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#774696 [FM24] 'Climb the Ladder'

tongey

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17 Feb 2024 18:17:43

Weloy Strikers | 2025 | Micronesia

Another season is now in the books, and could it be the end of our time in Micronesia? Well, you'll find out very shortly if that is the case. We were promoted up from the YFA Island Wide League to the Pohnpei Premier League after a great season last year. Instantly, we were made as the media's favourites to go and win the league this season. I must've made a good job of building the squad with good players eh?

I went about my transfer business with the same method as last year. Go and poach the bet players from the best XI as per the media team. It seems to work, so why stop something that is a good thing eh?

Pohnpei Premier League | Results

The league campaign followed the same sort of path as last season. We were on a roll early days, winning our first 4 games in the top flight, before drawing against COM-FSM. Back to winning ways before not managing a win in 2 games against G&B Club & Island Warriors. You play each other 4 times over the course of the season so there is plenty of time to get revenge against those who beat you.

Our best result came against Island Chuhuahua with a 6-2 victory. Results were generally god for the next 2 months, as we picked up 10 points from a possible 18 on offer. A good return for a title fight for sure.

July was a great month as we were unbeaten, which put us in a commanding position in the league. A draw against International B, before 2 wins against G&B Club & Islands Warriors.

The final 2 games were a bit of a let down, as we fell to a 2-1 defeat against Island Chihuahua and a 1-1 draw with Island Warriors on the final day. A fantastic season, but how did we end up in the table?

Pohnpei Premier League | Table

WE HAD WON THE LEAGUE! A dominant performance saw us win the league by a margin of 5 points. We had actually sewn the title up with 2 games to go, so I rotated the squad and that's why our results were poor over those games. The gap could've been bigger. A first top flight win for my career, and our first points of the challenge.

+100 POINTS

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#774687 [FM24] 'Climb the Ladder'

tongey

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2 months ago

1,101

17 Feb 2024 16:04:36

Weloy Strikers | 2024 | Micronesia

After our initial bedding in season ended in us narrowly missing out on the top spot by a single point, we were back with Weloy Strikers and were back with the aim of winning the YFA Island Wide League and get ourselves into the Pohnpei Premier League as we search for our first points of the challenge.

I set about trying to get some players into the club that had the quality needed to get this promotion. We needed the best players in the league and I started with raiding the players listed on the medias best XI. A tactic that seemed to work pretty well in the end.

Transfers | IN

YFA Island Wide League | Results

A very strong start to the campaign saw us win 5 out of the first 6 games and also saw us fly to the top of the league in the process. Our only defeat was against Gagil where we were humbled by the better side. 2 more wins followed against Fanif & O.I, before a loss against fellow title challengers Nimgil Youth. They'd be challenging all year long with us.

A 3 match winning run follwed as we saw off Maap, Tamil recently relegated Island Pitbulls in convincing style. We came up against old foes Gagil again, and once again came away with nothing. The only team to do that to us all season. We managed points against everyone else.

As the season was coming to an end, we drew two games in a row against Fanif & O.I, before the final game was to decide it all. A win or bust game against Nimgil Youth, saw the winners crowned champions and the losers as runners-up. Luckily, a penalty from Dukay Kariti put us ahead and we carried that goal through to the final whistle and lifted the trophy.

YFA Island Wide League | Table

Top of the tree at the end is exactly where we wanted to be. 29 points the final total, with 9 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses on the year. We'd be going up as Champions!

Squad

Next Update | 2025 | End of Season

#774117 [FM24] 'Climb the Ladder'

tongey

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11 Feb 2024 22:11:09

Weloy Strikers | 2023 | Micronesia

Welcome to Micronesia. The Federated States of Micronesia is a country spread across the western Pacific Ocean comprising more than 600 islands. Micronesia is made up of 4 island states: Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk and Yap. The country is known for palm-shaded beaches, wreck-filled dives and ancient ruins, including Nan Madol, sunken basalt temples and burial vaults that extend out of a lagoon on Pohnpei.

We'll be based out of the ‘Yap’ area, which is where Weloy play their home games. We play in the YFA Island Wide League, and have a media prediction of 3rd. Can we go better than that and gain promtion to the top league? No points on offer unfortunately as no cups, and no points for a second tier league. Let's go.

Now, of course, there isn't a lot of football to be played in Micronesian football. In fact, there are only 8 teams in the division, so it's a 14 game season spread out over 7 months. There are bound to be some long gaps in between games but considering the fitness of some of these guys, that is probably not a bad thing.

By the time I had taken over at the club, we had already lost the first game of the season. Let's see how we continued…

After 14 games, we managed 7 wins. A 50% success rate which I'll take all day long. We did lose 6 games however including a 3-0 battering against the eventual league winners G&B Club. Our best win, was probably the 2-1 victory over O.I who finished as runners up. It's a league where anyone can beat anyone on their day, and tha'ts just how it's going to go.

What a close league that is. The winners G&B Club ended up with 23 points, with the next 3 teams being a point behind on 22, being seperated only by goal difference. We were the bottom of that list, but I'm happy with a 4th place considering the squad I was left with. I'll be aiming to win it next season considering we were close this year, and I didn't think we even played that well.

The Squad

Anyway, I'll be back at the end of next season, hopefully having earned a promotion to the top league in Micronesia.

#774115 [FM24] 'Climb the Ladder'

tongey

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11 Feb 2024 21:56:53

Elrico Isaacs

Meet ‘Elrico Isaacs’, the new up and coming guy in the World of Football. Hailing from Namibia, and in particular, Walvis Bay. He has zero football experience and is a fresh face in the management world. Can he reach the top? Who knows, but he's willing to give it a go, starting in…

#774114 [FM24] 'Climb the Ladder'

tongey

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2 months ago

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11 Feb 2024 21:51:27

Career Progression:

Coaching Qualifications:
Continental C License: 11th January 2025
Cointental B License: 20th July 2025

#774113 [FM24] 'Climb the Ladder'

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

11 Feb 2024 21:51:09

'Climb the Ladder'

What is the challenge?

The challenge revolves around being confined to specific area of the globe until we have met the criteria to pass on to the next round of the challenge. In essence we start on the lowest rung of the ladder and climb our way up each rung. This challenge is taken from the SI Forums and a user called ‘TerminalPortugal’.

How do we advance through each rung of the ladder?

To advance from each rung of the ladder we need to accumulate points in each area, and if we get enough points then we will be able to pass to the next region. Most regions (which on the graph provided are in grey) require 500 points to complete. The gold regions require 1,500 points to complete and gold regions require me to only manage in a country that is normally one of the best in the specific continent.

How do you get to 500 points or more?

We can only win points through winning trophies. Only top division league titles count towards our score, so if we take over a second division side in a particular country and win the second division this is worth no points. We also get points from cup competitions wins. In previous iterations that points totals were a little more complicated, but after thinking about it I have simplified it a little bit.

League Title = 100 Points

Any Domestic Cup Competition = 40 Points

Any Charity Shield or Cup Competition = 20 Points (this is where a competition is called a "Super Cup" or only has 2 participants enter the competition)

Any Top Level Continental Competition i.e. UEFA Champions League, Copa Libertadores etc = 500 Points

Any Secondary Continental Competition i.e. UEFA Europa League, CAF Confederation Cup = 200 Points

Any Tertiary Continental Competition i.e. UEFA Europa Conference League = 50 Points

Any Continental Super Cup i.e. UEFA Super Cup = 40 Points

FIFA World Club Cup = 80 Points

It is worth noting that much like every other Climb the Ladder challenge these are base points available for each competition. However domestic trophies degrade in value for every time we win them by 50% with the same club. Continental Competitions are unaffected and are always worth their base value.

Example

We are Liverpool FC in England and win the League, FA Cup and UEFA Europa League in Year One. We would gain 100 points for EPL win, 40 points for the FA Cup and 250 points for the UEL, for a grand total of 390 points for the season. If the next season we won The League, the FA Cup and English League Cup, the league would now be worth 50 points, the FA Cup 20 points, and the League Cup 40 points, for a grand total of 110 points. If in season three we won only the League and the FA Cup we would only get 25 points for the League and 10 points for the FA Cup for a total of 35 points, less than if we won the League Cup with another side all together.

Hence there is strategy involved in when is the right time to move clubs to maximise the points on offer, and we are incentivized to move instead of staying too long and reducing our potential point output.

Can You Lose Points?

Yes,

Being Sacked under any circumstances loses us 100 points, resigning to avoid a sacking is treated the same (this will be measured by if there are any articles that we are about to be sacked).

Where is the Full Ladder?

