Posted April 15, 2021 22 minutes ago, broodje kip said: A very good total there again. Keep it up 20 minutes ago, Rich said: Great stuff James, that game against Rangers is brilliant. 20 minutes ago, Dai_ said: Absolutely terrible to lose two seasons but maybe a blessing as there's a chance of more goals. Well done, lad. Thanks chaps!! 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 15, 2021 After reading through this and being mightily impressed, I might need to change my approach that I am taking to the challenges I am undertaking. Might need to be more focused on supplying the striker, just don't trust him enough yet as he is only 16 and hate losing. 1 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, SK15Kev said: After reading through this and being mightily impressed, I might need to change my approach that I am taking to the challenges I am undertaking. Might need to be more focused on supplying the striker, just don't trust him enough yet as he is only 16 and hate losing. The way I went about it at the start of the challenge was, to just get as good as wingers/midfield as I could. Crossing/Dribbling/Passing all over 15 if possible. Train the ST on aerial, get a good mentor and just wait. Its a game of patience at the start. If your main man is only 16, any goals before he hits 20/21 are 'bonus goals' to be fair, once he hits 20/21 he should be good enough and have the players around him to hit 70+ a season. Edit - forgot to mention aswell, for the first season or 2, Jorge very rarely played 90 mins for me. I took him off almost every game around the 65/75 min mark, to make sure he could play in as many games as he could, rather than play 90 minutes then potentially miss the next game. Edited April 15, 2021 by JamesVilla 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, JamesVilla said: The way I went about it at the start of the challenge was, to just get as good as wingers/midfield as I could. Crossing/Dribbling/Passing all over 15 if possible. Train the ST on aerial, get a good mentor and just wait. Its a game of patience at the start. If your main man is only 16, any goals before he hits 20/21 are 'bonus goals' to be fair, once he hits 20/21 he should be good enough and have the players around him to hit 70+ a season. Thanks, got a big tick on the training. Playing in Scottish League 1, so options limited so far for bringing players in. Will make sure I target good wingers though as we step up! 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 15, 2021 Just now, SK15Kev said: Thanks, got a big tick on the training. Playing in Scottish League 1, so options limited so far for bringing players in. Will make sure I target good wingers though as we step up! For the Scottish L1, id personally say anyone with crossing/dribbing over 12 should be good enough. Another important point is getting the club facilities up, especially training. That helps your main guy improve quite abit. 2 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2021 Fair play for getting back in to this as well James, well done! 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2021 Season 7 Competitions; We had glory at both ITN & Club level; Again just missing out on one domestic cup. To be honest, they aren't that important at this stage, most of the time it is a weaker 11 that play to try and develop younger players. Side note, I believe this is my first perfect season on this game. I was fully expecting an typical FMM result going into the last League game of the season though 😂 Jorge; Well, he got a mention in the World 11 after his performances last year; And a few other awards come the end of the season; Here is how he looked at the end of the season; No imporvements this time sadly, and with now being in his prime, I believe I can say this is how he will stay for abit. Gutted not to hit the 100 goal mark for the second time this challenge, but 99 + 11 ITN keeps me on crack of averaging 100 a year combined. Random; We also got a new stadium again this year, I picked the same name as last time out; Never seen Domestic Player Bias so low 😂 But to be fair, I think I only have 1 Scottish player who is even on the brink of the first team, mostly young Brazilians now, to try and develop them better for the ITN team. Happy with the amount of 20s on the board though. Totals; Still on track to finish within the next 3/4 seasons. could do with hitting 100+ club goals though just to keep the average high. Once again, thanks for comments & support. 2 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2021 Well done mate, great season and so close to another 100 club season! 1 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2021 Awesome work mate and a great career to read, some big numbers hit and looks good to continue especially with that Brazil job. 