Homecoming 2.0 - 2026 onwards...

First defeat for København, in a way Brøndby has done you a favour even though they're surpassing you on goal difference.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

First defeat for København, in a way Brøndby has done you a favour even though they're surpassing you on goal difference.

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Being the only undefeated team now, you mean? Well, I'm sure a first place would be preferable, even though that is a nice little record to have...

I saw something very beautiful there: Ajax tops the Europa League standings! (One can always wish...)

Brøndby have had a very respectable campaign against all these big guns, no matter the final result against Dortmund, which needs to give it full beans, while Brøndby might be leaning towards playing for a draw.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

I saw something very beautiful there: Ajax tops the Europa League standings! (One can always wish...)

Brøndby have had a very respectable campaign against all these big guns, no matter the final result against Dortmund, which needs to give it full beans, while Brøndby might be leaning towards playing for a draw.

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Yes indeed. Overall a pretty great European season for the Dutch sides actually. PSV smashing it in the Champions League with Feyenoord in a respectable position too (even though you probably don't care about that one). FC Twente is in a top 8 position in the conference league. Only AZ Alkmaar seem to be in a poor run of form.

Impressive: all Danish clubs survive the league stage - all five go to the preliminary round

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

Impressive: all Danish clubs survive the league stage - all five go to the preliminary round

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Yes, exactly. I was honestly surprised that Brøndby made it through, being 22nd before the final defeat. But apparently the -3 goal difference was just enough to stay in the playoff spot. But yes, a good season for Danish clubs. Austria, Czechia and Greece are the nations above Denmark in the country coefficient table.

Austria have three through with RB Salzburg, Austria Wien and Sturm Graz. Rapid Wien and LASK are out though.

Czechia have Sparta Praha through, but Slavia Praha and Viktoria Plzen are out.

Greece have Panathinaikos and PAOK through, but Olympiacos and AEK Athens are out.

Bottomline: I won't calculate the country coefficient points before the season is over. But with these results we could see Denmark climb a few places, perhaps knocking the doors to the top 10 (currently 13th).

Brøndby and Nordsjaelland have difficult draws.

København and AGF have evenly matched opponents.

Midtjylland has a good, realistic chance against Panathinaikos.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

Brøndby and Nordsjaelland have difficult draws.

København and AGF have evenly matched opponents.

Midtjylland has a good, realistic chance against Panathinaikos.

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Well, if the first leg is anything to go by, you couldn't be more accurate.

EDIT: And now I'm in the midst of this European stuff, I'll just wrap it up and finish the European season, before I go back to continue with Viborg. At the expense of chronology, I won't jump back and forth anymore. EDIT EDIT: Nevermind. I've wrapped up the European season, but will post a summary at the end of the season in stead. Seamed too weird the other way around...

3 from 5 ain't bad... Winter break is over by now in Denmark: what luxury, by the way, to be able to focus on 2 - 4 European ties only in the period from Christmas until Valentine's. In the Netherlands, January and February ae stuffed with resuming the league, European fixtures and two cup games. Very different dynamics to a season.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

3 from 5 ain't bad... Winter break is over by now in Denmark: what luxury, by the way, to be able to focus on 2 - 4 European ties only in the period from Christmas until Valentine's. In the Netherlands, January and February ae stuffed with resuming the league, European fixtures and two cup games. Very different dynamics to a season.

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It's a valid point. In FIFA it's certainly an advantage, picking up these European games without any distractions from the league. However, in real life there's also a thing called match fitness, and I think it could easily work against Danish teams to come from a two months break without any football to being expected to perform over a two-legged tie against an opponent, who already has every engine running. I think it can be as much of a disadvantage, as it can be an advantage...

It's always happy reading, but you tend to stretch your images: I can't really see what's going on in the picture. I see a Norwegian and is that goalkeeper Colombian?

This forum uses a width of 700 px, so what I do is using that width. Most people have at least a 1920 x 1080 screen nowadays, meaning that if you disregard your browser (tabs and bar) 900 px length will fill the screen nicely. For my important games or posts, I use a 700 wide x 900 long template (or 1400 x 1800 at 50%).

If you take a screenshot, it's probably 16:9. Down to size, that would become 700 x 135. Even with a 700x700 template, it would leave you with over 600 px to fill with text (without stretching the picture). Try it, hope it helps.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

It's always happy reading, but you tend to stretch your images: I can't really see what's going on in the picture. I see a Norwegian and is that goalkeeper Colombian?

This forum uses a width of 700 px, so what I do is using that width. Most people have at least a 1920 x 1080 screen nowadays, meaning that if you disregard your browser (tabs and bar) 900 px length will fill the screen nicely. For my important games or posts, I use a 700 wide x 900 long template (or 1400 x 1800 at 50%).

If you take a screenshot, it's probably 16:9. Down to size, that would become 700 x 135. Even with a 700x700 template, it would leave you with over 600 px to fill with text (without stretching the picture). Try it, hope it helps.

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Thanks for the input. Though I'm sorry to admit that I didn't understand a word of it. I try to find some horizontal images or situations that can be put in to add some colour in my posts. There are rarely important details in them, so I don't pay too much mind to whether they are stretched or not.

Yes, there is a Norwegian in the academy and a South American goalie. Colombia or Venezuela, I don't recall. And it's not something I've found to be interesting or important anyway. My new narrator needed an introduction, and I decided - in my next post - to name two more from the academy. But most of my current academy players will not be promoted or play a part in this story, and then I won't put too much effort into introducing them.

Okay, now I get it: we're following events at Viborg from the POV of the Nygaard-figure (youth player). Nice take, I was thinking of something similar (but rather someone from the staff, or management)

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

Okay, now I get it: we're following events at Viborg from the POV of the Nygaard-figure (youth player). Nice take, I was thinking of something similar (but rather someone from the staff, or management)

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Yes, exactly. In past saves I've tried one type of narrator from the start and has stuck with it for the entire save. Now I just grew a bit tired of using the same point of view and felt like making a change here, even though it is mid-season and everything. I hope it will work out for me with this change. So far it feels good with a view from the inside. We'll see what happens...

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@JustinCase0110 wrote:

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

Okay, now I get it: we're following events at Viborg from the POV of the Nygaard-figure (youth player). Nice take, I was thinking of something similar (but rather someone from the staff, or management)

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Yes, exactly. In past saves I've tried one type of narrator from the start and has stuck with it for the entire save. Now I just grew a bit tired of using the same point of view and felt like making a change here, even though it is mid-season and everything. I hope it will work out for me with this change. So far it feels good with a view from the inside. We'll see what happens...

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Shaking things up sometimes reinvigorates the career or the motivation to continue...