The journey will go through each of the Confederations and we will have to complete each step before moving onto the next and they go completely through a Confederation before we move onto the next. The order is the Oceania, North America, Asia, Africa, South America and finally Europe.

The order of the countries in the ladder beyond the confederation and then based around the existing reputation of the Premier Division in the country. The more reputable the higher in the list they came.

How Will You Provide Updates?

Probably a season at a time as this is such a long challenge that it will take hundreds of in game years to complete, provided the game managed to last that long. It hasn't ever lasted long enough to get to completion, so here's hoping that changes.

The updates won't focus too much on signings and things like since they are more or less irrelevant in the context of the challenge. I will be recording however the best goal scorer and assist makers during the journey and presenting that at the end of each update as well as a running tally of where we have been.

Where are you starting?

Well my manager will be from a randomly selected country, any across the whole journey, and will start at a randomly assigned club using the "Pick a Club for me" button, starting in OFC4. I will only ever have the countries loaded that are in the specific step I am tackling. Once I complete the step I will unload those nations and move onto the next step.

The next update will be the Manager Introduction

#766423 FM24 | Tongey Travels

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

10 Dec 2023 11:01:17

2036 | Sarmiento (Junin) | Argentina

It's been an absolute age since I last updated you all on this save! That's because of a couple of different reasons. Firstly, we are in the process of moving house so we had to tick some admin things off and get the house ready for viewings etc etc. That drastically cut into my FM playing time. Secondly, I've been away on a residential trip with 39 unruly teenagers, meaning my energy was into making sure they returned home safely so I didn't lose my job.

Anyway, I'm back, and I've got a season update for you all to peruse over. I'm still here in Argentina, and I'm still at Sarmiento (Junin). We were promoted as Champions last season, meaning we are in the top flight now and I'm looking forward to the challenge of testing ourselves against the best of the best in Argentina.

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Squad Overview:

Goalkeepers:

Denilson Vera | GK | 29
Naren Ladino | GK | 22
Yanina Abasse | GK | 35

Defenders:
Hector Freundt | CB | 27 NEW
Lucas Silva | CB | 24
Augustine Mielniczuk | CB | 30
Juan Pablo Decima | CB | 20
Carlos Delgado | RB | 28 NEW
David Garcia | RB | 31
Francisco Ortiz | RB | 20
Hernan Silvero | CB | 28
Guido Delgado | LB | 27 NEW

Midfielders:
Cristian Medina | CM | 23 NEW
Luis Duarte | DM | 23
Eliseo Lopez | DM | 22 NEW
Esequiel Echeverria | CM | 20
Alexis Brunelli | CM | 23
Miguel Cardenas | MR | 22 NEW

Wingers/Attackers:
Misbahou Goibruru | AMC | 31
Miguel Gutierrez | AML | 27
Brendon Coronnel | AMR | 30
Roman Barbero | AML | 19

Strikers:
Juan Villarreal | ST | 20
Craig Milo | ST | 36
Mateo Peralta | ST | 29
Tauya Ozuna | ST | 33 NEW
Todd Leguizamon | ST | 30

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Torneo Binance

The Liga Professional de Football is split into two sections for some strange reason. I've still not figured out why, but I can't change it. The first stage is called the Torneo Binance and for a team who have just been promoted from the second tier, we performed ridiculously well.

We had a pretty poor start, but I didn't think we'd get off to a fast start. When we did get going we went on a fantastic run of form, which included a 9-match run where we didn't lose. I switched around the tactic to make sure we were more defensively sound, whilst making sure we were still scoring. It seemed to work reasonably well and led us to a mid-table finish in the opening stage. I'll take that any day of the week.

The result of the stage was definitely the 1-0 victory over Boca Juniors. Who thought that I'd be competing with the big boys this early? We also had a huge win against high-flying Talleres. A fantastic opening stage, and onto the second stage (a group stage to round things out)

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Torneo Binance

After our heroics in the opening stage: Torneo Binance, we were pretty damn back to what I expected us to be before the season started. The opening 7 games of this stage were all pretty much dismal, and only provided us 3 points. That being said, we did play the better teams in the first half!

The second half of this stage saw us consolidate our position in mid-table in the overall league and saw us rocket up the Group B table. 14 points from 21 on offer with fantastic victories against Rosario Central, Instituto, Lanus & Ferro. We were on a roll, and another couple of games would've seen us qualify for the end-of-stage tournament. It's such a strange league system and I still don't know how it works fully.

After 41 games in two different stages of the league, we massively over achieved our media prediction of 17th and finished up in 12th. A better start to the second stage would've seen us climb into the top 10, but that's an aim for next season! The league has so many big hitters in it, and we finished 41 points off the top spot! That's crazy!

Who knows if the league is achievable with a team like Sarmiento (Junin), but we'll certainly give it a go!

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Copa Argentina

WOW, WOW, WOW! We've only gone and lifted the Copa Argentina in our first season in the top flight! We had already been knocked out last season when I took over, so this was my first taste of the competition and what a taste it was! We only went and won the whole thing.

An easy 2-0 victory over Atletico Tucuman saw us progress to the Sixth Round where we easily sent Arsenal (Sarandi) packing from the competition after a 3-1 victory. We were up against one of the most successful Argentinian teams: Newall's and just about scraped through thanks to a 94th minute winner from Cristian Medina. We didn't deserve to progress, but that's the beauty of Cup Football.

I expected a better performance against Defensa y Justicia but I'm just happy to have won the game. A 3-2 victory meant that we progressed to the Semi-Final where we face off against Boca Juniors. I thought this was the end of our journey in the competition, but it wasn't.

It was one of those days where we did everything right. We rode our luck slightly as they hit the crossbar and post multiple times and our keeper was magnificent. We got the goal through Leguizamon and held on fantastically. Into the Final, we go.

WOW, what a Final it was as well. A penalty from youngster Echeverria drew us level and go into the break squared up. He certainly has big bollocks at the age of 20. It was end to end but Hernan Silvero struck in the last minute to send me on my usual cup-winning knee slide down the touchline! What a game!

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Player Stats:

Goals:
1. Todd Leguizamon (ST)| 20

2. Miguel Cardenas (MR) | 20
3. Ezequiel Echeverria (CM) | 14

Assists:
1. Guido Delgado (LB) | 9

2. Miguel Gutierrez (AML) | 9
3. Eliseo Lopez (DM) | 8

Average Rating:
1. Denilson Vera (GK) | 7.15

2. Miguel Cardenas (MR) | 7.10

3. Alexis Brunelli (CM) | 7.09

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Season Stats

Liga Profesional de Futbol | 12th
Copa Argentina | Winners

GP | 47 GW | 22 GD | 11 GL | 14

GS | 86 GA | 62

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Next Update: End of 2037 Season Update

#763786 FM24 | Tongey Travels

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

23 Nov 2023 21:02:45

2035 | Sarmiento (Junin) | Argentina

Welcome to Argentina! Yes, we've hopped south of the borders and gone as far as I could! When I left Monterrey, I had two options: head back to the MLS to try and tick off the Canadian Championship with one of the three big Canadian MLS sides. The second option is heading into South America and ticking off some trophies down there. I remained open to either, but when the Sarmiento (Junin) job came up, it was a no-brainer.

Sarmiento is a side that plays in the second tier of Argentinian football. They were a team that did well last season, but as one of the favourites to go up, they come with hefty expectations as well. It's a team that shouted at me straight away and I'm delighted to be here. Not to mention, I love red wine, and I love a good steak so I'm in heaven over here. Argentina, you rock.

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Team Overview:

Goalkeepers:

Denilson Vera | GK |28

Yanina Abasse | GK | 34

Defenders:
Lucas Silva | CB | 22
Moissi Mze Issa | RB/CB/LB | 33
David Garcia | RB | 30
Todd Lorenzon | RB | 33
Hernan Silvero | CB | 27

Midfielders:
Luis Duarte | DM | 22
Vladimiro Meneses | DM | 34
Aaron Brauer | DM | 29
Ezequiel Echeverria | DM/CM | 19
Ahmed Mori | CM | 33
Assoumani Pellegrino | CM | 29

Wingers/Attackers:
Loutdi Longo | AMC | 30
Juan Bisanz | AMR | 34
Franco Espindola | AML | 19
Craig Milo | AMR | 35

Strikers:
Mateo Peralta | ST | 28
Tauya Ozuna | ST | 32
Todd Leguizamon | ST | 29

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Primera Nacional

When you lose only 4 times in a single league campaign, you're definitely doing something right! I think this may be the longest season I've had in terms of league games. 36 in total. Things just went very well for us from the start and they kept on rolling.

The league is split into 2 groups of 19 teams. The two winners of the leagues then face off against each other to determine who wins the league. The loser then goes into the playoffs where the top teams compete to earn a promotion spot. It's a bit chaotic but works nicely once you get a grip of it.

