Boldklubben Frem- Fremtastic

It's happened. Absolutely gutted. Torben Olesen leaves the club to join German side Bayer Leverkusen after a really successful first half of the season at the club. The most frustrating thing about this transfer is not only will it massively effect our form this season, but also as they reached his minimum release fee, we will get no add on or percentage on a future deal. We will really miss him here but lets hope that he goes on to have a fantastic career. I just that maybe one day we will see Olesen in a Frem shirt once more.

Really proud to see how much Olesen improved in only two seasons at the club. He joined as a centre midfielder and I made the decision to re-train him as a striker so I take all the credit for his rise. Fola-rific.



Miss you already xox

Brought in as Olesen's replacement. I only have him until the end of the season but he is a more than adequate replacement for the time-being. I am still confident we can avoid relegation this season, I just hope Olesen's departure does not affect us too much. He was our captain and our star player, I am sure any team in this league would miss him.

We have played the last eight matches of the first stage of the league and we finished in 7th position. Due to not managing to finish in the top 6, we have entered the Relegation Stage. I'm a little disappointed but to be fair, we were predicted to finish last and we did also lose our best player and captain recently.



I have already looked at some replacements to bring in to replace Olesen and have my eye on a few lads from Africa who I may look to sign. We are not in any real danger of relegation so I am just looking to get this season out of the way. However, we do still have the opportunity to qualify for Europe which would be a fantastic achievement for the club.



So, the way this next section works is that we will face the three sides in our group twice. If we finish in the top two within my group we then enter a European Play Off. I am not sure how that works yet but if we get there, which hopefully we will, I will let you know how it works. I actually really like this league structure, something different than I've ever been used to before.

Shame to see olssen leave the club, he had a great couple of seasons with you. Superb work in the league this season too, another interesting structure to get our heads around!

Our Youth Candidates have come through and I was hoping the find the next Olesen. This lad hasn't excited me as much as Olesen but he still looks quite good. If I can find the right tutor for him, I think he will be able to work himself into a good player for the future.



I've probably just had one of the weirdest things happen to me on this game and surely is has to be a bug. We are huge underdogs in this league and are clear favourites for relegation. However, even though the board are extremely happy with me, the squad have just come to me saying they are disappointed with my management and our under-performance is due to this. Under-performance?! Are you f*cking kidding me?!


The whole squad ended up unhappy with how the meeting went which sucks but I just hope I don't get the sack or I will absolutely gutted. Thomas Hebo was the main man who started the meeting and only days later he decided to hand in a transfer request. He has been fantastic since he joined me at the start of this season. Unfortunately for me, he insisted on a release clause of £220k in his contract so I expect him to gave agreed a transfer away from the club before the season ends. It's such a shame to be losing all of our young stars, especially the Danish ones.

The first stage of the Relegation Stage has become and despite a terrible start, we have managed to finish top of our group. We now enter the European Play Offs where we play Randers in the First Round of this Play Off.



The departure of Olesen really has messed up our season. We seem like a different side without him and what is even more frustrating is that he is currently in the Leverkusen under 19 side, nowhere near their first team. One positive is that Maazou seems to have found his scoring boots since Olesen has left. Like you said @Dan it is a real shame to lose him but we have to concentrate on the league again now. We still have a chance to make Europe which for a team of our stature, would be an amazing achievement.



We face Randers next in the First Round of the European Play Offs.

First leg over and done with and what a terrible performance. Our performances recently have been unbelievably flat.

Bring on next season... just want to get the second leg out of the way.

Bore draw sends Randers through and finishes our season. It's disappointing to end like this but on a positive, we were clear favourites to get relegated so to stay in the league is a great achievement by ourselves. I expect a lot of upheaval in the Summer with a number of incomings and outgoings.

Maybe Olesen can come back on loan?

I think they have messed up player interaction this FM. They are much more wildly unpredictable and unless you win a lot, even if you're not expected to, they moan and stamp their feet and make unrealistic demands - then aren't happy when you can't give them what is obviously daft to ask in the first place.

Next season to make glorious Frem enjoy the championship group.

Just a quick overview of the player performances last season.



Goalkeepers


Alexander Nybo was once again my number one goalkeeper and will be for next season. I sent Thomas Pederson out on loan for the season but his contract runs out in two months time and isn't interested in a discussing a new deal. It's a shame as he's a regular in the Denmark under 21 side and we are set to lose him on a free.

