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For a third year running the beast that is the British Steel returns to the challenge section for all of you that want to challenge yourself within the British Isles.

So what is the challenge: You have to win every trophy from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland in any order you want. However you must only use British and Irish players!

With no on conquering this challenge over the last two years its proved to not be as easy as some people assume and we welcome every challenger to try and be the first!

The challenge is made a little easier by counting promotion from finishing second in the league, or via the playoffs as the title but this is your choice. Any success in Europe or with the national teams are just an added note on your history but won't count towards this challenge.

Below is a screenshot and I will add everyone who takes part to the challenge leaderboard and add your story so people can follow it easily. Once you've won a trophy be it league or cup, I will need to see a screenshot for it to count.

Rules:
  • Only use British and Irish players
  • Must start with Sunday League Reputation
  • You may start at a club or start unemployed, your choice
  • You MUST send me a screenshot of each trophy won for it to count
Below is the list of playable trophy's within the game when you load all the home nations.(Downloaded competitions and expansions are not allowed)

England
Fa Trophy, Blue Square North/South, Blue Square Premiership, Johnson's Paint trophy, nPower League Two, nPower League One, nPower Championship, League Cup, Community Shield, FA Cup, Premiership

Scotland
Challenge Cup, Division 3, Division 2, Division 1, League Cup, FA Cup, Premier League

Ireland
Munster Senior cup, Division 1, League cup, Senior Challenge Cup, Premiership

Northern Ireland
Mid-Ulster Cup, Steel & Son's cup, Interim cup, County Antrim Shield, Division two, First division, League Cup, FA cup, Setanta Cup, Premiership

Wales
League Cup, FAW cup, Premiership

All the best to all the challengers....

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British Steel 2012 Leaderboard


Gendo (35/36) - No Thread
BOWC (12/36) - Conquering Britain (British Steel 2013)
alec6247 (10/36) - British Steel Challenge
stokerino (10/36) - No Thread
crashorburn (9/36) - The conquest of Britain.algar_toon (5/36) - No Thread
jamesnorcott (4/36) - No Thread
Loscules (4/36) - FM12 - Loscules BSC
TrevKemp (3/36) - Man Of Steel
Alastairhufc (3/36) - No Thread
Maiden71 (2/36) - British Steel Challenge
WindBlob (2/36) - No Thread
Vince Gonner (2/36) - No Thread
EricTheGreat (2/36) - No Thread
MCMXC (1/36) - No Thread
Keverend (1/36) - Clever title working in the word steelKieranA91 (0/36) - A Heart of Steel
SoulLimit (0/36) - Conquering Steel (British Steel 2013)
Jackyd157 (0/36) - Doing what Napoleon couldn't (Conquering Britain)
To dare is to Do (0/36) - No Thread
Arca-33 (0/36) - Five Nations One Man
johnbhoy83 (0/36) - The British Steel Challenge
Thunder 1301 (0/36) - British Steel Challenge
jameslufc (0/36) - No Thread
emmett_srilanka (0/36) - No Thread
Comments
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
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By WindBlob | Permalink | On 11 November 2012 - 17:57 PM
Hi! I've decided (maybe a little late now!) to take on the British steel challenge, and am starting unemployed, like seemingly everyone else!!
I'll post updates on my career will be here: http://sortitoutsi.net/careers/view/1918/made-of-metal-the-british-steel-challenge-2013

Am I still able to join?


Never too late mate. The game hasn't even been out a month yet, we will have many more challengers over the year! will add you to the leaderboard shortly!
PeterGriffin
13 years ago
11 years ago
203
i have now started this, but playing without a thread at the moment to make sure i stick to it!
KEZ_7
18 years ago
2 weeks ago
1,883
BOWC is hammering this!
MCMXC
17 years ago
2 months ago
45
Yeah ive just been struggling in to win anything else in Ireland as Shamrock have won the league by a country mile about 10 yrs in a row!
superfootballmanager
12 years ago
3 weeks ago
13
You know what, I'll give this a go. Will be a useful distraction from Monaco. LOL. BTW, how do I send in my trophies since I am NOT doing a proper thread for this one?

Oh and can I start a new game after I have gone thru say, 3 countries? My computer gets super laggy after many seasons. Besides, it would give me the option to use FMC!
Biggsy32
12 years ago
1 month ago
12
By superfootballmanager | Permalink | On 13 November 2012 - 17:02 PM
You know what, I'll give this a go. Will be a useful distraction from Monaco. LOL. BTW, how do I send in my trophies since I am NOT doing a proper thread for this one?

Oh and can I start a new game after I have gone thru say, 3 countries? My computer gets super laggy after many seasons. Besides, it would give me the option to use FMC!


You can add/remove leagues on FMC. I am doing this challenge on FMC so my computer won't lag up too bad in later seasons. Plus, the 10 hour max season is nice when your looking at like 20->30 seasons here.
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
By superfootballmanager | Permalink | On 13 November 2012 - 17:02 PM
You know what, I'll give this a go. Will be a useful distraction from Monaco. LOL. BTW, how do I send in my trophies since I am NOT doing a proper thread for this one?

Oh and can I start a new game after I have gone thru say, 3 countries? My computer gets super laggy after many seasons. Besides, it would give me the option to use FMC!


