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#482325 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
Kaizer Chiefs // Season 2042/2043
South African Premier League
I only actually had 5 games left in the league campaign, and we managed to go on and win them all fairly comfortably. I've definitely hit the jackpot with Kaizer Chiefs! As you can imagine, we stayed in the first spot and managed to win the Premier League title after only 3 of the games. That's 3 in a row for Kaizer Chiefs! I also managed to win two games against some of our rivals: Orlando Pirates and Ajax CT
South African FA Cup
When I took over, we were already into the Semi-Finals of the FA Cup. All we had to do was to beat Super Sport Utd and progress into the final! We did just that with an easy 2-0 victory.
The final was against a team called Baroka who were the surprise item in the cup this season. Once again we managed to dispatch them fairly easily with another 2-0 victory and another trophy are in my hands!
African Champions Lague
Another competition, another final! I can't believe my luck in getting this job. What did the old manager do wrong eh? Anyway, we faced our old rivals Al-Ahly in the final over 2 legs. The first leg went exactly to plan as we dispatched them 2-0 away from home. In the return leg, we actually lost the game (my first loss in charge of the club) but managed to still win overall on aggregate!
ANOTHER CONTINENTAL TROPHY TO ADD TO MY COLLECTION!
Manager Update
So after the 3 quick trophy wins, I got this message through...
I mean, it only took me until 2043
Player Stats
Average Rating
1. Mohamed Amine Tritar // 7.38
2. Kamohelo Morris // 7.26
3. Goedy Motaung // 7.20
Goals
1. Kamohelo Morros // 31
2. Roger Mathebula // 18
3. Goedy Motaung // 17
Assists
1. Patrick Ndlovu // 18
2. Thato Dube // 11
3. Siyabonga Motlhatlhedi // 10
Next Post: Mid-Season Update 2043/2044
#482312 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
@DNZY, it's never nice losing the league on the last day but it is what it is! Serbia seems to be a nation on the rise in my career so I may return one day in the future.
Kazier Chiefs
Club Overview
Kaizer Chiefs are a professional team playing in the South African Premier League Soccer Table. They go by the name: Amakhosi They were founded in 1970 and are one of the most successful teams in South African history. They've won the South African Premier League on 18 separate occasions! They've also won the African Champions League once back in 2038.
[i]The average ticket price for a game is £8 and they average 20,000 season ticket holders. The clubs main rival is Orlando Pirates, but have several minor rivals in Sundowns, SuperSport UTD, Ajax CT, Jomo Cosmos and Al-Ahly
The team play their home games at the FNB Stadium which is a 100,704 capacity all-seater stadium. That's absolutely massive! The best stadium I've ever managed in!
Training Facilities: Superb
Youth Facilities: Excellent
The Squad
This is a squad with huge quality and potential! I'll be looking at promoting some youth prospects into the first team and using them whilst challenging for trophies!
Kamohelo Morris is by far the best player at the club. The pacey striker has insane strength and speed meaning he is a nightmare to mark! He should be goals goals goals![/b]
Season So Far
The season has been a total mixed bag so far for Kaizer Chiefs. In the Premier League they've been performing as they should and are comfortably top with only 5 games to go. Could this be my first trophy in Africa? The club is still in the South African FA Cup where they play SuperSport UK in the semi-final. The club finished as Runners-Up in both the South African Super 8 Cup and Be the Coach Challenge. The main competition that I want to win is the African Champions League and we have the final coming up soon. We play Al-Ahly in a 2 legged final over the next month. This could be a dream start for me.
Next Post: End of Season Update
#482152 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
FK Zemum // Season 2041/2042
TRANSFERS // IN
Goran Jovanovich // CB // £4.8m // Partizan
As you'll see a little bit later on, we came into a bit of money, so I decided to splash the cash a little on my long term transfer target. Goran is the best CB in the league so I thought I'd snap him up in order to bolster my defensive options. We were lacking there so it's a good move for us.
Superleague Preliminary Phase
The second 15 games went even better than the first 15. We achieved the following record: 11 WINS, 3 DRAWS and 1 LOSS. To lose only once in 15 games is quite ridiculous. It was the number of wins that improved for us though, going from 10 to 11. Where did that leave us at the end of the Preliminary Phase then?
[i]We absolutely smashed the Preliminary Phase and finished a massive 8 points clear of 2nd place. For some reason though, it takes an average of your points and that's what you go into the Final Phase with so our lead was cut. Rad and Partizan the main challengers for most of the season, but we pulled away with our form at the end.
SuperLeague Final Phase
[i]An opening loss set us on our way to a tough battle for the title. We actually managed to recover well from the loss and didn't lose until the final day of the season. Our form has been pretty good this season which is always a good thing. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be as our defeat on the last day meant that we fell behind Rad who came through and took it from us in the final minute. A gut-wrencher but it just wasn't to be.
Serbian Cup
WE DID IT!!! WE TICKED THE ONE WE WANTED OFF THE LIST! SERBIA IS COMPLETE!!
Champions League Group Stage
Things went downhill in the Champions League as we didn't manage another win, but it wasn't unexpected. We managed a draw with OL and a big loss against Everton on the final matchday. Gutted that we couldn't sneak right in at the last moment but it's into the Europa League we go...
