Ended up 8th this season.

FFS 23 shots on goal, 12 on target and 73% possession to their 7 shots, 2 on target and 27% possession and I somehow contrive to lose 2-0.

Nantwich - Championship 2021/2022
Media Prediction - 16th out of 24.
Actual Position - 8th

A very 'average' season. We didn't play up to my exceptions, a tactic change didn't quite pay off, we climbed the ladder steadily but couldn't push into the top 6 for more than a week. In the cups we made the League Cup 3rd round, falling to Aston Villa on penalties after a mammoth struggle down a man after a red card, FA Cup we were trounced 4-0 in the 3rd round by QPR.

With the board takeover completed, it freed up a lot of money, and I brought in a some high potential players, a brazilian CB labelled as the next "Bordon" and a british AMR, who are both rated as potentially leading Premiership division players.

We completed a Youth Recruitment Network upgrade towards the end of the season, and another will be complete around the start of the new season.

Barring any delay, our new 8,750 seat stadium will be complete in a few months, ready for the new season.

Next season will probably be another one of consolidation, I'm not sure we'll have too much money to play with, although it's possible my players could develop further and bring us into playoff/promotion contention.

Season             League        League Finish              Other Notes
2011/2012    Blue Square North         18th      
2012/2013    Blue Square North         9th      
2013/2014    Blue Square North         1st                  Promoted As Winners, FA Cup 2nd Round
2014/2015    Blue Square Premier       12th
2015/2016    Blue Square Premier       1st                  Promoted As Winners
2016/2017    League Two                14th                 FA Cup Third Round, JPT North Losing Finalist.
2017/2018    League Two                1st                  Promoted As Winners
2018/2019    League One                4th                  Lost in play-off final
2019/2020    League One                2nd                 Promoted As Runner-Up. JPT Lost in Final.
2020/2021    Championship              6th                 Lost Promotion Semi-Final
2021/2022    Championship              8th

Competitions Won:
League Two             2017/2018
Blue Square Premier    2015/2016
Blue Square North      2013/2014

Personal Achievements:
Monthly Awards:
2020 December Championship       Manager of the Month
2018 January  League One             Manager of the Month
2017 December League One             Manager of the Month
2017 August   League Two             Manager of the Month
2015 March    Blue Square Premier    Manager of the Month
2015 August   Blue Square Premier    Manager of the Month

Seasonal Awards:
2019/20 League One                    Manager of the Season Winner
2017/18 League Two                    Manager of the Season Winner
2015/16 Blue Square Premier           Manager of the Season Runner-up
2013/14 Blue Square North             Manager of the Season Winner
2011/12 Blue Square North             Manager of the Season 3rd

quite pissed. was playing my game when i had to choose my 22 man squad for the asia cup, so i thought i picked all the usual regulars and after i press confirm, it says "Cahill left out in the cold"


HOW THE EFF DID I MISS CAHILL!!!!!!

so i thought when someone gets injurd ill just pick timmy. Troisi gets injured for 2-3 weeks, but it says i cant call up a replacement. this effing sucks balls. ah well, guess i have to make do with what i got.

i also took over the Roar after Farina did a shit job in the second season. got rid of quite a bit of baggage and brought in a few good players.

Ron Robert Zieler slots in as my new keeper.
Matt Jurman
Kim Seung Yong
Jari lItmanen

those are the ones i can remember, i signed some other english right back who is really solid, cant remember his name.

made heaps of staff changes too. rado vidosic joined the phoenix so i put an add in the jobs centre, got a few lads from the epl applying for jobs.

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I'm getting killed by injuries this season.

First choice AML - 4 weeks.
First choice fast Striker - 3 months.
First choice DR - Broken leg - 5 months.
Second choice AML - 3 months.
Second choice DM - 2 months.
First choice fast striker - Came back, played two games, out for a month.
First choice AML - Came back, then out again for 3 months.
Third choice AML - 3 months.

I am holding onto him but I keep getting offers for 13.5-15m for him, not sure what I should do.

Also signed Leckie on a free - and Thiago from Barca for $0.

Next stop Matej Delac for $18m :S

[SIZE=6]Nantwich - Championship 2021/2022[/SIZE]
Media Prediction - 12th out of 24.
Actual Position - 7th



This season was ruined by two things:
The moronic chairman accepting a bid for my best player, my AML. For 3.3 million.

