This is the first manager story I will be writing so please forgive me if my layout isn't the best. Feel free to tell me how I can improve my layout, any additional pieces of information that may be helpful.
Ok, so with the world cup on show, and with nations like Chile and Colombia impressing me, combined with the fact that I was thinking of doing a journeyman game, I decided to start a journeyman game in South America, but with a semi-professional playing past. I felt it would take me years to get a job in South America as an English Sunday league footballer.
All leagues were loaded, at the time of starting the game, I hadn't downloaded the files to add the other South American Leagues, so the playable leagues are:
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Yes, I've got the English League... in case I change my mind on the challenge or get bored and want a change, plus I want to follow Arsenal
I started a month ago and I am now at 2022 so my first posts will be recaps, and sadly I didnt document those past years so there may be things I miss out accidentally or just because I simply cannot remember. I am by no means finished with this save. In fact it still feels like it's barely started. Feel free to ask questions about anything you want me to go into more detail on.
So, let's begin
BRIEF RECAP
FULL STORY - I've only done up to 2016 in the full story so far
I go on holiday mode and apply to everything, I recall I was a bit too demanding in interviews so i wasn't given the job after a few interviews. In December 2013, I was given an interview by Atenas de San Carlos in the Uruguayan Second Division and I said I was willing to have an even smaller transfer and wage budget and got the job!
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Founded in 1928, the only honours to their name are 4 interior zone (3rd tier) wins in 1965, 1975, 1976 and 2001
My budget was as so if i remember correctly
Wage Budget 5k
Transfer budget 10k
The clubs finances were also not the best, and i did ask for this.
We were 2nd from bottom at the time of taking over, 8 points in 10 games and our task was to make the play offs!!!!! I quickly realised that there were 14 teams and to get into the playoffs you needed to finish in the top 10 which was within reach. Oh and 14th place is relegated.
Things did not get off to a good start with a 4-2 loss to bottom side Central Español who then went on 8 points leaving me bottom. I proceeded to draw 0-0 and lose 1-0 twice, ending 2013 on 9 points in 13 games and deep in the relegation zone.
So not the best of starts. Then there was a slight break, and with the transfer window open, I put it to use. Big offers came in for my players, I ended up selling 4 players for a total of 580k. I then replaced them with 3 players; Mathias Mohozzo, Jurandir da Silva and Juan Pablo Lopez on frees, which got the club on a stable financial footing.
I had 3 friendlies to sort my team out and that i did. I started by getting 9 points from a possible 12, catapulting us out of the relegation zone and putting us in the mix for the playoff places with 18 points from 17 games. But then I started to get put in my place with a more mixed run of games. Fast-forward 6 games and I had won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3. Putting me on 25 points from 23 games and 11th place with anyone from 8th to 13th able to swap places.
The teams I had left were my first team I ever faced, Central Español, Rocha FC and Boston River, all teams in that band from 8th to 13th or just above that. Well, Central Español certainly proved not to be relegation battlers with a good 2nd half of a season leaving them in the low 30s in terms of points. But this was different to the first game, I knew my players and they were playing better than then so I felt pretty confident of a win. Unfortunately we lost 3-1. However, I could see that winning my last 2 games left me with a good chance of reaching the playoffs.
However I drew 1-1 to Rocha leaving me on 26 points in 25 games and my dream of a playoff was gone. I checked the table and I was 14th!! 12th place were on 29 points and 13th were on 26 points so it looked like this.
Position Points GD GS
12th 29 -7 20
13th 26 -8 22
14th 26 -9 26
I still felt that both teams wouldn't win so as long as I won, I would survive. However, I felt a draw may even be enough.
I was winning 1-0, when in the 90th minute, Boston River equalised. So I finishing on 27 points. But was it enough? Well 12th place lost 1-0 so a win would have been enough to survive. And agonisingly, 13th drew 1-1, equalising fairly late leaving the table like this:
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4 points between 10th and 14th... and more annoyingly Boston River were Promoted through the playoffs!!
In the end here were all of my results, starting with the highlighted game:
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So this left me with a club relegated to an unplayable league.... so I was sacked. I thought i did ok, in the 2nd half of the season, when i got to see my players fully, I picked up 19 points, which if replicated in the first half, would have put me comfortably in the playoffs. At this point I was worried I wouldn't find another club. Being sacked at what was probably one of the lowest reps clubs I could choose is never good news. However, with the World Cup on, set my laptop on holiday mode whilst watching the football....
