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Cymro
Real Sociedad are one the household name sides in Spain, and they will be your club to manage for this first stage of the tour. You join this little Basque club in an interesting stage in its history. None other than the 'Chosen One' has taken over. David Moyes has his work cut out in real life and so do you. The club has not produced on the field this season compared to last when they finished 7th in La Liga. The players at your disposal are vast, the likes of Carlos Vela, Iñigo Martínez and the ever promising Rubén Pardo maintaining a good league position should be within your grasp. Superb facilities awaits and a strong youth setup will ensure a secure future for the San Sebastián club. Qualification for Europe should be on the cards if all players stay fit and healthy. Yet the financial burden the club faces could become and issue, already £35 million in debt and a wage budget in the red, managing the finances will also be key. Can you beat the likes of Messi and Ronaldo and score more goals than them in a season? Do you have what it takes to keep up the domestic expectations saddled upon the Erreala I La Real and return the pride to a once respectable club?
A Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909. Its home stadium is Anoeta, which seats 32,200 spectators. Real Sociedad won the La Liga title in 1980–81 and 1981–82, and last finished runners-up in 2002–03. The club play the Basque derby against Athletic Bilbao. Real Sociedad were founder members of La Liga in 1928, and their longest spell in the top flight was for 40 seasons from 1967 to 2007.
CHALLENGE DYNAMICS
This challenge will last for three years, upon completing your third season in Spain (1st July 2017), you can no longer collect points for this destination.
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You must start set your manager experience as Coaching Badges None and Playing Experience Sunday League Footballer and play in a new save from July 2014.
You have until 6pm BST on 11th January 2015 to submit your screenshots in this thread, and accumulate as many points as you can within the confines of a maximum of 3 seasons in the game.
You may not manage any other teams, or use other programs to aid you in this challenge
You may not use any editor or scouting software.
You may add any additional leagues as you so wish.
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HOW TO SCORE POINTS
Submit screenshots via reply within this thread of your progress.
Unclear or doctored screenshots will not be rewarded with points.
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La Liga
Relegated: -10 points
17th-9th: 0 points
8th: 2 points
7th: 3 points
6th: 4 points
5th: 5points
4th: 8 points
3rd: 10 points
2nd: 15 points
1st: 25 points
Supercopa de España
Losing Finalist: 10 points
Winners: 15 points
Copa del Rey
Losing Quarter Finalist: 2 points
Losing Semi Finalist: 5 points
Losing Finalist: 10 points
Winners: 15 points.
Champions League
Fail to Qualify for group stages: 0 points
Group Stage Exit: 2 points
Knockout Round Exit: 5 points
Losing Quarter Finalists: 10 points
Losing Semi Finalists: 15 points
Losing Finalist: 20 points
Winner: 30 points
Europa League
Group Stage Exit: 0 points
First Round Exit: 2 points
Second Round Exit: 3 points
Losing Quarter Finalists: 8 points
Losing Semi Finalists: 10 points
Losing Finalist: 15 points
Winner: 25 points
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RIVALRIES
(Competitive Fixtures Only)
Beat Athletic: 5 points
Beat Osasuna: 3 points
Beat Alves: 3 points
BONUS:
Player scores more goals than Messi / Ronaldo in a league campaign: 25 Points
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POINT DEDUCTIONS
Sacked: -25 points (and the challenge is over)
Chera
Is there usually a few people who take part?
Cymro
Gendo
Cymro
Chera
Gendo
Doctored only for name.
Cymro
Still should show no qualifications and past experience, if you post the screenshot!
Chera
talentfactoryFM
I'm in too
Cymro
talentfactoryFM
Cymro
Totos Autographs
Gendo
Also can you, at any time during the save, apply for better coaching qualifications, or do you need to stay at the lowest settings throughout?
Cymro
Everytime you beat your rivals in a competitive fixture you get points, play them say x4 during the season then ... 5 x 4 = 20 points.
Yes you can apply for badges straight away.
BOT Brad
deanstokes96
radr820
BOT Brad
Let's do this!
EDIT: I am playing in the normal Career mode, not FMC. I'm just using a skin which makes it look like the Classic mode.
radr820
First up, the Copa del Rey. A quarter-final run, beating Betis and Athletic before succumbing to the might of Atletico Madrid, despite taking a lead into the second leg.
In La Liga, we were great for most of the season, but a horrid end of season run-in meant that we finished fourth, a point behind Atletico. Still, a Champions League place is nothing to be scoffed at.
Finally, the Europa League. It contributed to the end of season disaster in La Liga, but it was well worth it as we lifted the Europa League trophy in Warsaw, beating Arsenal 2-0 with two goals from club legend and captain Xabi Prieto. But the moment that defined the campaign was the semi-final against Dortmund. 2-0 down from the first leg, we managed to turn it around at Anoeta, winning 4-0 after extra time.
POINTS FOR SEASON 1:
La Liga: 8 pts
Copa del Rey: 2 pts
Europa League: 25 pts
Beating Athletic x3: 15 pts
TOTAL: 50 pts
talentfactoryFM
La Liga: 3rd = 10 Points
Cup Losing Semi Finals = 5 Points
Europe League Losing Quarter Finalists = 8 Points
Beat Atletic 1x = 5 Points
Bonus 25 Points
SEASON 1 POINTS: 53
SECOND SEASON
La Liga: 1st = 25 Points
Cup Losing Semi Finals = 5 Points
Champions League Losing Semi Finalists = 15 Points
Beat Atletic 2x = 10 Points
Bonus 25 Points
SEASON 2 POINTS: 80
THIRD SEASON
La Liga: 1st = 25 Points
Supercopa Winner = 15 Points
Cup Losing Finalist = 10 Points
Champions League Losing Semi Finalists = 15 Points
Beat Atletic 2x = 10 Points
Bonus 25 Points
SEASON 3 POINTS: 100
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TOTAL: 233 POINTS
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matt1555
TrevKep
Cymro
TrevKep
La Liga
4th: 8 points
Copa del Rey
Winners: 15 points.
Europa League
First Round Exit: 2 points
(Robbed in the 90th minute)
RIVALRIES
(Competitive Fixtures Only)
Beat Athletic: 5 points x 2
BONUS:
Player scores more goals than Messi / Ronaldo in a league campaign: 25 Points
Total = 60 points
I took a bit of a gamble at the start of the year by selling Inigo Martinez (£18m to Barca) and using that cash to bring in a replacement (Balanta) and a few squad improvements (Gil Romero / Barbosa / Krejci). Bit annoying getting dumped out of the Europa league so early but I think it helped by Copa del Rey win.
Cymro
Gendo
3rd place: 10 points
5th Round exit: zero points
Europa League Group Stage exit: zero points (and it was an easy group too.
Beat Athletic: 5 points x2 = 10 points total
Alaves and Osasuna didn't make the promotion playoffs, so no chance to beat them in the league next season.
After 1 season: 20 total points (yeesh, need to step it up...)
matt1555
4th in the league - 8 points
Losing finalists in the cup - 10 points
Europa League Second Round Exit: 3 points
other screenies
Season 1 total points 21