into technical skills like TEC, PAS, VIS & FIR. Especially in U18s training. Training facilities are excellent since Nov 71.

 

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As you can see in the 1st squad the effort in Technical skills is paying off. Overall the squad gained 29 attribute points since August. Tyler Wright gained 7 points after gaining 13 points before and is clearly a player to watch closely. On the other hand Kenny Keen who is highly talented and promising and has a resolute personality is scratching his attributes together. He is clearly one to worry, often injured and having a hard time to find some good match form. Loric Kalala has maintained his skills over a long period of time and is still one of the best, despite his age. One can also find underrated players who don't seem to match on first sight but score high on the club essentials, players like Gregory Meyers ore Ade Izzet. Ross Beadle is the best, he is the beast we all want to see on the pitch for our side. You can also see that players gain crucial attribute points in later stages of their careers, like Ross or like Tom Moore, Meyers or Izzet. Our most promising youngster Solomon Olaniyi who measures 201cm is developing exceptional and will be our future captain. Leadership is 18 and his realist personality will be grounding for everyone. Together with 200cm Mo Yarjah they will form the 401cm twintower defence. At the moment I play both of them with a more experience squad player (Meyers/ Izzet) to further support their development.

Here we can see the youth squad. A noticed before I only take over players with good personalities and there where few in the last years. 

 

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As TEC skills are hard to gain my focus lies heavily on this part of player development in the U18s. It did pay off, especially after some adjustments at the beginning of the season. Last years didn't brought the expected results. I changed training schedules and coaches. Rob Grimshaw did develop really promising and gained 12 attribute points in the Ricay DNA. Ashley Church and Danny Douglas are loaned out as they are above 18 and does not have a true chance in our 1st team. Ashley Church seems to use his time well and will be worth a second look. Danny will have to move on. Ashley is now in the green range with above 160 "points". Warren Barker (he is yellow range, need to change that) is the one I watch, his 5 points gains are what we are looking for.

you does everyone extract they attributes for each player?  im a little tech challenged but i couldnt imagine manually entering the data into a spready 

[HanziZoloman]

vor 6 Stunden schrieb SkiIIs:

you does everyone extract they attributes for each player?  im a little tech challenged but i couldnt imagine manually entering the data into a spready 

Yes I type it down. I actually like because I can see the results from my efforts while typing. It’s a bit like Christmas, you‘ll never now what you‘ll get.

[HanziZoloman]

vor 7 Stunden schrieb Neo_Geo:

So with these wise words floating in my head its time to finally have a proper go at England!

I love the backstory for Macclesfield with the winding up order on Macclesfield Town in 2020 and this is essentially a phoenix save which I know Macclesfield Town were never at the pinnacle of English football but I do like the thought of this type of save and with a very decent sized squad, stadium and good facilities to boot its a strong starting point (even if the star striker Tunde Owolabi refuses to sign a new deal).

 

Welcome to England welcome to the gravel pit. I‘m sure you‘ll do it proper. 

[resurectedja]

6 hours ago, SkiIIs said:

you does everyone extract they attributes for each player?  im a little tech challenged but i couldnt imagine manually entering the data into a spready 

You can use the ctrl+p function and save it as a HTML file. , but you need to have a view that shows every single attribute.

[Thebaker]

2026

Table | Squad | Transfers

Was in reasonable form for the early part of the season although there were too many draws when the team was on top. After 17 games the team was just outside the promotion spots but a poor finish saw the team drop off.

Not entered into the swedish cup.

Finances remain roughly the same.

Arvidsson left at the end of the season after getting upset at the lack of depth in the squad which will be a loss as he had good physical ability in midfield.

Warmlov had a good season even if a bit limited as a player.  Keymer came into the team when my strikers failed in the first couple games and ended as the top scorer for the team.

Youth preview was good as was the intake but i'm sceptical of it as its unlikely that all the players are that good (forgot to get a picture but all but 2 had 5 star potential). 5 stars potential is good enough for 3rd division according to my ass man when the team is in the 2nd! Svensson, Cerbone and Magnusson look the best.

