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10 hours ago, Tommy said:

I think this is the first time (that I can remember) that I had a player with a 10.0 rating at the end of a match. 

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I've had it a couple of times in my current save but I think it's a bugged save because every single game it's stupidly high scoring so it's easier for players to grab 10.0 rating if they're banging in hattricks.

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On 15/05/2024 at 20:53, Tommy said:

"Would have prefered to stay on the bench" after you sub in a player is a bit overused, isn't it?

Yeah it's a nonsense. Often from the same twats who moan I don't play them as well.

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The interactions with players are pretty poor. You know if you've been promoted whatever you say about aims for next season will be wrong. Then there's the team leaders who say: "Play him or lose him! It's your job at stake!" when your 36 year old third choice Goalie is unhappy about playing time. 

If there was a stripped down version without this nonsense like FM Touch was I'd probably play that to remove some of these features that are not up to scratch.

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Loads of time till the new one comes out, so plenty of time to get stuck into a new save. 

 

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Académica de Coimbra

 

Back in 2012, Académica made it to the final of the Taça de Portugal for only the fifth time, for the first time since 1969 and had the chance to lift the trophy for the first time since 1939. They were facing Sporting, one of Portugal's "Big Three", on that day so it wouldn't have been particularly pessimistic to say that the 73 year wait for a trophy might go on a little longer, however, after four minutes Marinho scored what turned out to be the only goal of the game. Wild celebrations ensued and European Football for the following season was confirmed. Atletico Madrid, Viktoria Plzen and Hapoel Tel-Aviv were the opponents at the Group Stage and despite an impressive 2-0 win over Atleti, 'Briosa' finished third and failed to qualify for the knockout stages. Since that jubilant day back in 2012, life hasn't been too good to Portugal's oldest club. Relegation from the top flight in 2016 was soon followed by relegation to Portugal's third tier in 2022, finishing twenty points from safety. 

Portugal's oldest club languishing in the third tier, a weird league format and promotion system, a 29,744 all-seater stadium built for Euro 2004 and youth and training facilities ranked as "Great" and this is very much something I can get my teeth into for a bit of fun.

Portuguese Third Division - The third tier is split into two sections, a Northern and a Southern section, made up of ten teams each. You play the other nine teams in your region home and away and after eighteen games, the league splits. The top four from each region goes into the Championship Group and the bottom six from each section goes into their own Relegation Group, where you then play everyone in your group home and away. The top two in the Championship Group goes up automatically and third go into a play-off with a team from the bottom end of the second tier. Hopefully I won't find out but the bottom two of the Relegation Group goes down to the fourth tier of Portuguese Football.

 

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Finances are pretty good upon starting, which is not usually the case with some big clubs in lower leagues. £901,685 is in the bank, which is a nice surprise, and the projection predicts a profit come the end of the season, which is even better. Being a little greedy and seeing a potential profit, I couldn't help but arrange for a money spinner of a home friendly against FC Porto, to go with the home friendly against Braga, who are an affiliate club.

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The playing squad is reasonable for the level. It's definitely workable. There's very few real standout players but it should be enough to challenge at the top end of the table. Nwankwo Obiaro is a 31 year-old Nigerian international centre midfielder who will boss this level despite his age. Having played in his homeland, Spain, Italy, Romania and Greece before discovering a love of Sagres and Pastel de Nata, he'll lead this team. I've no plans to make any signings, the squad size and depth is sufficient for now and I don't think I need to do much. Lucas Henrique has left as quickly as he joined the club. He's a number 10 and I'm going to be playing a 4-4-2 and he simply didn't fit and he's returned to Brazil's third division, for a fee of £950 that may rise to £1,300 and has shaved £350 per week from the wage bill. 

We're predicted to finish 5th but that is a list of all the twenty teams at this level. I'm quietly confident we can do slightly better.

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Academica have no place in the third tier, their a pretty solid second tier outfit in truth. Should be looking for promotion in season one and then seeing what comes beyond.

Obviously biased, but I do love Portugal for an FM save.

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