Snapshot of your story - FM 12

James__10

Thought i'd set up a new thread for FM 12

Anyway, I've started doing a season with the newly formed Chester. I'm using this file for the additional lower leagues in England. http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/276730-FM2012-FMUpdates-England-Levels-7-amp-8-Southern-Isthmian-amp-Northern-Leagues/page2

Logo packs for the lower leagues can be found here. http://sortitoutsi.net/forum/forum/14-fm-graphics-discussion/page__s__59c214e498ce8fb57096e54c32181777



I won promotion in my first season and i'm now in the Blue Square North which is 2 divisions away from league 2.


Club Overview



2011-2012 Transfer History


2011-2012 League Table


2012-2013 Transfer History


Current League Table 2012-2013



Plans for the seasons ahead

Hopefully I can gain back to back promotions again and get into league 2 within 2 seasons.

busyliving

Started my game with Workington, a club currently in the Blue Square North and who have been out of the Football League since they 1977 when they failed to win re-election to the the Football League...

I have completed my first season, and there is a blog about my first season in charge live as we speak...

http://mikelowesodyssey.wordpress.com/

ahyeahok

Started unemployed.

Got a job in the 2nd level of Russian football
with SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk.

Doing pretty well, suprisingly because i only signed a handful of players.
Second in the league with the league due to split for promotion/relegation groups.

My Overview results
PL16 W12 D1 L3 F43 A24 GD19 WIN% 75%

busyliving

ahyeahok wrote: »

Started unemployed.

Got a job in the 2nd level of Russian football
with SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk.

Doing pretty well, suprisingly because i only signed a handful of players.
Second in the league with the league due to split for promotion/relegation groups.

My Overview results
PL16 W12 D1 L3 F43 A24 GD19 WIN% 75%

Loving the obscure club:D

ahyeahok

busyliving wrote: »

Loving the obscure club:D

Same thing happened to me on FM11. Loaded a good few leagues and got a obscure job in Russia at the start. Love the fact you can add and remove leagues this year.

Gonzovision

Promoted to BSP with Farnborough, hopefully I get further than league 1 this year......

antomorro-sei

gonzovision wrote: »

Promoted to BSP with Farnborough, hopefully I get further than league 1 this year......

How come you only got to L1 last year?

antomorro-sei

I know its Man City and all that jazz, but still, nice aul way to win the league...

Gonzovision

antomorro-sei wrote: »

How come you only got to L1 last year?

Failed 5 years in a row to gain promotion so moved on after that.

Finding it tough this year too. My wage budget really is horrible, and I only have 14 players.

antomorro-sei

gonzovision wrote: »

Failed 5 years in a row to gain promotion so moved on after that.

Finding it tough this year too. My wage budget really is horrible, and I only have 14 players.

Ah I see, hard luck!

Jaysus, 14 players... Your fooked when you get a few injuries and suspensions!

gnfnrhead

Spent half a season in the Russian first division and got relegated by one point! 21 games had already been played when I took over which left me bottom with only 13 points. I finished the season with I think 46 points, 47 would have kept me up. No lower leagues are playable so I left the job and spent six months applying for everything job vacany and getting rejected every time. Now, I'm after ending up at poxy Mount Merrion in Irish first division. 2000/1 to get promoted and odds on favourites to get relegated :mad:

I played a preseason friendly against Rovers and lost 4-2. Was 2-2 at half time but the players were dead on their feet after an hour before Rovers scored two late goals to win it. So it might not be a lost cause after all, Rovers are much better than any team I'll be facing in the league so some improved fitness and I hope to do well.

However, I'm only allowed ONE staff member and the board refuse to invest any money into facilities or even find me a parent club! They are happy with the clubs current position

Oh the joys of starting unemployed with a background as a Sunday League Footballer.

RobbieSEI

Started the season with Pats. Signed one or two backup players, and let a couple of the younger lads go. Took me a while to get my bearings on the game, So went into the mid-season break 8th Organized 2 friendlies and messed around with formations a bit. Came back out with all guns blazing after the break, winning 19 from 24 games, and beating Bohs to the league by 2 points on the last day Gonna sign a few more players and play a bit more defensive football next season, As I conceded a fcuk-load of goals. Champions league too, So hopefully the board allow me a bit more money.

