Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]

Rot-Weiss Essen, eh? They look a decent side with what you have. Good luck in the 3. Liga, mate!

Good luck Dan! I usually have som good fun manage in Germany, though I haven't done it in the last couple of FMs.

because I'm a complete idiot I accidently saved over my main file, my back up is back when I was just loading in new leagues, I was really struggling at rw essen, think we won twice in seven games I'll reload and try something new

Another Update about an Update...

Country Completion:
Australia: 3/3 *Completed
Austria: 3/3 *Completed
Croatia: 4/4 *Completed
Czech Republic: 3/4
Denmark: 2/4
England: 9/11
Hungary: 4/4 *Completed
Iceland: 0/5
Italy: 0/7
Netherlands: 4/4 *Completed
Poland: 4/4 *Completed
Portugal: 6/6 *Completed
South Africa: 1/6
Spain: 6/6 *Completed
Ukraine: 1/4
Wales: 3/3 *Completed

So this is where I am currently at, nowhere near completing every country, but I guess deep down I knew it was going to a very tough challenge, I've now tried a hero challenge, twice in fact after the mishap of the German attempt and can't get into it, so I've come up with a new idea to try and remotivate me to get going. I'm going to return to the countries I've started but not ticked off just yet, excluding Iceland and Italy as I haven't won a trophy there yet.


So this is the set up now and the one I'm hoping I can go on and stick to, helping myself tick off a few more countries to completion, theres a fair few trophies required still though. I require the bottom tier trophy in Czech Republic, the bottom two league titles in Denmark, Just the Capital One Cup and Community Shield in England, five trophies in South Africa, everything but the bottom tier and then finally the top league title and two domestic trophies in Ukraine. This should keep me busy for another ten seasons.

1st June 2064


So I'm back in management after two years of being unemployed. The season has just finished in Denmark and its my first return in twelve seasons when I left FC Kobenhavn. Silkeborg IF have just been relegated from the top tier and will be playing their trade in the Nordicbet League, hopefully a quick return to the top flight and a quick trophy to tick off.

Next Post: Silkeborg - Pre Season Round Up 2064

Ahh Dan, that's a real shame losing some progress. Good luck in Denmark!

Hope you can get this going again. An impressive save, it has to be said. Good luck with Silkeborg!

JYSK Park

Best o' luck at Silkeborg mate, glad this is (hopefully) continuing for the foreseeable future.

Hopefully it'll be fine from here on in Pippadoc!

Thanks Itchycoo, I'm really trying to get it going, think I'm getting there again now!

Well I'm hoping so Shedender

Well I'm hoping I've got the career back up and running! I think the updating may be one part that is slightly killing me off as of late, so I'm going to update in two parts for the competitive season now and give you a round up halfway through the season and then update again at the end. So updates will be spaced out a bit more for now. Anyway, onto how its gone with Silkeborg to date...


Found out we were in the Europa League this season after the club finished runners up in the cup against Kobenhavn. This wasn't ideal but it didn't really get going anyway. We comfortably beat Minsk before we ended up crashing out against Viktoria Plzen after a heavy away defeat and a draw back at home.


The cup has been a complete and utter stroll for us to date, facing weaker sides than us in all three of the rounds we've played through. We beat the rather funny named side Middelfart three nil before travelling and beating Fremad Amager and then we travelled to GVI and beat them two one. Hvidovre were the last time we've faced and we comfortably knocked them for six to send us into the Quarter Finals on this rather pleasing cup run to date.


And this is our quite pleasing league form to date. We play thirty three league games throughout this season and we are currently eighteen down, so just after halfway and are unbeaten to date. We've been superb, winning fourteen and drawing four times. Our defence has been rock solid as well as we've gone on to keep twelve clean sheet including a run of seven games on the bounce.


And our league position will not surprise you after the clubs relegation last season. We are top of the table and clear by twelve points early on. We are halfway through the league season and hopefully we'll continue to plow on through at the top of the table. An unbeaten run to date has been superb.

Next Post: Silkeborg - End of Season Update 2063/2064

Impressive start, Dan!

Great start Dan! Good Luck

Thanks Itchycoo!

Cheers Pippadoc

We have had a very strong start to the first half of the league and cup season and now need to try and continue that into the second half of the league season. The cup wasn't important for two reason, firstly we had already won that competition and secondly we are a second tier side and are very unlikely to win it anyway, however our hopes of the league title was the main aim all along...


We crashed out the cup in the next round we faced as we went head to head with Superliga leaders OB, they went on to beat us three two and send us to focus on our league only. That proved to be pretty solid, picking up just three defeats all season and they all came in the second half of it. We also drew once but went on to win ten of our final fifteen league games as well as keeping seven clean sheets in those wins. Surely this would be enough for the league title...


