[FM 13] The two manager brothers story...

September 7, 2015

Stefano Gagliardo

What good start and Milan and Oviedo .
Congratulations, good luck in the league and in Europe.
Following the month very heavy, good luck .

Fantastic for both. Tough month for Oviedo next month so I wish you the best of luck for that. Falcao has been immense and although he's still 29, I'm calling the shots for him to be the new Di Natale

What a month for Oviedo! Can't wait to see how they get on in the champions league, Europa League would be great but I think you might be able to challenge for top 2 with a bit of luck

I promise never to complain about my schedual again.

Good luck in the CL

@Bebero: yeah, they have been great months for both the teams! I think I will really need a bit of luck next month...

@Paddy: Who knows?!? But he has to pay attention to the youths, maybe they are going to steal his place in some seasons...

@Dean: Oviedo's month was simply unbelievable! I was actually hoping for 3-4 points in the three matches, and we ended up with 7!

@Northwood: schedule was not great, but there is a certainty... It has to become better!

Thanks to all of you for following and commenting!

Well guys, I'm sorry to do this, but unfortunately I have not the time to update the story anymore! It has been a good adventure and my save will go on for sure as I love my Milan and Oviedo teams, but there will be no more updates on it.

Thanks to all those that followed my story! Your comments were really appreciated!

Sorry to see this story come to an end. It was on my must-read list.

Thanks for a great story gambit84

WHAAAAAAT?????

I just caught up after being away and I come back to see this?? will you never have time to update it?? Some awesome results and you were on top with Oviedo I wanted to see you lift La Liga with them!

Thanks guys for the really kind words! Especially to Krupesh and Northwood (with no offense for yuttra52) for having been two of my best followers, the best with Paddy.

I am really busy with my job now, and I think I will be for very long time, and I have some business also on my evenings, this is the reason why I cannot hold on with this story, at least in the way I have done till now.

You kind words convinced me to give a try for giving 1/2 updates per season, to let you know what is going on in my save. I think one could be available in few time.

Thanks again guys! Thank you very much!

The standings show how well we are doing so far. We obtained 14 victories, 2 (away) draws and no defeats in the first 16 matches of the league. This allowed us being on the top of the table, with an 8 points advantage on Juventus, that we are going to face in the first match of the next year.



We obtained the qualification to the first knockout round by winning Group E, with 6 victories over 6 matches. The draw has not been kind to us, with a very tough match against Chelsea waiting for us.




A very kind draw that assigned us a home match against Nocerina, not a big team at all.



An unbelievable first half of the season for Stephan, who obtained an average rating of 7.91 in 14 matches. He missed some matches due to an injury, but he managed to score 5 times and to give 11 assists to his mates.

Captain Falcao has been a wonderful scorer as always, with 22 goals in 19 matches, 6 assists and an average rating of 7.71.

Tonny has been great given his young age, obtaining a 7.71 average rating in 15 matches in his first season as a regular.


The most important news of this part of the season is for sure the property takeover, with the young 35yo local businessman Vincenzo Antonello being the new Chairman. The man also changed all the board staff that has become really young, with the oldest director being 49yo. My place still remain very secure, and with my results I am not surprised.

Andrea Gagliardo

Good update pal

It’s amazing to see us on the top of the league! We have 41 points, the same amount as Barcelona, but 1 match still to play (a catch up against Villarreal)… We were brilliant for the whole half-season, defeating both the greatest Spanish team, Barcelona and Real Madrid, then we completely deserved our position! The season is long, there are still 22 matches to play, and I think that a European placement is still our most feasible aim…



The draw had not been kind to us and we couldn’t face two great European forces like Bayern and Arsenal, losing all the four matches against them. But we could obtain 4 points against Metalist, and this gave us the possibility of qualifying for the first Europa League knockout round.

Another time the draw has not been kind to us, assigning us a very difficult match against Turkish side Galatasaray. Less difficult team were in the box, that’s for sure, but we are ready to face them: the team has grown up a lot in these months and has achieved some important European experience in the Champions League matches!



We are still in the competition after having defeated Valladolid and Sevilla, and we are going to face the other Sevillan team, Betis, in the quarterfinals: this time we were not that unlucky with the draw.



After a low-average start, Issa has come back to be the great player he has been in the first three seasons, arriving to score 15 goals and to deliver 7 assists to his mates, that give him a 7.88 average rating in 20 matches played. And I would like to remark that he is only 18yo…

An age of 20 is very low for a center back, but Dzikamai is showing veteran skills and playing amazing matches that give him a 7.59 average rating in 15 matches (the one in Copa del Rey doesn’t count to me). Together with Oriol Romeu he has been the rock of my defense.

Perfect Issa’s mate, this 22yo Spanish striker is putting a long series of stunning performances in a row, scoring 15 times and delivering 4 assists in 21 matches, that allow him achieving a 7.54 average rating. A 30 goals attack is not bad…



Our financial position is becoming better and better every day, as well as the confidence of the board in my job here at Real Oviedo. These two things let the board think about raising my transfer budget up to 23.5M. That’s a budget for a high-level team, even if I don’t think I am going to spend very much in the incoming transfer window, I think my team is already fit for my requirements.


Last month I have been contacted by Sevilla: the team had just sacked José Luis Mendilibar after some unsatisfactory results and were looking for a new manager to sit on their bench. I kindly turned down their offer, I have no intention of leaving my current side that I’m loving more and more every day. Some days after, they hired their second choice, Frank de Boer as new manager…

Stefano Gagliardo