Oat23

Sony Sendai FC

Japanese Football League [JFL] (3rd tier)

Board Expectations: Mid Table
Transfer Budget: €80k
Wage Budget: €9.5k

Tough task. There's 18 teams in the JFL and only 2 are part time. Sony are one of them.

Transfers:




Yes, I went a bit mad with the Brazilian signings after I sent a scout there. I can only have 3 foreigners in the matchday squad and none of them wanted more than €300 p/w so I signed some as backups for injuries.

Final Table:


The top 3 with 2 games left was Parceiro, Varen and us. I got 2 important wins to finish the season whereas Varen and Parceiro lost their final 2, which let me finish champions .

But wait! In the JFL there is no automatic promotion. I have to face the bottom team from J2 in the Promotion/Relegation playoff . Oita Trinita finished bottom, but even with their dismal team morale I was no match for their quality. I still put up a good fight, even after I lost 4 starters including my best player, Gilberto, to a virus in the week before the game.

I did my best, but after February came round again the club was good for €800k but still I couldn't ask the board to go full-time. The transfer market was empty and my defense was terrible. So I resigned.

A week after I resigned Persiwa Wanema in the Indonesian Super League sacked their manager so I applied and got the job. Currently in 10th with 27 games gone(I haven't managed a game yet though). I'll just manage to the end of the season and then bring in a few guys and see if I can get the side into the Asian Champions League next season

gnfnrhead

Five months in the job at Mount Merrion and I've made my first monthly profit. £21

After 10 games, I'm 10th, fourth from bottom with a game in hand. 12 points out of a possible 30. Not bad for a team that was expected to finish last! Fourth highest scorers in the league and three wins in my last five games. Unfortunatly, my next game is against Mervue United who are running away with the league already. Eight wins and three draws, no defeats. If I win my game in hand, I'll go eight which is about where I want to be come the end of the season. Higher would be great but I'm being realistic here and looking for a decent mid table finish.

Board still refuse to invest in facilities or find me a parent club.

EDIT:

GET IN!!! :D:D

gnfnrhead

Once your tactics click, things just go brilliantly!

31 games now played and I'm 5th (4th if I had a better GD), one point off being third and I have a game in hand!! I'm 12 and 10 behind first and second so that might be asking a bit much. But, I'll be effin delighted if I can continue this form and keep myself in the top five. Oliver Taylor from the Under 19's has been a lifesaver. 20 goals in 28 games. Hopefully no-one bids for him at the end of the season as he's looking like my crown jewel

Nearly every game I've played has seen me given odds of 10/1 and 15/1. I enjoy beating those odds but nothing was better than this cup game.

Mount Merrion: 40/1
Draw: 25/1
Bohemians: 1/30

Then:

gnfnrhead

(I dont have the game open now hence no actual numbers, this is from this morning)

Mount Merrion are in the Premier Division!

Odds on favourites to go down, expected to finish 13th of 13, odds of 2000/1 to gain promotion. Won the League on the last day by ONE point! Mervue absolutly imploded in the run in. Second to fifth was tight for a long time so a good run had me sneak in to second place, 10 points behind Mervue with five games to go. I win all five, Mervue win, draw, lose, lose, lose! Fans are asking the mayor to give me freedom of the city

If that wasnt epic enough, I went on and won the Senior Challenge Cup too by beating Finn Harps in the final! Europa League next season for little Mount Merrion

Oliver Taylor ended up with something like 43 goals :eek: David Kelly looks quality too. 16 year old RM who got 7 goals in 9 games in the run in. Starting to get some good players from the youth team and might even be allowed spend money now that I'm in the Premier Division

busyliving

New Blog up on my FM career http://mikelowesodyssey.wordpress.com/

Just starting into my third season

Mc Love

Started with reputation as Professional player at Limerick. Won Promotion to Premier division in year one finishing 2nd to a Finn Harps side and winning the League Cup against Shamrock Rovers.

In my second year I also finished as runner up - this time to a very hard to beat St. Pats side. However I was continuing to build my team with no money and a crippling wage budget! Couldnt even sign free players!

