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#508751 [FM17] Climbing Jacob's Ladder (Part Deux)
tongey
#508750 Lets go on a European journey, man!
tongey
#508636 The 'Worldwide' Win It All Journeyman
tongey
After narrowly missing out on promotion to the Romanian Liga II, we had to set our target of winning the league this time around. I've decided that this will be my last season at the club if we don't manage to win the title. I can't be sitting around waiting for things to happen. I didn't have the mass desire from multiple players to leave this time around, which is always good, and I've kept most of my main weapons and have added a couple of players. (Scouting is harder this year I've found).
I've also completed my next coaching badge, and I'm now a fully qualified Continental B Licensed coach. I'm going to be asking the board to fund my next one just before the winter break once again as it worked last time. Hopefully, the board will back me once again. I've also not heard any more news about the potential new stadium, but I'm guessing they are still waiting for permission from the council.
Finances at the club have also rocketed up. I think this is down to a surge in sponsorships, as we now have over £900k in the bank, and the board have backed me with a transfer budget of over £200k. Unfortunately, I've not been able to sign anyone with this as no-one really wants to join us in the lower levels of Romanian Football.
I've managed to persuade a few unlucky souls to join the journey, and hopefully join the title-winning team. We needed a few more re-enforcements as a few of the elder-statesmen decided to move on and leave the club permanently. Andrei Ionescu, Daniel Lung & Alexandru Ciocalteu are the most notable of these to leave. I was umming and aahing whether to resign our experienced striker Claudiu Herea or not as he's getting on a bit, and I left it to the final day to decide. I brought him back on a cheaper deal and hopefully, he can chip in a few goals to repay my faith in him.
I've negotiated a new loan deal for keeper Stefan Dobre, and he's back for another year between the sticks for us. He was impeccable last season and I hope we can keep developing him and he can improve on a quality season. CB George Buliga has come in from FC Voluntari and will slot straight in at the back alongside youth academy product Dan Tomescu who has impressed in pre-season. Mihai Manole has also come in later in pre-season, on a loan deal. He's a defensive midfielder who will rotate in and out for the season.
Departure wise, I've sent a load of young players out on loan so that they can gain match experience and develop as footballers. I'm hoping they can improve and come back to us and mount a challenge for the first-team.
George Buliga // CB // Free Transfer
Mihai Manole // DM // Loan
Stefan Dobre // GK // Loan
We set out to play around the same number of friendlies as last year, as it set us up for a successful season. We started off with a few poor results, but I'll put them down to poor fitness and just getting back into the swing of things. We ended pre-season on a run of 4 wins in a row though, with a pleasing 2-0 victory against CSM Foscani to round things off nicely. Not much more to say really, but bring on the season.
Next Post: Mid-Season Update // 2021-2022 Liga III
#508613 The 'Worldwide' Win It All Journeyman
tongey
I'll start off this update with a bit of good news from a personal point of view, with the board deciding to extend my contract until the end of the 2021/2022 season. I'll continue to be paid £300 per week, with a promotion increase of 15% and also a £925 bonus if we win the Romanian Cup. I'm delighted to be staying at the club, and hopefully, I can bring silverware to them sooner, rather than later...(maybe starting with a little league title this season?)
The second bit of good news is that the board allowed me to start my next coaching qualification, so my stats should be on the up and my ability to coach a winning team improving. I asked them at a good time, as we were heading into the Winter Break, so I knew that my time away from training would be minimised. It's all in the timing.
I'll start off with rounding up our performance in the Romanian Cup, as I'm really proud of our performance in this competition. You've got to remember that we are a team in the bottom level of Romanian football, and we ended up getting to the SEMI-FINAL. Quite frankly, that is insane. We carried on our good run, as we beat out Sepsi OSK 3-1, with an absolutely dominant performance. It's amazing what a bit of confidence can do to a team. This win meant that we set up a semi-final against a top tier side Chindia Targoviste. Unfortunately, this is where our journey stopped, as we crashed out after losing both of the two legs involved. The first leg was at home and we went down 1-0 to an early goal. In the second leg, we performed slightly better stats-wise but ended up with a worse result. A 2-1 loss in the 2nd leg, meant that we lost 3-1 on aggregate. A tough ask to go all the way, but I am so proud of the lads for this run this year.
Back to the league, and we were in with a shot of winning the league if we could continue our form all the way until the end of the season. It actually took 12 league games until we lost in this second half of the season, so you would think we would be still challenging for the title. You would be right in thinking that. A win against Dacia Unirea Braila and a draw against title rivals Farul Constanta were the highlights of the second half of the season. I'd have liked to beat Farul, but couldn't argue a draw, as we were so well matched all game. I think the telling part of this half of the season, was that we didn't keep as many clean sheets and didn't score as many goals. I was nervous for the lads, as it could come down to goal difference, and I knew we weren't going to cut it there.
You can see that our form at the end of the season, was not impressive, only winning 2 of the last 6 games, which, unfortunately, is not title-winning form. Would it be enough though?