I won't go through month by month, but I'll pick out some key results that set us on our way. Back-to-back 4-0 victories at the beginning against Defensor de Belgrano & Agropecuario Argentino really saw us start in a positive fashion.
We had my biggest defeat ever when we lost 7-3 to Racing (CB). A crazy game that I wanted to forget as soon as possible.

The middle portion of the league was very successful, as it saw us pick up 33 points from a possible 45 on offer! A very good return from the middle stint.
In that stint, we had a 6-0 followed by a 5-0 victory against Deportes Maipu & Deportes Madryn. Two decent teams but we showed them who was boss!

A lovely 4-1 victory on the Final day, against Mitre (SdE) meant nothing in terms of league position as we had already secured the top spot, but it's nice to give us confidence heading into the Champions Playoff.

We had easily secured the top spot, and left the rest for dead! They were no match for us as we stormed to a 9-point lead over 2nd place Defensor de Belgrano. It's crazy that we had 10 draws this season, if we had turned some of those into wins, we'd have walked the league by an even bigger margin! All if's and buts though eh?

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Champions Playoff

We were drawn at home against Aldosivi who had romped to the Group A title by an even bigger margin than ours. The two best sides were meeting in this game, that's for sure!

David Garcia placed a lovely finish into the bottom corner to put us ahead in the 28th, but it wasn't long after that they equalised. It stayed 1-1 at the half, but Todd Leguizamon headed home in the 47th to put us back ahead. We kept the lead for longer but rode our luck slightly as they missed a couple of big chances after. They did finally draw themselves level in the 68th, but we made a big push, went attacking and got our reward through Leguizamon once again. He dribbled past 2 and fired a low shot past the keeper to make it 3-2. They had a guilt-edged chance in the last second but the header went over the bar! Crazy as it was free from 4 yards out!

PREMERA NACIONAL CHAMPIONS 2035!

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Copa Argentina

Well, let's be honest success wasn't going to be on the cards in the Copa Argentina this year really. We are a second-tier team playing in the big boy competition, so to get to the 6th Round will do me nicely.

We managed to beat Central Norte in the 5th Round, after a classy 2-0 victory! Easy as you like, and no issues in this one.

The 6th Round was against Argentinian big boys Independiente (a team I loved growing up). We held our own to be honest, but fell to a 2-1 defeat after Todd Leguizamon had got us a goal back after going 2-0 down early doors. I'm happy with the performance, but we exited the competition at this stage.
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Player Stats:

Goals:
1. Loutfi Longo (AMC) | 20

2. Todd Leguizamon (ST) | 19
3. Juan Bisannz (AMR) | 11

Assists:
1. Loutfi Longo (AMC) | 15

2. FJuan Bisannz (AMR) | 8
3. Todd Leguizamon (ST) | 7

Average Rating:
1. Loutfi Longo (AMC) | 7.70

2. Assoumani Pellegrino (CM) | 7.63

3. Hernan Silvero (CB) | 7.36

Argentine Second Division Player of the Year | Loutfi Longo (1st), Ray Guzman (2nd, former player), Hernan Silvero (3rd)

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Season Stats

Primera Nacional | 1st (Winners)
Copa Argentina | 6th Round

GP | 37 GW | 22 GD | 10 GL | 5

GS | 96 GA | 46

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Next Update: End of 2036 Season Update

#762872 FM24 | Tongey Travels

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

19 Nov 2023 16:04:54

2033/2034 | CF Monterrey | Mexico

I've been a little bit sneaky here. I haven't posted an update at the end of last season so I'm going to squeeze my Leagues Cup from the 2034/2035 season in here at the end, as a little bonus content. Exciting huh! At the end of last season, we had managed to somehow win the CONCACAF Champions League whilst failing miserably in the league after taking over. A definite season of mixed fortunes, but I'll take a Champions League win any day of the week!

This season we had 2 aims: The first being to win the LIGA BBVA MX and the second was to win the Leagues Cup. If we manage to win the league, then we'll be entered in the Campeon de Campeones as well which is a sort of Charity Shield type competition. Plenty to aim for, but could we manage any of them?

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Squad Overview

Goalkeepers:

Diego Kochen | GK | 28

Defenders:
Thiago Prado | CB | 25
Felix Diaz | CB | 26
Marko Obrenovic | CB | 26
Jose Prieto | RB | 21
Bernardo Zurita | CB | 27
Jose Gutierrez | CB/CM | 22
Alonso Aceves | LB | 33
Jose Salazar | RB | 23
Nestor Rodriguez | RB/LB | 24

Midfielders:
Martin Zolorza | DM | 26
Leandro Barboza | DM | 25
Daniel Gustavo Nelly | DM | 20
Luigy Arellano | CM | 23

Attackers/Wingers:
Matheus Goncalves | AMR | 29
Ivan Rodriguez | AMC | 22
Franco Gomez | AML | 25
Israel Acevedo | AMC | 24
Oscar Luis del Real | AML | 21
Luis San Roman | AMC | 16
Tomas Garcia | AMC | 26

Strikers:
Luciano | ST | 27
Juan Pablo Barrios | ST | 26
Lisandro Machado | ST | 22

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Liga BBVA MX | Apertura

A fantastic set of results for my first time managing in the Apertura stage of the Liga BBVA MX. We had a casual 14-game unbeaten run which included 11 wins and 3 draws. What a ridiculous start that really put us in control of the league table. Most notable, was the 6-2 victory over Queretaro, and a 4-0 victory over Club America.

We had a fantastic tight game with Pachuca where we just about came out victors in a 5-4 victory! A great game, but a nervy one at that. One thing that I did notice, was that we weren't recording many clean sheets. It's a good job we were lethal in attack as at the back, we weren't that great. I guess it doesn't matter when you get the victory secured.

We hit a little rocky patch towards the end, but even that suggests that we were poor. We weren't. We lost 2 in a row, against Mazatlan & Pumas. Truth be told, I rested key players in most to ensure we were fit and healthy for the Knockout Rounds. We did end the season on a real positive when we ran out 5-0 winner over Puebla. A fantastic season all in all. Now for the playoffs…

17 games, 12 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. We ended on 39 points with Atlas securing second place on 34. A solid gap between us two, and meant that we had secured our space in the playoff competition to crown the eventual League Winner.

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Liga MX Apertura | Knockout Rounds

Look at that! A crazy run of games where things didn't always go our way. In the Quarter-Final we nearly blew our chances straight away as we lost the first leg 3-1 against Club America. In the return leg, I have absolutely no idea what happened. I stood in shock as every shot seemed to find the back of the net. 10 [TEN] - 0 was the final result and meant we went through to the Semi-Finals. I also think that may be my biggest-ever win.

The Semi-Finals were also a close-fought tie. We were up against Tijuana, just south of the American border. A 2-1 victory in the second leg with the winner coming late on thanks to Julian Araujo, was enough to see us through after the first leg ended in a 0-0 stalemate. I breathed a sigh of relief after this one.

The final was against probably the best team in Mexican football history: Tigres. Once again we didn't start the tie off in a great way, losing 2-1 away from home. Not a great position to be in going into the return leg. We did have our fans on our side in the decider though. We left it late, but a lucky own goal got us level in the tie, and then up stepped Bernardo Zurita in the 87th minute to slam a loose ball home and earn us the trophy! A great comeback!

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Liga BBVA MX | Clausura

Going into the Clausura phase as Champions obviously didn't help us in the league stage! Comparing the two stages, this one was definitely a tougher slog. I did sell a few players in between the stages so that may have played a part.

We started off really well, with a lovely 4-match winning run against Atletic San Luis, FC Jaurez, Chivas & Santos Laguna. Form then started to get a little patchy as defeats and draws started to seep in. A humiliating 6-3 defeat to Pachuca, was a real disappointment.

The bad run consisted of 8 games where we only managed one win against Toluca. We lost 3 times and drew 4 times! It wasn't pretty and saw us slide considerably down the table into around 6th position! Top 10 qualify so we weren't in a dire position, but it just wasn't pleasing to see.

We ended the season on better terms, as we battered Mazatlan 6-2 before losing to Pumas and securing a lovely 4-1 win over Puebla on the last day! A good end to the season.

We had qualified for the Knockouts once again, but were down in 6th. Not ideal, but at least we had qualified. That's the main thing.

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Liga MX Clausura | Knockout Rounds

Compared to the Apertura knockout rounds, this one was a lot easier. We eased through the Quarter Final against Cruz Azul with a massive 9-4 aggregate victory. The first leg ensured we had wrapped this one up at the earliest opportunity.