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Youth nationalities:

Continent			Europe			Africa			South America			Asia			North America			Oceania
Overall	32	100%	Country	#	%	Country	#	%	Country	#	%	Country	#	%	Country	#	%	Country	#	%
Europe	31	96.88%	Sweden	29	90.63%	Somalia	0.5	1.56%				Iraq	0.5	1.56%
Africa	0.5	1.56%	Italy	0.5	1.56%
Asia	0.5	1.56%	Albania	0.5	1.56%
South America	0	0.00%	Kosovo	0.5	1.56%
North America	0	0	Greece	0.5	1.56%
Oceania	0	0

 

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Season

League

Position

Swedish Cup

Europe

Top Scorer

Top Assists

Attendance

Training

Youth

Junior

Youth Rec

Notes

2025

D2 WG

5th

Not entered

N/A

Arvidsson,Messaoudi (8)

Jensen(6)

261

Basic

Basic

Fairly Basic

Limited

2026

D2 WG

5th

Not entered

N/A

Keymer-25c (11)

Warmlow(6)

251

Basic

Basic

Fairly Basic

Limited

 

[Neo_Geo]

8 hours ago, SkiIIs said:

you does everyone extract they attributes for each player?  im a little tech challenged but i couldnt imagine manually entering the data into a spready 

If you don’t want to make your own views you can download a view pack suck as this one: https://www.passion4fm.com/football-manager-custom-views/

You do curl + p select web page then copy and paste into your spreadsheet tool of choice. A number of posters spent a great deal of time crafting the spreadsheet with numerous calculations and I’m sure they would be willing to (and have already) share(d) their creation.

i tried to use it but found myself just reverting to gut instinct.

[MichaelNevo]

   

Crewe United - Season Four

We finally did it! I kind of knew we had it in us with the results we'd have last season from February onwards. I decided to make Charlie Young an AML which could definitely be seen as a huge risk, considering his stats don't point towards that, but it definitely seems to have paid off! Andy Jeffries also came in clutch in his first season with some huge assists!

Not only did we win the league, but we also won the Intermediate Cup again! There was also the massive cup run in the Clearer Water Irish Cup where we beat Knockbreda, Carrick Rangers Ballyclare (who we also beat in the Intermediate Cup) who are all in the league above us. We came undone in the Semi's to big shots Larne where we lost 3-2, very respectable exit from the competition.

I'm looking forward to next season and I really think we have a chance to stay up in that league going off results from this season. We've also got Jaimes Pejić to add into the mix which will complete our attacking front 4. We just need defenders now!

 

Youth Intake

Not the best of youth intakes, but there's enough to add something to the first team. Artem could definitely prove useful to add a little depth at the back, whilst Jaimes Pejić is a nice prospect.

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3 Top Rated Youth Players & Transfers In + Out

Jaimes Pejić is the standout here, but there's nothing special to note.

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League Table & Finances

We finished the season with very good finances thanks to some nice cup runs.

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What they thought...

 

In Other News...

[HanziZoloman]

Christmas again, this time in July 2072. As everybody here seems to have a soft spot for statistics, I'll add to that with mine.

I don't know if it's worth the work but it's fun for my save. We are going nowhere and try to avoid relegation year by year. It helps me keep the motivation up and develop players. We even got the confirmation for a training facilities upgrade (completed in Nov) which will help a lot. Next should be superb. Now let's have a look at the development:

Overall development is 40 attribute points (!) Now that is encouraging and confirms that the Earl still got it after all those years. Of course the stand out player again is Tyler Wright with a plus of 12 points. Another player to watch is our Icelandic FB Kristinn Runarsson who has broken the 180 points barrier. Both players did not play much last season which is maybe crucial for player development. Kristinn started 18 matches and Tyler 12. Other players like Kenny Keen and Lyndon Palmer who came in as promising youngsters did not develop as well, despite having good personalities. They needed to play a lot of matches. Lyndon Palmer is a bit of a worry, maybe he will move on. Sadly the Earl passed a big offer last December. 

Again the Development shows that technical aspects of the game are well addressed in training. The only worries lie in the area of mental development especially work rate needs to be addressed in future training sessions. Also some of the players did not developed as much as we hoped and still lack in technicals aspects of the game. Victor Gomes, Tristan Lynch, Shaquille Williams and Stephen McCarthy won't have a future here and will move on. What's great to see is, that even older players can gain that additional point in technical areas like 30 y/o Dominic Youngs. 