EUROPA LEAGUE KNOCKOUT ROUNDS
God we've had some bad luck with the draws in Europe this season. We were drawn against the mighty Juventus. That was pretty much game over for us as I didn't expect a thing against them and that's all we got. Nothing of note to shout home about and it was a short-lived life in the Europa League.
Average Rating
1. Nenad Vukasinovic // 7.50
2. Obinna Johnson // 7.28
3. Andrija Rajkovic // 7.16
Goals
1. Obinna Johnson // 34
2. Nenad Vukasinovic // 11
3. Vuk Roganovic, Luis Alberto Corona // 10
Assists
1. Vuk Roganovic // 11
2. Andrija Rajkovic // 9
3. Nenad Vukasinovic // 8
So my time in Serbia has come to an end, I am absolutely gutted to be leaving Zemun as I've built them into a strong force in Serbian Football and they've now got a fair bit of money behind them. The only thing that was going to keep me here was the chance of winning the Europa League but I still don't think they are strong enough yet...
Next Post: A New Start...AGAIN
#482028 Berlin Calling
tongey
#482027 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
@Dan, Once again thank you for taking the time to comment, I'm glad you're still enjoying! I'm so glad I carried it on after some time away! The Serbian Cup will be mine!!!
FK Zemum // Season 2041/2042
TRANSFERS // IN
Quinton Mayekiso // CM // £325k // Jomo Cosmos
Going into the season, we desperately needed a new CM to provide some more quality in depth as we only had the 2 that could perform there all season! Quinton is a real assett to the team and has a vision and the passing ability to be a creative player in the middle.
Superleague Preliminary Phase
With the league title wrapped up last season, we set about on our defence of the title! I'd love to win it again, but I know it won't be an easy task as there are a number of quality teams in the league! We also have the added pressure of the Champions League this season which can only distract my players from the job in hand. We've done excellently throughout the first 15 games, managing: 10 WINS, 4 DRAWS and 1 LOSS. To only lose once in the first half of the season is better than we've ever done so that can only bode well. Our defeat came against a plucky Radnicki. A 95th-minute winner gave us the victory against rivals Partizan!!
We lie in 3rd position at the half-way stage. We lie only 1 point behind Radnicki and Rad but have a game in hand over the latter. We are in a good position to go on and win the title once again!
Serbian Cup
The one we really want, and the one that's been alluding me! So far, so good as we are still in the competition and have progressed easily to the Quarter Final! We comfortably dispatched OFK Beograd and Radnicki to get through to the Qtr Finals.
Champions League Group Stage
Since we won the league title last season, we entered the Champions League Group Stage as our prize. I was mortified at the draw as it pitted us in Group A alongside FC Bayern, Everton and Lyon. An insane group for us minnows of the Serbian league. So far we have notched two fantastic wins against Lyon and FC Bayern, neither of which I expected. We've also been spanked twice, once by Everton and again by FC Bayern. We've still got a fantastic chance of going through into the next round, but we need a result against Everton to be honest. A tough ask.
We lie in 3rd position but in a good position to still advance. We lie 1 point behind Everton and 3 behind FC Bayern. Crucially we are 5 points ahead of Lyon so would at least expect to drop down to the Europa League if we don't qualify.
Average Rating
1. Nenad Vukasinovic // 7.58
2. Obinna Johnson // 7.22
3. Zlatko Lazic // 7.17
Goals
1. Obinna Johnson // 12
2. Nenad Vukasinovic // 8
3. Vuk Roganovic // 5
Assists
1. Vuk Roganovic // 8
2. Luis Alberto Conro // 5
3. Nenad Vukasinovic // 4
Next Post: End of Season Update 2041/2042
#481909 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
FK Zemum // Season 2040/2041
TRANSFERS // IN
Luis Alberto Corona // ST // £325k // Atlas
We needed someone to come in behind Johnson up top, and Corona was highly recommended by my chief scout who was out in Mexico. He has a good scoring record and is only young. I may be tempted to go 2 up top if he is as good as my Scout thinks.
Bojan Motorov // LB/RB // £800k // Rad
My full-back went down injured so I desperately needed someone who could come in and cover. Turns out that Bojan is now my best full back and assists for fun. Signing out of nowhere but I'm pleased I got him.
Superleague Preliminary Phase
We played our last 15 games of the season and performed better than the first half. We were exceptional and fully deserved most of our victories. We lost heavily against Radnicki which was a shock, to be honest. I've not lost a game that heavily for a while and I let the players know I wasn't happy. The players responded and didn't lose for 12 league games. Incredible. Overall in the second half of the season, we managed: 9 WINS, 4 DRAWS and 2 LOSSES. Where did this put us at the end of the Preliminary Phase.
We finished in 2nd position but on level points with our enemy Partizan. There massively superior goal difference is what made the difference. The main thing is that we are still in the title race with 7 games to go.
Super League Final Phase
First up in the final phase was the match that could well decide our fate: Partizan. We ended up losing this game which was disappointing, however it did set us up to go on a run where we didn't lose again. We managed 4 WINS, 2 DRAWS and 1 LOSS. Unbelievable form and some lovely victories against the best 7 teams in the league.
INCREDIBLE!!! WE HAVE WON THE SERBIAN SUPER LEAGUE!!!!
