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A New Era In Akademisk Boldklub Ozzy Boudreaux was presented to the news media on a sunny afternoon in Gladsaxe. The 60 year-old has taken a huge leap by taking the reigns with the professional team in Denmark. What makes it more interesting is that...
Start of the CareerLoaded LeaguesTeam ProfileManager ProfileStart of the Career
This save is my attempt to help bring Akademisk Boldklub back to glory...or my 1st step on a never-ending journey.
Boxing Day…the day before my 1st match.I have been scouring the free agents and have brought some in, if I can get them signed, would be a huge upgrade on the team. One cool thing about this league is that 2 trialists can plan in each match, up to 3 match...
23 Dec 2025Got in town last night and I think I slept 2 hours since then. Luckily I dont start my security job until after the new year, so I have some time to take a look at the facilities and the squad. The facilities are what you would expect for...
21 Dec 2025I had let it be known that I was interested in this job. I was starting to think that even though the supporters considered me a great candidate that the board had other ideas. But then 2 weeks later they finally interviewed me. The interview w...
Hired! 30 Nov 2025It was just 3 days ago I was interviewed for this job. I guess they wanted to move fast! I actually had another interview that was much more detailed and asked quite a few more questions. They had offered me a job as well, but I tur...
Ready or Not World - Here I Come!
Manager Setup I like this profile, so I am using it again. It will be interesting to see how this save goes. I know this is not a particularly popular region of the world to start a save in. But it seems like a great place to start as an obscure Mana...
6 Jan 2025Well, here I am, not sure of what is going to happen next, but I definitely wont know unless I take this first step. I was born in Portugal, almost 22 years ago. I bounced from job to job, even spent some time in the amateur levels of football,...
Nations Loaded and Leagues: Custom Database by Timo
Australia: Isuzu UTE A-League (view only)
Brazil: Compeonato Brasileiro Serie D and above (view only)
Burkina Faso - Burkinabe Quatrieme Division and above
Cape Verde - Compeonato Caboverdiano de Futebol
Djibouti - FDF Lower Leagues and above
DR Congo - Ligue 3 - R.D. Congo and above
Egypt - WE Egyptian Premier League only
England: Pitching in Trident Leagues Step 4 and above (view only)
Eritrea - Super Division A
Ethiopia - EFF Lower Leagues and above
France - Championnat National 2 and above (view only)
Germany: 3. Liga and above (view only)
Gibraltar - Gibraltar Football League
Greece - Football League and above (view only)
Guinea - Bissau - Campeonato Nacional da 3 Divisao and above
Israel - Liga Leumit and above
Italy - Serie C and above (view only)
Kenya - FKF Regional Division and above
Lesotho: A-League and above
Liberia: Liberian Third Division and above
Mali: Ligue 2 Mali and above
Mauritius: National Division 2 and above
Mayotte: Regional 3 and above
Oman: Second Division League and above
Portugal: Divisao regional 4 Divisao and above (view only)
Rwanda: Azam Rwanda Division One and above
Senegal: National 2 and above
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone First Division and above
Somalia: Division One and above
South Africa: National First Division and above
South Sudan: National First Division and above
Spain: Segunda Federacion RFEF and above (view only)
Togo: 3eme Division and above
Turkiye: Spor Toto 1. Lig and above (view only)
Wales: JD Cymru North/South and above (view only)
Zambia: Division Two and above
Start of South Sudan season: 6 Jan 2025
Save UpdateI am sorry to report that my save file has become corrupt. I do not know for sure what has happened. It may be due to the updates to FM that along the way, something broke. I knew it was a risk to try to keep a save going with the number of upd...
2027 - 28 RosterGoalkeepersRicardo Morias: 26 yrs old. His status as an important player seemed a forgone conclusion. He was making great progress and had just signed a new contract through 2029…and then he got injured. There was no one available to bring...
Pre-Season ReportMore CoachesMerchandising Television Funds3rd Division Scoring Leader OddsPromotion OddsRoster MovesPLAYERS INST Gustavo Lobo: 23 yr old, on a free from Leixoes, good backup for Pauleta, $27K until June 2028FB/WB Tomas Marques: 22 yr...