Ok, so with the world cup on show, and with nations like Chile and Colombia impressing me, combined with the fact that I was thinking of doing a journeyman game, I decided to start a journeyman game in South America, but with a semi-professional playing past. I felt it would take me years to get a job in South America as an English Sunday league footballer.
All leagues were loaded, at the time of starting the game, I hadn't downloaded the files to add the other South American Leagues, so the playable leagues are:
View attachment 356500
Yes, I've got the English League... in case I change my mind on the challenge or get bored and want a change, plus I want to follow Arsenal
I started a month ago and I am now at 2022 so my first posts will be recaps, and sadly I didnt document those past years so there may be things I miss out accidentally or just because I simply cannot remember. I am by no means finished with this save. In fact it still feels like it's barely started. Feel free to ask questions about anything you want me to go into more detail on.
So, let's begin
BRIEF RECAP
Join Atenas de San Carlos in the Uruguayan Second Division in December 2013. They have 8 points in 10 games
Finish as so:
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Get sacked.
Join Chilean First Division B (D1B) side Club Deportivo San Marcos de Arica on 27/05/2015. So I begin at the start of the season.
2015/2016 Finish 2nd in the opening stage and 6th in the closing stage, and 3rd overall. Qualify for promotion playoffs and win promotion to D1. Knocked out in Chile Cup 2nd round.
2016/2017 Finish 6 points clear of relegation, in 15th place. Knocked out in Chile Cup 2nd round.
2017/2018 Finish 14 points clear of relegation, in 10th place. Including a 5th place finish in the closing stage. Qualify for 2nd-5th place payoff, lose in final to Colo Colo on penalties, beating Universided de Chile for the first time in the semi's. Knocked out in Chile Cup 2nd round.
2018/2019 Finish on 61 points in 3rd place. Including a 2nd place finish in the closing stage. Win the playoff and qualify to Copa Sudamericana in the next season. Knocked out in Chile Cup semi final.
2019/2020 Knocked out in Copa Sudamericana 2nd preliminary Round. Knocked out in Chile Cup quarter final. Finish 5th in the opening stage and win the play off, beating Colo Colo in the semi final, and qualifying for the Copa Libertadores. Manage to win in qualifying round to make the group stage. Finish 2nd in group to qualify for the 2nd round. However it comes at the cost of 13th in the closing stage. Knocked out of the libertadores in the 2nd round against Palmeiras.
2020/2021 Poor league form continues, finish 12th in the opening stage. Knocked out in Chile Cup 2nd Round. Finish 3rd in the closing stage and win the playoff final against Colo Colo and so qualify for Sudamericana.
2021/2022 Knocked out of Chile Cup in the 2nd round but finish 2nd in the opening stage, one point of of Universidad de Chile. Win the playoff, beating Colo Colo in the semi final and so qualify for Libertadores group stages. Again get knocked out in the 2nd round of the libertadores and finish 2nd in the closing stage, this time to Colo Colo by 2 points. Lose in the playoff final to Universidad de Chile. Overall I have the most points and qualify for next year's Super Cup because of this.
2022/2023 Lose to Universidad de Chile in the Super Cup. Lose in the Chile Cup final. Win Opening Stage. Knocked out of Libertadores Group Stage in 3rd place. 4th in closing stage. Win playoff
Finish as so:
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Get sacked.
Join Chilean First Division B (D1B) side Club Deportivo San Marcos de Arica on 27/05/2015. So I begin at the start of the season.
2015/2016 Finish 2nd in the opening stage and 6th in the closing stage, and 3rd overall. Qualify for promotion playoffs and win promotion to D1. Knocked out in Chile Cup 2nd round.
2016/2017 Finish 6 points clear of relegation, in 15th place. Knocked out in Chile Cup 2nd round.
2017/2018 Finish 14 points clear of relegation, in 10th place. Including a 5th place finish in the closing stage. Qualify for 2nd-5th place payoff, lose in final to Colo Colo on penalties, beating Universided de Chile for the first time in the semi's. Knocked out in Chile Cup 2nd round.
2018/2019 Finish on 61 points in 3rd place. Including a 2nd place finish in the closing stage. Win the playoff and qualify to Copa Sudamericana in the next season. Knocked out in Chile Cup semi final.
2019/2020 Knocked out in Copa Sudamericana 2nd preliminary Round. Knocked out in Chile Cup quarter final. Finish 5th in the opening stage and win the play off, beating Colo Colo in the semi final, and qualifying for the Copa Libertadores. Manage to win in qualifying round to make the group stage. Finish 2nd in group to qualify for the 2nd round. However it comes at the cost of 13th in the closing stage. Knocked out of the libertadores in the 2nd round against Palmeiras.
