jonnypeaks

First time poster in this thread... coming in with my tail between my legs having just been sacked in my first YAC attempt. Started out in Denmark, which it turns out has an insanely difficult bottom tier (12 teams, 4 relegation slots!) and lost out on the final day having been neck and neck with three other teams Rather than have this just be a sob story though, I'm wondering... how on earth do you succeed in this challenge?! I can sort of see how it could work once you have a half decent team and can get some momentum, but how do you get past the first few seasons while your young players develop? Any tips or insight from your saves would be amazing, as I would love to do this again but don't really want to keep making the same mistakes...

Thanks both, that's helpful. Looks like I'll need to find a way of getting promoted before I can prevent my players getting poached... Here's your answer... yep it's mad. But people have done it! The crazy thing about Denmark's 4th tier is that it has 12 teams and 4 relegation slots. So it could actually be quite a short save.

I'm attempting a youth academy challenge and managing an amateur team in Denmark. Thinking ahead, I'm wondering what the 'Professional status' board request actually asks for; would it move the club to semi-pro first, and then require another upgrade to get to pro? If they can move to semi-pro first, how much is this likely to cost the club? I've heard anecdotally a rule of thumb of about £1m in the bank for a semi-pro club to go pro, but can't find any info on this scenario. As with most board requests, the game is super vague and unhelpful when it comes to knowing what it is you're asking the board for and what the financial implications might be. Any help/stories of others' experience would be very much appreciated before I sink hours into a potentially impossible objective!