Hello everyone!! :)
Phew, seems so long ago since I last even loaded this game took me an hour or so to get back into the swing of it!
Even had to read a few of my previous posts to remind myself how what I was doing and reminding myself of all those heartbreaks! But I quickly put that all behind me after a fantastic holiday and am back and raring to go!
Last time I ended the season in the worst possible way throwing away not only top spot in the league and my chance of automatic promotion but losing the promotion playoff and remaining in this division for another season.
However these set backs are not enough to throw me away from this game just yet as I look once again for that elusive promotion, so lets see how the season went!
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Club Information and Start of Season Finances
So we have another icon! Vladimir Tyurin joined Khlebnikov and our club value went up by double mostly from the transfer money from selling Pavel Esveenko, ticket prices were a bit too high so they knocked 10p of them!
We also gained a handful of new season ticket holders and have no financial worries which is always nice. :)
Transfers In and Out — First Window
So plenty of new additions as I had a mini clear out of unhappy players, Tarasenko who was once my star player was sold as was Gavrilov despite a good season he complained far too much so I just let him go and Matveev also who wasnt good enough.
Record goal scorer Dmitriy Kuznetsov was also released after failing to sign a new contract.
My first signing was to replace the departed Gavrilov so I signed Sergey Moroz who isnt quite as good as the departed player but is a lot younger so hopefully he can develop a little despite our terrible facilities! Most of the other players were signed as back-up/potential players Igor Kovalenko was signed as a potential center back who looks quite good in my opinion.
Vladimir Taran, is our new back up goal keeper, Yury Yanush is a back up forward player, Andrey Yeremin will provide cover at left back and right back cover will come from Vladimir Bykov.
Results and Table — First Half of the Season
So a pretty stunning start as we put the disappointment of last year behind us, I managed to get to my 200th game in charge of Livadia which thankfully ended in a victory as we only dropped two points in our opening fifteen games.
Things are looking really strong so far but I know more than anyone how quickly things can fall apart!! :)
Results and Table — Second Half of the Season
Yay!!!! :)
It was more a relief than anything as we finally clinched a fantastic promotion and in the best possible way as we remained unbeaten all season.
An incredible season and one I did enjoy playing! Even better was that there were no playoffs. ;)
Final Player Ratings of the Season
So my front two of Vladimir Tyurin and Igor Kubarev were outstanding scoring over 40 goals between them, and Gaponenko had a great season also at left back.
Tischenko had an up and down season but I was happy with him and Hleb and Novik forged a good partnership at the back but I was delighted with all my players!! :)
Star Man of the Season — Vladimir Tyurin
End of Season Round -Up
Promotion at last!!
That was the main aim over the past few seasons so am really pleased that we finally made it and our now in the top division in Belarus! We have been steadily improving so we now have a good squad but I know it will be a fight to survive next season.
We were given some good but bad news in the same instance as we have a planned stadium expansion although the cost seems incredibly high to me for the amount of seats we are getting but I guess any building has to be good for the future. Our finances dont look so great now after the new development work but I still think we are very secure financially so am not too worried at this point, we dominated the team of the year this season and the top scorers as both front men lead the way.
So thats it!
Am delighted to have won the league and finally after so long are playing in the top flight, I know it will be very tough but am so happy with my squad at the moment. I just hope we can sign some even better players to help us survive next season but until then thank you all for taking your time to read this as always I look forward to all your thoughts and comments.
So until my next post, bye bye!! :)
Gaurav Chaddah
7 августа, 2012 at 21:39
WOOP!!! Great title win their Ana and you didn’t even have to go through the play-offs! ;) What is now the goal for this team, will it continue till FM 13?
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 18:55
Thanks Gaurav. :)
My goal is to build a dynasty with Livadia using only players born in Belarus so am going to continue this save to see if I can achieve anything!
vaibhavc
7 августа, 2012 at 21:49
Woo hoo, well done! You finally made it to the top division! Great job Ana, and you didnt even have to go through the playoffs!
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 18:58
Thanks!! :)
It was a relief to have avoided those pesky playoffs and win the league, just need to survive now so I can start building for the future.
Ryan Daly
7 августа, 2012 at 21:56
Playing like that you should have no problem staying in the top division next season ;)
You have done a magnificent job and for all your hard work you really deserve that promotion :)
Well done and good luck next season :D
I hope you enjoyed your holiday also :D
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:01
Thanks Ryan.
Holiday was fantastic thanks always nice to escape for a week or so just what I needed. Am happy-ish with the squad the problem is how many players I can keep hold of for the new season!
I felt we deserved promotion last season so it was nice to get it this time. :)
saltwater
7 августа, 2012 at 22:47
Automatic promotion, an unbeaten season, and finishing many points above second place, all wraps into one brilliant season, surely the anedote to get over those play-off woes? ;)
Really happy that you’ve done it, and you should set the league above alight. I hope to see you in the Champions League knock out stages before the release of the new game
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:05
Thanks!! :)
Yeah! I knew promotion was almost assured with maybe 10 games to play as we were just far too good this year. Avoiding those playoffs was also a huge bonus and am looking forward to competing in the top division!
