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#537553 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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15 May 2020 12:26:55

We have reached the halfway point of season 5 and as it's winter break time, we take a look back at the season so far, our first ever season in the Swiss Super League. From disastrous starts, conceding late and struggling to navigate life with the smallest wage budget in the league to historic results and an amazing coaching team. We have it all covered in this episode in what has been a rollercoaster of a season so far.

We watch the highlights from what is the best result of the save so far, swing by the National Side, Vaduz and Eschen/Mauren to view their progress and contemplate what the rest of the season may hold for my FC Balzers side.

Part 11 - S5 Finding Our Feet

#536886 [FM20] Minnows to Mighty - Sola FK

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12 May 2020 11:10:44

It's part 5 and all is not quite what it seems! We play our two legged playoff tie against Elverum as we chase promotion to the 2nd tier with our beloved Sola FK, but following the match there is a turn of events that completely takes me by surprise and could throw a huge spanner in the works! Never a dull moment in Football Manager 2020.

Part 5 - S1 The Road to Promotion

#536010 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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09 May 2020 15:31:44

Here we are at part 10 already and we mark this episode with some huge news for the club and the long term prospects of this career. We managed to win the Challenge League in season 4 and so we take a peak back at that and all the things that have happened at the club since then. We look forward to our first season in the Swiss Super League, look at some great new signings and some very recognisable faces that have joined the coaching department.

We also play a big game against an overseas team, what could that possibly mean?!

The developments have been plentiful and so there is information a plenty in this milestone episode so it is one that you definitely don't want to miss!

Part 10 - S5 A New Chapter

#535514 [FM20] Minnows to Mighty - Sola FK

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07 May 2020 12:28:20

In part 4 we play the biggest game of our season yet in this Football Manager 2020 career! It is the final game of the season and our destiny is in our own hands... just! Can we hold our nerve? Will the amateurs crumble under the pressure? All the hard work of season one comes down to this!

We also take a look at yet more players who have left the club since part 3, the curse of being an amateur team!

Part 4 - S1 Squeaky Bum Time

#535094 20 young and cheap hidden gems to check out in FM20

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05 May 2020 15:22:06

With the hours that I have put in to Football Manager 2020 with various sized clubs, I wanted to put together a list of 20 players that I believe to be hidden gems within the game.

These aren't your obvious wonderkids like Thiago Almada or Rayan Cherki that everybody knows about, these are 20 players who hopefully the majority of them are new to you and can help out on your career and they will all cost VERY LITTLE.

If you are managing Real Madrid or Barcelona and looking for the next Lionel Messi, then this video probably isn't for you. These are youngsters that you are able to bring into clubs all over the world in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th tier football and some of them even lower than that!

This is why they are "hidden gems". Ideal for lower league managers or those on a strict budget, I guarantee there will be a new name in this video for you to check out!

All of these players I have either managed in the game or missed out on them and seen them go on to bigger clubs for bigger fees!

20 CHEAP HIDDEN GEMS FOR FM20

#534803 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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04 May 2020 10:19:58

In Part 9 we take a look at how the early part of season 4 has gone in what is looking like a very close league table. We delve into the summer signings that were made to strengthen the side and look at our attacking players and their recent form with absolute delight.

We then play against promotion chasing Aarau who traditionally we have struggled against having only beaten them once in five meetings so far.

With a third of the season complete is this Balzers team the best it has ever been?

Part 9 - S4 A Flying Start

#534562 [FM20] Minnows to Mighty - Sola FK

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03 May 2020 10:53:47

In part 3 we have a big double header of games! First up is the Norwegian Cup 4th Round tie against top division side, SK Brann, where the minnows try to mix it with the mighty. This is followed up with a league match against bottom of the table, Byasen.

We also take a look at the progress of the challenge so far in what is proving to be a very tight division!

Part 3 - S1 The Big Cup Game

#534111 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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01 May 2020 10:43:19

Well season 3 is over and I don't think it will come as a spoiler to you all to learn that it is the first season of this career that we haven't won a promotion. In part 8 we wrap up the season, review the ups and downs and get a little bit angry at the chairman meddling in our affairs. We also give the National Team some air time as we play our second game of the UEFA Nations League away at Hungary with a young 16 year old making his international debut.

We also briefly look ahead to next season and take a look at the progress of Vaduz and Eschen/Mauren.