One season after I'd bought him. For 4.5. Thank you chairman. You probably just cost us a playoff spot.

The second. Injuries.
Just some of the injuries:
First choice AML - 4 weeks.
First choice fast Striker - 3 months.
First choice DR - 5 months.
Second choice AML - 3 months.
Second choice DM - 2 months.
First choice fast striker - Came back, played two games, out for a month.
First choice AML - Came back, then out again for 3 months.
Third choice AML - 3 months.
I don't even know what choice winger out for a month.
First choice Left back - A month.
The sub left back who came on when the first choice got hurt - 2 weeks.
First choice keeper - 4 weeks.
Another low choice winger who is in because of other injuries - 6 weeks
2nd choice right back - 4 weeks.
First choice DM - 3 months, season ending.
First choice RB - 6 weeks, potentially season ending.

This definitely cost me a playoff spot.

Our new 8,750 seat stadium was completed, as was a Youth Recruitment Network upgrade.

Season League League Finish Other Notes

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2011/2012 Blue Square North 18th
2012/2013 Blue Square North 9th
2013/2014 Blue Square North 1st Promoted As Winners, FA Cup 2nd Round
2014/2015 Blue Square Premier 12th
2015/2016 Blue Square Premier 1st Promoted As Winners
2016/2017 League Two 14th FA Cup Third Round, JPT North Losing Finalist.
2017/2018 League Two 1st Promoted As Winners
2018/2019 League One 4th Lost in play-off final
2019/2020 League One 2nd Promoted As Runner-Up. JPT Lost in Final.
2020/2021 Championship 6th Lost Promotion Semi-Final
2021/2022 Championship 8th
2022/2023 Championship 7th

Competitions Won:
League Two 2017/2018
Blue Square Premier 2015/2016
Blue Square North 2013/2014

Personal Achievements:
Manager Of The Month Awards :
Championship - Dec 2022, Dec 2020
League One - Jan 2018, Dec 2017
League Two - Aug 2017
Blue Square Premier - March 2015, Aug 2015

Seasonal Awards:
2019/20 League One Manager of the Season Winner
2017/18 League Two Manager of the Season Winner
2015/16 Blue Square Premier Manager of the Season Runner-up
2013/14 Blue Square North Manager of the Season Winner
2011/12 Blue Square North Manager of the Season 3rd

Edited by macktheknife: 2/4/2011 05:07:14 AM

Edited by macktheknife: 2/4/2011 05:07:53 AM

not doing too well at the roar.

im sitting in 4th which is not too bad, but ive been scrapping my results.

every game i play, the opposition has more shots, possession and all, yet somehow i can scrape a win or a draw. ive tried a few different tactics, not working out too well. hopefully things slot into place now ive got my team finalised and all. bought in Yannick Kamanan at the last minute. he is my marquee.

My price was in pounds. So I think you're talking more or less the same fee I got for him. I'd let him go for that price. No point keeping him on when he's unhappy, and you can fairly easily replace him with Lukaku or Babcar (if you're lucky) or your choice of Jo, Van Wolfsinkel, Venegoor of Hesselink, Thiago Ribeiro, Toivonen, Diego Costa or Jonas Oliveira. Hell, you can get two of them if your negotiation is good.


Just sold Chadil to Anderlecht for 3m, so my transfer income is now just short of 20m, 14.75 spent. Handy profit considering the squad I inherited.

Lol. Got Arnoldout sacked after beating his Burnley team 3-0.

Nantwich - Championship 2023/2024
Media Prediction - 10th out of 24.
Actual Position - 2nd.



A new tactic really paid dividends after a quarter of the season had passed, we were languishing in 13th. A new tactic, and result flowed, long unbeaten stretches, controlled pass and move, goals galore and solid at the back. We only lost 3 of the matches after the new tactic came in.

We pushed on and on, climbing the table. In the 2nd last game of the season we played Champions Stoke, and after they had a 6th minute red card, we piled on the pressure, kept it tight and dominated them. 15 shots to 2, 66% to 33% possesion, and a 3-0 win gave us the automatic promotion when Sunderland went down 2-1 vs Norwich.

In the cups, we made the 3rd round of the LC before getting smashed by Huddersfield, and went out in the 3rd round of the FA Cup vs Nottingham Forest.

Our finances are bad, we haven't got the 'solidarity' payment yet, but we only have £95,714 in the bank.

On to the Premiership though.

