Carlisle United. A long journey to the top of the footballing world *FM14*

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Carlisle Cumbrians defeat Man City to claim its 1st ever Premier League title and do the double!



we have a few games to go, ill get some youngsters a few games to prepare them for next year and the Champions league!

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final table

[NoSkillz]

What a season! Congrats!

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Originally Posted by NoSkillz

What a season! Congrats!

thanks. that was a magical season i most likely wont repeat. next season ill probably finish 4th.

im already beating off approaches for Mellburg, Kapiec, and.. i feel stupid for forgetting his name, one of my homegrown stars that plays amc/st.

[Alf]

32/5/1 -- unstoppable !

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still in preseason. the only move i made was with Kapiec. Chelsea kept increasing thier bid. it started at 18 million, but when they kept moving up till it got to 30 million i couldnt resist.. Kapiec is a good well rounded winger that can do it all, but he isnt the exceptional attacking winger. most of his abilities are in the 13 thru 15 ratings.

now the hard part and finding a replacment winger. that was always the thinest part of my team, now only having Fotheringham, Lagoa, and Aidey. i dont have any young up and comers that play winger either so ill need to scour my scouting repots to find a 1st teamer and maybe some 17 yo prospects

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anyone here want to see the players profiles? or just the new guys and hot youngsters in the reserves?

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Heres my 1st team



i have about 4 reserves that are right on the cusp of being 1st teamers, HG rb Walsh, lb Fisher, mc Allen, GK Smith, GK Paterson, MC Weeks, St Baxter. along with a few trying to get WP

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Farina is an Argentine that i brought in to replace Kapiec in RW

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PL season Kicks off

@ Cardiff 3-0 win
H vs Bournemouth 2-0 win
@ Crewe 1-1 tie
H vs Bristol city 3-1 win
H vs Arsenal 1-2 loss
@ Chelsea 0-3 loss
@ Man United 3-1 win



Community Shield
Chelsea 5-5, we win the shootout

Capital One Cup
@ Wolves 2-0 win

Champions League
H vs Porto 6-1 win
@ Athletico 3-1 win

[Alf]

Originally Posted by bulletsponge

anyone here want to see the players profiles? or just the new guys and hot youngsters in the reserves?

New guys and youngsters is fine for me

[Marmel]

I read this whole thing in one sitting last night and loved it! One of the better dynasty reports.

And I relate to it so much. I know I have a good team but I cannot get the results. Then I give it up to my assman and he wins no problem. WTF am I doing wrong???

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anyone here want me to continue this dynasty? ive been doing my FC United dynasty currently but can do this one also if theres some interest

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ok im doing a full team preview. since its been over 2 weeks since ive played this save i need to refresh my memory. these are starters and top prospects in my reserves and youth

GK. Sartor and Tskvit are 1st team. Paterson is 5 star on loan and Smith is solid backup who will play in some easy cup games. Paterson and Smith are HG

For the record, the season is 2029/2030

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1st team defenders. look at Dunning, its rare to find a CD defender with that pace and acceleration. Dunning, Torres HG



top defensive prospects



the plan is to play Fisher and Walsh in cup games and then move them to 1st team next season when i move Guldenbrant and Wright. Fisher and Walsh are HG

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Midfield . Foxcroft, Barber HG

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Fowards. Fotheringham, Staunton, Murphy all HG

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top midfield prospects. Allen, Ramage HG



top forward prospects. McEachran, Hatfield HG



soliman, and egyptian, is a 5 star prospect. i bought him and moves him to my Serbian club to get a WP. unfortunately hes always getting hurt and hasnt developed as much as i hoped

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@ Aston Villa 2-0 win
H vs Newcastle 1-0

we site 3rd in the table

CL
@ Olympiakos 1-0 win. we are now 9 points in 3 CL games.

League Cup
H vs Chelsea 1-2 loss

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struggling to get this season on track, keep dropping points to average teams.

but there is some good news, Foxcroft is on the shortlist for the Golden Ball

also 2 former Cumbrians are on the list, Bloomfield and RB Rial

since my last update

PL
H vs Liverpool 0-1 loss
H vs West Ham 1-2 loss
H vs Watford 2-1 win
@ Norwich 2-2 tie

weve dropped all the way to 4th

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@ Brighton 1-2 loss
H vs Tottenham 2-1 win
@ Man City 1-4 loss
@ West Brom 4-1 win

we can get any consitantcy going. were using the same formations that we used last year but were not getting the same results

we won our Champions league group and played great in that

[SirFozzie]

Looks like you need to upgrade your goalkeeper...

