MWatson Activity

01
Mar
3 weeks ago
So, we’re getting to the business end of the 26/27 season now, and the excitement is building yet again. After the last update, there’s a lot happened. Firstly, a couple of relatively comfortable wins against Bodrum and Kasımpaşa, but four days after...
20
Feb
1 month ago
A new contract was offered and taken to pay me £8.5K p/w up until June 2029, and preseason 26-27 there was work to be done on the continued rebuild of the Samsunspor squad, but to be honest though, much of my squad building had been done in the months lea...
13
Feb
1 month ago
So, summarising in this update, and playing FM during this most recent spell, has reminded me how cruel FM can be, but then that it can reflect real life in so many ways. But that’s why it’s so addictive as a game, as we strive to reach those achievements...
05
Feb
1 month ago
After an amazing run through the Winter months, culminating in that unbelievable performance away at Beşiktaş, my Samsunspor team have continued to perform way above anybody’s expectations this season, and without spoiling things I’ll take things in chron...
29
Jan
1 month ago
Since my last update we have been improving through November, on the upward trajectory through to the end of 2025, came out of the Winter break sluggish, but importantly winning, and are now well and truly riding the crest of an unbelievable wave. A...
23
Jan
2 months ago
So preseason 25-26, and I let go 19 players leave at the end of their contracts. The first team squad is still a little unbalanced and bloated but I’ll deal with that through loans out, etc. Some players come in, a Brazilian left wing back who likes to ge...
17
Jan
2 months ago
So the season ended, and we managed to stay up ahead of the last game of the season. We performed poorly against Hatayspor, and got punished. Unfortunately the Hatayspor manager had given me some stick in the press when I got given the Samsunspor job so t...
11
Jan
2 months ago
It’s been a mixed start in life at Samsunspor. We kicked things off with an unbelievable 6-1 away win but have not been able to buy a win since. In the six matches we’ve had since that opener, we’ve been ahead and comfortable in five of them, but we’ve co...
09
Jan
2 months ago
So, the time came when my first managerial move happened. It was the third team to approach me during this 24/25 season, and it came when things were going really well at Tuzlaspor.After 24 fixtures we were sitting pretty in 9th spot, comfortably placed w...
02
Jan
2 months ago
So after the last update things have gone pretty well. The next six matches included 3 good league wins, a win in the 3rd round of the Cup, a missed opportunity draw in the league and an expected but hard fought loss away at Fenerbahce. The results and ta...
19
Dec
3 months ago
So the Summer of '24 has been and gone. Headline updates from the Summer as follows:Took up the rental of the 20,000 capacity Buyukcekmece Ataturk Spor Kompleksi to fall in line with the Super Lig rules.The board took out a £10.25m loan over 10 years and...
07
Dec
3 months ago
So, spoiler alert, my Tuzlaspor team won promotion through the Playoffs, but the manor in which it has been gained has left me a bit flat to be honest. Not really the exciting FM experience or challenge that I was looking forward to or expecting.The probl...
05
Dec
3 months ago
So, we headed into the final 4 league matches and Quarter Final of the Cup, and it all started horribly. In our away match against Genclerbirligi, we went 2 goals down in the first half, got a late consolation but ended up with a loss.The Cup tie against...
01
Dec
3 months ago
Last update, certainly until the regular season of matches are through. The month of February continued well and assisted by catching up on some home matches, ended in a brilliant record of 6 wins from 7 league matches, with an injury time equaliser...
29
Nov
3 months ago
Wasn't going to update so soon after last post but those chinks of light I spoke about last time are now shining brilliant rays. Since the last post we have won all four of our league matches and have firmly pulled away from any signs of a relegation...
27
Nov
4 months ago
Since my last update, it has to be said it's been tough. As can be seen from the image below, since my 4th Round home Cup win against Afyonspor at the beginning of November, it's been hard going. Trust me, I now understand why this team was tipped for a r...
21
Nov
4 months ago
So, my 15th League match of the season was a home game against lowly Genclerbirligi. It looked like a perfect fixture to get the team back on track after a bruising defeat at Bodrum. I picked up a couple of niggly injuries to a first teamers, my best midf...
20
Nov
4 months ago
14 League games in and so far, so good. Have been hovering around the playoff places most of the season so far, but just took a 3-5 defeat away at Bodrum FK which dropped us out of the zone. Have won a couple of games in the Turkish Cup and have been...
20
Nov
4 months ago
Have been playing since FM24 release day in my spare time. Started as the title suggests and applied for jobs. Allocated a chunk of my mental points to adaptability and was offered the job at Tuzla for £600/week. Negotiated up to £700 and signed for my fi...
20
Nov
4 months ago
Started as the Title suggests with most of the world playable. Applied for jobs and see how we go.......