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Austria - 2044/45 - Premier League Wels Perform Solidly Throughout the Season, End Up Accidentally Winning The League! League: Somehow, we won the league in one of the weirdest wins I've ever had! we were fine throughout the season, but consistently 3rd or 4th. We just couldn't get that run together that gets you top. In the Championship Group we started 5 points behind Salzburg, so with a good run of results we could easily catch up. We lost the first game, then kept drawing, and were 5th halfway through and I started panicking that we'd miss out on European football. With 3 games to play Salzburg were 7 points clear at the top. And then the weirdest thing happened...... we won our final 3 and Salzburg lost their final 3! And somehow, when there were no games left to play, we were sitting at the top! for the first time all season! And the best thing? We won that final game of the season with a 90+4 minute goal!! European Conference League: We had fun in the conference league as well, which helped. We cantered all the way through to the quarter final, where we met Aberdeen. Having beaten Rangers 7-1 last season I admit to complete complacency thinking we'd breeze through. They battered us 3-0 in the second leg! Players Two wonderkids in the NXGN top 50! Hoffman is no surprise but Jurkic is a pleasant surprise. A natural at left wing and right back (!) he's a really handy squad option! Youth A poor youth preview and an OK intake With that preview I was happy to even get one elite talent! Career

yep, you got it! I almost tagged you into that Rangers result......

Austria - 2043/44 - Premier League Wels Have Great first Half of Season, Awful Second Half of Season Not entirely sure why but I suspect it might have something to do with my best 4 players' morale all being in the toilet because i wouldn't let them leave. But right up until November we were fantastic and looked like we could really challenge for the title. We slipped up in November and never really recovered, and our Championship Group results were pretty much disastrous. In the end we had to rely on narrowly beating SCR Altach (who we beat 9-1 in October!) in the European play-off to make the conference league Champions League: We couldn't do worse than last season could we? Well, no because this time around we qualified for the league stage! Once there were rubbish though and were already out when we went to whatever that soulless ground Man City play at these days is called and won! So good for the experience and money but not much else sadly. The rangers result was a bit of a doozy!! Players We got two more wonderkids! Paul Alhaier 40A: Not a total surprise as he was 3* CA at 15, but this season the number 1 striker spot was his. He was ok, inconsistent, sulked all season because he wanted to leave for a club with a stronger squad but still managed 27 goals and to make his full international debut. i still have him signed up for 6 seasons so hopefully he'll stop whining and crying soon. Simon Hoffman 41A: an amazing attacking midfielder who i play AMC. He looks like he could be the real deal as well. Chilled out towards the end of the season so I got him locked down into a 7 year contract with no release fee! Nedim Basic 40F - weird one this. I only really signed him as a youth due to his professional personality, he only ever had 3* potential and was by a long way the third choice right winger. So he spent all season coming on as an impact sub, which it turns out is enough to get you in the NXGN list! Youth So my board have had working towards becoming the best youth system in the world for a while now, which is positive. Except I keep getting these messages But they never give me the option to increase the youth facilities to develop the best youth system! And then the cycle continues! it's very frustrating, we have the money and everything Anyway, here's the preview and intake this season Only one elite again but I think that's a reflection of how good the first team. The U18s are still doing quite well, look:- UEFA Youth League Champions 2043/44! Career

I didn't read this far before posting above! Honestly, if I had that option I would have taken it like a shot. I was really enjoying my save as well and as far as i can see it's a bizarre bug that unfairly punishes us II think I was sacked after winning the Cup or something) so I would have no problem with reloading and not making the promise It sucks, but it sucks far less than having the save ruined cos of a stupid bug (that they are aware about!) edit: just checked - they sacked me 2 days before a play-off final! two 17 year olds had played 35+ games that season!

I did this with my Cowdenbeath save and they sacked me at the end of the season. I think the promise is bugged am my entire team was under 21, 3 of them were 17 and in their first season. It was really frustrating! Hopefully it works out for you - let us know!