Defenders


Jonathan Vervoort was my star defender and a real favourite of mine. If we can manage to keep hold of him, then he will be a key man in the back line for me again next season. He never really had a regular centre back next to him and that is definitely something I will be looking to address over this Summer transfer period. Danni Jenson and Ryan Haynes were my regular right and left back and I will be looking to extend Haynes' loan deal if possible. Overall though, a partner for Vervoort is a must this transfer window.

Midfielders


In midfield is where i expect the most upheaval this Summer. We have a lot of loanees who will be returning to their parent clubs as well as players who are no longer good enough to play for us. The Salami's contract runs out in a months time and is not interested in re-signing for us. As I have already stated, Hebo is pretty much 99.9% leaving and they were two key men for me. Camili and the Danish Walcott are no longer good enough. We need pretty much a whole new midfield in this Summer. It's a real shame but there is no other way about it. I will look at bringing some of the loanees back if finances allow me.

Strikers


It is no secret that we massively missed Olesen when he left. Jahmal Hector-Ingram played mostly as a winger and Justice John, unfortunately for @Suffolk Seasider is set to retire at the end of the season. Maazou is an OK player but he insisted in a Match Highest Earner clause in his contract when I signed him which I forgot about. Due to this, I will be looking to offload him as soon as possible.

Overall, I will be looking to make a whole host of changes this Summer. Once again, we will probably be clear favourites for relegation so it would of been nice to be able to keep the core of this squad but that does not look possible. It's a real shame to be ending what was actually a successful season in such a negative way. @Suffolk Seasider I tried to get Olesen back and the offer was accepted but he refused to re-join us. #PrayForFrem

Perhaps not qualifying for Europe could be a blessing . . .


Yes! That frustrates the life clean outta me. It's almost up there with players who bitch and moan about getting a lack of first team football when the f*cking season has actually finished and thus there's no games to actually play.

Danni Jenson wins the Fan's POTY for the second time in four seasons. He is a real favourite here and will once again be my starting right back. He is nearing thirty years old now and next season will probably be his last season at the top level of Danish football, I just hope he can keep up this good form. Without a doubt, if Olesen would not have left he would of won POTY. Hebo was signing of the season which rubs salt in the wounds as he looks on his way out of the club. Finally, Mathias Kristensen was once again our Young POTY and I will be looking to sign him on a permanent deal in the Summer.



My first coaching badge in four seasons at the club...

Now this is brilliant news. We have been given substantial funding to ensure we stay in the Superliga once again next term. As you know, I am planning a major shake-up in terms of playing staff and to be honest, I expect to use up all of this transfer budget. We have also been approved the option to improve the club's training facilities which is brilliant signifying the board are still backing me and looking to improve the club.



All thanks to the Superliga prize money. We need to ensure we stay in this league once again to keep improving this club.

Now this has to be a bug. We are clear favourites for relegation year on year and the board expect me to Bravely Fight Relegation but this is all I can say to the players? Challenge for a spot at the top end of the table? No f*cking chance. I am sure this is why Hebo wants to leave as this must of also happened last season without me knowing. The board and myself have one set of expectations but due to this, the players are expecting to come near the top of the table. Wtf.

Once again, f*ck Copenhagen. They are the biggest team in this league but surprisingly last season finished fourth as Brondby won their first Danish Superliga title in thirteen seasons. Is their reign of power changing? We will see. Also, just some quick news which I am sure will deeply sadden @Suffolk Seasider:



Justice has been served.

Really disappointed to see the Danish Theo leave the club. Before last season, he was my favourite player at the club. However last season he seemed way out of his depth and I felt that he needed a fresh challenge at a new club. He is the club's record goalscorer and hopefully when he retires, I will be able to bring him back as a coach. I will be keeping an eye out on his progress in the league below with Hobro.

So, the board are expecting more of us for this upcoming season but their expectations are still realistic. Looking at their expectations, Don't Get Outclassed Too Often is seemingly better than Avoid Relegation so we will see. Like always, I will just be looking to stay in this league and build my squad with the prize money awarded at the end of the season.



For the first time in the past three seasons we are not clear favourites for relegation. We are still being tipped to go down however but that was expected. What do the media know hey?

This guy is progressing well in my Youth Team:



Will be looking to give him some game-time this season now and again. The next Olesen?

I don't want to get my hopes up but I think I may have just found a more than adequate replacement for Torben Olesen. Danish under 21 international Johannes Jorgensen has signed a three year deal after surprisingly being released by fellow Danish side AaB. For a twenty year old he has some great stats for a striker and will be my main striker this season. I have taken another risk, like I did with Olesen and despite his age, I have named him as my new Captain. His leadership of '15' at his age is brilliant.