The players have been magnificent all season and turned it on when it mattered!
Serbian Cup
The cup wasn't meant to be as we were knocked out by high flying Napredak in the Quarter Finals. It looks like one more season at least in Serbia.
Europa League
So we had already qualified from our Group, and we managed 1 more victory, and 1 loss in the group stage. Vit Guimaraes was too good for us on the day both times and went through in top spot whilst we qualified in 2nd.
In the Knockout Round, we were drawn against Dutch side Vitesse. I thought we stood a chance of going through but obviously, it was going to be a tough ask. The first leg knocked the stuffing out of us as we couldn't grab an important goal to keep us in the tie. A fantastic second leg performance nearly put us through but we went out 3-2 on aggregate. A valiant effort though!
Average Rating
1. Nenad Vukasinovic // 7.34
2. Obinna Johnson, Vuk Roganovic // 7.10
3. Stefan Nikolic, Andrija Rajkovic // 7.09
Goals
1. Obinna Johnson // 27
2. Vuk Roganovic, Andrija Rajkovic // 8
3. Luis Alberton Corona, Nenad Vukasinovic // 7
Assists
1. Vuk Roganovic // 9
2. Victor Garza, Nenad Vukainovic // 6
3. Zlatko Lazic, Mario Mendonca, Obinna Johnson // 5
Next Post: Mid-Seasong Update 2041/2042
#481901 Welcome To Hellgrade - A Red Star Belgrade Career
tongey
You've got a tough matchup against Leverkusen coming up! Best of luck!
#481873 Ram's On The Rise
tongey
Keep it up fella!
#481872 Started from the bottom....
tongey
#481869 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
FK Zemum // Season 2040/2041
TRANSFERS // IN
Stefan Nikolic // CB // £500k // Spartak
Stefan Nikolic has been on my radar for a little while now and I jumped at the chance to sign him when he wanted to leave Spartak. He's a commanding centre half who likes to dominate his opponent. He will slot straight into the starting 11.
Superleague Preliminary Phase
Our second season in the SuperLeague is underway and it's been so far so good. We are still in contention towards the top of the league and with a run of good form, we may be in for a title challenge come the end of the season. I thought our form would drop due to the added fixtures in the Europa League. Over the first 15 games, we notched up: 9 WINS, 3 DRAWS and 3 LOSSES. I'll take that, but it may take a couple more wins in the second half. A big loss to Partizan set us back a little but we're still in the fight.
We sit in 5th position at the halfway stage, but with games in hand on most teams above us. We can climb a few places when we are level on games if we win them. What will the second half of the season bring?
Europa League Group Stage
We were drawn in what looked like a tough group in the Europa League alongside Vit. Guimaraes (Portugal), Standard Liege (Belgium) and Hapoel Be'er-Sheva (Isreal). In all honesty, I thought we would finish either bottom or third but we've outdone ourselves and had managed to qualify already after only 4 games. Wins against Standard Liege and Hapoel Be'er-Sheva were enough to secure qualification with 2 games to spare. It also pumped some much-needed cash into the coffers.
Serbian Cup
We've played two rounds in the Serbian Cup and it's so far so good. We've managed to progress by beating Budconest D with a narrow 1-0 victory. We then went on to dispatch Cukaricki 2-1 which saw us progress to the 3rd round of the Cup. I'd love to win it this time round.
Player Stats
Average Rating
1. Vuk Roganovic // 7.49
2. Nenad Vukasinovic // 7.27
3. Stefan Nikolic // 7.20
Goals
1. Obinna Johnson // 13
2. Vuk Roganovic // 6
3. Andrija Rajkovic, Nenad Vukasinovic // 4
Assists
1. Vuk Roganovic // 6
2. Victor Garza // 5
3. Zlatko Lazic // 4
Next Post: End of Season Update 2040/2041
#480705 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
FK Zemum // Season 2039/2040
TRANSFERS // IN
Nenad Vukasinovic // AMR // £180k // Cukaricki
We were desperately in need of someone to fill in on the right wing, as my 34-year-old ST couldn't hack it there for a whole season. Nenad is young, creative and can find the back of the net. Not to mention we poached him from a rival!
Superleague Preliminary Phase
Surprisingly, our form was exactly the same in the second half of the season, as the first. 9 WINS, 4 DRAWS and 2 LOSSES. I'm really impressed with how we've coped in our first season back in the top flight. The signings we made all impressed and contributed to our success. I was particularly impressed with our win over Partizan who is a giant in this league, to be honest. To finish in 2nd place in the Preliminary Phase is pretty damn impressive.
Superleague Final Phase
You know the score by now, the top teams play each other with the chance to win the Superleague whilst the bottom teams battle it out to stay in the league. We didn't start the final phase particularly well with 2 losses against Partizan, and Red Star (The two most known teams in the league). Our form wasn't great over the 7 games, but we managed 3 WINS, 1 DRAW and 3 LOSSES. Where would that put us at the end of the campaign?
It's a 3rd place finish! Not bad if I do say so myself. With some extra additions in the Summer, I'm sure we can kick on next season and challenge for the league title. I'm impressed and optomistic.
