SaintsFCFan7498

So unique, it's just happened to me again against Villa.

Been using your mods to create fairly basic custom scoreboards for FM24 and FM22. It all still works for FM24 since it's still the same scoreboard. I'm just wondering how you'd remove the slant for it?

That's alright. Figured it was a unique situation. Realised fairly quickly I had a save file for the other issue. Where do you want me to upload that?

I know Saudi have crazy money. But I feel like they're a little too ridiculous. They've given me (promoted Southampton) about £140m with sales of Jamal Lewis for £58m who was signed as a backup left back who made 24 appearances with 19 of them being from the bench. As much as Bednarek who wanted to leave and Tella for £30m.

One annoyance I have is when a player is out on loan, the text for the player name doesn't look much different from a normal player. If I focus, I can see a difference but it's not much compared to games gone past.

I don't know if it's either real name or logos. With the Champions League being licensed, I feel like that's less of an issue. Logos affect so many more team so I'd probably take that now I think about it.

If he refreshes this, Hello Zealand.

We're doing important work here. Don't dismiss it.

There are rumours that Madonna is postponing her concert until Miles releases the Beta. Huge fan of the game.

"I wouldn't replace him for anybody. Not even Miles Jacobson." *in response to a question about Miles Jacobson*

It's accepted at SI that it's more fun if they don't say either way. It's not a rule. Just an accepted guideline because it's funny...I think.

So we know not to trust the staff already. Excellent.

Then release it because that would be quite funny.

So it's definitely coming tomorrow. 100%. Called it.

You say that. But what will happen is they surprise us with a launch then an announcement.

Finally. Four seasons at this horrible level. We finally made the playoffs and we're up to the National League South. 9th, 7th, 10th and 5th. Finally. Loan striker from Kidderminster Keegan James scores. Now, we have to just move forwards. We gain 35 points from the 65 we had to be 100. Unfortunately, we also say goodbye to Test Park. Instead of expanding, the board opted to enter a new leasing agreement with Eastleigh for Silverlake.

Season 4 ended in bitter disappointment with a penalty shootout in the playoffs to Bitton. With some upgrades in the defensive part of the field, we were able to dominate the league and win the title after 34 games. We made some solid runs in the cups for once with a good run in the FA Cup, Southern League Cup and FA Trophy. The losses were unfortunate but we'll beat them one day. As well as that, we won the league after 34 games. Looking through, 83 points is the highest total achieved by any team and the season isn't finished yet. It's another 30 points to take me to 65 and two trophies. Off to Tier 7 we go with some important changes needing to come to the club.

Doing the same as I did on FM21 with this challenge. Rebranding an existing team (Millbrook) to make it into the same team from then. They're using Test Park (formerly of Team Solent) so stadium expansion isn't as much of an issue. Not as storming a start as then since we took two seasons to get out of Level 10 but it's been back to back promotions into Tier 8. I feel like I've got a plan tactically and signing tall players has helped. I've got a chance to go further as I hadn't updated with the frustrations at National League South level before. Hopefully, that is in the past and the league structure is much better now. I'll do a quick summary. Season 1 was a bit of a mess tactically with me panicking. For some reason, I couldn't trial anybody so signings were limited for a while. The team was alright but not enough to get the playoffs.# Season 2, I made signings and a disappointing start to the season meant a tactical change to a 4-4-2 Diamond. Things improved and we dominated Wessex Division 1. Season 3 was more of the same from Season 2. I made signings but I was too late on making the best signings I could so we had to sign players during the season too much for my liking. I'd be happy to do that if an obvious candidate came up but this was trying not to be poor. We got into the playoffs as the lowest team. Beat Downton 5-0 to get to the final before beating Baffins Milton Rovers with a 1-0 corner. We had the only cup run here when we got to the Quarter Final of the Wessex League Cup before losing to eventual winners Bashley. Currently in Season 4 and I'm happier with the team. The tactic is the same but we've made crucial signings to move us through the leagues. We needed a goalkeeper since the one we had was degrading and retiring so we got that. Focused on defensive improvements and we're fighting for top spot with AFC Portchester. We're out of the cups so no big cup run to talk about so far. With the Wessex League Division 1 title and the promotion via the playoffs in the Wessex Premier League, we're on 35 points with one trophy.