The Semi-Finals followed a similar script. Ensure we had done enough in the first leg then ret a few players and ease on through with no injuries. In this case, we secured a huge 4-0 victory over Queretaro in the first leg where a Gonvalves hat trick was the headline! Excellent individual play from the young man! We actually lost the return leg 1-0, but the job had already been done.

The Final was again, against our old rivals Tigres. The first leg was at home this time, and we did a fantastic job of neutralising them as best as we could. Twice times we came back from being behind, and then we turned it on in the final 20. A late Acevedo goal gave us a 2-goal cushion and secured the victory!
The return leg was a much calmer affair. A 2-2 draw and game we managed from start to finish! We never gave them a chance to get ahead properly and challenge our first-leg lead.

This mean that we had won both the Apertura & Clausura trophies, which meant that we had secured another trophy whilst doing so.

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Leagues Cup | 2033/2034

My first attempt at trying to secure the Leagues Cup with a Mexican side! It's never been doable when managing with an MLS side so I was looking forward to trying to get further than I've ever been. It wasn't the case.

We came through our group fairly easily, dispatching Columbus & Sporting KC and finishing top. In the Central Quarter-Final, we managed to grind out a 2-1 victory against fellow Mexican side Atlas. It was a great game but we got a little lucky.

It meant that we had a Central Semi-Final against Pachuca to look forward to. It was nothing near enjoyable as we were unceremoniously dumped out of the competition after a disappoining 3-0 defeat. We didn't show up and deserved what we got. Another year in Mexico it is then…

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Leagues Cup | 2034/2035

This was a much easier run in the Cup. Since we had won the league title the season before, it meant that we went straight into the Quarter-Final.

We were drawn against FC Dallas and comfortably beat them 2-0 in a dominating performance. Nothing special, but we got the job done! Simple as that. Into the South Semi-Final we went, and we faced off against another MLS side: Sporting KC. We played very, very well and came away with a 4-1 victory! Dominated from start to finish.

The South Final was a much tougher game, as I expected it to be, playing against another Mexican side. We were playing Atlas who we've done well against in the past. What a game this was. A 4-4 draw in regulation time, with a late equaliser from ourselves thanks to Franco Gomez. It was enough to earn us a chance at a penalty shootout. My nerves were shot, but my players were immense. They held their nerves and scored all 5 of the spot kicks, with Kochen the hero saving their final effort. Into the main Playoffs we were.

Santos Laguna were our first opponent, in the Semi-Final of the whole competition. It was a much simpler game than against Atlas in the previous round. We dictated play, kept the ball well and secured a 4-2 victory meaning we were on our way to the Leagues Cup Final for the first time in my career. We were up against Club America who I've got a very good record against.

The good record continued, as we secured a 4-1 victory that earned me my final trophy in Mexico. What a performance this was. Easy as you like, no nerves, and jus pure excitement. The lads deserve all the success they get as they executed our gameplan to perfection!

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Next Update: End of 2034/2035 Season Update (NEW TEAM)

#762195 Scotland Club & Country

tongey

14 years ago

VIVA LA MEXICO! We're back in the land of bountiful tacos and tequila, and it feels oh so good to say that! I really do love Mexico it seems. I've already ticked off half of the countries trophies, but I'm here for the top league and cup, as well as trying to tick the continental competitions as well which should be easier with a Mexican side.

I took over half way through the season so the Apetura (Opening) stage has finished. We finished 6th in the league stage, and then were knocked out in the Quarter-Final by Pachuca. Not where the club needs or wants to be but definitely something for me to build upon now I'm in charge.

Here's the squad I inherited.

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Squad Overview:

Goalkeepers:
Rodrigo Formento | GK | 33
Hugo | GK | 25

Defenders:
Thiago Prado | CB | 24
Felix Diaz | CB | 25
Jose Prieto | RB/LB | 20
Bernardo Zurita | CB | 25
Jose Gutierrez | CB | 20
Julian Araujo | RB/LB | 31
Alonso Aceves | LB | 32

Midfielders:
Frederico Navarro | DM | 33
Leandro Barboza | DM | 23
Patricio Tanda | CM | 31

Wingers/Attackers:
Bryan Diez | AML | 24
Oscar Luis del Real | AML | 20
Jose Pablo Castro | AMR | 24
Nestor Rodriguez | AMR | 23
Matheus Goncalves | AMR | 27
Israel Acevedo | AMC | 22
Biel | AML/AMC | 32
Jonathan David | AMR/L/C/ST | 33

Strikers:
Luciano | ST | 26
Juan Pablo Barrios | ST | 24
Eric Teran | ST | 22
Carlos Arana | ST | 18

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Liga BBVA MX | Clausura (Closing Stage)

As I mentioned above, the Apetura Stage had already been and gone, so I was taking charge of the team for the first time in the Liga MX Clausura. 17 games in this stage, and we weren't the best over the campaign. We had good stages, but we also had bad stages including a 3 game losing run at the end of the season.

We actually took charge just before the Pumas game, so the absolute hammering 7-1 victory was my first game in charge! I thought we were in for a hell of a campaign and for us to be challenging at the top of the tree, but that wasn't to be the case unfortunately. We followed that huge win up with another 2-0 victory over Queretaro.

A poor March probably laid an end to the title hopes, as we only managed one win this month. A 3-1 win over Santos Laguna with Jonathan David the cultured Canadian grabbing 2 goals. The other two games ended in defeat against title hopefuls Tigres & Toluca. Not to be this month.

If I thought March was poor, then we were in for a shocking April. I lost 3 of the 4 games and only won 3 points from the 12 on offer. A lovely 3-1 victory over Chivas. Then came the 3 match losing streak which put an end to the playoff qualification as well. As we headed into the last game we were just about qualifying for the knockouts, but the final day defeat saw us fall out of the qualification spots and into 11th.

You'll soon see, we had bigger fish to fry, and an 11th placed finish probably isn't as bad as it seems. I'll be back for this next year.

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CONCACAF Scotiabank Champions League

The Champions League was a lovely little surprise to walk into. We faced off against San Jose Earthquakes in the 2nd Round. My eyes lit up when we were drawn against an MLS side. As a Mexican side, we definitely have more quality and without the cap limit, we can strengthen easier. We dispatched them 6-2 on aggregate to make our way into the ¼ Final.

MLS side Orlando City awaited us, and once again we easily sent them packing from the competition with a 5-2 aggregate victory. 2-1 in the first leg and 3-1 in the return leg. Nothing to worry about yet, and no real challenges in difficulty. Easy as you like and into the Semi-Final.

Our first Mexican tie came against Tijuana. This was a much closer encounter, but we managed to somehow sneak through into my first continental final. An absolutely fantastic first leg ended 4-4 with a last second equaliser for ourselves. We can count ourselves lucky that we didn't lose that one. In the return leg a Goncaleves strike gave us the win and sent us on our way!

The final came around pretty quickly and WOW, I don't think I've been more nervous throughout a game. A Jonathan David missed penalty set us on our way and I thought that was the day we were in for. No luck at all. We rode our luck a bit in the first half wit a couple of chances for Tigres but nothing of too much note. A quickfire double in the second half through Goncalves & Diez gave us a 2-0 lead which turned out to be unassailable. A bit of a flukey goal for Tigres gave them a way back in but we held on and lifted my first Continental Trophy of the save!!

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Player Stats:

Goals:
1. Jonathan David (ST) | 20

2. Matheus Goncalves (AMR) | 13
3. Bryan Diez (AML) | 9

Assists:
1. Israel Acevedo (AMC) | 14

2. Frederico Navarro (DM) | 14
3. Matheus Goncalves (AMR) | 10

Average Rating:
1. Matheus Goncalves (AMR) | 7.46

2. Leandro Barboza (DM) | 7.22

3. Alonso Aceves (LB) | 7.08

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Season Stats

Liga BBVA MX (Clausura) | 11th
CONCACAF Scotiabank Champions League | Winners

GP | 17 GW | 11 GD | 1 GL | 5

GS | 42 GA | 27

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Next Update: End of 2034 Season Update

#760906 FM24 | Tongey Travels

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

12 Nov 2023 16:32:53

@Steve Robbins - Always love receiving these types of comments! Very kind words. They do say that if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. I did just that and it's seemed to pay off.

2032 | St Louis City SC | USA

With the MLS ticked off last season along with the MLS All-Star Game, all we had left to tick off realistically in the USA is the US Open Cup! This is exactly the competition that I'll be trying to win this season without having the pressure of trying to win the league once more. It would be a lovely bonus if we did though.