Player Stats
Average Rating
1. Nenad Vukasinovic // 7.39
2. Obinna Johnson // 7.32
3. Vuk Roganovic // 7.16
Goals
1. Obinna Johnson // 30 - HUGE AMOUNT OF GOALS FOR US!
2. Victor Garza // 11
3. Andrija Rajikovic // 7
Assists
1. Vuk Roganovic // 14
2. Rede Babic // 7
3. Nenad Vukasinovic // 7
Next Post: Mid-Season Update 2040/2041
#480487 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
@SrWerGaming, Cheers SrWer, been dying for a bit of time to play FM again and I'm loving being back into this save.
@T_Side2, thanks for taking the time to read through this career! It's been a hell of a ride already, and there is much more to come. It was a difficult one to leave Tranmere but as you said, I didn't think I could achieve more and it's not about being loyal and sticking to one club, it's about winning everything.
FK Zemum // Season 2039/2040
TRANSFERS // IN
Obinna Johnson // ST // Free // Wikki Tourists
Obinna came from the Nigerian leagues where he was scoring for fun. He's only young at 22, and has fantastic finishing. He's pacey and strong and should slot straight in as our main striker for the upcoming season.
Zlatko Lazic // CM // £900k // Rad
Zlatko brings in some much-needed depth in the middle of the park. Our previous CM pairing both departed back to their parent clubs in the off season, so I needed to bring some new faces in. Zlatko is cool, calm and dictates play from the deep.
Dejan Subasic // CM // £57k // Proleter
Dejan is another CM brought in for depth. He was on loan with us last season and I will mainky use him in rotation. He is decent enough in the middle and can come in to rest the main two in the position.
Carlos Garcia // ST // Free // Portiminsense
Carlos was actually signed last season, and I had to wait for the end of the season for him to join as his contract ran out. Once again, he scored for fun in the Portuguese leagues so I thought he could transfer that into the Serbian leagues. He is competition to Obinna up top, and I may use them as a pair in one of my tactics.
Andrija Rajkovic // CM // Spartak // £400k
Andrija comes from Superleague rivals Spartak and is the more defensive of my CM signings. He will partner Zlatko there and his main job is to break up the attacks and start us on our way to counter
Zeljko Jovanovic // GK // £375k // FC Inter
Zelkjo was a late addition as my back up keeper went down injured late in the pre-season. Zeljko is actually going to be my number one this year, and he brings instant quality to the team where we were lacking a bit.
Superleague Preliminary Phase
Well, Well, Well, who would have thought we would have settled into life in the Superleague so quickly. I'm not going to lie, I thought the worst when we got battered at the hands of Radnicki on the opening day of the season. That loss led to a 12 match unbeaten run in the league campaign. Crazy scenes. Obinna Johnson has settled in well and is scoring freely which is a big help. Our record so far this season after 15 games is: 9 WINS, 4 DRAWS and 2 LOSSES. Our second loss was not unexpected as we came up against European stalwarts Partizan Belgrade. I can't quite believe our form, but I'm not going to question it too much. I'm just going to enjoy it while it lasts.
Sitting pretty at the halfway stage at the top of the league. With 15 games to go until the league splits in two, I hope to stick around at the top of the league and who knows what happens...
Serbian Cup
We entered the cup in the 1st qualifying round and went on a little bit of a run to get us to the 2nd round where we were knocked out by Partizan (who are quickly becoming our bogey team). We had some good performances but can't be too disappointed with going out at this stage to quality opposition.
Player Stats
Average Rating
1. Obinna Johnson // 7.45
2. Vuk Roganovic // 7.22
3. Andrija Rajkovic // 7.11
Goals
1. Obinna Johnson // 16
2. Victor Garza // 9
3. Carlos Garcia // 4
Assists
1. Vuk Roganovic // 9
2. Mario Mendonca // 4
3. Zlatko Lazic // 3
Next Post: End of Season 2039/2040
#480393 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
FK Zemum
I know, I said I wasn't going to sign anyone due to the season being nearly over and wanting to give everyone a chance. I had a huge budget of £4m available to me, so I decided to bring in reinforcements to bolster the squad.
TRANSFERS // IN
Dejan Subasic // CM // Loan // Proleter
Dejan is the kind of player that you need in the centre of the pitch. Good fitness, and good ability on the ball! Decision making is high showing he chooses to do the right thing more than often. I'll hopefully add him to the squad on a full-time basis in the summer!
Mario Mendonca // AMC // £47.5k // Tondelo
I bought Mario in from the Portuguese league to add a bit of creativity and flair that is needed in this league. He has a good goalscorer past from the AMC position and I'm hoping he will continue this over in Serbia.
Vuk Roganovic // AML // £61k // TSC
Vuk was a relatively late signing coming in only 2 days before the first match. He added competition to the left side and assists goals for fun. I can't wait to see what he can do with a run of games under his belt.
First League Preliminary Phase
As of the last update, we were in prime position to win the league as champions. The league table was ridiculously close though and it was up to us to continue the fine form and mount that title challenge. We did just that with a total of 5 WINS, 1 DRAW and 1 Loss. The loss came against fellow title challenge Zlatibor and I thought we were in trouble at that point as they overtook us in the table. Our final day victory against Graficar secured us the top spot going into the Final Phase. A good first 7 games in charge which set us up nicely for the crucial final phase where the title will be decided.