2045/46 Champions League Draw Leipzig are probably our most difficult opposition but we've been handed a favourable group. Pot 2 could have included teams like Real Madrid but we avoided those teams. We had one of the weaker Pot 2 teams and one of the favourable Pot 3 teams. We probably got unlucky with a Pot 4 team from a major league. Granada are the representatives from Spain not named Barcelona, Real Madrid. Bilbao wouldn't have been a bad Spanish team for a Pot 2 team. I don't mind this group, though. We can win it and be seeded for the knockout rounds. We started with a frustrating draw against Villa. We took a lead and then we immediately threw it away. A comfortable win against Fulham reminded me of the fantastic performance against Derby. The Fulham performance was very similar to that. We were dominant and showed why we were. Against Tottenham, it was 2 minutes of a nightmare from the 13th minute to the 15th. We gave away a penalty then they scored in the 15th. We weren't overly bad. It's just those 2 minutes turned the game against us then they added another goal in the 39th. It was frustrating but that's how we really should be. In terms of the Premier League table, we've got 4 points and we're on the edge of Europe. We won't get second season syndrome and get relegated but we're good enough for Europe. Without Liverpool and their poor team for the last few season, it's just a top 6 and 7th is where we should aim for.

2045/46 Premier League Preview My first note is the return to the Premier League for my former side in Chesterfield. They finished 5th in another mediocre playoff group where they played Burton Albion, beat them for a game against Norwich. They won on penalties and returned to the Premier League. Anything other than another 20th place would be a surprise. In the off-season, my replacement, Diego Costa moved to Fiorentina. Back to the Saints, we're predicted to be 10th. We make up a few places and our odds are shortened to 50-1. It feels like we're not going to be Premier League title challengers with the league expected to return to being more normal. We've made good signings but we shouldn't have won the Premier League already. If you want to have a look at why we won the Premier League, Noble on a 92 and is wanted by Atletico Madrid. He's not in the Dream 11 but he's stunning. Rodallega was another star man up front and Hurka topped the assists. We just needed to build on the team for the next season and maybe fluke a Champions League. In January, we signed Franky Desmet from Lommel for £5.25m. He's a fantastic 22 year old who could continue to being a starter for the next few years. In central midfield, we upgrade it with another signing from earlier on. Jose Neves was bought and loaned out for the rest of the season. We signed him for £8m and he'll be a starter who will develop long term. If we sell him, we can sell him for 5 times his value but we don't need to. He's got a lot of development and reputation building to get to that level. Our key signings were made in defence. Daniel Hogarth is a standout player who would be courted by teams like Liverpool in real life. We bought him for £27m and that's easily going to increase being a Premier League player. I don't want to sell him since he's going to be absolutely stellar for us. He's a 6'6 mountain in defence with the other 6'6 mountain. We'll be dangerous from corners with that pairing. In the left back position, we upgraded where we needed to with Appiah not wanting to stay and moving to Besiktas for some reason. He comes in from Club America for £18m and he'll be a fantastic player. I can't see us wanting to move him on since he is that good. Continuing the Mexican connection, I wanted to improve the strike force with Etoga ageing. There were a couple of players available but the best option is Christian Corona from Mineros. (Yes. That Mineros) We signed him for a bargain at £7m. If I were at Mineros, I'd have wanted his release clause to be completely removed since he should be a star in that league and vultures like us would come calling. I'm optimistic for the season. I'd like to chalk off a Champions League or the FA Cup this season. Top 4 in the Premier League is a fair aim for us. I'll return for the Champions League Group Stage draw where we'll be Pot 1 as Premier League champions.

Saints Win The Community Shield in Dominant Fashion As should have been expected for the FA Cup, it's a walkover for this Premier League side in the Community Shield. Derby County looked like a team from the Championship happy to be here. Much like how they should have been against Blackburn and Ipswich against the Saints in the Semi Finals. Saints weren't the underdog and didn't mess up. They had some scares from Derby when 1-0 up but a corner on 25 minutes from Lopes assisted by new left back signing Jimenez. (this is why my left back is on corners) Derby then gave away a penalty which Etoga scored as a substitute before scoring another in the 72nd minute. A rout showing the real gulf in class between the Premier League and the Championship.