In my third year at Limerick, I started off with winning the Munster Senior Cup against Cork City (great pleasure in that). Then won the League Cup 6-1 against Sligo Rovers. Had a great run in the league staying top for most of the season and eventually winning even though towards the end it looked like it was going to slip from my grasp. And finished off the season with a quadruple, winning the Senior Challenge Cup 2-0 against Dundalk.

I signed a new contract only to be linked with the Spurs job, after Mick McCarthy half destroyed the team, of course I said I would like the job, sent in the application and low and behold I am the new Spurs manager. Not bad for a manager from the Irish leagues.

Keith Andrews has taken over from me and I hope he can do a good job (his stats look good anyway).

Funny note: Last season, all in the same day 4 managers all retired. Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Harry Redknapp and Walter Smith

RobbieTheRobber

Mc Love wrote: »

Started with reputation as Professional player at Limerick. Won Promotion to Premier division in year one finishing 2nd to a Finn Harps side and winning the League Cup against Shamrock Rovers.

In my second year I also finished as runner up - this time to a very hard to beat St. Pats side. However I was continuing to build my team with no money and a crippling wage budget! Couldnt even sign free players!

In my third year at Limerick, I started off with winning the Munster Senior Cup against Cork City (great pleasure in that). Then won the League Cup 6-1 against Sligo Rovers. Had a great run in the league staying top for most of the season and eventually winning even though towards the end it looked like it was going to slip from my grasp. And finished off the season with a quadruple, winning the Senior Challenge Cup 2-0 against Dundalk.

I signed a new contract only to be linked with the Spurs job, after Mick McCarthy half destroyed the team, of course I said I would like the job, sent in the application and low and behold I am the new Spurs manager. Not bad for a manager from the Irish leagues.

Keith Andrews has taken over from me and I hope he can do a good job (his stats look good anyway).

Funny note: Last season, all in the same day 4 managers all retired. Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Harry Redknapp and Walter Smith

I got the same retirements, was at the end of my third season and harry fergie and wenger all retired.

Having brought leicster to the premership and then europa league qualifiers (missed out on champions league on last day of the season to liverpool) and winning the fa cup. I got offered the chelsea job for the third season.

Winning the league barely(lowest point score for a winning team so far 73) with chelsea and taking the europa cup after man city beat all my decent rivals and then lost to benefica.

After all the retirements I had my pick of the top jobs then, bye bye chelsea.

focus_mad

So started with Barca B.

I have been given a top table finish expectation with no transfer budget and 57k wage budget which I have just managed to stay under as when I joined they were on 48k already.

My first priority is to develop the youngsters, there are a number of potential superstars in the ranks, sergi Gomez and thiago are two examples.

This may prove difficult as I don't have the money for coaches and the first team will try pinch some of them.

Signings wise I signed 3 experienced but uncapped Spanish players, two defenders and a defensive midfielder to add maturity in a high standard league for a team of youngsters.

Also signed a French keeper for experienced back up and a Ivorian winger who totally dominated my last match.

Preseason was a mixture of defeats and wins but managed to get morale up.

The start of the season was boosted by the first team signing a young brazilian centre forward who was put into the u19s. I have since promoted him and he has started every game scoring 4 goals in 4 games. Not bad for an 18 yr old!!

Am using a number of tactics from the fm-base.co.UK website, will update with names of the tactics. I am basing the tactics on the same style as the first team with Thiago being the main playmaker.

This choice of team has fed my addiction once again.

Oh and my playing experience is down as Sunday footballer so it shall be interesting to see how my success with the team boosts my reputation.

Also from 4 games I have 8 points and currently mid table after beating Recreativo 1-2 away from home. Happy days

zefer

In my 2nd season as Waterford boss.

Took over half way through last season as I was manager of a 2nd division Russian team but resigned as they were shocking.
Took over as Waterford were 2nd last and finished 4th from bottom.

Let most of team go and signed load of new players keeping 3 or 4 of better players. Have 10k to spend but I only have 16 players and the board keep saying I have to bring wage bill down, even though I barely have enough players as is. They arent even on big money!!