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Looks like you need to upgrade your goalkeeper...

while my 2 starting GK's "star" ratings isnt very high, their abilities are very good for what i can find cheap. if i wanted a stud keeper i would pay thru the arse for one, and im way to cheap for that. my hot prospect might become a stud keeper

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we got on a mini roll

H vs Sunderland 5-1 win
H vs Peterborough 5-2 win
H vs Cardiff 3-1 win

thats 4 wins in last 4 outscoring 17-5

but then we played poorly in the FA cup and barely tied vs Sheff United. we scored real late to rescue a draw and replay




im selling St Mackay. hes real good on paper but hes getting up there, hes expensive and he isnt playing well this season. need to make room for Braxton. im hoping some clubs come make offers for a few more players that ive put prices on, but it seems they are only interested in my Homegrown players, and i want to keep them

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@ Bournemouth 5-1 win
@ Bristol City 4-1 win
H vs Crewe 3-0 win

7 wins in a row, outscoring them 29-7 in that stretch



we also won our rematch with Sheff United in the FA cup 3rd round

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mixed results

H vs Chelsea 0-0 draw
H vs Man United 4-1 win
@ Arsenal 0-0 draw
@ Newcastle 1-2 loss
H vs Aston Villa 3-1 win
@ Liverpool 2-2 draw
@ West Ham 0-4 loss

a hard schedule, but dropped points @ Newcastle and an embarrassing loss against the Hammers

FA Cup 4th round
H vs Man City 0-2 loss

Champions League 1st knockout round
1st leg @ Inter 1-2 loss

not bad, we can come back and win the 2nd leg.... if we play up to our potential



i also sold RB Saric to Anji (rus) for 13.5 million. i needed to make room for rb Walsh next yeat and he was the guy that someone made an offer for

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good news, got some wins to get my head out of my ass

H vs Norwich 5-1 win
H vs Brighton 2-1 win

we also win the 2nd leg of the Champions league 4-1 over Inter. we now face Real madrid

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ugg we get embarassed in our own house by Madrid 0-3.

then it gets worst. relegation zone Watford humiliate us 0-4. jeez WTF?!

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we beat real Madrid in the 2nd leg, but not by enough and get droped out of the Champions league

@ Tottenham 2-1 win (weve won 9 out of our last 10 games vs Tott!)
H vs Man City 3-1 win



were in good shape for qualifying for the CL next year still.

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we beat west brom and sunderland 5-1 each




were playing peterborough the final day. we clinched a Champions league spot

chelsea is playing arsenal, making it impossible for us to win the league

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Foxcroft wins player of the year
Melburg wins young player of year, with Soto and Fotheringham coming in 2nd and 3rd

Mellburg and Foxcroft are 1st team of year. Soto and Fotheringham are backups

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been a long offseason due to coaching in the WC and also my other manager is a HC in MLS, so they play during Carlisle's offseason.

we sold several players:

Martinez CM- 20 million. were deep at cm and thats a nice payday for me
K Wright- 6.5 million. the Jamaican Defender i got for less than 5 mill a few years ago.
Han byon-hun- free. AC Milan picked him up
Smith GK- 775K. a homegrown player, i wasnt planning on selling him but Arsenal made an offer i couldnt refuse
Barmby 1 million. an american who i had at my serbian WP club for years. he finally got a few games for me in the 2nd half of last season and played in the WC.

Lagoa my LW contract is up at the end of the season, so ive been getting swamped with offers for him. to his credit he keeps his mouth shut and doesnt complain about a new contract or whine about being refused a move. i decide ill sign him to a new contract. hes one of my best players

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ive p;layed a few games and won them all. 3 straight wins to open the season. but right at the transfer deadline something bad happens that will threaten my title hopes. PSG come in and offer 28 million and another 4 for Callum Fry, my top striker. i just declined an offer for him a few days earlier but this time he wanted to talk with them. i looked to see how much he wanted for a new contract and realized i couldnt afford his so i took the offer. we will see if my other guys can step up and fill the void he will leave. im dreading this happening next year with Foxcroft. i need to resign him but he wants a massive payday

toby torres my LB also got sold. i had 3 1st team LB's and he was expendable. i also got a stud 16 LB in the youth team, so im deep there

