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This save is being run using a custom database found on another site which includes all 22 levels on the English football pyramid. I'll be going in with a National B license and the lowest possible former playing experience. Chapter one:Getting a job One of my ambitions in life is to be a...

September 2017 After the high that was August, we were all prepared for a slump in September. As a reward for how well they'd begun the season, we took the whole team off to see Ajax play. We'd recently struck up a deal that we would host an annual friendly and when we were at a slightly higher...

August 2017 And so, on a glorious August afternoon, I took my first steps into football management. No-one knew what to expect and to be honest, no-one was taking any notice of the pre-season predictions from the local press or Hoofdklasse website. After all, how can you possibly predict...

Building the squad and pre-season: part two So here we are, the day before the season kicks off. Are we ready? I honestly don't know. We'd gone through pre-season undefeated picking up wins in four of our five friendlies and snatching a late draw in the fifth, but despite this I was still...

Building the squad and pre-season: part one One of the downsides of taking over an amateur side is the lack of staff, both on and off field. To say what I had to work with was threadbare would be an understatement. The backroom staff consisted of myself, the chairman and one coach so the first...

Records: League Record: 17/18 - Trophy cabinet: Record victory: 3-1 Vs BVC -12 Record defeat: 2-1 Vs Meerssen Record signing: N/A Record transfer received: N/A

VV G.O.E.S Voetbalvereniging Gezamenlijk Opwaarts Eendrachtig Sterk Goes, pronounced Hoos, is a small coastal town with a population of around 30,000 in the province of Zeeland in the Southern Netherlands. It's not a town with any remarkable history, nor does it stand out in the modern day...

I'm trying to activate some of the lower leagues already in the FM database, English Regional Premiers, Dutch Tweede Divisie etc and I've hit a stumbling block with the German divisions. The number of relegated teams from the German Third Division is fixed at three, so naturally I set the...

In what was a frankly bizarre season, I was managing Spurs and somehow found myself second by a point to Chelsea and nine points clear of third with just five games to go. I'd only lost three games all season and with two relegated sides in my final five games I thought I had a chance of winning...

Had similar issues playing with Norwich. Due to pre-season injuries I started my first match of the season with Vadis Odjija in midfield. He played well and kept his place. Six games in, he started the first three, missed two through injury and came on at half time in the sixth. Is that good...

Norwich City Always start with my local club. They have a decent sized squad with some very promising youth players. The budget is more than adequate for the Championship. The challenge managing them is split two ways. One, they're expected to win the league, so at the very least you need to be...

Looking for a decent lower league team, ideally not located in the UK, France or Spain as I've played using teams from these countries before. Decent youth would be good. Not too fussed about budget as I tend to try and stick with the original squad and generally only go for free agents and...

December 2015 After that first win against Gloucester I started to mould the team into the shape I wanted it. The day after the Gloucester win I signed Sam Livesey on loan from Preston until the end of the season. At 18, he seemed a bit young, but he can play as a striker, something the team...

So I headed to the club for my first day in charge. After a highly productive meeting with the chairmen and my backroom staff I met up with my squad for the first time. Given that they were being introduced to a 29 year old rookie manager with no experience what so ever they seemed to at least...

As a child I loved football. I was taken to my first game aged just five and I was hooked. Like all young kids who are obsessed with football, I dreamt of playing for my country, scoring the winning goal in a cup final and representing my favourite team. Unfortunately, my ability didn't match...