The board has Training and Youth Facilities upgrades in planning, but I can tell they will get cancelled as the board won't wait for our new budget before cancelling them.

The squad:


Des Clamp: The scorer of goals.
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Paulo Cesar: The other scorer of goals.
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Joakim Andersen: The defender and playmaker and all around midfield dynamo. Unfortunately, he'll be leaving on a free as this is the first season he's really come to play, and he rejected all my attempts are getting him to sign a new contract. A big big loss.
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Sam Johnstone: The keeper of cleansheets. He's actually an 18 year old Manchester United trainee at the moment in real life, but he's been my first choice keeper from the Blue Square Premier in 2014, he has 402 league appearances, and gets better with age. He'll be at the club until he retires.
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Season             League        League Finish              Other Notes
2011/2012    Blue Square North         18th      
2012/2013    Blue Square North         9th      
2013/2014    Blue Square North         1st                  Promoted As Winners, FA Cup 2nd Round
2014/2015    Blue Square Premier       12th
2015/2016    Blue Square Premier       1st                  Promoted As Winners
2016/2017    League Two                14th                 FA Cup Third Round, JPT North Losing Finalist.
2017/2018    League Two                1st                  Promoted As Winners
2018/2019    League One                4th                  Lost in play-off final
2019/2020    League One                2nd                 Promoted As Runner-Up. JPT Lost in Final.
2020/2021    Championship              6th                 Lost Promotion Semi-Final
2021/2022    Championship              8th
2022/2023    Championship              7th
2023/2024    Championship              2nd                 Automatic Promotion

Competitions Won:
League Two             2017/2018
Blue Square Premier    2015/2016
Blue Square North      2013/2014

Personal Achievements:
Manager Of The Month Awards :
Championship - Apr 2024, Dec 2022, Dec 2020
League One - Jan 2018, Dec 2017
League Two - Aug 2017
Blue Square Premier - March 2015, Aug 2015

Seasonal Awards:
2019/20 League One                    Manager of the Season Winner
2017/18 League Two                    Manager of the Season Winner
2015/16 Blue Square Premier           Manager of the Season Runner-up
2013/14 Blue Square North             Manager of the Season Winner
2011/12 Blue Square North             Manager of the Season 3rd

Nantwich - Premiership 2024/2025
Media Prediction - 20th out of 20th.
Actual Position - 17th.

This season came right down to the wire, on the final day we faced 9th place Chelsea, whilst 18th was occupied by West Ham, who faced Fulham. We need to match or better their result as long as we didn't lose by two more than they lost by.

In the end, they got smashed 5-2, whilst we had a brilliantly fighting 2-2 draw and that secured our position.

There were two major transfers, and both took place in the January window. The first was selling our CB Rafhina to Valencia for £10,000,00 + a 50% profit clause, after he refused to listen to my pleas to stay with the club and sign a new contract. I'm hoping the board will negotiate a large buy-out clause to bring his total price closer to £15,000,000.

We completed the purchase of a high potential Brazilian AM/ST as well as he turned 18.

The big incoming move was an £8,000,000 move for a 23 year old top class striker. I'd tried to sign him earlier only to be thwarted by the work permit authority, but for some reason he suddenly gained Serbian citizenship and I made him mine. He did well up front, scoring 6 goals at an AvR of 7.04 in 15 apps. With more quality around him he should do a lot better as long as I can build the squad up again.

We had a nice League Cup run, getting to the 4th round before losing to Middlesborough. In the FA Cup, we beat Everton in a reply but lost to fellow new boys, and now relegated Stoke.

Financially, the TV rights have brought us to about £20,000,000 balance. They are expanding the stadium again to 15,405 in total, as well as upgrading our training and youth facilities.

Season             League        League Finish              Other Notes
2011/2012    Blue Square North         18th      
2012/2013    Blue Square North         9th      
2013/2014    Blue Square North         1st                  Promoted As Winners, FA Cup 2nd Round
2014/2015    Blue Square Premier       12th
2015/2016    Blue Square Premier       1st                  Promoted As Winners
2016/2017    League Two                14th                 FA Cup Third Round, JPT North Losing Finalist.
2017/2018    League Two                1st                  Promoted As Winners
2018/2019    League One                4th                  Lost in play-off final
2019/2020    League One                2nd                 Promoted As Runner-Up. JPT Lost in Final.
2020/2021    Championship              6th                 Lost Promotion Semi-Final
2021/2022    Championship              8th
2022/2023    Championship              7th
2023/2024    Championship              2nd                 Automatic Promotion
2024/2025    Premiership                17th. Survived.