Say hello to my new Mr Frem.

The season is about to start and I have had my busiest pre-season yet with a whole host of changes. As I have made wholesale changes to the squad, I will be leaving player profiles of all of my squad like I did at the start of last season. It does not show it on the transfer screen but I also extended the loans of Ryan Haynes, Mathias Kristensen, SImon Sterring and Jahmal Hector-Ingram for the upcoming season also.



In terms of major outgoings, Mathias Hebo left the club after only one full season with ourselves. He had a whole hosts of sides show an interest in him with sides from Norway, Switzerland and Italy looking to buy him, as well as many of our rivals from Denmark too. I was scrolling down the offers and found that there was an offer from a side in Cyprus. I then went on to reject all of the offers apart from the offer from Cyprus and sent him over there. Pretty sure he has left us to join a worse team in a worse league. Karma.

The Salami and Thomas Pederson rejected new deals so left the club. Other notable departures were Edo Sarajcic who fell out of favour and obviously the Danish Theo. Matej Podstavek was shipped off to Slovenia after a horrific first and only season with ourselves. Now onto my first team squad for the upcoming season:

Goalkeepers

1: Alexander Nybo - Entering his fourth season as our first choice goalkeeper.
13: Andreas Hanson - Actually wants to leave the club but will be kept here to keep the bench warm.

Right Backs

2: Danni Jenson - Entering his eighth season at the club and fifth under my tenure. My starting right back.
15: Mauricio Hernandez - New recruit this Summer. El Salvador international and a long-term replacement for Jenson.

Left Backs

3: Ryan Haynes - Entering his second season on loan at the club. Good quality attacking full back.
30: Mathias Mejer - Purely a back up for Haynes.

Centre Backs

5: Jonathan Vervoort - My star defender and entering his fourth season at the club.
17: Niels Bisp Rasmussen - Signed from relegated Vejle. Brought in as a starting partner for Vervoort.
4: Marco Lund - Offers a back up option at both right back and centre back.
16: Morten Koch - Kept at the club really through sentimental value. Purely a back up these days.
14: Ibrahim Koroma - Currently on the transfer list but a good back up if needed.

Centre Midfielders

6: Mathias Nielson - Replacement for Hebo and another one who joined from relegated Vejle.
31: Amine Benaissa - One for the future who was recommended to me by one of my scouts.
8: Mathias Kristensen - Entering his third season at the club and surprisingly his third season here on loan. Quality player.
20: SImon Okosun - Signed as a direct replacement for The Salami.
22: Eric Kouadio - Re-training him as a centre forward as I see similarities with Torben Olesen. Fingers crossed on this one.
21: Antoni Sarcevic - I'm a fan of him in real life and has good stats for this level. Hope he can make the step up.
24 Thomas Asmussen - Featured more than I would of liked him too last season. Purely a back up this season.
12: Remi Fraysse - Our first ever player we got through our Youth Candidates. Re-training him as a striker.

Right Midfielders

7: Emre Mor - Spent the last two seasons here on loan and impressed me enough to make his deal permanent.
25: Monday Onuh - Was a player I was very excited about. Two weeks before joining he damaged his cruciate as is ruled out for 10 months. Fuming.
9: Simon Sterring - Expected a bigger impact from him last season. He has another opportunity this time round.

Left Midfielders

26: Jahmal Hector-Ingram - Bagged ten goals from left wing last season, expecting more of the same.
10: Kristian Anderson - Re-trained as a left midfielder to hopefully increase him game time.
19: Beran Camili - Been with us since the start. Purely a back up.

Strikers

18: Johannes Jorgensen - My new captain and also Danish under 21 international.
11: Jeppe Illum - Became our highest ever transfer fee in the Summer after signing from Vejle. Hopefully he can kick-start his career here.
28: Maazou - A good player but frustratingly has a Match Highest Earner clause in his contract. Looking to get rid.
29: Axel Cisse - Joined in the Summer but purely a back up this season. Possibly one for the future.

#VivaElFrem

RIP Justice
Long live Jørgensen!

Think Petersen needs to hit the gym before he's ready for first team this season? Baptism by fire can be a wonderful thing though.

I feel this is the season Frem reach the upper echelons of the Danish top division.

#UpandatFrem

At least you're no longer predicted to be the worst team in the top tier of Danish football. Good luck this season @Fola.

Oh and remember - F*ck Copenhagen.

Followed this from the start

I think you should change your name to Fola Fremington-Smythe.....