2nd PLACE FOR US. What a shame that after a wonderful season, we end up coming second in the league, and finishing 2 points behind the leaders and champions. It's a sucker-punch, but we will be back next season and I won't accept anything but the trophy coming back to us. I'm determined to win it this time! We finished 7 points ahead of 3rd placed Dacia Unirea Braila and the 4 teams going down are CS Megidia, Victoria Munteni Buzau, CSM Ramnicu Sarat & Mostistea Ulmu. A fine season for us leaves us lingering in the 3rd tier of Romanian Football for the second year in a row.
After a hard slog of a season, the players will be delighted to have a long break, before we meet again for the start of pre-season. Not all will come back, and there will be new additions but they all deserve their rest after putting in a shift for me.
There was 3 players, who played in all 37 games we played in this season which is a magnificent feat. No break for the wicked eh? Stefan Dobre, Robert Vilceanu & Florin Plamada were the ones who achieved this feat. Special mention to Stefan who played every single minute, as the other two were subbed at some point this season.
My two wingers, Robert Vilceanu & Robert Petre ended up as my top two scorers, scoring 14 & 12 respectively. Not bad for wingers eh? The worrying part of this is that my striker didn't even get into double figures. I'd love to see ergiu Arnatau make the step up next season and be my leading scorer come to the end of the season. I also have a decent looking striker coming through the development centre so he may put some pressure on him to take his role.
Next Post: Pre-Season Update / 2021/2022 Liga III
#508480 The Pride of Nottingham: A Notts County Tale
tongey
#508478 VP's Journeyman Career
tongey
#508477 The 'Worldwide' Win It All Journeyman
tongey
As we head into the Winter Break, it's time to update you all with how we are faring in the Romanian Liga III after our relegation last season. We had brought in a number of players in the transfer window and looked to set up a solid foundation to build a title challenge upon later in the season. Having never managed in Romania before, I have no idea on what the quality is like in this league, but I know are the media's favourites to win the league and go up as champions back into the Liga II. Here's hoping anyway...
A little bit of news concerning my progression as a manager too is that I have been granted permission to study for my next coaching qualification: the Continental B License, which again will help me improve my stats, and therefore let me improve my stature as a manager in turn.
We started off with a dodgy drawn against a team expected to finish near the bottom of the league (CSM Ramnicu Sarat), and I thought we were going to be in for a disappointing season once again. HOWEVER things picked up after then and we've gone on to win a total of 10 matches in the league. Our most impressive wins were against Dacia Unirea Braila who have been challenging us at the top of the table, as well as a dominant 5-2 victory against Progresul Spartac.
We've only dropped points in 4 of our 15 first leagues games, which is quite impressive (even if I do say so myself). We fell to defeat against our main rivals for the title Farul Constanta, which handed them the early advantage in the race for promotion, before going on to lose a second game in a row against a weaker CS Afumata. You'll be able to see that we have a solid defence and have kept a lot of clean sheets, 13 to be exact out of 19 games. Stefan Dobre has been outstanding.
In amongst the league games, we've been slowly progressing through the rounds of the Romanian Cup, and have been knocking out some big teams along the way. In the third round, we sent Somuz Falticeni out of the competition after a 2-0 Victory. We were rewarded with a match against Farul Constanta (our rivals) and sent them packing too, as we marched on to the 5th Round. This was our first match against higher-ranked opposition, and it took a penalty shootout to separate us. A thrilling end to a quality cup tie. In the next round, we faced Universitatea Craiova
who play their football in the Romanian First League. I thought this would be where our run ended, but we scored an injury-time winner to shock a strong potential winner. Scenes from the Metaloglobal stands.
The table is looking really good for us so far, even though we don't sit in the top spot at the moment. We are in a prime position to mount a challenge in the second half of the season. Farul Constanta occupy first place and have 36 points. We are close behind in 2nd with 33 points. Our goal-difference is less as well which it may come down to, so we will need to score more and concede less. We will also have to fight off Dacia Unirea Braila who are chasing us down in 3rd spot.
The players have all put in a shift, and it's paying off so far this season. Robert Vilceanu leads the way in his rating with a 7.08 rating, alongside Claudiu Herea but Vilceanu gets it as he's played more games. He's been absolutely outstanding on the left-wing, chipping in with both goals and assists. I knew he would turn out to be a great player, and I hope to be able to keep hold of him.
In terms of goals, our leading scorer is new signing Robert Petre, who has a total of 8 goals in 16 games for the club. Not bad for a right-winger. Robert Vilecanu closely follows him in 2nd, with 7 goals. That's 15 goals from our wingers. They each have 3 assists too, so they have been the cornerstones of our squad this season.
What makes me most happy, is that the squad's morale has increased, and most of them, if not all are all enjoying playing their football and for the club. I've promoted a few from the youth team, with Andrei Nagy being the outstanding prospect and performer so far. He's grabbed 2 goals and 4 assists in his game time off the bench so far. He's really impressed me, but has the in-form Robert Petre in-front of him in the starting line-up, unfortunately.