Austria - 2042/43 - Premier League Wels Embark on Very First Champions League Journey - It Isn't A Long One yeah! into the Champions League we went! Champions League: And out we went at the very first stage. Benfica was a tough draw though Europa League: It sent us straight into the Europa League, where we did a lot better. Some really good results here but to go out to fellow Austrains Sturm Gratz was disappointing League: We did really well again and are turning into genuine title challengers. We fell slightly short again but qualified for the Champions League again. Players We were helped by the emergence of two more genuine wonderkids Leon Eschweiler 39B - This was a really nice surprise, as he would probably have been long gone if I'd kept Stefan Wifling. But when he went to Arsenal a vacancy appeared in our central midfield and Eschweiler filled it and did really, really well. Now easily our best and most important midfielder. Paul Alhaier 40A - I knew he was going to be good so I gave him his chance as first choice striker at the start of the season and it paid off handsomely. 23 goals in 36 games is not at all bad and he can only keep getting better. The only issue will be keeping him in years to come Career

he had two years left, but even so it's still a good deal i reckon. With only one year left i'd probably have accepted anything! Salzburg imploded about 4 seasons ago and are suddenly completely awful. It's really weird! I used to dread meeting them but now I love it!

Austria - 2041/42 - Premier League Wels Lose Best Player in £68m Transfer, Have Best Season and Qualify for Champions League! So, yeah, during summer Arsenal came and offered a measly £35m for Stefan Wifling, so I thought I'd call their bluff. I asked for £54m rising to £68m plus 50% future sell on fee. They accepted and the chairman took the decision out of my hands! tbf, it was too good to turn down. I think Arsenal still got a bargain though So we headed into the new season without our best player and with two of our other best players sulking as I turned down offers for them from big clubs. I focussed on those with good morale who actually wanted to play for us and it paid off. (Jake Barrett 37A only played 12 games for us all season) The lack of European games and going out the cup early meant the players were always rested before every game and always at 100% fitness and it made such a difference. Usually in the championship group we are dead on our feet with nobody in the squad on 100% condition but here we were up for it, winning 6 to take second and Champions League football next season Players One player who sulked I did play, as he was too good not to. Fatih Heco 38A is a wonderkid and even with morale in the toilet he was top scorer with 21 goals from 28 games, all on the left wing. I still have him for 5 years so hopefully he'll stop sulking at some point so I can tie him down even longer. Youth Career

there is something! if you offer a contract and they have a locked in minimum release fee just walk away then, the next day, go to contract on the player and it has the option to 'resolve contract talks with agent' or something. then you tell the agent their inflexibility scuppered the deal and more often than not they back down and when you re-open contract talks the release fee isn't locked in doesn't work all the time but more often than not i've found.

Austria - 2039/40 - Premier League Disastrous End to Season See Wels Miss Out on European Football! Really upsetting end! We were in good form going into the Championship group but once there we went 8 games without a victory and by the time we finally won a game, it was too late. We missed out on European qualification! part of the problem was how tired the players were and how many games were being thrown at us. at one point we had to play 4 games in a week - something had to give! Europa League What makes it such a depressing end to the season is just how good we were in the Europa League this season. We finished the league stage above clubs like Arsenal! Here are our results - Spurs were just too good for us in the end Players Well, no European football makes it invevitable we'll lose Stefan Wifling 36A. The lad still won't sign a new contract and he's only got two years left to run. I can't afford to let him leave on a free so realistically it's 1 year. He is so important - he was injured for a month which coincided with our awful Championship Group run of results. I mean - look how good he is! But we do have people waiting in the wings, including our second WONDERKID! Fatih Heco 38A, our Bosnian left winger had a great season and also signed a new very, very long contract. Woohoo He was also second in the wonderkid NGN list Jake Barrett 37A also won European Golden Boy, which is funny as i'm really not convinced by him yet! he mostly plays up front but is just as good on the wing - he is very, very quick. Pace 17 Finances So, the board got an offer for our Hungarian potential superstar Tamas Horgosi 36B Nothing we could do about it either! the deal is ok, i guess, and it meant we could invest in facilities Youth Youth preview looked really quite good but the intake only had one elite talent! but what a talent! Career

