Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]

Good results so far and a good 6 point lead.Very solid season so far mate.

Thanks SBR, we are coping okay at the moment, its still close though

I'm struggling to believe we are into the year 2041! Its been superb to date and still such a long way to go. Anyway back to this season, its been superb for a first half of the season as we top the table, but we are currently only six points clear as the league title is well open.


Horrible turn of form here, just the single win from four games to kick off the New Year, two draws and a defeat as well, shocking to say the least.

We drew nil nil away at Murcia, horrible game and neither side did enough for the points.

A defeat at home against Osasuna set us back once again, we trailed two nil at the break before Ayew converted a penalty but we couldn't find a second.

A two a piece draw at home with title challenging Rayo also proved to be poor. We took the lead twice through Kirksaether and Cabral but blew it twice.

We ended the month with a victory, a strong four one win over Almeria away from home. Grinnby gave us the lead after eleven minutes and then the goals began to slowly flow for us. Aguilera netted his first of the calender year nine minutes before the break. Pulido and Ayew netted second half goals, the latter from the spot to secure the win.


Despite an awful month, we've expanded the gap at the top of the table to eight points now over second place Rayo and we have a game in hand which could send us eleven points clear. Espanyol and Jaen have both closed the gap on Rayo now and begin to put them under pressure for the second automatic promotion spot.

Next Post: Granada - February 2041

Slight blip there What the hell is Malaga doing in Liga Adelante

Funny story that Johno, just a couple seasons ago they were in the Segunda division!!

So I accidentally went on to play two month without screenshotting at the end of February, pretty sure I did do it but apparently not so two months are crammed into a single update here and once again because there are a lot of games over the two months, no match to match reports but just an overall review on how the two months went.


Well it proved to be a busy two months as we ended up playing through nine games over the last nine weeks. We've coped rather well though, turned out dodgy January around to produce two good months here as we've gone on to pick up six wins, one draw and then two defeats. Only one clean sheet, which came at the start of February. A couple big wins along with a heavy defeat against Ponferradina.


Ten league games remaining this season and just an eight point gap at the top of the pile, it sure as hell seems to be a close one and I predict its going to be a nervy run in right till the final whistle of the last game. I want to try and finish the season tonight so I will complete the next two months and post them as one update, as I have this one.

Next Post: Granada - April + May 2041

Good months apart from heavy loss.

Sure was Johno, its not been too bad!

Here it was, the last couple of months of footballing action. It won't be my last season in Spain thats for sure however I was just hoping we could end this season on a high and take the league title. With just over two months of football left to play this season, I wanted to get it over and done with and move on to my next challenge which I'm not sure where that'll be yet. I also hit another milestone in this career.


Well here was our final run in, we ended up facing ten games to finish the season and it wasn't brilliant thats for sure, we won just four of our final ten games, whilst losing just one we drew the other five which really isn't good enough, I just hoped it would still be enough to secure the league title. We did go on to keep five clean sheets. Not sure what happened against my former side Cadiz, a six all draw is definitely one of the highest scoring games I think I've featured in throughout this career, we ended the league season on a strong six game unbeaten run though. Now would it be enough to secure the league title...


It would prove to be enough and in the end, by quite some margin. I would never say we ran away with the league at any point throughout the last season, we've been pushed and in the end, went on to win the league by an eleven point gap over second place and fellow promoted side Espanyol. They had a four point gap over third place Rayo who along with Jaen, Osasuna and Racing secure playoff spots for the third and final promotion to the land of the top tier this season.


Another milestone ticked off, another great feat, if I remember correctly, this came in my final game of the season and that was fitting as it would also be my final game in charge of Granada as my time here was done I felt.


Done and dusted, resigned a couple days after the final league game, this saw me end up spending three hundred and forty two days in charge at Granada. The side faced forty three games with me in charge, winning twenty seven (sixty two percent) losing six and drawing the other ten. We scored one hundred and six but conceded fifty eight. We also won that league title and promotion.

