Just another football manager player here. Been a regular addict for near 14 years. For a 21yr old, that's quite a scary thing to say.
Always enjoy the long career challenges. I have taken Bristol Rovers from League Two to the Premier League before leaving for pastures new. I have also taken Redditch into the football league before club swapping up into the Premier League. I also contemplated taking my local team, Guisborough Town, into the Premier League from a division far down into English football with the English Tiers database for FM2011, but my motivation depleted for that particular task. The automatic need to fill squad and staff roles got quite annoying.
So, here I announce my challenge for the summer. One Career, One Club, One Goal.
After much deliberation, Eastleigh became by adopted team. I have only been inspired to post updates having seen the stunning rises of Eastwood Town in this very website!
http://www.fmscout.com/q-5625-Eastwood-Town-From-The-Bottom-To-The-Top.html
Before I inform you of my early work, the game was set up with my 5star computer performance, with a game of estimated speed of one. 26 countries. 66 leagues, with all leagues loaded from the 6 South American leagues: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Peru and Uruguay; 2 North American: Mexico & USA; the top 15 countries according to the current UEFA league rankings for CL qualification(https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2013/accesslist/index.html) alongside the three other home nations.
These are, in order of standing: England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Portugal Russia, Ukraine, Netherlands, Turkey, Greece, Denmark, Belgium, Romania & Scotland. Ireland, N.Ireland and Wales were also selected.
100,000 players, what with the Large Database as well. This is truly the largest game and potentially largest task I have embarked upon.
So, here it goes. The Spitfires who play at the Silverlake Stadium, had potentially the best named nickname and stadium name too. Playing in Blue and White at home, and Red and White away, they had two fairly attractive yet generic/common kits. They are a professional club, unlike many in the division, with an initial worth of £80k. Rented stadium and facilities, and reputation local. They compete in the Blue Square South; expected to compete for a top-half finish, and unwilling to promise anymore, I began with my usual restructuring.
Out went the existing Assistant Manager and Scout: both unpaid, on month to month contracts and free to relieve of duties. I set about replacing them and building a strong collection staff.
As for the team, only one player was relieved of their duties, first-team goalkeeper Gareth Barfoot. Unable to offer him first-team football, and following an expensive transfer window, in terms of wage budget at least, I felt it necessary to release at least one player, and as of now, remains the only player. A little guilt I admit...
My incoming signings reflected an ambition to play entertaining attacking football, something that I will endeavor to keep as a rule. Under an initial and standardised 3-4-3 diamond tactic, I attempted to fill the squad out with a series of quality additions, alongside a few with quality potential.
In goal, I brought in ex-Man City youngster Gregory Hartley as my new number-one and ex-Charlton youngster Brandon Hall. At 21 and 18, both have great potential. Hartley is closer to fulfilling that potential and has played all of the games so far. Fred Toomer was retained with okay-decent potential, purely on need for a third-choice.
In defence, another ex-Man City youngster in the form of Aaron Carter, ex-Fulham youngster Sulaiman Bangura and former Leyton Orient youngster Josh Millwood were brought in. All under 20 and possessing good potential, the investment into my defence is one I am hoping will build in the coming years. To give them further competition, I sought a couple of centre-halves from Southampton to challenge for their starting berths in Jack Saville and Ciaran Harper. Tom Jordan and Billy Tsovolos were retained at the back, two of the few players able to compete with the new signings. 3 of the 5 signings have struggling to break into contention as yet, but the year is young. Ben Wilson was also retained but like Toomer, unlikely to break through under my stewardship.
In midfield, the DM berth was held by Brazilian Carlao, a pre-appointment player. Danny Smith was also retained as competition. Struggling early with retention of the ball, I sought to bring in a loanee, with Freddie Warren of Charlton brought in early in the season. Primarily a MC, he has helped cover injuries within the midfield. On the right, Ryan O'Hara had signed prior to appointment, a wide midfielder capable of playing on either flank. In addition I signed ex-Southampton youngster Jack Boyle who could play on the left side. With those midfield injuries early on, I have since signed ex-Brighton youngster James Smith. Existing Attacking Midfielder Jamie Brown was supported with the loan signing of Ryan Doble, another Southampton loanee.
Despite possessing a strong attacking force, I refused to not sign the two most exciting prospects on the market. Omar Koroma has been a player signed for me for many previous clubs, and the exciting 23 yr-old was joined by Argentinian Damian Casalinuovo, formerly of Velez and Hamilton. He offered the best deep-lying forward option on the market. James Slabber, Andy Forbes, Richard Gillespie and Andrew White give me options should Koroma and Casalinuovo fail to hit the back of the net.
So far, I have been knocked out of the FA Cup a round before the first, struggling over 2 legs to beat Premier team Luton. I had knocked out two similarly ranked teams before falling at the final hurdle before the main draw.
As for the league, my form has been very good. Second place on goal difference, winning 10 of the 13 league games, drawing 2 and losing 1.
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I convinced the board to make their first improvements into the youth system. My goal of building a team capable of competing at the top, so far, is relatively unscathed...
To the next time...
