TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

30 Oct 2017 04:59:53

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

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Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2042 to 2043 - December to March:
Into the twenty-seventh year of the save! By far the furthest I've gone in my Football Manager history despite having played FM for years and even logging more hours on some of the previous FMs. Shows how much I am enjoying this save though, I have no intentions whatsoever to stop. Loving it! Anyway, I enter my sixth year with Russian side Mordovia, currently plying our trade in the Premier Division.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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Three wins from five! Our relegation fight has taken more correct steps as we've won nine points in December and March. They take us up a place to 11th, five points clear of the relegation play-offs and ten clear of the automatic places with ten matches left. We got off to the perfect start by beating relegation rivals Kuban at the 35,200 capacity Kuban Stadium, Juan Manuel Hernández scoring; the former Atlético Madrid striker has been a good free transfer, 6 goals in 19 games; He's 35 years old and will be retiring at the end of the season.

We hosted Amkar in 2042's final encounter and the high-flying Red and Blacks won 0–1 at the Mordovia Arena, they had ten men for the final fifteen but were not affected by it. Four friendlies came in the winter break, we were victorious in them all by an aggregate of 12–1. The Premier Division returned in March 2043, we faced CSKA Moscow away from home and grabbed an excellent 1–2 win; goals coming from wingers Radu Tincu and Artur Kuzmin. A valiant effort versus title-chasing Rostov followed on 15 March, we lost 1–2 but gave them one helluva match.

Our final fixture of these two competitive months was versus mid-table and slight under-achievers Krylia Sovetov. We won 1–0 thanks to Hernández. Interestingly, after this match they sacked their manager Vyacheslav Alyapkin and I was the first man linked by the media. I'm interested, responded just that. I'm now the media favourite and their fans claim to want me. No response from Krylia yet, but I'd be willing to join them but, most likely, only from June as I don't want to leave Mordovia mid-season. On that note, my contract with Mordovia ends in June and I've rejected new talks as I'm pretty sure I am going to leave no matter what. Ideally it will be with Mordovia more than safe in the top-flight, but even if relegation does occur I'll still likely leave for a new challenge. The only way I'd stay is if we got European football which is (rightly) incredibly unlikely.

The Krylia/contract stuff can be viewed here, as well as the awards and squad statistics.

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As for the transfer window, it was very slightly a busier window than usual. Two players in, four out. I signed Mauricio Mamani (115k, CB, Real Zaragoza) and Arnar Þór Svansson (Loan, CM, Beitar Jerusalem). Mamani is now first-choice centre-back, I felt I needed a new CB to partner Evgeny Sergienko and I did just that - the Bolivian international has been good so far. Icelandic (could you tell?) midfielder Svansson was simply signed for depth, I always like signing back-up players just to be safe. As for outgoings, only two were notable. Igor Ovchinnikov (Loan, CM, Botev Plovdiv) and Evgeny Ivanov I (10k, LW, Alania). Ovchinnikov signed a season or two ago as back-up, didn't feature much and has returned to Bulgaria for a second spell with Botev. Ivanov I has been with us for a few seasons, but has fallen right down the pecking order and finally decided to leave; decent fee of 10k for a would be free agent.

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2043 - April and May (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

29 Oct 2017 23:06:38

Going very well @Jamie3, in all competitions!

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

29 Oct 2017 20:51:00

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2042 - October and November:
Coming into October and November 2042, we found ourselves second bottom with Mordovia in the Russian Premier Division with a three-match undefeated streak. Form had to continue in a good manner.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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We have moved outside the relegation places! That's despite losing our first match of October 2042 to the only team that was below us at the time, Akhmat. They shocked us at the Mordovia Arena after winning 0–1 thanks to their one-club man Oleg Korshunov. An international break and subsequent 6–0 friendly win over Khimmash Ruzayevka followed, before we won crucially won our next two Premier Division fixtures. Those wins came against (then) high-flying Tom and relegation rivals Dynamo Moscow. Juan Manuel Hernández scored to beat Tom, while midfielders Georgy Lepskiy and Evgeny Polyatskin got the goals against the Moscow outfit who received two red cards. We faced Tom again on 30 October in the Russian Cup sixth round, narrowly losing out in extra time.

We then hosted league leaders Zenit on the following Saturday and gave them a very good match-up but lost it due to Argentine forward Carlos Lescano grabbing an 87th-minute winner. Arsenal Tula, a positional rival, were our next opponents and we got a huge three points at home thanks to an unlikely source in left-back Alexandr Smertin. Another dominant friendly win followed prior to two difficult matches vs. Lokomotiv Moscow and Krasnodar, two sides in the top six. Lokomotiv harshly beat us 1–0 after Bosnian international Josip Ninic scored ten minutes from full-time, but we did achieve a very credible point away to Krasnodar; Lepskiy scoring.

This leaves us in 12th, two points clear of the relegation play-offs and five clear of the two automatic spots. We're right on course to reaching our target for the season, even if it is a little disappointing to be this low after last season's exploits of finishing 7th. Two matchdays remain before the lengthy winter break, only fifteen games are remaining. Surviving is the goal! It has been a quiet two months elsewhere with unusually no awards/records to talk about, so just the squad statistics are below.

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2042 to 2043 - December to March (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

28 Oct 2017 18:07:42

Best of luck @Jamie3!

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

28 Oct 2017 17:06:22

Brighton defeat aside, a good start!

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

28 Oct 2017 15:37:10

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2042 - August and September:
My fourth full season with Mordovia has got underway. After an outstanding season in the Premier Division in-which we finished seventh as a newly-promoted team, we play 2042–43 to see if the previous campaign was a freak or the start of something regular.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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Last season's star performance is firmly in the past as it looks like normal service has resumed. After eight fixtures, we find ourselves second bottom after losing five of our opening fixtures. The way we've played has been quite dreadful but we've managed to get much needed points towards the end of this two month period. The season started with defeat at home to Kuban, we were well on top so I decided to push for a victory but that went against us as we were caught on the break by the Krasnodar-based club. Then came a no goals draw with Amkar, a team that contacted me with regards to possibly being their new manager just days prior. The media linked me to them, then the club offered an interview. I rejected it, it's not a massive step-up which gives me no reason to turn my back on Mordovia.

Three consecutive losses followed to CSKA Moscow (2–3), Rostov (3–0) and Ufa (0–3). Horrific form, could've lost by a few more goals in all three in total honesty. A friendly win over Kazakhstan Premier League outfit Akzhayik couldn't stop the rot as we suffered defeat in September's first fixture - a 2–0 loss on the road to Krylia Sovetov. Thankfully, results significantly improved over the most recent three fixtures as we've gone unbeaten. We beat Rubin Kazan away from home thanks to a goal from Juan Manuel Hernández, a player who was released by Rubin in the summer and subsequently signed by me. Hernández got back-to-backs goals as he then scored in our Russian Cup fifth round win vs. third tier Spartak Nalchik. Finally, we tied 0–0 with Sibir to end August and September's matches.