*I will still need to return to Spain at some point, I have won five out of six trophies here, just missing the Copa Federacion de Espana, which appears to be a lower league cup, third division sides.

Next Post: The Next Stop - Summer 2041

Once again, 'grats on securing another league title but bloody hell what a terrible run at the end.

Congrats on winning the league Any leagues you looking at next?

Congrats on winning Segunda!

Congrat on winning the league with Granada.

Well done on another great season and league title.

Thanks Shedender

This time I had no idea on where I wanted to go next Johno

Thanks Gendo

Thanks TheMazzeRunner

Thanks SBR

Welcome to Ukraine, it was a country loaded years ago when I added six or so to give me more variation. Despite almost taking two jobs in Portugal, both I decided not to attend the interviews in the end, but when the opportunity come up that did, it would of been so hard for me to reject it and you'll soon see why.


Illichivets are the side of choice for the next challenge, as you can see they are currently playing their trade in the Persha Liha, which to you who don't know, that is the second of two playable tiers in Ukraine. A good transfer budget is available as we are heading into January but I don't think there is any strengthening needed as you'll soon see. The previous manager left the role to join Premier tier side Volyn.


Jackpot! Illichivets sit top of the table with just nine league games to go. Their next game isn't until March as they now face a three months period of no games, but when I'm back I hope to hit the form straight away and produce a couple good months to take us to the league title.

Next Post: Illichivets - March 2042

Four goals conceded all season in the league is immense, I take it their previous manager took another job then? Good luck at Illichivets, I expect it to be a short stint.

Good luck with Illichivets

Good luck at Illichivets they look like a really good team

Think its safe to say this could be your easiest challenge.Just have to keep them on the right track.Good luck all the same though mate.

Yes Shedender, as it clearly says in the post: "The previous manager left the job to join Premier tier side Volyn."

Thanks Johno

Thanks as always TheMazzeRunner

It should be SBR, just need to keep it going as you say.

Well despite joining Illichivets at the start of December I still had to wait until the end of March to take charge of my first game due to the lengthy winter break here in Ukraine. I ended up holidaying the three month period after setting the tactics and meeting the team and board. We faced a few friendlies, performed well but returned to league action here.


Just two league games to kick off my reign in March and two wins as I continue Illichivets top season to date. A come back win on the road whilst we won comfortably in my first home game.

First game for me saw us take a trip to Mykolaiv and win two one. We trailed one nil at the break but a comeback win came as Petrov struck twice in the final twenty minutes to secure the three points.

Then my first home game saw us beat Energiya NK five one. A dominant showing saw Svyrydenko convert a spot kick whilst Val struck a double. Buric grabbed one and Stepanov rounded up the win with a goal.


The lowest we can finish this season is second, however with only one team going up from this tier its important I finish the job thats already been half started and I go on and win the league. We are unbeaten and have just seven games to see out this eight point lead at the top of the pile.

Next Post: Illichivets - April 2042

I didn't even see that bit. Apologies.

No Problem Shedender

Into the penultimate month of the season and we could go on to wrap up the league title this month should we go and produce another fine month. On top of that it could well prove to be my first and only full month of action here with illichivets in Ukraine, but we'll see.


Yes, another great month as we go on to produce four wins from four and three clean sheets in those games too. Just what we had to do and a league title all wrapped up with little work required.

At home we welcomed Stal Dn. An Artem Svyrydenko penalty in the sixty fourth minute was enough to wrap up the three points.

Probably the worst I've seen the side play in this trip to Poltava. We claimed a one nil win thanks to a Yerokhin goal in the final minute.

A third clean sheet on the bounce came as we welcomed and beat Obolon-Brewer three nil. Pituca netted a tenth minute penalty before Buric struck a brace before the break.

We ended the month with a trip to Sumy as we won five two. Petrov, Yerokhim, Val, Buric and Pavel all netted one each.


Champions! Its been easy! Eleven points clear and after playing just seven games here the league title is secured for me.

Next Post: Illichivets - May 2042

Now that was easy. Almost like cheating... Congrats on all the trophies you've won since my last comment!