Any more screenshots and info, don't refrain from requesting...
Always enjoy the long career challenges. I have taken Bristol Rovers from League Two to the Premier League before leaving for pastures new. I have also taken Redditch into the football league before club swapping up into the Premier League. I also contemplated taking my local team, Guisborough Town, into the Premier League from a division far down into English football with the English Tiers database for FM2011, but my motivation depleted for that particular task. The automatic need to fill squad and staff roles got quite annoying.
So, here I announce my challenge for the summer. One Career, One Club, One Goal.
After much deliberation, Eastleigh became by adopted team. I have only been inspired to post updates having seen the stunning rises of Eastwood Town in this very website!
http://www.fmscout.com/q-5625-Eastwood-Town-From-The-Bottom-To-The-Top.html
Before I inform you of my early work, the game was set up with my 5star computer performance, with a game of estimated speed of one. 26 countries. 66 leagues, with all leagues loaded from the 6 South American leagues: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Peru and Uruguay; 2 North American: Mexico & USA; the top 15 countries according to the current UEFA league rankings for CL qualification(https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2013/accesslist/index.html) alongside the three other home nations.
These are, in order of standing: England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Portugal Russia, Ukraine, Netherlands, Turkey, Greece, Denmark, Belgium, Romania & Scotland. Ireland, N.Ireland and Wales were also selected.
100,000 players, what with the Large Database as well. This is truly the largest game and potentially largest task I have embarked upon.
So, here it goes. The Spitfires who play at the Silverlake Stadium, had potentially the best named nickname and stadium name too. Playing in Blue and White at home, and Red and White away, they had two fairly attractive yet generic/common kits. They are a professional club, unlike many in the division, with an initial worth of £80k. Rented stadium and facilities, and reputation local. They compete in the Blue Square South; expected to compete for a top-half finish, and unwilling to promise anymore, I began with my usual restructuring.
Out went the existing Assistant Manager and Scout: both unpaid, on month to month contracts and free to relieve of duties. I set about replacing them and building a strong collection staff.
As for the team, only one player was relieved of their duties, first-team goalkeeper Gareth Barfoot. Unable to offer him first-team football, and following an expensive transfer window, in terms of wage budget at least, I felt it necessary to release at least one player, and as of now, remains the only player. A little guilt I admit...
My incoming signings reflected an ambition to play entertaining attacking football, something that I will endeavor to keep as a rule. Under an initial and standardised 3-4-3 diamond tactic, I attempted to fill the squad out with a series of quality additions, alongside a few with quality potential.
In goal, I brought in ex-Man City youngster Gregory Hartley as my new number-one and ex-Charlton youngster Brandon Hall. At 21 and 18, both have great potential. Hartley is closer to fulfilling that potential and has played all of the games so far. Fred Toomer was retained with okay-decent potential, purely on need for a third-choice.
In defence, another ex-Man City youngster in the form of Aaron Carter, ex-Fulham youngster Sulaiman Bangura and former Leyton Orient youngster Josh Millwood were brought in. All under 20 and possessing good potential, the investment into my defence is one I am hoping will build in the coming years. To give them further competition, I sought a couple of centre-halves from Southampton to challenge for their starting berths in Jack Saville and Ciaran Harper. Tom Jordan and Billy Tsovolos were retained at the back, two of the few players able to compete with the new signings. 3 of the 5 signings have struggling to break into contention as yet, but the year is young. Ben Wilson was also retained but like Toomer, unlikely to break through under my stewardship.
In midfield, the DM berth was held by Brazilian Carlao, a pre-appointment player. Danny Smith was also retained as competition. Struggling early with retention of the ball, I sought to bring in a loanee, with Freddie Warren of Charlton brought in early in the season. Primarily a MC, he has helped cover injuries within the midfield. On the right, Ryan O'Hara had signed prior to appointment, a wide midfielder capable of playing on either flank. In addition I signed ex-Southampton youngster Jack Boyle who could play on the left side. With those midfield injuries early on, I have since signed ex-Brighton youngster James Smith. Existing Attacking Midfielder Jamie Brown was supported with the loan signing of Ryan Doble, another Southampton loanee.
Despite possessing a strong attacking force, I refused to not sign the two most exciting prospects on the market. Omar Koroma has been a player signed for me for many previous clubs, and the exciting 23 yr-old was joined by Argentinian Damian Casalinuovo, formerly of Velez and Hamilton. He offered the best deep-lying forward option on the market. James Slabber, Andy Forbes, Richard Gillespie and Andrew White give me options should Koroma and Casalinuovo fail to hit the back of the net.
So far, I have been knocked out of the FA Cup a round before the first, struggling over 2 legs to beat Premier team Luton. I had knocked out two similarly ranked teams before falling at the final hurdle before the main draw.
As for the league, my form has been very good. Second place on goal difference, winning 10 of the 13 league games, drawing 2 and losing 1.
I convinced the board to make their first improvements into the youth system. My goal of building a team capable of competing at the top, so far, is relatively unscathed...
To the next time...
Any more screenshots and info, don't refrain from requesting...