A real mixed bag, hopefully the recent form is a sign of things to come. Let's be honest, taking out last season's exploits, this is probably where you'd expect us to be in the table - fighting relegation. Survival is the board's expectation, as it was last season. All that matters is we stay up. Only Akhmat are below us in the table on 1 October 2042, but we are only two points from the places above and three from total safety so all to play for. The Amkar job stuff can be viewed below, as well as a media item linking me with newly-promoted Dynamo Moscow; no further news on that - I don't want it. One award and squad stats also below.

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One last thing: Transfers! It has been a slightly difficult window with not many key players popping up in my opinion, I ended up signing a few for depth and a few as punts to see if they might be good enough. First in was Toni Erlic on loan from RNK Split, a back-up striker. Next in, on 1 July 2042, was the permanent free signings of Andrey Antipov (GK, Ufa) and Georgy Lepskiy (CM, Krasnodar). Two key players from last season secured for this. On 4 July, the lovechild of Januzaj and Zlatan joined as left-back Adnan Ibrahimovic signed on a temporary basis from 1860 Munich. Then came the signing of the aforementioned Hernández. Centre-backs Maycon (Loan, Cruzeiro) and Raphael Agu (Free, Rangers International) are squad depth signings. The last incoming was Romanian left-winger Radu Tincu on loan from FCSB, his arrival and subsequent starts have coincided with our upturn in form - good beginning to his Mordovia career.

A whole host of outgoings. Mostly average youth players, but a few standouts too. Ex-back-up 'keeper Vitaly Volkov has been loaned out once again, this time to second tier Tosno. Argentine centre-back Lautaro Seimandi has joined Sibir on loan, a player who signed during my first full season in the First Division and was superb - but since then, he has been awful; lost count with how many penalties he has given away in the top-flight. Yury Musin has departed the club, he signed last year for 85k from Dynamo Moscow but has since returned to them this summer for 140k. Valery Pavlov has been released, signed him a few years back for a fairly big fee as he looked like an up-and-coming full-back but he has not developed at all and has failed out on loan in three attempts. Other sizeable outs: Alexandr Sadikov (100k, Arsenal Tula). Evgeny Ivanov II (Loan, Khimki), Alexandr Petrov (900k, Rostov). Petrov is very young, looks a some kind of wonderkid report/attribute wise but I haven't seen any of the hype - couldn't turn down 900k, was only worth roughly 100k!

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2042 - October and November (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

27 Oct 2017 15:05:23

Sounds good! Second @DNZY, Pogon would be an intriguing one to start with.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

27 Oct 2017 11:44:04

Good luck @Shedender! Hoping this doesn't run into the same issues as last year's.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

27 Oct 2017 11:41:21

Best of luck @VP.!

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

26 Oct 2017 14:37:36

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2042 - April and May:
Heading into the final two months of 2041–42 with Mordovia as we aim to finish as high as possible in our first season back in the Premier Division.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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7th! Despite a rough patch of form, we have secured a seventh place finish which is more than fantastic. We were just six points off fourth place and a UEFA Europa League place, basically if we didn't lose both games against Tom (fifth bottom) we may have got European football. That's a thought. Important not to forget our place though, seventh is brilliant for a newly promoted side. We exceeded all expectations. Time will tell if this was just a freak fairytale season or just the start of something, too early to tell; hopefully the latter!

We started April three undefeated by drawing with CSKA Moscow (0–0) and beating Ufa (1–0) and Rubin Kazan (2–0) - Vadim Mamaev (1) and Vasily Sidorov (2 - becoming the club's all-time leading league scorer with 112) scoring. Three straight defeats versus Tom (3–0), Amkar (0–2) and Zenit (3–0, my 800th match in football) followed, conceded eight without scoring. All of a sudden, our opponents had figured our tactics out so a change was needed. I mixed things up for the final five fixtures and it worked well as we went on a run of: W3 D1 L1. Very good form, if not for that losing spell we may have got European football! The wins came against Akhmat (2–0), Kuban (1–0) and Spartak Moscow (0–1), the lone draw was versus Lokomotiv Moscow (0–0) while the only loss was versus Arsenal Tula (1–0).

Seventh it is. Overall, an outstanding season. If anything, we struggled in matches against our should-be rivals but had a good time of it against the Premier Division elite. We beat champions Zenit and second place Ufa at home, got back-to-back wins over reigning champions and third placers Krasnodar. Yet, we suffered defeats to the likes of Arsenal and Tom. Odd!

Records/awards and squad stats can be seen below. Lastly, in the last post I mentioned I was offered job interviews with Rubin Kazan and Rostov. I was interested and attended both, but was overlooked by Rubin and Rostov. Shame, but not looking to leave Mordovia at all - would've been a good time to move up the ladder, though.

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2042 - August and September (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

25 Oct 2017 05:14:46

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2041 to 2042 - December to March:
2042 enters and we, Mordovia, are having a simply brilliant season in Russia's top-flight. We aimed to continue it into the new year.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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Just five fixtures due to the winter and international breaks. We have kept up the superb form as we've won two, drawn two and lost one. So happy! A goalless draw with Spartak Moscow opened December 2041, that proceeded a defeat to high-flying Krylia Sovetov. Both at home. We needed a more positive result heading into the winter months and thankfully we got it against bottom of the table Ural, Evgeny Polyatskin scoring prior to a Vasily Sidorov brace. In the winter break, we won all four friendlies which included a credible win over Legia Warsaw.

The Premier Division returned in 2042 with a home match with reigning champions Krasnodar and, just like in August 2041, we managed to beat them by a single Sidorov goal. That means we've achieved a league double over the Russian champions. Totally unexpected! Next came a draw with Rostov, which meant we went undefeated against last year's runners-up! We then had two international break friendlies against big opposition in Köln and Midtjylland. We beat them both, beating the Germans on penalties and the Danes 2–0! Sidorov scored versus Midtjylland, competitively he has 12 goals in 19 apps. Incredible from the 33-year old who got 30 in 38 in last season's promotion-winning campaign. Legend!

As previously stated, all that leaves us 6th. If you had said we'd be sixth in April 2042 at the start of the season, I would have been bawling with laughter. It has been an exceptional season so far. We're six points off the European places, unlikely to get it for fifth as the current Russian Cup semi-finalists are out of the top four. However, in previous seasons I've noticed teams have been denied access due to licensing issues which means the place would drop down to the table. E.g. last season Krasnodar were denied entry so sixth place got European football (also due to Russian Cup winners allowing fifth a place). I'm not even sure if we'd be allowed a license. Who knows! Besides, that's definitely not out expectation or aim - surviving the drop is all that matters. We're currently 15pts clear of the relegation zone which is fantastic.

