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Welcome to episode 13 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 13, we're back for the FA Cup Third Round tie against QPR and a tough trip to Eastleigh in the league. We also reflect on an eventful festive period, including a surprise returning hero on emergency loan!

Welcome to episode 13 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 13, we return for a new season, still at FC Gifu after promotion to the J2 League. It's not a positive experience ahead of our opening game against Tosu though, as we experience our first problems with the Director of Football in a transfer window.

Welcome to episode 12 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 12, we're back after 3 unbeaten months with a settled squad and an FA Cup run. We face Salford City in the second round before a tough trip to Oldham Athletic!

Welcome to episode 12 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 12, we return for our final game of a successful season with FC Gifu, look at our season review messages and start deciding whether to stay or look for another job!

Welcome to episode 11 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 11, we're back in an unbeaten run with some super signings from the transfer window. We face Yeovil Town in a tough National League game, before renewing our rivalry with Chesterfield in the FA Cup!

Welcome to episode 11 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 11, we return to try and secure a rare early title in a Head Coach save. Can we secure top spot in the J3 League after already wrapping up promotion?

Welcome to episode 10 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 10, we're back after a couple of crucial wins following a difficult start. We're still trying to add transfers to the squad, as we face Dagenham & Redbridge and the side we almost ended up managing in this save, Scunthorpe United!

Welcome to episode 10 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 10, we return to reflect on the sale of our top scorer, followed by a busy transfer window. We also head through transfer deadline day and face FC Osaka. 

Welcome to episode 9 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 9, we're back to begin season 2 with a tough game at home to Boreham Wood. We also reflect on a summer transfer window, with a few good additions and a late blow of a departure!

Welcome to episode 9 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 9, we're back for a big top of the table clash with FC Gifu against Kagoshima!

Welcome to episode 8 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 8, we're back to finish our first season with a trip to Wembley, as we face Chesterfield in the FA Trophy Final. We've also got some big early summer transfer window news after a comfortable finish to the league season.

Welcome to episode 8 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 8, we're back for two big J3 league games, as we pre-season promotion favourites Ryukyu and Iwate. Can we close the gap to the unbeaten leaders?

Welcome to episode 7 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 7, we're back with transfer window news as we try to bolster our squad on deadline day. We're also two games from Wembley in the FA Trophy, as we face Dorking Wanderers in the Quarter Final.

Welcome to episode 7 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 7, we're back for transfer deadline day in Japan as we hope our Director of Football holds on to our star players. We also face Nagano in the J3 league as we continue to find form!

Welcome to episode 6 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 6, we're back with lots of headline transfer window news, including a couple of big departures. We also face Chesterfield and Gateshead in two tough non-league games!

Welcome to episode 6 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 6, we're back to start our first full J3 League season at FC Gifu. We've got a transfer window special as our Director of Football has been busy, before playing our first game of the new league season!

Welcome to episode 5 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 5, we face Cambridge United in the FA Cup and Gateshead in a tough National League trip. Can we make it to the third round? There's also more quick fix transfers!

Welcome to episode 5 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 5, we're back to finish our J League 3 season at FC Gifu. We've secured survival comfortably and found some form. We play our final game before looking at our season review, squad planner and what our Director of Football might leave us with next season!

Welcome to episode 4 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 4, we face Woking and Slough Town as we fight against the sack. John Still has worked some transfer window magic but we've now lost the dressing room due to one bad egg!

Welcome to episode 4 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 4, we're back to continue our J League 3 relegation battle at FC Gifu. We've got the arrival of a first foreign star in the free transfer window too!

Welcome to episode 3 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 3, we head to Halifax Town in a dramatic game after some huge board takeover news!

Welcome to episode 3 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 3, we're back to continue our J League 3 relegation battle at FC Gifu. We also experience transfer deadline day in Japan for the first time!

Welcome to episode 2 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 2, we play our first National League games in charge of Southend United against Oldham Athletic + Dagenham & Redbridge. We also talk board takeover news, as we try to make up some of our 10 point deficit!

Welcome to episode 2 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 2, we manage the first J League games of our career in our new job at FC Gifu. Can we get off to a good start in Japan before the Japanese transfer window opens next week?

Welcome to episode 1 of my FM24 Saving Southend story. We begin our one club story with Southend United in non-league. We have a points deduction, transfer embargo and a threadbare squad, but can we stay up in our first season before heading on a road to glory? In episode 1, we meet the few players and staff that remain at the club and plot a route to avoid relegation to the lowest playable level in non-league.

Welcome to episode 1 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 1, we search for our first job, hoping for an interview and job offer to start our career!

Welcome along to episode 93 of my FM23 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a director of football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 93, we're back with Crystal Palace to face Borussia Monchengladbach and Liverpool as we begin our Europe Conference group stage run. We also look back at transfer deadline day, one in which Dougie Freedman actually stayed calm! 

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Welcome along to part 91 of my FM23 Build a Nation story, Lifting Spirits, with Lisburn Distillery. In this series we're building a nation in Northern Ireland, as we attempt to take Lisburn Distillery from the third tier to the top of Northern Irish and European football. In part 91, we're back for a much trickier test in Champions League Qualifying. We head to Slovenia to face Maribor and contemplate some transfer window dilemmas. 

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Welcome along to episode 92 of my FM23 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a director of football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 92, we're back with Crystal Palace to face Anderlecht as we attempt to reach the Europa Conference group stage. We then head to Arsenal in our first big test of the Premier League season! 

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Welcome along to part 90 of my FM23 Build a Nation story, Lifting Spirits, with Lisburn Distillery. In this series we're building a nation in Northern Ireland, as we attempt to take Lisburn Distillery from the third tier to the top of Northern Irish and European football. In part 90, we're back to review our summer transfer window ahead of our first season as a professional club. We also make our UEFA Champions League debut against Pyunik of Armenia. 

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