Once again, I had to navigate the weird off-season in the USA, which includes multiple types of drafts with the main one being the MLS Superdraft which is where you can get your hands on one of the best young players coming out of the college system. It's always a pot luck system to be honest, but I once again seem to have pulled a few gems out of the bag as for the second straight year, we were the highest graded Draft Class: A+ the grade.

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Chase Gasper | LB | 36

I won't bore you too much with this one, as we've already ticked the competition off the to do list! All I can say is that we had a ridiculous start to the season, going a massive 17 league games unbeaten. In that 17 game run, we managed 15 Wins and only 2 Draws. That's pretty darn impressive, even if we are the reigning champions of the MLS. I think it's clear we are the best side domestically, but can't quite compete on a Continental Stage just yet. Mexico dominates that stage.

Anyway, back to the league, We continued our good form which put us in a fantastic position to retain our league title when it came down to it. We did go on a little bit of a drab run of form later on in the season, where we couldn't get a win in 4 games, where we lost to FC Dallas, Charlotte FC & LA Galaxy and drew with Austin FC. What was noticeable was that we couldn't score. We had a lot of injuries at this stage, but that's no excuse. We have good depth so that shouldn't have been a problem.

We bounced back with a nice 6 game run to end the season. A fantastic 5-0 win on the final day set us up for the playoffs nicely.

Supporters Shield:

Our league form, meant that we managed to win back to back MLS Supporters Shield trophies. It wasn't exactly close either, with ourselves ending the league with 78 points. Inter Miami who finished as runners-up, could only manage 61 points. A staggering 17 point gap between ourselves. Like I said above, we are the best team in the MLS right now.

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MLS Final: Western Conference:

I won't bore you with a detailed play by play of each round, but you can see from our schedule above that we managed to WIN THE WEST! We didn't have it all our own way though, as LAFC made it difficult for us in the First Round as they managed to secure a win in the second leg to force a decider. We decided to show up in the decider and dispatched them easily from the competition.

Into the MLS Cup Final we go for a second straight year. Can the West remain on top?

MLS Cup Final:

Once again, we are crowned MLS Cup Champions! That's back to back Supporters Shield & MLS Cup's for us. The board and the fans love me! A lovely 3-0 victory in this one over a poor Philadelphia side. I was surprised to see them in the Final to be honest. Superhuman Leandro Soria the MOM, with Raines getting the other goal.

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Campeones Cup

For the 2nd time in 3 seasons, we have been crowned the Campeones Cup Champions! I think this is the league winners from Mexico against the league winners from America. I'm surprised we have won this one twice, as the Mexican sides always seem stronger. Eddie Montero scored a screamer to secure the trophy!

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Leagues Cup

It wasn't to be in the Leagues Cup, which I wasn't too surprised with to be honest. Again, the Mexican sides dominate this one. We did qualify straight to the Quarter-Final because we won the league last year.

We sent Club America packing as we have the upper hand against them seemingly. A lovely 3-1 victory with 3 different scorers. A dominating performance. It wasn't to last a we were sent unceremoniously out of the competition after a 4-1 defeat againt Tigres. I think they knocked us out last year as well. Not to be, but I'm not too disheartened. This will be one to tick off when I'm in Mexico later in the career.

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US Cup

The US Cup is the that we were looking for this year, and I'm delighted to have ticked it off the list! It never looked in doubt to be honest, as we had a pretty easy route to the trophy!

In the 4th & 5th Rounds, we had an easy win against DC United and sent Chicago Fire out convincingly after a 3-0 victory! No troubles in the early rounds, and that continued into the Quarter-Final. A 4-2 victory over USFL side San Antonio saw a brace apiece for Jackson & Montero. Montero keeping up his record of scoring in every round so far.

The Semi-Final brought our toughest match up to date, but again, we weren't troubled as a 4-2 victory followed. Joe Apples netted a beauty in this one on the way to the Final.

In the Final, we faced USFL side Sacramento who had knocked out so many MLS sides on their way to the final. They were a real feel good story in this years edition of the cup, but I wasn't going to let that distract me from winning it. A comfortable 2-0 victory on the night thanks to Montero & Soria saw us raise the trophy high into the St Louis skyline!

United States Complete!

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Player Stats:

Goals:
1. Eddie Montero (ST) | 28

2. Leandro Soria (AMR/ST) | 21
3. Gerardo Ramirez (AML) | 19

Assists:
1. Leandro Soria (AMR/ST) | 24

2. Carlos Gomez (AMR/L) | 19
3. Mark Cheston (DM) | 12

Average Rating:
1. Carlos Gomez (AMR/L) | 7.56

2. Leandro Soria (AMR/ST) | 7.42

3. Gerardo Ramirez (AML) | 7.35

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GS | 128 GA | 56

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Next Update: End of 2033 Season Update | New Team

#760395 FM24 | Tongey Travels

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

11 Nov 2023 10:17:11

2031 | St Louis City SC | USA

After seeing out the remaining half of last season with pretty much zero idea of how the MLS actually works, I've come back for another season with the mighty St Louis City and I'm going to try my best to make it work without signing an International player. For those of you that haven't remembered, for some reason one of my rules at the club is not to sign international players as I can't register them. In the MLS that is a huge disadvantage as the best players are often from other shores. A fun season awaits ahead…

Here comes the team news!
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Squad Overview:

Goalkeepers:

We knew that we were going to be force this season, due to our strengths up front. The ‘Gegenpress, 4-2-3-1’ tactic always produces goals, but isn't always the best at the back, but looking at this results view, it's worked pretty darn well this year.

March proved out to be a fantastic start to the season and exactly what we needed! We launched ourselves to the top of the tree and stayed there for the majority of the time. Solid wins against New York Red Bulls, Portland Timbers & Chicago Fire without conceding set us on our way. We then lost a tight one to Colorado Rapids before starting a new winning run of 3 games against San Jose, Orlando City & Portland Timbers.

April saw us drop a few more points than March but I'm not too worried about that. We only lost the once this month, against NYCFC but the majority of games were good wins. We scored 14 goals in 7 games which is pretty good. Wins came against Portland TImbers, DC United, New England, & CF Montreal, whereas we drew with Vancouver & Minnesota. A fantastic month.

May continued the form, and we only lost once more. This was a poor performance against Seattle. The other 5 games saw us gain maximum points and continue to score plenty of goals whilst being pretty solid at the back. A 5-0 battering of LAFC was a particular highlight. We are becoming a real force this season.

The second half of the season was here, and we continued to dominate. In June we followed our trend, and only lost one game against Sporting KC. We had a fantastic few wins against Atlanta United, Sporting KC & Toronto FC. I can't actually believe how many goals we're scoring. The strikers are on fire, and the wingers are chipping in aswell. This is all when our main striker Eddie Montero is our for the season as well.

July & August saw us collect maximum points, 12 in total and continue our assault on the top spot. We were easily top of the Western Conference, but the Supporters Shield was closer. At this stage we only needed a couple of wins to secure it, but a bad patch started. We lost 3 on the trot against Houstan, Real Salt Lake & San Jose. I don't know if the pressure was getting to the lads, but we bounced back on the last two matchdays and gianed 6 points against Cincinatti & Austin FC to round the season out.

As you can see, we absolutely dominated the Western Conference and managed to secure top spot by a whopping 12 points. We finished on 77 points from our 34 points with San Jose securing 2nd on 65. The gap between themselves and 3rd placed Sporting KC was 13 point. We were the better two team in this conference. The West not looking strong going into the playoffs.

I'll be posting the MLS Playoffs a little bit underneath here.

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MLS Supporters Shield

The MLS Supporters Shield combines both the Western & Eastern conferences together and produces one big league table. We ended up being top of the pile and have been crowned CHAMPIONS! Another trophy to be added to the list of successes. Despite our little blip in the last month we managed to claim the title by 6 points, no doubt down to our early season form!

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MLS Western Conference Finals

First Round | Houston:

A favourable match up saw us draw Houston in the first round. For some reason it's a two legged affair, but only in this round. The first leg saw us come out with a 2-0 victory thanks to Leandro Soria. He's been a game changer since his arrival mid way through the season. He didn't want us to lose this one and scored two fantastic solo goals.

The second leg was a fantastic game for the neutral. Not so much for my heart rate. A 4-4 draw with many lead changes, and a last second strike from Soria saw us go to penalties. A loss would give us a deciding game, and a win would send us through. Fortunately we didn't miss a single spot kick, and Carrera managed to pull out a good stop to send us through.

