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Snapshot of your story - FM13
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30-10-2012 3:14pm#1Well,
New game, new thread to document your stories of FM 13, once you can get yourself away from your FM12 games
Decided to start my first game of FM with Watford. Recently taken over by the Pozzo family who own Udinese, I thought it'd be an interesting one to do since there are plenty of players to get over on loan :pac:
Anyways, the league, which was mediocre up until the start of February, as I was winning one then losing one. However, it all changed after that and we went on a great run where we were winning a lot of games and only losing a couple, most games I drew were being all over a team, conceding early, and then staging a late comeback, so the team was always on a high. Unfortunately, the team finished just short of the play offs, as a loss on the 2nd last day made it too difficult to get up.
While you all thought that might be end of it for this season, it actually isn't, as Watford are the 2012/2013 FA Cup Winners
To be fair, it was probably the easiest run in the history of the FA Cup, but I still had to beat what was in front of me and thankfully I did.
Only had to play 2 Premier League teams in the run, firstly playing West Brom at home where we drew 1-1 and then won 2-0 on penalties in the replay. The 2nd team we faced was a 5th round tie against Tottenham Hotspur. A savage performance was put in for 85 minutes in the home game, where we were 2-0 and coasting, until an 88th and 93rd minute goals sent us into a replay. A savage defensive display set up a 1-0 win after extra time to send us into the quarter finals. Easy wins in the quarter final and semi final set up the final against Blackburn Rovers. A brilliant display by my on loan striker Geijo, who scored a hat trick in a 3-2 win and send Watford into Europe :pac:
Next season is going to be a serious challenge now. Firstly, I have absolutely no idea how many of the on loan players from Udinese I will be getting back, so that's the first challenge. I'd love to develop my own team, but when you have some good quality players coming it's hard to say no. The 2nd impossible task is trying to balance the league and Europe. Obviously, getting promoted is the goal so I don't know if it'd be a good thing to almost throw the European qualifying games, or at least play the youngsters. Going to be a tough season ahead, hopefully with a promotion at the end of it!11
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Season 2:
Awful season. Nothing went right at all.
Had to make a whole host of changes to my first team squad as I couldn't get any of the players on loan in the first season to come back. They thought Watford were beneath them :pac: It meant I had an awful start to the season where draws were a lot more common than wins or losses.
The Europa League wasn't any better as I drew Rosenborg, CSKA Moscow and AZ Alkmaar in my group. Ridiculously tough group where I didn't have a chance as I was playing my second team in most of the games as the games were already piling up. Eventually, I finished 3rd with 7 points, with wins over CSKA and Rosenborg and a draw in Norway too.
It took until April for me to catch up with the games in hand, the season petered out so poorly where I only won 5 games of my last 15, meaning the season didn't finish too well, with an 11th place finish. I was very lucky to keep my job as I was expected to win the league, which I personally thought was very unrealistic.
With 5 players retiring, it's a new era for Watford this season, as I've been given a 4m budget and a 200k wage budget. Thankfully, I'm only expected to finish mid table which imo, will be better for the players on our quest for promotion. Onwards and upwards, because I'll be sacked if it gets any worse :pac:0 -
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Playing as AFC Wimbledon in L2. After a few friendlies there was clear indication that the defence was abysmal, so I only targeted some defenders in the transfer window. Couldn't afford much else, loaned out one player but the team is relatively low on numbers so I couldn't chuck anyone else out :P
Anywho, Marques has been a blessing. We won the first 5 league games in 5, before a poor run of form due to himself being injured. Once he came back though we were back in the hunt. Halfway through the season and within shouting distance of the playoffs. Into the 2nd round of the FA cup, knocked out of everything else. My striker, Jack Midson, is currently top scorer in the league with 13 in 20 appearances
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So, time for me to post here. After starting two games, one with St Pats, and then a FM Challenge one with Chelsea, and failed miserably in them two, I decided I'd have a bash with a lower league side in a league I don't know two much about.
So, I chose Cádiz, in the Spanish Segunda B (Grupo 4) to start with. Mainly, as I was on holiday there last year, and it was quality :pac:
Anyway, the team wasn't bad, but had to get in a decent assistant manager, two coaches and a good scout. There was no transfer budget, and just a little extra for wages.
So, I signed a DM, a centre half, an Argintinian LW/ST and then Christy Fagan on a free of St Pats! Also, try as I might, couldn't get rid of any of the deadwood, and couldn't loan any of the younger lads out. No idea why.
So, I only had one striker, Belencoso for a while, so decided to start with 451, playing attacking football. I tried to play defensively with counter attack, but that wasn't working. Stuck it to attacking and used the two wingers as "inside forwards" and it worked very well.
When the team was fully fit, they were class. Dominated teams!
Anyway, won the league by 8pts, but really should have been more. Conceded some stupid late goals to lose or draw games. Didn't matter really tho!
But, then I discovered something ridiculous. I noticed with a few games to go that they hadn't said anything about promotion or any of that. I then discovered that Cádiz had won the Segunda B4 last season too, which then meant, promotion playoffs...
I then had to enter the "First Phase Playoff" to gain a promotion place. Played Real Sociedad B team in the semi, and beat them comfortably, 7-3 on AGG, and they scored two flukey goals in the second leg when it was 6-1 anyway. Got Atletico Baleares in the final and beat them 6-5 over two legs.
Anyway, promoted in one season to Liga Adelente, the second division in Spain.