Signed Pablo Counago and Caleb Folan and they are banging in the goals, 14 in 17 for Pablo and think 8 in 14 for Caleb and most of those games were as sub, as I built up his fitness. (Even had Trap down to check on Caleb Folan )

I'm top after 15 games, unbeaten in league and only lost 1 game so far this season in some cup. I'm into the semi-final of league cup.

Edit: I've just won the Munster Senior Cup

Mars Bar

My second season in BSP with Stalybridge. Lost play off for promotion last season while expected to be relegated.

Expected to fight relegation again this season and this is where I am after falling 20 points behind the leader at Christmas and being in 13th place.

One game left to play.

Mars Bar

I lost and Kidderminster won.

James__10

I'll upload a few more screenshots of my Chester story later on this evening

Mars Bar

Jesus, my Stalybridge game is harder than Grand Theft Auto!!

Had to sell my best players to get finances and the club has gone back to part-time. It's the beginning of the 2015 season and I'm starting my 3rd season in the BSP and it hasn't started well.

James__10

Current League Table

Squad

Transfer History

I'm doing quite well so far hopefully I can keep up my start to season form and get back into the football league

Mars Bar

That's a really interesting formation!

Stevecw

Mars Bar wrote: »

That's a really interesting formation!

It's weirdest one i've ever seen. the striker thing is a bit mad... but still got 20 goals in 7 games. Leaking a lot of goals tho too, thats cos wingers must love playing against that team!!

Mars Bar

Stevecw wrote: »

It's weirdest one i've ever seen. the striker thing is a bit mad... but still got 20 goals in 7 games. Leaking a lot of goals tho too, thats cos wingers must love playing against that team!!

The squad aren't very familiar with it so I imagine with time, less goals will be conceded.

James__10

I just use that tactic for big games against the teams around me. It hasn't failed me so far so alls good

James__10

kryogen

After tiring of dominating Europe with Rochdale I have decided to start a new save as Gateshead in the BSP, not the most difficult of jobs, but definitely not simple! transfer budget of 20k and wage budget of 1.4k, few loans sorted the team out and a couple of free transfers who pushed my wage budget to the limit!

Set about hiring better staff as my priority and getting in good scouts (best I could afford anyway)

Plenty of potential at the club, big stadium for the BSP, just under 11,000 capacity, board demanded a safe mid table finish and thanks to a great start in which we went unbeaten for the first 13 games winning 9. Maintained decent form for the rest of the season while enduring a horrendous injury crisis which forced me back into the market in January trawling for freebies to fill out the squad.

Made a final push toward the end of the season and secured a play off spot, snuck past Luton 1-0 in the semi final, undeservedly it has to be said, they had twice as many shots as me and 62% possession. This was after drawing the first leg 1-1, again, quite luckily I guess.

Then beat Hayes and Yeading in the final 4-2 to secure promotion!

Excellent! so my reward so far, just about to enter the new season, finding it very hard to attract players, is a wage budget of 13,000 and a transfer budget of 0.

Looking forward to the new season and as long as I can keep a couple of my better players/prospects and can add a few freebies and loanees I should be able to keep the team up hopefully.

Also, asked the board for a parent club and ended up choosing Leicester City, hopefully I can get a few of their better youth prospects free and with no wage expense too.

Was offered the Stoke job oddly enough just after the first season ended, found it very strange! Turned it down as I want to continue with Gateshead and hopefully take them to Champions League glory eventually

Mc Love

Just had the most amazing match ever. Playing as Spurs, top of the premiership against Barcelona, top of the BBVA at home (perryman stadium) wallopped ha-a-a-ammered them 7-0 in Champs Lge qtr final first leg!!

kryogen

Update on the Gateshead save, briefly.

Secured Liverpool as a new parent club and that was the difference in staying in the division, the guys I took on loan from them were brilliant and I went for a few older free transfers to add the experience, had a ridiculously low goals return, scoring 35 goals in 46 games!! but stayed up by 3 points so the board were delighted with me and I got offered the Bolton job at some point during the season.

Pacheco in particular played very well, finished as my top scorer with 8 goals in 15 apps.

Was able to shift a bit of dead wood and not needed players from the squad so have a few bob to spend this year, 130k, wage budget of 16k, i may edit that as necessary.