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 29, 2021 Apologies for the lack of updates. Hectic personal life has mean't I have struggled to find the time to play recently. I have Season 8 done and dusted; Jorge; I have somehow missed getting the history screenshot at the end of the season, but you can see he scored 96 at club level, and is now on 70 ITN goals so another 5 for Brazil. He had one small injury throughout the season; Which prevented him hitting the 100 goal mark for his club unfortunately. Competitions/Awards; Spoiler So a few awards, and a nice spot in the World 11. We won everything we entered which is always nice. I did however find a potential bug, not sure about it. Brazil & Celtic both had a game at the same time, and the game put me at the Celtic game, meaning this was my list of available players; I think I still won the game, but it mean't Brazil didn't line up as I would do normally. It didn't matter too much in the grand scheme of things, but a tad annoying. Manager & Totals; So on course to have this finished with 3 seasons. Thanks for your support & comments as always. 1 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 29, 2021 Brilliant returns. Well done. 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 29, 2021 Well done mate, great season, pretty much 3/4’s there now 😁 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 29, 2021 Brilliant season there. The fixture one is really annoying. I had it a few times and it seems to be only for South American 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 29, 2021 39 minutes ago, broodje kip said: Brilliant season there. The fixture one is really annoying. I had it a few times and it seems to be only for South American 46 minutes ago, Rich said: Well done mate, great season, pretty much 3/4’s there now 😁 48 minutes ago, Rob said: Brilliant returns. Well done. Thanks chaps. Your support is always appreciated. 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 30, 2021 Season 9 Just basic updates now folks, team is pretty much all regens apart from Jorge & Tanganga, so just a case of showing how he got on; Awards; Spoiler Another handful of awards, Jorge must be running out of shelf space for all these! Jorge; Not a bad season at club form, and average 1gpg for ITN, hoping with the WC this year he might get into double figures for Brazil. I do really want to hit another 100 goal club season before this challenge is over, but reckon I can have this wrapped up in two seasons. So as of now I have my goal of spending less than I receive, to the tune of 300ish million. Not a bad record in my opinion. I have started the next season and spent a bit to try and keep the squad fresh, but the issue I have now is my team is 10x better than anyone who I can bring in. Competition wise, won everything we entered. We did win the CWC but the last few games were at the start of the new season. Totals; Just under 200 left now, if I can keep the average of between 100 & 110 per season, 2 seasons should be plenty. Depending on how Jorge looks after that will determine whether I go for 1000 club goals only. Thanks for your comments & support. We are definitely on the end straight now. 1 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 30, 2021 Brilliant season James. This could even reach 1.5k if you decide to continue 1 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 30, 2021 Very nice James. Keep ploughing on!!! 1 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 30, 2021 Well done mate, averaging over 100 is great going. 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 30, 2021 Well done, lad. Those numbers are really good. Another couple of seasons and you'll be there. Keep it up. 👍 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2021 I've got two quick fire updates coming, so they will be short and sweet while we wrap this challenge up at last. Season 10 Awards; Spoiler Plenty of awards again, mainly due to his league form and this result at ITN level; In terms of domestic level, everything was won again; Jorge; Still falling short on the 100 club goals again, but keeping the average of over 100 per season. I must say Jorge has been a pleasure to manage, apart from very early on in the save where he moaned abit about not moving, he hasn't moaned again in about 4/5 seasons. Very rarely injured for more than 1 week-10 days and has signed a new deal when-ever it has been offered. The World Cup helped quite abit this year, with 11 goals at ITN level. Totals & Manager; Still in the positive in terms of money spent/sold, and despite all the success i've had at Celtic I am still only ranked 5th in the world, which is a shame but I imagine its due to the league standard rather than mine. Only need 79 goals now to finish, I have finished season 11 and will be uploading soon, I wonder if I did it....... Once again, thanks for comments and support, it does mean alot. 2 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2021 Season 11 So, we had a chance to finish this season, and aslong as I kept the average going, it wouldn't be a issue, would it?! Well, it seems FMM had other ideas. Jorge had a awful season, not goal scoring, but injuries; 3 months out in October, and as you can see he was on fire. Averaging above 2 goals and game. I thought it was going to be a bumper season, but how wrong I was. He had only been back a few weeks, and actually had started just as he finished when he was out for another 10 days. And just a month later, he was out again for a month. I have been lucky with this challenge with injuries up till this point, so I can't moan too much, although it would of been nice to get this wrapped up and sorted. So despite his injuries, lets see how Jorge finished; Shooting, decisions, decisions & creativity all dropped by 1 point. Not too surprising considering how much time he spent out this year. He finished the season with just 65 at club level, sounds abit poor, but when you consider he only got to play 35 games, 20/25 less than normal, its actually not a bad return. 