Competitions Won:
League Two             2017/2018
Blue Square Premier    2015/2016
Blue Square North      2013/2014

Personal Achievements:
Manager Of The Month Awards :
Championship - Apr 2024, Dec 2022, Dec 2020
League One - Jan 2018, Dec 2017
League Two - Aug 2017
Blue Square Premier - March 2015, Aug 2015

Seasonal Awards:
2019/20 League One                    Manager of the Season Winner
2017/18 League Two                    Manager of the Season Winner
2015/16 Blue Square Premier           Manager of the Season Runner-up
2013/14 Blue Square North             Manager of the Season Winner
2011/12 Blue Square North             Manager of the Season 3rd

How fucking quickly do you play thought your seasons, mack?

My epic computer makes things exceptionally fast.

Just past the January transfer window. Porto had a very young squad when I took charge last season and it showed when we got knocked out in the champions league so I bought in some experience in the preseason. I brought in Diawara and Rio Ferdinand both on free transfer to shore up the back and provide additional cover as the only quality back I had was Otamendi. I also brought in Arshaven and Benayoun on free transfer so that I bench cover for my wings and also so that they could tutor my starting wingers, who are 17 and 18.
We got through our Champions League group by beating Celtic (3-0, 1-0) and Dynamo Kyiv (4-0, 2-0). We lost and drew with Arsenal (1-0, 2-2). We play Lyon in the round of 16.
In the league we are equal top with Braga.
I have agreed to sign with Atletico Madrid at the end of the season.

Club finances: 120m

Currently undefeated in 15 games in the Everdise and looking to do the double again.

Ask me how. :cool:

Where did you get Okazaki from?

I've got Asofeifa joining me in the off-season to allow me to play Toro on the right, along with Schelotto who's coming in on a free. Also got Genaro Snijders coming in for nothing and Willem Jansen who I don't even remember signing :?

Anouar Diba is already leaving on a free transfer and I'm looking to move along more dead wood like Vujicevic and perhaps Bruggenik.

-----------------Dentinho--------------
-------Coutinho------Diego Souza-----
Belhanda---------------------Defederico
-----------------Jucilei----------------
Dodo----Douglas----Medel----Jonathan
-----------------Ochoa----------------

My team > all of yours :P

Okazaki was out of favour at Stuttgart and they let him go VERY cheap. Averaging 1.11 goals a game in the Everidise.
:cool: :cool:

I was a bit confused because he's not actually in my game :lol:

Got lucky in the europea league. Somehow managed to make a tie of it against Vasuli and had to play 80mins away with 10 men. Pulled out a 1-1 draw to get through.

Absolutely brilliant btw Macktheknife.

Chelsea signed my new striker. I'd been chasing the guy for three years, have him for about 15 games and Chelsea just waltz in and snap him up. That's like the third player they've stolen from me. I should've put his release clause higher, but didn't expect a 16 mil offer :S

Made a profit of about £7,000,000 though.

Which will end up being swallowed up in my quest to sign a replacement striker.

My lads threw away a 1-1 away goal advantage to be 3-0 down at home at half time. I was fucking furious. We pulled it back to 3-2 but fuck me, what a piss poor performance. Some heads will roll after that one.

Finally signed the replacement striker I'd been trying to get since Chelsea bought the other.

They wanted £40,000,000 at the start, but I was patient, kept scouting, eventually they reported they'd let him go for 10, I offered that, they come back with 11.5. Done.

If he fails his WP appeal I'll fucking rage. He shouldn't though.

And I got a 60 million release clause this time around. If those Chelsea fucks want to buy this they they've got another thing coming.

I'm 6 points out of the relegation zone at Christmas.

EPL seasons just fly by compared to the others.

Edited by macktheknife: 6/4/2011 04:29:40 AM

Really missing playing FM

Probably because they actually have less games ;)

Really? :lol: :lol:

Nah, I'm just fucking with you :P

Does anyone know how to fucking get Lukaku fucking scoring?

Just had my new striker score a double hat-trick on his league debut. He opened his account in the 3rd minute, had the hatty by the 37th, and capped off a 6-2 win in the final minutes. Insta Club Hero.

Nothing worse than the striker you're signing next season on a free bagging a hattrick against you when you decided not to pay 100k for him in January #-o