End of The Year Awards and RecognitionTeam StatsTeam Shutouts Assists RecordPlayer of the Match AwardsScoring RecordManager PerformanceHead Coach of the YearTax Bill!Thoughts and ConsiderationsWe had a really good season, record setting in fact. But...
Promotion - 3rd Division Here We Come!More CoachesIncreased BudgetThoughts and ConsiderationsThe board has also decided that the team is going to turn professional. I wish I had more Scouting budget, I mean, having $135K transfer budget is find and dandy,...
Championship Cup FinalWe faced off against Louletano, the winner of the Group A Playoff Group, in a neutral site. The match actually had us pegged to loose (Alp: 34%; Draw: 37%; Lou: 39%) was one of the toughest matches we had played all season. There wer...
May 2027 UpdateMatch Results9 May: (H) VTSC B. Pre-match odds: Alp:43 %; Draw: 26%; VTSC: 31%. Att: 615 (29 away). W: 2-0In the 24th minute, sheer magic, Bertuchi lobed it forward, Gomes tapped it to Pauleta who set up Fonseca and he slammed it into the b...
April 2025 UpdateMatch Updates4 Apr: (A) Marialvas (6th/1st). Pre-match odds: Alp: 51%; Draw: 26%; Mar: 23%. Att: 269 (20 away). (3- 1 win in home leg, 22 Nov) W:1-3In the 10th minute, their keeper cleared a corner to Pauleta who brought it down to the to...
Youth Intake ThoughtsAnother good intake for us. I have been really lucky to have 2 deep youth intakes. Now to hold on to all of them so they can develop!
March 2027 UpdateFan Day and Results Match Results7 Mar: (H) Uniao Lamas (3rd/1st). Pre-match odds: Alp: 54%; Draw: 25%; UL: 21%. Att: 615 (49 away). (1-1 draw in away leg, 8 Nov) D: 2-2In the 18th minute, Melhor brought it to the touchline on the ri...
February 2027 UpdateGeneral NotesAfter completing my National C license I asked for permission to start on my National B. The board readily agreed and I am excited to keep that side of things moving forward.Match Results7 Feb: (H) FC Foz (10th/1st). Pre-m...
January 2027 UpdateGeneral NewsTeam President Jorge Ferreira is retiring from hands-on role and will only accept part-time roles. I am not sure if that means we will be having another election soon. Since it didnt say that in the message, I am assuming no...
December 2026 UpdateMatch Results6 Dec: (A) Florgrade (11th/1st). Pre-match odds: Alp: 57%; Draw: 24%; Flo: 19%. Att: 254 (30 away). W: 0-4.Match started well with us scoring from a corner that was cleared to Pauleta, he took the shot but it was going wid...
November 2026 UpdateGreat News!Funny how things happen, after our 3rd match this month I got offered a new contract. It was an easy decision to make, plus I got a pay raise! So looks like I will be here until June 2028. Match Results1 Nov: (H) Salgue...
Thanks! Yea, still smiling from that one. I think she also was instrumental in saving my new laptop, haha.
Random thought…. As I play these matches and watch us continuing to win…I cant help but think that there might be some questions about how I have been playing the matches:A. Am I actually playing them, or am I taking advantage of the new “Instant Res...
October 2026 UpdateMatch Updates11 Oct: (H) Gouveia (11th/1st). Pre-match odds: Alp: 50%; Draw: 26%; Gou: 24%. Att: 433 (47 away). W: Fonseca opened the scoring with a sweet finish from a cross in the 19th minute. Melhor had a chance to double the sc...
September 2026 ReviewAfter patiently waiting, I finally decided to ask the board if I could start working on my first National badge, I was concerned when I saw they wanted to talk to me about it. But it went very smoothly for sure.Match Results6 Sep: (H)...
So true, its crazy how well the team is performing. I am not going to claim to be a tactical guru or something, I feel pretty clueless when it comes to alot of the more technical stuff. But somehow we seem to have landed on a tactic that suits the team li...