Next Post: End of Season Update / 2020/2021 Liga III
#508343 The 'Worldwide' Win It All Journeyman
tongey
After realising we were headed back down to the lower echelons of the Romanian Football League System, more specifically, the Romanian Liga III I knew I'd be up against it to try and keep my players with us at the club. I had no less than 7 first-team players wanting to leave, and I agreed that if someone would come in with a realistic transfer bid, then I'd let them go and pursue their dreams of playing in the higher leagues. This only happened to one player, and I'll update you on this later in the post.
I also found out that the board somehow had got some money pumped into the club, and had decided to build a new stadium for us, due to the apparent increase in demand for tickets. (even though we got relegated). Think I've found a winner of a club for ambition to be honest. You can't fault the owner, can you?
I thought that I would go into pre-season chasing a lot of players and making a lot of new signings to bolster the first-team squad, but this simply wasn't the case. I actually checked out the youth system first and promoted a few players that could play a bit-part role in the first-team, alongside one particularly good prospect who will be playing a starring role. Saying that I did make a number of signings and you can see them below. Two of the signings, Robert Petre & Sergiu Arnautu came in at the end of the season but couldn't join until the transfer window opened, and are quality players that will be key for us this season. Our final signing came in on loan, as I desperately needed a new number one. Stefan Dobre is that man, and he is by far the best goalkeeper we have and will be playing every game for us in the number one position.
Departure wise, you'll see a load of players going out on loan to different levels of clubs. I wanted my youth players to get a lot of playing time, so I made the decision to offer most of them for a loan, and they got snapped up pretty quickly which should help their development. There was one main departure though, in the form of Eduard Vraciu who has gone on to Gaz Metan Medias for a massive £45k. He wasn't going to play a big role, so I cashed in when I could, and got his wage off the list too.
Robert Petre // AMR // Free Transfer
Sergiu Arnautu // ST // Free Transfer
Stefan Dobre // GK // Loan
We had arranged 5 friendlies, against a variety of teams in the Romanian Football Leagues, and had mixed success against them. We stuck with the same tactic as the end of last year so only the new players had to get used to how we play. We had a particularly good win against Vitorul Selimbar as we marched to a 4-0 victory. We had a tough loss though against CSM Foscani and had to use that one as a fitness builder.
Next Post: Mid-Season Update // 2020-2021 Liga III
#508233 The 'Worldwide' Win It All Journeyman
tongey
Having taken over of FC Metaloglobus Burucesti, my first ever job in football management, my job was to steer the club to safety and to remain in the Romanian Liga II. The club was in a precarious position sitting in the relegation zone, without many players that had enough quality to mount a serious push towards safety. The transfer period was over, so I couldn't bring anyone in, and I was simply, just up against it.
One bit of good news that came for me, was that I completed my first coaching qualification, and I am now an official Continental C License holder. This should hopefully pay off over time, and things should start to improve. I'll be asking the board to fund my next coaching badge, which they should approve in order to help the club in the future.
Over the course of the 17 matches that I have been in charge of SO FAR, things haven't gone exactly to plan, with us only managing 3 wins in that span. Those wins came against Csikszereda, ACS Viitorul Targu Jiu & Farul Contanta. We did manage a lot of draws but didn't play very well, to be honest. I've yet to find a system that is working for us, and we went on a run of 9 games without a win at the most crucial stage of the season. You can probably guess where we finished in the league...
NO, we didn't finish rock bottom of the league, which I'm sure will surprise you all after our form. We did get relegated, however, finishing in 18th position. We ended up being 8 points adrift of safety and only 6 points off finishing bottom. We will be headed into the Liga III next season, and I'm hopeful we can bounce back up straight away.
The first thing you'll notice here is that morale is down on nearly every player. This is mostly down to the recent relegation, but also down to the fact I fell out with a key member of the squad and he has a big circle of friends apparently. I'll be looking at making it up to him, and assuring him of his place in the team so that everyone else will fall into line. I will also be looking at replacing a few of the ageing players and refreshing the squad with youth players so we have a young, dynamic team.
Claudiu Herea finished as the clubs top goalscorer this campaign, with a staggering 9 goals. HUGE I know! He was some way ahead of 2nd placed Velentin Ghenovici, Alexandru Coman & Ovidiu Herea.
I've got a big job to refresh this squad in the off-season so that we are able to challenge immediately for the league title at the first attempt.
After the 1/2 season we just had, I was expecting the worst, and so was the media. The clouds seemed to be circling in as every week a news story would pop up saying I was on my last leg, and if I lost, then I would be sacked. But, loss after loss kept coming, and I kept my job...In fact, I actually improved my standing at the club as the club offered me a contract extension, worth a massive £300 a week until June 2021.
Next Post: Pre-Season Round Up 2020/2021
#508217 Saturn Ramenskoye - The Alien Invasion
tongey
Love the name of the club and the logo is epic.
Best of luck!
#508215 VP's Journeyman Career
tongey
I'd head over to Spain, and take on the Galacticos role if I were you. I love managing in the Spanish leagues.
#508081 The 'Worldwide' Win It All Journeyman
tongey
I've finally got my first job in football management. After getting only a couple of sniffs at jobs, but nothing of note, little old FC Metaloglobys got in touch and offered me an interview. I jumped at the chance and must've impressed the powers at be, as they quickly offered me the job, and with that, I was on my way to Romania.
