In 2017, the Yorkshire International Football Team was founded, their first game being a 1-1 draw with Ellan Vannin.
Ever since hearing about this, I have attempted FM saves using only players from Yorkshire. Previously, I have been able to take Leeds to 4th in the Premier League, but have never been able to get a club out of the semi-pro leagues into the Football league. So, I'm gonna give it another shot and this time catalog it, hope you enjoy!
RULES
Only players born in the Yorkshire area may be used (Players with Place of Birth blank or unknown that begin their careers at a Yorkshire based football team are eligible)
Club Logo
Picking a team to take over: For this I wanted to pick the team based in Yorkshire with the least history, a club willing to go for a gimmick like this to try and garner attention and to my mind that is Leeds United feed team Guiseley (sorry to both Guieseley fans). Plus picking a team like York would lessen some of the struggle this is meant to be. With them expected to finish 14th I don't expect promotion to be on the table in our first season with a small budget of 3,800 pounds a week as well
Our Squad
Here are our heroes, Jamie Vardy, Kyle Walker and John Stones they are not. I think we have a nice range of leaders in defenders Ainge and Ellis along with some promising youngsters, especially keeper Rushworth and centre mid Pugh. However, we're probably only a mid-table Vanarama North side in what is a stacked league it seems compared to the south with the likes of York, Darlington and newly promoted Kings Lynn who are expected to do the double in the season preview.
Carl Rushworth
Tom Pugh
However, those of you with a keen eye will see a major issue with these two which is that the wages have changed! we are now majorly over the wage budget. For those of you that have also used create-a-club, does this happen to you too? Am I missing something? The screen will tell you the wage and then it's just...not.
With the transfer budget I have got the wage budget up to 5,400, and I have been able to get rid of the second surprise I had after creating the team...
Who, in the ****** ****, are you!? I dont know why his loan stayed or was generated but he was costing us 400 pounds and is from Grantham so he's been knocked off the wage budget as well.
So what are my aims this season: I think its simple really, survive in the job and try to find a simple system that will work for our players, while constantly looking for new talent to bring in next season.
I'll update again after our first game of the season (Against the favourites Kings Lynn) and look at some key players as well as new loanees bought into the club.
Onwards and upwards for Gods own Club!
Ever since hearing about this, I have attempted FM saves using only players from Yorkshire. Previously, I have been able to take Leeds to 4th in the Premier League, but have never been able to get a club out of the semi-pro leagues into the Football league. So, I'm gonna give it another shot and this time catalog it, hope you enjoy!
RULES
Only players born in the Yorkshire area may be used (Players with Place of Birth blank or unknown that begin their careers at a Yorkshire based football team are eligible)
Club Logo
Picking a team to take over: For this I wanted to pick the team based in Yorkshire with the least history, a club willing to go for a gimmick like this to try and garner attention and to my mind that is Leeds United feed team Guiseley (sorry to both Guieseley fans). Plus picking a team like York would lessen some of the struggle this is meant to be. With them expected to finish 14th I don't expect promotion to be on the table in our first season with a small budget of 3,800 pounds a week as well
Our Squad
Here are our heroes, Jamie Vardy, Kyle Walker and John Stones they are not. I think we have a nice range of leaders in defenders Ainge and Ellis along with some promising youngsters, especially keeper Rushworth and centre mid Pugh. However, we're probably only a mid-table Vanarama North side in what is a stacked league it seems compared to the south with the likes of York, Darlington and newly promoted Kings Lynn who are expected to do the double in the season preview.
Carl Rushworth
Tom Pugh
However, those of you with a keen eye will see a major issue with these two which is that the wages have changed! we are now majorly over the wage budget. For those of you that have also used create-a-club, does this happen to you too? Am I missing something? The screen will tell you the wage and then it's just...not.
With the transfer budget I have got the wage budget up to 5,400, and I have been able to get rid of the second surprise I had after creating the team...
Who, in the ****** ****, are you!? I dont know why his loan stayed or was generated but he was costing us 400 pounds and is from Grantham so he's been knocked off the wage budget as well.
So what are my aims this season: I think its simple really, survive in the job and try to find a simple system that will work for our players, while constantly looking for new talent to bring in next season.
I'll update again after our first game of the season (Against the favourites Kings Lynn) and look at some key players as well as new loanees bought into the club.
Onwards and upwards for Gods own Club!