First League Final Phase
The top teams go into Group A and play each other, whilst the bottom teams go into Group B and battle it out to survive relegation. We continued in the same rich vein of form and marched onwards towards that first league title I was looking for. 4 WINS, 2 DRAWS and a final day LOSS was our record in the final group phase but was it to be enough?
WE ARE FIRST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS OF SERBIA! AN IMPRESSIVE FEAT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THE SAME IN THE SUPER LEAGUE!
Next Post: Pre-Season 2039/2040
#480232 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
After deciding to end my stint after only four games in Finland, I set about trying to find the right job in a new country. I wanted to try a new place that I've never managed in before so I set my heart on Serbia. I have well and truly landed on my feet here, and the club to choose me to take them to the next step is...
FK Zemum
Club Overview
FK Zemum are a professional team playing in the Serbian First League. They go by the name: Gornjovrosani but I'll just call them Zemum. They were founded in 1945 and have had mild success domestically. They've won the Serbian Cup on 3 separate occasions, the most recent being in 2034. They've also won the Serbian First League twice, but not for a while.
The average ticket price for a game is £4 and they average 150 season ticket holders. The club has no fierce rivals but has a number of other rivals in Beznajia, Cukaricki, Vozdovac, Rad and OFK Beograd (all local).
The team play their home games at the Gradzi Stadion which is a 10,000 capacity all-seater stadium.
Training Facilities: Good
Youth Facilities: Great
The Squad
It's a decent looking squad at first sight and I'm happy with what I've got at my disposal. Coming in at the midway point in the season (I think), I won't be making any additions until I see them all play.
Miroljub Tejici is the best player at the club. He's on loan from OFI and is only 21. The holding midfielder will be key for our success going forward./i]
SEASON SO FAR
[i]As you can see, we lie at the top of the tree which is why I've landed on my feet. It's my task to continue the challenge for the league title and I fully believe in my ability to do so. We're level on points with Zlatibor so they will provide a stern test. We're not in any of the domestic cups as. we were beaten in a previous round so it's just the league campaign to foucs on this time round.
Next Post: End of Season Update
#480213 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
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FINLAND
END OF SEASON UPDATE
With only four games left when I took over and the club lying in 3rd position we had it all to do in order to gain promotion. It would likely take 4 victories out of 4 to complete my goal here in Finland. As you can see above, it wasn't 4 victories that we got. In fact, we were no-where near. We drew against the team lying in 2nd spot Haka which ultimately meant our dream was over before it started. We really needed a victory against them to mount a challenge. A victory away at Gnistan put us back on track before we lost unexpectedly against lower ranked Ilves. A victory on the last day of the season against GrlFK secured us a 3rd place finish, but it's not what I wanted.
LEAGUE TABLE
I came here to win the league in this one season, and I failed to do that, so it's time to move on as the club aren't up to challenging again, they don't have the resources to do so I have decided to resign my post and search for another job elsewhere. Time to travel the world again.
Next Post: A New Beginning
#480203 Inter-Railer Challenge
tongey
Good luck as you start off in the Czech Republic!
#467310 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
I'm back, and I've returned with a new venture on this career. I felt my career was stagnating at Tranmere Rovers so I decided to resign with immediate effect. I did feel that I was building something special there but didn't have the time to do it. This challenge is about winning trophies and I couldn't achieve that quickly enough with Tranmere. I've got myself another job quickly enough though and I have the chance to tick off another country pretty quickly if things go to plan. I'm back in...
FINLAND
Yes, that's right, I'm back to complete Finland and conquer it once and for all. I've landed myself a job in the Finnish First Division with a team performing well in the league to date...PS Kemi is the team to hire me and I have the chance to gain promotion straight away. You'll see why when I update you on the season so far...
Club Overview
PS Kemi are a professional Finnish team playing in the Finnish First Division. They were founded in 1999 and have won 8 trophies in their history. They've won the Finnish First Divsion and the Finnish Second Division twice each in that time. I'll be looking to add a third Finnish First Division title to that list if I can.
[i]The average ticket price for a game is £11 and they average 300 season ticket holders. The club has no fierce rivals but has a number of other rivals in RoPS, TP-47 and AC Oulu (all local)
The team play their home games at the PS Kemi Stadium which has a 3,250 capacity but only has 852 seats. I love stadiums like this!
Training Facilities: Average
Youth Facilities: Basic
The Squad
We have a fairly small squad at our disposal here but I prefer it that way. We seem to have the key positions down but I may try to bring in a couple of players very quickly to add to this. We have good ability too which is always a bonus.
Teppo Turpeenniemi is the best player at the club. The striker is very pacey and can finish well. He has 8 in total this season. Not bad, not bad.
SEASON SO FAR
The league campaign has gone pretty well, to be honest. There is more green than red and orange on that fixture list which is always good. There have been some good wins against top teams. The team currently sits in 3rd position with only 7 games to go. I'll need to win most of these games to have a chance at the title but the second promotion place is up for grabs. We sit 3 points behind 2nd place HIFK and 8 points behind leaders Haka.
Next Post: End of Season Update
#463988 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
@AdamRK, Huge progression on and off the pitch, we've got the new stadium finished now which should attract more fans so that's good news. I don't fancy an international job just yet, I'm thinking I may head back to South America if I get the chance...