I don't think it's the worst place to start, but as you'll see later on in this post, we're not in the greatest position to succeed straight away, but at least I've got my foot in the door now and can get on the road to conquering the world. First stop is the Romanian Liga II. I think it's also important to know that the club has immediately granted me permission to start my first coaching qualification, so as of now, I'm studying for my Continental C License.
FC Metaloglobus Bucuresti are a professional football team from Romania, who were founded in 1956. They play their home games at Metaloglobus Stadionul which has a massive capacity of 350. The training facilities are adequate, and the youth facilities are poor, so it shows what the club is dealing with. They also have adequate youth recruitment so I don't think we will be having the next big thing coming through our ranks.
The club has 4 affiliate teams, and have arrangements with them to be able to loan players without the fee. Astra Giurgiu, Dinamo Bucuresti, FC Voluntari & FC Steaua Bucuresti. These could be crucial, as we may need to get some loan players in who have more quality than we already have.
The club is currently coming off their best ever spell, having won the Romanian Liga III in 2017, and are aiming to stick around in the Liga II for the next couple of years, before making a charge for promotion.
The squad is small but has everything it needs in order to stay in the league. It seems to have a good core spine within the squad, We could do with a good intake of youth as we have an ageing squad. Experience may be key to our chances of success though.
Ovidiu Herea is the best player on the books at the moment, but won't be sticking around for much longer as he's at the grand old age of 34. He's an attacking midfielder who has all the creativity needed to unlock a defence.
Robert Vilceanu is the best prospect in the squad, as the young 22-year-old, has 5-star potential. I'll be looking for the winger to be using his high flair to get around players and provide plenty of assists for our main striker Claudiu Herea
We are currently just over half-way through the season, and the team is performing as most people were expecting them too. They sit in the relegation zone but aren't out of the race to stay in the division just yet. There is only a 2 point gap between us and safety so I'm sure I can please the board in keeping us in the league. 17 games to go, a maximum of 51 points. I think we will need about 20 points to stay in the league, so that's my target first of all.
The team also got knocked out of the Romanian Cup, in the Fourth Round, after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of AS Daco-Getica who sit mid-table in our division.
League Table
Fixtures
Next Post: End of Season Update 2019/2020
#507996 The 'Worldwide' Win It All Journeyman
tongey
Welcome to my annual 'Journeyman Save' where I will be attempting to travel around the world with no real aim, other than trying to win every trophy possible in the base version of the game. Of course, this probably isn't possible in any realistic lifetime, but I will once again put myself through the trials and tribulations of this strenuous challenge.
Now, of course, there are a few rules to this challenge, that I will outline below. They are pretty obvious rules, but it's always better to set them out for all to see.
- The manager must start with NO COACHING QUALIFICATIONS & SUNDAY LEAGUE FOOTBALLER playing experience
- NO IN-GAME EDITOR IS ALLOWED
- I must win all competitions on the game. [being promoted via the playoffs, also counts as winning the league]
I will be using this opening post now as a record of my Career History. This is the ideal place for you all to see where I've been, and what's been going on, OR you could take the time to read through the posts and I'll be extremely grateful for this.
(105 games | 50 WINS, 33 DRAWS, 22 LOSSES.)
RESIGNED
(178 games | 103 WINS, 38 DRAWS, 37 LOSSES.)
RESIGNED
(60 games | 27 WINS, 19 DRAWS, 14 LOSSES.)
RESIGNED
(112 games | 77 WINS, 10 DRAWS, 25 LOSSES.)
RESIGNED
(32 games | 6 WINS, 10 DRAWS, 16 LOSSES.)
SACKED
(74 games | 30 WINS, 19 DRAWS, 25 LOSSES.)
SACKED
(55 games | 23 WINS, 11 DRAWS, 21 LOSSES.)
OFFERED A NEW JOB
(133 games | 74 WINS, 25 DRAWS, 34 LOSSES.)
RESIGNED
(68 games | 30 WINS, 21 DRAWS, 17 LOSSES.)
OFFERED A NEW JOB
(103 games | 61 WINS, 23 DRAWS, 19 LOSSES.)
RESIGNED
(138 games | 74 WINS, 38 DRAWS, 26 LOSSES.)
RESIGNED
(37 games | 12 WINS, 9 DRAWS, 16 LOSSES.)
FIRED
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#507895 FM20 - York City - A MinsterMen Journey
tongey
February 2023
League Two // Leyton Orient // Home
Lineup - Griffiths, Titov, Onoabhagbe, Taylor, Garret, Okansen, Morton, Watt (Kirby), Ponticelli (Alves), Molyneux, McFarlane (Thomas)
An even match kicks us off this month, and the points were rightfully shared. We did enough to win but probably didn't deserve to if that makes sense. A cracking strike from Morton equalised for us.