I don’t really have a time plan for European qualification so its hard to say if I will ever make it but I will give it my best try. :)
Sears
7 августа, 2012 at 23:19
Well done on a brilliant season Ana :D Best of luck next year , hope you manage to stay up :)
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:05
Thanks Sears!!
Me too! :)
Kevin
7 августа, 2012 at 23:38
Hi Ana
What a return to FMS — Champions at last. I knew you could do it and have proven me correct :) I like that!
Great example of perseverance paying off -well done!!
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:07
Thanks Kevin. :)
I felt we deserved promotion last season so if felt long over due but to dominate is always nice am not used to that! ;)
Nice to be back and am looking forward to next season already!
TheZiggy
7 августа, 2012 at 23:44
Congratulations on finally getting the promotion, and doing it in the best style possible, remaining unbeaten.
Although next season probably won’t be easy, I’m sure you should be able to avoid relegation, which will be the first step to eventual dominance in Belarus.
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:09
Thanks Ziggy. :)
I haven’t had many unbeaten seasons on this game only one I can remember so to have two is very pleasing!
True, I have been well beaten in the cup games by teams from the top division so it will be tough so will need some luck I think! :)
Ronan Patrick Donovan
7 августа, 2012 at 23:58
Wow what a season!! Incredible! I’ve been waiting intently for this since your last post since I knew it was important to bounce back. It was a long wait because of your holiday (hope it went well) so I’m glad you got back in, shrugged off the disappointments and responded perfectly!
A perfect season really and that’s amazing. I hope you can challenge well in the top flight now and it’s nice that your team will be up there competing with the big boys after where they were at the start! Just wanted to ask though, is there a Belarus Cup? How have you been doing in that? Just curious. No big deal though :)
Well done anyway and good luck for the new season. I always enjoy your posts as it is a fascinating story so hopefully we see you again soon :) Bye for now!
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:14
Thanks so much Ronan. :)
Holiday was brilliant thanks sorry to have kept this post so long!
Yes there is a cup in Belarus but I usually do so bad it in I dont post the results!! Its a feature of my stories I tend not to post cup competitions unless I make the semi or final as I tend to get knocked out very early.
We have been competing with the top sides in it but we lack the quality to really cause an upset, as my partner often says hard work can only get you so far! :)
I’m desperate to be able to sign a better standard of player for our survival bid but with my restrictions am not overlay confident!
Ronan Patrick Donovan
13 августа, 2012 at 14:41
ok cool. I’m sure you’ll do well in it soon so I hope to hear about you winning it soon! :P
Good luck next season and I hope you have another article up soon!
Ana Garcia
13 августа, 2012 at 18:19
Thanks!!
Most of the time I see domestic cups as more of a distraction, especially with such a small squad I worry more about injuries than progressing! :)
Acss
8 августа, 2012 at 10:46
Well you finally did it, congratulations! :D It was about time, huh?
It really is an achievement, you’ve won the promotion without losing a single game, best offensive and the best defense in the league and all these with Belarusian players.
I really hope your team has what it takes to survive in the top league, am looking forward for the next update :)
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:17
Thanks Acss. :)
Agreed, eight seasons but at least we are finally there! Just hope we dont get relegated……
It feels quite good winning with an all Belarus squad but we are not allowed to sign anyone else in this league anyways so it will be interesting too see how those restrictions affect me in the top flight where anything goes!! :)
Laxeyman
8 августа, 2012 at 11:41
Brilliant Ana! Congratulations, a pretty much perfect season, well done on doing such an amazing job in Belarus :) I reckon you’ll have what it takes to stay up next season, good luck!
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:19
Thanks Laxeyman! :)
Its been a long time coming but am delighted to have claimed promotion, now onto our survival hopefully!
Darren Smith
8 августа, 2012 at 12:09
Yey well done Ana, you absolutely bossed that season and what a way to get back into FM…when you mentioned your mini turmoil with the game I thought something like this might happen…its surprising what time away can do. :)
Lets hope for survival next season so you can continue to build.
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:22
Thanks Darren. :)
Agreed! I came back and almost forgot everything so it worked to my advantage as I could almost see things from a different point of view if that makes sense! LoL! :)
Am hoping to survive also a relegation would be a massive disappointment!!
silva
8 августа, 2012 at 13:40
Well Done Ana you deserve this title and promotion you have done a great job not to quit and I think yoy will survive next season :D
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:23
Thanks Silva!
Am glad I gave it another go and am looking forward to the future now I hope your prediction is correct! :)
pedro roriz
8 августа, 2012 at 16:07
congrats, ana!
what about your next challenges? is there too much difference between the top flight teams and yours?
i just got irritated seeing that stadium improvement. it is just pointless! your average ticket price is 0,50 per game and you have extra 389 seats. if you take that you have 20-25 games/season, we are talking of less then 5k per season in extra cash. as you’ve spent 250k, your board was just playing silly. the average ticket price should be greatly increased to justify the investment. that bugs me so much!, sometimes i believe SI just haven’t dedicated themselves into the financial issues enough.