Hopefully I stay up! I'll post back here next season!0 -
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On the verge of relegation in L1, but I had to upload this for the lolz. What the hell was the keeper thinking. Old head Adebola... all he needed was one touch!
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Second full season over and done, and absolutely cleaned up on everything.:D
Community Shield.Great start to the season.
Then followed the Super Cup. Tough Game against Madrid
Next was the carling cup, the run to the final was quiet easy but i made hard work off it with most of my games going to extra time and some Penalties. Used most of my Younger players in these games when i could.
Next up was the FA Cup which again i had a easy enough route to the final, which resulted in me scoring for fun in some games.
Then i clinched the title. Played well all season.
Had one of the Hardest routes to the final in the champions league, With Madrid, Barcelona and Utd in the final.
The tactics i have been using are as follows.
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Once again, down to the final game drama, 22nd and looking down and out. Won the last game 5-2 and dragged myself out of relegation in the last game to finish 19th. Phew!
Problem was that in the first season in L2 a lot of my players were only on one year contracts, meaning I had to dig out a lot of players on free transfers in order to get a team together for the season. First half went season, 18 points in 23 games. January transfer window opened and bolstered my defence. Shockingly great 2nd half of the season. Delighted! My aim for next season now will be to be knocking on the top 10...
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Yes lads! Didnt play last years edition due to me laptop going tits up, but by a stroke of faith, when I ordered my new laptop it arrived the same day as the release of FM13, straight on the bus to Sligo I was and bought it, as well as socks and shorts for rugby, but I suppose thats a different story completely.
I present to you the story of my career with Wolves so far which has already over 2 days of my pathetic life in it.
Season 1: Very strong playing side for the Championship so I did very little by ways of strengthening the squad, bar bringing in Rivaldo on a free for the second half of the season (for the craic mostly) but hes still got it to be fair to him. I won the league by 5 points as you can see, but it was pretty pathetic because I felt I couldve walked the league but drew 20 bloody games.
Season 2: Onwards and upwards! Shipped out a load of dead wood and began reinforcing the squad for the rigours of the premier league! Andy Caroll didnt make it til Christmas the useless whinging donkey. Other than that most of these transfers turned out to be good pieces of business for me, notably the 3 bargains in Dembélé and Chamakh.
I somehow managed to get 5th even though I only won 17 games, Norwich the swines somehow got 4th so twas a mad ould season all round really. I also got to the FA Cup final but Man Utd beat me 3-2 after extra time, heartbroken to say the least, but it only made me and the lads more determined to comeback bigger and stronger than ever! I have a few more seasons finished including my European exploits, another (lost
) FA Cup final and various other shenanigans I cant think of which I shall throw up later, because this took me alot longer than anticipated to do.
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So I've finally committed to a save and I've gone for Notts Forest. Decent budget and an okay squad, hopefully I'll be able to contend to a play-off spot this year.
Had a decent run in the opening friendlies so far and managed to get in some decent old pros (Salgado and Grosso being the headline grabbers).
Full story here.
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Pre-3rd season, brought in a few handy free transfers in, Enyeama, Vranjes, Clement Grenier, Joe Ledley and Chucky Mulgrew. On top of this are a few deadly young Re-gens, building blocks for the future, I try to buy as many players for the future at 17 if possible to get the ould trained at club status thingy. Also got rid of Jenas and Stephen Hunt despite good seasons due to age and contract demands beyond what I thought they deserved.
Nice solid season in the league, went out in the early stages of the FA and league cup and sent out a more or less second string in the Euros to concentrate on reaching the holy grail of 4th and it fooking worked! Far from a barn storming points total or anything but it got me where I wanted to be, always seem to collapse in the first couple of minutes vs City Utd and Arsenal for some reason and have only a few wins (probably < 5 out of 20+ id say) against any of the 3 all the games ive played any of them so far.
Had a nice run in the Uefa cup aswell considering it was playing 2nd fiddle to the league topped a group containing Bilbao, Heerenveen and Metalist, beat Basel 5-3 on agg in the next round, Napoli 5-3 aswell, knocked out in the quarters then though 3-1 by St Etienne the tramps.
Very little in the way of squad growth following this good season, but nikao and istomin are absolute gems of the highest order. Tino Costa stats wise was quality but performance wise he has been far from impressive, Escudero likewise.
In the same summer Arsenal spent 118m on players, how a mans supposed to compete with that I'll never know. (I was actually offered the job midway through the previous season but didnt want it Moyes got it instead and is doing grand and is a lovely fella to me in it so I shall hold no grudges)
Tried to run a similar campaign as the previous season with my first string being saved for the league but it went tits up at the very end of the season, was in 1st round early november, slipped to stay around 4th-5th for most of the season then, but following an almighty collapse of form in the last month.
My shot at Champions League glory came to an abrupt end too with Juventus knocking me out in the Playoff. I walked through another group stage easily, but Arsenal then dispatched of me in the second knockout round 3-2 on aggregate.
Made the FA Cup final again too, but Arsenal beat me 3-2 there aswell.
Time to pull the socks up now and let this league know I aint messing about no more!
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Started off a game with Club Brugge, 6 seasons later we're ranked around 20th in Europe and won the Champions League last season after a take over by a group of wealthy Danes around 2016 - 2017, who give me around €25mil to spend each year.
Star signings though have Gianni Bruno, Ricardo Centurion and William Barbio.. All three go on to become internationals and are well worth signing, especially Centurion.
Highly recommend playing in Belgium too if you're looking for somewhere different to manage 0
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