Not surprised to see you have already won the title

It sure was Itchycoo and some people may suggest it is a cheat job but its been an easy way to another trophy

Nor am I Johno

The league title was secured just a few weeks after I took the reigns here at Illichivets as I walked into the winning job. All I wanted to do now was extend the clubs unbeaten run in the league to the end, we had three more games to face to try and stay unbeaten.


Three wins from three here, superb work on the pitch once again. Buric clearly wanted to score the first goal in each game, he went on to net four goals in three games in the final stint of the season. We went on to beat Stal A two nil, Girnyk-Sport four two and ended at home beating Zirka three nil.


That obviously saw little change to the league table, our main change was our goal difference rising even further from the rest of the pack. We ended up finishing fourteen points clear, mind you I can't really take credit for this title as the work was done before I arrived.


Job done in one hundred and eighty six days, can't complain! I hope to stay in Ukraine and tick it off now.

Next Post: Illichivets - May 2042

I don't consider it cheating, it's more like winning a game though you're outplayed for 90 minutes! Good luck whereever you may end up.

Nice job with Ilichivets..btw. did you count how many trophies you must win to complete this journey?

Thanks Itchycoo, its certainly something like that!

Thanks Miimaa, I haven't counted how many there are, mainly because I don't want to demotivate myself!

Happy New Year! And at last I've got a new job. I was waiting out for the job in the top tier of Ukraine to try tick off another country, however its not happened, nothings become available so instead, when a good opportunity came available in Poland it wasn't one I was able to turn down.


Jagiellonia currently play their trade in 1 Liga, the second of two playable tiers here in Poland and the expectations of the board is for the club to win the league, they are a little and I mean, little, off the pace as it stands going into the New Year but with any luck I can change that and it'll be another short job despite having a two year contract to be on the safe side.


So we currently sit third in the league, just five points off second placed side Piast who occupy the second and final promotion spot whilst league leaders Podbeskidzie sit eight points clear of us. There are currently fifteen league games left this season so we have plenty of time to turn this around. Our first league game isn't until March.

Next Post: Jagiellonia - March 2043

Best of luck at Jagiellonia, I expect another league success.

Thanks Shdender main aim is to at least finish second and get that promotion spot

For a second season I had joined a side more than halfway into the league campaign who were on the edge of winning a promotion spot. Admittedly this time it was slightly harder in Poland than last year in Ukraine but after the two months of winter action had passed it was time to get down to business of securing the promotion the board expected.


A more than decent start to life here in Poland, expected I guess with us already challenging for promotion. We went on to face five games in my first full competitive month in charge including one against second place Piast who we beat. We went on to win four of our five fixtures this month, drawing the remaining one.

A strong start to life at home in Portugal, we trailed one nil at the break before Crnkic levelled for us and Bekic netted a winner four minutes into injury time.

We then took the trip to second place side Piast who we beat two one. Owczarek fired us ahead after ten minutes. We were level at the break however Hermel went on to net the winner sixteen minutes from time.

A big win at home came as we welcomed Belchatow and stuffed them five two. We were really pleasing as Hermel struck once as did Bulic, the final goal of the game, but the show belonged to Fryc who secured a hatrick, the latter of the three from the spot.

My first dropped points came in this trip to Pogon Siedice where we drew one a piece. Again we trailed before Crnkic levelled six minutes fter the break.

And we ended my first month in charge with a clean sheet and two nil win. Bekic netted four minutes before the break before he shortly got injured. Bulic netted the final goal of the month a minute into injury time.


Well we are up to second which is good, its close still though, the league leaders are eight points infront of us with ten games to go, I find it highly unlikely we are going to catch them this season, however its important we try and hold on to second place whilst Belchatow sit just two points behind us currently.

Next Post: Jagiellonia - April 2043

Unexpected move to Jagiellonia But good start .Good luck for the future

Good luck in Poland.Be tough for you to get this league this season but stranger things have happened.

Poland travels, nice! Good luck in 1. Liga, looks like Podbeskidzie are your challenge to top this year.