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League Two // Walsall // Home
Lineup - Griffiths, Johnson (Titov), Oboabhagbe, Bainbridge (Taylor), Hamalainen, Adebiyi, Kirby (Watt), Okansen, Ponticelli, Soleman, McFarlane
The big game this month came against fellow playoff hopefuls Walsall. We totally outplayed them and I'm ecstatic with how it went. McFarlane showed them what he's all about as he put in a MOM performance! Jaako Okansen, grabbed his first for the club and we just played really really well. Walsall didn't know what hit them! Happy days!
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League Two // Stevenage // Home
Lineup - Griffiths, Titov, Onoabhagbe, Taylor, Garrett, Okansen (Kirby), Morton, Watt, Ponticelli (Alves), Soleman (Molyneux), McFarlane
Our second draw of the month, and a game we didn't really do much in. It was pretty poor from both teams and a point each is the end result.
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League Two// Carlisle United // Away
Lineup - Griffiths, Titov, Onoabhagbe, Garrett, Hamalainen, Okansen, Kirby, Watt, Ponticelli, Soleman (Molyneux), McFarlane (Ali Al-Hamadi) (Morton)
Our second goalless draw in as many games. At least we are keeping clean sheets but the lack of goals is concerning. I guess getting something from the game is important so we keep the points ticking over. A nasty injury to Ali Al-Hamadi ruined the game too as he is out of for a serious amount of time now.
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League Two // Mansfield Town // Home
Lineup - Griffiths, Bainbridge, Onoabhagbe, Garrett, Taylor, Okansen, Morton (Kirby), Watt, Ponticelli (Alves), Soleman (Molyneux), McFarlane
You guessed it, another draw to end the month unbeaten which is something I guess. I can't help but feel like we need to win these games though! A cracking solo goal from Molyneux equalised for us and could well make the goal of the month shortlist.
You'd think an unbeaten month would propel us up the league, but draws don't do that I'm afraid. We've dropped to 10 points behind Cambridge who took a huge step to win the title this month. We're still in playoff contention and we just need to turn some draws into wins to keep us going. I'd hate to falter at the last hurdle with two months to go.
#507688 FM20 - York City - A MinsterMen Journey
tongey
January 2023
League Two // Macclesfield Town // Home
Lineup - Griffiths, Titov, Bainbridge, Taylor (Hamalainen), Garret, Morton, Kirby, Watt (Okansen), Ponticelli, Soleman (Molyneux), McFarlane
A good win to start the month off! Macclesfield really wasn't too much of a threat and we picked them off and comfortably won the game. Kyle McFarlane grabbed two more goals to add to his tally and is back to being my first choice striker again. An easy win.
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League Two // Exeter City // Away
Lineup - Griffiths, Johnson, Bainbridge, Taylor, Garrett, Okansen (Kirby), Morton (Adebiyi), Watt, Ponticelli, Soleman (Molyneux), McFarlane
After a convincing win last game, it was back to Earth as we could only manage a draw against Exeter. We went ahead through Jordan Ponticelli but couldn't hold on and conceded just after the break. We had a few chances to win it but couldn't take one of them, unfortunately. A point gain though.
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League Two // Port Vale // Home
Lineup - Griffiths, Titov, Bainbridge, Taylor, Hamalainen, Okansen, Kirby, Watt (Morton), Ponticelli, Soleman (Molyneux), McFarlane
A terrible terrible performance and result to boot. We were outclassed and outplayed as we succumbed to a 3-0 defeat. We shall move on quickly...
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League Two// Cambridge United // Home
Lineup - Griffiths, Titov, Bainbridge, Garrett, Hamalainen, Okansen (Kirby), Morton, Watt, Ponticelli (Alves), Soleman (Molyneux), McFarlane
Another defeat as we slip to two defeats in two at home. We are in danger of falling down the league if we continue this. We probably deserved a draw, but couldn't finish one of our clear cut chances and that was the difference. Cambridge took their chance and we didn't. Another loss.
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League Two // Plymouth Argyle // Away
Lineup - Griffiths, Johnson, Onoabhagbe, Garrett (Bainbridge), Hamalainen, Okansen, Kirby, Taylor (Morton), Ponticelli, Soleman (Molyneux), McFarlane
We're back to winning ways and we just about scraped the win. Kyle McFarlane went through one on one after beating the offside trap and side-footed it past the keeper into the back of the net. I'll take a win to get us back on track.
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League Two // Crewe Alexandra // Away
Lineup - Whitley, Titov, Oboabhagbe, Taylor, Garrett, Okansen, Adebiyi, Watt (Kirby), Ponticelli (Alves), Soleman (Molyneux), McFarlane
A frustrating game, where we weren't really in the game, but once again could've won it at the end. Crewe took their chance late on to kill us off and went on to win the game. 3 points down the drain.
League Two // Forest Green Rovers // Home
Lineup - Whitley, Johnson, Onoabhagbe, Bainbridge, Garrett (Hamalainen), Morton, Okansen, Watt (Kirby), Ponticelli, Soleman (Molyneux), McFarlane
A really pleasing performance and a great way to round out the month. FGR isn't doing well in the league so a win was expected but the performance was great. McFarlane and Molyneux grabbed the goals for us and we really deserved our win.