7 goals at ITN level means a return of 72 completely, which, sadly means we are just 5 goals short of the 1000 we need. Almost gaurenteed it will come in season 12, surely the game can't hate me that much?! General; We became un-sackable this year, not that my job has been in any doubt throughout this game. Awards; Spoiler So despite his injuries, still managed a decent number of awards. Everything won as usual. Not really any challenge in winning trophies at the minute, just a formality of playing the games. Total; As i said earlier in the post, a injury riddled season leaves us needing just the 5 goals. Im low-key gutted I couldn't get it sorted in S11, but shouldn't take too long into S12 to get this sorted, leaving the door open to a potential new challenge of 1500, or 1kc purely at club level. 3 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2021 Brilliant seasons. It’s only 5 goals now so no pressure 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2021 Oh, FFS! Just when you thought this would be the season too. When I saw the first post I thought it was a formality. Those FMM God's always like to get involved though. Just 5 away 🤦♂️. 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2021 Ohhh how annoying mate, so many injuries. Only 5 to go though, great stuff. Well done. 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2021 Shame about the injury but, blimey mate, absolutely smashing this! 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) Season 12 (and possibly last?!) So as you are all aware, I fell short of the 1000 goals last season by just 5. It was almost certain it would be finished this season, but did FMM gods have something else in store.....lets find out; Spoiler To put it bluntly. No. By the end of August, Jorge had scored 8 goals. Leaving him on 907, combined with the 96 ITN puts him on a grand total of 1003. Meaning this challenge was done. I did however finish the season, and here is how I did; 91 at club, 11 ITN. A total of 102 for the season. Still can't hit the magic 100 club again, seems that was a one time deal. A few minor week injuries through the season limited his playing time, but nothing as bad as the previous season. Shooting & Movement have decreased as Jorge hits 30. Still feel he has another 2/3 years in him with potential decent returns, so 1500 may not be completely out the question. But more on that later... Competitons & Awards; Everything won as normal. To be completely honest, as many of you understand, it isn't really a challenge to win trophies anymore. Even my weaker side is better than most teams I come up against now Spoiler Jorge shown his qualities in the Champions League more this year, gaining the Golden Boot. For like the 12th season running he scooped Top Scorer in the SPL. No one even comes close to him domestically. Manager & Totals; Confirmation that I have hit over the 1000 goals needed. Still nice to be in the positive bank balance, by around 500m give or take. I am not surprised my Domestic Player Bias is so low, my team is 75% Brazilian now. Nice to be noticed for my transfer dealings & financial control within the challenge. I knew I would have to spend big the first few years, but always planned to leave Celtic in a decent state come the end. So thats it. I have a few options now, which I will create a poll on the OP to see Vibes opinion; Keep going untill Jorge retires and see how many goals I can score Leave it now having finished 1KC and try something different Leave the ITN job and focus on 1200+ for club only I will most definitely at least start a new season to try and hit 1000 at club level alone, so there will be at least 1 more update in the next day or two I would hope. Once again, thank you for all your comments & support throughout this challenge, even I was unsure how it would go, especially after losing 2 years earlier on in the save. Edited May 12, 2021 by JamesVilla 6 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 12, 2021 Well done on getting your 1kc mate, great going. I think you should carry on and get as many as you can with him for sure 😁 0 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 12, 2021 Well done. Consistently scoring 90 odd goals a season is great. Shame he couldn't creep over the 100 club goals more often. It's a tough choice. You've invested that much time into this, it's exciting to get it done but it's been a bit flat dominating everything the last few years. There are so many other interesting challenges, I'd be tempted to move on to something new. (Just to be the opposite of @Rich 😄) Again. Well done getting the 1kc. 👏 1 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 12, 2021 Incredible career. Really well done. 1 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 12, 2021 Great career mate, just caught up on it! I would say see how getting to 1k club goals is and then go from there. 1 Quote Report Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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