Poll of the Day > been playing my finest football manager save but it might be time to end it.

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Assuming I win every competition I enter in aside from the club world cup because nobody cares about that. But, I need: the community shield, european super cup, FA cup, capital one cup, league(preferably undefeated...probably not untied), and champions league. I think when I do that, if I can, Its time to call it quits, because I have done everything Ive wanted to do.

I started with Boston United in the conference north. I edited the team so every player was age 16 with a ONE(1) current ability(out of 200), and a -10 potential ability, which means they could reach a CA of 180-200/200.

Now, being at a small team with poor training facilities and coaches, they would never have succeeded, so I gave them the boost of having a 20 in every hidden mental attribute: professionalism, ambition, loyalty, sportsmanship, etc. So I wanted to see if being the worst players in the game currently, at the lowest english league to start could achieve 200 CA. Players in this game develop slowly but the mental attributes mean these players are highly intelligent, respectful, professional athletes to the highest degree but they just suck at first, but are determined(though I didnt edit determination stat, it isnt hidden) as heck to become superstars.

In my first year I finished in 9th place, with an absolutely horrid start as the ball got rolling. but players naturally come to practice motivated and prepared to train their hardest to get better. the average player current ability in this league is like 30-40, which is low, but I started out as just 1. The hidden mental attributes also meant that in games they would try much harder and be a lot more intelligent, hardly ever get red cards. Training wise, they are always "taking every effort to ensure they are as physically fit as possible" which a lot of players dont do. When the team does bad, I can trash them, but theyre so professional they respond with "motivated and determined to win" because they dont take it personal like weaklings.

The only stipulation I gave myself is small injections of funds to re sign players at first when money was tight. I was also keeping this team together at all costs, and indeed years later every player is with me. Just to see how these mental giants bond and grow with me, as one team. teams always get broken up because money, but I wanted to see what it would be like in modern football to have the same team play nearly every game(outside of signed backups...I use their intense mental skills as mad tutors) for seasons at a time. talk about how they would gel together.

After that slow start, its been a steady climb up the ranks, with successive promotions every year straight to the premier league. My team was always the underdog until lately but their hidden mental prowess paved the way to success.



The third season in the conference premier league I didn't lose a single game, going 39-7-0 with 124 points 121 goals for and 34 against. I only lost once in the league the next two years. My last season I didn't lose in the premier league going 34-3-0, with 113 goals for and 18 against.

In the FA Cup i was a giant killer for a time, then I won it twice.



In 2014.15, my only loss all season was to doncaster rovers from the championship in the FA cup.

Before I hit the championship, I knocked off teams from much higher leagues routinely in it before i ultimately won it. As a member of league won I went on a stretch like this: Man U 5-1, Arsenal 2-1, Chesleas 4-1, before ultimately losing to tottenham in extras 2-1 in the semi final

The next two years I won it.

To me this has been a wonderful journey into my all time favorite game. Ive learned so much, such as natural fitness can change over time, as well as any attribute on the main screen. Ive nurtured these players from teenagers to grown men. It has been quite a journey

Here is the Boston United Pilgrims, hailing from the lowly conference north, the sixth tier of english football.

https://imgur.com/a/wcbud5r

And here is the progression from age 16 to 24, which is generally the start of most players primes

https://imgur.com/a/jOqXeWt

Notes

Odens Grant: at one point I decided to add a guy as cover to my team but in the same mold, however he started with a 1 ca at age 20, since i didnt change the age. he is progressing slowly as I couldnt develop him from a teen, but by age 32 he should be a great player maybe world class but i dont know.

garry wordley and sam kilburn: the game gave me randomly generated players for my youths and reserves that are bottom of the barrel players, better than my own at 1 CA, but...I noticed the game rolled garry wordly as a 20ish year old guy, slow as fuck but could kick a ball around, which in the low low leagues is useful as speed is important but most players are slow enough to where he isnt super hindered by it. Then I noticed the game rolled me sam kilburn, a near identical copy but age 17. So I developed him and hes got some speed though still slow, good free kicks, and has got on nicely though not amazing anymore for me he's a perfectly fine backup. I decided to sign them as cover early on since ive never seen players with no speed but decent technical stats to this degree. garry wordly had a 1 pace and 1 accel to start the slowest player in the ENTIRE GAME. I did not change their mental attributes at all, though.

Competitions Won
Premier League(2)
Championship(1)
League 1(1)
League 2(2)
Conference Premier(1)
Conference north(1)
FA Trophy(1)(1runnerup)
Johnstone's Paint Trophy(1)
English Community Shield(2)
FA Cup(2)
Capital One Cup(3)
European Super Cup(1)
EURO Cup(1)
Champions League(1)

My players have earned international caps. callups didnt come early because their reputation took a long time to grow, until they hit the championship they didnt have much reputation despite bossing their league and being giant killers. But they have yet to earn much of note. All but 5 players are english. the other nationalities are wales, span, usa, and new zealand