A mixed month of results, and I think we can be pleased with how we performed. We only really had two bad defeats but we moved on quickly and regrouped well. We sit in 4th position, still defying what everyone thought in pre-season. Automatic promotion is definitely still within our grasp as we sit 6 points behind 1st placed Cambridge United.
Kyle McFarlane
(7 games, 6 goals, 0 assists, 7.10 rating)
Kyle has become our first choice striker once again after injuries have plagued him. He's back to his best and scoring for fun. Let's hope he can continue this into the latter part of the season! Well done Kyle.
#507270 Newcastle - The Road Back To Success
tongey
The crazy life of a Newcastle fan eh! Nice to see Joelinton doing well for you!
#507269 VP's Journeyman Career
tongey
£50m is still big for a club like them though! Keep it up!
#507268 F.C. Valdelavilla (English Club in the Spanish Pyramid)
tongey
Interesting concept for this save! Looking forward to seeing how you get on!
#506945 FM20 - York City - A MinsterMen Journey
tongey
@r96Skinner, who doesn't love a dramatic cup tie eh? Can the run continue?
December 2022
League Two // Stevenage // Away
An absolute scorcher of performance to start off the month! Connor Kirby got us off to a flyer as he scored within half an hour to put us ahead. Jordan Ponticelli then converted from the spot like he usually does to put us 2-0 up. Jack Bainbridge then scored his second of the season with a flying header to put the cherry on the top and we ended up winning 3-0.
Leasing.com Trophy North 2nd Round // Rotheram United // Away
We had progressed last month into the knockout rounds of the Leasing.com Cup and were handed a tough away draw against Rotheram. We should've won and deserved to with our performance but a sucker punch goal in the last minute of injury time meant that we exited the cup at the earliest knockout stage. Kyle McFarlane had earlier drawn us level in the 56th minute.
League Two // Chesterfield// Away
A comeback win is always pleasing. We started off poorly and paid the price for it as we went behind on the stroke of half-time. I roasted them in the dressing room and they came out like they wanted to win it after all. James Morton drew us level as he tapped in from close range after he was picked out perfectly by Herson Alves. It was our time to score a last-minute winner through Herson Alves as hen rounded the keeper and passed it into an empty nett in the final minute of the game. A good comeback win.
League Two// Carlisle United // Home
Our first home game of the month and we put in a fine performance for our fans. Jordan Ponticelli fired a rocket into the top corner to put us in a deserved lead. It was Connor Kirby who fired a second in as he let rip from the edge of the area which left the keeper with no chance. We finished the game 2-0 winners.
League Two // Scunthorpe United // Home
After putting on a great display for the fans last time around, we were so poor this time around. It was a dismal match with hardly any attacking play, and it ultimately ended in a stalemate. The quicker we move on the better.
FA Cup 3rd Round // Wallsall // Home
ARGH! We exit the FA Cup thanks to a dramatic penalty shootout. It was equal and boring until the 85th minute when all the action started. Kyle McFarlane looked to have scored the match-winner when he raced through on goal and slotted it under the keeper in the 89th minute. I thought we were through, but Wallsall hit back immediately in the 91st which sent it to extra time, and then penalties. The penalty shootout was poor and the keepers were on top form saving 4 of the first 5 penalties each. It went to sudden-death and Wallsall converted whilst we missed. A cruel way to exit the cup and a matchup against a Premier League side maybe.
We're up to 2nd position after that unbeaten month in the league. We've been so so good, and maybe, just maybe we can win this league. We have a game in hand on Cambridge who currently sit top of the league. If we win that game in hand, we will be a point behind. What is going on haha!
#506914 [FM20] Earth Trip
tongey
Best of luck, I love the name of the team!
#506910 Lets go on a European journey, man!
tongey
Haaland not going to swap Belgium for Fulham?
#506765 FM20 - York City - A MinsterMen Journey
tongey
November 2022
FA Cup 1st Round // Accrington Stanley // Away
The FA Cup has kicked off this year, and we're through to the 2nd round after beating high ranked opposition Accrington Stanley (who are they?). It was a game that either team could have won, but we had a bit of luck on our side and progress nicely into the next round. Terry Taylor headed home from a corner in the 75th minute to put us ahead. A last gasp equaliser for Accrington meant that we headed to extra time. It didn't go to plan at first, as Terry Taylor got sent for an early shower for 2 yellows. A penalty 5 minutes later, was slotted home by Jamie Morton into the bottom right corner to put us through. An unexpected victory? FA Cup Magic!
Leasing.com Trophy North Group D // Grimsby Town // Away
A penalty defeat meant that we left with 0 points in our final group stage game. We went behind early, before Luke Molyneux equalised with a booming shot from distance. Grimsby went ahead in the 71st minute, but a late late goal from Elliott Watt right into the top corner from a tight angle meant that it went to penalties. It was all level before Luke Molyneux sent his high over the bar and the points went to Grimsby. We still qualify for the next round though.
League Two // Nothampton // Home
We sent Northampton Town home disappointed but we were ecstatic after claiming a win in a tight contest. Connor Kirby slammed home from the middle of the box in the 3rd minute which ultimately turned out to be the winner. It was end to end and frantic at the end but we hung on and claimed all 3 points.