Austria - 2039/40 - Premier League Consolidation in the top 6, another fun run in Europe! League: Kinda frustrating in some ways. We did well but every time we looked like we could push into the top 3 and really challenge we'd lose a couple of games and slip back down. A 6th placed finish saw us again in the Championship Stage, where i thought we were fairly mediocre to be honest, only winning 3 out of 10. But two teams were worse and we ended up 4th and in the Europa League. Jurassic Park! Europa Conference League: So much fun! we were great, right up until we went out on penalties. It meant we hada crazy number of games this season, at one point playing 4 in 8 days. Players I don't think I've ever had this before. Top 3 on the NXGN list are all ours! Stefan Wifling 36A: Superstar! Won this this season:- He refuses to sign a new contract though, which runs out in 3 years. As he's worth £40-50m I'll have to sell him in two years if I can't persuade him to sign Tamas Horgosi 36B - Striker and top scorer last season, moved mainly into midfield this season. He's equally adept in both positions, but i think midfield is his future. has a brand new 8 year (5+3) contract! Jake Barrett 37A - my English striker/right winger. Started the season, rested for a game, kicked up a stink about not getting enough games! so, to please him, i gave him an extended run in the team. Basically, i din't want to lose him and panicked! he was only 17 and acting like he was Jude Bellingham! Simon de Neef 37B - I usually promote my best 2 or 3 17 year olds to the first team squad each season, give them a couple of cup games here and there and slowly integrate them. That was the plan anyway - de Neef played 47 games at right wing! I suspect he'll be higher up this list next season Youth mediocre preview really. and the intake only produced 3 elite talents. But one of those talents looks crazy! look at him! Career

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

Austria - 2037/38 - Premier League Wels Consolidate Position in Top 6 in Austria, Have Fun in Europe League: Slightly frustrating at first as we just couldn't get going and bounced around mid-table, which could have sent us back t the relegation group. We were consistent enough to just make in into the Championship Group. Even there it was tough going again, with only three victories out of our ten games. But thanks to results elsewhere those 3 victories managed to push us up to fourth and European qualification for the second season running. Woohoo! (You lose half your points in the Championship Group) Europe: Europa League How exciting! We had to go through the qualification stage where we played Servette of Switzerland Oops. So, on to.... Europe: Europa Conference League This was more our level! I used the games to give much needed first team experience to my most promising youth players Players So who are our best players these days? Well.... Stefan Wifling 36A Easily our best and most promising youth. Still only 17 and already capped at senior level for Austria. Tends to play AMC but is also really handy as a DLP. Still has bucketloads of potential to fill and he made the NXGN list too Florian Ahr 35B One of those who started as a reserve and then forced his way into the first team. He was reserve AMC filling in for Wifling and did so well that I gave him games at AML and MC. That kind of utlitiy player can be a godsend in these saves. I think AMC is his best position but he may have to settle for somewhere else Lars Schroder 35A Still only 18 and a natural in 3 positions. He tends to play MC, just because i lack numbers there. He'll probably stay there but having that kind of flexilbility is really nice Tamas Horgosi 36B Nice surprise this, and again with some invaluable flexibility. He's clearly a better striker but can also play MC, and filled in there for a few games. He'll start as first choice striker in the new season Youth Not a bad preview, but not a great one either And yet, whisper it, a possible golden generation! but with only 3 elite talents Best fella in terms of attributes and personality is this fella. Another striker! Career

Austria - 36/37 - Premier League Finally! Wels have a good season in the Premier League and Qualify for Europe! Yep, we finally did it! A season away from a relegation battle! Our team is potentially very strong and an extra years experience seemed to make all the difference. We were nowhere near title-challenging form but we consistently hovered around 4/5th spot. We went in the championship with a real chance but struggled a little more when we got there. Still, a 5th placed finish isn't too shabby and it puts us on a European adventure next year! Youth We're very close to having the best youth set up in the country so hopefully we'll see that reflected in the intakes. This years was a good start! The preview wasn't anything to write home about But the intake was hugely impressive. The switch to a professional HoYD really seems to have paid off with some cracking personalities coming through SIX elite talents is pretty, pretty good! Jake Barrett 37A looks the best. I tend to rate my intake on personality above all else, just because it seems to be the best indicator of who will make it or not He might switch to a winger/inside forward. I haven't decided yet! Career

Austria - 2035/36 - Premier League Appalling First Half, Good Second Half, Wels Survive Again! Two games into the season and I thought we'd finally turned a corner! But then we followed that up with this run.... Which continued until the final game of the league stage! It meant we headed into the relegation group like this But once we got to the relegation phase? Our form turned into this! So, we survived comfortably after spending a lot of the season at the bottom of the table. Youth We're almost maxed out now so our intakes should be good. And they are! not many green grades there..... but it didn't seem to matter The best by far seem to be Stefan Wifling 36A, who looks like he could be the real deal So we now have a ludicrous number of high potential youth players. i just need some to turn into good players! Career

that's true, but with 3 games to go it was only 2 points and we were in awful form. it felt like a relegation fight then!