Some big news to share. Right at the end of March I was offered two job interviews, with Rubin Kazan and Rostov. Two sides who are below us in the top-flight table but two who are underachieving massively and should be inside the top six, they would for sure be a big step up from Mordovia. With that in mind, I attended both interviews. I'm interested in both, but I'm in no hurry to leave Mordovia. My preference would be to start from next season if I were to leave. We'll see what comes from it, no shock if I get overlooked.

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Other than that, the regular stuff of awards/records and squad stats can be viewed below.

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2042 - April and May (w/ Mordovia?)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

24 Oct 2017 23:30:57

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2041 - October and November:
Could we continue our remarkable start to the season?

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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Yes we could! We may have dropped a few places, from fourth to seventh, but we remain just two points off the guaranteed UEFA Europa League places. Not that I am expecting European football, that would be truly ridiculous. Six fixtures came during October and November 2041, we won two while drawing three and losing just once. Tom were our first opponents and we cancelled each other out in a 0–0 draw at home. Two more home fixtures followed against Zenit and Lokomotiv Moscow, a fellow promoted team, and we managed to win them both! Vasily Sidorov got the goal to beat Zenit, while we scored four to beat the third promoted side Lokomotiv 4–1; Georgy Maltsev scored two beautiful free-kicks, Georgy Lepskiy and Sidorov also got goals. Two more fairytale victories, after the Zenit win my job status was at 'untouchable'.

Back-to-back draws with Akhmat (1–1) and Arsenal Tula (0–0) followed to maintain our five match undefeated streak, however that was ended on 24 November after we lost on the road to the third promoted side Kuban. Sidorov got a double which looked to seal a point before Oleg Tikhomirov grabbed a Kuban winner. Disappointing. It has been a funny start to the season in that sense, as when we don't play so well I get annoyed. Like, even with the draws I felt we dropped points but in reality they were both great points. As this stage for us, any positive result in the Premier Division is a big plus. The goal remains to stay up, anything else is a bonus.

After fourteen fixtures, we are sitting in seventh place but are only two points off fourth with a game in hand on sixth and fifth. We are ten points clear of the relegation play-offs, while it's twelve points between us and Tom who occupy the final automatic relegation spot. Fun fact: Points-wise, we are closer to winning the league than getting automatically relegated! Crazy. No way did I expect us to be in the top eight at the halfway point.

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The records/awards from these two months are below, including our domination of October's Goal of the Month award, in-which we got all three goals from the same match vs. Lokomotiv; Maltsev with one and two which were both free-kicks and Lepskiy got third, somehow - average goal. Outrageous from Maltsev though, see his free-kick double below. Squad statistics there too.

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The takeover, after many on and off news items, happened, hasn't changed anything though.

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Maltsev dominating GOTM!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kKO7-sX_M4

Thanks for reading!

Next: 2041 to 2042 - December to March (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

24 Oct 2017 21:01:37

Very unfortunate to miss out on Europe!

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

24 Oct 2017 04:31:07

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2041 - August and September:
After clinching a second promotion with Mordovia to the Premier Division, we head into the 2041–42 campaign aiming to retain, or at least put up a good fight, our top-flight status; unlike two seasons ago.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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A truly remarkable start!! After eight fixtures, we madly sit in fourth place; ahead of reigning champions Krasnodar! Fourth! 4th! Surpassed my expectations hugely. I don't expect it to last, but man am I enjoying it! We haven't even played incredible football, but are being sensationally clinical and defending unbelievably stoutly. We opened with a defeat to Krylia Sovetov, losing 2–0 and performed pretty badly. However, since then all the performances have been good in different ways. Our home starter was against Ural, and we deservedly beat them 2–0 with goals coming from last season's thirty-goal man Vasily Sidorov and left-winger Alexey Kornilov. It took four months for our first win in 2039–40, just two games this time.

Then we faced Krasnodar, the Premier Division champions in five of the last six seasons, and snatched a 0–1 victory away from home! Sidorov scoring in the 34th-minute. Insane three points! We didn't stop there though as, on 25 August, we stupendously secured three straight wins by beating Rostov, last year's runners-up, 3–1 at the Mordovia Arena; Georgy Maltsev scored first before the hero himself, Sidorov, got a double. I truly couldn't believe what I was seeing, absolutely buzzing. The current league leaders Ufa hosted us in August's final match, they sent us packing with a 3–0 defeat; firmly back down to earth but, despite the scoreline, we didn't embarrass ourselves. Ufa have won seven of eight. 'Nuff said.

We responded by going two unbeaten after securing a point at home to CSKA Moscow, you'll never guess who scored - Sidorov, and three away to Rubin. Kornilov with a first half strike which turned out to be the winner, but the real story was our defensive display. Honestly, it was the greatest defensive performance I have ever seen on Football Manager. The whole team was tracking back, making clean tackles, literally throwing themselves into oncoming shots as well as the goalkeeper, loanee Andrey Antipov who is actually deputising for the injured Srdjan Djurovic, saving everything. Aside from the Krasnodar and Rostov wins, this was the performance of the campaign for us. We've lost back-to-back since versus Vityaz and Amkar. The Vityaz loss came in the Russian Cup with a back-up line-up so no bother there, and the Amkar defeat was understandable as they're a very solid outfit in this save.

So, as mentioned, we are 4th!! Crazy. I know it's only eight down, but considering we're relegation favourites and only expected to 'fight bravely' against the drop, this is amazing. We're only seven points away from getting to twenty points, which was our points tally for the entire season two years ago! Most importantly though, we are ten points clear of the automatic relegation spots. That's still the main aim of the season, to stay up! We've given ourselves an incredible platform, but need to make it count.

Awards, records, expectation and squad stats are below.

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Transfers! Last time in the top-flight I went out and signed a load of players to try and strengthen the squad, it didn't work. So, with that in mind, this time I decided to take it easy and only sign what was needed. Eight players joined, while a whole host of deadwood/youth left. Dmitry Lobanov (230k, CM, Sibir) joined first, he is first-choice but has had injury issues so far. Emma Okoro (79k, CM, SKA Khabarovsk) signed on the same day, back-up CM as I felt we needed more depth in midfield. Hence signing number three on 15 June, Igor Ovchinnikov (2.5k, CM, Levski Sofia). He's first and foremost a CM but is versatile.

I signed Andrey Antipov (Loan, GK, Ufa) on a temporary basis on 28 June, a very key signing after Djurovic's injury. Centre-back Vadim Mamaev joined permanently from Sibir on a free transfer following three campaigns on loan. Lassina Doumbia joined from Croatian club Osijek for 110k, back-up striker to Sidorov. Other signings: Vladislav Konoplev (Free, RB, Shakhtar Donetsk). Yury Musin (85k, CB, Dynamo Moscow). Both squad depth. As for outs, the only notable ones were: Jef Van Den Eynde and Roman Kiselev (Released) and Evgeny Shonia (57k, CB, Torpedo Moscow). Latter was used to free up cash for Musin, who is an upgrade on Shonia in my opinion.