It sure was as we clinched the league title by eleven points over runners up AGF who will join us in promotion to the top tier, not that I'll be here for next season anyway, I've done my job. This is just my second trophy in the last nine seasons, its been very tough of late but hopefully its getting back on track.


Job done after just three hundred and seventy days in charge. It was a more than routine league season and we've managed to get what we came here for, now on to the next part of the challenge, few more trophies to gather just yet.

6th Jule 2065

I'm remaining in Denmark! With just the lowest possible league title left for me to play for now I thought I'd remain in Denmark and try to complete it this season. Both these sides approached me, Vendsyssel FF were relegated from the same tier I was playing in last year and approached me whilst Rokilde also approached me, I went with them in the end, favorites to win the league title, hopefully I can make it happen, a good budget to work with too.

Next Post: Rosklide - Mid Season Update 2065/2066

Nice season there Dan, all the best for ticking off that last league title in Denmark!

Thanks Willz121, it was straight forward enough though as we were always expected to win the league.

I didn't spend much in the transfer window as I brought in two or three players over the summer as I felt I already had a very strong squad at my disposal for the league season. Its been a busy start to the season with this update here showing the league and domestic cup form. We're tipped to go up this season, how does it look halfway in...


Unfortunately our cup run has come to an end but it was expected, for a third tier side we battled very well and only just missed out from holding a spot in the Quarter Finals of the competition. We won the first three rounds one goal to nil, including beating giants FC Nordsjaelland, however as we welcomed top tier side AGF it proved a step to far, falling to a one nil defeat.


Another superb start to the season for us. In the opening half of the season we've battled through fifteen games, with fifteen remaining. Of those fifteen games we've been brilliant, winning twelve of them whilst we've drawn twice and lost just once so far in the league. Nine clean sheets from fifteen games with a tactic I'm working on definitely seems to be going to plan!


Eight points clear halfway through the league season, its looking like it should be our season to go up and this would ensure another trophy is fully ticked off on my busy CV! We have just got to clinch this league title. Hopefully we can continue this form for the remainder of the season.

Next Post: Rosklide - End of Season Update 2065/2066

And the trophies keep rolling in! Great job at Silkeborg, Roskilde seems like a cakewalk at this point.

Well its only the second one I've picked up in nine years Gendo, But I'm almost certain it'll be three in ten years here, unless we spur things up badly!

The season is done and dusted, we've flown through the last two seasons now and at the halfway stage it looked set to be a second league title in as many seasons as the trophy haul seems to be right back on track now, we head into the second half of the season with just fifteen league games to go but sitting eight points clear at the top, how would we cope...


Another strong run of games has seen us hitting some top form in the last fifteen league games of the season, this should be more than enough to secure our spot at the top of the pile. From the final fifteen games we lost three times and drew two, seeing us win the other ten and once again we had a decent haul of clean sheets, in total bagging nine clean sheets from our final fifteen games.


Twenty two wins from thirty games was indeed enough to see us crowned champions and secure my final trophy for Denmark. We walked the league in the end, finishing seventeen points clear at the top of the tile. I will now look to resign from my post here, take out Denmark, and continue on the path to complete one of the remaining four countries loaded.

Next Post: The Next Job 2066

Good to see you have completed Denmark with two straight forward league wins.

Thanks Shedender, they were both straight forward for sure

My time at Roskilde didn't last too long at all, not even a year in fact as I step down from my post after three hundred and forty nine days. We went on to win twenty five of the thirty four matches we faced, losing five and drawing the remaining four. Scoring forty eight, over double the twenty two goals we conceded this season and earning that league title.


Its a return to the Czech Republic that awaits me now as I head to Bohemians 1905 to try and secure the second tier trophy and complete another country from the list. I only require the second tier title here in Czech Republic and after they were relegated from the top tier by just three points, it should be enough to walk the league title this year.

Next Post: Bohemians 1905 - Mid Season Update 2066/2067

Good luck at Bohemians 1905.

Thanks Shedender, it should be straight forward, but I'm sure I'll make it a struggle

Well the return to Czech Republic is on and with just the one trophy required here I was hoping I could do it first time of asking. I had taken over a big job in Bohemians 1905, a side recently relegated so they should be strong enough to bounce back, I had added a couple players to the squad and held on to the rest, making us more than ready for the league season.


There was to be no big cup run this year, we eased through the first two rounds, winning both games to nil as we netted five across the two games. However as we welcomed Mlada Boleslav it proved our dominance was nothing without a goal as we went on to crash out on penalties in the end.