Semi-Final | Portland Timbers

Another favourable tie, this time against Portland Timber. In fact, most match ups are favourable in the West as we are such a dominant force. We came through this one pretty easily and ended up winning 5-2. Aziel Jackson showed his quality down the left netting twice, with Leandro Soria doing the same, but from the right hand side. Cultured defensive midfielder Otasowie hit a thunderbolt before the half to add to our lead. Into our first Western Conference Finals we go…

Final | FC Dallas:

Once again, we played a team that we've beaten in the season. The usual goalscorers weren't on show, but backup striker Nick Lee who has performed brilliantly in the absence of Eddie Montero got us ahead, and Gerardo Ramirez added to the lead to make it a difficult comeback for Dallas. We held on through a barrage of attacks from them, to see us lift the Western Conference title high into the sky, before heading to the MLS Cup Finals (Superbowl equivalent).

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MLS Cup | Atlanta United

The title holders of the Western Conference & the Eastern Conference met on a lovely sunny day in St Louis. Atlanta United were the visitors and they were coming in on a high after claiming the East. They were no match for us again, as we raced out to a 2-0 lead thanks to Leandro Soria & Nick Lee. It wasn't until the second half that Jacksona added a 3rd to our lead, before they hit back with 2 late goals to put the pressure on. I was a nervous wreck at this point, but Lee scored his second of the game to put it on ice. Queue the chaos from the stands. I may or may not have pulled out a knee slide down the touchline…

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Player Stats:

Goals:
1. Aziel Jackson (AML) | 18

2. Nick Lee (ST) | 17
3. Leandro Soria (AMR/ST) | 15

Assists:
1. Gerardo Ramirez (AML) | 19

2. Caleb Wiley (AML) | 12
3. Brooklyn Raines (CM) | 10

Average Rating:
1. Aziel Jackson (AML)) | 7.40

2. Gerardo Ramirez (AML) | 7.38

3. Leandro Soria (AMR/ST) | 7.37

Awards:

Comeback Player of the Year | Owen Otasowie

Most Valuable Player | Aziel Jackson

Coach of the Year | Tongey

I also managed to enter the North American Hall of Fame with the famous treble win this season.

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League Campaign | MLS

Here it is, my MLS redemption journey. You can see that we actually got some good results and were fairly consistent with picking up points. Yea we had our bad days but the good days outnumbered them. We didn't manage a win for the first two games but when we did get our first win, it came in style.

A huge 8-2 victory over Toronto FC. It was insane that pretty much everything went right, and at one point we had scored 5 goals from 5 shots. Great finishing from the lads. Anyway, we had a bad result not long after when we lost 6-2 to Chicago. Substitute Nick Lee managed to get us a win after going behind with 2 late goals against Atlanta United and a run of 4 games unbeaten was to follow.

An absolute classic against Cincinatti was a great game to be part of. A 4-4 draw which saw them equalised in the last second of the game but I can't be too disappointed. Things weren't amazing, but we were pretty good througout the campaign. The aim was to just consolidate our position in the league and see how high we could finish. How high was that I hear you ask?

We had qualified from the Western Conference for the MLS Finals, and had qualified in 4th place which meant we got to skip a round for doing so. This meant that we had qualified for the next round at my first time of asking! We were hovering around the bottom of this qualifying group for the most part this year so progress was made. A total of 52 points meant we were 1 point behind FC Dallas and only lost out to Sporting KC on goals scored. Madness.

Western Conference Finals First Round:

An absolute stinker of a first leg against San Jose saw us lose the tie 3-1 with Jeff Brierley getting our goal on the stroke of half time. We were poor but the scoreline flattered them slightly. It was more of a 2-1 kind of game, where we didn't take our chances when they came. We needed to as we didn't create much.

The Second leg ended with drama as Carlos Gomez headed home in the 95th minute to give us an important win and send us to a decider (no aggregate wins in the MLS, it's the American system over here). We played much better in this leg and just about shaded the result!

The decider was a tight contest which ended in penalty shootout heartbreak! A late Montero strike drew us level, and sent us to the dreaded penalties. They missed the first one and I thought we were on our way, but we didn't remain calm and skyed one penalty before their keeper saved the 4th. We ended up losing and that was our MLS Conference Finals journey this year.

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MLS Supporters Shield:

In the MLS there is a seperate competition called the Supporters Shield which is a combination of the Eastern & Western Conferences. It's no extra games and just takes into account the regular season games. We finished in 10th overall which isn't too bad, but we'll have to be better over the whole season to compete for this title! I'm hoping it won't take too long to topple New York Red Bulls for this title.

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Leagues Cup

Our performance in the MLS last season meant that the club had qualified for the Leagues Cup. Now I think this competition takes place between the better teams in Mexico & the MLS. We were drawn against LA Galaxy in the Quarter-Final and ended up smashing them 5-2. We were brilliant, every single man was better than our opponents. A great start to the competition that could give us confidence moving forward.

Atlanta United awaited us in the Semi-Final and once again we were brilliant. We probably didn't deserve to win 3-1, but we definitely deserved to win this tie so I'm glad we got our rewards. Atlanta are no slouches either so a great win against a fellow MLS side.

Our first Mexican opponents came in the Leagues Cup South Final, where we fell to Necaxa. We played well but they showed their quality and just took their chances. They didn't create much but neither did we. It was a game that could've gone either way but it didn't swing our way unfortunately. A great performance overall in the Leagues Cup! We'll be back for this one.

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Campeones Cup

This was a lovely little surprise when the draw came through to my inbox! I had no idea we were in the Final of the Campeones Cup when I took over. It turned our we had qualified last season and we were to face Club America in this one. A fantastic game followed where we took the lead through Brooklyn Raines before they equalised. They took the lead early in the second half, before Carlos Gomez netted a fine finish from the edge of the area to level things up. Brooklyn Raines was the match winner in the 75th minute as he powered a header home to send the St Louis fanatics into bedlam.

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Player Stats:

Goals:
1. Eddie Montero (ST) | 17

2. Carlos Gomez (AMR/L) | 11
3. Jeff Brierley (CM/AMC) | 7

Assists:
3. Jeff Brierley (CM/AMC) | 7

2. Brooklyn Raines (DM/CM) | 7
2. Carlos Gomez (AMR/L) | 7

Average Rating:
2. Carlos Gomez (AMR/L) | 7.30

2. Owen Otasowie (DM) | 7.26

3. Caleb Wiley (AML) | 7.16

Awards:

Fair Play Award | St Louis City SC

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GS | 33 GA | 14

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Next Update | End of Season Update 2031 / 2032

#758013 FM24 | Tongey Travels

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

05 Nov 2023 11:07:36

@Michael cox, thanks for taking the time to comment mate! Keeps me engaged and motivated!

@Steve Robbins, I think your prediction may come true. Considering I had only just taken over, I was delighted to at least qualify for the Knockout Rounds last year. A building block for sure.

2029/2030 | CF Atlante | Mexico

Here we are, still in Mexico in charge of the wonderful CF Atlante. I've been gorging myself on tacos 3 times a day so the weight I've put on whilst managing here is incredible. Enough about that though and on with an important piece of information. I was doing some research about the league and found out that the Mexican FA put a stop on promotions/relegations to and from the top league: Liga BBVA MX. This was after Covid so that teams didn't lose a spot after losing out on money throughout those dreadful years.

It was meant to be for 6 seasons, but I'm not sure if that is put in to the Football Manager world, so I set my eyes on winning this league, and finding a new club once it was done. No issues created, it just means adding another club to the save which isn't a major thing to me. I'll be at plenty of clubs come the end of this behemoth.

Here comes the 2029/2030 season….

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League Campaign | Liga BBVA Expansion MX (Opening Stage)

Look at that form! We didn't lose a game until the penultimate match in the Opening Stage! That's some form if I do say so myself. Things just kept getting better and better as the team I've assembled seemed to gel quickly and with the addition of new striker Estaban Lozano goals just flowed. We scored 3 or more in 8 of the 14 games which is some statement.

OUR MOTTO: WE WILL SCORE MORE THAN YOU WILL!

We secured big wins against last years winners Celaya as we beat them 5-1, and also enjoyed revenge against the team who knocked us out of the Knockout Rounds: Alebrijes. A stunning 5-2 victory saw them leave with their tails between their legs. An absolute belter of a game on the last day against Cimarrones, which ultimately saw us secure top spot thanks to a 93rd minute goal in our game, and in a game that involved the other team vying for top spot. What a game, which ended 5-4!

Our only defeat in this stage was a surprising 1-0 loss to Tapatio on the penultimate match day. We were in such good form and it did surprise me when they scored and we couldn't find the back of the net from our many, many chances. We are usually lethal in front of goal, but not on this occasion.

The league table ended up with us in top spot on 31 points, with Dorados the only team who could keep up with us on 30 points. They were leading into the final matchday, and fell to a 2-2 draw with a 93rd minute goal meaning they dropped below us when we scored our winner. An epic last few seconds of the league. It did mean we qualified straight into the Quarter-Finals once again, but could we do better?