August 2026 UpdateBefore getting into everything, I got the final season ticket sales numbers, not much of an increase, but at least it is one!Match Results9 Aug: (H) Lusitano Vildemoinhos. Pre-match odds: Alp: 58%; Draw: 24%; LV: 18%. Att: 385 (13 away)....
Pre-Season CompleteAs we made it through the off-season, quite a few things happened, some good, some…well…I think I will need to keep an eye on and nothing that I can admit that is overly concerning…except our inability to score from the high number of s...
Off-SeasonFirst and foremost, the board decided to give us a fund injection of $100K and we got out of the hole! How long that will last, I am not sure, but it is a move in the right direction for sure. Squad ChangesPlayers Released/Not Re-signedGK J...
End of the Season Reports and RecordsSeason PerformanceSeason ReviewSeason Injury ReportShutout RecordAssist RecordPlayer of the Match RecordGoal-Scoring Record Thoughts and ConsiderationsIt was nice to see the records being set, and I think it is ir...
April 2026 UpdateMatch Recaps5 Apr. Home. Aparecida FC (14th/Alp: 5th). Pre-match odds: AFC:24 %; Draw: 25%; Alp: 51%. Att: 463 (54 away). Win: 1-0. Another match of wasted opportunities, alot of them. We had 2 shots, with 7 on target and actually was abl...
New Contract Nice to see this and get it signed, sealed and delivered! I didnt ask for a pay increase, lets see how next season goes. But to see the board likes what we have been able to do is a huge relief. I also checked, we are currently spending...
March 2026 UpdateMatch Results1 Mar: Home. Cinfaes (2nd/Alp: 8th). Pre-match odds: Cinfaes: 45%; Draw: 27%; Alp: 28%). Att: 746 (408 away). Win. 1-0. Its about time things worked out like I had set them up to do! Cinfaes came in riding a 7-game unbeaten r...
February 2026 UpdateMatch Results1 Feb: Home. Vila Mea (5th/Apl: 6th). Pre-match odds: Vila Mea: 39%; Draw: 29%; Apl: 32%. Att: 622 (272 away). Loss: 2-3. Started great, Pauleta scored in the 19th minute from a beautiful series of passes to set him up. Th...
January 2025Match Results4 Jan: Away, Florgrade (6th). Att: 220 (21 away). 0-1 Win. Pre-match odds: Florgrade: 41%; Draw: 27; Alp: 32%. This was an ugly match, even though we came out with the victory. Our attack was dismal, at best. One of the comments a...
December 2025 ReportMatch ResultsDec 21: Home, Rebordosa. Att: 688 (350 away). 1-0 victory. We started with a defensive mentality, but had only taken 4 shots by halftime. I decided to change it to positive as well as to tell them to take more long shots....
Appreciate it. This is way out of my comfort zone, new FM and a completely new country for me to manage in.
Tactics and RosterTacticsThe tactic for the in-possession and out-possession will be the 4-3-3 DM Wide. Based on the players on the squad I feel like this is the best option. It will not require players to be forced to play in unfamiliar roles/positions....
Staff And Initial ThoughtsCoaching StaffAsst Coach: Barbosa. I like him and will be keeping him on the staff. He is good at set pieces, which is very helpfulHead of Youth Development: Pereira. Another solid staff member, glad to have him.Goal Keeper Coach...
Finances, Supporters and Facilities
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Here is the Manager Profile
Nations Loaded: 27
Leagues Loaded: 67
Number of Players: Approximately 70,000
Playable Nations: Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy (Series BKT & Above), N. Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Wales (Premier)
Manager: Bilbo Barbosa
Nationality: Portuguese
Other Nationalities: Bissau-Guinean, Cape Verde
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, Italian, Basque
Game Start Date: 23 Jun 2025
Went on Holiday Until: 1 Nov 2025
Manager Background
Playing Experience: Lower Level
Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach - Amateur
Coaching Badges: None
If the manager takes a new job while working on a coaching course, do they continue it or do they have to start over?
Min-Month Updates Coach Course: The board has agreed to fund my first coaching badge. I was really nervous asking since we are in the midst of the promotion play-offs, but luckily they have agreed to do it. Financial Status: We are in an okay po...