Austria - 2034/35 - Premier League Wels Again narrowly Avoid relegation Honestly, we are so lucky the Austrian Premier League is only 12 teams big with only 1 relegation, as we are still terrible! Although we did have a good run around christmas to give us a respectable league stage finish, the relegation stage halves your points so after a bad start there we were hovering 1 point above relegation. We managed to get a couple of wins under our belt to keep our head above water but honestly, it feel like it's only a matter of time before we go down at this rate Part of the problem is our youth set up costs so much we have to sell our best players at the end of each season, which will be the case until we can get into Europe. Which feels a long way off atm! Youth so our set up now is ridiculously good and ridiculously expensive. So what can it deliver? An A, a B, a few Cs is ok.... Looks ok, a mixed bag of personalities, but a few nice high potentials The clear stand out is Lars Schroder. The only worry is he demanded a minimum release clause from the very start! Players Not an official wonderkid but another entry in the NxGN top 50 list. at number 2 now! He's pretty good but it was a surprise to even see him in the list, let alone so high Career We need something to change....

Austria - 2033/34 - Premier Division Another Poor Season From Wels Sees Them Narrowly Avoid Relegation Again! We are so lucky that only one team gets relegated from the premier League! Honestly, we were atrocious again and only survived by the skin of our teeth again. We need to improve quickly or our luck is bound to run out Weirdly, we did make it all the way to the semi-final of the cup though. Players We got our first entry into the NxGN top 50 list! Albeit number 50, but still! He's not a bad centre back We also had to sell our balding potential superstar. When Napoli come knocking, what can you do? It's a lot of money so I invested as much as i can! Youth a nice preview and a really nice intake! just as well, as we're losing a tonne of money on these crazy facilities Career

Austria - 2032/33 - Premier League Wels Survive Terrible Run To Stay Up Again..... just! Yeah, it was close. This was the first season where our entire team was youth with no legacy players so our average age was ridiculously low. And we struggled a wee bit! In the league section we actually did ok, finishing 8th, but in the relegation group we put ourselves in real trouble by only winning once. A worrying ending to the season really, especially as we've had 3 seasons in the Premier League now and been progressively worse each season! Players We have two class players, and they both really want to leave! Luboš Dvořák 28A - absolute class. Played mostly right wing this season and still finished top scorer. Wants to leave for a stronger squad but I have him on a 4 year contract. Ha! Carlo Bögl 26A - Took me a bit by surprise this one as he was very average for a long time and then just exploded in the last two seasons. Very, very quick, which is all you really need apparently! Club captain and really wants to leave as well! Youth Very nice preview! the intake didn't quite match it tbh best player is this young whippersnapper Career

Austria - 2031/32 - Premier League Wels Recover From Terrible Start to Stay Up Premier League in Austria is not like England! Finances are a real struggle so I felt forced into selling my berst player before the season started. at least this way I can control the sale andget the best deal. And £5m + 50% for Damian Delura was a good deal, and hopefully keep the board away from selling our best players for silly prices. So much for that! a week after Delura went the board made this announcement about my second best midfielder So I headed into the new season without my two best middies! and we had a difficult start as well, losing the first 4, so morale was low and we really struggled to throw it off Only 3 victories in the league stage! One was away at Salzburg though, which was nuts. So into the relegation group, with half the points, meaning we were only two points off last spot. But a great start, with 3 wins from our first 4, lifted us into relative safety. We finished poorly but managed to keep our heads above water for another season Youth At least with all that transfer money it meant i could do some more investing in youth facilities So another promising youth preview and a pretty good intake Having a cracking goalkeeper is never a bad thing in a save like this! Career

