Career The Pink Pigeon and Five Leagues

purplepigeon · November 7, 2025

We’ve been waiting a long time for a new edition of Football Manager Mobile – and it’s finally here!
The first career I’ll be showcasing is a project with a rather original title: “The Pink Pigeon and Five Leagues.” I invite you to join me on a thirty-year managerial journey, during which I’ll be aiming to achieve a set of ambitious goals:

Challenge Objectives:

a) win the league title in each of the following competitions: Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, and the Polish PKO BP Ekstraklasa,
b) win the Champions League with at least five different clubs,
c) take charge of the Poland national team and win a medal at the European Championship or the World Cup.

To make things more interesting, I’ll be starting out as a completely unknown manager – no experience, no coaching badges, and no reputation whatsoever.

I won’t deny that winning the Polish league might be the easiest part of the challenge, though I am slightly concerned about the tight fixture schedule, especially with the infamous winter break.

You can probably expect the first season later today, as I’m currently finishing it up.

purplepigeon · November 7, 2025

Season 1 - Polonia Bytom (Poland, First Division)

After many months of actively searching for a club, I finally managed to secure a position with Polonia Bytom — the two-time Polish champions.
Despite the turbulent years, Bytom’s side has now returned to the main stage of Polish football. Over the past two seasons, they earned back-to-back promotions, climbing from the 3rd league (4th tier) to the 1st league (2nd tier).

Coming into the season as a newly promoted side, the board set a realistic and reasonable objective: avoid relegation and secure another year in the Polish 1st League. Nothing fancy, no wild ambitions – just stay up and keep building. When I took over Polonia Bytom, the club was in a fairly solid position, sitting just above the relegation zone.

And as the season progressed, it slowly started to feel like we could actually aim a bit higher. With a bit of luck, we might have even pushed for the promotion playoff spots. And believe it or not – with six games to go, we were right there, only one point behind 6th place. And then… the wheels came off. A disastrous run in those final six matches sent us tumbling down the table. The playoff dream slipped away, but the main goal was still achieved – we survived and secured our place in the 1st League. Job done… but it could have been so much more.

One player who absolutely carried us was Tsigorodis, on loan from Górnik Zabrze.

He was our top scorer, constantly popping up with crucial goals and single-handedly keeping our season alive at times.

If we had the money to make the deal permanent, he’d be the key player for Year 2 at this club. Sadly, our financial situation is a complete disaster, so that dream died quickly.

On a personal note – thanks to Tsigorodis’ insane form (including a Player of the Month award!), I managed to earn the Silver Coaching Badge. A nice milestone for the save!