Homecoming 2.0 - 2026 onwards...

Nice, København losing momentum and Brøndby comes back alongside, while Midtjylland sits quietly as outsider in 4th: should make a feisty championship round once more.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

Nice, København losing momentum and Brøndby comes back alongside, while Midtjylland sits quietly as outsider in 4th: should make a feisty championship round once more.

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Yes indeed. Very close. I thought 'The Lions' (København) were running away a little bit, especially after beating me in match 20. But then they lost this one and lose the next one too, and it's an open title race once more. Viborg's fierce rivals FC Midtjylland are only outsiders now, as you point out, so regardless the outcome of the title race, Viborg do seem to keep the upper hand against 'The Wolves'.

Those possession numbers are crazy, so low but still grinding out results. Is the league normally this close with title races? 

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@LABoog4 wrote:

Those possession numbers are crazy, so low but still grinding out results. Is the league normally this close with title races? 

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Yeah I can't believe what's happening with AGF in my save here. I could understand it, if I played Man City or Barcelona or something like that. But the Aarhus side isn't known for possession based football like that, and if they are, at least it's something that has went over my head. They have just been crazy effective to regain ball control in my recent games against them, and it's been near impossible to keep hold of it for longer periods of time. However, I am also guilty of trying with a few winner passes a bit too soon sometimes. So I should be able to increase my possession, if I just impose a bit more patience in my game, whilst on the ball.

There are often close title races, yes. Usually just with one or two teams fighting over it. But the summer of 2024 there was no telling whether it would end in Brøndby, Midtjylland or København, until the latter lost ground in their penultimate game and found themselves out of it. Then Brøndby could win it, if they matched the result of Midtjylland, but lost vs AGF, whilst Midtjylland had a draw vs Silkeborg. Elaborated in the very first post here: Homecoming - FC25 CM Story 2024 to 2026 - Answer HQ

I don't know whether it's always this close. I suppose it isn't. But as a Brøndby fan I can say that the last three title involvements (two heartbreaks, one success) have been with incredibly close finishes on the final day of the season.

O sh!t - blink and you miss it..., well into the championship round now!

I must assume this is a tough cookie from the viewpoint of you as Viborg-manager. I mean, I know in real life you're a Brøndby-fan and that you dislike København, but for Viborg it's actually Brøndby that are the arch rivals, aren't they?

With a Danish title, I don't think you realistically could achieve anything more: you've reached Danish silverware with Brøndby, you're getting close with Viborg, you've made it to the Champions League: am I missing something, or are we slowly thinking about a new challenge?

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

O sh!t - blink and you miss it..., well into the championship round now!

I must assume this is a tough cookie from the viewpoint of you as Viborg-manager. I mean, I know in real life you're a Brøndby-fan and that you dislike København, but for Viborg it's actually Brøndby that are the arch rivals, aren't they?

With a Danish title, I don't think you realistically could achieve anything more: you've reached Danish silverware with Brøndby, you're getting close with Viborg, you've made it to the Champions League: am I missing something, or are we slowly thinking about a new challenge?

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Viborg have two main rivals. One is a "friendly" rivalry with neighbours Silkeborg, both located in the center of Jutland. The other is a fierce one with FC Midtjylland, who are located more to the west, but have somehow called "dips" on the whole region, when they were formed in 1999. Looking at a map, it's easy to see why Viborg and Silkeborg still hold grudges against the club from a Herning and Ikast merger. Randers and AGF (Aarhus) may have small rivalries with Viborg as well, and perhaps AaB from Aalborg in the north.

That's also why I was able to choose Viborg in the first place. I couldn't play with AGF, for instance, or FC København. FC Midtjylland are also out of the question for that matter. For Brøndby, Viborg is kind of a neutral club. And an old one, which just attracts me more than these "FC some region"-clubs.

Well, the season isn't over yet, so I'm not taking a league title for granted just yet. I know I could reach the limit with this club, but on the other hand I am enjoying playing with them and seeing my first academy graduates start to make themselves relevant. My narrator being one of them. A new challenge could be a massive sell-out, getting rid of several stars like Serginho, who's been a star player for me so far. I could definitely see more for me, even though I have an opportunity to make this the best ever season for this club.

That said, I have considered a "jump in" with another club. But the last time I checked, one could only jump in with 9th or 10th December as the date. So I will probably prefer to wait until the January window is over, before I start somewhere with a struggling side in one of the top 5 leagues. That way I can also start a save without 100+ crazy transfers already in the first month.