Anyway, the save will be back soon, just been a bit busy with work lately but updates are coming! Stay tuned!
#463115 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
@bigmattb28, Exactly, the league is the priority so I'll be concentrating on that for the remainder of the season! Cheers for commenting again bud!
2037/2038
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
We had played really well in the first half of the season and had totally dumbfounded the media and pretty much everyone in football! At the half way stage we were in the playoffs, but could we stay there? If you look at our form in the second half, it has been up and down, with more highs than lows. Once again we had some really good wins showing our strength, but then we throw that advantage away against teams we should be beating. It's quite frustrating having the form like that. We once again scored lots of goals, but conceded a fair few as well, could goal difference be the crucial factor perhaps?
Our record in the second half of the season is as follows: 11 WINS, 4 DRAWS, and 8 LOSSES! We've scored a total of 21 GOALS and conceded 35 GOALS. As you can see, our form wasn't as good as the first half but still more wins than losses.
[i]WE HAVE SNUCK INTO THE PLAYOFFS! INCREDIBLE SCENES ON THE LAST DAY. We needed to beat Crystal Palace in order to sneak in, and we did just that. We finished in 6th position and qualified as the last ones into the playoffs where we were drawn against Sunderland. An incredible season in just our 2nd season in the Championship. We're on the up!
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS
As I said above, we were drawn against Sunderland who had finished in 3rd position in the league. They finished 7 points ahead of me in the league and we shared the spoils in the league both winning one game against each other. I wasn't too confident going into the game but playoff football is unpredictable so you never know.
1st LEG (HOME)
We narrowly lost the 1st leg 3-2 which was disappointing considering we were at home and we actually played really really well. An 89th-minute winner for Sunderland put them in the commanding seat for the return leg. A killer blow for our hopes of qualifying for the final.
2nd LEG (AWAY)
The away leg was a one-sided affair and we never looked like winning the game. A disappointing way to end the season but I can't be too harsh on the lads. Did anyone really think we could get the playoffs this time around?
FA CUP
The FA Cup was more successful for us than the Carabao Cup but only by one round. We dispatched Oldham Athletic in a 4-0 thrasing and were awarded a television tie against Chelsea. They showed their quality and sent us home after beating us 3-1. Success not to be this season I'm afraid.
PLAYER STATS
GOALS
1. Nuno Ferraz - 25
2. Joseph Oliesh - 10
3. David Guy - 8
ASSISTS
1. David Guy - 11
2. Ryan Weaver - 8
3. Miguel Silva - 6
AVERAGE RATING
1. Phil Kljeisten - 7.21
2. Joseph Oliesh, Jack Goodridge - 7.05
3. David Leach - 7.02
Nuno Ferraz came second in the goalscoring ranks last season, but went one better this time around. Not bad for a 21 year old who I signed for a mere £300k. BOOM!
DO I STAY?
I've got a big decision to make this off-season. Is success on the cards here at Tranmere or do I look for greener pastures in another country. I feel that I am building something here and have some quality youth coming through but can I win the Championship next time around? Maybe? What do you guys think?
NEXT POST: Pre-Season Update
#462987 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
@HawkAussie, Thanks man, don't think I've ever gone this far in a career so it's a big deal for me. Let's get to 1000 now!
@bigmattb28, I think it's an outside chance to get a playoff spot but I'm going to try my best. I've brought so really good players in and I had the second highest league scorer in Ferraz last season so he's a real asset to have! Thanks for the continued support!
2037/2038
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
What a start to the season we've had! It's been quite incredible to watch and I'm overjoyed with how we've performed. We've improved at the back from last season and we aren't conceding as many goals. Upfront we've continued to pop them in on a regular basis so that's not a problem. We've had some miraculous wins against decent teams such as Nottingham Forest and Swansea. We have lost some stupid games where we should be winning like the matches against Southend and Sheffield United. I can't quite believe what has happened to us from last season. Even though we played well enough to stay in the league last time around, I didn't think we were quite ready enough to mount a playoff challenge but the team have proved me wrong.
Our record this season is as follows: 13 WINS, 2 DRAWS, and 8 LOSSES! We've actually won more games than the league leaders Derby County but have lost more than them too. We've scored a total of 34 GOALS and conceded 26 GOALS. I'm so impressed with us and have such optomism for the second half of the season!
We're currently sat in a playoff position, so how about we just stop the league now and be done with it
CARABAO CUP
It was one and done for us in the Carabao Cup this season, as we recevied a tough draw in the 1st round. West Ham sent us packing after beating us 2-0. A disappointed cup performance but it allows us to concentrate on the league and helps us with our fitness later on down the stretch. Positive spin eh?
PLAYER STATS
GOALS
1. Nuno Ferraz - 12
2. Joseph Oliesh - 7
3. David Guy, Miguel Silva - 4
ASSISTS
1. David Guy, Ryan Weaver - 5
2. Miguel Silva - 4
3. Brad Burrows - 3
AVERAGE RATING
1. Phil Kljeisten - 7.19
2. Joseph Oliesh - 7.15
3. Liam Game - 7.08
NEXT POST: End of Season Update
#462948 (FM19) Worldwide Journeyman
tongey
#462926 Rise Of The Eagles - Beşiktaş J.K.
tongey
First things first, get rid of that clown Karius in net. You have a quality spine of players and some good looking youngsters coming through. Yalcin looks to be a hell of a player to watch out for!