The Earl also took a close look at the consistency of his players. Here he noticed again Dominic Youngs who developed into a consistent performer and Ade Izzet to also took a step into a fairly consistent performer. There were also some minor changes in personalities. 

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Looking at the youngsters there is not much hope to see. They're a bad crop and that won't change much in training. The only player showing some major improvement is Rob Grimshaw, the rest needed to go on and follow their careers somewhere else. But even Grimshaw needs to do a big step if making it here at Ricay.

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Edited July 8 by HanziZoloman

[Padders]

18 hours ago, Neo_Geo said:

I hate that I can’t maintain interest in a save beyond about 10 years.

13 seasons complete in Northern Ireland and doing very well but I always start to get itchy feet at this point.

I loved my Katwijk and Chiasso saves, I felt some kind of connection but with Crewe it feels like I’m doing it because Northern Ireland hasn’t been completed yet. Getting 95% of my intake being northern Irish, no players with a cap whilst being at the club, TWENTY ONE players away on international for 4 games in the space of 8 days, having to play in 6 competitions in a season….its just dragging now.

I miss the buzz of a new club and varied intakes, I feel utterly ashamed when I see padders save going for so long and sticking to it and here’s me whinging and whining after 13 seasons 

[Padders]

Season 142 - 25164/65 - SBC

Well we have won promotion back to the PL at first time of asking, finishing 3rd (all teams on the same points in the play off positions)

Via the playoffs but will take that

Form was decent going into the playoffs, with one loss in 10

We lost the 1st leg of the playoffs but made up for it in the 2nd leg with a brilliant 5-1 win

Then won the Final 3-2 vs Norwich

We have had a news notification about a new stadium which could be interesting. Been in this current one since 2094/95 season

[HanziZoloman]

Great work @Padders

of course @MichaelNevo congratulations for the title 

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[Neo_Geo]

Congrats on the title win @MichaelNevo and on the promotion one more @Padders to EPL 

[Neo_Geo]

Managed to squeeze in a few months in my new save…….loving it. It’s refreshing just having different players, different tactics, different opposition.

Furthermore Macclesfield are a great club to start off the challenge with. Attendances are high which means we are making money, the standard of player here is great even though I lost 3 players early doors and my French centreback isn’t likely to get a WP for a renewal, but overall it’s really pleasing and playing matches at full speed in 2D is making a world of difference being able to get through matches that little bit quicker.

[Thebaker]

45 minutes ago, Padders said:

Season 25164/65 - SBC

 

 you really are taking it into the future - is the Earth still around

[MichaelNevo]

1 hour ago, Padders said:

Season 142 - 25164/65 - SBC

Well we have won promotion back to the PL at first time of asking, finishing 3rd (all teams on the same points in the play off positions)

Via the playoffs but will take that

Form was decent going into the playoffs, with one loss in 10

We lost the 1st leg of the playoffs but made up for it in the 2nd leg with a brilliant 5-1 win

Then won the Final 3-2 vs Norwich

We have had a news notification about a new stadium which could be interesting. Been in this current one since 2094/95 season

Congrats on promotion back to the Premier League and I hope you end up with a nice big stadium 

[HanziZoloman]

This years going to be a real challenge, pre-season has been disastrous. 

[darren1983]

Dulwich Hamlet Season 2031/32 League Two Review

 

League - My biggest struggle at times is holding on to players too long just because they've done well for me in the past along with being bold enough to throw youngsters into the team. Especially when it comes to defenders because I feel like a bad game for a defender will usually mean a defeat while a bad game for an attacker can be covered by others. However going into this season with my hope to tighten up the defence I made it a point to bring 3/4 young defenders that all played a decent amount of game time this season over players that got us here. The plan worked as we went from a bottom 3 defensive record to 4th best and as a result we shot up the table. Around Christmas time we were in a battle for 3rd as Bristol Rovers and Torquay were well ahead but an crazy 17 match unbeaten run (beating Rovers at home and Torquay and Forest Green away) coupled with Torquay faltering meant we had an outside sniff of the title. 2 defeats in our final 4 games meant that was never likely but it did leave us well clear of the chasing pack as we finished a comfortable 2nd place and gaining promotion to league one.

