Homecoming - FC25 CM Story 2024 to 2026
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Good news on winning the playoff. At least the gaffer isn't sitting on this and just accepting the season, knows there is plenty of work to do going forward and improvements needed. Let's see what he can build.
Nice way of explaining that league will remain with same sides, always the downside to only 1 league, but least we're able to involve it in the story.
I know you like addressing these things some way or another, half expected you to report them as different teams, but figured that might over complicate things especially if none fall into relegation next season, just creates extra work
@thurlow885 wrote:Good news on winning the playoff. At least the gaffer isn't sitting on this and just accepting the season, knows there is plenty of work to do going forward and improvements needed. Let's see what he can build.
Nice way of explaining that league will remain with same sides, always the downside to only 1 league, but least we're able to involve it in the story.
I know you like addressing these things some way or another, half expected you to report them as different teams, but figured that might over complicate things especially if none fall into relegation next season, just creates extra work
Thanks, yeah my first option was to play on with the relegated teams, but change their club names and logos in the story. That's also what I did, when I played with Vejle in FIFA23.
But with the way I've kept focus on other teams' results, goal scorers etc., I couldn't see the end of the extra work I'd need to do, renaming players and all sorts of other stuff, in order to keep the realism I was aiming for.
In real life there is in fact an issue with the Odense Boldklub (OB) fans at the moment, and several First Division clubs have stadiums that aren't suited for the first tier. So this proved to be a welcome workaround for me to do it a bit different this time.
Scorers in the 24/25 Conference League Qualifiers between Brøndby and Legia:
Quite a mixed start to the season. Top of the league for now which is great but the ongoing stat for games against Købehavn and Midtjylland is something that needs to improve especially if gonna keep with them or do better than them.
Losing a star player is never easy but a good fee and was obviously prepared for this having a replacement pretty much in the wings to come in.
@thurlow885 wrote:Quite a mixed start to the season. Top of the league for now which is great but the ongoing stat for games against Købehavn and Midtjylland is something that needs to improve especially if gonna keep with them or do better than them.
Losing a star player is never easy but a good fee and was obviously prepared for this having a replacement pretty much in the wings to come in.
Keeping the poor stat against the two FC-clubs is obviously poor, but apart from that I think it's a stretch calling this a mixed start to the season. 😉 Top of the league, undefeated, best attack and best defence. The result vs Silkeborg was poor (and the performance was even worse), but a 2-0 win in Nordsjælland easily made up for that IMO.
Regarding departures I expected offers for Kvistgaarden and Vallys this summer. Especially the latter being the top assister of the league last season. Used to be a thing in FIFA, that offers would be guaranteed for the top scorer, the top assister and the golden glove winner. Anyway, I'm happy things worked out this way, especially with Kvistgaarden as a homegrown player. Spoiler alert, didn't lose any of them in the remaining part of the window either.
Losing Spierings wasn't ideal, as I really liked having him in the number 6 role. But such a fee for a 29 year old, that was too good to decline, and I also felt I needed to sell someone to keep a realistic pace in this save. Two successive summer windows without major departures? Nah. And in that light I didn't mind him leaving that much...
Poorly worded more mixed feelings in regards to that stat and losing an important player not overall form
@thurlow885 wrote:Poorly worded more mixed feelings in regards to that stat and losing an important player not overall form
Agreed mate. I get what you mean now. The season's overall expectations could be reduced as a result of losing one of my star performers.
Questions being asked as to where the sudden influx of money has come from within The Danish League with various sides splashing the cash 😜
Not a terrible draw for Europa League, but definitely have some work to do. I'd say 3 potentially winnable games. Even with a poor history against Rapid Wine I'd still see that as winnable as well as a possible winnable start against Celtic. The home games will be vital
@thurlow885 wrote:Questions being asked as to where the sudden influx of money has come from within The Danish League with various sides splashing the cash 😜
Not a terrible draw for Europa League, but definitely have some work to do. I'd say 3 potentially winnable games. Even with a poor history against Rapid Wine I'd still see that as winnable as well as a possible winnable start against Celtic. The home games will be vital
Haha, yeah maybe my decision to move quite a few Danish internationals back to the league has backfired, increasing the amount of transfers in the league. Hmm, I have otherwise enjoyed the limited transfer moves in the league in previous saves, compared to the extravagant and over-the-top moves made in other leagues with more money. So perhaps I practically ruined the save, before I even began..? Or perhaps that is not the answer. I haven't seen any of them move away again so far, so perhaps it's not it.
I agree with your verdict on Europe. I would probably put Apoel and Rapid in the "must win" category, whilst Celtic and PAOK are the next in line. The latter mostly due to their previous 5-0 win against Brøndby and the good performances of Greek sides of late. Fiorentina must be tipped as the hardest opponent after three Conference League finals in a row. Ajax, Stuttgart and Stade de Reims comes after, in one order or another. (Haven't taken home/away games into consideration here)