Cracking start in the Europa League! Best of luck mate!
#462913 Madiun Putra FC - New Era of Indonesian Football
tongey
#462691 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
@Dan, That's the first job complete, now it's time to see what we're really made of. Unfortunately no big job came up for grabs so I'm staying for the season. Let's see what happens!
2037/2038
TRANSFERS // IN
Phil Kjleisten // LB // Tottenham // £120k
Phil was here last season on loan from our parent club Tottenham Hotspurs and I saw he was available so I jumped at the chance to bring him in on a permanent basis. He was pretty decent last season so it was a no-brainer. I'm glad to have him here for the foreseeable future.
Ryan Weaver // AML // Sheffield Wednesday // Free
We were in desperate need of someone to come in and fill the AML role and Ryan does just that. He's come into us at the end of his contract and I'm stoked to have him here. He's got a good goalscoring ability and is pretty pacey so should be able to use that to attack down the wing.
Tim Price // CM // Wigan Athletic // £185k
Tim is another that was on loan with me for the past 2 seasons. He was one of my first signings when I took charge and has come up the leagues with me. He's proved himself as a Championship level centre midfielder and I'm happy to have him here permanently. He will play a big role this season once again.
Jesse Kunst // CB //FC Groningen // £230k
As a couple of my centre-halves went back to their parent clubs I needed to bring in some quality. Also, we weren't that good at the back last season so Jesse comes in to help solidify us. He's only a youngster at 24 and has bags of potential.
Brad Burrows // ST // Wolves // Free
I actually signed Brad at the end of last season on loan as a bit of depth up front. We only had the one striker and Brad came in to back him up. I got the chance to sign him on a free transfer and it just made sense as he did ok. Looking forward to seeing if he can make a run at the first team.
Jack Goodridge // CB // Swansea // Free
Jack is the final player we signed this pre-season. I had him on loan once again for the last two seasons and Swansea allowed him to go for free so I snapped him up. He will partner Jesse at the back and hopefully, they can strike up a partnership.
FRIENDLIES
I was given the options of choosing where to go on our pre-season tour by the board and I chose the Algarve in Portugal. We played 3 friendlies whilst out in Portugal and notched up 3 wins against Ferreiras, FC Castrense, and Quarteirense. We played pretty well and scored plenty of goals showing our attacking potential. We also grabbed a clean sheet against FC Castrense which is nice to see. We then came home and played against two big boys in Arsenal and Liverpool and lost both the games. I won't be too disappointed by these as we actually played pretty well in both.
NEXT POST: Mid-Season Update
#462679 Historic Hamburg Back to Where it Belongs
tongey
#462635 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
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2036/2037
MANAGER UPDATE
2 MANAGER UPDATES IN A ROW!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I really don't think these are as much as a hit as they should be but here we go. I've got another bit of manager news for you, and it's a historic one. I've reached 700 games in management. I've never done that many games before in my FM History so I'm really excited to see how far I can keep it going. My record in these 700 games is:
355 WINS, 167 DRAWS, and 178 LOSSES. Now if my maths is correct, that just short of a 50% win rate, which isn't too shabby considering the number of games I've managed.
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
The second half of the season has made me question whether to move on once again. I mean we did ok but our true level showed I think. We lost a lot more games this half of the season and dropped down the league a little bit. I'm debating my position but for now, I'm still in charge of Tranmere Rovers. We managed to pick up some key victories against relegation tipped teams which ensured we kept our heads above the water at most points throughout the season...but did we manage to avoid the drop and the first time relegation back to the Sky Bet League One...
In the 23 games in the second half of the season we managed 8 WINS, 2 DRAWS and 13 LOSSES. Impressive for a team tipped to be in a relegation battle.
We ended up in 18th position! We survived our debut season in the Championship which is something to be proud of I guess. I'm in the business for trophies though so I'm in a pickle here. One more season in charge maybe? Burnley stormed the league and ended up winning the competition. It wasn't as good news for Wigan Athletic, Hull City and Reading who were all relegated.
FA CUP
I LOVE the FA Cup, but success wasn't to be for us, and quite frankly I don't expect to win it with Tranmere. We did get further than I thought we would. It was a good opening victory against Forest Green as we sent them out of the competition after a 1-0 win. We got a tough draw against Stoke who are mid table in the Prem and we sent them packing too. A solid 3-2 victory was enough. It wasn't to be against another Premierleague side Southampton who defeated us 2-0 and ended our dreams of lifting the cups.
PLAYER STATS
GOALS
1. Nuno Ferraz - 19
2. Tim Price - 8
3. David Guy - 7
ASSISTS
1. Tim Price - 7
2. David Guy, Scott Guest - 6
3. Robert Rogers-Springthorpe - 5
AVERAGE RATING
1. David Leach - 6.96
2. Tim Price, Scott Guest - 6.95
3. Axel Andri Arngrimmson - 6.87
NEXT POST: Pre-Season Update
#462584 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
@AdamRK, and that award for the best joke on the forums goes to.....! Seriously though that was shocking ha! He looks to be a bit of a coup for me, hoping to bring him in on a full-time basis but I don't think Tottenham are going to allow me!