Well, our league form hasn't quite been sensational this season however we are recovering it. We produced a stunning October, winning all five of our games to get our league hopes back on track. Going into October we sat down in fourteenth in the league, it seemed to take forever for the team to gel, however now I'm hoping we are getting there, where does this leave us in the league...


We are almost back on track, sitting up in third. Ceske are completely running away with the league title, sitting thirteen points clear of second placed side Zlin. We are then in third place, joined on the same points as Vitkovice and Viktoria who occupy fourth and fifth spot, trailing second place by a single point.

Next Post: Bohemians 1905 - End Of Season Update 2066/2067

Bloody hell mate, poor first half of the season and being eleven points behind although not ideal, isn't the end of the world and I'm sure you'll easily recover and secure the title.

It wasn't too bad Shedender, it recovered massively towards the end as I think at one point we sat down in eleventh or twelfth and I was under pressure, we've turned it around!

Well the 2066/2067 season has come and now gone as we finish off the season here in the Czech Republic. We required just one trophy as we returned here almost a year ago and that was the second division title. Now at the halfway point of the season we were struggling and trailing the league leaders by a long way, could we produce a better second half to the season...


Oh boy we sure could and what a second half of the season it was! Fourteen league games we faced this side of the New Year and we slipped up in just three of them! Winning eleven, drawing one and losing just twice! Our form proved to be incredible, we beat Ceske Budejovice to open our return from the winter break and it all flew in from there, we only kept four clean sheets however, but got the points that mattered. Would it be enough for the league title...


Not quite the league title, but second place will do, I believe there are a couple divisions where I've claimed the straight promotion spot/playoff winners as the trophy and this is no different, I'll count this one, we came back at Ceske Budejovice but couldn't quite catch them, they won the league by four points whilst results on the final day went in our favour to see us pip Zlin to second place by just three points!


And so that's my reign at FC Bohemians 1905 at an end, another short stint but it was expected after they were relegated last season it was a gold mine of a job to take them straight back up, the board wanted the title, I gave them promotion. We won twenty one of the thirty three leagues games under my reign, drawing four and losing the remaining eight. Along the way we scored sixty three, conceding thirty six.

I now don't need to return to Czech Republic either which means my next location will be in either the top tier of England, Ukraine or South Africa.

Next Post: The Next Post...2067/2068

'grats on winning the 2. liga title and chalking off Czech Republic, good luck on yer next adventure.

KIU.

Thanks again Shedender, it was important we done it that season!

Ten years after I first set foot in South Africa, I've returned now and to a big club as I try to look at completing another country, with two countries ticked off in the last two years we've really made some great progress as of late and now need to try and keep that run going despite having a fair few trophies left here in South Africa, however with the job I've landed and a good season, theres no reason we can't do it again.


Orlando Pirates! Won the league two seasons ago and finished runners up either side of that league table, a great budget and team to take on with a huge budget as well whilst I can expand the squad. The board want direct, attacking football and they'll definitely get it thats for sure! Bring on the season!


Just the return to South Africa I required. I had to take charge of one of these two clubs to get a chance of winning this trophy and we've done it first time of asking. The Carling Black Label Cup is ours after a two nil victory over Kaizer Chiefs. A spot kick from Mkhatshwa sent us ahead before Ngcamu scored our second and final goal of the game to secure the trophy.

Next Post: Orland Pirates. - Mid Season Round Up 2067/2068

As long as you beat Kaiser Chiefs, its difficult to see you not winning the league.

Thanks bmg033, its been Sundowns who have dominated lately so we need to beat them and Kaizer! But we have a strong unit this year!

Well, my return to the warm climates of South Africa had started well as you have already seen. I started my reign off with the Carling Black Label Cup title, beating Kaizer Chiefs and claiming the first trophy of my return. Now we return midway through the season and having a couple trophies to play for we really had to be at our best...


I didn't realise we were in the Champions League originally and then it struck me, we were halfway through the group stage when I took charge, two draws and a win was enough to secure our place in the next round of the competition, finishing the group stage in second. We then smashed Wydad in the first leg, claiming a four one win and I thought we were through. However my over confidence came back to bite me, losing the away leg five two we went on to crash out on penalties, I thought I was about to get another big trophy too! Oh well, it wasn't important...


The Telkom Knockout Cup is ours! We didn't really get challenged in the competition if I'm honest, most of it was plain sailing. Obviously it started in the First Round, anyway where we dispatched Bloem Celtic. We then went on to beat Swallows five one, Kaizer Chiefs four one and then SuperSport United three one in the final! Three trophies to go here in South Africa!