FA Cup - Crashed out of this early for once and it probably helped

League Cup - Meh. First round defeat. Again.

EFL Trophy - I might be a bit more serious with this now but I still like to use it to give game time to players as well as to try out tactical ideas I have

Transfers - An actual sale but otherwise not much happening here this season

Squad - bit bloated for my liking due to me calling up young players but 7 of this 30 will be gone this summer anyway. With the earlier injury to Lewandowski Hamilton 27B really stepped up this season. 15 goals from the wings was helpful as with Aaron Greene 26A hitting 20 goals again after his injury ravaged season last year but he too felt the injury bug as he missed the final 11 games so Wally Ewens had to step up. 

Youth Intake - Based on the preview I wasn't expecting much but turned out OK. The personalities are getting better now we have our model citizen HOYD bringing players in.

Todd Rixon 32A - the Aussie wide man will add some depth to our wide options
Abass Ansah 32B - CB he's only just turned 15 so loads of room to grow from what looks like a decent starting spot

Career Overview

Season		League		Position 	Junior Coaching		Youth Recruitment	Notes

2024/25		VNLS		1st 		Good			Average			Promotion, Manager of the year
2025/26		VNL		10th 		Good			Above Average		First coaching badge
2026/27		VNL		2nd 		Good			Above Average 		Promotion via playoffs, Manager of the season, second coaching badge
2027/28		L2		10th 		Adequate		Above Average		3rd coaching badge
2028/29		L2		12th 		Good			Above Average		Continental C Licence obtained
2029/30		L2		15th  		Good 			Good  			Continental B Licence Obtained. Started on Continental A 
2030/31		L2		11th  		Good  			Excellent		Finished Continental A Licence
2031/32		L2		2nd 		Good 			Excellent		Promoted. Manager of the year. Started final coaching badge

 

[naterr]

16 hours ago, SkiIIs said:

you does everyone extract they attributes for each player?  im a little tech challenged but i couldnt imagine manually entering the data into a spready 

If you don't want to type it all in, the female football manager website have a very good spreadsheet that is easy to use. You print the page from FM and then copy the data into it and all the fields are set up for you. 

I've seen a few people use it on this website and it seems pretty straight forward

[Neo_Geo]

@darren1983 nice one on the promotion and great that you had a goal in mind with your defence, you implemented your plan and it worked. Top notch.

[HanziZoloman]

@darren1983 good work mate keep it up.

see you soon in league one 

Edited July 8 by HanziZoloman

[NoNonsenseFM]

2025/26 Season - Kreins

This was always going to be a shockingly tough season and it turned out to be just that.

We actually didn't start too badly but form fell away very quickly and at one point we looked to be cut adrift, luckily we picked up a few massively vital wins towards the end of the season, meaning we ended just outside the relegation playoff spot. A massive achievement with how poor our squad looks depth-wise, especially in defence.

In the Swiss Cup we did go a couple of rounds further than last season but once again failed against a team in the league below.

Top Goalscorer - Saleh Chihadeh

Our main man up front again but he really struggled overall, he needs to improve his consistency as he is by far our best striker

Most Assists - Cedric Roosli

8 assists from Left Back is pretty good, both our full-backs (Bollati being the other) did well but when they were injured we had nothing in reserve.

Finances

A decent season overall, we made around £1m profit and that was all from the sponsorship deal. 

Transfers

Very little money made from out's, I have a lot of players asking to leave who I've promised moves to, at the moment though nobody wants them.

Facility Upgrades

Another good season with the youth recruitment, junior coaching and youth facilities upgraded.

It's beginning to look much better but there's a long way to go.

Youth Intake

Now to the most important part of the save and once again it was incredible!

The preview predicted it....

And the actual intake did not disappoint.

Another eight elite talents and four top talents. As there's so many I'll only show the elite players.

