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2024/25 We managed to confound expectations and ****** 8th place last season, can we improve further this time around? Transfers From this point on, there will be no more signings as we rely solely on our academy for new players. In terms of outgoings, right winger Jack Lankester departed for...

2023/24 After staying up relatively comfortably last season, could we avoid second season syndrome and improve on last season's 12th place finish? Transfers After Burnley's relegation last season, I couldn't resist bringing Flynn Downes home. He'll slot straight back into the team and improve...

It's been a while since I last updated this story on here. I've been rattling through the seasons, and focusing on my YouTube channel. So, without further ado, let's get up to speed. I'll post a season per update over the next few days :) 2022/23 Transfers As this is an academy challenge, our...

Hi Everyone! It's time for another update, this time our 2021/22 Championship campaign. Could we bounce back after our Play-Off final defeat last season? Transfers We suffered an early season blow, as our key anchorman Flynn Downes left for Burnley at the end of the transfer window. We did...

Hi Everyone! Welcome back to my Ipswich Town youth academy challenge. In this update, I will cover our progress to the end of the 2020-21 campaign. When we left off, we were right in the promotion picture, a few points away from the automatic slots. Our league form over the remainder of the...

Hi Everyone! It's time for another update - this one will cover the first half of the 2020/21 season. Season 2 - 2020/21 We settled into life back in the Championship with a comeback victory at home to Stoke, and since then our form has been nothing short of remarkable. We've lost just 5 times...

Hi everyone! I'm Jono, and I wanted to share my FM adventure with you all. I'm undertaking a youth academy challenge light with my hometown team, Ipswich Town. It is a light version of the challenge as I am taking charge of Ipswich, and not a newly promoted side. I am also allowing myself to...