Austria - 2030/31 - Premier League Brilliant first season in premier league as Wels make Championship Group and stay up! We did so much better than I thought we would! We started with 2 wins, went top, and although we couldn't quite maintain that we kept on getting results. When it came to the end of the league stage we were 6th, meaning we qualified for the Championship Group (where the top 6 all play each other again twice) the only issue? every single one of our victories had come against sides in the relegation group! the championship group was gonna be tough... and it was! we only won one more to finish bottom of the championship group, but it didn't matter. we finished 6th! Players Damian Delura 29A - a quiet season for our 17 year old future superstar. Only 10 goals and 4 assists from him in 28 games, but at his age and with the step up to Premier league it's not too bad. He asked to leave to play with better players at the end of the season and I said ok, if i get a bid of 5.75m. I could do with the money tbh! Lubos Dvorak 28A - looks like he might be the solution to our striker problem. Our top scorers for the last few years have been our wingers while our strikers can't hit a cow's arse with a banjo. But now, with 15 in 23 games, we might have a solution Youth Another nice looking preview - only one A but a plethora of Cs, which can always turn up some good looking youth prospects The intake was ok with a nice amount of elite talents, although they mostly had poor determination and personalities. Except one.... Finances the board were disappointed in me not getting us the best youth system in the country already, so i asked them to put their money where their mouth is. Theu y did, with the consequence that we have no money now! Career

yeah, i love that! i want to give one a massive handlebar moustache next!

Austria - 2029/30 - division 1 Brilliant start lead Wels to amazing title triumph! Unbelievably, we won the league! We started poorly, with an opening day defeat, but after that we went unbeaten for the next 15 to head into the winter break top of the league. Coming out of the break we won 6 on the bounce to go 6 points clear at the top. We were so far ahead we could afford to not win any of our final 5 games and still come out on top, albeit by the slimmest of margins. So, premier league football next season! Players Patrick Plojer - Legacy player, now 29, left winger who stepped right up this season. 19 goals and 15 assists from 34 games is pretty, pretty good! Lennart Muller 25B - right winger, now 20, slightly underwhelming season with 7 goals and 10 assists but still looking an important player Damian Delura 29A - Played him AMC from match 1, when he was still only 15. He was brilliant! 15 goals, 8 assists, 7.31 AR from 32 games. And only 16 years old! Youth Always nice to see some A grades in the youth preview! and the intake looked pretty good 5 elite talents! this fella looks the best:- Career So we'll be favourites to go straight back down next season so I'll be over the moon if we finish 11th

Austria - 2028/29 - Division 1 Good Run At End Give Wels Surprising 3rd place finish! yeah, it was an odd season. bouncing around mid-table before Christmas and then turning on the style after Christmas. But it was too little too late as we fell just short of promotion. No play-offs in Austria, and it doesn't matter that FC Liefering can't get promoted due to being Salzburg's baby team either! Players Top scorer, top assistmaker, top average rating all went to Lennart Muller 25B. He's quickly becoming our most important player - just shows how much this game engine overrates pace tbh! Youth a nice preview and an even nicer intake! An A and 2 Bs is a lovely sight! but what does that turn into? So the obvious standout by far is Damian Delura 29A! whatever happens, i'm getting a sell on percentage for that lad! he looks so good at 15... only 5'7 but he's still growing. by the end of the season he was 5'8! and 20 flair is very exciting..... that personality does mean I probably won't be able to hold on to him for long though. Finances It's been said before by people playing in Austria but its worth saying again - it's ideal for this challenge! Career

Austria - 2027/28 - Division 1 Wels subject to takeover, made a professional club and finish in mid-table Another season where we made far more progress off the field than on it, which is fine as it will all pay off one day! We were again mid-table from day 1 and the most exciting thing was when we were subject to a takeover halfway through the season and the new owners first move was to make us a professional club. Very nice! youth Usually I choose my HoYD based purely on personality. But after hitting exceptional youth recruitment I was really disappointed so when i saw this fella avaliable, i snapped him up, balanced personality be damned But I was a little disappointed by the preview. One A grade and a C grade didn't bode well So i was pretty surprised when the intake came in to see 6 elite talents in there! obviously personalities aren't great but still, it's easily our best intake yet Career Slow imporvements off the field - will we see a similar improvement on the field? Next season will be the first one where youth will outnumber legacy in the first team so it will be interesting to see