[[FM22] Newcastle United F.C - Richest club in the world]

2 hours ago, Robioto said:

There seems to be zero risk of failing financially. You can just pump money into transfers and wages often using the fee over 48 months option, haemorrhage millions and millions of pounds every month, plunge yourself into debt and the club will muster up a ridiculous sponsorship deal to cover the costs. In my 2nd season I had over £300,000,000 in sponsorship money.

Can I see a picture of your finances or sponsorship announcements?

[[FM22] Newcastle United F.C - Richest club in the world]

Hi everyone! I just started playing as Newcastle after I got frustrated with my Norwich save. 

We're nearing the winter transfer window right now, which is a good time to reflect on our first half of the season

Signings
I made a couple of signings in the summer, which included

Raphinha: 40mil

His debut went great, snagging a 7.6 rating, but he's been disappointing so far compared to expectations, with an average rating of 6.87 and only 4 assists. He's also racking up lots of yellow cards, and will face a suspension if he gets another one. 

Lewis Dunk: 25mil + Emil Krafth

He's been doing ok so far, with an average rating of 6.82. At least he's not as expensive as Raphinha. 

Nikola Milenkovic: 19mil plus 2mil in potential future fees

He's been performing better than Dunk, most likely due to his prowess in winning headers. He's averaging 6.91.

Alberto Moreno: 13.5mil

This 30mil left back was a steal. He's been doing great, making several 7+ ratings while we were on our winning streak, and averaging 7.02. 

Mauro Arambarri: 10mil

He hasn't really been doing much to capture my attention. Decent guy averaging 6.90. 

Rémy Cabella: Free

Totally worth it. Made 5 goals and 4 assists for me, with an average rating of 7.05

I've also signed Maxence Lacroix for 34mil, due to come when 2022 arrives. 

Players

Callum Wilson: He's been averaging 7.4, scored 18 goals and assisted 3. He's the league's top goalscorer right now. His form has dropped recently though

Karl Darlow: Averaging 7.09. He saved a penalty in our important 2-1 with vs Man City. Sadly, his form has also dropped recently. 

Saint-Maximim: Not performing as well as expected, with only 3 goals and 3 assists and declining form. Whatever potential he has, I don't think I'm unlocking it right. 

Jonjo Shelvey: Although sitting on the bench and performing average most of the time, he scored the winning goal in our 2-1 win vs Man City, a 30 yard screamer. 

 

Current results
Premier League: 16 games played, 2nd place

A great run of form paired with a relatively easy fixture list propelled us to 1st place and we stayed there for quite some time, racking up a 7 win streak, but December was a particularly awful month. We had matches against Leeds (0-2 loss), Liverpool (1-3 loss), Tottenham (1-2 loss) and Wolves (2-1 win), and still have matches with Chelsea, Aston Villa and Arsenal to go. 

Our kryptonite seems to be Man Utd, who we lost to both in the EPL and in the Carabao cup. 

FA Cup: Has not started yet, drawed with Bournemouth

Carabao Cup: Knocked out in 4th round by Man Utd, luckily i asked the board not to grade my performance based on it. 

Board: I currently have a job security of Untouchable and a rating of A+ and won October Manager of the Month. 

 

[Finding cheap wonderkids by sorting youth contracts]

In my most recent FM save, I've gone on a run with snapping up great youngsters on youth contracts all over Spain. I usually pay around 1mil in compensation for youngsters that have multi-million valuations. For example, I poached this wonderkid for 3mil in compensation. 
I first hop into player search, then I open advanced filters and select Contract Status Is Youth

 Then, I sort the results based on transfer value, as transfer value is closely linked to ability. You should see a table that looks like this. 

Some of these players may have signed future contracts, but the majority of them can be picked up for very little in compensation. This is how other rivals poach your youngsters. Now, you can too!

[The FM22 Youth Academy Challenge]

Just started this challenge in China! There were two teams that got promoted, one very young and one very old. I decided to go with the young one. 
The name of the paper is... interesting. I don't expect them to stay up. 

There are 3 staff here, me, a scout and a physio. Predictably, I've made a lot of advertisements for more. 
Also, why is the stadium called "Textile City"?