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Lastly, there have been rumours of a takeover throughout August and September. We're currently under a transfer embargo. Yet to be seen if anything comes from it.

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2041 - October and November (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

23 Oct 2017 18:33:03

By DNZY | On 23 October 2017 - 18:27 PM BST

Bloody hell, Lokomotiv AND Spartak Moscow were both relegated to the second tier in this save. That's mad! Unlucky to be pipped at the post to the title, but congrats on the promotion!

Cheers @DNZY! Yes, CSKA and Dynamo were even in it a season or two ago! Pretty incredible!

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

23 Oct 2017 13:48:26

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2041 - May:
May has come, it includes the final five fixtures of 2040–41 as we, Mordovia, aim to return to the Premier Division at the first time of asking. We were in a nervy fight with Lokomotiv Moscow, Fakel Voronezh and Kuban with only the top two gaining automatic promotion while the others would have to settle for the tough play-off system.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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PROMOTED! We have regained our place in Russia's top-flight at the first attempt after securing a second place position! Absolutely delighted! We missed the title on Games Won, but I am not bothered at all. All I wanted was promotion, I wasn't bothered with how we done it. To get second is excellent, as the play-offs mostly always go the way of the Premier Division clubs. Year 1 with Mordovia: Promotion as Champions. Year 2: Disappointing relegation. Year 3: Promotion as runners-up. Eventful tenure with this club, but I'm very much enjoying it. Hopefully Year 2 doesn't repeat itself in Year 4, though.

We maintained our undefeated streak by not losing in May - we only lost twice between 23 September 2040 and 25 May 2041. A 1–1 draw at home to Tyumen was a disappointment, a match that basically cost us the title looking back. Tyumen are a bogey side of mine, though. Even if that point was a bad point, it would turn into a good one if we made up for it with a win versus Armavir. We did just that, easing to a 3–0 home win with Alexey Kornilov and Vasily Sidorov (x2) scoring. In the following mid-week, a huge fixture was to be played. Fakel (3rd) vs. Mordovia (2nd).

We secured a massive goalless draw in Voronezh, this kept us two points clear of Fakel going into the final two matches - a defeat there would've been highly damaging. A hosting of Luch-Energiya came on the penultimate day, a win would've secured promotion - which is exactly what happened. Andrey Bragin and Zaur Kornev came up with two outrageous long range finishes (see below) to win us the match. Bragin and Kornev, of all people! Our two more defensive midfielders scoring their first goals of the season! Promotion was secured as Fakel dropped points away to fourth place Kuban.

Going into the final day, we were level on points with Lokomotiv Moscow so the title was still available. However, there would be no title for us despite beating Shinnik late on thanks to yet another Sidorov goal. Lokomotiv narrowly beat Fakel 3–4 so won the league on Games Won. We had a better goal difference than them, lost less matches but due to the league's tie-breaker of Games Won they came out victorious. Unfortunate, but can't argue that tie-breaker; a fair one. On Sidorov: What a hero. He scored 30 goals in 38 fixtures! Breaking a league and club record. He really stood up, in a season when he needed to after the departure of Alysson.

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Sidorov's records and the other awards can be seen below. Squad statistics, too.

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Delighted to be back in the Russian Premier Division, hopefully we can stay up (or at least make a good fight of it) this time.

Those promotion clinching stunners from Bragin and Kornev!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Qfrqmq4x8

Thanks for reading!

Next: 2041 - August and September (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

23 Oct 2017 03:38:40

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2041 - January to April:
After fantastic form prior to the winter break, we were heading into the new year right in the promotion race. We were third coming into 2041, two points behind leaders Lokomotiv Moscow but, most key, four points clear of the non-play-off places. I just want promotion back to the top-flight, not fussed with how we might achieve it.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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Whew. With just five fixtures remaining, we sit top of the First Division table! It has been a rollercoaster two months of competitive action, with positions changing regularly. As of now, we lead Lokomotiv Moscow and Fakel Voronezh by two points and are in the promotion play-offs by six points. Still a lot of work to do, but I couldn't be more happy with the team. Hopefully we can complete the job.

As you can see, we have been in absolutely brilliant form after winning six, drawing two and losing just once; meaning we've only lost twice since October 2040! After good friendly results, the first proper match of 2041 was a draw with Neftekhimik, Artur Kuzmin making sure of a point for us on the road. Next came three very difficult fixtures against Spartak Nalchik, Kuban and Lokomotiv Moscow; the latter two my main rivals at that time. We went to Nalchik to play Spartak and came away with all three points thanks to Vasily Sidorov's winner just after the break. In the match-up with Kuban, we also beat them by a single goal with Georgy Maltsev popping up with his fifth goal of the campaign. Big win!

The match with Lokomotiv was incredible. We lost it 3–2 at the RZD Arena but man was it a great match. We were leaders coming into it after Lokomotiv went through a rough patch but remained second. They took the lead through Sergey Kokoev, prior to Sidorov getting us a leveller. It remained 1–1 until 79mins when Lokomotiv's Alexandr Frolov scored. I thought that was that, until Evgeny Polyatskin popped up with an unbelievable volley from outside the box on 86 minutes (see below). I was buzzing, thinking we had got a crucial point but there was a sting in the tale as we gave away a stoppage time penalty. Kokoev coolly converted to put Lokomotiv back in first place. Gut-wrenching, but proud of our effort; couldn't fault us one bit.

It was then key to respond, and we had the perfect fixture to do so; bottom of the table Alania. We expectedly made light work of them and won 0–3, Alexey Kornilov and Sidorov scored to go with an own-goal. Another friendly looking fixture followed in Lada at home, the relegation fighters performed well and made us battle for a 1–0 victory; goal from Kuzmin. We faced play-off chasing Orenburg next time out and got a good point after a 0–0. Anzhi Makhachkala hosted us for the penultimate fixture of April 2041, a tricky visit to an underachieving team. Sidorov got a brace to send us away home with a win. Anzhi did us a huge favour next time out as well as they scored a late, late equaliser at home to Lokomotiv which, coupled with our win in the Tosnensky District vs. Tosno, meant we end the month top of the tree and two points clear!

Extremely tense few months, it wont get any less tense in the final five with a massive fixture away to Fakel (3rd) on 15 May the pick of the bunch. Three out of five are home fixtures though which is encouraging as we've only lost at the Mordovia Arena once all season; a league best. A load of awards have come my players' way, deservedly. They can be seen below, as well as the squad statistics. Also, one piece of key news. I have signed a new contract with Mordovia. I'm contracted in Saransk until June 2043. Very happy here.

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That incredible, yet pointless, Evgeny Polyatskin goal!