Part 8 - S3 The Chairman Intervenes

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#533864 [FM20] Minnows to Mighty - Sola FK

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30 Apr 2020 10:34:35

In part two of this Minnows to Mighty challenge we take a look at how the opening part of the first season has gone as the only amateur club in the top three tiers of Norwegian football. We quickly learn the benefits and soul crushing frustrations of managing an amateur club and we play against Egersund in the league, one of the three fully professional clubs in our division.

Part 2 - S1 Quick out of the Blocks

#533451 [FM20] Minnows to Mighty - Sola FK

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28 Apr 2020 16:46:44

Minnows to Mighty is my brand new FM20 career where I aim to take Sola FK of the Norwegian third tier all the way from amateur status to UEFA Champions League winners!

Why Sola FK? 2 reasons...

1. I wanted to attempt the challenge with a club from a country that had never had a team win the Champions League. Norway fits that bill.
2. I wanted an amateur club and what intrigued me about Sola FK is that they are the ONLY amateur club in the top 3 tiers of Norwegian football. An added difficulty element to the challenge as initially I will be an amateur team competing with semi-pro and pro clubs in my league.

Part 1 - S1 A Tough Ask

#532910 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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26 Apr 2020 10:22:17

In this latest update we are just over halfway through our third season and it is all still to play for as we continue our journey up the leagues with FC Balzers.

Watch this update to see our brand new signing, 16 year old regen, Noah Kottelat, high hopes for him! We also take a look the national team where we secured our best result yet! Finally we play a Challenge League match against Rapperswil.

Part 7 - S3 In The Hunt

#531872 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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21 Apr 2020 16:08:08

In Part 6 we review season 2 where we managed to hold our nerve for the league and cup double! We look at some new signings, a few departures, success with the national team and review the upcoming season in tier 2. Then...the big one... our first ever match in European Competition... but is it what we expected? Did this challenge just get even HARDER?!

Part 6 - S2/3 Doing The Double

#531543 Everyone asks... Who Should I Manage? Here's 8 ideas!

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20 Apr 2020 14:56:35

I have been streaming my Liechtenstein Challenge on Twitch and posting regular updates on YouTube for a couple of weeks. One of the most common questions I get asked is... Who should I manage?

With that in mind, I thought I'd make a YT video with 8 challenge ideas for people to test their skills. This should offer something for everyone whether you like long term careers, single club careers, multi-club careers, super hard challenges, shorter term challenges, lower league management, obscure leagues, I am confident something in this will give you an idea for your next FM20 career save.

8 awesome challenge ideas for FM20

#530784 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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17 Apr 2020 12:16:19

In this episode we reach the halfway point of season 2! Tune in to find out which Liechtenstein legend has signed for the club, see the live draw for the cup semi final and watch us travel away from home to play current table toppers, Chiasso!

There is also a short National Team update and a look at the sorry state of affairs at Vaduz!

Part 5 - S2 A National Legend Joins

#530421 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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15 Apr 2020 12:20:16

It's part 4 and in this one we round up what happened in the first season of this Liechtenstein Challenge. Were we able to lift the Liechtenstein Cup and qualify for the Europa League? Could we come through the Promotion Playoff to take us to tier 3? And are my board of directors getting too big for their boots?

This episode also covers off our pre-season transfer activity for season 2 and the first league game of the new season as well as a quick roundup of the National Team progress.

Part 4 - S2 The Board Expects

#530420 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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15 Apr 2020 12:16:08

By syemo | On 15 April 2020 - 09:46 AM UTC

That's good news if that happens, if it didnt i still would have carried on with the save anyhow. I looked in the game at coefficients and i saw Liechtenstein didnt have any for champions league and knew they didnt have a professional league so thought they couldnt qualify.

I havent progressed any further at present will be getting back into the save hopefully this week been going back to my fm17 save recently.

Nearly caught up on your progress, is that a custom database to get the lower tiers?

Goppel has done okay, he got injured for quite a bit of the first season. Ive tried training him to play DM role as well but he hasn't taken too lightly to that. Weiser since beginning of the save has had a promise to sell him so not sure if i can keep him or not. But Jens Hofer and Lukas Graber has been two youngsters that have performed well in the first season especially graber he looks like he could be a key youth in the vaduz squad at present.
Frick im hoping a year or so to develop whilst getting as much playing time as i can afford him to. Sele has played most games too. Trying to keep the core of the squad as Leichenstein haven't decided yet whether to open up to buy anyone yet or just use this as a youth save.