Quarter-Final:

Easy as you like in the Quarter-Finals. We got our scoring boots back on and secured a 5-2 victory in the first leg away from home. Lozano once again the man who created the magic. This meant that we had very little to do in the return leg, but got the job done professionally! A 2-0 victory at home secured our passage into the Semi-Finals after a 7-2 aggregate win.

Semi-Final:

A Semi-Final draw against the only side to beat us in the regular league season Tapatio. We put them to the sword and avenged our demons from the league performance. A 4-1 bettering put us in a strong position as we headed back to our ground to play the second leg. A rare defeat saw them push us close. A Tim Frahm goal ultimately saw us win the tie 5-4 on aggregate, but two late goals from Tapatio saw my blood pressure rise, and my heart rate increase dramatically! This was closer than I wanted.

Final:

The fans were shown two close, close games full of action in the Final! In the first leg away from home, Aristeo Carballo found the net late on in the game to give us a slender lead going into the return leg. It was a smash and grab really and a draw would've been a fair result, but I wasn't complaining.
In the return leg we got off to an absolute flyer with a 3-0 lead within 20 minutes! That meant we were up 4-0 in the tie. 2 goals midway through the second half from Dorados saw them claw themselves back into the tie, but the job was done. I think we had stunned them early doors.

Liga BBVA Expansion MX (Opening Stage) Champions!

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League Campaign | Liga BBVA Expansion MX (Closing Stage)

After being crowned champions of the Opening Stage, we set about trying to recreate the feat in the Closing Stage. Our form continued over and we set off on a ridiculous unbeaten run that last until the penultimate game once again. We weren't quite as free scoring as previously, but we did our job professionally and kept on picking up points. In most games, it was all 3 points.

In fact, we only drew one game all season, that game being a 1-1 draw against Cancun. A slightly surprising result but you can't win them all. We did have very good wins against Altenos Tepa, Mineros & Dorados. It's always nice to beat good teams, and Dorados are just that. They pushed us close in both competitions, but we bettered them both times.

This campaign, we did lose two games (rather than just the one). They came back to back at the end of the season. Once again we lost to Tapatio in a 2-0 defeat. Not good enough, and we followed that up with a 2-1 defeat to Cimarrones. A bad way to end the season and enter the Knockout Rounds, out of form…

Quarter-Final:

In the opening stage, we cruised through the Quarter-Finals, but it was much closer this time around. A 3-2 victory against UdeG in the first leg saw us gain the advantage in a tightly contested tie. We then scraped through the return leg 1-0, meaning we were through to the Semi-Finals. This tie could've gone either way on the day, but we just about edged it.

Semi-Final:

A more comfortable tie awaited us in the Semi-Final! We were up against Celaya who actually won a stage last season so there are definitely no slouches. We eased past them in the 1st leg winning 3-1, before Esteban Lozano decided he wanted it to be all about him in the return leg. 4 goals in the 4-1 rout meant that we were through to the Final once again.

Final:

Well, we faced Dorados once again in the Final, and this time they managed to sneak a victory in the first leg. A 2-1 defeat for us saw us head into the return leg with all the work to do. A late Jose Peralta goal gave us a way back in and some confidence heading into that return fixture.

WOW. What a performance in the return leg. We absolutely blasted them away with a 6-1 victory! Esteban Lozano was on a mission and obviously didn't like not scoring in the first leg. It's all about that man once again. With that, we wrapped up the Closing Stage title as well!

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El Champions Trophy

Usually the winners from the Opening Stage go head to head with the winners from the Closing Stage in a trophy called the El Champions Trophy! It's one of the competitions I need to win, and apparently we've just done that!

In the case that the two stages are won by the same time (like we have), then the El Champions Trophy is awarded to that club without a match having to be played! Excellent news!

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Player Stats:

Goals:
1. Esteban Lozano (ST) | 42
2. Oswaldo Cruzalta (AML) | 12
3. Carlos Garza (AMC) | 12

Assists:
1. Oswaldo Cruzalta (AML) | 23

2. Jose Peralta (AMR) | 13
3. Carlos Garza (AMC) | 12

Average Rating:
1. Oswaldo Cruzalta (AML) | 7.62

2. Esteban Lozano (ST) | 7.58

3. Carlos Garza (AMC) | 7.32

Awards:

Player of the Season | Esteban Lozano (ST)

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GS | 106 GA | 47

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Next Update | End of Season Update 2030/2031 (at a new club)

#758003 Scotland Club & Country

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

05 Nov 2023 09:06:55

3rd place looks secured, and you're right, it'll probably take a miracle to get up into 2nd but don't give up!

An immense first campaign in the Europa League, and definitely a winnable tie against Young Boys. Could you go all the way? I hope so!

#758002 FM24 | Project Restoration

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

05 Nov 2023 09:04:33

Congratulations on the domestic double! Never a sure fire thing in Scotland, so to topple Celtic this early is huge! I'm sure you'll kick on and invest in the squad further.

Could still do with those youth players making a step up to really challenge your first team. Give them time…

#757777 FM24 | Tongey Travels

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

03 Nov 2023 14:47:05

@bigmattb28 - The MLS is always a struggle. You either do well, or you don't. I never have any middle ground there. I'll be back to get my revenge anyway. Canada didn't really play for me, but always funny to have a name like that! When the shoe fits eh?

@Zebramanii - Chile was a really enjoyable place to start my Career. I'll look back on it with fondness for sure. I'll definitely be going back to the MLS. I need to tick it off to complete the save one day (If I get near). For now though, it's pastures new…

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2028/2029 | CF Atlante | Mexico

Another country ticked off, so it's off to another club and country with the hopes of building something special there. This time, I've left the cold Canadian shores and I've moved to a warmer climate. Hello Mexico! I'm not sure why I never manage in Mexico when playing FM, as it sounds like it would be my favourite place to visit. Who doesn't like the sound of tequila, margaritas and a bountiful amount of tacos! I certainly wouldn't turn that down anyway.

I've taken charge of CF Atlante who play in the Liga BBVA Expansion MX. That's the second tier here in Mexico so it'll be another little build up of a club which it's time for. You can't always win it all in the first season. I'm aiming to be here for a little while. When I took over, we had already finished the ‘Opening Stage’ of the league campaign and were just about to start the ‘Closing Stage’. The two winners of those stages go head to head to try and win the El Champions Trophy. It's a strange way of operating a league, but always interesting to see how different leagues work.

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League Campaign | Liga BBVA Expansion MX (Closing Stage)

This results page screams ‘MEDIOCRITY’ to me, although we seemed to get our S**T together towards the back end of it. Luckily in this league, the top 10 qualify for the Knockout Rounds, just at different stages. That's doable for most teams in the league so we just have to be good enough, and then become unbeatable in the knockouts.

As you can see from above, we had a mixed opening month as we won 2, drew 1 and lost 2. We weren't scoring many but only having 1 clean sheet in that time frame hurt us. We needed to sure ourselves up at the back, which is wy I brought in a new goalkeeper. It didn't immediately work but we definitely looked better once Omar Rodriguez came in as the new number one. Our two wins were against good sides in Mineros & UdeG but we got our asses handed to us by Alebrijes.

February was good to us, as we brought in 6/9 points on offer. Two absolutely huge wins against Morelia & Tapatio followed a bad result against Celaya. It's nice to see us start winning games by big scorelines. We look very good going forward which is a usual sign of our tactic working well!

March was a hit and miss month for us, losing twice, but also winning twice. Both wins were 2-0 victories against Tlaxcala & Cimarrones respectively. The loss onn the opening day of the month was an absolute spectacle for the fans. We kept going behind but we kept bringing it back. We just couldn't get that equaliser one more time to secure us a valuable point.

The final month was very, very good as we secured maximum points against top side Altenos Tepa and relegation threatened Cancun. Two wildly different sides but two very good performances and results!

This meant that we had qualified for the Quarter-Finals having done well enough to skip the first round. A points total of 25 was very good, and we only finished 2 points behind the winners Venados. Close league as only 15 points separated 1st from 14th. Insanely close so any points could've moved us a few positions.

How did we do in the Knockout Competition?

Not good I'm afraid. We drew a team we hadn't beaten all season, but we had finished above in this stage. By a single point may I add. I thought we had a good chance as we were playing some good football at the time. The first leg was at home and didn't go well. We lost 4-1 which put us in a terrible situation to get anything from this tie.

We got absolutely nothing right in the return leg either and could only just manage a draw thanks to an own goal. We'll move on quickly and hopefully I can put together a team that's capable of winning the league next season?