All my staff contracts were up after the first season so I went about putting together a whole new backroom team, decent assistant manager, 3 good coaches,GK coach, a good physio and two good scouts.

Again going back to Liverpool for some loans, Pacheco has agreed to return along with one of the defenders (who was probably my POTY)

Some decent prospects coming through the youth ranks now too especially for the level im at. Couneaga, old spanish striker, who i signed in January of the first season is still doing a good jon for me, just very injury prone!

Going to try push the board to improve the youth facilities again at the club as I feel this is my best route forward in the medium term, expecting to struggle against relegation again this season, then hopefully if successful I can start to push up the table and gain promotion within 3-4 seasons, no big spending, only working with freebies and my youth products, my biggest signing so far has cost me 35k, guy was top scorer in BSP the first year I was in FLD2, better then my current best striker according to the scouts and hopefully he can add the goal threat I lack, have added two good wingers now too and a decent creative centre midfielder has come through the ranks

If i can score a few more goals next season i have a sneaky feeling I could have a year

The Volt

Finally finished my dissertation so I went out and got FM12. I've jumped straight into the Dafuge Challenge, starting in the BSN with newly promoted Hednesford. The media predicted that we'll finish bottom and I arrived to a squad of about 12 players. The board also refused my request for a parent club so to say that it's going to be tough is putting it lightly! It's certainly more rewarding though.

With the exclusion of a couple of hammerings, we've done alright for ourselves so far. We've played 17, won 7, drew 6 and lost just 4, leaving us among the chasing pack for the playoff places. I don't expect us to be a contender from promotion just yet but if the board re-evaluate the season aims in light of our solid start, we may yet be in the mix come late April.

The nature of lower league management has impacted on how I have us set up. We play a flat 4-4-2 and our strengths lie in our stamina and pace. There's little point in doing anything complicated with lesser players on part-time contracts. I still set us up to attack most games and one particular highlight was a 1-0 victory away to FC United. However, Hednesford captured my heart with an inspired second half performance against Halifax to earn a draw.

We fought our way to the first round proper of the FA Cup where we gave a good account of ourselves, going down 4-2 to Leyton Orient. Things are looking up at Keys Park

Mc Love

Finished last season with that great win over Barca.

Honours list:
Community Shield - Beat Liverpool 2-0
European Super Cup - Beat Leverkusen 2-1
League Cup - Beat Arsenal 2-1 ET
Premier League - Finished 1st on 91 points with GD of +62 W29 D4 L5
FA Cup - Finished as runners up to Arsenal 0-1
Champions League - Beat Arsenal 3-1

Very disappointed to lose to Arsenal in the FA Cup as it was the second year in a row of getting to the final only to lose by a goal.

Mars Bar

In a moment of frustration and rage, I resigned from my Stalybridge game.

Mars Bar

Am now the manager of Lincoln in the same division.

focus_mad

So got a play off position with Barca b, as you know no promotion allowed so I am re-camping the squad while waiting for a job offer. May stay for another season.

Added a second manager, was offered the brentford job. They had been relegated so in league 2 now trying to consolidate the clubs losses and get rid of the dead weights. Mass exodus ahead really! May end up relying on loanees as only have 35k to spend!!!

kryogen

Dont have time to get into it at the moment, but I think this is the proudest day of my Football Manager life, the board just announced plans to build a new stadium and are naming it after me, and I quote "the clubs greatest ever manager"

Mars Bar

If I could score more, then I'd be flying!

Mc Love

I left my unreal team Spurs (on course for 5th premier league title & still in Champs Lge & FA Cup) to try my hand with my favorite club Blackburn Rovers (the venkys are still there though ) and have lost my first few matches. The manager before loaned out the best players - how freakin stupid!!

gnfnrhead

Mc Love wrote: »

I left my unreal team Spurs (on course for 5th premier league title & still in Champs Lge & FA Cup) to try my hand with my favorite club Blackburn Rovers (the venkys are still there though ) and have lost my first few matches. The manager before loaned out the best players - how freakin stupid!!

Recall them?