2020/2021 Poor league form continues, finish 12th in the opening stage. Knocked out in Chile Cup 2nd Round. Finish 3rd in the closing stage and win the playoff final against Colo Colo and so qualify for Sudamericana.
2021/2022 Knocked out of Chile Cup in the 2nd round but finish 2nd in the opening stage, one point of of Universidad de Chile. Win the playoff, beating Colo Colo in the semi final and so qualify for Libertadores group stages. Again get knocked out in the 2nd round of the libertadores and finish 2nd in the closing stage, this time to Colo Colo by 2 points. Lose in the playoff final to Universidad de Chile. Overall I have the most points and qualify for next year's Super Cup because of this.
2022/2023 Lose to Universidad de Chile in the Super Cup. Lose in the Chile Cup final. Win Opening Stage. Knocked out of Libertadores Group Stage in 3rd place. 4th in closing stage. Win playoff
FULL STORY - I've only done up to 2016 in the full story so far
I go on holiday mode and apply to everything, I recall I was a bit too demanding in interviews so i wasn't given the job after a few interviews. In December 2013, I was given an interview by Atenas de San Carlos in the Uruguayan Second Division and I said I was willing to have an even smaller transfer and wage budget and got the job!
View attachment 356499
Founded in 1928, the only honours to their name are 4 interior zone (3rd tier) wins in 1965, 1975, 1976 and 2001
My budget was as so if i remember correctly
Wage Budget 5k
Transfer budget 10k
The clubs finances were also not the best, and i did ask for this.
We were 2nd from bottom at the time of taking over, 8 points in 10 games and our task was to make the play offs!!!!! I quickly realised that there were 14 teams and to get into the playoffs you needed to finish in the top 10 which was within reach. Oh and 14th place is relegated.
Things did not get off to a good start with a 4-2 loss to bottom side Central Español who then went on 8 points leaving me bottom. I proceeded to draw 0-0 and lose 1-0 twice, ending 2013 on 9 points in 13 games and deep in the relegation zone.
So not the best of starts. Then there was a slight break, and with the transfer window open, I put it to use. Big offers came in for my players, I ended up selling 4 players for a total of 580k. I then replaced them with 3 players; Mathias Mohozzo, Jurandir da Silva and Juan Pablo Lopez on frees, which got the club on a stable financial footing.
I had 3 friendlies to sort my team out and that i did. I started by getting 9 points from a possible 12, catapulting us out of the relegation zone and putting us in the mix for the playoff places with 18 points from 17 games. But then I started to get put in my place with a more mixed run of games. Fast-forward 6 games and I had won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3. Putting me on 25 points from 23 games and 11th place with anyone from 8th to 13th able to swap places.
The teams I had left were my first team I ever faced, Central Español, Rocha FC and Boston River, all teams in that band from 8th to 13th or just above that. Well, Central Español certainly proved not to be relegation battlers with a good 2nd half of a season leaving them in the low 30s in terms of points. But this was different to the first game, I knew my players and they were playing better than then so I felt pretty confident of a win. Unfortunately we lost 3-1. However, I could see that winning my last 2 games left me with a good chance of reaching the playoffs.
However I drew 1-1 to Rocha leaving me on 26 points in 25 games and my dream of a playoff was gone. I checked the table and I was 14th!! 12th place were on 29 points and 13th were on 26 points so it looked like this.
Position Points GD GS
12th 29 -7 20
13th 26 -8 22
14th 26 -9 26
I still felt that both teams wouldn't win so as long as I won, I would survive. However, I felt a draw may even be enough.
I was winning 1-0, when in the 90th minute, Boston River equalised. So I finishing on 27 points. But was it enough? Well 12th place lost 1-0 so a win would have been enough to survive. And agonisingly, 13th drew 1-1, equalising fairly late leaving the table like this:
View attachment 356498
4 points between 10th and 14th... and more annoyingly Boston River were Promoted through the playoffs!!
In the end here were all of my results, starting with the highlighted game:
View attachment 356497
So this left me with a club relegated to an unplayable league.... so I was sacked. I thought i did ok, in the 2nd half of the season, when i got to see my players fully, I picked up 19 points, which if replicated in the first half, would have put me comfortably in the playoffs. At this point I was worried I wouldn't find another club. Being sacked at what was probably one of the lowest reps clubs I could choose is never good news. However, with the World Cup on, set my laptop on holiday mode whilst watching the football....
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