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Player Stats:

Goals:
1. Jose Peralta (AMR) |10

2. Jonathan Ciprian (ST) | 7
3. Ronaldo Gonzalez (AMR/L/C) | 6

Assists:
1. Ronaldo Gonzalez (AMR/L/C) |6

2. Jose Peralta (AMR) | 5
3. Ulises Torres (LB) |5

Average Rating:
1. Aristeo Carballo (CM/AMC) | 7.24

2. Jose Peralta (AMR) | 7.16

3. Ulises Torres (LB) | 6.99

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Season Stats

Liga BBVA Expansion MX (Closing Stage) | 3rd
Knockout Rounds | Quarter-Final

GP | 16 GW | 8 GD | 2 GL | 6

GS | 29 GA | 27

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Next Update | End of Season Update 2029/2030

#757465 Scotland Club & Country

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

01 Nov 2023 14:03:54

Just caught up on this absolute beauty of a save! What a first season in the Premiership that was! Got yourself into Europe and kicked on as if it was nothing. Buying low and selling high is the way forward. Keep on smashing it bother!

Wonder what the stadium capacity will be…?

#756522 FM24 | Tongey Travels

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

26 Oct 2023 20:54:21

2028 | Halifax Wanderers | Canada

I think it's fair to say that my time in the USA wasn't very successful, but I hadn't damaged my reputation too much as there were plenty of suitors who were interested in me becoming their next manager. I ultimately chose to head north of the border and into Canada. Welcome to Halifax Wanderers.

I chose them for two reasons. The first being that they were a good prospect team with players who could play the positions I wanted in my tactic, and the second being that the logo is one of my favourites ever. A good enough reason eh?

It's time to bring you up to date with how the 2028 season went.

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Things started really well, as we flew off to a hot start in the league! 4 wins and a draw out of our first 5 games! That's not bad considering we were meant to finish around 5th in the league tables final standings. We beat league favourites Valour FC in a thrilling 2-1 close encounter. What was evident is that we are free scoring and the goals were being spread out amongst a lot of players. Exciting times were ahead.

We then lost our next game to Forge FC before going on a mini revival and winning 5 of the next 6 games with that one loss being against Forge FC once again. They seem to have the better of us.

June came around and we only went and had an unbeaten month with 5 of those 6 games returning maximum points. A huge win against Valour FC and a tight encounter with Forge that we ended up on the right side of for the first time showed us exactly where we were in the league! We're a bloody good team and it's showing!

Our form started to get a little patchy as we entered the crunch stages of the league. 2 wins, 2 defeats and a draw in the next five, but we bounced back quickly and ended the season unbeaten over the last 4 games. At this point we were top of the league and sitting pretty. The top 5 teams qualified for the knockouts with the top team going straight to the Semi-Finals. A great season all around so far.

Semi-Final:

We easily saw league runners-up Pacific FC off in the Semi-Final thanks to a 4-2 victory and goals from Callum Watson, Wesley Timoteo & a brace from Benjamin Sanchez. We were excellent and were in control for the whole game. I never once doubted that we would get the result! Onto the final we go…

Final:

For some reason, Pacific FC managed to get through to the Final after winning a playoff after losing to us in the first semi-final. Weird little system but I'm not complaining. We were brilliant again and once again showed why we are the best team in the league. Not quite as in control but like the semi, I never doubted it. Wesley Timoteo put us ahead from the spot in the 23rd, before Massim Ferrin headed home a second. They did get one back but they never troubled us after that.

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Canadian Championship

One of the continental competitions in North America, is the Canadian Championship. It's only continental because the Canadian teams from the MLS take part along with the Canadian Premier League sides. It's been won by one of the MLS sides every year so I don't really think there is any chance of us stopping that from happening this year.

We never even made it into the proper rounds of the competition after being knocked out by Vancouver FC. They were underperforming in the league campaign but showed they are a good team when they want to be. A thrilling second leg ended 4-4 and meant we lost 7-6 on aggregate. Not to be. An MLS team went on to win it. Shock.

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Player Stats:

Goals:
1. Wesley Timoteo (AMR/L) | 17

2. Callum Watson (AMC) | 9

3. Fidel Barajas (AMR/L) | 6

Assists:
1. Callum Watson (AMC) | 9

2. Fidel Barajas (AMR/L) | 9

3. Wesley Timoteo (AMR/L) | 8

Average Rating:
1. Wesley TImoteo (AMR/L) | 7.31

2. Callum Watson (AMC) | 7.31

3. Fidel Barajas (AMR/L) | 7.19

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Season Stats

Canadian Premier League | 1st (Winners)
Canadian Championship | 1st Qualifying Round

GP | 32 GW | 20 GD | 7 GL | 5

GS | 80 GA | 49

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Next Update | End of Season Update 2029 (at a New Club)

#756492 FM24 | Tongey Travels

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

26 Oct 2023 16:50:16

By bigmattb28 26 October 2023 - 12:13 PM UTC

I'm on board just from this graphics mate!

Always good to have you on board Matt! Big praise from someone like yourself! Will we be seeing something from yourself soon?

#756276 FM24 | Project Restoration

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

25 Oct 2023 19:32:26

Amazing start at Rangers! That PSV game gave me heart palputations! All square with the club that can't be named, time to take them down?

You're layouts and writing styles put mine to shame! Bravo fellow warrior!

#756263 FM24 | Tongey Travels

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

25 Oct 2023 18:57:01

2027 | LA Galaxy | USA

It wan't long from the moment I left the training ground at Deportes Iquique that I found myself back in management. I'd say I had around 4 months out of the game when I had a spell of three interviews back to back. I had interviews at:
- CF Montreal (USA)
- LA Galaxy (USA)
- Cienciano (Peru)

The frontrunner was always LA Galaxy and when they offered me the role of the manager, I accepted without hesitating! In hindsight, it was probably the worst move of the 3 at this stage. The salary cap confused me and I had messed that situation up in no time at all. I had to release a player because I signed one and it all went tits up.

Anyway, I won't beat around the bush too much, so let's get straight into the update.

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Squad Overview:

The squad is in a dismal state. Absolutely no balance, too many players on big wages that aren't performing. Only 2 central midfielders in the squad and only 1 full back. Absolutely abysmal squad building from the previous manager. No wonder the team is in a dire position…

Goalkeepers:

Alex Martinez | GK | 19
Kenneth Mendez | GK | 25

Defenders:

I had employed the same 4-2-3-1 Gegenpress tactic that I was using so successful at Deportes Iquique, but this time it wasn't quite as effective. To be honest, it may be because I lacked the players to play it in the middle of the park. That one may be on me, but I'll never admit that to the whole world.

Things didn't start well for me in the MLS as we lost 4 of the first 7 games I took charge in. Our only win was an absolute battering of Cincinatti. It was a result that was totally out of the blue. The defeats were mostly close games but we didn't really deserve to win any of them. We weren't good.

Our next win came against St Louis CITY but we were brought right back down to Earth quickly as we lost to them in the very next game. Crazy world football eh? We did go on a mini kind of resurgence as we got 7 points form the next 5 games which was our best run of the season. It was then that the board turned on me…

I had not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven, not even eight, but NINE! NINE meetings with the board about my performance. I pushed them back each and every time and they bought my excuses but they then tried to make me get 12 points from the next 15 available.

I told them where to go and resigned from my position. That is an unreachable amount I'm afraid and I wasn't having that. I'd rather not be sacked.

We are that far down in the table in the Supporters Shield that I couldn't get the top 3 places in this screenshot! We were 27th when I resigned from my position and not on a good run of form. Nothing to be worried about, but it was time to leave…

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Leagues Cup

They have a competition in North America where teams from the United States & Mexico take part. It's called the Leagues Cup and we actually did something in it! We managed to win both Group games including a 4-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City, and a penalty shootout win over Toluca from Mexico. This set up a ¼ final tie against MLS side DC United.

It wasn't to be, as we went down to a 1-0 defeat. We actually played well and probably should've won this one. Nevermind, as success probably wasn't on the cards in this one.

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Player Stats:

Goals:
1. Cristian Arango (ST) | 15

2. Moussa Djitte (AMR/L) | 8

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Season Stats

MLS Western Conference | 13th
MLS Supporters Shield | 27th
Leagues Cup | ¼ Final

GP | 23 GW | 5 GD | 6 GL | 12

GS | 38 GA | 46

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Next Update | End of Season Update 2028 (at a New Club)

#755936 FM24 | Project Restoration

tongey

14 years ago

2 months ago

1,101

24 Oct 2023 19:45:54

Fantastic first post mate! Really enjoyed reading that!

Nice to see the kind of save you're going to try and create in terms of identiy and transfer strategy!

Now, it's time to support the Rangers!

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