VyKing

Welcome on board Michele, you are officially my Birthday twin!

August '24 A strong start to the season, a fantastic win against Orlando Pirates followed by a drubbing by last seasons champions. 4 games down 26 to go but this is a marathon not a sprint.

Premier Division 24/25 July '25 I was unsuccessful with my application to Cape Town City despite having an interview, due to this we need to strengthen as much as possible to give ourselves a fighting chance at survival. Anything above 13th will be a fantastic season with £1mill TV money being a great reason to stay up. I have the option to try get another badge under my belt which may get one of the top sides looking at me more seriously. Transfers In Transfers Out Schedule We are thrown straight out of the frying pan and into the fryer with the start of the season but it's also an opportunity to see where the team is at in regards to quality. A solid start would go a long way in reaching the magic number of 32.

End of the season 23/24 The 2 impressive wins over Swallows set us up on GD to take us up after 2 intense 1-1 draws. Predicted for a 2nd from bottom finish to go up via the play offs. The Hungry Lions gritted their teeth and grinded out some fantastic results. Breaking records for goals scored in the league and only losing 5 on the way to promotion. This team has impressed me and have pushed on. But my goal is to win the African Champions League which with the resources this team has I don't think will be possible. Currently the only job available in the Premier Division is with Cape Town City who finished 6th in the top league. I have applied for the job but we shall see where we go from here.

May '24 The last 3 games ensured our spot in the Premier Division mini play off league consisting or ourselves, Marumo Gallants and Swallows of the Premier Division. With 1st place promoted. It has been a very impressive season this season with injuries and playing 15/16yr olds in positions due to lack of depth for the first half of the season. It now comes down to 4 games 2 vs each team home and away before I give a full season review and to see whether I go to the division above with the Lions or onto pastures new.

April '24 Down to the final 3 games with it all to play for and in shooting distance of automatics. Baroka slipping up has the fans dreaming. During April the Orlando Pirates job came up, which I did apply for and got interviewed for but was unsuccessful. Fully qualified for the National C license which is a step in the right direction.

March '24 A fantastic run during March keeps us in the play offs with the exception of Baroka. 7 games to go and in a strong position, but as we've seen in previous month we can become our own worse enemy. The upcoming month, with a game against 3rd place upcoming which could give us advantage going on to the end of the season.

February '24 Back to it after a January of friendlies with back to back wins shooting us straight back into play off contention. Baroka next up in the league is a chance to bring the 6 point gap to 3 points. 12 games left so it is the business end of the season with us smashing the 32 points barrier to stay up.

January '24 A very quiet January in the league with no games being played at all apart from friendlies to keep the players fresh. The only thing happening this month was bringing in players despite being in the red in the wage budget. Transfers in Bringing essential players to plug gaps from injury or lack of depth. Transfers out Only 1 out the door, no clue why Diamond City are rocking the Real Madrid badge.

December '23 The end of December means 2 things, mid season point and the transfer window opening. 2 wins from 3 in the league keeps us within touching distance of the play offs. 7th in the league at the midway stage is more than I could ask for with the injuries and lack of resources 32 points is the magic number for avoiding relegation and this is within reach. Mid Season Player reports My 2 top goal scorers with 8 in the league apiece. Stanley Muishond Jacky Motshegwa Highest average rating so far this season goes to my left back Xolani Mdaki

November '23 A quick November, which saw a clean sheet and a 4-1 loss which has left us in 6th place. A few results and we are back up there. A few tough games coming up in December with a cup game vs Maritzburg United to qualify for the first round proper.

October '23 A very busy month of October on and off the pitch with a couple of big wins, a draw that saw 6 goals and a 3-0 loss against 2nd place, leaving us 3rd place going into a very short November in terms of only 2 gams. A take over from Russian director Gleb Nikitin has changed the whole dynamic moving forward with the offer of a 2 year contract extension and a coaching course for my National C licence. The takeover hasn't presented any extra funds so we are currently working with £0 transfer fee and -£759 wage budget which makes working with the youngsters a must. 4 games left of the first half of the season with us currently punching above expectation, maybe a summer move is on the cards to increase my chances of winning my first continental title.

Aug/Sept '23 A very good start to the campaign with 3 wins 2 draws and a loss putting us into 4th in the league after 6 games. Injuries have meant bringing up a 15yr old right back and a 16 year old left winger The U21's is full with 15/16 year olds with a few to keep my eyes on during my time here. After being turned down for a coaching course out of fear of bigger clubs offering me a job, I'm going to see where we are by mid season and see where that takes me. League Table

July 2023 Transfers Zero Transfers out, brought in players to fill in weak positions. Updates Season Preview Friendly results More a squad gelling pre season to help with the tactic and see where we need improvements. Next month's update will be the first League update.

History Season Preview The Squad Fixtures

The Challenge To win every continental title in the 5 confederations. The Route We are starting in Africa in the South African 1st division, moving onto Asia>North America>South America>Europe The Rules We start with zero coaching badges and Sunday league management. The aim to develop as a manager as we progress. We only apply for managerial jobs that see us progress. Once we win a continental trophy we leave that team to look for a job in the next continent. The database Using the most upto date transfers from around the world Post updates Once a month I will update with a summary and screenshots of my progress

It makes sense to ditch fm25 if it wasn't ready and concentrate on fm26 taking what they've already done and carry it on with the next version. The community has a lot of great databases out there to keep the game upto date until fm26 and SI knows this. I can't imagine the abuse Miles will be getting regarding this though which is uncalled for and unneeded but it seems the gaming community as a whole has gone down hill in that regards. The problem for SI now is they need to do something very special with FM26 to win people back around.

Bottom of the Eredivisie while ajax sit on top

So which club have you adopted as one you support from playing FM, could be from any version of FM you've played all the way back to FM05 or maybe a team you took control of in the CM series if you are like me and where around when dinosaurs roamed the earth. There's been a few clubs that I've become interested in through my time but none have captured me like my time at HNK Rijek in Croatia. I've been really enjoying the current save I have going with them, so far my biggest achievement is taking them to the round of 16 beating Napoli, Inter and Ajax in the run. What club has captured you?

I tweeted this in response to FM's announcement, it's like CM4 all over again...... Atleast this time they apologised.

I need to look into RDF scouting method and make notes

We don't wear kilts in Yorkshire we drink Yorkshire tea wear flat caps and have whippets

My only issue with AC recently is how samey it all feels just with a different setting. I'm hoping they've learnt with shadows because this is going to be a huge test to see which direction they go in the future.

Welcome aboard, Always a pleasure to have more creators to create things that need creating. Especially kits!

I vaguely remember a Warrington back in the day of FMG and FMV. Would this be the same person? Welcome across to FM Graphics, we have Yorkshire Tea