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2041 - May (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

22 Oct 2017 20:04:54

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2040 - November and December:
The final months of 2040 with Mordovia. We lost our spark in the previous matches, it had to return or else we'd risk dropping down an extremely tight league table.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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Excellent month of football! Just six matches due to the winter break, but we have been in tremendous form after winning five of those six. Our 'worst' result of this spell was a goalless draw with Shinnik, but we more than made up for it by winning the next five; scoring fifteen goals whilst only conceding once! We faced Torpedo Moscow on 10 November and steamrolled them 4–0 via goals from Georgy Maltsev, Evgeny Ivanov I, Vasily Sidorov and Evgeny Polyatskin. Then came a 0–2 win in Astrakhan versus Volgar, before another 4–0 home win with it this time coming against Baltika; Sidorov scored all four goals, a truly incredible display of finishing from our talisman!

A visit to my ex-club Khimki followed and we whipped the floor with them on their own patch, winning 0–3; Maltsev scoring the pick of the goals against his former team. December 2040 had just one fixture, it was against impressive overachievers Vityaz. We narrowly beat them at the Mordovia Arena 2–1, that man Maltsev scoring an 84th-minute winner. That win was massive, it means we sit third in the table and are just two points off the leaders Lokomotiv Moscow; who have thrown away a seven point lead which they held in October. We are in the all important top four places by four points.

The usual awards/squad stats stuff is below. Right at the end of this run, I was offered a job interview with top-flight Arsenal Tula but I declined it. They sit in the relegation zone but are by no means down and out, only a few points from safety but I wasn't feeling it. I'm enjoying my time as Mordovia manager and, unless I'm sacked or offered a job with a safe top-flight side (likes of Ufa or Akhmat etc.) or a big club from elsewhere, have no intention of leaving the club - that may change if we fail to reach the play-offs, but for now I'm staying.

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2041 - January to April (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

22 Oct 2017 17:28:48

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2040 - September and October:
September and October 2040 bring nine fixtures in our fight to regain Russian Premier Division football with Mordovia.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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W3 D4 L2 is the story of these months. Up and down spell, we've lost a little bit of our spark but are still getting acceptable results. The first of those four draws came against Lada, loanee Georgy Lepskiy grabbing an equaliser. Then came two straight victories versus Alania and Anzhi Makhachkala, both by a score of three-nil. The win over relegation favourites Alania was expected, but the win over promotion rivals Anzhi was stunning! Vasily Sidorov scored a hat-trick versus Alania before notching a brace versus Anzhi, he has been outstanding so far this season - Alysson who?

Our second defeat of the campaign came in September's last match as we were beaten by another top-of-the-table rival Orenburg, a Vadim Mamaev own-goal condemn us to defeat at the Gazovik Stadium. A hard fought win over Tyumen followed before a defeat to Tosno. Since then, we've drawn three in a row. Two 1–1s vs. Fakel and Luch-Energiya and one 0–0 vs. Armavir. The latter was disappointing, but the other two were good points. That Luch match was a big one for Sidorov, he didn't score but his appearance meant he is now the club's all-time leading appearance holder!

We find ourselves down in sixth, which sounds disappointing but it isn't really as the league is incredibly tight after eighteen fixtures. We are only one point off second, with the gap between second and eleventh just four points - that's crazy! We do need to improve performances though. Ages left in the season, it could go either way. Lokomotiv Moscow looking very good for the title and an instant return to the top-flight.

Squad statistics and awards are below.

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2040 - November and December (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

22 Oct 2017 15:20:20

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

Dynamo Bryansk – Where Are They Now? – Ten Years Later:
Taking a look back at my shortest job in the save so far with Dynamo Bryansk. In may have been an unhappy tenure, but it did give me my first break into Russian football which has worked out pretty well.

My Record:
2030/31 - 20/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W1 | D7 | L30 | GF14 | GA87 | GD-73 | PTS10
Joined: July 2030 | Resigned: September 2030
Trophies: 0 (-)

A grand total of 73 days were spent in Bryansk with Dynamo. I joined them ahead of their third season in the second tier of Russian football in the save following promotion. I joined one game into the season, which would usually be fine but they only had seventeen first-team players with no youth or reserve players. They also had no key staff, meaning I had to build the club on and off the pitch whilst also concentrating on the league. It wasn't a good mix as, on 30 September 2030, I resigned as Dynamo Bryansk manager with the club bottom of the table after ten defeats in fourteen matches. We were dreadful, so I decided to leave and hope someone else done a better job. They didn't, they got relegated with just one victory.

Their Record Since:
2031/32 - ?/? (Second Division) | PLD? | W? | D? | L? | GF? | GA? | GD? | PTS?
2032/33 - 20/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W1 | D3 | L34 | GF16 | GA85 | GD-69 | PTS6
2033/34 - ?/? (Second Division) | PLD? | W? | D? | L? | GF? | GA? | GD? | PTS?
2034/35 - ?/? (Second Division) | PLD? | W? | D? | L? | GF? | GA? | GD? | PTS?
2035/36 - 13/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W13 | D9 | L16 | GF40 | GA47 | GD-7 | PTS48
2036/37 - 16/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W11 | D11 | L16 | GF41 | GA44 | GD-3 | PTS44
2037/38 - ?/? (Second Division) | PLD? | W? | D? | L? | GF? | GA? | GD? | PTS?
2038/39 - ?/? (Second Division) | PLD? | W? | D? | L? | GF? | GA? | GD? | PTS?
2039/40 - 20/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W1 | D9 | L28 | GF24 | GA72 | GD-48 | PTS12
Period: September 2030 to September 2040
Trophies: 0 (-)

It wasn't just me, then! They've continued to be a woeful side, it's clear they are not good enough for tier two of the pyramid. They did return at the first time of asking in the season after me, but immediately went back down in 2032/33 by finishing last and, again, only winning once. Two further seasons followed in the Second Division, before they reappeared in the First Division in 2035 and, to the surprise of many I'm sure, managed to avoid relegation by placing 13th. It was only delaying the inevitable though as, in 2037, they dropped back down to tier three. Like last time, two seasons were spent in the Second Division before again playing First Division football in the following campaign. Yet again, they failed to stay up with one win to their name.

Not much to reflect on around the league, as I've been in the league (bar the first four years after leaving Dynamo) for the majority of the time.

Screenshots:

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The next WATN? will be with the Belgium U21s in 2044 (four years away). Thanks for reading!

Next: 2040 - September and October (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

22 Oct 2017 00:51:25

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2040 - July and August:
After suffering my first relegation of the save with Mordovia in 2039–40, I kickstart the following campaign as we aim to return to the top-flight at the first time of asking.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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It has been an enjoyable return to second tier football. At the end of last season, the board called a meeting to discuss my future. They didn't sack me but asked I got seven points from the opening five games of this season. As you can see, we smashed that points request. We won back-to-back fixtures to open the campaign against Torpedo Moscow and Volgar, scoring late winners in both. We were 2–1 down to Torpedo before Vasily Sidorov and Alexey Kornilov turned it around. Versus Volgar, we were losing before Jan Vitek and Sidorov got goals. Strong spirit from the lads. July 2040 ended with a draw against Baltika, overall a disappointing result but they had started the season well.

