TheNapalmNerd

Win in Ireland We should be winning a match like this, and we did. We still have our own problems however, and they are still related to transfers, as most of our players want away. This is why we're playing like S***.... The league stature isn't very big and as a result of that most of our players' worth is estimated at about 10-100K, when they've been here for some time. This means that we'll receive lots of bids for a player like Tommy Doyle (or others) at about 150K, and they'll get mad we rejected because they we received what the believe to be a fair bid. But we have over 500M in the bank and there's no way we'll ever accept something like that, and then the players get mad. I have set up automatic rejections on most of our players, because we receive hundreds of offers every week. This ruins squad morale however. But we won't be able to get better players in a while, so we have to hold on to what we've got, and hope it goes away at the end of the transfer window. On to the next one: we have Apoel in the third round: The winner of the next round will most likely be up against Red Star

Disappointment Terrible match. Our pre season is muddy with all the players we have to get rid of and have in our squad. It is only recently the squad has gone down to 25 and that has probably disturbed our preparation a lot. Let's not hope this gets worse.

Start of season 2028/2029 We've been drawn against Shamrock Rovers in the Champions Path second round Lots of changes are happening in the squad at the moment and I will be giving a huge update at the end of the transfer window. My strategy of lending out players and cashing in 175K every mont pr player is gone, as no club wants to spend the money anymore. Furthermore most of our talents have gotten so old that we've been hit by restrictions that we can only have six players at the age of 22 or older out on foreign loan in a season. This means we are selling a lot of players at the moment to make sure that we can keep some of our better players at the cost of some of our previous starters in the squad. I guess our reputation will take a huge fall as a result of that I have decided to keep superstar talent Eduardo Huerta at the club this season as we were lacking strikers in the Squad. Ricardo Pepi didn't want to extend his contract and I managed to send him out on loan early to get rid of all interest in him. He has since extended, but will be out on loan for the season, as a result of that. This means we will probably keep Huerta at the club to become home grown over the next three seasons. More to come. First we have some qualifying to do! We're going for five seasons in a row with Champions League football

Things are moving forward We couldn't really do anything about the nation coefficient as we have now lost the succesful coefficient from our Europa League quarter final in the second season when San Marino only had three teams in europe.

We lost to the new champions, in the first knockout round. And have two players among the top performers.

End of season: Another easy season in the national league and every domestic trophy won once again. We only failed this feat once, when we lost the super cup in second season. On to the next season. We already ahve some exciting signings incoming, so things are looking good already.

NxGn This year we have a player on the NxGn list once again. In third place we find our wonderkid Eduardo Huerta who we have high hopes for in the future as our top striker. He's already very good, but I think keeping him out on loan will be the best for his development.

Meltdown And just like that... Our season is over. I was tripping when Doyle scored and then all hell broke loose. Afonso Valente is the only outfield player not to get a yellow card. When Otasowie was shown off I took out Scamacca because he had a yellow card and Pepi didn't. We never had a chance but were actually through to the next round until the 71st minute. Rollercoaster of a performance...

Announce Pavard He'll be 32 when joining and is probably not the best signing we could make, but I see this as a Marquee signing. He has a reputation of 3,5 stars and is a well known player, so this signing will undoubtedly boost our reputation, which is something I'm trying to do whatever the cost. Furthermore he can cover every position in defense which just gives us so much versatility when playing. Two big french signings incoming in the summer, and all of a sudden we have spent most of our remaining transfer budget this season.

Youth intake Another year with talent that would never be mentioned in europe, but for San Marinese standards we actually have a little gem on our hands He could become a strong player for the national squad, if he's trained optimally. We'll be looking into that. Best San Marinese player we've had come through our own system so far, and if we had a guy like this at the club when I started the game in 2021, he would have been the absolute best player at the club, quite possibly in the league. He'll be given individual strength training right away.

Announce Camavinga! By far our biggest signing so far, and also the most expensive, but this was just a chance we couldn't let go. He'll be joining us in the summer and he's only got a one year contract, as there was no negotiation about that. We gave him a big loyalty fee and low basic wage, making our chances of extension much bigger. That's the approach I've done with all players. It keeps our wage budget down, and makes it easier for me to present them with a new contract. This is a huge signing for the club. He hasn't progressed as well as he could in the game. That's also the reason he became available to us. But he's still a fine player who could become a huge asset for Folgore/Falciano in the future, and we could have a very good midfield duo with Sandry and Camavinga while Doyle (our captain) will be a very good sub. This also means we have to say goodbye to one of our many midfielders. Afonso Valente might draw the short straw there.

