DJ Raan Activity

Verwood Town - 3rd Feb to 16th Mar 2024The push for the playoffs continueWe have 7 fixtures to review as we make a push for the playoffs. There is an outside chance of the league title but at this stage of the season and with not having much of a chance t...

December 2023 & January 2024First 6 games in chargeSo we started off life in charge just days after joining with an away trip to 4th place Downton.Brian Whitehead Sports Ground - Home of Downton FCWe travelled up to Wiltshire and honestly had no idea...

Verwood Town - IntroductionWessex League Division 1 - Tier 10 Potterne Park - Home of Verwood TownSo our career is beginning at Verwood Town, who currently lie in 7th place in the Wessex League Division One, and presently just 4 points out of a playo...

A Change of CareerFM24 - Unemployed - Tier 10 IntroductionThis will be almost a roleplay style diary in the sense of there's a backstory to the manager as opposed to just managing clubs. I am simming the game forward to the date of this first post (2...

An unemployed career starting in Tier 10 of the English Football Pyramid.

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 12 - 2025 Season PreviewIt's now the 21st February 2025 in game and our first game of the season is today against Bohemians in the Irish Premier Division. I'm quietly confident entering the season that we've recruite...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 11.3 - 2024 End of Season Review Squad ReviewFrancesco Crapisto was our highest rated player this season, with a 7.22 rating. In 19 appearances he scored 2 goals and added 7 assists, playing as a Mezzala in Cent...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 11.2 - 2024 End of Season ReviewIn this post we will go over the 2024 Irish First Division league season. Irish First Division Season ReviewFebruary 2024There was only one game in February in the league but we s...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 11.1 - 2024 End of Season ReviewSo I got a bit carried away and ended up playing through until the end of the season, so we will start by going through the transfer business we did in July, the players we've signed a...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 10 - Feb & March 2024So with the new season underway how have we got on?A familiar sightMuch like last season we got off to a great start, winning our first 4 games of the season, and very comfortably. Then the f...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 9 - 2024 Season Preview & Transfer WindowAfter a rollercoaster first season in charge it was time to start looking ahead to the 2024 season and my second season in charge of Bray Wanderers. There was plenty of in...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 8 - 2023 Season ReviewThe 2023 season has concluded, and before we get to the season review the big question was, how did we get on in the playoffs? We almost made it but fell just shortI was confident with the...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 7 - September & October 2023So with our final two months of the season incoming and with renewed playoff aspirations, how did we get on? Did we continue our great form and slide in the back door?September & O...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 6 - August 2023So the original plan was to post the rest of the season, but I wanted to get this out there whilst it was going on. Below are our results for August 2023, all in the league. Form has certainly tur...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 5 - June & July 2023 + July Transfer Window So we had a poor April & May, were we able to start turning around our fortunes?We at least started the month of June off with two draws, better than two defea...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 4 - April & May 2023Well I'll be honest, the last two months have been a disaster for us! On a horror run at presentAfter a couple of 1-1 draws and a bit of tinkering with the formation we started to score g...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 3 - February-March 2023 With the 2023 season now underway, how have we got on in the last 6 weeks or so? Topsy-turvy start to the seasonWe started off brilliantly with a 3-2 victory at Treaty Utd, with Luca...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 2 - Transfer Business Transfer WindowWe've come to the end of the transfer window, which conveniently comes a day before our first match against Treaty United. After some tinkering with the scouting package and...

Building a Nation - Bray WanderersPart 1 - Club Overview So I've not posted a career on here I think since FM 12 (possibly showing my age there) but fancied documenting a save again. We are starting in the League of Ireland First Division and have ta...

A one nation save, hopefully one club save as well depending on how far we can take Bray Wanderers, who start in the League of Ireland First Division, with the aim to get them promoted to the Premier Division and into Europe, hopefully growing the nation's reputation in Europe in the process.