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ok its been a while since i updated. the seasons started and i moved up several player to the 1st team.

players out

GK Sartor- free
Martinez CM- 20mill
K Wright DC- 6.5 mill
Bong-hyun MC- free
Smith GK- 725k
Barmby - 1 mill
Torres LB- 7.75 mill
Fry ST- 28 million

thats a lot of 1st teamers leaving.

the players i promoted form the reserves. all these guys have been in my reserves or youth teams for years

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head of youth found a good young CB, he will stay on loan at his old club for the season



my head of youth is also responsible for finding Ivanovic, Weeks, Baxter, and Kuckinic

with these moves my team got younger and cheaper, and i got a huge wad in my bank now.

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EPL season

@ Tottenham 5-1 win. our domination of them continue. i think it2 11 win in 12 now
H vs Newcastle 3-2 win
@ Sunderland 4-1 win
@ Everton 2-2 tie
H vs Liverpool 3-1 win
H vs Fulham 3-1 win
@ Chelsea 2-0 win
H vs Man U 6-1 win. big win



Foxcroft is really stepping his game up (even more) and has an 8.05 rating in the EPL. 5 goals, 4 assist in 8 games.
Fotheringham despite playing the wing most games is leading the way in goals. 11 goals in 8(2) games overall. 4 assist too

Champions league
h vs FC Kobenhaven 6-3 win
@ AS Monaco 4-2 win
H vs Athletico 2-0 win

League Cup
@ Sheff Wed 3-2 win

overall a great start to the season

i should give a team lineup card
1st team. my top players at prime positions


i cut off keepers name, its still Tskvitinidze from Georgia

rotation guys


just a note, 4 1st teamers are my own Academy produced, and 5 backups are academy produced

Murphy, Foxcroft, Fotheringham, Barber, Staunton, Dunning, Fisher, Walsh, Paterson

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@ Man City 1-4 loss
H vs Peterborough 4-0 win
@ West Brom 2-1 win
H vs Norwich 1-1 tie
H vs Crewe 2-0 win
@ Watford 4-1 win
@ Brighton 3-0 win



Foxcroft is one of the 6 favorites to win World Player of the year

Champions League
@ Atletico 1-1 draw
@ FC Kobenhavn 4-3 win
H vs AS Monaco 1-0 win

we win the group

Capital one 4th round
@ Liverpool 2-1 win

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H vs Cardiff 6-2 win
H vs West Ham 3-1 win
@ Nott Forrest 2-0 win
H vs Arsenal 2-1 win
H vs Tottenham 3-0 win, weve won 12 out of last 13 matches vs Tottenham
H vs Sunderland 1-1 tie
@ Liverpool 1-1 tie



we maintain our lead. Foxcroft comes in 2nd in world player of the year and makes the team of the year. more good news, i bump my salary cap up to increase the salaries i can offer and barely get Foxcroft to sign a huge new contract. 6.75 million a year over 5 years. 33 million pounds is one of my largest contracts ive ever given in all my years playing FM (i think 40 million was the largest)

Chelsea knock us out of the League Cup 1-3

we beat Derby 2-1 in the FA cup 3rd round

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@ Newcastle 2-2 tie
@ Fulham 6-1 win
H vs Everton 3-1 win

we keep our 3 point lead in the league thru 25 games, but 2nd place Arsenal have a game in hand



in the FA Cup
@ Tottenham 3-1 win, 13 wins out of last 14 against them. i just have their #

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H vs Chelsea 5-2 win
@ Man United 2-6 loss!
H vs Man City 6-1 win
@ Peterborough 4-1 win
H vs West Brom 4-0 win
@ Norwich 2-1 win
H vs Watford 7-0 win

were winning big now! Foxcroft has a 20/20 season already


In the Champions League
We beat Juventus in the 1st knockout round 4-1 aggregated

@ Paris S-G 2-2 tie 1st leg

FA Cup 5th round
H vs Reading 5-0 win
H vs Man City 1-2 loss

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we win the league decisively for the 2nd time in 3 years! but it is the only trophy we win this season

we got knocked out of the Champions league by Arsenal, got dropped out of the FA cup by Man City and lose in the League cup vs Chelsea.

still only 1 league Cup trophy and no Euro trophys