Homecoming 2.0 - 2026 onwards...

Tricky season ending: in the league it's all or nothing now. In the cup you're facing Silkeborg: thusfar with VFF one win, two draws and a defeat against them.

However, I'd hope that two title battles and experience in Champions League ought to give you the edge in the cup final. But essentially it's three must-win finals now!

Title hopes are slim now. You cannot afford to drop any points and need a little help. 

The cup final should be yours. The team has the experience and can beat anyone in one match. 

I fear for the league though. It is not looking good for you. 

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

Tricky season ending: in the league it's all or nothing now. In the cup you're facing Silkeborg: thusfar with VFF one win, two draws and a defeat against them.

However, I'd hope that two title battles and experience in Champions League ought to give you the edge in the cup final. But essentially it's three must-win finals now!

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Yes, that's true. I could win all three and still come short in the league though. On the other hand the league format ensures that all the top teams play other top teams in the final games. So nothing is certain yet. But it was a huge letdown to lose the lead against FC København and end up losing the game in injury time.

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@LABoog4 wrote:

Title hopes are slim now. You cannot afford to drop any points and need a little help. 

The cup final should be yours. The team has the experience and can beat anyone in one match. 

I fear for the league though. It is not looking good for you. 

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That's true. I need help in the league. Fortunately it's a tough schedule for all involved, with Brøndby and FC København clashing on the final day. So I could be lucky to have a slim chance still.

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@JustinCase0110 wrote:

 

That's true. I need help in the league. Fortunately it's a tough schedule for all involved, with Brøndby and FC København clashing on the final day. So I could be lucky to have a slim chance still.

... or, as the Dutch saying goes: When two dogs fight over a bone, a third will walk away with it alone

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

... or, as the Dutch saying goes: When two dogs fight over a bone, a third will walk away with it alone

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Good one. It even rhymes (at least in English).

The decider at home vs. København: this truly is an all-or-nothing game, as you cannot sit back and play for a draw. That might drop you back to that frightful 3rd place, though a cup win might then save you from that dreadful play-off.

This is it: will we look back and think they were so close (nearly a title, nearly a cup), or will you push through and claim legendary silverware?

This is the making of a storybook ending. You need to win and have your favorite club win in order for you to win the title. As @Danimal5981 mentioned, it’s all or nothing. You will need to attack and not lose focus on your game while score watching the other game. 

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

The decider at home vs. København: this truly is an all-or-nothing game, as you cannot sit back and play for a draw. That might drop you back to that frightful 3rd place, though a cup win might then save you from that dreadful play-off.

This is it: will we look back and think they were so close (nearly a title, nearly a cup), or will you push through and claim legendary silverware?

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True. It's Viborg - FC Midtjylland in the final game though. Brøndby and FC København go head to head as well. Two derbies on the final day deciding the title. Couldn't have set this better up myself.

Regarding the Playoff, there is an unfortunate scheduling error in FC25. After the final league game, a date is set in June for the playoff match between 3rd and 7th. But before that we also have the cup final. So IF I end in 3rd, I could actually win the cup final before the playoff match, removing the significance from that game entirely from Viborg's point of view.

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@LABoog4 wrote:

This is the making of a storybook ending. You need to win and have your favorite club win in order for you to win the title. As @Danimal5981 mentioned, it’s all or nothing. You will need to attack and not lose focus on your game while score watching the other game. 

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Indeed. As mentioned above, two derbies end the season and decide the title race. Lovely.

That's a shame. Close again, but again not quite: it's ironic that Midtjylland may have cost you the title and now Silkeborg can undo even more (cup and/or play-off), while the main fight throughout the season was with København and Brøndby...

Upside is that in Europa League or Conference League you might be able to get further than Champions League.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

That's a shame. Close again, but again not quite: it's ironic that Midtjylland may have cost you the title and now Silkeborg can undo even more (cup and/or play-off), while the main fight throughout the season was with København and Brøndby...

Upside is that in Europa League or Conference League you might be able to get further than Champions League.

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Thanks, yeah I get the irony. Fighting all season with the two big ones, then having the two rivals come in and interfere in the end. However, the 2-1 defeat to FC København was probably where I lost it. Leading 1-0 in the second half, it was almost game over losing that match with only two games left. I was lucky to get a second chance, but that was where I lost it IMO.

I agree that Europa League and Conference League could be a better fit for Viborg and any Danish club for that matter. You know, six clubs entered the UEFA competitions this season. FC København and Viborg in the Champions League: Both eliminated in League Phase. The other four: All reaching the Round of 16. At least.

A rollercoaster end to the season. Losing the final season game to finish third had to feel like a let down, especially with the other result going your way. But then winning the cup final and the playoff final (even though it didn't matter) was a positive way to end the season. Also having the league leader in goals. 

I hope you plan to stick with Viborg at least a few more seasons. It will be interesting to see how high up the standings you can take them and Denmark in the coefficent rating. 

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@LABoog4 wrote:

A rollercoaster end to the season. Losing the final season game to finish third had to feel like a let down, especially with the other result going your way. But then winning the cup final and the playoff final (even though it didn't matter) was a positive way to end the season. Also having the league leader in goals. 

I hope you plan to stick with Viborg at least a few more seasons. It will be interesting to see how high up the standings you can take them and Denmark in the coefficent rating. 

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Thanks, yeah rollercoaster is a good word to describe it. Overall I'm not unhappy about it though. Still having something to aim for, both domestically and of course on the international stage as well.

Denmark were 13th after my first season, when I played with Brøndby, before the switch to Viborg. The country had 6,900 points in the ranking then. Now three years later the clubs have reached the 10,400 points, sitting 11th in Europe, very close to then 10th place. It's a good climb, obviously helped by my initial transfers of established stars back to their boyhood clubs.

It would be nice to go all the way in Denmark and perhaps help the Danish clubs to advance a little more in Europe. But I could also see myself try something new, once the January transfer window closes IRL. Then I could find myself a nice little live start point and try something different. I do also play the same 11 clubs week in week out in league that has no 2nd tier below.