League Two// Tranmere Rovers // Away
Another game in the league, and another late goal that wins it for us. Aram Soleman had a fine game as he scored two wonderful solo goals. He is amazing on the ball and can skin a defender at ease. Herson Alves slammed home from close range in the 89th minute to win us the 3 points. Happy days.
FA Cup 2nd Round // Hartlepool United // Home
We've progressed to the 3rd round of the FA Cup and could earn a game against one of the big boys once the draw is announced. Hartlepool put up a good battle, but our quality showed through and we were the better team. Jordan Ponticelli capped his MOM performance with a hattrick, which was completed via the penalty spot in the 94th minute. Jack Bainbridge opened his account for the club with a powerful header. A good performance by the boys against a lower-ranked outfit.
We've cut the gap to 4 points at the top, and also move into the automatic promotion spot whilst doing so! I'm still in denial about how well things are going but maybe I need to start believing we can do this!
#506744 VP's Journeyman Career
tongey
Things are looking really good at Notts Forest, you chose the right club to come to!!
#506731 FM20 - York City - A MinsterMen Journey
tongey
October 2022
League Two // Scunthorpe United // Away
A battling performance from 2-0 down to gain a credible point is a decent way to start the month. We went 2-0 down before Jordan Ponticelli slotted home a penalty before Kyle McFarlane cooly found the bottom corner from the edge of the area to pull us level. I didn't expect us to come back into the game but I'm happy to gain a point.
Leasing.com Trophy North Group D // Macclesfield Town // Away
3 points in the trophy, put us on top in the group after 2 games. We dominated the match from start to finish. Connor Kirby put us in the lead, before Jordan Ponticelli scored his second penalty of the month, with Emmanuel Adebiyi finished things off with a belter from range. 3-0.
Vanarma National League // Rochdale // Home
Another win keeps those points ticking over. I'm proud of how the team keeps playing and battles back from going behind. Rochdale scored in the 8th minute before Aram Soleman went on a mazy run past defender after defender before curling one into the top corner. Luke Molyneux went on to score the winner after being brought on as a substitute. A good 2-1 win.
League Two// Exeter City // Home
We continue our good run of form, with another home victory. It was a tight affair but Jordan Ponticellis superb solo strike gave us an important 3 points.
League Two // Cambridge United // Away
A hattrick from Cambridge United's Harvey Knibbs before half-time put any chance of a victory for us in the bin. We did grab a goal back in the second half through Ali Al-Hamadi but we were never really in the game. A poor performance for us.
League Two // Mansfield // Away
Superb performance after the disappointing turnout last week. We ended up demolishing Mansfield with James Morton side-footing into an open net in the 3rd minute. Kyle McFarlane grabbed two goals in quick succession to cap his fine return to form this month. Luke Molyneux also netted a brace with two similar goals as he cut in from the left and curled into the bottom corner. A very positive 5-1 away win.
League Two // Bristol Rovers // Home
A late goal for Bristol Rovers gifted them the 3 points in a very tight affair that could've gone either way. Unfortunately, it went Bristols way this time around Kyle McFarlane scored an equaliser after we had gone behind early doors. It was a real sucker punch as the ball bounced around in the penalty area from a corner and Bristol bundled it home from close range. Not an ideal way to end the month.
We're still in the playoff positions! We're also still in with a shot of the title as we sit 6 points behind Walsall. It's a close league this season and a couple of bad performances next month could see us slip to midtable. I'm pleased with where we are at the moment though.
Kyle McFarlane
(4 games, 4 goals, 1 assists, 6.98 rating)
Kyle is back from injury now and is playing some of his best football. He's come up through the ranks with me and I'm pleased to see his talent shining through in the football league. How high can he go? Who knows, but he is definitely performing well for me now.
#506301 Beating Mourinho. The real career of Tó Mãdéira
tongey
#505427 Lets go on a European journey, man!
tongey
Hell of signing in bringing in Haaland! He's a talent in the making and is already paying you back!
Terrible luck with Champions League draws and unlucky to bow out again, but won't be long until that second treble is in your hands!
Keep on trucking man!
#504389 FM20 - York City - A MinsterMen Journey
tongey
September 2022
League Two // Wycombe // Away
ARGH! A 94th-minute equaliser gifts Wycombe a draw. We had played them off the park but didn't kill them off. We actually went behind very early on, but hit back in the 2nd half through Ali Al-Hamadi, then went ahead when Jordan Ponticelli rounded the keeper and slotted home. Like I said before, Wycombe had a late equaliser and it ended in a 2-2 draw.
League Two // Colchester United // Home
Not a great start to the month with 1 draw, and now a loss. Jordan Ponticelli had put us ahead as he went on a solo run and smashed one past the keeper in the 27th minute. A 2nd half revival from Colchester saw them earn all 3 points as they win 2-1.