August got going with three straight victories. Away to Vityaz, thanks to yet another late goal; Sidorov again. Then at home to Khimki (3–0) and Neftekhimik (2–0), five goals with five different goalscorers. The next four fixtures were the last of these two months, we didn't win one of them. They were to tricky opponents, though. Spartak Nalchik earned a draw at the Mordovia Arena, a decent high mid-table team. At this point, we were sitting second and one point off leaders Lokomotiv Moscow. We faced the recently relegated Lokomotiv on 22 August and got a good 1–1 tie. On the note of Moscow football. Spartak and Dynamo got promoted last season, CSKA stayed up but the aforementioned Lokomotiv got relegated. Eventful footballing city!

The most recent two were both losses. 2–0 to Kuban, very tough away that versus a side who should be in the Premier Division. After that, we hilariously lost 2–5 in the Russian Cup fourth round to Shinnik. I rested my first line-up, but it wouldn't have mattered who I played. One of those games you get in Football Manager, they were 1–5 ahead after 36 minutes with the goals being the only highlights of the first half. Go figure. At least it came in the cup. Back to the league, we are positioned in third place; level on points with surprise package Vityaz and four off star leaders Lokomotiv.

Few other news notes. The board expectation is to reach the promotion play-offs. That Russian Cup debacle was my 100th game in charge of Mordovia. Our scouting range has been extended to worldwide. We were involved in three awards. The end of season awards and squad statistics are below, too.

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Two other big things. The transfer window has come and gone, it was a busy one. That came in the midst of me almost leaving Mordovia to join Dynamo Moscow. I was linked by the media, their fans wanted me and they even offered me an interview but latterly decided to hire someone else - as has happened in past times with other clubs. I was more than happy to stay with Mordovia anyway.

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As for transfers. Four players joined with eighteen departing. Alexandr Smertin came in first, a left-back on a free from Kuban; I managed him at Khimki between 2034 and 2037. Georgy Lepskiy joined on loan from top-flight champions Krasnodar a day later, he is a CAM; back-up. As were the other two: Alexandr Sadikov (Free, Orenburg, FW) | Stanislav Irkhin (Loan, Rostov, CM). Despite numerous outgoings, I didn't really feel the need for too many signings; happy with my squad. I mentioned in the last post about my worries about the wage rule discrepancy between tier one and tier two, but it turns out nothing changes; the players keep their original contracts even though they basically fail the league rules.

Numerous departures, a load of notable ones. I had to cut the squad's foreigner limit to just five, I thought that would be difficult but after last season's shocker it wasn't hard to separate the wanted from the unwanted. Sergiy Shevchuk joined SKA Khabarovsk (130k), as did Jonas Mikkola (195k) and Sergey Chebotarev (35k). SKA were promoted last season and raided us, which helped as they took my deadwood; three players who joined for nothing a year previous. Other big names to go: Dmitry Kozlov and Dmitry Buznikin retired, Alexandr Lis was released while Pape Sambou (Zagłębie Lubin) and Vladimir Mironov (Spartak Moscow) were sold for a combined 870k. Sambou was unwanted, but Mironov was my number one goalkeeper but wanted to go; I let him leave as young Serbian 'keeper Srdjan Djurovic, signed last year, is just as good.

The huge transfer out was Alysson. The 25 year old Brazilian striker I signed on a free in 2038 left to join newly promoted French Ligue 1 club Havre. He scored 24 in 62 apps, sold for 1.6m - superb free signing. I didn't want him to go, but he has wanted to leave for a while. Fair enough, he was been attracting high interest for ages; Ligue 1 clubs, La Liga clubs, other top European teams and even West Bromwich Albion of the English Premier League. Havre were the only side to offer me what I wanted so they got their man. I'll be following his career with interest. A few notable loan outs: Valery Pavlov (Torpedo Moscow), Vitaly Volkov* (Volgar), Alexandr Zaitsev (Sokol) and Evgeny Ivanov II (Sibir). *Volkov has since been recalled following Mironov's transfer out.

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That's that! Thanks for reading!

Next: Dynamo Bryansk – Where Are They Now? (ten years on)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

21 Oct 2017 12:54:59

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2040 - April and May:
The 2039–40 season comes to a close, was the inevitable confirmed?

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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Relegation. The ending was expected, but the way it happened wasn't quite what I was expecting. We officially got the drop on 12 May 2040 following a 5–0 thumping at the hands of Sibir, but that was an unfortunate way to go as we were actually in good form previously. Up until relegation was secured, we only lost once in six fixtures. That's easily our best form of the season, so it hurt a bit when we got battered by Sibir. Despite said form, the great escape was never really on as other sides around us got similar results. The gap between us and the play-off points remained at ten points, but we took our points tally from nine to twenty which is good all things considered - we added some respectability to it. First part of the season killed us.

As for the matches themselves. We got an incredible victory over title-chasing Zenit, Alexey Kornilov with a free-kick winner; just like vs. Rostov in November 2039. Then came a point away to Ural, before another three points came our way as we visited Anzhi Makhachkala and won via an Alysson goal; he also got us the point versus Ural. We extended our undefeated run from three to four on 25 April by drawing with Krylia Sovetov, goalless but pleasing. That streak ended with defeat in Bashkortostan against Ufa. I thought that would've set a return to our terrible form, but it didn't as we responded with a win over CSKA Moscow; Kornilov and Alysson scoring. Then came the relegation clincher vs. Sibir, before rounding off the campaign with losses versus Akhmat and Rostov.

So we finished bottom, back down to the First Division we go. That's going to be interesting on and off the field. On it, can we regain promotion. Off it, will I even still be manager and how will the contract situation work itself out. About the latter: In the First Division, you can only give a few players more than £825 p/w whereas in the top-flight there is no limit. Therefore, we have basically all of the squad on contracts which aren't suited for the second tier. I don't believe many of them have relegation wage drop clauses so I assume I'll have to renegotiate with them which could be tricky.

My board confidence is at 'very insecure'. Which, albeit understandable, is strange considering not once all season was it at anything lower than 'stable'. Even when relegation was confirmed, it was at 'stable'. Yet now it's 'very insecure'? No board meeting yet, so I assume I'll be in charge next season; at worst with a points tally goal. I want to stay, to try and get them back up. We have a good squad for the First Division, contractual stuff dependant of course. Below: Squad stats and an award.

This is the first official relegation to my name in the save, although Bucheon and Liaoning Hongyun fans will disagree with that.

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2040 - July and August (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

21 Oct 2017 01:04:34

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2039 to 2040 - December to March:
Poor form followed by a glimmer of hope was the story of October and November's form, me and Mordovia aimed to build on a (majestic!) two-match unbeaten streak.