FREM ARMY!!! @Suffolk Seasider I miss Justice already. I have some big news about Pederson coming up actually so watch this space.
@Shedender you know this ALWAYS F*CK COPENHAGEN!:


And glad to have you on board @Hammer100, hahaha I like the name change request, what's the Smythe about though?...

Right, I feel like Pederson has well and truly mugged me off here. So, to start of with I got this message come through to me:



I checked and as he is 16 years old, we would get no fee for him apart from some measly compensation. As Deportivo are quite a respected side in world football and they are looking at getting him, there was no chance I was letting him leave without a fight. I was pretty much certain that he would be gone anyway. I mean, who would turn down Deportivo to stay here at f*cked up Frem?



Pederson will... I went all out with my contract offer and stupidly offered him £2k a week as I didn't think there would be any chance he would stay. He is now nowhere near the first team and the third highest earner in the squad. Pederson 1 - 0 Fola. To be fair, he is improving all the time but I still don't think he's good enough yet. It will probably be next season that he is given a chance.

Oh yeah, this also happened with our hours left of the August transfer window.


F*ck the board. He's just rotting away in the Leverkusen youth team. They have actually placed him on the loan list now so he will be on the move in the next transfer window I'm sure. Just had a quick check on our finances are despite making over £1 million in transfer sales and also getting a hefty amount of prize money last season, these are our current finances:



It's funny though because with this league all you need to do is survive to ensure you don't enter administration. If you get relegated then you are f*cked. However, I think the lowest amount of prize money is £1 million so it's so important to stay here in the Superliga.

We have eight more matches to play until the league splits off into the Championship Group and the Relegation Stage. At this point last season, we were on 27 points, we are now on 32 points. I would be really disappointed if we ended up in the Relegation Stage again. We do have quite a tough run in though so we will have to see.



We started off the season like a house on fire. It took until our eighth match to even lose a game and we were sitting top of the table up until then. However, from then in our last 11 matches we have gone on to lose our last 6. Form like that is definitely not good enough if we are looking to stay in this Championship Group. We need to ensure we keep on winning matches to keep us at the right end of the table. In terms of player performances, captain Johannes Jorgensen had a slow start but really seems to have found his form recently. Also, Amine Benaissa has been fantastic in front of the back four for me which is surprising as I saw him as a back up this season.



Our record signing Jeppe Illum has already left the club as he got shipped off to Sweden to GIF Sundsvall in a deal worth £100k. We took a £25k loss on him but he was moaning and I only play with one striker. At this point in time, there is no way I am dropping Jorgensen and we're kind of stuck with Maazou for the time being as he's on a huge contract and nobody else wants him. We have a few matches and then it's the winter break, I just hope I can get through that transfer window without losing any players. I have my eye on a few players that I would like to bring in but you will have to wait and see on that one.

#Fremtastic

The transfer window has just closed shut and I have made a few signings which I will update you of shortly. However, to start off with I just wanted to share this:



Absolutely devastated. We tried to bring him back to Frem but we couldn't afford the wages. It's such a shame that he's back in this league as he's way too good for it. The team that he has joined Silkeborg aren't even a good side in this division. They are currently sitting in 10th position in the Superliga and we have already played them twice. Hopefully we will get into the Championship Group and they will end up in the Relegation Stage so we won't have to end up playing against him. Pederson was also subject of interest from sides in England but for now, he is still with us.

We had a few outgoings in the transfer window. Like I said, Illum has already left the cub. The Big Koch has been sent out on loan to a Division Two team and will stay there for the rest of the season. Axel Cisse will spend the rest of the season on loan in Sweden while Simon Okosun has left the club after only six months at the club where he failed to make an appearance.



In terms of incomings, there players have joined the club and they are all players who I feel will improve the overall quality of the squad.





Ivory Coast under 20 international who was spotted by one of my scouts. For his age, his stats are fantastic and I really think we have found a gem here. He was a £4 million release clause in his contract so if anybody can stump the cash then he will be off. He still has plenty of time to improve.



Without a doubt the best player to play for me in my five seasons at the club. Fantastic all round stats and he becomes our highest earner on £3k a week (unfortunately Maazou also now earns £3k a week because of this. Still can't get over how good those stats are, stats wise he is one of the best players in the league. He is still the right side of 30 and I hope he can be a real asset for us for the rest of the season.



Joined on loan from our affiliate club Evian. 17 year old defender who will be used purely as a back up for this season but I am confident he will be able to make the step up if we need him.