League Two // Barnet // Home
It was our turn to score a last-minute winner, and we fully deserved it. I would have been annoyed if we hadn't of won as we dominated. We were 2-0 in the first 10 minutes but after I had wrollocked them in the dressing room at half-time, we switched it on and pulled one back through Ali Al-Hamadi. It was 2-2 in the 86th minute when Emmanuel Adebiyi fired a rocket from distance into the bottom corner. Luke Molyneux who came on as a substitute scored the winner as he played a one-two in the box and hit it first time past the keeper who was left stranded on the line.
League Two // Macclesfield Town // Away
Nothing much to say here, apart from the fact we weren't good enough and Macclesfield deserved their win. We need to perform better if we want to finish near the play-offs.
League Two // Notts County // Home
We ended the month with a narrow 1-0 victory against Notts County. This is a massive win for us, and propels us back up the league! That man Ponticelli again fired us ahead in the 8th minute with a well-placed shot into the right corner of the net. We held firm at the back and the match ended in a 1-0 win.
We've dropped a position overall from the end of the last month, but the fact that we are still in the playoffs is pretty amazing! We're performing a lot better than I expected and better than the board expected so they are happy. 20 points from 12 games is a good haul at this stage of the game.
#504375 Newcastle - The Road Back To Success
tongey
#504374 VP's Journeyman Career
tongey
Best of luck at Colchester. Good team to go to, and a much improved last 2 months!
#503641 FM20 - York City - A MinsterMen Journey
tongey
August 2022
League Two // Port Vale // Away
Our second game in the Football League, and it ended just like the first one, with 0 points and a long journey home. We played quite well, but couldn't find any finish and they took their chance. They deserved to win, but we're playing some good stuff so I'm not disheartened. A win will come.
League Two // Crewe // Home
Finally, we have a win in the league, and it came as we played Crewe at home. Ali Al-Hamadi powered a header home after it came straight to him from a decent keeper save. I'll take that in the 8th minute though, and we finally have something to show for our hard work and good play. Crewe had a man sent off on the stroke of half-time, which helped our cause tremendously.
Carabao Cup 2nd Round // Southampton // Home
We faced Southampton in the 2nd round of the Carabao Cup, and I didn't expect to get anything, let alone a win. We took them all the way to penalties, after a boring 0-0 draw. We battled hard and defended doggedly and held firm. Penalties are always pot luck so I knew we were in with a chance. It ended up being a tense affair, as we won 7-6 with Ali Al-Hamadi stroking the winning penalty straight down the middle whilst the keeper dived to his left. Brilliant stuff from the lads.
League Two // Wallsall // Away
We've hit a bit of good form, and boy does it feel good! We went behind early on in the 10th minute, as Wallsall hit us on the break. Aram Soleman equalised just after the break with a solo run and finish. It was Ali Al-Hamadi who struck the winner, in the 69th minute with a deft finish over the keeper. 2-1 win, happy days have come at last.
League Two // Forest Green Rovers // Away
Another win in the Football League and I can't quite believe what we are doing. We went behind to a good finish, before one minute later Ali Al-Hamadi netted the equaliser. It was FGR who scored the next goal to go 2-1 up, but yet again, one minute later Jordan Ponticelli equalised for us. An own-goal put us ahead in the 59th minute before a late penalty from Jamie Morton put the cherry on top of the win.
League Two // Leyton Orient // Home
Back down to earth a little, but a very credible draw against a good Leyton Orient side. It was busy inside the first 10 minutes, as Aram Soleman equalised for us in the 9th minute after going behind in the 2nd. Ali Al-Hamadi fired a rocket past the keeper to put us ahead, but it wasn't long-lasting as Leyton Orient equalised with a superb flowing move. Points shared.
Carabo Cup 3rd Round // Brighton & Hove Albion // Home
We got absolutely spanked, and I'm not surprised as we faced another Premier League outfit. We did well to score and Herson Alves will cherish that goal forever. I can't really say much more, but I'm proud of our run to this round as we've beaten some good teams: Hull City & Southampton. That's a tricky run for a League Two side.
League Two // Bradford City // Home
Another belter of a game and we came out on the right side of the result. Jordan Ponticelli slotted home from close range in the 2nd minute, before Ali Al-Hamadi made it 2-0 with a little flick into the bottom corner. It was 2-1 soon after, before Connor Kirby smashed one in from the edge of the box to stretch our advantage to 3-1. In the 28th minute, it went mental as both teams scored and it was 4-2. Aram Soleman without goal, and a Jack Bainbridge own goal for them. It stayed 4-2 in a pretty uneventful second half and we collect all 3 points.
Lesser.com Trophy Group D // Wolves Under 23's // Away
Another game against a Premier League side (sort of). We were probably favourites for the game, but it was uneventful to say the least. Once again it went to penalties and once again we came out on top. This time Aram Soleman the hero who slotted home the winner after Wolves U23s hit the post on their final attempt. 2 points for a win on penalties in this cup.
Look at that table! We're getting a nosebleed we're that far up. I can't believe what we're doing, but my players are performing each and every week. We're in 5th, and sit on 13 points, only 2 behind top spot. Crazy!
We're 2nd in the Lesser.com Trophy Group D, but still, have plenty of games to play. We'll see what happens next.