Bayern Munich (H) WIIIIIN!!!! An equal match, with two evenly matched teams at least when we're at home. There weren't many chances throughout the match, and bayern never really came close. Interestingly they fielded a very strong squad, with two of their younger (still very talented) players in it. This was about as good as it can get, and now we have something to fight for in the next match. I might try a more defensive approach in that one. Let's hope!

End of January window: Our deals for Sandry, Scamacca and Otasowie along with some talents made us the second highest spending club in the January transfer window. We did however manage to sell most of the players we replaced, ad actually made a profit on transfers in january. In the end we managed to say goodbye to Parrot and Lovato, before deadline. They practically brought in the same amount or more than we bought their replacements for. It is easy to make money once you have money in this game. And overall this year we're running a massive profit after selling lot of youngsters in the summer: Resulting in our finances looking fine, and us still having a huge transfer budget but no one to spend it on, as we already have the best players that are available to us at the moment. I'll be keeping an eye on the transfer list in spring and hope that we can get one or two huge signings in at the start of the summer. All that money and still they won't even present the idea of us upgrading our average youth facilities...

Announce Otasowie I actually agreed everything earlier and delayed this deal as I thought we don't need another midfielder but, he is just a physical beast, who we'd really like to have. When Wisdom Amey rejected us we suddenly missed the new guy in central defense we lacked, and thats when I thought about Otasowie as a central defender. The guy is a brick wall in physical attributes. And a huge improvement upon Lovato and Viti who have battled for the spot besides Papetti. He can become very good for us. He's actually a player I have never heard of or used before. As I stated earlier it is fun to find players I don't usually use in FM. This guy fits in well with that philosophy. By the looks of it I really wanted Amey, but it looks like we actually got the better deal.

Announce Scamacca We finally got him. I had to throw in all we could in the loyalty bonus for us to get him, but we have Scamacca! At 29 years he's got a few seasons in him yet, and with that natural fitness he can be here for long. I am very excited about this transfer as we now have two strikers capable of striking the ball. This might also mean a goodbye to Troy Parrot, as we're not going to use him in the future, and we might as well cash in on him. He's mad that we've rejected a lot of offers anyways. In other news Wisdom Amey has joined Frankfurt

Announce Sandry Our first big signing this January is for the midfield. We're currently overloaded with midfield talent, but the opportunity to get Sandry was one we couldn't resist. Dortmund showed interest in him earlier but when there was no one else interested we struck and got our man. Sandry is a fantastic midfielder who can play both defense and offense, and will be highly valuated in the future. Meanwhile we're also saying goodbye to Filippo Rannochia who wanted away as he wasn't playing enough. Ranocchia joined us only six months ago at the price of 3,5M, so we've made a huge profit on him in very short time.

First of January and this is the transfer list: Trying to decide what next, and hoping we won't meet competition from other clubs. I might try and stall our business until late january, to see if we can buy players on deadline day without others interfering like with Scamacca who hasn't decided yet.

Martin FIFA U21 Best player It seems Martin is catching up while away on loan. If he could just get some more finishing, that would be fine. His height suggests he'll never be an aerial threat up front.

The transfer list: Notice anyone special? Yeah. So did seven other teams. But we're trying to make a deal with Scamacca. Interestingly Wisdom Amey is also available but has just gone missing from this list, even though his report card says he has doubts, but it's a possibility. They would be perfect players for our squad. I tried going for retsos, but paying 10-14M Euro for a player who only wants a contract for six months with no optional extension doesn't seem worth it.

First Knockout round draw: Aaaaaand it's gone... We could probably hope for a draw at home if things go well

Inter (A) Taking the lead three times and still losing in the end. Devastating... I could have killed Lovato for that penalty... We were so close to getting a fine result with us from this match. BUt it shows that we are able to play up against great opposition. That will be good in the time coming.

Fenerbahce (H) Another great result while Inter won as well. this has been the best group stage we've had in the champions League so far, but it is also by far the easiest group we've had. But we'll take it. The money and reputation is good from this. Next up Inter, and soon christmas is coming. I'm really looking forward to seeing what we can get in december on the transfer list.

Through to the knockout rounds: I expected a win in Austria after the last beating, but not this big. Another great result for the club and the coefficient, and now we're guaranteed to be playing Champions League after January. This is looking really good.

Red Bull Salzburg (H) Deserved win, and another team that is below us in terms of current ability. They have good players in their team but overall we're just a better side than them. Parisi is back early from his injury, and we're happy to have him back. He played just about one half and showed what we missed while he was gone. Halfway through the group stages, and we have a chance at securing progression to the knockout rounds in next match in Austria. We've really been lucky with the draw this season compared to the first three season we spent in the Champions League. Inter are still destroying everyone though: On to the next one.