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:31
Thanks Pedro. :)
I would say that there isn’t a massive gap between my squad and our rivals the problem is that the foreign players that the other teams have make all the difference as some are quite exceptional so its a challenge to survive with my all Belarus team!
Am so glad you noticed that!! The first thing I did was the maths and was annoyed at the outlay costs and a return will take at least 10 years and when we worked so hard to earn that money I too think its a glitch or something as that was almost a quarter of our entire balance.
I agree, I have posted that in the new game I would love too see a better approach to finances as they are far too inconstant.
Malhar Bhadbhade
9 августа, 2012 at 03:50
Wow, well done Ana! That was a fantastic season and I think the ghosts of the past season are well and truly buried now :D An unbeaten season in any league and any division is an amazing achievement! Hope you have a great season next year! Good luck in the top division!
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:32
Thanks Malhar. :)
Agreed! We have righted the wrongs of last season and am very pleased to have done that!
The unbeaten season was a nice bonus so am hopeful for next season! :)
Craig Carroll
9 августа, 2012 at 15:35
Fantastic job Ana, that promotion is well deserved, congratulations
Ana Garcia
9 августа, 2012 at 19:33
Thanks Craig. :)
CsAtlantis
9 августа, 2012 at 23:16
It’s taken quite a while to get the elusive promotion Ana but you finally achieved it in a convincing manner and from what I see you should have enough talent at your disposal to compete next season (hopefully you get some money for some signings, have BATE been releasing anyone recently? ;))
Good luck for the next season!
CsAtlantis
9 августа, 2012 at 23:17
Oh yeah Ana you did not really mention much about your holiday, where did you go? :)
Ana Garcia
11 августа, 2012 at 18:49
Oh!
We went to Spain, we had planned on a few other places we were planning on going to Mexico to see some of my family but it was a bit far and we wanted to stay inside Europe at least for this year.
So went home! Stayed with my auntie so we only had to pay for the flights we have been there loads of times so it was a case of the same old things but with sunshine which I have been deprived off here so far in England! :)
Ana Garcia
11 августа, 2012 at 18:42
Thanks!! :)
Ha! I have been checking but so far none will sign for me so am really hoping that with a promotion they can see our club in a new light and be persuaded!
I am so happy with the squad so far, we are far from the best team in the top flight but we will give it everything to survive!
Johnny Karp
10 августа, 2012 at 22:05
Yay, finally! You have deserved this promotion for a couple of seasons now and I’m thrilled that you finally got it. Now go punish some top flight sides :)
Ana Garcia
11 августа, 2012 at 18:52
Thanks Johnny! :)
It has felt a long time coming so just relief to have finally made it!
LoL! I have played a few top flight sides in the league cup and that hasn’t gone too well so fingers crossed I guess. :)
vm
13 августа, 2012 at 13:44
Hey Ana nice job there wining the title !! I’m wondering what tactic are you using ?
Ana Garcia
13 августа, 2012 at 18:25
Hi and thank you. :)
My tactics are my own made ones and I use a few, a 4-4-2 which is sort of my preset one that I start most games with a 4-5-1 that is used in away games or against superior teams or when I want to try and dominate the midfield.
Then a 4-2-4 used against worse teams and when I need to get back into games where I push them forward again to make four forwards in a row rather than a AMR/AML.
Am always tweaking and changing them around but I have settled on those for the last two seasons and so far so good! But I know I will change them again now I won promotion. :)
Rod
14 августа, 2012 at 03:05
Bueno Ana, there is not too much to tell about this update because it’s exactly what you and everybody expected, i know that sometimes it’s difficult to achieve the expected goals, but i have a blind faith in your management abilities. I think that the team has finally got confident, and in spite of some ins and outs in the transfer market, they are doing colectively well.
Of course, winning the league so solid like you did can be an excellent boast to the next year season in First Division. Some of the players will not be good enough but you will also have (i hope) a few new names willing to join your succesful road.
So… the secrets of this achievement were… avoiding playoffs, and holidays. Haha, next time you know what do you have to do when you face those kind of troubles.
Well, i look forward to your next update, the story is looking great, keep it up!
Y el saludo en español como siempre, buena suerte, que sigas bien!
Ana Garcia
16 августа, 2012 at 19:11
Thanks Rod!
Agreed! The squad isn’t good enough to survive as of yet but am hopeful of making a few new signings for the struggle next season.
The problem is that I am struggling to sign players, my restrictions are hard to work with but that’s half the fun of this save!
True! No playoff’s and lots of holidays sound good to me! :)
Gracias por su apoyo!!
NUFCdan
21 августа, 2012 at 22:03
A well deserved promotion!
Ana Garcia
27 августа, 2012 at 20:26
Thanks!! :)