Julien Chevrier - Right Wing

Goran Markovic - Right and Left Wing

Leovegildo Joao - Right Wing

Diogo Covas - Central Defender

Fran Pamic - Defensive Midfield

Qendrim Podvorica - Right Back

Fabian Hartmann - Central Midfield

Vittorio Bacigaluop - Right Wing

Some proper good talent there, Pamic is by far the best of the lot and with me losing so many midfielders this Summer due to their contracts being up and not wanting to stay he will walk into the first-team, if not the first XI!

[Sigguson]

First season with Fc Gleisdorf 09 finished. Haven't had much time to play since I have been busy in real life. I had a rocky start since I was trying to play with three in the back but as soon as I changed to the classical 4-2-2-2 gegen pressen style I started to get results and ended up comfartable in 7th place. Next season will probably be a lot tougher since two of my best players are declining fast because of age. I have to change them for the younger guys coming up anyway. My main worry is about a lack of fire power up front. My attack line is way to depended on Schlegel who really improved in the later half of the season but is no where near good enough and that is the main issue I am going to face for the next seasons but hopefully I will be lucky and get a decent attacking players in the intakes. Plan is to create a strong first 11 who can comfortable keep in the division while I build up the academy and training facilities. 

Edited July 9 by Sigguson

[HanziZoloman]

Christmas again, January stats pack update. 

The Earl is infected with the Corona Virus and spends his time in bed slouching through Championship like through mud. It's depressing at times, it's hurting and of course it's boring. The U18s keeper was only included to see some variety in the line up. He won't stand a chance. The league is so depressing, piling loss after loss. Then winning two matches and losing again. Just enough to stay alive and above the line. The team is aging, yes, he can see that clearly now. Loric Kalala, Dominic Youngs, will be heroes from the past soon. Taner Subasi is 36 now, he won't get any better or braver. "If I could only find the right tactical approach" the Earl ponders in his bed. The one that gets James Graham scoring again. But we all know about the Earl and tactics, it's not that simple.

Let's have a look: The Earl has included more endurance sessions to address the dip in Work Rate. This clearly produced as was expected. Still technical drills are priority as the players lack here the most. Again with exceptions this worked well. Solomon Olaniyi took his first real dip, the defender had a real tough half-year with stupid mistakes and was consequently benched. Our left FB Kurtis Molloy and Mike Breese finally improved technically, they earned the Earls pat on their shoulder. Tyler Wright has difficulties to keep up with himself, 3 gains isn't the world but Özdemir and the fresh promoted Rob Grimshaw made up for this with 9 and 13 gains. Rob Grimshaw is a true exception the Earl usually does not promote players below 18 y/o but his speed on the wings was desperately needed. 

Overall 36 gains in Ricay DNA attributes, we're working on it. Training facilities are superb now, which costs us a lot. We sold Ross Beadle to pay for that.

I guess the younger players should get more playing time now as the oldies are declining. 

Spoiler

 

Let's have a look at the U18s: Again due to bad intakes there is not much to see. Some players had severely injuries which results in the bravery losses. Josh Finnigan stands out a bit with 7 gains but he won't make it I am sure. It's a too long way to climb. But he has the best personalty of the crop, well I guess we'll see. One can see that all youngsters gained physically which could be due to age relevant aspects or training. The Earl clearly has to shift the focus to help the players develop technically more. Maybe there should be a stronger focus. Overall 23 ganis in DNA relevant attributes is not that bad (only the youngsters are).

Spoiler

 

Edited July 9 by HanziZoloman

[Winski]

FK Rača Bratislava
Season review
Season 8 | 2031-2032
Niké liga

Transfers | Affiliates | Facilities | | Finances | Manager Profile | Club overview

 

Just a quick update from season 8. We finished 2nd, with a team record of 70 points. But we never really competed for the league title, as Dun.Streda was just too good, with 10 points clear. But on the other hand: we had our best season yet, and we had 23 points more then number 3 Spartak Trnava. So overall it was a fantastic season. Even more because for the 2nd time in a row, and in our history, we won the Cup! This time after penalties against Zlate Moravce. So we are playing in the Europa League again!