Best newly-promoted Premier League teams ever: 1. Southampton FC, 2044/45 (78 points) When they got promoted from the Championship, I don't think anybody expected this. They had fairly simple early season games and showed the characteristics of the team in not conceding as much as last season. Their defence was far more solid. A 6 point swing would have been enough to not even get Champions League football for those not in. They made smart signings in the summer signing Nicolas Rodallega who got 20 league goals, an immediate fit for the Attacking Midfield in Martin Hurka. He replaced the departing Leonardo Amtsfeld. In his first game, he came on for the aforementioned player and collected an assist and a goal from a free kick. This was the trend for him with 17 assists for a season. They were an incredible team but it's a reminder that the rest of the league was especially poor. 78 points ties Arsenal's 1997/98 title win for the second fewest points to win the league. The first season since 1998/99 to not have any teams on 80+ points. In a save where 90+ points is a norm, this is an anomaly. They shouldn't expect this to work normally. But it's fine. They did the incredible. They'll be annoyed the fifth penalty taker missed a winning penalty before inevitably losing in sudden death.

The Fifth Penalty Miss Strikes Again This was our worst game of the season. We went into it expecting it to be a party and it felt like that with Rodallega scoring in the 19th minute. The rest of the game was a search for a second goal but a wonder goal from a cleared corner from Castro meant Ipswich had a lifeline. We should have killed this game off. We were the better team but it was penalties. Both teams scored their first before Ipswich missed their second. We were on the front foot and never looked like missing until Appiah stepped up for the fourth. With their fifth missed, this would have gotten us the win but it was a poor penalty into the hands of the keeper. It was fine. Desmet would score and we'd be in the FA Cup Final. He didn't. Then it turned into a cat and mouse game of who would miss. It was scary watching us go second with the opportunity to mess it up with no opportunity for hope. Then Barriero missed. A backup full back because I subbed Nalic off. He missed. Ipswich Town play Derby County in an all Championship FA Cup Final. Another missed opportunity and it hurts.

A City Dares to Dream This is a dream. This is dreamland. The city can't believe it. The club can't believe it. The Saints are well and truly in heaven. The league is going incredibly well. I can't believe it. That fifth penalty miss against Tottenham denied us a Carabao Cup. They played Chesterfield in the Semi Final and beat West Ham on penalties in the final. This is well and truly the year of the underdog. The Premier League is ridiculous. I don't understand how we're doing so well. In the FA Cup, we're playing a team 8th in the Championship in Ipswich. Blackburn are playing Derby County in 11th in the Championship in the other game. Embrace the crazy for the next few months, guys. This is going to be incredible. As said earlier, we play Ipswich Town who are 8th in the Championship. This is winnable. We should win this. To reach here, we had a good win against a dreadful Liverpool. We led in the first game with a rotated team against Notts County before they scored. We never scored again until the 86th minute of the replay and that was enough. A dominant win against West Ham followed in the Fifth Round. We deserved that win and 4-1 is the right result. Then when heroes are made. Man United scored in the 14th minute through star man Danny Braithwaite. We were second best. Etoga's goal in the 29th minute felt undeserved. Then a change of tactic and we became the better team. We grew into the game but it felt like whatever we'd do out of Extra Time or penalties. We got a corner in the 95th minute of the 5 added on. I thought it was the game ending highlight but I believed we could. Hurka crossed a fantastic ball into academy graduate Jeremy Smith. I'm amazed sat here just writing about it. It's a fairytale. A dream for anybody at the club two years ago. Even when they got promoted from the Championship comfortably. Jeremy Smith sent the stadium into raptures as he headed the ball into the back of the net. It's the build up to a film. Now it's the time to discover whether that film is a cult classic about a team which shocked the world but came up short. Or if that team captured the philosophy of a Hollywood classic going from nothing to taking everything. I don't know who will play me in that film. But I do know I'll be sitting down to watch it in tears whenever it does.