FM17 - Newcastle United - We are a big club!

Episode 60: Title Decider With Manchester United!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orly_ifuXE4

The title is decided in todays episode and full credit goes to Manchester United for the way they secured it. Beating us at Old Trafford and never once giving us a sniff at the title; they’ve been the better team ever since taking our position at the top.

Attention then switches to Spurs and trying to secure the top three position so that we can enter at the group stage of the Champions League next season.

Episode 61: End of Season Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7LQ9LVwMII

Only two matches today as we look to wrap up a severely disappointing season at the club. While third in the league is still a decent finish it looks a long way away from that title that we’re so desperate for.

Next season is all about improving and going after the title again, but the last thing that I want is to finish another season empty handed.

Episode 62: Summer Transfers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo95zKN3JsE

After a disappointing season we're ready to go again at the League title following a reasonably pre-season. We're still struggling to bring in the best players due to a mixture of club stature and our wage budget.

The first match of the new League Season is at home to Manchester United. Their team is incredibly strong and I get the feeling they're going to be tough to stop again this time around.

Episode 63: Rocky Start!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2m4eIjJUWU

It's a bit of a shaky start this time out as we lose two of our first three games in the league. Luckily they were against bigger teams so it's not the end of the world, but we really need to start picking up the points soon.

We do get a very good win against Juventus in the Champions League however and that allows us to build towards progressing in one of the toughest Champions League groups I've ever seen!

Episode 64: Real Madrid Away!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC0j5mzZEIM

The very tough matches continue today after playing Liverpool, Man Utd and Juventus yesterday, we now take on Spurs, Chelsea and Real Madrid today.

Predictably, a tough run of matches like this leads to some slightly patchy form - but we do manage to put together a six game winning streak. This episode also includes probably the best individual win of our series so far: Away from home against Real Madrid.

Episode 65: Comeback Kings!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWidYuuoBgw

There's even more big matches in today's episode - a situation not helped by being in the group of death in the Champions League. This time out we have to take on Real Madrid, Manchester City and Juventus across six games, with a big rival match against Sunderland too.

Surprisingly we do actually manage to put together a run of four straight victories, but better yet, we manage to do so despite falling behind a number of times. This show of character gives me some hope for the season but we need to be picking up more points then we are right now.

Episode 66: Change of Tactic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUY_lAOLNgE&t=4s

This was definitely one of those episodes where I rethink the entire tactical structure and set of players within my team. Some very disappointing results at a crucial time have left me with a lot to think on ahead of next episode.

After starting with a couple of positive results against Everton and Leicester, we completely throw away our league form against West Ham and Aston Villa. Worse yet, those defeats have come at home.

Episode 67: The Greatest January Signing Ever?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPm9sn4BgBM

The January Transfer arrived at the end of last episode and boy did we need it! The new signings have signed in brilliantly already and Simonsen is looking like the best player we've ever signed!

We manage to string together five wins in six to really help our league form and we've also set ourselves up well for EFL Cup semi-final with Manchester United.

Episode 68: Cup Semi's and Transfer Windows!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPnk230XFgU

The January Transfer signings are starting to bed into the team a bit more, but some tough matches against Manchester United and Liverpool leave us looking a bit worse for wear.

Despite those matches we do manage to pick up two wins in the league and progress in the FA Cup. The FA Cup is easily our new priority for silverware with the title looking beyond us and the Champions League a little wishful.

Episode 69: Shearer's Second Coming!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2esgbijbsOM

Simonsen is the second coming of Alan Shearer! I can't remember one player ever having as big an impact on a team as he has had for us! All of the problems of the past two seasons are drifting away as he bangs in goal after goal!

This episode takes us to seven straight victories in all competitions! There's still a very good chance we can make the Champions League if we continue playing in the way we are right now.

Episode 70: Ten Wins in a Row!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKJLMgBwoxs

Our stunning upturn in form continues today as we take our winning streak into another episode! Simonsen has been an absolute revelation and taken on the mantle of the new Alan Shearer!

We also progress through the Champions League and set up a Quarter Final clash with three time European Champions PSG. The FA Cup is still a go with a semi-final to play with Arsenal.

Episode 71: Champions League Quarter Finals with PSG!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--7uyAgJIfM

Today we take on PSG in our attempt to win the Champions League! We start with the away leg and give ourselves one heck of a challenge for the return leg at home. We also play a few league games and continue our excellent return to form since January.

With the Champions League proving a little disappointing, we turn our attention to the FA Cup Semi Final against Arsenal and try to win our first trophy for a couple of years.

Episode 72: The FA Cup Season Finale!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWMa1NQVYNM

We qualified for the Champions League! For the longest time this season it looked like we might just miss out on the top four after an awful start to the season, but Chelsea capitulated and we were able to make it in with a few games to spare!

We also made it to our third FA Cup final with me as manager where we played Liverpool. The game wasn't a million miles per hour, but boy what a finish! A stunning last minute winner at Wembley is the only way to win the world's best cup competition!

Episode 73: Spending £123 in the Transfer Window!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpDy2mtAWos

The Summer Transfer Window is back as we look to build on our excellent second half of last season. We managed to find a way to stretch the cheque book and add some excellent new players in key positions.

On the downside, we've actually missed out on the Champions League because West Ham won the Europa League and Spurs managed to win the Champions League, relegating us to the Europa League Group stage.

Episode 74: Old Trafford and Anfield!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffKMONYxN-o

We're getting used to difficult starts to the season and this time it's no different with back to back games at Anfield and Old Trafford. We start off well enough with two good victories, including over Sunderland, but then struggle with three winless games in a row.

Apologies for the shoddy audio at the start of this video - my crappy mic decided to sabotage the video and I've done my best to fix it but there might still be some issues.