@SrWerGaming, I believe we can stay in the Championship too! I think I've brought in some quality players and hopefully, they can do the job! I'm looking to bring back the Koln save soon, I've just been too busy enjoying this save at the moment. The rivalry will return soon
2036/2037
MANAGER UPDATE
It's that time again! MANAGER UPDATE!! You've been looking forward to this right? Once again it's not as exciting as you'd like it to be. The board have offered me another contract and it was again, a no-brainer to accept. I've decided to try and keep the club progressing and hopefully one day we can get them to the Prem and win the league with them. Up the Rovers! I now earn a huge 2.4k a week
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
WOW, I thought we would be involved in a relegation battle, and so did the media. I think everyone thought we would struggle, but we've done the opposite. We look like a very good mid-table Championship team and I'm thrilled to be able to say that! We've been the surprise package gaining wins against teams we have no right in winning but then again, we've lost some games that we should be winning but I won't lie, I'm astounded by our form. We had a tricky start to the season but I change my tactic around to go a bit more attacking and it seemed to work. Our form started to turn around and we've done well to climb the table.
In the 23 games so far we've had: 9 WINS, 5 DRAWS and 9 LOSSES. Impressive for a team tipped to be in a relegation battle.
We sit in 13th position at the halfway stage. We have 32 points on the board but we need some more to totally eliminate the relegation possibility. It's so close in the league as the team occupying the last playoff spot are only 4 points ahead of us on 36 points. Crazy!
CARABAO CUP
It was a short journey for us in the Carabao Cup this time around. It started well as we comfortably beat Crewe Alexandra in the first round. We ran out 2-0 winners. We got given a tough draw against Premiership outfit Wolves and they put us to the sword in a 2-0 defeat. I'm a little disappointed we couldn't progress further but let's concentrate on the FA Cup and staying in the Championship.
PLAYER STATS
GOALS
1. Nuno Ferraz - 9
2. Tim Price, Avdyl Beqiri, Scott Guest - 4
3. Miguel Silva, David Guy, Craig Wright - 3
ASSISTS
1. Scott Guest - 5
2. Nuno Ferraz, David Guy, Time Price - 3
3. Abiodun Olaniyi, Avdyl Beqiri, Lasse Ollikainen - 2
AVERAGE RATING
1. Scott Guest - 7.04
2. Time Price, David Leach - 6.96
3. Avdyl Beqiri - 6.95
NEXT POST: End of Season Update
#462359 Pounding Pep, beating Benitez and lambasting Luis. A hall of fame journey, man that'll be good.
tongey
#462222 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
tongey
@Dan, Sheffield Wednesday dominated in that second half of the season and pulled away rapidly. We couldn't keep up with them, but I'm happy we went up! (I'm taking that as a trophy by the way haha).
@KEZ_7. yeah, I can imagine Newcastle being quite difficult to progress to the top due to the stupid ownership. Be a big challenge to take Tranmere to the top though...?
@bigmattb28, the board surely can't sack me if I lose a few games right? Newcastle is a big team and it would help my reputation but I think my mind is made up...
2036/2037
As you can see by the lovely logo above, I've made my mind up, and I'm staying at Tranmere Rovers for another season. I turned down the opportunity to interview at Newcastle United and set about trying to build a squad capable of staying in the Championship. I'm honestly not expecting much from the season and neither is the media who predicted us to finish 24th, right at the bottom of the pack. Maybe I'll try and target a cup win but even that's a long shot. Anyway, transfer time.
TRANSFERS // IN
Nuno Ferraz // ST // Penafiel // £300k
Nuno comes to us as we were in desperate need of a striker after the two main men left to head back to Tottenham Hotspurs after the loans finished. Nuno is a very pacey striker who scored a lot of goals in Portugal. I'm hoping he can be the main contributor of goals this season.
Phil Kljeisten // LB // Tottenham Hotspurs // Loan
Phil fills a massive hole for us as we had no left back on the books. He comes in on loan from Tottenham and is a quality addition to the squad. He should be able to get down the wing and grab us a few assists. Very excited about him agreeing to join us for the year.
Miguel Silva // AMC // Academica // Free
Miguel comes in to strengthen us in the middle of the park. He's an attacking player who should chip in with a few goals and plenty of assists. He has good technical skills and should improve too. Good deal on a free.
Lasse Olikainen // CM // FC Lahti // £195k
Lasse comes into us from Finland and has all the ability in the world to make him a starter at the club in the long run. He may not start at the beginning but if he trains well then who knows. He's one for the future even at 25 years old.
Scott Guest // CM // Dundee United // £2m
Scott is our big money signing and I'm thrilled to be teaming up with him again. He was with me at St Mirren after I brought him in there. He's going to be the cool, calm collected head in the middle of the park and I expect big things from him.
FIXTURES
We played a good amount of friendlies in order to gain fitness for our debut season in the Championship. It's not about the results but wins breed confidence right. We grabbed wins against Peterborough, Fleetwood and Barwell who we should be beating to be honest. We lost against Tottenham and Liverpool and a draw against Preston. Results went the expected way in everyone.
NEXT POST: Mid-Season Update
#462204 Pounding Pep, beating Benitez and lambasting Luis. A hall of fame journey, man that'll be good.
tongey