By Biggsy32 | Permalink | On 13 November 2012 - 23:22 PM
You can add/remove leagues on FMC. I am doing this challenge on FMC so my computer won't lag up too bad in later seasons. Plus, the 10 hour max season is nice when your looking at like 20->30 seasons here.


Sorry chaps, I can't see it being the same if you load up say a second game once you have completed up to half the challenge. You must do it all in ONE SAVE
Deleted Account #151676
Room for one more in this challenge?
algar_toon
12 years ago
1 week ago
10
may just have ballsed my save up, went to take a job in ireland and had to resign from my current post but didnt get the job now im stuck in the dole queue

going to give it 6 months (in game) and see where i am
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
Algar_Toon moves up to second in the table with his second trophy of the campaign
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
Top work by algertoon as he tops his tally up to four!
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
Whilst BOWC takes his tally up to nine!
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
Well done to BOWC as he makes it a perfect ten and continues to storm away from the competition whilst Maiden adds his first
Maiden71
12 years ago
10 years ago
83
By DanW19 | Permalink | On 24 November 2012 - 08:31 AM
Well done to BOWC as he makes it a perfect ten and continues to storm away from the competition whilst Maiden adds his first


The Inter Cup was my 2nd, I won BSS with Havant remember
Maiden71
12 years ago
10 years ago
83
Well I've run into a big and frigging annoying problem here. All my staff left at the end of the season (wouldnt even enter contract negotiations), and I cant get any new ones. Noone, regardless of rep will enter contract talks, noone reponding to adverts..so currently I have no Ass Manager, Coaches, Scouts or Physio.

I cant run a club with no staff, its crazy, so looks like the only option is to resign and go elsewhere, I had high hopes for this season too

Has anyone else run tnto this problem?
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
By Maiden71 | Permalink | On 25 November 2012 - 09:44 AM
Well I've run into a big and frigging annoying problem here. All my staff left at the end of the season (wouldnt even enter contract negotiations), and I cant get any new ones. Noone, regardless of rep will enter contract talks, noone reponding to adverts..so currently I have no Ass Manager, Coaches, Scouts or Physio.

I cant run a club with no staff, its crazy, so looks like the only option is to resign and go elsewhere, I had high hopes for this season too

Has anyone else run tnto this problem?


Sounds a little weird buddym have you killed anyone recently or done ny drugs in the changing rooms? Could be a solution?
Maiden71
12 years ago
10 years ago
83
Yeah I dont get it, even local or unproven rep dont want to know. Dont know what to do really
Deleted Account #151676
Right bitches, I'm in. Sign me up Danny boy.
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
By Rick87 | Permalink | On 30 November 2012 - 18:56 PM
Right bitches, I'm in. Sign me up Danny boy.


When your several seasons in I will add you pal
rooibos
11 years ago
11 years ago
2
Can I pick whatever team I want to start off with? Or do I have to be unemployed?

E: Wow, I didn't read the first post properly. That's great, I'll start off with Rangers (seems like the Scottish stuff should be easyish).
stokerino
13 years ago
1 year ago
18
Add me in to this one!

Started unemployed and joined Athlone Town in the Irish First Division...as seems to be a pretty common starter, I suppose. Unfortunately I loaded up the game in June so was already halfway through the Irish season when I joined. Finished 3rd in the table then but am now well on my way to winning the First Division in 2013.

Seem to do pretty well in cup runs until I inevitably end up facing Shamrock Rovers, damn them. ¬_¬
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
By stokerino | Permalink | On 09 December 2012 - 12:09 PM
Add me in to this one!

Started unemployed and joined Athlone Town in the Irish First Division...as seems to be a pretty common starter, I suppose. Unfortunately I loaded up the game in June so was already halfway through the Irish season when I joined. Finished 3rd in the table then but am now well on my way to winning the First Division in 2013.

Seem to do pretty well in cup runs until I inevitably end up facing Shamrock Rovers, damn them. ¬_¬


Best of luck pal, will add you to the list, be sure to pm me when you have a trophy
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
Latest addition to the challenge stokerino has made a storming start to the competition by adding two trophies almost immediately over in Ireland with Athlone!
Deleted Account #151676
I've now chalked off four of the seven Scottish trophies...
http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h361/Richard_Beale/2-24.png
I've not been doing so well in he SPL though unfortunatly, I can't get any consistancy at the moment so it may be another season or two before I complete Scotland.
PeterGriffin
13 years ago
11 years ago
203
By Rick87 | Permalink | On 12 December 2012 - 10:00 AM
I've now chalked off four of the seven Scottish trophies...
http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h361/Richard_Beale/2-24.png
I've not been doing so well in he SPL though unfortunatly, I can't get any consistancy at the moment so it may be another season or two before I complete Scotland.


well done rick!
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
Both Windblob and Rick move up through the table!
kennyder
11 years ago
7 years ago
42
After reading whole this thread, I might join the competition.

I think it won't be easy for a new player of FM and not really being familiarize with British league's, but that way it won't be boring for a long time i guess.

Just one question can i use FMC or do i need to take normal play?
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
Would be good to have another player on board sir playing on FMC is absolutely fine
kennyder
11 years ago
7 years ago
42
By DanW19 | Permalink | On 13 December 2012 - 18:56 PM
Would be good to have another player on board sir playing on FMC is absolutely fine


Made me a career link aswell: The Conquest of Britain
Dan
13 years ago
1 year ago
16,964
Latest edition to the challenge crashorburn has jumped straight in with his first two trophies of the campaign!

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