Fixtures:

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Table:

Competitions:

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Just five competitive fixtures in these months due to the winter break and the March international window. Pre-winter break, we had a terrific chance to gain six points from a possible nine as we faced Arsenal Tula, the side directly above us in the table and a side that had won just one match from sixteen - like us. So, guess what happened: ~~We won~~... We lost 0–3. At home.

Obviously. No idea how Arsenal are second bottom, they played like Barcelona against me; very unfortunate, that...

After two wins in three friendlies during the off months, we returned to league action with a victory over fellow promotion club Tom. Alysson and Jan Vitek with goals. Should've meant something, doesn't/hasn't. Next came consecutive 4–0 defeats away to Krasnodar (then 2nd, now 1st) and Rubin (3rd). No shock there. Another friendly win followed, before yet another defeat at the hands of Lokomotiv Moscow. Relegation all but in the bag. 16th, ten points off the play-offs. Frustrating, but hey-ho.

Somewhat amusingly, I almost left Mordovia for another club. Anzhi Makhachkala offered me a job interview, no idea why. I took the interview, it went well but they chose a different manager; bloody Einsteins!

I did state I wouldn't have taken the job until the end of the season, don't like jumping ships. I was obviously interested in the job big time, but didn't want to leave Mordovia mid-season no matter the circumstances. Saying that, my board confidence level still hasn't dropped below 'stable' all season which is very shocking. I mean I'm glad and all, but shocked. I'd like the stay, even when relegation is confirmed. Also, the media linked me with the Arsenal Tula job, but nothing came of it.

All of that can be seen below, as well as one award and the squad statistics. Transfer window history too, just one in and one out. In: Jef Van Den Eynde (Free, RFC Liège). Out: Denis Baranov (Loan, Armavir).

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2040 - April and May (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

20 Oct 2017 18:36:20

Right move to join Banants!

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

20 Oct 2017 14:14:07

By HockeyBhoy | On 20 October 2017 - 15:08 PM BST

Hope you can turn it around fella. Keep plugging away and you never know, miracles may occur.

Thanks! Certainly. Promotion as champions was unexpected last season so you gotta take the good with the bad!

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

20 Oct 2017 01:32:33

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2039 - October and November:
Following title-winning promotion in 2038–39, we started our Premier League season in awful form with seven defeats in eight. Has form improved?

Fixtures:

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Table:

Competitions:

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No, it hasn't. We extended our winless streak in the league from eight to fourteen matches, absolutely rank. However, in the last two matches of last month, November 2039, we are actually two undefeated which included, crazily, three actual points! It has been a very frustrating two months though.

We lost to Anzhi Makhachkala (love that name) and drew with Krylia Sovetov, disappointing results against two teams (at the time) near us in the table; position-wise, at least. That point vs. Krylia gave us two points from a possible thirty. Defeats continued to come in the next five matches in all competitions. Ufa beat us on our own patch, as did Sibir but we also suffered losses on the road in Moscow against Lokomotiv (in the Russian Cup) and CSKA and in Grozny versus Akhmat. Then, a miracle occurred on 27 November 2039 as we won three legit points at home to fourth place Rostov. Alexey Kornilov scored a scorching free-kick on 27mins to give us a seriously needed victory. After that, we gained another point after visiting sixth place Amkar.

The most annoying part of that losing spell was the fact, aside from three matches, we only lost the other nine by two goals or less. Performances OK, but just kept conceding wonder goals, free-kicks, penalties. Very irritating. Had a few injuries and suspensions too. Tactics have chopped and changed dramatically, hopefully the most recent one will continue our two-match unbeaten streak. We remain bottom in 16th, four points off 15th (Arsenal Tula) but a big nine off the relegation play-off places; currently held by the two Moscow clubs - it would be mad if they went down to join Dynamo and Spartak in tier two, the Moscow clubs are struggling big time in this save.

Surprisingly, during this spell the board, fans and players haven't once got on my back which is encouraging. I've struggled with top-flight teams before in this save, namely Bucheon (South Korea) and Liaoning Hongyun (China), and the aforementioned trio of things got on me instantly, but not Mordovia. My board confidence, squad statistics and a single monthly award can be viewed below.

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One match to play, a huge one with the team above us in Arsenal, prior to the winter break which takes the save into the year 2040! Thanks for reading!

Next: 2039 to 2040 - December to March (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

18 Oct 2017 12:44:45

Terrible injury luck! Hopefully you can push up the table a little after the winter break.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

17 Oct 2017 23:45:32

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

2039 - August and September:
After a stunning promotion run last season by becoming champions of the Russian First Division, I began my debut season in Russian Premier League football with my third Russian team, Mordovia.

Fixtures:

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Table:

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Competitions:

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Feet firmly back on the ground. A perfect pre-season against some good opposition, e.g. Sassuolo and Olexandriya, didn't put us in good stead for the new season. We started OK though with a 3–3 draw against expected league rivals Arsenal Tula. Good-bad-good. Good: We went 0–2 up. Bad: Let it go to 3–2. Good: Got it back to 3–3. Alysson hat-trick, a man I signed last season and has been on fire ever since with 19 goals in 45 games; he has since attracted interest from French Ligue 1 clubs. Ever since this result, it has gone bad.

We lost six on the bounce versus Amkar, Tom, Lokomotiv Moscow, Krasnodar, Rubin and Zenit. Amkar and Tom were first up, we battled well in those two games and were unlucky to lose both times. Then we faced some of the bigger names in Russian football in the other four. I didn't expect anything from those fixtures and that's exactly what I got. Funnily enough, our best plays in those four matches was actually versus Lokomotiv - which we lost 4–1; we took the lead before conceding but it remained 1–1 until 60mins. Before the Rubin and Zenit fixtures, we beat Quadro 0–4 in a friendly during the international break.

After Zenit, we faced lower league Vityaz in the Russian Cup fifth round. Usually I rest my entire eleven for the cup and play my reserves, but this time I fielded my strongest team and was rewarded with a very convincing 0–3 win; Vasily Sidorov, returning after an eight-month injury lay-off, scored a brace to go with new signing Pape Sambou's first goal for Mordovia. Sidorov scored again next time out in the Premier League versus Ural. This was the most infuriating match of the two months, we were a goal ahead until Ural's Elvis Crăciun scored twice in four minutes in the last ten to win it for them. Should've won that!

This means we are bottom of the pile (16th). We have one point from a possible twenty-four. Woeful. Although, we have had tricky fixtures to play. Emphasised that we face three of the bottom five in our next trio of matches. We must, must pick up points versus Anzhi Makhachkala, Krylia Sovetov and Ufa. Our only point came against our nearest challengers, Arsenal (15th). Our next six league fixtures are more friendlier - we've faced five of the current top six at the moment.

Our expectations, squad statistics and transfer history is below.