Make that two trophies to go as we ticked off the MTN 8 Cup. We beat Ajax CT in the Quarter Final, beating them by three goals to one. The Semi Final drew us against Sundowns who have dominated over the years. But a first leg win and then a second leg draw saw us head to the final. Finally we beat Kaizer Chiefs again. Three nil victory sent us to our third trophy of the season. Two to go...


Fourteen league games played so far this season and we are near faultless! A superb run of form has seen us win eleven and draw the remaining three, keeping us unbeaten to date. We've been almost spotless so far and still have barely anything to show for it. Seven clean sheets in fourteen games, very happy with that!


Here is the table a game short of the halfway mark, fourteen played and sixteen to go it'll be a close finish if this continues. We sit just two points clear of reigning holders Kaizer Chiefs whilst a further two points clear of SuperSport United in third and Ajax CT in fourth. Just five points separate Sundowns in fifth and us at the top of the pile!

Next Post: Orland Pirates. - End Of Season Round Up 2067/2068

Yeah, so this is going to be a one season job. KIU.

I'd like to hope so Shedender, we've been superb so far this season.

Well it had been a strong season to date, the halfway mark so us flying, grabbing three cup competitions in South Africa by the end of the calender year of 2067. Now we've gone through the 2068 calender year and have finished the season, we required the league title and one more cup competition for the clean domestic sweep. It'd been straight forward to date, I just had to make sure the team now maintain their focus..


The Nedbank Cup was the final cup we had to play for this season and started in the new calender year. Its been superb for us though as we strolled to another cup title. We smashed Golden Arrows in the first round, hitting them for an eight one victory. We then beat Platinum stars and Swallows to nil to reach the Semi Final where we comfortably beat SuperSport United, finally beating Kaizer Chiefs in another final.


So it was just the league title left to grab this season and for the South African part of the challenge to be ticked off. And this is how our league orm coped. We did finally slip up in the league, following to three league defeats for the season. We ended up losing out three one away at Amazulu, three nil away at Maritzburg United and one nil away at Sundowns. At home we were perfect and in general we only dropped two more points in a draw against Black Aces, again away from home.


Yes! We've done it! Despite Kaizer Chiefs having an absolute storming second half of the season we managed to hold on to our advantage, taking the league title and final trophies required here in South Africa by a single point over our fierce rivals. Our defence was superb, conceding just eighteen this season however Kaizer Chiefs out scored us, our goal difference held strong though.


This is our superb form against Kaizer Chiefs this season and the main reason we've gone on to win every competition! They couldn't cope with us. We played them six times this season including three cup finals and a semi final. In total we played six, won six whilst netting seventeen against them and conceding just three times, keeping three clean sheets, they sure couldn't cope!


Three hundred and twenty six days..Job done! Stats speak for themselves, we lost just five games, drew seven and won the remaining forty four whilst I was in charge of fifty six games. Netting one hundred and forty six to our forty one conceded. Four cup wins, one league title sure is enough to tick off the competition list for South Africa.

Next Post: The Next Job...2067/2068

Wow, ended up being close in the end. Suppose the chiefs were a complete pain in the arse?

They pushed us and were set to win the title on the final day Shedender, however they lost to Sundowns whereas we went on to win and claim it back!

Welcome back to Ukraine, again! I believe this is now my third stint here in Ukraine, firstly I was at Illichivets back in 2041/42 and then I was at Shakhtar in 2048/49 where I ended up being shockingly relegated and thereore sacked. Well Shakhtar are back fighting in the top tier however haven't nailed another league title just yet, who is the side I've headed to for my third stint here.


Chornomorets! A side who are now almost challenging for the title every season have now taken me on, a seventy six year old from England! You can see the board are expecting me to challenge for the title with a two point nine million pound transfer budget and a one hundred and seventy thousand pound wage budget.


This is the leagues history for first and second over the last five seasons. Five seasons ago Metalist claimed the league title with my new side finishing second. Their next appearance in the top three was in 2066 where they won the league title over Metalist and this was then repeated a year later. However last season Metalist took the title back, with Chornomorets finishing runners up, now its time to take our title back!


And heres another reason I was drawn to the job, they are competing in all three of the competitions I require here in Ukraine. The Superkubok at the start of the season could be a great way to kick off my return to Ukraine. However we also need to take the league title as well as the Kubok Ukraini, could it possibly be another one season here...we've got a great chance!

Next Post: Chornomorets - Mid Season Update 2068/2069

Good luck with Chornomorets