 

Speaking about the Europa League: we managed to reach the Round of 16!! We started in the First Qualifying Round, and ended in the Round of 16. Unbelievable! Where do I need to start. Well, let the results speak for themself. We lost against Tottenham Hotspur in the Round of 16, but look at our results. What a fantastic European season!

A big shoutout to Peter Lukac 24c. He scored no less then 44 goals in total, with 17 of them in the Europa League. This guy is a living legend!
Also a shoutout to Marek Kocis 28c, our right wingback. He is developing into a fantastic player for us. And last but not least: Stanislav Guľa 31a, our top prospect from last season. What a good debut season! And what a player already, he's still 16 years old!

Youth intake
Another great intake! The intakes are getting better and better. Miroslav Kalman 32c looks like a fantastic prospect. The only thing is that we almost never get a foreign player. 97% of our players that came through were Slovakians.

Spoiler

Progress

 

 

[Winski]

14 minutes ago, Winski said:

And last but not least: Stanislav Guľa 31a, our top prospect from last season. What a good debut season! And what a player already, he's still 16 years old!

Well, Stanislav Guľa 31a is making name for himself!

He is our first international player! And what a debut; the full 90 minutes and scoring in your debut match!

On the downside of this: PSG and Inter are now interested in him....

[Skora11]

What is everyone's approach to training? Only 2nd season in but my youngsters attributes don't seem to be improving much at all (technical attributes even falling in some cases). Spanish 4th tier where my team is professional so they are training full time.

[XaW]

2 minutes ago, Skora11 said:

What is everyone's approach to training? Only 2nd season in but my youngsters attributes don't seem to be improving much at all (technical attributes even falling in some cases). Spanish 4th tier where my team is professional so they are training full time.

Never felt that doing general training was worth the effort, so leaving that to the assman. Doing individual myself, setting the role I use them in and any attribute I think they need to improve. I do a check on that if I get a message from the staff regarding it, or two times a year. Jan 1st and Jul 1st I do a full check of all individual training and change as appropriate.

Anyone under 18 will mostly get better from training well (high training ratings), and over 18 most need game time to progress. This is a general advise and there can be individual differences from player to player.

[HanziZoloman]

vor 1 Minute schrieb XaW:

Never felt that doing general training was worth the effort, so leaving that to the assman. Doing individual myself, setting the role I use them in and any attribute I think they need to improve. I do a check on that if I get a message from the staff regarding it, or two times a year. Jan 1st and Jul 1st I do a full check of all individual training and change as appropriate.

Anyone under 18 will mostly get better from training well (high training ratings), and over 18 most need game time to progress. This is a general advise and there can be individual differences from player to player.

You all play that game that easy ... why me ... why do I need to have such a hard time 

[XaW]

7 minutes ago, HanziZoloman said:

You all play that game that easy ... why me ... why do I need to have such a hard time 

I imagine all these hours has helped!

I'm afraid of tallying all my FM hours together and find out how much time I've spent! And that doesn't count all the pre-Steam games I've played as a kid going all back to the early 90s! 

[JAwtunes]

20 minutes ago, XaW said:

I imagine all these hours has helped!

I'm afraid of tallying all my FM hours together and find out how much time I've spent! And that doesn't count all the pre-Steam games I've played as a kid going all back to the early 90s! 

A life well spent my friend

[Neo_Geo]

25 minutes ago, HanziZoloman said:

You all play that game that easy ... why me ... why do I need to have such a hard time 

Many, many, many hours and failed approaches help you refine it.

Like XaW I never do general training, I get a competent assistant manager in and leave them to it but I always do individual training at every level.

Im also tend to lean towards match time for my youth players over training. I know a few high profile youtuber sorts such as Zealand have done research (or rather his team researched) on the optimal regime for youth players to develop them based on their age.

Whilst I largely follow my nose on this matter I do try to make sure if I bring a youth player on it’s with 15+ mins to go and the game is going well but I often favour giving them a few appearances here and there when they are 15/16 then loan them out at 17 as long as the club they go to are going to have them playing regularly.

of course this depends on where you are in the save. If it’s early doors your squad is top heavy with U20 players so giving a 15/16 year old game time is quite easy to do. If you are further in and have an established squad of over 20s players then unless it’s a really top notch youngster coming through it will be hard to give them opportunities.