Mc Love

No option to recall them they must have paid a fee! Just won my first game out of 5 games 6-1 and the players morale changed from poor and very poor to good

Mars Bar

It's March 2017 and my first season with Lincoln. We've managed to climb up to 8th and have made it to the FA Trophy Final. Injuries are piling up and I have three players who really need a rest.

Mars Bar

Won the FA Trophy!

EdenHazard

Started game with Spurs, brought in Lukas Podolski for 15 million, wanted Baines but didn't have enough cash so the squad is basically the same. Beat Stoke first game 3-0 at home, unreal performance, I'm hoping Bale will hit over 20 league goals. Getting top 4 will be so tough, but the attack is soo good I reckon we should do it. I edited City, so they are unreal, so the league will be tough, and United like in real life just perform above ability. Chelsea have a Torres on form and Mata.

louthguy25

Started with Sunderland as i usually do and took a different route to the way i usually manage.
I saw a challenge here to get a team to win the league with all home based players, bu thinking this impossible i have built up a team of mostly English Scottish and Irish players along with buying young as i want to produce a team from my youth team too

First season i came 10th or so with nothing major happening
Second season i won the fa cup and league cup finishing 6th which i was delighted with
Third season no trophies got to semi finals of europa league and fa cup, league cup went out early but i finished 4th which im delighted with

Current team is
Craig Gordon
Phil Bardsley/Kyle Walker Jan Vertonghen Danny Wilson John O'Shea

Joe Cole Jack Wilshire/Lee Cattermole Jack Rodwell/David Vaughan Nene

Sanogo/Macheda Gyan/Wickham/Kuranyi

I also have 2 youth keepers with 5 star potential but not home based
Keith Toase a regen i think i got from Palace is 4.5 out of 5 pushing for a place
Numerous other players vying for the team but having to loan the out to aid there development.

Currently have 26 million in the bank at start of season wondering who do i buy as i want someone to help me bring the team to the next level but not hinder the youth prospects i have

Sgt Pepper 64

louthguy25 wrote: »

Started with Sunderland as i usually do and took a different route to the way i usually manage.
I saw a challenge here to get a team to win the league with all home based players, bu thinking this impossible i have built up a team of mostly English Scottish and Irish players along with buying young as i want to produce a team from my youth team too

First season i came 10th or so with nothing major happening
Second season i won the fa cup and league cup finishing 6th which i was delighted with
Third season no trophies got to semi finals of europa league and fa cup, league cup went out early but i finished 4th which im delighted with

Current team is
Craig Gordon
Phil Bardsley/Kyle Walker Jan Vertonghen Danny Wilson John O'Shea

Joe Cole Jack Wilshire/Lee Cattermole Jack Rodwell/David Vaughan Nene

Sanogo/Macheda Gyan/Wickham/Kuranyi

I also have 2 youth keepers with 5 star potential but not home based
Keith Toase a regen i think i got from Palace is 4.5 out of 5 pushing for a place
Numerous other players vying for the team but having to loan the out to aid there development.

Currently have 26 million in the bank at start of season wondering who do i buy as i want someone to help me bring the team to the next level but not hinder the youth prospects i have

get Danny Sturridge in on loan - he'll get you 20 goals a season and then wait until the very last week of the next season and buy him for 4 million

Also having better coaches\physios helps - there are some cheap ones out there. If you are developing youth you def want youth coaches with 18-20 for working with youngsters - also a good youth goalkeeping coach
Just filter by "working with youngsters"

louthguy25

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

get Danny Sturridge in on loan - he'll get you 20 goals a season and then wait until the very last week of the next season and buy him for 4 million

Also having better coaches\physios helps - there are some cheap ones out there. If you are developing youth you def want youth coaches with 18-20 for working with youngsters - also a good youth goalkeeping coach
Just filter by "working with youngsters"

Iv nowere to fit sturridge in the team as Sanogo Gyan Kuranyi all got 16 league goals last year and Macheda got 12 with them all hitting over 20 in all competitions and Toase the regen is going to take Kuranyis spot in next season or so, maybe let Macheda go

On the coaches i have searched for hours and have most of them great for youngsters if only Giggs and Scholes would join my staff

Mc Love

Sturridge is a bit of a wingebag though