Oh nice. I have pinched Manuel Mikus and Noah Graber off Vaduz in my save on free transfers. Goppel always seems to struggle with fitness for the NT too, can't seem to play two games in a week!

It is a Custom DB yeah, its the one by JBZ which goes to the 7th tier. I just loaded up 5 tiers though for this.

Wieser getting too big for his boots eh? Any sign of promotion or you consolidating for now? I know the Challenge League is a tough one to conquer.

#530169 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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14 Apr 2020 12:12:45

In this episode we catch up on what happened in the January transfer window, we check out the youth intake, discuss some other club news and also play two HUGE games!

First up we have the Liechtenstein Cup Semi Final against the big boys, FC Vaduz. Can we beat the only professional club in Liechtenstein or have we finally met our match?

Following on from that we have the big local derby in the league against Eschen/Mauren. What could go wrong?

This is not an episode to miss (ok, I'm biased but still, its pretty action packed)

Part 3 - S1 The Cup Semi Final

#529190 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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10 Apr 2020 16:50:56

Ok so below is part 2 of my Great Liechtenstein Challenge. In this installment there is a quick update of how the season is going so far, we play our Liechtenstein Cup Quarter Final game against Triesenberg and our 13th league game of the season against Kosova ZH to take us to the halfway point of season one. Were the media right to predict that we would be in for a relegation battle or have we managed to cobble together a team that an compete?

Part 2 - S1 The Halfway Point

#529184 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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10 Apr 2020 16:39:09

By syemo | On 09 April 2020 - 18:57 PM UTC

Will be keeping an interest in this, ive just got to the end of the first season with FC Vaduz and might do it as a youth only challenge. Haven't fully made my decision which way to go in season 2 just yet. I've never had luck with custom databases before so kept with the default game.

After starting the save i have read that FC Vaduz can't qualify through the swiss league and even if they win the europa im not sure they get into the champions league. As Leichenstein dont have a entry into the Champions league. Not sure if this is 100% try or not.

FC Vaduz are decent, hope Goppel and Wieser are doing well for you, they are so key to my National Team! Noah Frick too!

That's correct, Liechtenstein clubs cannot qualify for Europe through league position, they are basically guests in the Swiss league (you do get the prize money though). I know someone who did the challenge on FM18 or 19 and they said they got to the semi finals of the Champions League and qualified for that by winning the Europa, so it is possible.

I believe one of the developers were asked the question on a forum a year or two ago and they also confirmed that if a Liechtenstein club wins the Europa League in game, they will go into the Champions League. IRL I don't believe it has actually been addressed because the likelihood is so small.

Good luck with your challenge though, feel free to keep me updated on here with how you get on!

#528516 How to find out continental qualification spots?

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08 Apr 2020 18:40:56

Huh, weird. Its the latest version and I had a couple of extra leagues active but I checked it for European leagues and also couldnt see it. It's literally just on the rules page?

#528515 The Great Liechtenstein Challenge - FC Balzers

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08 Apr 2020 18:39:26

The aim of this challenge is to conquer the world with both FC Balzers and Liechtenstein by ultimately winning the Champions League with the club and the World Cup with the country.

For those unfamiliar with the challenge, it is based on the old San Marino Challenge but rather than being based in Italy, it is based in the Swiss football league system as that is where all Liechtenstein clubs play their football. Most people try this challenge with Vaduz who are in the 2nd tier and already professional, FC Balzers are a semi-professional team in the 4th tier.

2 reasons why this is HARDER than the San Marino Challenge:
1. The only way you can qualify for the Champions League is by winning the Europa League as only Swiss based clubs are allowed to qualify for Europe through league position. Winning the Liechtenstein Cup puts 1 club into the Europa League First Qualifying Round.
2. Being based in Switzerland, the profile of the league is much lower than in Italy. Therefore developing a club that can win the Champions League is much harder to do here. Less money, less reputation etc.

I will be posting updates on YouTube and doing live streams on Twitch for this career...a first for me!

Part 1 - The Welcome

#528024 How to find out continental qualification spots?

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07 Apr 2020 10:51:38

No one know?

#527122 How to find out continental qualification spots?

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04 Apr 2020 14:09:14

In FM19 I would just go on a league, click rules and it would say something like (Top team qualifies for champions league, 2nd - 4th qualify for Europa League) or whatever.

It no longer seems to be in the rules section? How do I find out where I need to finish to qualify for a continental competition?