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As for the transfer window, I got to splash the cash more than usual due to the Premier League not having the same restrictions as the First Division. In the FD, you can only give a few players more than £825 and are only allowed five foreign players overall. Very limiting. In the PL, there is no wage limit and you can have as many foreign players registered as you like (six can play, too!). With that in mind, I spent £325k. £275k of that was spent on Artur Kuzmin from SKA Khabarovsk. He had a sensational season last year in our league, grabbing ten goals and twelve assists! 105k was spent on goalkeeper Srdjan Djurovic, from Spartak Subotica. Those were two of seven signings, the other five were free transfers.

The aforementioned Sambou (CM) joined from Maccabi Haifa, while Jan Vitek (CB) and Jonas Mikkola (CM) joined from fellow Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem. Sergiy Shevchuk (FW) made the move from Stal, while Sergey Chebotarev (LB) signed from Amkar. I was happy with my business, but yet to see the fruits of it yet. As for outs, there were no major departures although notable ones were: Evgeny Ivanov I (Volgar, loan), Valentin Tudose (Retirement), Dean Kostadinovic/Denis Gordeochuk (Released), Anatoly Orekhov (Kuban, free), and Valery Pavlov (Armavir, loan).

You can see our awards/records below. Speaking of awards, I actually won the 2038–39 First Division Manager of the Year award! My first individual award since 2022! Lastly, during the off-season I was linked with Spartak Moscow (just relegated from Premier League to First Division, madly). I wasn't interested.

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Thanks for reading!

Next: 2039 - October and November (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

1 day ago

1,522

17 Oct 2017 13:40:05

Journeyman's Journey

The Map:

Yellow/Red circle indicates my current job.
Orange/Green circle indicates my past jobs.

Liaoning Hongyun – Where Are They Now? – Ten Years Later:
Today I revisit Liaoning Hongyun to see how they have done in the ten years since I left them after a one year and one day spell.

My Record:
2028 - 16/18 (Super League) | PLD34 | W9 | D3 | L22 | GF37 | GA75 | GD-38 | PTS30
2029 - 18/18 (Super League) | PLD34 | W3 | D6 | L25 | GF32 | GA82 | GD-50 | PTS15
Joined: August 2028 | Sacked: August 2029
Trophies: 0 (-)

The second big job of my career I'd say, after Bucheon. Other than that, I was managing in the lower Asian leagues and doing very well. Whereas now, I was just starting to test myself in the big Asian leagues in South Korea and now China. Just like in S. Korea with Bucheon, my tenure in China was pretty similar. I only lasted a year before being sacked. It's key to say I was managing a First Division club in the Super League, these two seasons with Liaoning were the club's first in the top-flight for ten seasons. Also, as you'll see in a moment, it was their last years in the Super League for a further five years after my departure.

I joined midway through the 2028 Chinese Super League season with the club sat in 16th with just six fixtures to play, my job was to keep the club up. I did just that, but only just after finishing in the same position as when I took over - 16th. That meant a play-off double header with second tier Helanshan. We eased past them 1–4 on aggregate to retain our place in the top division. That was the only high with Liaoning as the following campaign, 2029, wasn't pretty. I was sacked just after halfway through the season with the club bottom of the ladder with just two wins after twenty-five matches; those wins were vs. big clubs Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Shanghai SIPG. Needless to say, the club was eventually relegated.

Their Record Since:
2030 - 14/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W14 | D7 | L17 | GF54 | GA60 | GD-6 | PTS49
2031 - 12/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W14 | D9 | L15 | GF43 | GA45 | GD-2 | PTS51
2032 - 19/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W9 | D11 | L18 | GF38 | GA53 | GD-15 | PTS38
2033 - n/a (Second Division) | PLDn/a | Wn/a | Dn/a | Ln/a | GFn/a | GAn/a | GDn/a | PTSn/a
2034 - 2/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W18 | D11 | L9 | GF55 | GA42 | GD+13 | PTS65
2035 - 15/18 (Super League) | PLD34 | W7 | D6 | L21 | GF34 | GA59 | GD-25 | PTS27
2036 - 17/18 (Super League) | PLD34 | W5 | D8 | L21 | GF28 | GA53 | GD-25 | PTS23
2037 - 10/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W13 | D14 | L11 | GF53 | GA48 | GD+5 | PTS53
2038 - 1/20 (First Division) | PLD38 | W20 | D12 | L6 | GF62 | GA38 | GD+24 | PTS72
Period: August 2029 to August 2039
Trophies: 1 (First Division X1)

It has been a very interesting ten years for Liaoning Hongyun. They spent three years down in the First Division. placing in 14th, 12th and then 19th. The latter meant they actually got relegated to the third tier of Chinese football! Pretty shocking, that was their one and only season in the Second Division; they've never been that low as a professional team between 1994 and 2039. They came back at the first time of asking, and remarkably gained promotion again straight away to return to the Chinese Super League; back-to-back promotions under manager Qu Xiaohui. Two seasons were participated in China's top tier before they suffered relegation back to the First Division in 2037. However, in 2038, they won the First Division title and got back to tier one. Rollercoaster journey! They've had seven managers in ten years, btw.

Around the league, Jiangsu Suning won the Super League in both my years. They've only won two more since (2033, 2034), Shanghai SIPG have won it six times while there was a shock winner in 2037 as Shanghai Shenxin won it! A team that finished 12th and 7th in my years in China. Up until 2033 there were a mid-to-low table team but in 2033 and 2034 they ended 4th. Then in 2035 2nd and in 2036 3rd before claiming their first-ever Super League title in 2037; beating SIPG by a single point. More incredibly, they even won the AFC Champions League in the same season as well as the FA Cup! Treble! Unbelievable achievement by Shi Yong. They finished 2nd in the 2038, but are currently four points clear at the top in 2039 with eight to play.

Hebei China Fortune got relegated in 2035 which is a surprise, other than that nothing else has dramatically occurred in China's Super League.

Screenshots:

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The next WATN? will be with Dynamo Bryansk in 2040 (one year away). Thanks for reading!

Next: 2039 - August and September (w/ Mordovia)

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Trophies won:
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) S. League.
2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) -- (Singapore) League Cup.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super Cup.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Super League.
2024 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2025 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Senior Challenge Shield.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2026 | Eastern -- (Hong Kong) Premier League.
2026 | Bucheon -- (South Korea) K League Challenge.
2027 | South China -- (Hong Kong) Community Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) League Cup.
2028 | South China -- (Hong Kong) FA Cup.
2039 | Mordovia -- (Russia) First Division.

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Awards won:
2018 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, June.
2019 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2020 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, October.
2021 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, May.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, July.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Month, August.
2022 | Persib -- (Indonesia) Manager of the Year.

TinakoFM

10 years ago

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1,522

16 Oct 2017 21:21:53

Going well! Hopefully you can keep it up.

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